“Owww…My eyes….”Niccoli could be heard whining from behind but no one bothered to look back and check on him this time because everyone else were preoccupied minding their own business.But unlike the other party who was making a big fuss out of this small inconvenience, the rest chose to just quietly deal with it. Using their hands, they shielded their eyes away from the sunrays that were directly hitting their faces. Apparently, the group was greeted by the blinding light of the afternoon sun the moment they stepped outside, and it took a couple of minutes before their eyes were able to get used to the change.It was relatively darker inside the library, more so, they had been at the darkest corner of it for hours. Precisely due to this reason that they needed to readjust first before seeing properly.After some time, the group continued walking with Audrey taking the lead. However, they have not gone far yet when out of the blue, Jace abruptly stopped on his track.“What the heck
During one of their first few nights in the vast open water, Nero saw, or imagined he saw, a vessel standing for them under a press of sail, as though it would run them down. Luna in particular affirmed that it was the ship that once sank due to a storm, and that it must certainly be it, or at least it was its the apparition. According from what she heard, there was once a ship that was lost off the {Cape of Good Hope, change the name}, and every soul on board perished. Wasting no time, the cats approached their masters to report this sighting. As they ran as fast as their four stubby legs could take them, they cried to their fellow members."Look out! Look out!"However, when Audrey rushed to deck to catch a glimpse, the object, a dark thick cloud, mysteriously disappeared. Apparently, it vanished just as quickly as it had appeared, prompting Audrey to think that it was never there in the first place and the pets were only making it up. So that night Audrey and Niccoli teased their c
"There is no need to stand on ceremony, no call to impress anyone."He insinuated when he noticed that the youngsters were being too modest in front of the table when he invited them to dine with him during their first night at the ship. However, Audrey and her friends remained hesitant to eat away their hunger. So the captain added,"You must be hungry."Meanwhile, as if hearing the magic word, the group of no longer stood on ceremony indeed and devour the sumptuous meal laid bare before them, like pack of hungry wolves.On the other hand, the captain did not even touched his food. Instead, he watched the group ate with amusement in his eyes. He even started pouring wine in the cup of the one closest to him, which happened to be David."Try the wine."He whispered and the other party gladly accept. "And the apples, one of those next."He suggested next before David could even finish his drink. So this time, he started to feel suspicious as to why the captain was being extra attenti
Due to the relentless pursuit of the leshen, Audrey's group was driven ashore again. Also, the delay caused by the fight that broke between them and the leshen, consumed their day and they were left with no choice but to take shelter for the night.Night might provide them a good cover. However, they still could not muster up the courage and afford taking the risk of venturing the Land of Dawn knowing its treacherous nature. Besides, no one thinks it was a good idea anyway. After all, it was an established fact that Land of Dawn was already fairly dangerous during the day so it only goes without saying that night is worse.Thankfully, they found a lighthouse nearby."Did you smell that?""That's whale's oil"Whale oil burns like no other. Once you set it on fire, it was nearly inextinguishable/ the possibility of extinguishing it was nigh ."Then rejoice, you all, for today, we were in luck. Finally, we ran out of misfortune!"Out of nowhere, an unfamiliar voice caught their attention
They managed to escaped their cell but they were not able to get far. They were captured again by another group of guards currently in patrol when they tried their escape. This time, they were taken directly to the queen.The queen indeed has tendency of being irrational and was quick to deliver punishment without due process. She put curse on her prisoners whenever she feel like it."Now, I will turn you into fish to exfoliate my royal feet!"Nero tricked the Queen by feigning fascination to its transfiguration magic. With an awe-struck face, he convinced the gullible queen into performing various feat, last is to turn herself into a mouse. Taking this opportunity, Nero wobble up the wicked queen whole while it was still in its mouse form.After defeating the evil queen, the trident needed to find its new owner, it was a sentient being however, it would be useless if there was no one to wield her.So making her intent clear, the trident chose her new owner and she send herself flyin
Hendrik Van der Decken is the captain of the legendary ghost ship known as the Flying Dutchman and an antagonist in nautical folklore. Story states that he deliberately implored a demon for the power to sail the seas unaffected by inclement weather. Some years since, a famous captain was renowned for achieving unusual cruising speeds on his voyages. Such were his exploits at the helm that many of his contemporaries suspected him of being in league with the Devil. It is said the devil himself had given Dutch pirate captain Hendrick van der Decken the power to make his ship the fastest ship on all the seas, after the man sold his soul to him one night with a full moon. No ship could travel faster than the reckless captain's ship: it broke the waves and broke the furious winds to reach port in a matter of hours or a few days. The sailors who traveled with Van der Decken respected and feared him at the same time, but they liked sailing with him because he was fair in sharing profits and
Naturally, Audrey went inside first without a question and Steve was just about to enter next as though it was the most normal thing to do. However, before he could even think about taking another step, Niccoli already shut the door to his face and firmly held it close.Of course, Steve was taken aback by this sudden interruption and his mind that was in a complete mess at the moment failed to comprehend why the other party would behave at such way that would make things more difficult than it already was.“You know well enough that this is not the right time for this.”He gave Niccoli a quick glance that only lasted for a second before turning his attention back at the door that stood in between him and Audrey, perfectly separating the other party to them.“Our friend is inside and she needs all the help she could get.”He insinuated because he reckoned that the only reason why Niccoli would be acting like that was because he would like to demand an explanation from him about what t
For a moment, Niccoli had the urge to help the cat as he noticed that it was struggling to bring Audrey’s pants that was twice its size. But he later on decided otherwise, as he found it more entertaining to watch the other party as he carried the piece of garment with his small mouth while at the same time trying his best to balance and orb placed atop his head.[Over here!]Monami beckoned to Nero as soon as she spotted the other cat.[What a handsome delivery man, you are!]The cat insinuated afterward when Nero was finally close enough to hear her purring. Nero, on the other hand, did not comment on this. But he sure enjoyed the praise as it was evident on the smirk hanging on his lips while he was playing on his whiskers.Meanwhile, Niccoli who could hear all of it, especially how his cat was openly flirting in the public, had to fight back the urge to roll his eyes. Nonetheless, he wordlessly let the cat enter the portalet. After all, judging from the items he brought with him,