Tidal Lies

Chapter 1

"Captain, we are almost there." The sailing master of the crew had shouted down to inform his captain.

"Have you well managed to see, Mr. Sailor?" The captain's voice echoed up its way to the crow's nest.

"Yes, Captain Slate, Sir. I do believe we will be there in about half an hour." Mr. Sailor replied.

"All's well." The heavy voice of the young captain filled its whole ship. "Release all sails, we're heading straight to the port and fast!"

"Roger!" The men replied and all ran to their places.

The Captain of the Theorisa was not someone you can just meet or talk to.

The name is Jonathan.

Jonathan Slate, a young captain who was very skilled and accurate. Although its height was the smallest among the men inside the pirate ship, everyone respected their Captain.

Jonathan always wore a white coat that reached to the man's knees. A bluish, navy color of linings at the ends of his collar. The boots were always pure leather, light, and comfortable. It's armored with a sword the captain has all his trust into. Made by the finest swordsmen which he did not steal.

She had prepared a pirate ship using all the money she had, the crew was her somewhat family. They grew up with her since she was born.

The captain's name wasn't truly Jonathan... But Joana.

Captain Joana Ruiz Slate

Yes, she was a very fine lady. A young woman who grew up in a rich family, everything and every love she ever wanted, was upon her.

But nothing is going to stop such a gentle lady to ship shape into a man, just to avenge her father.

At the age of 18, the known Pirate King has attacked their land. Stole everything they had, and especially stole her most precious belonging — his father.

For years of training, siding the thought that she's a young lady, she became very noble and strong. Despite her small height, she was very much masculine.

Her once beautiful shape has turned into a very strong woman which hid her femininity. Her long black hair has been cut short and gifted with a uni-gender face, she hid Joana under the face of another person.

"I will be Jonathan. Yet, still Joana. For my heart has always been her, but my blood that has been longing for the pirate king to be killed is Jonathan."

Joana will never forget the man who killed his father. She will forever despise him.

"Just you wait," Her jaw clenched. Her hand crumpled on the wheel of the ship, "I will come for you, Captain Nickolas Thorne." Her eyes focused on the ocean, it never was too hard for her to take him anytime.

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Theorisa has lowered its anchor, some of the Captain's men rowed their boat down to take the loots from Dominica.

It took them after a while to see their own little boat coming back to their ship with nothing.

The Quartermaster took out a telescope, hand signaling the men from far away.

After receiving their reply, Mr. William Quarter hurried his way up. "Captain!" He called her.

She looked towards her right as she sees her most trusted righthand man, "Mr. Quarter, what is there you're running for?"

He panted, looking at her worried.

"Well then speak out, Mr. William."

"Captain Jonathan. The men..."