Release

*Release* is the title of the twelfth and final episode of the third season of The Numen Swell and the thirty sixth session of the entire game.

This session was played on March 31st, 2019

## Release

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Graeme McEneany, Dani Morrison, Kyle Muller

## Synopsis

Balthazar is on the Makaburi, underwater. He is following a wisp of red energy towards his target. Sonney and Mikey are face-to-face for the first time in four summits. They don’t have time to celebrate because Mikey NEEDS to get his friend and meet up with Sahge. They pass through Fuck Rock and Sonney spots Doda who is supposed to be fighting the elites at the palace. He asks what he’s doing here and the drug lord basically tells him they lost and he needs to tend his crop. Sonney doesn’t have time to argue and catches up to Mikey who is at a small fishing boat with his head underwater. A young Aquatic Elf pops up out of the water and says hello. Sonney demands a recap and Mikey begins to name off all the dead pirate lords and Burrows working with a demon on a horse. He is cut off when he spots Sahge’s ship, going away. He starts shouting at the “traitor” and Sonney decides to recruit Mikey and Chiens in his battle against the Ape king. The Montgomerys are on their way to Mad Monty’s treasure. Riri asks Sahge why he left Mikey behind. Sahge mentions that all he ever gets when he’s around members of the Armadillo are dead family so he severs the tie completely. He takes the body of the young hadozee and tosses it off the ship. The Armadillo is racing against the clock to port before the Swell takes them. They spot Abasho’Kobezi ahead and Kifo tells Tecnic that he is going to head towards his true target. Tecnic tells him he can help once they get past the storm but the ghost doesn’t want hundreds of Seafallen attacking the island looking for him. He gives him a direction and asks him to catch up when he can. Tecnic is unsure but Kifo assures him that if what he wants to do works out, He can cure him of his decay. Dex listens on in wonder. The lords shake hands and part ways, for now.

Sonney, Mikey, and Chiens arrive at the battle. Sonney cannot find any of his allies but he can spot the throne room and heads towards it. The others follow. As they are running Sonney spots the corpse of his friend, Wela. He stops and attempts to pick up the body. Chiens helps and they carry him away from the carnage. He asks her to watch the body as he and Mikey continue towards the Ape King. They get to the throne and see him in a conversation with none other than Unfading Ben. Tecnic turns to see the fuss and spots his best friends and immediately realizes what is going on. Sonney shoots Okubi and the fight begins. Tecnic doesn’t hesitate to help and they over power the Ape king, knocking him into the pit and feeding him to the literal lions Sonney summoned from his bag of tricks. They fire down on him and the king dies. Sonney jumps into the pit to retrieve the coin and spots Okwen. He has no time to mourn. Tecnic informs them that since it is no longer viable to port here, they need to catch up to Kifo.

Liza is raiding the armory of the Kygrjoda with twenty other men. They head to Burrows office, she screams “LIAR” and shoots at the captain. He is not paying attention because his coin has changed once again but he is sensory enough to dodge the shot and a fight begins between the two small groups. Burrows comes out on top, at the loss of Ron, and Has her put in a cell for questioning. Mikey and Sonney are caught up about Kifo and Mikey realizes that HE’S THE DEMON and before he can protest Jikelele appears asking about what the future of Abasho’Kobezi and if anyone has seen his daughter. Mikey has not. Right? He killed her. No one can ever know. He tells the albino that a giant lizard may or may not have stolen her. Sonney, who now has a piece of eight, calls Kifo to confirm where the ghost is heading. They agree to meet at Booker Dread’s Cove to fight the Kraken because, they have nothing left to lose. They re-board the Armadillo and depart.

The ship catches up to the darfellan on a horse and Kifo rejoins his former crewmates. Sonney hugs him and it is a bittersweet moment as they know where they are headed. The Montgomerys arrive at the island of Mad Monty’s inheritance. Wazi asks why they didn’t inform their eldest sister, Alexandra and the rest of them simultaneously disown her and enter the crypt. It is completely empty. Sahge is of course, confused. He spots a note on the ground, before he can reveal what it says the door behind them closes and they are all locked in. The Armadillo arrives at Booker Dread’s Cove as a bell is heard. The Makaburi rises out of the water and the crew is shown. They are all former friends including Guru Dumu, Rika, and Meshi. Mikey loses his mind and the crews prepare for battle. Balthazar warns the crew that he is only after Kifo and does not want to harm the rest of them but they do not comply and the fight begins. Kifo gets aboard his old ship as the seafallen crew slowly take over the armadillo. Kifo and Balthazar come face-to-face finally and they dual. As this is happening, the Kygrjoda arrives and Balz sends more men towards that ship. Burrows gets his ship close enough to the Armadillo to board it and has his ship head towards the Makaburi. Kifo takes down Balthazar, who tells him it’s too late for them all now and as he dies, the kraken appears and swallows the decrepit ship. Kifo remains in the water above the mouth. Mikey spots Tecnic getting overpowered and goes to save him where he crosses path with Meshi. It is an emotional moment as he is forced to kill his best friend all over again. He then hears Chiens go down and goes to save her where he sees the one responsible, Rika. He kills her as well. Burrows, now on the Armadillo is attacked by Guru Dumu, who he does not care about and swiftly kills him. Sonney sees Kifo fighting the Kraken and watches him go down. He decides to do something drastic and goes to him. Kifo wakes back up in the arms of the half-breed and they both realize their fate. The Kygrjoda creeps closer to the monster and Sonney does the thing with the talisman. Unfortunately, the beast is too large for the fissure but luckily Burrows ship gets to its target. The two brave souls decide to accept their fate and dive into the mouth of the monster as the ship explodes above them. The Kraken is hurt but it has it’s target so it departs, leaving the undead crew to finish off the remaining ship. The issue was, they had neglected to notice the rocks surrounding the island and they crash. Mikey wakes up on the shore. He spots most of his companions and realizes the Armadillo has shipwrecked.

## Cast

### Main

* Benjamin Tecnic
* Sonney Griffin-Thorne
* Kifo Pomboo
* Mikey
* Sahge Montgomery
* Dex
* Mr. Doda
* Jack Burrows

### Special Guest

* Balthazar Koegel
* Meshi
* Mshi Rika
* Guru Dumu

### Supporting

* Thomas Dawkins
* Gregory
* Ross Grimm
* Riri Montgomery
* "Ape King" Okubi
* Jikelele
* Wazimu Montgomery
* Liza Erd
* Chiens Cascade
* Aquamigo
* Lanya Montgomery
* Folie Montgomery

### Guest

* Epoux
* Juene

## Trivia

* Season 3 finale.
* Final appearance of Balthazar Koegel.
* Final appearance of Kifo Pomboo.
* Sonney Griffin-Thorne is the fourth main character to be promoted to Pirate Lord. (Benjamin Tecnic, Jack Burrows, and Kifo Pomboo are the first 3, respectively).