CHAPTER 29(Slooper)
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A dreamy sea has a rhythmic pulse to it, unmatched by any other part of nature. Linter ocean forges its own sounds and kindles its own symphony. ... The sea was buzzing with its dormant strength.
[Reminder 7 hours remaining…]
The wide sea of the Linter ocean was surrounded by white and neon yellow color sand combined together. Azure and Amethyst took two and a half hours to get here. The waves were crawling gently to the shore, waves creeping steadily towards them. Amethyst happiness floated like waves of ocean along the coast of her life.
"The ocean is so beautiful, yet, I'm afraid of it," Amethyst chuckled to herself.
"There's nothing to be afraid of Amethyst," he said and he put his arm around her shoulder.
"I'm trying, and I'm still trying to learn," Amethyst said, softly.
"I can teach you after this," Azure faced her.
Amethyst smiled; she never shared this thing with Azure ever since, even in the real world. She doesn't even remember. It also took a few minutes for them to observe the waves from the sea. The humming of the wave-song beguiled them. Yet they did not know that in the depths of the sea the monster was hiding there.
"Hey, Nigga! what's up,"
They faced where that voice came from. The black man with curly hair, tall, and round eyes waved at them. He was with a woman who frowned as he happily waved at them.
"Stop it, Broden," the woman said with short black hair crossed her arm and frowned.
"Why? I'm just being friendly here,"
"They might not be friendly like you," she answered.
Amethyst spoke, "No, it's okay,"
"See?" Broden smiled and faced Ember.
The woman just gave Amethyst its normal look when she spoke. Broden wear a Marksman's Vest A piece of eldarium-infused armor crafted at improved armorer's bench leathers gloves which are commonly used by marksman and quiver. Mostly their outfits are made of leather.
"Don't mind this woman, she has always liked that since we met," Broden explained, and forcedly smiled.
"No, it's fine, actually it's better to be like that since it's hard to trust here," Amethyst said.
"She's right," Azure said.
The woman turned to Azure, who looked so familiar. In her mind, Is this Sky? Or maybe he just looks like? — that's right, this is Asthenia, her classmate with hidden feelings with Sky, she's one of the lucky players who was reborn in this time — Ember was wearing an army green leather wrap skirt and bronze boots and with leather quiver in her back. Broden looks at Azure, who's now standing in front of them with Amethyst.
"She's Ember, and I'm Broden," Broden introduced themselves and smiled at them.
"Nice to meet you, Broden..." Amethyst said and faced the woman on its side.
"And Ember," she added.
"Nice to meet you two," Ember springingly said.
"This is Azure-" Amethyst mumbled,
"Her partner," Azure added, so Amethyst couldn't say what she was going to and the two looked at each other because of what had happened. Ember realised that it's impossible for Sky to get here in the game, it's also possible but, why is it always together. But what if Sky is Azure?
"Hey, bro, what soap do you use?" Broden asked, Azure is too flawless for normal skin of a man.
"Hah?" Azure confused.
"It's nothing, Broden is insecure of everything but don't worry, he's kind," Ember excused.
"What took you two here?" Azure asked them.
"For a task," Ember answered.
She was staring at Azure's face; he really looked like Sky, his white healthy skin like Asian, its sharp nose, its tallness, and coldness.
"What task?" Amethyst asked.
"We were finding the large creature here in the deep sea," Broden said.
"Same task. Maybe this round is really that hard," Azure said.
Broden looked at the whole place, "For sure, there are old ships here,"
"I'm looking for it a while ago," Azure said.
"Really? There's a ship here?" Amethyst asked and looked around.
"Yes, for sure," Ember answered.
"I see nothing here," Amethyst said.
Azure also looked around. He couldn't see anything since there are many coconut trees surrounded by the sea, but the blue flag on the top of the high coconut tree was noticeable from the top of the tree.
"Follow me," Azure said as he turned its face on Amethyst after seeing the blue flag from the top of the tree.
"Wait, Nigga, where are you going?" Broden asked.
"I saw the blue flag behind the coconut trees," he answered, pointing to the place where the flag was used.
"The sloops," Ember suddenly said.
"Yeah, the sloops are here," Azure answered back.
"Then, let's go!" Broden said, cheerfully.
Before they walked to the place where the ship was. There were sloops near the shore covered with high coconut trees. Sloops were commonly built in Caribbean and were easily adapted for pirate antics. A large bowsprit also meant that an increased canvas area added better maneuverability. The great advantage of the sloops were that they were quick and could attack swiftly and get away fast with a top speed of over 10 knots. Another advantage is that it could hide in shallower waters to escape warships because of its shallow draft.
When they reached the place where the ship was covered with large and long coconut trees, the exact time that it drifted.
"It's moving now," Amethyst said, softly.
"Looks like someone preceded us here," Azure said.
"Looks like we are not the only ones given this task," Azure added.
Ember looked at the back of Azure which was exposed to the sunlight. Everything seemed to be in slow motion as Azure spoke in front of her. She remembered Sky, this is how the real Sky moves. Ember wants to say it or ask it but she can't just like when Nimrod meets Azure for the first time.
...
Meanwhile, Captain Cosmic heard Astra shouting that their fellow players were on the seashore while he was driven by a roller built into the floor directly below the ship. Astra, his partner and his real-life wife, both of them are age 30s. He was wearing leather boots, snakes with leader hiding pieces, closed fit shirt with high buttoned collar and full opened sleeves, blue split back robe, and leather boots. While Astra, his wife, wearing a full long sleeves dress with belted clothes in full violet kimono at the left with a large cut from the right legs and lastly black leather boot with a top reaching above the ankle and ending below the knee.
"Where?" Captain Cosmic asked.
"At the seashore," Astra said.
Captain Cosmic stop the sloop ship and walks to the far side of the ship, which is called the deck. Azure and then looked at Captain Cosmic that stood at the end of the ship with Astra on his side.
"Wanna go along?" Captain Cosmic asked.
Captain Cosmic is a real life helmsman, so he definitely knows how to drive a slooper ship.
"Can we?" Ember asked.
"Wait," Azure said.
"Why? Are you hesitating?" Captain Cosmic laughs.
"Yes, I am," Azure said, seriously.
"Don't worry, we don't bite," Astra said, her smile reaching her eyes.
"We're going to find the Olaggaro sea monster," Captain Cosmic said.
Azure's hesitation went away after hearing that. He examined every single detail of Captain Cosmic and Astra so far he found nothing strange. The four of them boarded a pirate ship now. They just introduced themselves to each other and Captain Cosmic continued to sail the wave was normal and the light of the sunlight is perfect.
Azure is now with Captain Cosmic in the ship wheels while the others are talking in the main deck of the ship.
"Hey, Amethyst, your partner is Azure right?" Astra asked, and it trembled a little because it remembered the time when she was her age.
"Yes," Amethyst smiled.
Ember can't hide her insecurities when she looked at Amethyst's face and everything. She's a definition of a perfect face.
"Amethyst is pretty, right?" Broden whispered to Ember.
"I know, I know," she answered, irretrievably.
Ember knows that Amethyst is more than her in everything and it also looks kind, so it is not surprising that Amethyst and Azure are for sure real life partner
"It looks like you're used to driving it," Azure noticed.
"Yep, this is my passion," Captain Cosmic said.
"What about you?"
"Me?" Azure asked, and scratch left side of his neck slightly.
"I'm trying to, but I guess I don't have passion to drive ship,"
"I see, but for me, being in this old pirate ship is my dreams come true," Captain Cosmic said.
"But guess what, I'm almost died from drowning even I'm not afraid to ocean," he added.
"Why?" Azure asked, tilting his head slightly.
"Because of cramp," Captain Cosmic said before a large wave suddenly hit their ship.
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