Literature
Beyond, prologue
Far away in the most distant ocean, wreathed in mist and prisoner to the sea's breakers that forever pound upon its shore, lies an island. An island of green forests, towering mountains, lush streams, burnt prairies, rainbows, storms, life, and death. An island with infinite secrets, many of which are yet to be discovered. An island that has existed since the dawn of the earth, yet was never encountered by mankind, save for one crew of unlucky – or lucky, depending on your point of view – shipmen… but that was several millennia ago.
The ship was called the Sapphire, yet it was not a "gem" of a ship, as its name implied. In fact, it was