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Back in the days when a ship was completely built it was named thereafter either by the shipwright or the owner. The name was based mostly on three conditions
* Based on its special quality which distincts it clearly from other ships.
* Based on a memorable event either memorable to the shipwright or owner or an event which depicted the reason for building the ship
* After the name of someone who has a special place in the Memory of the owner.
As for the black sales it was given the name because...….. of course it has black sails The name 'Black Sails' was first used by Noname's victims and later spread on just like his fast rising achievements until it got to his own ears, he eventually adopted the name and consequently made it his crew's name.... but then it was not the only ship in the world to have black sails so what exactly made this one special? > the sails of the ship were so black that it completely absorbrd 100% of light! It was so opaque that even the brightest light brought to it at one side could not be seen on the other side and this quality was brought about by a drop of some black colored position on any regular coloured ship sail. This potion was possessed by Noname and he had always made use of it whenever he got a new ship. To the other crew members except Henry, it was still a black box as to why he used it on the sails of new ships, but it meant more to Noname than just a colored portion.
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A few minutes after the raid was over, the Black Sails could be seen advancing on the calm waters of the sea with gently winds blowing from the Western direction direction. As the ship kept sailing in a slow but steady rate, the opacity of the water in the Atmosphere was increasing; It looks as though they were entering a foggy region.
Santiago, being very acrobatic and agile always stayed in the crow's nest; a small comfortable space at the top of the mast. It was round, open and worth calling a room. He noticed the blurriness of vision but didn't care too much as he had a very sharp eyesight. He could literally consciously control the dilation and contraction of his pupils and make them either contract so small to the extent of the pupils being only a tiny black dot, or dilate them so large that It occupies the whole space of his iris.
He looked down and saw Jack taking off his shirt, revealing a built body and the bandana on his fore head which revealed a set of very rough and messed up scars.
"Pft" Santiago remarked thinking that Jack was trying to make his him jealous So he found a paper, took a thin short stick and put it close to a lamp using it as a pen to write some words on the paper which he then squeezed and threw it to Jack. Jack looked sternly and fiercely towards the direction from which the paper flew and saw Santiago signaled him with his head to pick the paper. Reluctantly Jack picked up the papers and straightened it, it read 'SHOW OFF' Jack sniffled and called out to Santiago
"If you think you're any better, why not come down here and display your bone of a muscle?"
"Bone of a muscle???" Santiago exclaimed and immediately went down the mast like a squirrel would down a tree. He towered over Santiago contracting his pupils to make him look more intimidating but Jack just plopped his chest and Santiago got the message. "OK, OK, you win. But what's the big deal taking off your shirt In this paradoxical warm but windy weather?"
" That's the deal! It's windy, but yet the temperature just keeps increasing somehow, it's just too off."
"Well, I'll tell you what Jacko! My bandana's red my jacket's blue...
No matter the temperature, I'm still cool."
"Whatever but can you just stop calling me Jacko already?" Jack said as they concluded their discussion.
To Santiago, Average temperature change was not a problem. His mother was Indian and being much closer to his mother he stayed in the hot part of the country for some time before eventually meeting his Mexican father. As for cold temperatures his keen sight made it possible for him to venture into deep dark parts of the water with very low temperature which he later on adapted to. Usng his acrobatic skills and flexible body he could also move freely and speedily underwater.
Noname was filled with terror panting and sweating heavily he could do nothing but stare at the anonymous figure which had now raised his head to reveal an advance man with a fierce piercing right eye and a calm look *the other eye was covered by an eyepatch*. He had decent pitch black facial hair and and a long long pitch black hair.
'Who is this?... how did you get here unoticed?…..why....why does it feel so pressurized in here? What... what's going on? Why can't I even move?'
all these thoughts and more were speedily going through Noname's mind, if there was anything he would have done at the moment he saw the man it should have been at least to point a gun at him and prepare for any possible fight but he didn't understand how so much apprehension could make him so static. It was like any move he made was a death trap even a movement as slight as rotating the eyeball! Noname literally froze! The man who have been putting Noname in suspense eventually stood up and started a conversation in a rather puzzling maner
"Long time no see!"
'long time no see? I don't even know you..... except...!'
The anonymous pirate could sense a feeling of confusion encapsuled in a cloud of fear "it seems you have forgotten so soon about us! but I blame myself for no introducing myself the last time we met"
'we've met before? just who is this guy?'
Captain Black Jack walked closer to Noname and stood beside him... "They call me Captain Black Jack"
The dreaded name coupled with his deep ominous voice was like a dark storm cloud, its low and menacing tone struk fear into the heart of Noname sending shivers down his spines and making his blood run cold, a haunting name that echoed through mindslong after it was silenced.
'What!... is it...… is it really him? No wonder the Fear, the Pressure,….. the smell of DEATH! So this is what it is like to be in the presence of a Grande pirate…. Wait! what am I even saying! Captain Black Jack is not a Grande pirate, he is still a regular but his flaw, his dark aura, the respect he commands without saying a word…. That is what makes majority of people including me share the ideology that he is a Grande. it is also known that he even has his own cove and battalion, I don't know what the link but could he be the one whose name is mentioned when people talk about a thing called the Burning Shadow?... Nevertheless the important question here is what does he want from me? but even though that question is important I can't wait patiently for an answer as long as I'm still alive. The question which I want to know right now is what relationship do we have exactly?'
Captain Black Jack had just completed one revolution around Noname and as if to read his mind brough out a small stone carved dagger.
"let me remind you" He said as he placed the dagger right in front of the eye which was covered by an eyepatch and suddenly a memory which was significant to Noname but almost forgotten by him kicked into his his head and he suddenly remembered that that was the same dagger used by Noname himself to riddle the Left eye of Captain Black Jack.
Out on Deck while Santiago was looking through a spyglass and Jack was resting close to the wheel Henry came out from the beneath the deck, he looked up at Santiago and gave a stern look around, his facial expression clearly showed that he knew something wasn't right and this was not the first time he was experiencing such a bizarre condition of the atmosphere. He started walking around the ship staying close to the gunwale until he reached where Jack was resting. He stopped and tried looking far into the distance but could see nothing "looking for something Henry?" Jack asked
"More like someone!"... he called to Santiago to toss the spyglass which he then used to acces the area more specifically but still he could see nothing "I can feel the presence but I can see nothing...something isn't right" he said to himself.
Noname was stiff with shock! He never knew that that Captain Black Jack was the mysterious man whose left eye he riddled far back when he was still young at the of 19 to be precise, what's more was that he wasn't even a true pirate then; he was just a deck boy!
"Now is not the time for our reuniuon so I'll Just go ahead and ask one simple question WHY"
"Ww...why what?" Noname managed to mutter for he could not understand if he asked why he stabbed him in his eye or something else but he was Sure that's they both knew it was rage that yeilded that action of Noname.
"Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about Noname! We both know that you are the most useless person on your ship!, if the rest of your crew all ganged up against you, they'll take you down in munites yet you're their Captain! We both know that you ride fast into fame because your raids were termed 'numerous'. Don't take that as a praise because your so called numerous raids were only carried out on villages not more than a maximum stretch of one kilometer, so why?... Why move to another level at this point in time?....Well your pretence has irritated my mood so I won't be needing your puny answer again but hope it's not what I think?.....,Noname, you're running faster than your own shadow, I'll advice you keep to your lane or you might not have a lane to keep to yourself!"
Putting his hands on Noname's shoulder, he warned sternly "Ego they say kills a man but remember Noname.... My sword kills faster!" Saying this, he went towards the direction of a window close by. Noname himself was still in his frozen position and also deep in shock for he knew what Captain Black Jack was talking about. The last words which escaped Captain Black Jack's lips really sank deep into him diffusing sadness through his heart, sadness which overshadowed all other emotions
"Stay in your puddle-sized pond Noname, the ocean wasn't meant for you; it would be far too daunting for your fragile little soul to handle! After all you wouldn't want to get hurt again!"
Immediately after, there was a vast infiltration of fog through the window behind which Captain Black Jack stood, it covered him whole and almost immediately diffused out making Noname's cabin clear again but without any trace of Captain Black Jack. After Captain Black Jack's disappearance Noname lost balance and subconsciously plopped down. The only thing going through his mind was Captain Black Jack's words, he was still recovering from the shock from the terror in his voice.
'Why now? Why is it at this point in time? Why does this have to happen? I have already gotten a step in accomplishing my vision and now I am forced to back down because there are thousands of other pirates with the same goal as mine and one of them; the most feared and respected of them doesn't want me in.....but.....does that mean he is scared if me?.....No he could have probably killed me a few minutes ago so I'm just the one who is scared. But of all other minor pirates aspiring to be a Grande pirate he came to warn me....'
"He was here wasn't he?" Henry's voice which interrupted his thoughts was heard close to the table by the wingback chair where Captain Black Jack sat. Noname hadn't noticed when Henry entered his cabin but he was sure it was after Captain Black Jack had left.
"I don't know what you're talking ab....." before Noname could finish his sentence Henry bashed his head with his foot against the drum of water causing it to break. Noname lied flat on the floor, his eyesight became blurry as a result of the water but as soon as he regained clear vision his first sights was a furious Henry pointing a sword at his neck and the first sound he heard was the voice of Henry saying
" I hope you understand why I do this Noname!"...