"CAPTAIN!!" Some of the crew members screamed as loud as their voices could carry them. But it wasn't like that would do any good.
Captain Garrick had been drawn into the water and none of them had the guts to go after what had just practically kidnapped the man.
Water crashed upward as his body vanished beneath the surface, dragged down with such force that the Grimhorn lurched violently to one side. Several crew members were thrown to the deck, weapons clattering away.
For half a heartbeat, there was only stunned silence.
Then panic.
"A squid! No... too big!"
"Grade Three! That was a Grade Three!"
"Turn the ship! We need to get him back—!"
The water churned violently where Garrick had disappeared, dark shapes twisting beneath the surface. More tentacles breached, slamming against the hull, sending splinters flying.
