Introduction: Version 2 of When Serpents Gather. Updated to flow better with part two, names of places changed, and plot slightly altered.Long-forgotten tales of a Pirate King have surfaced in the most unlikely of places. Decades of peace confined them to myth, but a faithful few long to breathe life into this villainous legend.Aboard the Hyacinth, a relic of humanity's foray into the stars, a boy gazes into the light-speckled abyss, his dreams ablaze with space-faring galleons, endless treasures, and the glory of battle.Torn from his home and thrust into the uncharted, Soran embarks on a perilous odyssey across the galaxy, probing the darkest reaches of space in a relentless quest for what was stolen from him.In these lightless, hopeless depths, will he find his truth?Part one of a Science-Fantasy adventure trilogy....