2 2. New Life

The sound of footsteps coming and going forced me to wake up, I was lying in a hammock and when I got up I saw those men waking up with regret, they all started preparing to carry out their tasks on this boat.

It's been a month since that damn day. After falling unconscious, those bastards kidnapped me, just joking, those dirty pirates rescued me, remembering everything that happened when I got to the boat, I couldn't help but smile wryly.

--- Flashback ---

When I woke up I was in a place that I did not know, alarmed I got up and looked at my surroundings.

There was a huge table in the middle of room, with a large chair made of leather, the walls were covered with maps, the bookseller were filled with books of all kinds , some chests rested in a corner and of all the things in that room one caught my attention.

On one of the walls of the room hung a sword, my breathing shrank, I knew it was a special weapon, this was a sword of legends, a legendary weapon, I approached the wall where it was, I extended my hands to take it but I couldn't reach it.

At that moment the door of the room opened, scared I returned to the place where I was, and looked the door, it was the old man who entered the room, he saw me with a smile, but he had a tired look, he looked most older than the last time I saw him.

He approached the sword on the wall and took it, he looked at me and spoke "It is a good sword, it saved my life on many occasions, do you like it?"

After his question I nodded immediately, I was so excited that I forgot him because he was in this place, everything in my mind was the sword.

"Try it" he said as he passed me the sword.

I took it immediately and when I touched it I felt the enormous power that radiated, a warm feeling came from my heart and tears clouded my sight, if this sword had been in my possession last night, those things would not have happened.

Remembering that night I remembered where he was and looked at the old man who was now sitting in the big wooden chair talking about something.

Without understanding a single one of his words, I asked him: "Who are you and what is this place?" while threatening him with the sword.

"That feeling you have now you must always remember, but you should not obsess over it, forced power is bad for our seeds, the slightest mistake and it will grow in the wrong direction and we can never use its true potential" Said the old man calmly as he stared at me "your mother made the same mistake when she was a child, her seed was not suitable for scale magic but her dream was to be like your grandmother a great sorceress "

"Stop talking nonsense and answer," I replied immediately, as this old man dares to criticize my mother, he wanted to cut him into a thousand pieces.

"I'm your savior, that's enough" I reply with a smile "Stop playing around brat, you will take someone's eye out"

"Answer my question a damn time," I yelled at that stupid old man.

"You have a very dirty mouth to be a brat" he said calmly "It seems that Susana taught you neither magic nor manners"

"Stop talking about my parents, you damn decrepit old man" without containing my fury I pushed my back towards him while closing my eyes, however, a strong pain arose from my stomach, when a kick pushed me back.

"Stupid brat you think you can hurt me with your eyes closed, cowardice is prohibited on my boat, get up and fight like a man, if you don't want to die don't close your eyes again" he said as he approached.

Scared I ran out of the room just to be surprised, I was in a boat, a huge boat, we were surrounded by water on all sides, the smell of salt stung my nose.

On the deck boat there were people of all races and everyone was watching me, I could feel the eyes of these men fixing on me, they all seemed to be very strong, they all looked at me with a funny smile, as if they were watching a comedy.

I held the sword as best I could, as I watched the old man leave the room and walk towards me.

Gathering all my strength, I raised the sword, now it seemed very heavy, using all my courage Attack once more, but the old man dodged it very calmly as he raised one leg towards my face.

After the kick I was pushed back, falling between a stack of barrels, I got up wiping the blood from my lips that I raised while looking for the sword that I released at some point in my fall.

Without the legendary weapon in my hands and without even a weapon, fear reappeared in my heart, but before that feeling came over me, one of those men threw a dagger at me while saying with a smile "come on boy, kill that old bastard ".

Taking the dagger I observed the old man, he did not move after kicking me and stopped instead.

Seeing how he was so calm, all the feelings that I accumulated since the last night were released.

Charge towards the old man swinging the dagger with all my force and release all my emotions in that rampant attack, losing all sense of reason, totally immersed in the frenzy of battle.

I could feel the blows of the old man, I was sent to fly many times but I always got up, kept attacking until until all my strength was exhausted

After being beaten by the old man, a bear race beastman was healing me in the ship's infirmary, were in the room the old man and the man who gave me the dagger both laughed out loud and mocked of my stupid behavior without caring if I listened.

After making fun of me for a while the old man said to me "When you calm your emotions, come to my office to talk and I will answer your questions, do not do anything stupid, next time I will not be gentle with you" when he finished he left the infirmary.

The other man put the dagger and the sheath on the table in the room while looking at me, before leaving he said, "I'm Dragan, if you need anything, you can come to me, take this dagger, it will be useful to you"

After calming down my emotions I thanked the beastman and took the dagger as I made my way to the old man's room.

When I arrived I just pushed the door, he was sitting in his chair with his feet on the table, while playing with a map and a pen , the legendary sword was in the same place, the old man pointed to the chair in front, i sat down quickly.

"Where I am?" ask right away.

"On my ship," he replied, seeing that he didn't plan to say anything else, I asked another question.

"where we go?"

"To the city of Verf Blauw"

"And my parents" I asked, although I already knew the answer.

"Dead, that beast killed them" he replied looking sad then change to an expression of anger

"Who are you? How do you know my parents? and why did you help me? " Let go of all my questions.

The old man thought a moment before answering, let out a long sigh and stared at me, he seemed to be looking for the right words to answer me.

"I am Basilio Beltrán, the captain of Queen Shark and the lord of the southern seas"

After hearing that name my body began to tremble, I looked directly into his eyes and he looked at me with a deep gaze.

There was not a person in the South Sea who did not know that name, was the name of the infamous adventurer pirate "the shark king"

I wanted to ask various things but I was be surprised to hear his next words.

"I know your parents because Susana is my daughter and help you because I am your grandfather and your last living relative"

After hearing those words, I was in shock, I couldn't process all that information, my brain wanted to explode.

My mother's maiden name was Beltrán, I never imagined that Basilio Beltran was his father, they had the same last name, but...

It was just a coincidence, wasn't it?

If what the old man said was true, I was the grandson of one of the most powerful men in the south sea.

I couldn't believe those words, more questions arose in my head, but before I can say anything the old man spoke first.

"Yes, I am that infamous pirate that everyone talks about and your are my grandson, I Basilio Beltrán, I make you a promise, I will take care of you until you are strong, I will teach you how fight and use magic, so that one day together we will come revenge to your parents, now you are one more member of my crew, welcome to the Shark Queen, Dan Balam this will be your new family".

--- End of the flashback ---

While I was remembering all this, I finished changing my clothes and went up to the deck of the boat, where the crew members were already preparing for landing.

Taked a deep breath, the smell of salt came right away, look at the blue sky that rose above me and sigh.

This is my life now, I lost my parents, my house and all my memories were buried in that island.

Now my life was totally random, I did not know where destiny would take me, which would be mine from now on.

The city of Verf Blauw was a few miles away, today we disembarked, today my new life began, today my legend began.