"Death of a Master"
Prompt: Master
Why is he dead?
Jack sniffed and licked his coat, but the man remained still. The monkey scrambled up the rocks and gold to the treasure chest. Inside were hundreds of evil grinning coins staring back at him.
The gold should have kept him alive. You can't get hurt.
Puzzled, the monkey grabbed one of the pieces. Bits of flesh and fur immediately fell from his body as the curse seeped back inside him.
He shouldn't have died. Jack leaped back to the body and placed the Aztec gold inside Barbossa's empty hand. Nothing. The pirate captain gazed emptily into space, his chest unmoving.
Wake up. Jack pressed the gold harder into Barbossa's palm. Why isn't it working?!
Frustrated, Jack threw the coin into the water. A plunk echoed against the silent walls. There was nothing left for him here. Small tears formed in his eyes as Jack swam out of the cave.
Goodbye, Master.