On the morning of April 12, thick fog spread outside the entrance to Breyak Fjord. From within the entrance, it was impossible even to make out the glaciers beyond.
"Wooo~"
As a horn sounded, five pirate ships emerged from the fog in a line and slowly entered the fjord.
The ships had no sails raised. Instead, they relied entirely on an underwater countercurrent to push them against the fjord's flow toward Breyak. The fog followed behind the five ships, pouring deeper into the fjord.
After about an hour, the leading ship, the three-masted Black Pipe, finally raised its mainsail. A Holy Emblem belonging to the Sea God Leviathan had been painted on the hundred-square-meter white sail in dried blood.
The fog gradually spread from behind the ship to the waters ahead. In the mist, the emblem, originally a dirty brown, began to glow scarlet.
The two ships flanking the Black Pipe raised their mainsails as well. They bore the same Sea God's Eye designs, painted in blood, and the same dreadful glow shone through the fog.
By the time the final two ships raised their sails emblazoned with the Sea God's tentacles, the white fog had completely enveloped all five vessels. The red glow from the sails gradually dimmed, then vanished altogether.
"All power belongs to the ocean!"
A difficult-to-understand chant echoed through the fog. From the seabed to the sky, the voices shifted from chaotic to unified, until it seemed that a single will controlled every living creature and spoke through them. As the voices converged, the fog wrapped around the ships grew denser.
"Your Majesty, please descend!"
"Boom~"
With the final cry and a tremendous crash, the stench of blood spread through the air. The edge of the spherical fog began to writhe. Two Sea God's Eyes opened