Mira tightened her grip on the ship's wheel, her jaw set. "Then let's make sure they don't get the chance."
The boat cut through the water, the horizon wide and waiting. The battle had only just begun.
The battle between the ship and the creature intensified as the massive tentacle writhed and thrashed, the sound of its movements echoing in their ears like thunder. Jude's sword remained lodged in the creature's flesh, but the beast seemed unfazed by the pain it had suffered. The ship lurched again as the massive appendage swept across the deck, crashing against the mast and sending a shower of splinters into the air. It was like the ocean itself had become a battlefield, and the waves were the enemy, rising to swallow them whole.
