SHARK pt 2

Mission Name: Jaws: The Revenge
Rank: S-Rank
Mission Location: Mikadzuki Beach

Challenges: ARC
Task: After killing the shark terrorizing Mikadzuki Beach, things have been relatively peaceful. That is until the shark's mate opts to enact vengeance for his lost loved one. This shark is much larger, roughly 45 feet long, and weighing about two tons. You have been tasked once again with going out to sea with another group of shark hunters to kill the beast and end the shark's grasp on the area once and for all.

***This mission can only be completed after the first mission in the ARC: "Jaws".***

Word Count Requirement: 5,000 WC
Reward: 10,000 Ryō / 50 AP / 1 Shark Scales (A-Rank Augmentation Material) / 1 Swashbuckler's Eyepatch

Character Requirements: N/A
Character Exclusive: N/A

Link to Legacy Mission: N/A

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Previous arc mission completed here: https://www.narutoroleplaygame.com/t53381-shark?nid=116#401789


Snow and Eternity had traveled far down the coastline, far from all the hubbub of the beach shenanigans to where nobody else could be seen. They hadn’t had a single day of actual enjoyment yet because it had always gotten ruined by some kind of catastrophe. Just when they thought they’d found a nice spot to just relax by themselves they spotted some shady dude moving in and out of a cave that was located right at the end of the beach where the sand turned into craggy rocks.

“Should we go see what he’s up to?” Snow asked.

“We came all this way to get away from investigating weird shit,” Eternity said bluntly.

“But he might need help!” Snow said as she got excited.

“Or he might end up being the exact kind of person who came all this way to avoid contact with others,” Eternity quipped.

“Well we can at least check it out. If it’s like you say we’ll just come back here!” Snow said.

“Nahhhh,” Eternity said as she sat down.

“Fine, stay here if you want. I’m going to investigate,” Snow declared. She walked for a good twenty minutes until reaching the cave. “Hellooooo!” she’d call. There was a deep echo and no response. As her eyes adjusted to the light she could make out that this was some sort of sacred cave. She knew in an instant that this was exactly the kind of place she ought to stay out of. She turned to leave but the man was behind her. He drew a sword and tried to stab her with it.

“Oh no you don’t!” Eternity shouted. She’d snuck behind Snow because she knew this couldn’t be a good idea. She tackled the man and wrestled the sword away from him and then stabbed him with it. He wasn’t very good at fighting, that was for sure.

The man yowled in pain and stumbled to the side.

“What are you doing here,” Eternity demanded. “What is this place?”

The man wanted to flee but there was no getting away from these two especially when he was nothing special. He kept his mouth shut though.

“Okay, well if you keep quiet we’ll just start smashing your stuff. This looks important,” Eternity said while waving the sword around at all the sacred shrine. “You know I really didn’t want to stab you. I really do intend to only leave here with a feel good that nothing’s amiss here.” She let out a little cough and then went back to looking around. “You don’t have to worry about me messing anything up if you fess up.” She was getting pretty tired of looking around already.

The man finally decided to speak, “This is a sacred shrine. I take care of it, not that you foreigners would know anything about respecting other people’s customs. What right do you have trespassing on these premises.”

Snow said, “well I’d only come to say hi. If your first reaction to visitors is to try killing them then that’s on you. It’s a pretty bad look too.”

“Well everything is all fucked up now anyways,” The man said, “I will be unable to complete the ritual in my state and that only means one thing: There will be revenge.”

“Hmm? What kind of revenge?” Eternity asked. “We can take you to get treated, it’s not that big a deal. No need to seek revenge or anything.”

“No you idiots! Revenge for the death of the shark! I was trying to pacify the shark gods but now that the ritual is ruined there’s a one hundred percent chance that there will be another shark attack. A shark even bigger than the last will come to avenge the death of its brethren.”

Eternity, who wasn’t convinced said, “That’s bullshit and you know it.”

Snow, who was more accepting of superstitions asked, “How can we make this right?”

“Make this right?” The man asked incredulously, “there is no making this right, unless you can go back in time and prevent the death of the shark.”

“Hold up,” Eternity interjected, “is this all about the shark that was killed a while ago? We actually helped take care of that which ended up saving lives. Why the hell would we want to prevent its death?”

The man turned irate, “so you helped with it did you? Then there’s no helping us now. Your mere presence in this shrine ensures that there will be no mercy. Just get the hell out of here and let me die in peace. I don’t want to be alive when the sacred shark wreaks havoc tonight.” Snow wanted to stay and console him but Eternity drug her out. There was nothing left to do here and the guy clearly wanted to die.

“What should we do?” Snow asked Eternity when they left.

“Finally get some shut eye on the beach? Who gives a fuck what that guy was rambling on about.” She responded.

“But what if he’s telling the truth! There could be another shark attack!” Snow shouted.

“What do YOU want to do then? Eternity asked because she knew this wasn’t going to end until Snow got her feelgood.

“We have to at least tell someone… maybe that local from the last shark attack will be able to help.” Snow said.

So that’s what they did. They traveled back to the beach and sought out the native that had convinced them to get out of the water during the shark attack. They met him in his house and explained what had happened, avoiding the fact that they’d killed him, and asked if it was even a big deal.

He said, “sounds like you ran into Murph. He’s supposedly the last in a line of clutists who worship sharks. Not many have believed in the nonsense they spout. They’ve been a mostly peaceful bunch throughout the years and they’ve kept to themselves, mostly. How did you say you found him again?”

Eternity said, “we walked into the cave and he was dying of some kind of wound. He refused our help because we helped kill the shark during the attack.”

“Hmm,” he said, “well I don’t see why he would lie. Perhaps we should be cautious. If there is to be a shark attack tonight we can at least be prepared and clear the waters…”

1064 wc

"I'm telling you, Jojo, something is coming. I can feel it in my bones." Kaidu spoke avidly over a cup of steaming tea. Together, he and Joski were settled into the cramped seats of a bungalow that was removed from the main paths of the village some- a cafe that was not the typical fancy affair that draws tourism but rather a cozy spot that was mostly inhabited by locals who wanted to get away from the busier spots in the village that had a trend of being dominated by people looking for tiki drinks and grass skirts. Instead, a central hearth provided a bit of warmth to combat the chilly breeze of the setting sun and offer some intimate space for conversation. Kaidu had brought Joski here after the affair concerning the pirates, treating him to a meal and a little more info about the village and its humble beginnings. Now, he had brought Joski for a different reason entirely. "Story goes that a shark like that used to roam here, but it was bigger. Much bigger. Apparently, a bunch of people back in the day used to pray to the damn thing. I'm not typically the superstitious sort but with everything else that has been going on lately..." Kaidu trailed off, the thumb of the larger man slowly circling the rim of his own cup, his tea hardly having been drunk.

Joski put more faith into old stories than he likely let on, his passive expression watching the shaken local through a thin veil of steam that had risen from their beverages. In the short time Joski had known the man, he had only been honest and down to earth; a man that clearly cared for the safety of his people. Joski could relate to that, to some degree. His knucklehead brothers were out there right now likely getting into some form of trouble. "You're a serious guy, which is why I'm taking you seriously. But even if I wanted to help, what makes you think I can actually do anything? There have to be people way more qualified than me to go hunt down some kind of legendary shark." Bringing the mug to his lips, Joski would sip from the tea as he let the sentiment hang in the air. It wasn't as though Joski was unwilling to help- his training in the ways of the Old Man have begun to show some serious results. This, however, seemed a little out of his league.

"There are. There is a small group of them, even. Which is who I'd be wanting you to join." Kaidu shifted in his seat, gesturing as he spoke. "You ain't from this village so I don't expect you to go and do something foolish for it, but who says anything will even be out there? I wouldn't hold it against you if you said no, but a quick trip out to the bay sure would ease my mind."

Joski would let his eyes slide to the side, landing on a distant point in the tiny cafe. This guy was too damn reasonable.


Kaidu had mentioned a small group, and that was who Joski had gotten up early to meet with. Meeting up with the local in the morning, Kaidu would take Joski down to a small dock that had a single boat moored at the moment, the vessel looking like something that had seen a fair number of days at sea. A small cabin stood at the front of the vessel that likely housed the helm, and some rather large object was nestled square in the center of the ship though whatever it was was currently covered by a sheet. As they approached, Kaidu would speak out loud. "This is it, the Fairweather. The captain is an old salt from the village- used to be in charge of the fishing business around here before he passed it off to his son. Now he is out there hunting bigger stuff," a small waggle of the brow was offered over Kaidu's shoulder to Joski. "The other two are his crew- hand-picked by him to track down some of the meanest creatures that live beneath the water. You'll be joining them along with a pair of twins I think you will find quite familiar."

Joski took a pause in his steps, coming to stand beside Kaidu with a bag of gear slung over his shoulder and a warm jacket wrapped around his figure. For once, Joski wouldn't be caught out in a situation with a vacation shirt and shorts on. Today he was prepared. "Eternity and Snow? Are you sure that is a good idea? I mean, they did help with the shark, and Eternity helped people off the boat when the pirates came along, but are they even up for something like this?"

"Sure am! In fact, they came to me yesterday morning which is what got me thinking of putting this whole thing together. They were concerned that something was going on, and after what they told me, I think they might be right. Besides, are you really going to argue about a couple of pretty girls keeping you company, Jojo?" he asked, nudging the shorter man with an elbow. "They should be along any time now."


WC - 896 / 1,666

Eternity and Snow would have never thought that they would get involved in another shark hunting mission. They had told Kaidu their story thinking that he would get it taken care of. Hell, they were already done with this beach place and had planned on heading home. But nah, he convinced them to come around the next day to help with the hunting. He hinted that he would get Jojo to come help so that put them at ease a little bit. Still, they almost got killed by the last shark so how could they possibly go up against a potentially worse one? Also, the warning was that a shark would attack that night, so why would they set up a hunt for the following night? Perhaps there just wasn’t enough time to mount a sufficient defense.

The two headed over to the cave again the next morning and tried to find something that might be able to help them. The body of the cultist was still there, creepily enough. They gathered the most important looking things which amounted to an amulet and a bracelet that had a lot of engravings on them. There was no telling if they would prove to be of any use but they needed any help they could get. Afterwards they headed to Kaidu’s place. As they walked they noticed other people headed the same way. They looked like they were the type to go hunt sharks, so Eternity and Snow assumed they were headed to Kaidu’s meet up point as well.

They decided to stop for breakfast and have what may have ended up being their last meal. Bacon and eggs were always tasty and drew their minds from the thoughts of going up against a shark again. Eternity could remember the feeling of crashing against the wave. It’d been like falling out of a building and landing on a rock.

“So, what do you think our chances are,” Eternity telepathically asked Snow. Talking telepathically was their go to method of communicating. It was jarring at first but the time they’d spent on the beach had made it an easier thing to accomplish. Plus they could have a truly private conversation, unless of course there was some sensory jutsu out there that could intercept that sort of thing. That was pretty unlikely though.

“I suppose that depends on how many of these are actually trained for this sort of thing. They do look the part so maybe we will have a shot.”

“Assuming there’s even a shark to begin with.”

“Oh not that again.” Snow thought that they had gotten over this. She couldn’t blame her for not believing though, it was pretty obscure. For all they knew they could very well be wasting a ton of time on this mission.

“Seriously, the guy said that there would be an attack last night. Did you hear about an attack last night? I didn’t. This whole story is probably baloney.”

“Well, maybe there was an attack but nobody knows about it yet. People swim at night you know.”

“Eh, Whatever. I’m just going to hope that we get paid for this. If Joji’s showing up we should be fine.” For once she wished that Madara had come along since supposedly she had some ability to help out. If they truly did inherit some abilities from her then perhaps she would have some genjutsu to hold the shark in place. Eternity didn’t seem to be cut from the same mold like Snow was though. Snow seemed to already be developing genjutsu fairly easily but Eternity was more of a physical fighter. Though, she doubted she was nearly strong enough to do any damage to a shark, especially without enhancing her strength with a jutsu.

“Hehe, yeah, he seems to know how to kick butt. That’s what I like about him.”

“Uhuh. Go tell him that.” Snow suggested when they arrived.

“Hi Joji,” Eternity said with Snow tagging along behind her. “Do you have a plan to take down this thing?” She was guessing that he had something up his sleeve but maybe this shark would prove to be too difficult for him. Eternity certainly hoped that he at least had an exit strategy.

After a brief talk, the captain would set them out to sea. Not too far away from the shores swam the legendary shark. It was even larger than the last and was somewhat sentient. It could manipulate the waves to carry words of warning. Every time the boat crashed into a wave words such as “Turn back” or “You will pay” or “Prepare to die” would seem to come from the ocean. The voice would be deep and deadly, much like one would expect of a massive shark. It made Eternity and Snow want to go back to shore, but they knew in their guts that they would just be eaten if they jumped ship.

There was no telling when the mythical shark would reveal itself. It was, after all, its decision. It knew people were out to hunt it. It knew that a storm was brewing. Maybe it would wait till the end of the day to reveal itself when the crew was tired, or maybe it would attack sporadically throughout the day. It hadn’t made up its mind yet. It thought it was funny that its hunters thought they were safe on that boat which it could split in half with one mighty blow. It also thought that one of the cultists had decided to come along to sabotage the mission, since Eternity and Snow held the relics from the cave.

940/2004

It was a strange sensation, running into the same couple of people in such quick succession. Typically, Joski was used to the people he was visiting not even knowing he was there- those people being his siblings. He preferred to check up on them from afar as the trio of River orphans always seemed to have some plan they were putting together or some sort of goal they were working towards. A goal that Joski had no real intention of being a part of aside from the fact that he would be sure to keep track of them all and make sure that none of them were doing anything too terribly reckless or avoided road hazards such as bandits. To see Eternity and Snow once more after such a short separation almost made Joski feel a little awkward, though the two of them offering warm welcomes was enough to ease his anxiety, and though they couldn't see it, a smile would form behind the mask. "Hey, you two." In the warm summer days on the beach, Joski had opted to transform his mask into a large pair of sunglasses that served to hide his face away. Now that he was dressed a little more to his normal taste, he saw no reason in hiding away the mask as well. "Of course I have a plan. My plan is to let the professionals handle it and hopefully not miss too much of what is otherwise going to be a nice day." He'd thumb behind himself to the boat when referring to the pros, indicating that he was likely in a position much like they were. Turning, he'd fall into step beside the two girls he had come to recognize, one of them having called him Joji. He wasn't sure how he felt about the name just yet, but it didn't sound so bad on first contact. "Good that we finally meet while we are all fully dressed, for once." Joski would offhandedly comment as the three of them board the ship.

Out at sea, a fog would bubble from the waves as the ship made its way south, past the cove the two girls had said they had found a strange cultist and into a circle of reefs that was infamous by the locals as being an area of bad luck; apparently, there were stories of a sea beast that would break the hulls of any shit that tried to navigate the reef. A story that the small company of people on board were now chasing down. If Joski had not been told that the navigator was a veteran who was familiar with the area, he wouldn't have trusted anyone to pilot this boat. As the fog rolled in, it cut almost all visibility, even the shore vanishing from their view as they were swallowed by the mist. Joski wasn't exactly the comforting sort, though on the outside his mask and demeanor did a great job of making him look unbothered, even as the eerie whispers began to slither forth: unsettling warnings and threats, all filtered through a guttural tone of what could only be described as a monster attempting to emulate the spoken word. It was as fascinating as it was horrifying.

A quiet had fallen across the deck of the ship as they sailed until all at once, a few of the crew stood up as though they had recognized something. For the life of him, Joski couldn't recognize what they might have picked out of the fog, but all of the sudden it seemed everyone had something to do. "Alright boys, let's get the rig ready. She'll be on us any moment." The captain would speak out, reaching up and beginning to pull away at the sheet covering the massive apparatus that had been shielded thus far, revealing what looked like a small tower with a rather large gun on the top of it, the nose of a hefty, sharpened harpoon sticking from the barrel. If someone had shown Joski that in explanation for going on a fishing trip, Joski might have laughed. But under the given circumstances, it only helped to hammer home just the size of the beast they were dealing with. A minute after the order had been given, a splash has heard some distance off the boat, and the crew kicked into high gear. "Here she comes!"

One of the crew members scaled the outside of the tower, taking a seat behind the massive harpoon gun and grabbing a lever, jerking it back before shouting down to the deck below. "Captain! It won't turn! Something is wrong!" There was a cacophony of demands for an explanation before the deckhand would duck under his chair, messing with the internals of the gun before coming back up to show a rope that had been cut and flayed. "Sabotage, Captain!" There was a rush of activity as another splash was heard off the side of the boat, followed by a low rumble. "Brace! Brace!" Another deckhand called. Moments later, the ship would rock violently to one side as if they had just hit a wall of rocks at top speed, nearly toppling the vessel as those on deck were thrown about, some possibly overboard if they weren't holding onto something.

"You're going to have to aim it manually! Someone get us a bearing! Another few hits like that and we are done for!" The Captain would shout amidst the chaos.

WC - 913
TWC - 1,809 / 1,666

As it turned out Joski’s plan was basically not a plan at all. Finding this out and hearing the comment about being fully dressed for once made Eternity narrow her eyes at Joski. Snow laughed heartily at the same comment. Eternity wished she had some kind of witty comeback but she couldn’t think of anything good. She settled for “good to see you too” before hopping up onto the boat.

There was little to be optimistic about as the atmosphere darkened and the boat started lurching. Even seasoned veterans ended up hurling over the side of the boat on occasion. This was the first that either living clone had been on waters this rough and they quickly realized that having the strength of the strongest shinobi wouldn’t be enough to take on the ocean. Even Eternity who was fairly strong had trouble holding onto support. What the frik were they supposed to do against the shark, if they ever found it?

“Why did we come along again?” Eternity shouted at Snow.

“What?” Snow shouted back.

“I SAID WHY DIDN’T WE STAY HOME,” Eternity shouted back.

“WHAT???” Snow shouted. There was no use in talking to each other. They didn’t have big booming voices like the captain and other male crewmates did. Eternity even tried talking telepathically but even that was hard to understand.

When the captain finally warned that the shark was coming that was when all hell broke loose. Someone had sabotaged the ship which made Eternity quickly check her pockets for the items she’d looted from the cave. They were gone. She’d thought they’d gone missing a while ago though she’d assumed that they’d just been bouncing around the ship. She never considered that they’d been stolen.

“Muhahaha!” shouted one of the crewmates. He held the relics in his hands and his whole body was glowing.

“You thought you could take Him out, but it is you who shall perish!” His body levitated high in the air. He must have risen a few dozen meters before a flash of lightning revealed an absolutely fucking massive shark in the sky. It had riden a wave and propelled itself just as high in the air with its jaws opened wide. It swallowed the crewmate whole before landing back in the water. The impact it made on the water was nearly enough to capsize the boat. It actually ended up throwing off handful of people, including Snow who Eternity chased after.

“Fucking hell,” Eternity thought as she caught Snow in midair. The two of them flipped and landed on the surface of the water which was somehow easier to stand on than the boat.

“Did you see how high it jumped out of the water? That’s fucking insane.” Snow said.

“Hell yeah I saw it. That was probably the only good opportunity to hit the damn thing. I hope someone was able to land a shot.” Eternity said.

“Did you ever end up learning that enhancer? The gates? You said you were working on it.” Snow trembled and pointed at the shark’s massive fin that was visible above water now.

“Fuck no. I mean I learned the basics but that’s about it. I couldn’t open a gate now even if my life depended on it.” Eternity shook her head. She still didn’t know any useful jutsu and it was embarrassing.

“Well, all I have are a couple genjutsu,” Snow said, “one of them requires the shark to hear a sound, which is impossible with the backdrop of the ocean. The second one just requires me to be able to see it and be close enough. I’ll be able to hold it still. Who knows how long I can do it though. It’s a fucking monster so I have no doubt it has ways of getting out of genjutsu. It might even be immune.”  

Eternity pulled out a harpoon tip that she’d strapped to her thigh earlier. “I’ll try to drive this into its eye. Same plan as last time, eh? Except with a little more planning.”

“And a lot worse odds,” Snow said with a sigh. It was uncharacteristic of her to be so pessimistic but she didn’t think they were getting out of this unscathed.

The two of them trusted that the others would manage to do something useful if they were able to hold the shark still for a bit. They ran at the shark and the shark swam towards the boat like a bullet. It intended to smash right through it and then eat each of the humans one at a time. It was a good plan, but for some reason it stopped a mere twenty meters or so from the boat.

“I’ve got it!” Snow communicated telepathically. She had caught it in her spell.

Eternity didn’t need to be prompted as she was still running right towards the shark. She held the harpoon tip over her head and leapt into the air. She was falling towards its eye but the shark snapped out of its stupor long before she actually landed. The shark didn’t even care about Eternity as she landed on top of it. One thrash of its body sent Eternity skidding across the water out of sight and out of mind.

 
876 / 2880

The slam into the side of the boat had sent Joski up against the broad side of the cabin containing the helm, his back slamming into the wall enough to nearly knock the wind out of him. Despite the rather catastrophic attack, a good portion of the crew managed to remain on board and was well determined. Apparently, this was not the first rodeo for a few of them. As Joski recovered, he witnessed a flurry of action from the crew as they recovered, the road-weary traveler having witnessed the jump of that massive shark just before that weirdo got swallowed. Whole. There wasn't even enough time to hear him scream if they could. "Man the sails! Batten down the hatches! Get that damn gun working, now!" The captain roared from inside the helm, having taken control of the wheel. Joski pressed himself to his feet, relying on his own balance to stay on board, his eyes darting from side to side in an attempt to get an account of who was here and who was missing. Who could he help? Where could he be? It was at this point he noticed Snow and Eternity were missing, though before he could begin to find them, the crewman who had been atop the gun would call out to him.

"Hey! Kid! Get over here and give me a hand, would you?" He called, waving Joski over. The traveler, working unconsciously on the desire to just want to help the situation, made his way over to the tower, and the man who had crawled part way into it. "Look kid, that guy did a number on this thing. I can get it to fire, but I have to be down there. Kaidu said you had a sharp eye and a quick reflex, so I need you to climb the tower and aim the gun. Once you got that beast in your sight, give me a shout and we'll sink her before she sinks us. Got it? We might not have another shot, so make it count!"

Joski wasn't exactly sold on the plan. He couldn't see a damn thing with all this fog. But there wasn't anyone else that seemed available to do so as there were people helping others out of the water, and some that were securing parts of the ship that had taken damage. Without enough time for a sigh, Joski would climb the top of the tower and begin to swivel the heavy gun around in an attempt to find the beast but had about as much luck as he imagined he would. In fact, he caught sight of Snow long before he saw the shark, his eyes being drawn to the beast when he noticed Eternity then as she dove through the air, landing on the creature with a harpoon she had stowed away. "Gods, these two are crazy. What the hell are they doing off the boat?!" He cursed quietly, swiveling the gun in their direction and attempting to get a clear line of effect.

He couldn't get a bead. Between the fog and the distance, it was too much. Joski could hear his heart begin to thunder in his ears as dread began to overwhelm him. This was it. He couldn't do it. That shark was going to slam into the boat again, then eat them all. Yet as fear threatened to overtake him, his vision suddenly burst with color. There, clearly outline through the dense fog, was the form of the massive shark illuminated by a raging cosmo. A furious nebula of stars surged towards him, and on top, a small nexus constellations that made up where he knew Eternity to be. "Wha...what is this? Why am I seeing stars? Why is everything suddenly so clear?" Even his own body shone brightly, and the members of the crew below him. All of them were teeming with stars. As shocking as this was, Joski very quickly snapped back to attention. "I can see. If I can see, I can aim. I can do this...I can do this."

"Fire!"

Just as Eternity was thrown clear of the shark, the thunderous boom of the gun being fired echoed over the water, the sound captured in part by the dense mist. The whirling sound of the projectile hurling through the air until it crashed with the surface of the water, producing a long, loud groan of pain that was a reflection of the menacing whispers they had heard before.

WC - 751
TWC - 2,560

[Exit.]

Claims:

Eternity had passed out long before she stopped skipping across the water. She dreamt of thunder, of the shark’s menacing gaze. When she came to the shark was already dead and she was floating on a piece of wood. Maybe she’d miraculously managed to land on it, or maybe someone had put her there. She couldn’t tell. All she knew was that she didn’t see anyone else around her. She was just in the middle of the ocean with nothing else in sight. It was odd to see that there were no birds in the sky. Not one. Just cloudy skies and bleak rays of light shining from the east.

“What a way to die,” she thought. This was probably the lowest she’d ever been in her life. Just stranded waiting to die. She thought about how she might ought to kill herself if she couldn’t find a way back home. She supposed that just letting herself sink would do the job but then what would happen to her soul? Would it go back to her world or would it stay in this dimension?

“You there?” Snow asked. She had been calling out to her telepathically for what seemed like hours now. She’d convinced the crew to keep sailing around and look for Eternity at least until sunset.

“Yeah, why?”

“Oh god, I thought you were dead. But then I heard your thoughts. Where the flip are you?”

“I’m just floating. I don’t know where. I can’t see anything around me except for ocean. I take it the shark is dead? The storm clouds are starting to part.”

“Yeah, it’s dead. God, how are we supposed to find you?”

“Fuck if I know. Can you send out a flare?”

“Good idea.”

There was a pause and then a plume of pink smoke was visible in the distance.

“I saw it. You are… west of me. If you’re coming just hurry up. Things are looking bleak over here.” Eternity thought to Snow.

Eternity laid there for what seemed like an hour before the ship came by to pick her up. It was just in time too because Eternity was seriously considering just offing herself because she was not liking her life at all.

“Thanks. Man, this telepathy stuff is pretty fuckin handy,” Eternity said. That was when she realized that her ribs were broken, again. And her leg after she tried standing on it.

“Oof, you got to get a little tougher if you’re going to keep getting into these kinds of situations,” Snow said.

Eternity nodded. She didn’t want to talk since every word and movement seemed to ache in weird ways.

They eventually made it back to the beach town and after that Eternity was able to get some treatment. Also they got a massive payday. They were officially done with their trip. They didn’t care whether there were more missions to be done, they simply could not fathom touching sand for the next few years after these shitty experiences.

500/3340 wc

exit

Splitting evenly between LC's (1670 each)

Eternity:
+10000 Ryō / 50 AP
+30 beach event tickets
1 Shark Scales (A-Rank Augmentation Material) / 1 Swashbuckler's Eyepatch
500 wc towards Gate of healing https://www.narutoroleplaygame.com/t44323-eight-inner-gates-jutsu-v7#348348
500 wc already learned here: https://www.narutoroleplaygame.com/t53650-boring-illusion?nid=139#402910
1000 wc towards Gate of Life
100 wc towards Gate of Pain
+1 Speed
+15 Chakra

Snow:
+10000 Ryō / 50 AP
+30 beach event tickets
1 Shark Scales (A-Rank Augmentation Material) / 1 Swashbuckler's Eyepatch
500 wc towards Shackling Stakes . This is learned at a 50% discount bc the LC's creator already knows this.
750 wc already learned here: https://www.narutoroleplaygame.com/t53650-boring-illusion?nid=139#402910
1100 wc towards mastering it
+10 speed
+6 vigor

Approved