After the devastating storm had finally passed, the ship's engines sustained major damage; the vessel's navigation and communication systems were also critically compromised. Additionally, the lifeboat hydraulics had sprung leaks.
This dire situation rendered them incapable of sending out an immediate distress signal for assistance, leaving them isolated and vulnerable.
Talon and the others seemed as if they had resigned themselves to their fate, adrift aimlessly in the vast, open sea.
Crystal stood facing the endless ocean, resting her arms on the ship's railing. She took a slow, deep breath and cast her gaze upwards towards the serene sky.
Meanwhile, the first hints of dawn began to break through the aftermath of the massive storm, with the sun's early rays peeking over the horizon. The scene was breathtakingly beautiful, starkly contrasting the harrowing ordeal they had endured the previous night.
