The night the heavens split was unlike any other. Celestial fire burned across the sky, fracturing the world in its wake. The sea, restless and wild, rose in rebellion, as if challenging the forces that had shaped it. Amid the chaos, two fates began to take form—different yet bound by the relentless will of the ocean.
On the tempest-tossed remains of a wrecked ship, an infant swaddled in silk drifted through the wreckage, her fragile cries drowned by the roars of the storm. Symbols carved into the fabric whispered secrets that no living soul could decipher. Captain Dorian Blacktide—a marauder known for his unyielding ruthlessness—stumbled upon the wreckage, his crew silent in reverence for the eerie calm that surrounded the child. In that instant, the waves stilled, and the storm seemed to bend. Dorian took the infant into his arms, tethering himself to a destiny beyond comprehension. He named her Nyx and raised her as his own, teaching her the ways of the pirate's life while sensing the ocean's undeniable claim upon her.
Years later, Nyx commanded her own ship, the Abyssal Wraith, a legend whispered across the seas. But even amidst her triumphs, the ocean hummed its secrets, a constant reminder of her enigmatic origins. Though she wielded sword and strength with unmatched ferocity, she felt the sea's protection in moments of peril, guiding her safely through storms and battles alike. And yet, that whisper of the deep grew louder—haunting, calling her toward something far greater than herself.
On another shore, beneath the bustling port town of Blackfall's lively taverns and shadowed docks, Raiden Veyne grew into a roguish prodigy, a boy with sharp wit and undeniable charm. By the time he was a teenager, his knack for deception and swordplay had earned him a reputation among sailors and scoundrels alike. Stowing away aboard the infamous Iron Gale, Raiden began his life of piracy, rising through the ranks until he took command of his own ship—The Thunderborn. Bold and brash, Raiden carved his name into history with the strength of his crew and his uncanny ability to navigate even the fiercest storms.
But his transformation into the Stormwalker was born of a night filled with chaos. Seeking a treasure bound by legend, Raiden's crew unearthed the wreck of the Tempest Queen and its peculiar artifact—a sphere of obsidian, etched with markings that pulsed like a living heart. Claiming it as his own, Raiden unleashed forces he could scarcely understand. The storms obeyed him, bending to his will, but their power demanded a price. The artifact drained him with every gesture of command, binding him to a curse as intoxicating as it was insidious.
Two lives, shaped by the ocean's fury, haunted by the echoes of their origins, now sail toward a shared destiny—a tempest born of their union, waiting to be unleashed upon the restless seas.