Dinner time had finally arrived, luckily all the food had been prepared on time, but before starting the captain gave the instructions on how this part had to be done so that there were no mistakes:

"Basically, this ritual is like a date in a bar, we all have to eat and drink until the candle goes out, except the person who is leading the ritual, which will be Taras"

"Taras has to eat alone and without being disturbed in front of the sail. Ron will serve everyone the food and drinks, as if he were the bartender. The rest act as clients to create the atmosphere of the bar" The captain continued explaining with some hurry for the hour.

"That's it?" Lucas asked, not understanding how a ritual is done that way, although he was not good at doing rituals, he had learned 'something' in childhood and his 'something' was more than eating, drinking by a candle. But unfortunately, the rituals of Lucas required sacrifices and everyone had to be infected by sirens, which is not very easy to obtain.

"No, besides, Taras has to be in leather and smeared with aromatic oils, according to the whore's tastes" Said the captain seriously, the last ritual they listened to the dead, if an anomaly happened here, it could be serious for everyone .

Following all the guidelines, everyone began to do the ritual.

The time came and everyone began to eat their meals before Taras, setting the mood.

"More than a bar, it looks like a funeral..." Ron said looking at how sad this arrival ritual ended up being, there was always a good party.

"and one where they only serve water" Added the captain, somewhat uncomfortable, with the scene that was forming.

"We could use what's left of Paulo's drugs...should we?" Esteban commented.

The captain didn't answer, he ran to the cabins to look for them, this had to be a bar. Offending Tusha can cost you dearly.

"Taras, go inside and light the candle, I'll serve you" Ron gave the instructions.

Taras approached the table and lit the candle, beginning the important part of the ritual, the candle had nothing special at the moment, it only emitted a very beautiful bluish light that ended up hypnotizing Taras.

Ron walked over, handed Taras the fish and a glass of water.

It was then that the candle began to emit bluish smoke and enveloped Taras' entire body, isolating him from the rest of the deck.

Lucas was amazed looking at the scene, the bluish smoke emitted flashes like fireflies, which made it seem that the stars were swimming on the smoke.

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"The ritual is quite beautiful, Poseidon in general did not do any tricks and reluctantly he fulfilled your wish" Lucas said somewhat hypnotized by the bluish smoke.

Slowly, the crushed smoke also began to spread across the floor of the deck, surrounding Lucas's feet. Lucas reached out and touched the bluish smoke with his fingers. It didn't feel empty like smoke, but it looked like water. It was quite relaxing to touch it and see how the smoke slipped through your fingers.

"You should learn some tricks like these, old man, surely someone would pray to you if you do it" Lucas said hypnotized into the water, he touched it with his fingers and then tried to grab a bit and throw it at his face.

The sensation caused by the smoke enveloping his face was relaxation and absolute peace, it made you forget all your problems and pains.

"Do you think so? He answered a voice under the smoke" As a reflection began to form

Lucas didn't notice it, but for a long time he didn't feel any other crew members and they couldn't hear the others eating either, it's as if they were all isolated around the flickering bluish smoke.

Lucas raised his head, the scene was beautiful, there were no stars anymore, there were whales flying through the sky, he seemed to be underwater formed by flickering smoke. He looked around him and seemed to be surrounded by colorful jellyfish circling around him and below him a person was about to finish forming.

"... Whales flying through the sky... Colorful jellyfish... My tastes are good too, aren't they, old man?" Lucas murmured something, amazed, he could stretch his hand and the jellyfish danced around his fingers.

From time to time the jellyfish gave him a few sparks, which relaxed him even more and made all the colors more vivid, while the whales in the sky made soothing sounds.

Air bubbles began to come out of the bluish smoke, when he touched it he felt the slight tingling on his skin.

"They're cute, really... I've never seen anything like that" said the reflection in the water, it was Lucas himself, also looking at him from below.

"Me neither, man, but it's beautiful" Lucas closed his eyes and began to listen to the whales below the water, the sound wrapped around him and massaged his body.

"Open your eyes and look at that!" He told the reflection with a smile and pointing in a direction.

Lucas opened his eyes and marveled, it was full of colorful corals and algae, fish of all colors came to swim around him. The fish circled endlessly wrapping his body in a colorful whirlpool, the smoke felt thicker and more relaxing as he touched them with fun, each one brought unique sensations.

"Ha, ha, ha this is spectacular" Lucas said laughing, touching the different fishes, if he touched them they would burst into colorful smoke, the colors flooded his entire body as the smoke thickened, his body descended with the colorful fishes as if sinking into infinity.

"Look, try this, it's even better" The reflection said, reaching a hand under him trying to touch Lucas.

"The ship is sinking, you are descending to the spiritual world, don't let the fool touch you son, look for something better, something that protects you... and I do tricks, only your brain sees them to us..." A rumbled rather awkward and effeminate voice, but definitely masculine, throughout Lucas's colorful scene.

“Old man?” Lucas muttered as he watched the hand distort, shatter like paint. Lucas looked at his surroundings, also distorted and shattered.

Then he came out of the trance, he was under the water.

They all floated dead around him, but were held up by hands reaching up from the deck. The hands seem to want to drag the dead sailors with the ship to the depths.

Lucas swam away from the deck for fear of being trapped and stayed floating watching the ship sink to infinity, not really understanding what had happened...