-Captain Scarlet always stole all the treasures he set his sights on, until the day he found out about the pact between the huachis and the king. The captain became obsessed with that treasure. He searched everywhere and even went to visit the witches, to find out how to get to the bowels of the Kingdom. But no matter how much he prepared, when he first faced the huachis, they won easily.

"The captain discovered that they had a weakness for fire. So he used most of his treasure to ask the witches to grant him the power to defeat the huachi. They say that they made him drink some kind of black water and that from that the captain's rage and greed turned into fire, which, as you could see, is more than enough to kill a huachi. With this new power he thought he was ready to invade the Huachi Kingdom, but he was not.

"His plan was to steal one of those huachi vehicles that can travel underwater and send pirates into the Kingdom to attack them. And so he did, but he did not count on the fact that the huachis are more dangerous in groups. Their soldiers defeated all the pirates he sent.

"The captain was about to go personally, but he was stopped by the King of the Huachi's himself, who came to the surface to confront him.

"Capain Fuego managed to remove one of the King of Huachis' powerful hands, but he also managed to lose his right arm. Had it not been for the fact that his men rescued him, he would not have survived.

"Once on the deck, dying and full of internal rage, with no apparent alternative, it was the first time he made a pact with... him.

Kaleb's eyes widened further and for the first time he spoke:

-Him? -he knew the answer to this question, but he still asked it. Perhaps in his mind he hoped that the answer was not what he had thought.

-Some called him Acq'Aht, the English called him Malum Tenebris. But the captain always called him Señor Oscuro -Bones said-. An evil entity that roams the stars in search of rotten and evil souls.

-Hey, Bones -said Ratchet-. I don't think I've ever asked you, but how did the captain know about that evil entitity?

-Because of the witches. They worshipped that beast. They even say that the captain's hat was given to him so that he could hear him more easily.

-Damned witches -said Ratchet.

-Indeed -answered Bones-. But it did not end there. The captain asked Señor Oscuro to end every huachi on the face of the earth and, furthermore, he asked to let him live to see it.

"They say that the sky immediately turned to night and that a huge beast of darkness descended in front of everyone's eyes and swallowed the Kingdom of Huachi whole.

"The captain survived to see the huachi swallowed, just as he requested. The captain caught fire as if his body were full of gunpowder. We thought that would be the end of him but... once the fire went out and his screams stopped, the wretch was good as new. He even received a gift, his arm made entirely of fire.

"The captain celebrated his victory. He believed that without the huachis the treasure would be ours, until he realized that this beast of darkness had swallowed the entire Kingdom, treasure and all.

"The captain, in his rage, cursed Señor Oscuro and called him a liar and deceitful. It was then that one of those witches appeared on the deck. No one knows how, but when she arrived, the clouds seemed to shut off the sun, and it began to be as cold as the devil himself.

"The witch told the captain that Señor Oscuro had fulfilled his part of the bargain and now required a payment: his soul.

"The captain said that he had been deceived, that if it was his soul that Señor Oscuro wanted, then he should at least give him the treasure of huachi, and if he did, then he would not only give him his soul but also that of his men, but only if he allowed them to spend every gold doubloon and pearl.

"The captain reassured us, telling us in secret that he did not intend to spend it all, that each of us would keep a doubloon that we would never spend and that way we could keep our souls.

"Señor Oscuro fulfilled the captain's wish and suddenly the witch spoke with a horrible voice. It seemed as if that thing was speaking behind her. She looked at all of us and said, "You will have the treasure just as you ask for." From the sky we saw that gaseous beast come down again and swallow the whole ship with us inside, just like it did with the Huachi Kingdom.

"After tremendous darkness and agony we appeaered here. The huachi treasure was complete on the ship, down to the last doubloon, but we were condemned to sail these waters forever. Furthermore, in one last twisted taunt, Señor Oscuro condemend those who sold their souls to not be able to get their fill of bread, meat, food... no, both captain and crew would hunger unquenchably for a thousand hells. Unless they ate the only thing that would satiate them... gold.

"Since then the captain tries to get as much gold as possible in these seas to be able to devour it, insead of that cursed huachi gold, because once it's gone our souls will belong to that thing.

That's why he needs crewman like you, to be able to sell them for gold or transport them to the mines, where he forces them all day to look for gold under the sweltering heat so that the damned can eat.

-But, we're not going to allow it anymore -Bones said as the others nodded.

-Why should others pay for the mistakes of the unfortunate captain?

Kaleb turned to look at those present, who were beginning to fuss with anger and vengeance.

 

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