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Description: After hearing rumors of a Sea Curse in the depths of the Dark Sea, William Ketch gathers his most trusted friends on an adventure to claim such power, but after it’s only too late to turn back, they realize the grave mistakes they’ve made, and that they might not make it out in one piece, if any.
Chapter 1, Dark Rumors
My name is William Ketch, I am a master of Plasma Magic and Weapons, I travel with my friends hoping to become one of the strongest pirate groups without the use of violence against innocents. My friends each specialize in different ways of fighting, which makes us a formidable group to fight. About 2 hours ago, we were raided by 7 pirate ships, causing decent destruction to our ship.
“We’re here, go gather some supplies, those pirate ships really damaged us,” I told my friends as we approached Palo Town’s docks.
They all spread out to get us some more wood, food, cannonballs, and other stuff we had lost during the raid.
“We weren’t expecting so many, huh?” My friend Adam said next to me.
“Yeah, they seemed so weak too, then the other 6 came out of nowhere,” I replied.
Adam was the most skilled person with weapons as far as I knew. He was probably the only reason we survived the raid. He’s almost never caught off guard, even in the most random of situations. Without his quick thinking, the group would’ve been done for back there.
“You should go get some supplies too, we’ll sail off again in an hour or so,” I told him
We split up and I headed to the material store. I grabbed wood and some cloth, then headed to the shopkeeper. Our ship took a heavy beating on our last trip, so I made sure to grab a lot.
“Just the wood and cloth?” The shopkeeper asked.
I nod and reach for my galleon bag.
“286 galleons.”
I place the galleons on the counter and walk out, heading to repair the ship. I work on the ship for about 40 minutes until it’s done, and by that time, I see Adam approaching me, food in his hands and a grin on his face.
“What’s the news?” I ask him.
He sets the food down and replies,“I know where we’re going next.”
“Where?”
“I overheard some sailors talking about a Sea Curse,” He replies, “Rumor has it, ones been spotted in the depths of the Dark Sea.”
“The Dark Sea? isn’t that the place where you go if you have a death wish or something? Besides, those are just rumors, we could be risking our necks for nothing.”
Adam frowns, “It’s a Sea Curse. It’s worth the risk, just think about how powerful we’ll be with one.”
“Fine, once the rest of us come back, we’ll do a group vote of whether we go on this journey or not.”
Adam smiles at me, “I know what I’m voting for.”
End of Chapter One
Chapter 2, Grand Debate
We board our frigate and gather on the main deck for the voting.
“I’m sure all of you are wondering what I’ve called this meeting for.”
The crew nods.
“During our gathering of supplies, Adam overhear rumor that a Sea Curse has landed in the depths of the Dark Sea. Of course, trying to retrieve this curse would be a high-risk high-reward, with the risk being our heads. This is an important decision, so vote wisely. Should we go into the Dark Sea and retrieve this cur-”
Absolute mayhem breaks loose. I can barely think over the shouts and hushes.
“Quiet down everyone!” Adam shouts.
The group quiets down but not completely.
“If we cant do a civilized vote, we’ll ask each individual their opinion.”
The crew groans.
“You, Amy,” Adam chooses.
"I use Water and Wind magic, Amy responds, “a place with bad weather and a giant sea is perfect for me. As long as I’m with you, you guys won’t be affected by the Dark Sea’s conditions. We should go,” Amy decides.
“One vote for the Dark Sea,” I say.
I scan the crowd for another voter, “You, Ivan,” I say
“My experience in Thermo Fist, Knocking Fist, and Fire magic will do great in close combat, we never know what can happen in the Dark Sea, my strength will do great in the Dark Sea, we should go,” Ivan reasoned.
“Two votes for the Dark Sea,” I announce.
We discuss more, gathering a good amount of fighters, Adrian, a Lightning, Ice, and spear user. Harry, a Crystal and Acid Magic user. Kyle, someone with extreme physical endurance. Junior, a master of Ice Magic and a sword. And Kayla, a master of weapons like Adam. In the end, the score was 6 against the Dark Sea and 13 for it. Meaning, we’re going to the Dark Sea.
End of Chapter 2