Several calm days passed in silence, the stillness broken only by the occasional rippling of the water as Grey and the captain sailed across the Dead Sea, its corrosive depths stretching endlessly in every direction. The sea was ominously quiet, its dark waters holding a suffocating mystery beneath the surface. The captain, who had long discarded her previous disguise, was now in her true form—faint purple hair cascading over her delicate features, her eyes glowing with an otherworldly brilliance that had become a hallmark of her growing power.
During their time on the Dead Sea, the pair hardly encountered any of the legendary sea creatures known to inhabit these perilous waters. The few that did appear were swiftly dealt with by the captain, who seemed eager to test her newfound cultivation at the Foundation Establishment realm. Grey could only watch from the deck, a silent observer to the captain's demonstration of overwhelming power.
