Prologue
"You've wandered far and wide, haven't you?"
The wind hissed throughout the island, palm trees swaying violently.
"Sailing day and night, seeing what others have never seen, beholding places and beings beyond one's imagination, searching things of untold power and value, living the very legendary tales themselves." The sand crunched beneath his feet, a crab skittering to safety. "Surviving...against all odds." A cloud rumbled in the distance.
The wind hissed yet again, whipping up sand, his tattered clothes flapping wildly, his tricorne hat black and worn-out as the feather adorning it. "Here you still are, here you still wander." He pulled out a map, raindrops falling upon its yellow paper. "Braving storms and the untold horrors of this world." He lowered it, the towering rock before him matching the drawing he had been scrutinising. "But for what, one may ask?" He rolled the map and put it away, the woman's voice echoing in his head as he marched forward. "For fortune?" He went past a stone painted with red runes. "For fame?" The bones of a forgotten pirate lay nearby. "For...redemption?" Lightning struck as he stood before the great stone wall, lifting his head as he looked at hundreds of paintings and inscriptions, a peal of thunder echoing around him soon after.
"In this sea of thieves men and women steal whatever they please." Skeletal fingers slid across the stone. "But it seems that even death was stolen from you."
"Captain!" a voice hollered, footsteps behind him. "Captain Ardan!" His crewmate came to a stop, panting. "Where are we headed?"
He turned, lightning flashing across his white skull and empty sockets. "East."
Notes:
- This is a story set in the world of Sea of Thieves. I actually haven't had the chance to play the game yet but I often watch videos about it and I've found myself somewhat intrigued by it. Thus, in a spurt of inspiration, I wrote this short prologue. I hope you like it!
- I hope to write more soon.
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