Chapter 4: Ship Happens - 181

Some times passes. The inky black tentacles aren't attacking anymore, instead slowly exploring the deck, winding around the railings. One large appendage creeps closer to the stairway to the lower deck, where JOAQUIN, SELDANNA, and JONARD are currently cowering. The door has been ripped off its hinges, leaving only JOAQUIN with his sword drawn in a shallow attempt to threaten off the feeler.…