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V

"The cycle repeats"

As they kept moving forward the crew is worried that they might hit rocks along the way. They gathered all the lanterns to the front of the ship for them to see through the thick mist. "Everyone get back in position" a crew member said. "We need to patch the holes from the flag" another crew member said. The whole crew divided into three groups, the first one they kept an eye on what's infront of them and keeping the lanterns lit, the second one was incharge of guarding the ship from potential danger and then the third group is incharge of repairing the damages from the flag to maintain their mobility and streghten their resistance to the rough waves. On the other hand Rhae, Eugene and Trevor is the one incharge on the ship's route. After hours of battling the rough waves and the blinding mists another storm is making its way to greet them. the loud roars of lightning can be heard in the distance now, the waves getting stronger, the mist getting thicker. With fortune on their side the damages is finally fixed and they are back on route as they battle with the storm. Hours passed and the ship hit a big rock causing a major damage to their ship, they are slowly sinking. given no choice Trevor tied big barrels to each other and made the crew ride it to safety and after that he escorted eugene and rhae on the chain of the anchor. They are almost in the middle of the deadly sea but they gambled their luck to the strong currents pushing them to the middle as they hold on to the anchor's chain. "Hold on tight" eugene said. "Let's tie a rope to each other so we wont get separated under" He added. Rhae agreed then, together they dive straight in risking their lives. The currents managed to get them in the middle. The rope kept them unseparated and the two swam for the cave beneath, Upon entering they are suddenly falling and falling onto their next destination.

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IV

"The Voyage Begins"

On nightfall the sea is silent and dark. Rhae waited patiently but his eyes is starting to give up. He kept falling a sleep but waking up after a few minutes which happened three times. He started giving up about the jellyfish and as he slowly drift his attention away. a faint luminiscent glow from the waters started to emerge to the face of the waters. the glowing jellyfish has the color of jade. "Genee!!!" Rhae called "Come on get up" attempting to wake up Eugene. "Hey open your eyes look at the waters!" Finally waking Eugene. "Oh" Eugene muttered "Let's take a look" his first phrase. At the moment the surface of the sea is an ocean of jellyfish appearing to the surface making both Rhae and Eugene admire its natural beauty in silence. Together, they watched the phenomena as they both fell asleep leaning with each other's backs. In the morning Trevor entered their room bringing the same dish yesterday. "Wakey wakey twin barrels" he said in attempt to wake both sleepyheads. "Good morning, here is your rations for today and we should talk first before we set sail" he added. both rhae and eugene stood and sat on the chair and eugene started eating his share. "Here we go, just a little head's up the sea will not be friendly because this voyage will become deadly once we enter the mist" Trevor said. "How do we reach the cave if it's beneath the strong currents under?" Rhae asked. "That's why we need to get there as early as we can, because the middle part of it will not be as wild as the are around it. If we're lucky it's like the eye of the storm. but if the storm get's there before us it will be impossible to reach it" Trevor explained. "After unloading a few barrels we will start sailing and i'm positive that we'll get there before the storm" he added. "It's a dangerous gamble. but when reaching for the cave, do we swim straight down?" Eugene asked. "I honestly dont know myself but in our beliefs the cave we're looking for shines like a jade" Trevor answered. Rhae and Eugene started to become anxious about reaching the cave knowing that theyre betting their lives over the belief of the captain's legacy. "That's all we're going to set sail. come with me upstairs, dont worry the poeple there are one of my most trusted ones. They will help you and keep you guys accompanied so you dont get bored on our journey which will take two nights and one day" They started following trevor upstairs and met with the most trusted men of the captain. After a day, they started to feel the wrath of the waves crashing to the ship. Eugene had a flashbacks of how they handled the ship from the stromy seas on their first day in this dimension. "It's starting to feel nostalgic" he mumbled "What's so nostalgic about this, it's scary" Rhae said. "On our first day here its like this a storm like this welcomed us while you were sleeping in the barrels" Eugene replied. Not long they entered the mist it was cold, The skies were gray and only the lightning strikes is their source of light. The waves started to hit stronger and stronger, Lighning strikes anywhere. The storm is finally with them at the moment making it difficult for them to sail smoothly in the mist. The lightning landed on one of their flags destroying their momentum and mobility causing them to change direction unintended. not long they are lost in track but they passed the storm. the waves weren't that strong anymore and the sound of lightning faintly disappearing. without visibility navigating through the sea is impossible the only thing they could do is to keep moving forward.

[allanbajon]

III

"Conquerors of the sea"

Trevor Showed them the map, it is the map of the deadly sea. The chances of survival is low even for a skilled pirates. "What's in it for us? " Eugene asked. Trevor replied with a grin "Ofcourse the exit from this dimension is right under the cave of the depths. Rhae unconvinced "Do you really want us to dive there and survive the raging waves? it's nothing but a suicide plan." while the three exchanged arguments the warden and his researchers is already tracking Rhae and Eugene with his team combined they were able to pinpoint the exact dimension from where the two fell from. The only problem is how do they go there without enough knowledge about the time space beyond the warden's barrier they were only able to pinpoint locations. Trevor managed covince Rhae and Eugene to start a voyage to the Deadly sea. "It is the only way once my crew discovered both of your identities i wont be able to cover for you anymore, as for now they believe that i am only sparing you guys because of the bounty and as for you" Trevor stuttered. "It's Eugene, my name is Eugene and this is Rhae" he added. "as for you eugene you were able to blend in but not for long. it's been a while since i heard new names" Trevor added. "So when do we leave?' Rhae asked. "Let's make haste, we set sail tomorrow. for now ill be leaving you both here, get some rest and clean yourselves up. especially you rhae you reek" Trevor said as he was leaving the two inside the room. "Do i really smell that bad?" He asked. "Well if you want an answer.. Yeah go clean up Fishman" Eugene teasing. As rhae proceeded to take a bath Eugene investigated the room and sat on the bed with the map. analyzing the map of the deadly sea's "It seems that the Trevor guy isn't lying" he said. "Why" Rhae shouted from the bath area. "well this map is really some of a treasure itself, it is full of hidden treasure maps and gold then more about gold and there it's the map for the cave beneath the raging waves. I wonder how we could dive that deep with the strong currents." Eugene responded. "Let's just go with the flow" Rhae replied teasing Eugene. "Theres no other choice anyway for now let's just follow him but dont let your guard down. Im done washing you should go and clean up too" Rhae added. "What why do i smell too?" Eugene replied. "It's not that, we're going to bed so might as well keep your sheets clean too" Rhae said. "Fine then" he said. After taking a bath the two fell asleep the whole afternoon missing lunch. the captain covering for them announced that they we're kept lock in a room so they could deliver the bounty safely. Trevor also managed to play a facade about roaming the deadly sea's first so they could get more treasure before they surrender rhae for some bounty. as the sun set's in this world Rhae woke up first watching the skies from the circular windows of the ship. He really find the sunset attractive and soothing to the eyes. not long after Eugene was awoken by Trevor Knocking at their door. "Knock knock princesses" Trevor said loudly. Rhae opened the door and saw two big slices of bread with a side dish of anchovies. "Really?" he said "Come now dont be picky the luck of the sea is really hard to manage" Trevor said "I'm leaving this for you guys to munch on, oh and one more thing dont miss the waters tonight there would be lots of glowing jellyfish later" he added. After handing out the food he left again. "Glowing jellyfish huh? intresting" Eugene said. "Im excited! i want to see them, what if we catch one and keep it here?" Rhae said. "Just take a look i dont want to die trying to catch one safely" Eugene said. "I'll be sleeping for a little longer wake me up when the sea started to glow" He added. "I gotcha!" Rhae added as he started to eat his share of bread and then watching the seas.

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II

"Travel with the Storms"

Immobilized and unable to comprehend. The sound of thunder and strong waves getting closer and closer. dark clouds and angry waves welcomed Rhae and Eugene as they Fall. A loud thud and then they both blacked out. Eugene regained his consciousness and heard the crew shouting "Hold!" and "Keep Steering!" it left him confused but he knew he needs to hide rhae under the barrels to keep him safe. Eugene wandered the ship while the whole crew is busy fighting the strong waves and lightning strikes. "It seems that we're on another dimension, after entering the barrier we fell and then we ended up here in this pirate ship" Eugene muttered to himself. he found a clean uniform of a crew neatly folded and decided to change his clothes to blend in the environment. Going back up Eugene kept losing balance because of the angry waves splashing on the ship. on the surface the strong wind current, deafening lightning strikes, and the waves greeted him. a crew member and Eugene collided causing them both to fall. "Stop Slacking around! Stand Up and hold the ropes!" the crew member shouted. "R-right" Eugene responded hesitantly. Blending with the crew they stood there holding the ropes from the slippery floors and as the waves splashing them the kept falling and trying to get back in position. after hours of holding and trying to resist the waves the ship finally left the stormy seas and the waves began to calm down the dark skies turned gray to a calm blue skies. Eugene fell on his knees exhausted. and then he remembered he left rhae inside a barrel and then he quickly stood up and ran under the storage room as he closes the distance he heard people chanting "Tie him up! Tie him up" He quickly opened the door finding some of the crew, the captain and rhae kneeling. his hands were tied like a prisoner and the captain pointing a sword on his neck. Eugene Pleaded "Wait! He's got a big bounty on the market, we cannot surrender him dead" The captain immediately withdrawn his sword and releasing Rhae leaving the crew dissapointed. "Calm down everyone" the captain said and then he added "He cannot leave the ship there's no boats and enough resources to leave with, besides we need gold to fix damaged parts" and then the captain and the crew left the room leaving Eugene and Rhae. "Really a bounty?" Rhae complained. "That's the first random thing i could think of" Eugene explained. "Besides that's better than watching you headless" he added as the help Rhae stand up and offered him clean clothes. "Why are we here? What happened?" Rhae asked. "I dont know i woke up and we're here after jumping. I guess it's better to blend in first we dont know anyone here" Eugene replied. After Rhae changed his clothes they proceeded to go to the dining room. they really wanted to keep a low profile but their reaction from the food gave them away. Stares and judging looks are everywhere but both of them has no where to go. "They keep looking it's so uncomfortable" Rhae whispered. "I know just finish that and we'll go somewhere else" Eugene suggested. The captain suddenly joined them on the table. "You guys are not from here are ya?" the captain asked. on a low tone eugene replied "Yeah we're not from here and we also dont know how we happened to be here" Rhae backed it up saying "Who are you?" then the Captain responded "Follow me, we need to talk somewhere else" leaving both guys confused but eager to go. They followed the captain to the room, it's full of papers and maps and it has a lot of space compared to other places from the ship. Rhae asked "Why are we here? you didnt answer my question earlier who are you? do you know something about why we fell here?" The captain asked a question back "Fell? really? I suppose you guys are Roamers?". Eugene and Rhae in shock "How do you know that" Eugene asked. "There's no other explenation why you came here by just falling" The Captain added "I haven't introduced myself the name is Trevor, and i will help you find a way out of here but on one condition" Rhae and Eugene asked "Tell us what you need"

[allanbajon]

I

"The day we discovered a new Light"

It was once a relic keeping the light from dark. Many believed that The Relic is the only way to keep both sides at peace but curiosity peaked the interest of the people to the discovery of something new causing everyone to change the view of their life. The light was always the time for everyone to rise and to start everyone's life, being active, and the time for everyone's hobbies and labor. while on the other hand comes the dark. Silent, peaceful, and gentle. Rhae hates the dark he named it "Night" because once the day starts to fade the black shades from the skies appear. Everyday Rhae feels like the world is stuck in a loop. doing everything the same day by day. He started complaining and venting out to Eugene his childhood friend saying, "Have you ever wondered if there's no magical rock controlling our day?" Eugene replied, "the relic is already there when we were born. i can't imagine our world without it" Rhae didn't answer "But i agree it's pretty boring that we only have day and night here sometimes i think the skies are just a facade Eugene added" Hearing those thoughts it gave Rhae an idea to test the skies but they both need to finish working first. In this world there are many different kinds of roles. Rhae and Eugene patrolls the area securing the safety of the citizens they're called Roamers. The others are farming crops securingand maintaining resources for everyone. The Research Team designs their technology and The Warden is the highest position. After their shift Rhae wanted to discuss something with Eugene he said "Remembered what you said earlier? something about the skies being a fake? i kinda want to test the skies" Eugene replied with a shock thinking that rhae is really taking it seriously "I was just kidding earlier i didn't mean what i've said" Rhae continued to argue persistently. But after an hour of argument Eugene finally gave up. So what do you plan to do then?. Rhae replied "All citizens has always been restricted from going beyond a certain coordinates and im really intrested what's beyond those borders" Hearing the plan Eugene find it convincing so he followed Rhae blindly. The two began to wander into the unknown crossing the borders of the warden, and then as they open their eyes they saw a gentle light slightly warm but the skies are orangey with a mix of yellow, red and feathery clouds. Eugene and Rhae are in awe the skies that they witness are new to them they watched the skies until they remembered why they got there at the first place "It's so pretty" Rhae mumbled and then Eugene agreed, he walked back and forth crossing the warden's borders it is dark their world is under the Night state and then crossed the borders again, he saw the copper beauty of the skies. "Rhae come look at this!" he yelled. Rhae began doing the same comparing the skies outside the border and inside. "It's really like two different worlds" Rhae said. "Does it mean that the warden has been lying to all the people?" Eugene added. "I think we should go back for now, The Researchers will be around here soon." Rhae disagreed, he said "That's perfect we will finally witness what the Researchers and The warden are up to". Eugene is hesitant, "It's dangerous, what if we get caught?" Rhae replied, "Trust me we won't". They both hid under a rubble, after a few minutes of waiting they witnessed the warden and the researchers arriving and starded discussing. but then the warden sensed their presence. "Cease everything, I believe that we're not alone anymore". Eugene looked at Rhae and said "Sure we wont get caught" and then The Warden and his guards positioned themselves leaving no exits. Rhae whispered "Gene hands up and then slowly walk behind, if we cross the borders and then enter at a different angle i dont think they can catch us" Eugene nodded. "Hands up! and No Tricks Trespassers!" The Guards shouted. They both jumped to the borders but then they're no longer in the same world they kept falling.