The Black Ship - Chapter 47 Part 2 | Diplomacy, Deception, and Decapitations
Added 2025-02-17 12:18:50 +0000 UTCSlightly earlier than usual, I hope you enjoy the latest episode of 'The Black Ship'!
YouTube release is still Tuesday.
Comments
not related to this episode but I think it would be really fun at some point to have him directly save his family somehow like getting evacuated on a ship that gets attacked only for 'a named fighter squadron' to save a ship of commoners as a priority
Frank Carrion
2025-02-21 04:59:58 +0000 UTCRevoll means to rebel against authority or to feel disgust. Hummm.
Eurick1911
2025-02-19 23:32:19 +0000 UTCSo deliciously wicked. Gotta love the Reaper and her Harbingers of death
Chip1217
2025-02-18 18:27:45 +0000 UTCWyatt is getting really fast with his soul snatchers he tied with Cynthia's sword. She lopped off their heads and he put a bullet in their heads before they fell off their shoulders.
Terrill Hester
2025-02-18 13:09:38 +0000 UTCTreachery is its own punishment
Vanguard
2025-02-18 00:49:07 +0000 UTCMilkades did his part of the plan: take out the snipers and secure the perimeter. But when Bucktall made a threatening statement Wyatt shot the two who spoke and Cynthia decapitated them... made dead twice as much. And given neither Wyatt nor Cyntia threatened the other one, they knew what was expected to happen, but still hoped for a better decision.
J.R. Turner
2025-02-18 00:35:29 +0000 UTCSaved this for the evening as my reward for the day.
Vanguard
2025-02-18 00:19:37 +0000 UTCYou would doubt Cynthia’s blade??
Scot
2025-02-17 23:48:24 +0000 UTCAnother satisfying chapter. I had hoped it would turn out the way it did. Appreciate the talent behind the writing.
Mike Holman
2025-02-17 23:07:53 +0000 UTCReally happy to see this episode early. I was hoping for more level heads at the negotiation table but there will always be those that will hold to their belief. It was quick but took care of some future problems. It was smooth.
Gady Tuff
2025-02-17 22:56:22 +0000 UTCFabulous 😎 showing my appreciation on Ko Fi
Andi
2025-02-17 20:18:54 +0000 UTCFantastic. Another outstanding episode. That how negotiations should be held with traytors. Looking forward to see the outcome for the real negotiations.
Fred Flint
2025-02-17 19:20:23 +0000 UTCGreat chapter as always 😃
Inge Nilsen
2025-02-17 18:56:56 +0000 UTCLess bloody than expected the top heads were always gonna roll until she came to a reasonable sensible person I expected him to station his entire garrison in some hiden bunker or something crazy seing as the met at some abandoned mansion
Jeremy Cable
2025-02-17 18:45:06 +0000 UTCHi Ricky, I totally get your frustration, and I really appreciate that you're invested in the story, it means a lot! Just to clarify, neither Ekhinda nor I are holding back parts of the story. As soon as I finish a chapter, you get it. We introduced Black Ship Tuesdays to give fans a consistent schedule, rather than the unpredictable 4-10 day gaps we had before, which caused a lot of frustration. This way, everyone knows when to expect the next part. That said, if you prefer binge-watching, I completely understand! Many fans do the same and wait for a few episodes to stack up. As you know, Patreon supporters have early access, and today you got it a whole day before YouTube. I know the wait can feel long, but part of what makes this story so great is Ekhinda’s talent for weaving it together properly. Rushing through it wouldn’t do justice to the depth and impact he’s building. We need to let him tell the story in full, at the pace it deserves. I know I can’t keep everyone happy all the time, but I hope you’ll stick around for the ride. Thanks for your support!
Dennis McCarthy
2025-02-17 18:42:19 +0000 UTCI wish this was longer. Feel like I'm being strung along for clicks. I might just stop watching for a month or 2 so, I don't keep getting cliffhangers. I bet he already has part 3 written and is a couple of chapters ahead.JMO and getting bored of this format just finish it already
Ricky Lorenzo
2025-02-17 18:22:09 +0000 UTCLooks like Leo called it.🤣🤣
Jeff Wright
2025-02-17 17:47:33 +0000 UTCthank you so much for the early surprise. it will be interesting to find out when General Tornell Swallowtail contacted Clara and what information the General provided. I would imagine with the Royal Marine stealth tech they scouted the area well before Clara arrived. Milkates, Clara's precision weapon at work securing the area by taking out the rebel snipers. Impressive. I almost feel sad for Wyatt and Cynthia as Milkates and the Royal Marines got all the fun. Wyatt with his Soul Snatcher with nothing to shoot at and Cynthia and her sword (really a light saber) but nothing to decapitate. By the way, Clara is one scary lady. Seriously, Felicity and General Percival were so out of their league. And I expect Andrew Cayston to next on Clara' list.
cjoflv
2025-02-17 17:28:07 +0000 UTCEkhidna keeps getting better and better with each new release, please don't stop
DennisT
2025-02-17 16:59:59 +0000 UTCIts exactly the point of many revolutions, they meant to overthrow a bad Regime and up with a new one that might end up even worse. They didn't even realise what they have become and from their perspective, as now upper class, they live a better life. ^^
Coreleon
2025-02-17 16:26:54 +0000 UTCLet's go !!
MoMo
2025-02-17 16:26:51 +0000 UTCWow! Incredible and yet almost exactly what you can expect from the perspective of how power can blind people to reality. Ekhidna illustrates the role Clara performs in her duties as a princess of the principality and representative of the previous regime that was established on the planet. She must sit in authority over the nobles and forces of the Principality to establish order and justice. Here on this planet they overthrew the nobles as tyrannical and cruel, only to have to turn on the leaders for like conditions. She has a representative of the prior noble family leadership and remnants of the rebel force heads. There is a story to this planet that has to be written and she must decide how that will be included under the Principality. Will they negotiate or persist to conduct themselves as criminals and enemies? Wyatt pilots the shuttle down but has not been briefed on anything, so he tries to be prepared to defend Clara if the rebels attack and acknowledged that Cynthia will probably react faster than he in that capacity. Grand General Bucktail has now seen the power Clara has command over in space, and upon the enemy Drazzan forces. He cannot hope to match this capability so attempts to portray the princess used excessive force with disregard for their commoner lives, trying to place the princess on the defensive in these talks. He also hatches a plan of ambush to threaten the princess safety in hope that if he can capture her, they might have means to extort much more from the Principality through extorting the prince. Clara advises Bucktail how futile his rebellion is with her resources alone, then drops a weaponized version of 10 million Drazzan saplings as yet another option that does not require her to risk her forces to defeat him. She illustrates the futility of Bucktails threat to destroy the planet by fire and poison because everything he posed was reversible in time with but little effort. Milkades and the Royal Marines have already acted before the rebels know it, even surprising Wyatt by having removed the snipers and appeared already surrounding Bucktails forces. By the time Bucktail orders them to be killed he has already lost and survives only long enough to see he was betrayed from within. His actions and failure to improve the world have allowed those that support how things were under the Principality to foil his poor attempt to kidnap/kill more nobles and royals for his vision of the future. This was clearly how the situation unfolded because Redford expressed in the last chapters how poorly ship sensors could detect planet forces without rebel information. So with this we know someone shared the plan to use snipers and where they would be, as well as the plan Bucktail thought up about using the princess to extort the prince. I am sure there was quite a protest to allow the princess to place herself in the threat of danger, but she had the authority to order it and the pretense that it was a condition to expose the rebel leadership to resolve the conflict by any means required. Now the true talks will conclude under forces that support restoring principality rule and possibly an autonomous government under house Ferentis. Possibly Istanel will take opportunity to establish his Drazzan study on the planet while order and relief is restored, if he has not suffered a trauma that changed his plans. Clara will have to remain in system to affect repairs and guard them will resources are allotted for security. With her small stealth fleet she can ensure any force that arrives is quickly repelled before they are able to undo the victory they achieved here. Thanks again to Ekhidna for a great chapter and perspective on the characters we have come to embrace and follow.
T Griffetts
2025-02-17 15:39:47 +0000 UTCRoyal training with the ability to instantly upload and assimilate directly to the brain; see the info sent to the Prince during his last communication with Clara.
Larry O.
2025-02-17 15:30:14 +0000 UTCYeah, I’m looking forward to Wyatt getting his Next series of Implants… I’m also looking forward to Cynthia’s “Enhanced Training” aka Wyatt’s Torture sessions, to resume… 😂 Maybe then Wyatt will actually be able to land a blow on Cynthia… to his Dread & Dismay… 😂 😂
william lemon
2025-02-17 15:23:19 +0000 UTCSweet..!! Early release and another great installment… Now, we shall see the Real Negotiations take place… I’m not surprised Clara gave Wyatt a chance to speak, and show that Clara a Royal, is not your run of the mill “Blue Blood”…. I guess he showed have paid better attention that the Reaper, Blood Wren & Wraith came to visit… We knew Heads were going to Roll, however- is was Milkades that beat Wyatt & Cynthia to the punch this time… 🤣😂🤣
william lemon
2025-02-17 15:19:48 +0000 UTCI wanna know which kill shots won it’s obvious Cynthia is much faster than Wyatt because of augmentation but it seems Wyatt’s damn close to her already with his metal state always at the ready I wanna know when their gonna enhance his reaction time and cognitive processing once they do that Wyatt will basically be able to pause anytime and evaluate without wasting time I’ll turn him into a true monster we know it’s possible because of the amount of time it takes the prince and others to process large amounts of information the fact Wyatt can react comparable to them already is incredible
Jeremy Cable
2025-02-17 15:09:06 +0000 UTCAnother great episode, loved how both Cynthia and Wyatt got action in at the end there. Kinda surprised though, Percival seemed smarter than that initially. I'm guessing they know about the Princess's reputation from Havier? IIRC she's only in her early 20s, and the revolution happened 30 years ago, so they shouldn't have other means of knowing. Unless maybe such information is openly broadcasted? Or I guess they could've gotten it from any of their raids of supply lines.
dotnet
2025-02-17 15:00:46 +0000 UTCExcellent
Jeremy Cable
2025-02-17 14:54:15 +0000 UTCFirst, another great chapter. Second, I could find it enjoyable to have a day before the chapter is posted to Youtube. Butttt, it could be nice to get an extra chapter tomorrow....just saying we would all love the extra. ;}
J.R. Turner
2025-02-17 14:45:50 +0000 UTCPEAK!!!
Ralasaurus Rex the 3rd
2025-02-17 13:29:37 +0000 UTCToday just got better 😌 ☺️
Jose Barahona Lopez
2025-02-17 13:11:48 +0000 UTCThis was a pleasant surprise to wake up to. Hope Ekhidna has a good Holiday.
C. Shoeball
2025-02-17 13:03:31 +0000 UTC...secreacy is the fitting companion to powetful treachery.
Larry O.
2025-02-17 12:55:44 +0000 UTCPower concieds nothing. Treachery is a powerful tool. Here ends the lesson.
Larry O.
2025-02-17 12:52:59 +0000 UTCYO
Jonathan
2025-02-17 12:39:28 +0000 UTCThanks for the early listen
Daniel Davis
2025-02-17 12:20:39 +0000 UTC🤯🤯🤯
Kel
2025-02-17 12:19:50 +0000 UTC
