Duckdagger

You’ve most likely stepped foot on a skyship when the skies were a lovely blue, as the gentle wind skimmed against the sides of the deck. Or maybe you like to enjoy the smaller things such as looking down at the ground and seeing all the towns and cities fly by, as the clouds brush against your face and run through the gaps between your fingers.

You may also be prepared for battle with a weapon layout from weakest to deadliest kinds of weapons and are ready for any kinds of dangers that await you further on into your journey. You could also be prepared from being attacked from the ground as many people want to rob you of your supplies to make a sky-ship of their own, so they can take down their enemies from the sky, including you.

You should also try going for a flight in a harsh snowstorm when the snowflakes pierce your ships balloons. Once the thunder rains down onto your skyship, as it booms against the upper half of your deck, there’s no turning back now. And don’t even try flying above all the calamity as sky dwellers lurk above the clouds, waiting for their next prey, as when you least expect it, they attack. That’s when a sky-ship adventure becomes a lot less thrilling than it sounds…

And many assume they have spotted sky lions with their deadly claws and their fluffy mains, although they are not as cute as you’d expect, as their claws can pierce through even the toughest balloons fused with dragon scales. Sky lions often hunt in hordes so they could tear through your entire ship in a few minutes, leaving no trace that it ever existed. You must be extremely prepared to take down a pack of sky lions if you wish to survive.

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Dillian stomped tiredly up the stairs of the skyship and peered down over the railing to see the houses and huts pass by. He found that satisfying just to see the people walking on foot whilst he was in the air. His older brother, Thomas, came towards Dillian. Just then, strong gusts of wind blew the airship. Dillian clutched the railing to prevent being blown away. When the wind calmed down Thomas asked Dillian if he wanted to go inside, Dillian refused as he enjoyed the fresh air that blew across the deck. As Thomas went inside, Dillian gazed over the railing one last time and realised that they’ve travelled extremely far for such a short time. Suddenly, a large grey cloud came into view as Dillian recognised that the gust of wind had blown them off course.

At that moment, disaster struck, a horde of sky lions pounced from the clouds and swarmed the airship. Dillian thought he could take them but the millisecond they landed on the skyship he knew he was overestimating himself. Captain Arnold was sitting down at the table sipping his warm cup of coffee when Dillian bolted downstairs screaming for help, a sky lion following. Captain Arnold quickly pulled out a strange horn from his back pocket and blew it, the noise it produced made Dillian cover his ears, Thomas did the same. The sky lion growled and jumped back onto the main deck. He blew it once more. All the sky lions flew back into the cloud as Captain Arnold quickly swerved away. Sky lions don’t go down easily.

Momentarily, the sky lions vanished into the cloud as Captain Arnold flew inside the storm as an attempt to find a cover. As they entered the storm the thunder’s loud bang echoed throughout the cloud; Dillian was quivering in fear. Thomas used his binoculars as an attempt to see outside of the cloud, but it was just too dense, all he could see was a dark grey texture that smothered the lenses of the binocular. The sky lions roared in a spite of rage as they started ripping through clouds like butter, trying to uncover the skyship’s disguise. “Hang on! Prepare for landing!” Captain Arnold yelled at the top of his lungs as the engines started to slow down.

A second later, the skyship started to descend at a rapid pace, air leaked out from a cut in the balloon which sky lions had made on their arrival. Dillian grasped the railings for stability as the skyship was rocking back and forth. Dillian peered upwards in search of the sky lions but saw nothing. Had they managed to evade them?