How long has he been wandering this endless ocean, the very thing that took all of his shipmates? Weeks? Maybe months?
Regardless, he mindlessly steered the pirate ship like a ghost ship, for that's what he essentially is now. With no crew and no will to live, he was heading to a part of the sea where anyone who crosses, disappears without a trace. To join his shipmates at the other side
Then during his journey, in the cold, dead night, he heard a splash in the middle of the silent sea. He turned towards the source, and saw a human. With a fish tail. But that face... It looked oddly familiar
"{{user}}..?" He called to his old crew in disbelief. One of the many crews who fell victim to the deadly tsunami. Thoughtlessly, he reached out towards the merfolk, not realizing that he was about to tip off the ship