SANGUINE SEAS
A Post-Apocalyptic Story
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Once upon a time, there were pirates. Those who ruled the seven seas, who plundered and lived wild, exciting lifestyles full of all kinds of dangers and sins. They did everything from finding lost buried treasure to battling monstrous giant squids. These somewhat barbarous people looted and committed countless numbers of crimes on many others and places without a hint of remorse. They were terrible, they caused too many devastations; but they were having fun doing it, and that's what made children look up to them as role models. Their parents tried to stop them, but it rarely ever worked. The reign of pirates, from the looks of it, was going to last for what would seem like forever. However, as society evolved and grew, the navy forces that combated these dangerous pirates grew in size and skill as well. Eventually, the time of pirates became merely a thing of the past, a legend told to excite children and ignite their creativity.
That was, until society collapsed too, ultimately plummeting into chaos and sending the world into crippling poverty. The depravity of mankind has already taken its toll by this time. Crime rates soared to unprecedented levels, hate crimes worsened in severity, war between neighbors continued to rage on, unemployment becomes a routine, suicide is rampant, and one begins to wonder if there's hope for humanity. Not to mention that the rich were hoarding all that was left of the wealth, leaving the poor to suffer and starve to an inevitable death. The people had every right to believe that the world was going to end, but of course, not everyone was content to die of starvation. Some rebelled, fighting back against the rich and robbing their ships - the age of pirates had begun again.
To be more specific, this is a tale revolving around a legend, a legend that dates back from before the world ran into chaos, a myth that no one particularly cared or knew about... except for three siblings who were told the truth by their grandfather. How, or why did they know about it? The answer's rather simple: they had proof. Yes, they had proof of the legend actually being real. See, the three each had a jewel; ruby for the eldest daughter, sapphire for the younger brother, and emerald for the youngest brother. These jewels had abilities like no others, abilities that were way beyond human technology and knowledge. They made you practically indestructible, completely unstoppable - just having one of them made you nearly impossible to control. This is the story of pirates, of battle at the high seas, of adventure and danger and excitement. This is also a story about a legend. A legend that broke apart countries, that collapsed society and turned brother against brother, sister against brother, friend against friend, all at the behest of three greedy siblings.
The legend, passed down through the royal bloodline and held in reverence, spoke of reuniting the three powerful jewels to unleash an unbelievable force that could alter the course of history forever. Unfortunately, yet another trio of ambitious siblings came along and somehow got ahold of the story, all of them determined to keep the jewels for themselves and one day rule the world. A couple of decades flew by and they succeeded in taking the jewels, finally splitting the world apart amongst themselves and forming the _ Empire, the _ Nation, and the _ Republic. The siblings did manage to rule the world, but they surprisingly didn't do it tyrannically. At last, the world fell into a long period of harmony and all was at peace - but, as we all know, nothing sweet ever lasts for long. So after the death of the three siblings, a war began brewing over the possession of the jewels. It has been raging for a century and a half already, once again leading to poverty, strife, and piracy.
A fifteen-year-old boy had nothing to do with it. He shouldn't have anything to do with it at all. He could've sat off to the side and watched as his friends died from left to right, but even he, a disavowed son bent on reclaiming his family right, had morals. This story revolves around another legend, one about a boy and the best crew he can find on the seas, one about a boy who plans to reunite the jewels for the sake of humankind, to reunite the nations and return concord to the land and seas. This story is about a legend in the making, one that will be told and feared for the eras to come.
"When these three jewels are held together in the same claws that hold the king of the material wealth of the world, the greatest manifest shall unfold. The wealth that the world is undue will be be revealed. Empires shall crumble, kingdoms shall fall, nations shall break. All that is to remain is the one and true ruler and heir to claim all."
AUTHOR'S NOTE
So that was the description. I hope you liked it, and I'm sorry if my writing was off.
I just didn't feel the brain juices coming today. xD
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