A kiss by the siren's cradle

Betrayed and humiliated by his lifelong friends, Blackbeard finds himself sinking into the endless blue ocean. He struggles, refusing to die like that—not after all it took to become Blackbeard. People whispered his name in fear, while others hollered it in praise, but it meant nothing as his lifeless body was consumed by darkness. There is hope, though, and it comes in the shape of a siren. The creature that gave life to his most vivid nightmares, keeping him up all night. A creature capable of great evil becomes his only hope in the form of a deal. Will he take it?