Disclaimer: I do not own any characters pertaining to Pirates of the Caribbean or Disney. However, I do own all original characters, plots, and dialogues within this story. No one may use or copy ideas from this piece, including original characters. Thanks for reading, and enjoy! :)

Tortuga was a place where more sin took place than even the vilest of minds could imagine. Every inch of the corrupt little village was smothered in a thick layer of crime and vice. Pickpockets roamed freely, stealing the fruits of pirate labors. Pirates, in turn, used the lesser thieves as targets for sharpening their dagger-throwing skills. Beggars mulled about in the black dust of the uneven streets. Girls offered themselves to strangers in the hopes of earning a coin or two. No corner of the village was free of this consistent blasphemy. And it was into this world that Nadia Blackwell was born.

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