Golden Scales

In the depths of a thick mist in the night, a large finishing ship made its way through the ocean. At the front of the ship hung a bright lantern, shining brightly onto the mist that gave little visibility.

"How close are we?" the captain of the ship asked loudly. He was a tall man with a scraggly beard, missing two fingers on his left hand.

His eyes remained at the front of the ship where numerous deckhands were standing at the bow. One of the deckhands was a young man with short brown hair, wearing somewhat classy shirts and pants, and had a somewhat opaque circular pendant hanging from his chest.

The young man took the pendant and placed it on his eyes.

Suddenly, the mist in front of his eyes seemed to clear and he could see almost everything with perfect clarity. He looked through the pendant for just 2 seconds before he felt his eyes burn and he had to put it down.