Chapter 1: Sea Fight
Luka scowled at the sea below her and sighed. She pulled at a dark green curl and put her glasses back in her pocket. The trip had only begun but she already ached for land and new company. Aunt Tarin was seasick and her cousins had already thrown her walkman over board in protest of her anti-social behavior. "I don't understand how a 20 yr old woman could be so ill tempered" Tarin said. The sun slowly set, the waves making a hissing sound as the air chilled. The dark chill of water surprised her but when she turned around there was no one. The bright blue bucket lay at her feet and she knew then the culprits.
She spotted the dark red curls of her cousin Mary at the corner and sprinted after her. Mary giggled wildly and ran towards the dinning hall. Passing a few men snoozing in chairs, Luka charged into the dinning room. The boat creaked as the waves became violent. There were flashes of lightning visible through the portholes and the shadows made Luka uneasy. She spotted Mary by the kitchen door and slowly walked towards her. She suddenly lost her footing and fell backwards as the boat tipped. She saw what looked like tentacles outside of the hall but the lighting was so rough like the wind that it could be anything.
"Mary, get your butt over here. We gotta find Tarin and Jake." She hissed over the thunder which was now added to the storm. Normally, Luka loved storms but she was usually on dry land and not in an empty hall full of creepy shadows. The boat tipped again and Mary screamed, running from her hiding place and into Luka's arms. They moved quickly towards the exit but it was locked. "We'll try the windows."
Mary nodded and Luka could hear her sobs as the thunder increased.
"Its just sounds Mary, it cant hurt you."
"Where is momma!?"
"I don't know."
Luka struggled with the window for a moment and was met with torrents of rain as the window gave way. It was then that she saw the shadow of another ship in the dark of the storm. "Coast Guard." Luka thought, climbing through the window. Her legs dangled before she found her footing. As she let go of the window, she realized the boat was tipping. She was slammed against the railing and the window slammed closed.
Mary banged on the window and then screamed though the thunder carried the sound away from Luka's ears. Luka turned to see a dark orange tentacle crash down on the other side of her. It broke the railing and sent her flying into the depths of the sea.
The washed knocked against her, sending her flying towards another wave and farther from the cruise liner. She saw the other boat, large and black, but she being pushed away from that as well. She caught only glimpses of the ship being attacked by the giant tentacles. "No!" she tried to scream but the sea water silenced her protests with another violent wave.
The black of the storm and water covered her as she lost the will to struggle. Losing consciousness she pleaded to every god she had ever heard of and some she made up to take her away someplace safe. A voice whispered in her ears as the black took over. "It is done." The black silenced everything and she drifted, waiting for death.