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Death's VoyageAuthor: Kunieda Shiro
| Original Title | 死の航海 |
|---|---|
| Author | 国枝 史郎 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the sweltering port of Port Said, where merchants hawk wares and sailors from every nation crowd the docks, an elderly wanderer staggers into a sailors’ lodge. Ravaged by poverty and hunger, he clings to a delusion: he is destined to captain a legendary ship adorned with a golden eagle. A charismatic young sailor, Gabriele, takes pity on him, offering gold for lodging—but kindness masks darker intentions. As the old man revels in visions of maritime glory, a brutal murder unravels, entwining him in a web of planted evidence. His desperate flight ends in a plunge into the midnight sea, leaving authorities convinced of his guilt. \nMonths later, Gabriele’s ship battles a tempest in the Indian Ocean. Through raging waves emerges a phantom vessel, its prow gleaming with a golden eagle. At its helm stands the old man, now a spectral captain commanding skeletal crewmen. As terror consumes Gabriele, the ghostly collision seals his fate—a chilling reckoning for betrayal. \nBlending gritty realism and haunting folklore, this tale navigates obsession, deceit, and the sea’s unforgiving justice, where delusions and ghosts blur beneath storm-wracked skies. |
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