As if sensing his fear, a single thin tentacle slid along the deck towards Dolphus. Seeking to entangle his leg, it moved towards him with predatory grace.
A Ghost sailor nearly ran into him on the stairs. “That thing is gonna tear the ship in half!” They yelled, “I’m grabbing the Phoenix Bolts!” The sailor sprinted down the stairs.
As the sea surrounded him in it’s crushing embrace, Mako got his first good look at the Thauin. Abnormally large for it’s kind, the beast was an impressive 25m in length. Most curiously however, it appeared to be chained up. Three massive iron chains stretched from the beast, anchoring it beneath the Caelin’s Hand.
Where the other ends went Mako could not see, as he went deeper and deeper. Soon all he could see were the 4 massive islands sitting at various distances from the ship. Except one of them wasn’t sitting, it floated, as if leisurely paddling along.
If Mako looked he might have seen the occasional massive limb as it pushed itself along, or the long powerful tail casually waving behind it. Disturbing the water in even, and strong currents. The beast turned it’s head to regard Mako as he fell.
A voice spoke in his head. “Welcome child of the sea.”