In the days of the myth and legend, the beautiful Calypso, daughter of Atlas, ruled the wine-dark seas. Sailors everywhere both loved Calypso and feared her. But because she too had mortal blood, Calypso fell deeply in love with a young sailor, named Davy Jones. Calypso rewarded that love by giving Davy Jones a sacred task of collecting all poor souls that died at sea, and ferrying them to the worlds beyond. Now because of that love, Davy Jones agreed to set foot on dry land every ten years. And if this love was true to him, his task would be complete, and the new captain of the Dutchman would be found.
But whenever Davy Jones came ashore, Calypso was nowhere to be found, for the seas are fickle and unpredictable, as was the powerful Goddess that ruled that domain. So, when the men of the sea, The Pirate Brethren convened a great conclave. Davy Jones plotted with the Brethren to tear the rule of the seas away from Calypso. With his help, the Brethren tricked Calypso and imprisoned her into the body of a mortal woman. Soon, Davy Jones' grief and guilt of what he had done became so great, he ripped his own heart, a heart that had betrayed him, right out of his chest and locked it away. He then returned the seven seas; Only now the sailors would fear him to the death. For Davy Jones had turned fierce and cruel, with an insatiable taste for all things brutal.
But then an ambitious mortal, who himself wished to rule the seas, came into possession of the beating heart of Davy Jones. This mortal knew that he could use that heart to make Davy Jones do his bidding. Soon an ancient and horrible creature of the darkest deep, known as the Kraken appeared upon those seas. This terrible beast brought the master of the Flying Dutchman even more souls on his cursed ship, Dead sailors forever impressed into servitude. Now those pirate lords grew even more fearful. But when they convened again, they only argued and fought among themselves, so afraid were they of Calypso's anger at their treachery.
Though one of the Brethren did not wait for agreement. Tricked by the Goddess herself, he took all of the tokens used for their betrayal, the powerful items that they had imprisoned Calypso and then undid the spell that bound her to mortal flesh. The Goddess was now free, and her wrath indeed became horrible to behold, and even worse to experience. The enraged Goddess, Calypso, gathered the waters of the ocean around herself in a giant whirlpool, a massive maelstrom, and a battle raged at the center of it. It was in that very battle that Davy Jones' heart was pierced causing him to die, finally free for all eternity.
... With his death, Davy Jones was welcomed back into the dark embrace of the seas; For Calypso in her own way still loved him. And his ship, The Flying Dutchman, received a new captain, and all was as it was meant to be...
