Sindbad

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" You're going to ignore the warning!" Nasser cried in utter horror. " We will die all in here then!"

" I would rather we all die than survive by throwing a child into the sea, if that even worked!" The captain countered, voice booming over the storm.

" It will! Our ship will survive the Great One's wrath!"

The sailors split into two groups, those who believed in Nasser's words, and those who thought it absurd to just sacrifice a kid to the sea. Arguments began to break here and there.

A pair of blue eyes squinted at them all with such intensity that they seemed to have swallowed their own tongues. The man then turned on the older one.

" You're turning in circles, old Nasser!" The captain placed a hand firmly on his shoulder. " You go back inside, I'll make sure you stay alive. But I'm not as heartless as to sacrifice a kid for a storm. Take him back in, Sin-"

The captain broke off as he turned around, eyes flicking in search of a certain pair of golden eyes among the ones staring at him.

He found none.

" Sindbad? Where is he?"

The sailors looked around the deck, but still no shadow of the boy. Sindbad had vanished from the upper deck...
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[Side story of Zarqa]

The sea is vast and the world on the other side is even bigger! With that in mind, Sindbad decided to leave the safety of his homeland, Baghdad, and set on a journey to see the world and the wonders it was hiding.

But no one said his journey would be easy. No one said he would be guaranteed to go back home.

The world doesn't only bear wonders, but perils as well.

" You're on a long and unbearable path, boy. You will come to regret eventually." Predicted a self-proclaimed seer.

Sindbad is about to see what the world is really like outside of Baghdad.

[ Opening Theme: Lapis Lazuli by Eir Aoi]

Sindbad's Opening: https://youtu.be/ACaDnuLnTjE