Alomitsu

Chapter 8: The Prisoner (3)

“Mr. Dante, you were salvaged from the sea by these pirates. At that time, you were still breathing, and then you were thrown into this cabin by these pirates. You were treated as a slave by them.

“But Mr. Dante has been in a coma. The pirates slapped Mr. Dante in the face. Mr. Dante did not wake up. You only woke up the next day.” Rui’s words reminded me that when I first woke up, I did find that my nose and face were swollen, and the hot feeling was still there, but I was in a cave, hundreds of miles away from the sea, and I was caught in a column of water in the cave. How was I washed into the sea?

I didn’t understand this very much. It still violated the principles of geometry and the law of gravity. Even if the water column was flying, people in this world would know that everyone would come to investigate this event. The probability of me falling into the hands of a pirate was even lower.

Coupled with the fact that so many people had been caught by pirates, there would be many search and rescue operations. It was impossible that no one found the pirate ship. They could tell the government to fight against the pirates.

More importantly, I suspected that I was in a different time now.

“Rui, let me ask, is this the year 1896?”

“Mr. Dante, you must be terrified. It is 1364. We are slaves being sent to the French War.”

Rui’s words silenced me. I didn’t want to believe this fact, but Rui was definitely not a deceiver. I studied a lot of history and humanities in archaeology. Even if Rui really lied, the surrounding people, the dress and behavior of slaves was completely different from that of my time. I still needed to consider this matter.

I held back the anxious emotions in my heart, and now I need to know this more important point, the sea monster, “Rui, can you tell me in detail about the sea monster?”

“Did you not know the sea monster?” Rui’s words in the darkness were a little surprised. He moved his body close to me and whispered, “Mr. Dante, this is the name of the curse. I dare not let others hear it. I hope you won’t talk about this again after listening.”

I touched Rui’s body to agree, but Rui was still uneasy. He kept touching my head to determine where my ears were. When he found the position of my ears, he moved his mouth closer.

“In voyages, no matter who tells the story of the sea monster, he will be thrown into the sea regardless of his position, no matter his dignity, including the king. But Mr. Dante, you always give me a special feeling, so I will intuitively tell you. You were found in this boundless sea, you may be a person who knows the truth of heaven, so I am willing to tell you about the sea monster, even if I am eaten by the sea monster.” Rui’s words filled my heart with warmth. If I really escaped, I would be very grateful to Rui.

“You believe in this myth so much, but as for you to risk your life and tell me, is it really okay?” I reaffirmed and asked Rui.

Rui’s answer to me was unfounded words, “because I think you are the chosen person in this cursed sea.”

“Well, Rui, then please tell me. I’m mentally prepared.” The Indian, Rui, with a low and solemn voice, told me this bizarre and weird interlude story, which was spreading. But I dared not try to hear things in my ears.

Is this story directly related to whether I came to this place?

“Sea Demon”

The ancient Olympus mythology, the legendary Egyptian pharaoh’s text, and the magical Babylonian legend could not be compared with them. In this long and ancient story, the unknown fear was hidden.

The east side of the Atlantic Ocean was next to the English Channel. In the deep sea canyons of the English Channel, there was an ancient temple. There were man-eating sharks and whales guarding the temple. The darkness was not visible, but It ruled this area. In the sea, even Poseidon, the Emperor of the Sea, would kneel down and worship him.

Whenever the moon was full, countless entangled arms would stretch out from the sea level, and all passing ships would be pulled under the sea surface. Its appearance was the condemnation of everyone in the world, and it was seen by the owner of this sea. That meant you were being watched by the world.

Every ship must praise its greatness, and every fisherman must pray to it. Someone once saw a dead shepherd standing on the sea level.

If one passed by his waters and disrespected it, then the ship would be swallowed by it. It ate the ship like a dessert. When one talked about it, no matter how far it was, it would come to him. One could never escape from its clutches.

Because it was extreme fear, it was an enemy that even gods could not defeat. It was not a demon. It was one of the generations in this world.

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Ruiy’s remarks had religious connotations, short and full of threats, but this could not be evidence, and I couldn’t get the answers I wanted from them.

I was a bit disappointed. This was just a story made up by religion in order to control people’s hearts. I lonely replied and thanked Rui. Perhaps now, I actually put my hope of survival in this boring illusion.

“Rui, do you know anything else? Where did this story come from?”

“Mr. Dante, this is a warning handed down from the records of King Solomon, including Yani’s Book of the Dead also recorded this warning, warning the world to fear the ancient existence hidden in the dark.”

“I understand the sea monster thing. Rui, I want to ask again. When we were on the deck, when we looked out to the sea, did you see anything?”

“Sorry, Mr. Dante, I didn’t see anything, except the darkness and the fear of the captain, I couldn’t see anything.”

“What about the shadows under the boat?”

“There is nothing under the boat, Mr. Dante.”

Rui’s answer made me silent, the huge shadow lurking under the sea, it was under our ship, and I reached out and touched the heavy wooden planks of the cabin.

Below this plank was the sea surface, and under the sea surface was the shadow. The unknown there seems to treat us as food. I shook my head. It might be the illusion that I was too anxious. Maybe there was nothing under the sea surface.

“Rui, thank you.”

“You’re welcome, Mr. Dante.” After Rui said this, neither of us continued talking. We had to try our best to retain some energy.

Squeak Squeak

The silo of the ship kept squeezing the sound of wood, and all kinds of stench spread here. There were so many slaves in it that I didn’t even have room to shrink my body.

In this bad situation, I also closed my eyes because of tiredness. Because I was really tired, very tired, I hoped that I would fall asleep and return to my ordinary days, and I still had a glimmer of hope in my heart.

“Get me up, you lowly slaves.” The roar made me open my eyes in a daze.

I felt exhausted. The yellow light made me close my eyes instinctively. I have adapted to the darkness and I couldn’t accept the light of the oil lamp.

“Everyone, men and women, now! Immediately, roll to the deck for me.” The roaring person was the stout pirate, and his expression was flustered this time, as if he saw something terrible.

Rui and I looked at each other. We all had a bad premonition in our hearts. In this dark night, something terrible was about to happen. When I thought of the innocent corpse hanging on the bow of the ship, I shivered instinctively.

Are these people going to slaughter us poor people again?

Rui next to me prayed to the god of beasts in his Indian language. This was just to comfort himself. In this sea area, the lives of me and Rui were in the hands of these people. We were like lambs awaiting slaughter.