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"I... yes, I'm Skyra," he responded to Ortho. "And you are... Rro? No that can't be right. You don't sound like him. And I hear Hiro and Griffon are here. Ugh, stupid Griffon. I probably never got the respect I deserved because of you. ...Now where's Iveth? Iveth? Are you there Iveth? I can't here you."

Skyra was looking about every which way, seeming to look for someone. "She must be shy," Skyra mentioned. Skyra started to walk around, but eventually ran into Icias. After feeling his structure for a moment, he started to say something. "Yup, that's a polar bear alright," Skyra stated. "I could tell by that noise you made when you came here. ...So... which one of you is Rro and which is Iveth?"

There was a deadly secret surrounding Skyra right now: ...He was completely blind. The magic surrounding his eyes was lost after death, and now he cannot see at all.

OOC: I just had this idea to make Skyra completely blind after Skyra acknowledged Icias was a bear, which is why I made that "Yup, you're a bear" comment as sort of a cop-out for my last statement.

Icias looked at his boney claws and looked around, past the group of friends. The rest of the crew was rejoicing at their death, they had each been reunited with their families... But that could only mean one thing, "Black Beard must have completely demolished Fireball Island, everyone murdered," Icias wished he could cry but no tears filled the sockets of his skull. "The crew is at peace, best not refill their hearts with revenge..." Icias turned his attention to the smaller Scraucer, "short one, you said you were from this land now, who is it that wants to meet with us???" Questions continued to fill Icias's mind, he was never the religious type but if these were truly the After Isles then Relic the God of Death had to be real as well. Also known as Relicos the Undertaker by the Islanders in the Open Blue.

"Perhaps we should meet with whoever this is..." Icias remembered stories of Relicos giving a second chance to some people, people touched by Relicos, or and agent of Relicos were permanently marked with the large tattoo of a Kraken on their left fore arm and were given the ability to return from the grave. Icias was wondering why Relic would send one of his agents to speak with them, could it be the way they died? And if so, would he offer to send them back to the land of the living, but at what price?

"Skyra? Is that you? So--I am dead... we all dead!"

He took a moment to try and breathe, but it felt too strange doing so without lungs, so he stopped. "Ro and Iveth are not here," he said. "They still alive... I hope... I DO NOT WANT TO BE DEAD!!"

"Iveth? Now that I think about it, I kind of miss Iveth," Skyra mentioned. "Say, how is Iveth doing. Is she still chipper? She's not still hanging out with that Rro character, is she?"

"Cut it with this small talk, we need to get back to the real world, where is the Relicos. I need to get back and finish a problem." Henry said with his arms crossed.

"Relicos doesn't meet with dead low lifes such as yourselves," a ghostly ship appeared with Admiral Thorne on it. The ghostly wisps faded and the ship became real, it had been the ship of Jolly Rro Rogers before he had been captured a little over a year ago. "I am here on the God of Death's request, he knows how you died and who killed you and he has a proposition for you all..." The late Admiral had been a pretty open worshipper of Relicos when he was alive and living so in death the God of Death recognized his power and faith in life and granted him the rank of Sea Wraith. Able to travel to the land of the living and back to run errands for Lord Relic. And as an Agent of Relicos he personally requested to speak with these friends of Skyra, who in death had been appointed his assistant. Not a Sea Wraith, but an honored dead, respected by most everyone in the After Isles.

"I have three gifts for you to take to the land of the living, the Cannonball Jack, ship of Rro Rogers. The Phoenix Dagger, once belonging to Athens of the Candlestick Pirates. And lastly the Tesla Amulet, gifted to Clove or Iveth as you know her, years ago but was stollen from her and then lost into the sea." The amulet would amplify her electrical abilities by three times, and even allow her to summon storms! "I have been asked to allow Hiro, Icias, and Griffon, to return to the land of the living..." But who were these other two, Relic hadn't spoken of these characters.

"Who are these two, the doctor and the one who smells of wet dog?" Thorne the Sea Wraith looked over to Skyra, "do you know these two?? Should we send them back to help fufil deal???" A deal of which Sam hadn't yet told the group, a deal that only he and Skyra knew of. And if they failed they would be hunted down and brought right back her by angry Sea Wraiths such as Samuel.

"Greetings. ...Umm... Thorne," Ortho responded. "I am the ships doctor Ortho Tusqor. Skyra should know who I am, as I worked on his eyes many years ago. I came on this adventure hoping to find you, but here you are... dead. Disappointing to know someone you admire as a great warrior is dead. I had the chance to become a warrior, but I chose to be a doctor instead, and I stand by my decision."

Griffon gave Skyra a skeletal frown. "I was going to be nice to you, but you seem to keep hatred for an old friend. I'll keep this bit about you out of the stories I tell, let you keep hero status." His attention was nabbed when a wraith joined the company. Once 'wet dog' was mentioned, something hit him. "I may be dead, but I'm fairly certain this man tried to kill me," he said as he backed away from Henry. "What do you want here?" He brought a boney fist up to prepare for combat in a ready stance.

"Calm down now," Icias said, they were about to be given new life, he did not want to screw this up because of a stupid quarrel. "The Pup killed because Black Beard commanded it!" Icias was kind of right, if the boy would have protested Thatch woulda killed Henry, though it was true this was the first mate of his crew. "And it's not like it matters no one has their weapons here anyway, what are you gonna do punch each other until your bones are dust?" Not like it mattered, this Sea Wraith by the name of Sam told them that only three of them would be heading back to the land of the living. "Is there no way we can take our doctor back with us, he was an old friend of mine in life, as well as a friend to your companion Skyra..."

"I do not want to be dead," said Hiro. "But--what do you want us to do? I hear many story about when people make deal with yokai and monsta. They almost always bad. Why does de god of death want us to go back? What make us special?"

"Hmmm, only three? I don't know I think they all sound pretty important," Skyra said. "I do think I remember Ortho's voice just vaguely, but I'm not sure about the bear or the other one. Still, it sounds like we are dealing with a monstrosity that maybe having more people on board would be wise to have. But how strong are they? I'd test them myself but... I can't see."

Henry growled at Pardoner, "I did tried to kill you, Pardoner, but it was you who killed me, even if I succeeded in killing you, Thatch would of killed me. So I dont know why I am here, but I do hope I go back, to kill Thatch," he said, "You can go do whatever you want, but im going straight to him,"

The Sea Wraith smiled, "three ghost stones are in this bag, but I will tell you what, if you can defeat the Bone Eatter..." The Bone Eatter was Relicos personal pet, a dragon made of bones that flew around the After Isles accepting challenges from the skeletal residents of the dead. If you lost to him your bones were destroyed and your soul was consumed adding to Bone Eatters power, but if you could defeat him a Ghost Stone would appear and you could return to the land of the living for a second chance at life. The catch was that Bone Eatter was nearly invincible and even once he is defeated he re-materializes a few hours later with the same strength as before. "I can't give you more then these three ghost stones, but if you want to get your friends out, Bone Eatter has a ghost stone if you can best him in combat..."

"...Wait, you want me... to fight... a giant monster?" Ortho asked. "I... I don't feel so good. Where did all my medicine go, maybe I have something that will... ummm... errr..." Ortho was beyond nervous at this point. He had no combat training. ...None! He basically had no chance of fighting that thing. "And we can only fight for our own stones?" Ortho asked. "Well... I could do what I can, but... I..." Ortho looked at the others and frowned. "I... I think this might be goodbye. I don't think I can do it."

Griffon wasn't paying much attention to the others at the moment. He was more focused on his enemy being in front of him. "Your death was your own fault. I killed you in defense!" Had he had flesh he would be red with rage. "You better give me a good reason why I shouldn't rip my left arm off and beat you with it, otherwise I'm taking Skyra's left arm off and beating you with both!"

Icias sighed, "I guess show us to the Bone Eatter?" He tried to ignore the two men who were about to rip off their own arms and continued speaking with the Sea Wraith, "do you guys want to go back and get revenge on black beard or stay here and argue like children?" This wasn't said in an angry tone, more like an 'oh bully, we have to fight a dragon now...'

Henry growled at pardoner, "I had no choice, Thatch was controlling me, He is no mare mortal, the devil have comsume him and I would of been consumed too if you hadnt killed me and free me from his will. I owe you, pardoner," henry said putting his hand out for the story teller to take.

Hiro yapped at Henry and Pardoner. "Shut up! Both of you! We need to get back!"

But Hiro knew there were only three stones, and four who needed to return. He also understood that one of them was not able to fight as well as he could.

He stepped up to Ortho. He wanted to give him some kind of encouragement, but he didn't know what to say. After a moment of silence, he averted his eyes. "I--I win for you," he told Ortho. "I fight for you, and give you stone."

"Huh?" Ortho said. "You... you would do that for me? ...Well, alright but... you barely even know me?" To be fair, he barely even knew Henry or Icias either. "...Thanks." Ortho couldn't help but smile that someone was caring about him, especially someone from another species.

"You can all fight Bone Eatter if you wish, but if you are defeated he will leave nothing but your skull behind... And once a Skullie always a Skullie," the late Admiral smiled, "if you lose this fight you will remain dead for eternity!" Allowing the group to board the ship and he pointed in the direction of a misty ol Island, "once you are ready to go back hold your ghost stone in the air and shout, "Ressurection!" The Sea Wraith gave a Ghost stone to Hiro, Icias, and Griffon... "Good luck mortals!" And with that the crew was sailing off towards the Bone Eatter in the Cannonball Jack.