Encuentro con una orca. / Encounter with a killer whale.

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Drew loved the ocean so much that all his life, he has been exploring different oceans. His dad was a pirate and somehow took him one day on his ship ever since, Drew had loved the ocean so much.

He described the ocean as his best friend and claimed to be able to kill any kind of aquatic animal that came troubling him and of course he had records of his victorious killings of big whales and sharks.

He adapted to ocean life and usually stopped at harbors to refill his ship with food and water that will be needed for his next trip. He had no wife or child because he felt the ocean was his family and the only thing that gave him joy. He enjoyed fights with whales and luckily he always won.

One day while he sailed his ship to explore another vast ocean, there was a warning storm ahead and he felt it was one of the storms he had conquered, backing up his thoughts by chanting praises to himself of being one of the best sailors and helmsman the world would ever record. It was of a certainty that he had conquered many storms right from when his dad handed him a ship to sail to wherever he pleased as a teenager and ever since he had been so braggadocious about his achievements.

Pride didn't let him look properly ahead to see that he was sailing right into the devil's pit and that the storm wasn't the type he had witnessed before. His crew made it clear to him about what was gonna happen but he kept Bragging and sailing further.

When he got to where the turbulence was strong, the ship swayed in different directions, lightning struck and the water raged,it rose from its normal level to a much higher level shaking the boat and almost overturning it.

Drew kept smiling, he told his crew to remain quiet that he would definitely get them to safety. They all chided to believe in his might but they didn't see what was gonna hit them soon.

An orca(killer whale) swam side by side with their ship, it was a very mighty one, just a little longer than their ship. When Drew kept sailing further, the whale knew it had gotten to its territory so it struck.

It jumped over their ship so they could see it and attack. The whale was ready to finish them all. The crew shook in terror as they tried to attack the whale which had already started hitting their wooden ship. When Drew saw the whale he attacked like he did to the rest he had killed, handing over the helm to a trusted helmsman.

He untied a boat dropping it in the raging water taking a few men with him and they got ready to kill the whale. He shot a rod at the whale but it skipped it. The whale took the opportunity to overturn the boat. All the men fell in the water but it only attacked Drew. In no time, blood flowed on the surface of the water and they knew Drew was gone.

Two other men lost their lives to the killer whale while the rest survived the storm and the whale which went into hiding after killing Drew and some men.

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Drew amaba tanto el océano que durante toda su vida ha estado explorando diferentes océanos. Su padre era pirata y, de alguna manera, lo llevó un día en su barco.

Describía el océano como su mejor amigo y afirmaba ser capaz de matar cualquier tipo de animal acuático que se le acercara y, por supuesto, tenía constancia de sus victoriosas matanzas de grandes ballenas y tiburones.

Se adaptó a la vida oceánica y solía parar en los puertos para rellenar su barco con la comida y el agua que necesitaría para su siguiente viaje. No tenía esposa ni hijos porque sentía que el océano era su familia y lo único que le daba alegría. Le gustaban las peleas con las ballenas y por suerte siempre ganaba.

Un día, mientras navegaba con su barco para explorar otro vasto océano, se produjo una tormenta de advertencia y sintió que era una de las tormentas que había conquistado, respaldando sus pensamientos cantando alabanzas para sí mismo de ser uno de los mejores marineros y timonel que el mundo registraría. Estaba seguro de que había vencido muchas tormentas desde que su padre le entregó un barco para que navegara a donde quisiera cuando era un adolescente y desde entonces había presumido de sus logros.

El orgullo no le permitía mirar bien hacia adelante para ver que estaba navegando justo hacia el pozo del diablo y que la tormenta no era del tipo que había presenciado antes. Su tripulación le dejó claro lo que iba a pasar, pero él siguió presumiendo y navegando más allá.

Cuando llegó a donde las turbulencias eran fuertes, el barco se balanceaba en diferentes direcciones, caían rayos y el agua se alzaba, pasaba de su nivel normal a uno mucho más alto sacudiendo el barco y casi volcándolo.

Drew no dejaba de sonreír, dijo a su tripulación que se mantuviera tranquila que definitivamente los pondría a salvo. Todos le reprendieron para que creyera en su poder, pero no vieron lo que les iba a golpear pronto.

Una orca nadaba al lado de su barco, era una orca muy poderosa, un poco más larga que su barco. Cuando Drew siguió navegando, la ballena supo que había llegado a su territorio, así que atacó.

Saltó por encima de su barco para que pudieran verlo y atacar. La ballena estaba lista para acabar con todos ellos. La tripulación temblaba de terror mientras intentaba atacar a la ballena que ya había empezado a golpear su barco de madera. Cuando Drew vio la ballena atacó como lo hizo con el resto que había matado, entregando el timón a un timonel de confianza.

Desató un bote dejándolo caer en las aguas embravecidas llevando a unos cuantos hombres con él y se prepararon para matar a la ballena. Disparó una caña a la ballena pero ésta la esquivó. La ballena aprovecho para volcar la barca. Todos los hombres cayeron al agua, pero solo atacó a Drew. En poco tiempo, la sangre fluyó en la superficie del agua y supieron que Drew había desaparecido.

Otros dos hombres perdieron la vida a manos de la orca, mientras que el resto sobrevivió a la tormenta y a la ballena, que se escondió tras matar a Drew y a algunos hombres.