That's right they are in this region as they speak, even though they didn't care how that many ships disappeared every year. If its really ghosts, creature or any phenomenon to cause such things to happen they will probably encounter it along the way.
Neither where they left nor the front they advance, nothing could be seen through the dense coagulated fog. The Corrupted Serpent just faintly moved through low waves of the ocean, as it goes forth, many more broken ships where bumped into.
Buts that not all, human skeleton remains were passed by as the ship divides the ocean water into two. Adding to this silent and eerie mood, Laffitte who stood on the ship, periodically tapped the cane on the deck in a monotonous way.
"Yohohoooo...."
Laffitte who was just about to tap the cane once more stopped his action when he heard this. Even though no one else was doing anything in particular they all, also gather their thoughts and slightly sharpened their eyes when they this peculiar sound travelled through their ears
"Singing, its this the way the so called ghosts greet the arrived pirated ships," Guzen who was know leaning back on the side ship frame talked mockingly as he twisted the knife in the hand.
"Yohohoooo,"
"If its is, it seems to," Motoa who was calmly coughing more heavily in this well thicken fog lightly answered as the supernatural voice once again came out.
No one said anything after that again, although nothing could be seen and the whole surrounding give off a haunted house vibe. Not a single soul acted out of manner when sound wave of the person or thing was heard.
"Something is approaching," Joshua who was of the most silent of them all said as he carried his dropped eyes right before him. Despite the fact that, the singing seems like it coming from all around and cowardly or ordinary person may frighten may each passing time. With the skills they have everyone here can determine that the voice is coming from directly to the front but over a little over to the left front side.
With everyone placing their gaze in that direction, a blurry shadow was seeing a something towards them even at a slower speed than they are going.
The wind is blows, to where to knows....?
The singing gets more louder as the shadow of the entity timely took shape. After a period time, one was able to notice a ship whose body wood was in a broken state. At the side of many section were torn off, completely missing, a closer look on it, the wood seemed to be on whole new level of rotten and muskiness.
The barrels which were old and crampy had many different shades of black and brown, over it many cobwebs were seen and right in the mouth of it. The spiders which has red eyes were seen moving in and out of it. That time a piece of rotten wood fell off and just right after that a skull was aldo seen falling into the ocean.
Moving up at the side of seemingly darken coloured ship, a headless skeleton which was rested over the out frame of the ship was there swaying its hand lightly. The black sails of ship which had many bleached out areas had numerous rips at different points. .
Even the huge ship flag could not be made out because it is missing pieces and in being covered in many formulated cobwebs. Also at the forefront of the ship a huge face like frightening skull which had a crack on its left side and around hundred cockroaches running in and out it could be noted.
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"Ghost Ship," Laffitte who now saw the huge ship in full view, which was around the same height of their smiled as he said.
"Seeing this thing, even I am feel a little afraid," Guzen who was getting up off the floor of the deck talked in a sarcastic tone. If it was nay normal person seeing the dead ship which seemed to haven't used for around 30 years. A spine chilling feeling would surely pass at theirs backs, which would definitely make their hair stand up instantly.
"Sing a song, it won't be long, before we're casting off....."
"The singing continuedbut none of us haven't disappeared or died mysteriously in the fog," Nixon who could not drink a cup of tea in such situation also jeered.
Hearing this, Guzen sneered, Laffitte placed his hand over his mouth and Joshua and Motoa eyes twinkled.
" I'm going check it out," Joshua said as he lightly shook his head, there was no ghosts seen in this florian triangle when the Straw hats journeyed here. However, the person who should be singing should be him.
Then Joshua, Laffitte, Guzen, Motoa and Nixon stepped right unto the ghost, Enel who was near the cabin area of the ship did not follow but continue to sit there. The area was still full of fog but it did not stop there progression. However, where they stepped, a harsh squeaky sound was given of and numerous particles would spring up in the foggy air.
At different sections of the there laid many dried up skeletons on ragged attire and their were a also a few which had extremely dull blade pierced through them. Also because of the sudden continuous noise, the rats, cockroaches etc which moved freely about ran into the nearby ship holes.
"The broken ship really does look like it was drifting for ages, Guzen who had his hands at the back of his neck said in a as he slightly looking on the ship. But this also makes who or what is really on the ship.
"My attire has become ruin because of this musky ship," Nixon who has just stepped over a champed broken sail pole with a dust up shoes spoke in a little annoyance.
"How are you holding up Motoa," he added as he asked in 'concerned' tone while he takes out a short silky white cloth from his inner pocket said as he carries it over his nose. Such a bad odor and rat infested place the old man should be very troubled by this.
"The old man will live," Motoa did not take Nixon words seriously answered as he ignores the appearance or smell of the ship.
"It been a long time since I haven't seen humans,"
Joshua who has just stepped on a skull crushing in to bits stopped as made his line of sight to a particular direction. The others who were walking side him also stopped and adjusted their gaze.
There before them a skeleton who was over 8ft tall in a white long sleeve shirt and a slim black pants. Over his shirt he had on a black jacket and in his neck region a red bow tie was there. Also on his head he had on a well taken card of black afro.
Joshua and the others who were some distance from the skeleton figure all stood right their with their usual expressions. There was no surprise, no shock, no nothing, everyone just look silently on the skeleton who just talked and is now drinking tea.
Seconds went by, and everyone just silently and the only noise which could be heard is the wind howling and the which the skeleton drank, went right though him and on the floor.
"This wasn't the reaction I expecting," Brook one of the future Straw hats broke the silence as he removed the cup from his mouth. In spite of him saying that, no one replied and so the silence once again came into being.
"If isn't wasn't for old man's heart being strong, I would have probably fainted," Motoa coughed hardly as he spoke.
Guzen did not pay attention to Motoa lie but asked with a hint of curiosity.
"How are you alive,"
That's the main issue right now, although he are not surprised or horrified seeing a talking skeleton. How is he living is what really not just he but 'everyone' who wants to know.
"Well I did die once and I able to come back alive because of devil fruit," Brook said in a very poised tone.
"Now I have been roaming this foggy sea for man years"
"That's it" Guzen nodded as he said, if anything can really cause a skeleton to be walking, talking like this it must be a devil fruit.
"You said have been here for many years,"
"Are the person who lets hundreds of ship disappear for many year after year," Laffitte asked. He could be the one which did it after all, he is on a abandon ship which had many skeletons.
"No not me, I just make up stories," Brook answer as he waved his his right skeleton which had a purple coloured cane.
Guzen and Nixon eyes flashed a little, believing that really are no things such as ghosts existing grew a few points in their heart. Laffitte had no wave in his heart, whether it was actual ghosts or not get did no care.
"The song which you were singing a moment ago was somewhat... soothing, can you sing it again," Nixon who removed the white cloth from his seemingly seen nose asked in a very noble like voice.
"Yohohohooo..."
"I would love to," Brook through away the tea cup as he burst into elation. Him having heard someone asking him to play this brought great joy to his soul.
"One moment,"
He went off quickly from he was to get something in hurry, Joshua who has just personally seen broke did not show any expression on his face. But he looked on Brook with a thoughtful expression.
Moment later, Brook came back with and old piano and a round small round stool, He placed it higher platform area of the ship below off the dust from off the top of the piano and the stool. Opened it up then, then sat stood. He then folded his legs and cracked his skeleton fingers.
"Let be bless your hearts with this song,"
Brook then carried his right hand cross all the off white coloured keys and right afterwards a melodious sound rang on in the foggy environment. Placed his hand on one, then carried two others at separate notes. He continued this process and sweet harmonizing melody enrich the area, has he lightly hums.
The rhythmic sound came and Joshua stood there motionlessly. Motoa coughed continuously, Guzen eyes repeatedly flashed and Nixon rocked the needle slowly. All of them responded differently, the humming got louder and the movements of Brook's 'fingers' became more in tune and more flowing.
He who was rocking in accordance to his own play, hit very key timely like a well trained pianist. A smile appeared on his skeleton gface as he flashed through flashed through a bit of memory. Then when he hit a certain key
"Yo-"
Several black lines went right across where he sat, then in the next second. Brook was sliced in many pieces. However, not only was he sliced the piano sections of the ship were cut right open and down to the very bottom. Causing the ocean surface to splash upwards with many droplets of water.
Then a black flame appeared covering Brook sliced skeletons parts then it spreads right across the divides areas.
"Killing a straw hats somethings may change," Joshua who has appeared before Brook said faintly at heart. Brook not having either any advancement with his fruit after the post time skip he will not be able to reattached himself with his soul. With him being really weak now he cannot have a come back alive after a second death. For Joshua not only diced him up, burn his skeleton parts but he soon enter the sea water which is the weakness of devil fruit users. So there is no surviving this.
Not only that killing him some change will take place when the story starts, it ay not be much but it definitely affect the future story.
"Pity, I really wanted to here it Nixon shook his he head then turned around.
"If they captain never started,I would have," Guzen said balnaces him self of the ship.
"Black flames it the captain a devil fruit user," Motoa whose eyes glowed with a strong ray of blue said when he saw this.
Yes, the captain is a logia user," Laffitte answered with a pleasant smile.
"I see,"
"Not only you are a swordsman you also devil fruit user," Motoa said at a heart as he glances at Joshua.
Section of the ship which were burning fell of along with the sliced Brook, the rats, squirrels which were their fell off as well into the flame which then burnt alive. Even parts where Joshua never cut were also went into the water with the chopped piano. With the back section of the ship gone now, it has become unsteady and momentary sinking will take place.
Then everyone jumped off the ghost ship right unto their ship
"Well that's it for the talking skeleton" Guzen said as he also looks on the ghost ship which was had its ripped sails breaking and falling into the ocean, as well as the skeleton remain and the infested creatures.
"That may be over, but something new is now coming towards us," Joshua who has never looked on the sinking ship said casually.
"Another ghost ship.... maybe," Nixon said as he sits of the ship side.
"If it is, just judging from the shadow, it is way bigger than the previous one ," with just by inferring from the shadow length in the fog. Laffitte openly made that statement.