So I came back from Gustav Tunnel after three hours of intense Paladin leveling. I decided to travel to Windurst to level Theif, so off I set to Selbina to catch the ferry. Before Boarding the ferry I was thinking about how that nasty Sea Monk used to smack me 'round. I never did get revenge - now was the time. I waited with anticipation for the ferry, whilst I waited another guy arrived who didn't look very geared for fighting what with the Fishing clothing and all. We boarded the ferry, and to my dissapointment there was no Sea Monk or no other mobs. The whether was like nothing I'd seen before; Pitch Black and foggy. Suddenly I hear a Screaching sound, at this point I am wondering what the heck is going on. To my surprise, in the distance, coming towards the ferry, was another ship! As it got close my arch nemesis Appeared; the Sea Monk! Along with around 5-8 Skeletons, I began to hack away at them all, saving the Sea Monk For last. I beat them down one after another, while the other guy just fished. In the process of fighting the Skeletons I suddenly dropped to the ferry floor like a bag of Chocobo Fetchings, apparently "Silverhook" had casted Blizzaga II and robbed me of all my remaining HP. In my dead state I hastily looked around for this "Silverhook" I looked and saw nothing, it was that very moment that I realised the Sea Monk was no longer my nemesis...
Even though I didn't gain a thing (In fact I lost a chunk of exp) I enjoyed the experience immencely, I really didn't know Final Fantasy XI was capable of this sort of thing. Having undead pirates take over the ship I was riding was the single most exciting thing that has ever happened to me in Vana'diel.
The Topic: Has the world of Vana'diel ever surprised you? Do you have any interesting Vana'diel stories? If so please share them.
