A fantastical seafaring story where ancient powers wake.
“There was no such beast. His imagination was getting the better of him, that was all. Perhaps he’d pulled an old picture of one of those monsters from his head and hallucinated it. That was the only explanation that made sense. Perhaps somewhere deep down, his more adventurous side longed to discover one of these old forgotten monsters. Yes, that was it. It had to be. Now if he could just keep his mind focused on getting back—
The ship bumped. And not just the kind of light bump from riding on the waves. No, this was a hard bump, enough that it almost pitched to starboard while he had to hold the rudder tight to keep his footing. Now that was not his imagination. He looked to port to see what could have caused the bump. A massive green shape, easily twice the size of his ship, slipped back under the water.”
