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A Sekiteiun is an ancient fossilized cloud which remains in the sky. It serves as the base for the White and White-White Seas, the oceans where Skypiea is located 10,000 meters above (blue) sea level.

Overview


According to Montblanc Cricket's theory, the Sekiteiun is a mass of clouds so dense and ancient (possibly thousands of years old) that it could be described as "petrified". Because of this density, the Sekiteiun does not have an atmospheric current and can never condense into rain, but it still manages to float on the sky somehow. It appears to move around the region of Jaya following a predictable pattern (as Cricket was able to deduce its location a day in advance), and, with luck, timing and good planning, it is possible to travel into the Sekiteiun by riding the Knock Up Stream once it is aligned with the cloud mass.



Also, due to it being so dense, sunlight cannot penetrate it, meaning that any region in the Blue Sea caught below the Sekiteiun's range will darken nearly instantly, almost as if nighttime had suddenly came. Sometimes, a mysterious phenomenon will happen where gigantic silhouettes of winged warriors appear among the clouds; however, Cricket has explained this as merely the result of the shadow of someone up in the Sekiteiun being projected down to the Blue Sea due to strong sunlight.

Trivia

 * The phenomena explained by Cricket where people located high up in the sky have their shadows projected down on ground level due to being struck by sunlight above is based on the real life effect known as the Brocken spectre.

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