Chapter 39
Kaysi-
Once we'd gotten on the top deck we knew we weren't going to be able to get back down the boat was whipping and swaying too hard to make it down the stairs safely.
One of the staff members came over and told us to take refuge at the flybridge. This is a room on the top of the ferry an open space on the upper deck. This area was where the steering station was located, and it was a relaxing space for the crew and the passengers.
Looking out the window upon the ocean you could see the waves tearing up high with their white foamy layers rolling over themselves cascading and crashing upon the deck of the boat as well as beside. We shifted and suede with the boat as we attempted to hold on.
The entire upper deck was layered with rails for people to hold on to if they felt unsteady but even still the jolting of the churning waves violently tossing us with immense Force was too much to handle.
"I think I need to sit down I'm starting to find myself getting dizzy I said to Evan"
"No that's fine there's a seat right here." He said as he scooted it over.
The window was very open and large I could still see out at the chaos.
"Hey look over there our friends made it back to the bus," I said breathing a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness they were able to get down before this storm hit."
"Yeah, I think it would be best that we go ahead and call them and let him know. Now that they're back on the bus they should be able to have access to their phones."
Even sitting inside the flybridge you could hear the deafening Roar of the waves and the thunderous booms of the storm. What should have been a short ride from Shore to Shore now was taking quite some time.
The storm surge and the high winds kept pushing us around to where we were unable to further journey. We just had to sit there and wait out the storm.
"Oh my Lord!" I said speaking to Evan as I grabbed the side of his coat. "Look there!"
Somehow the boat being tossed misdirected our path and caused us to head towards a whirlpool.
Something massive inside of the whirlpool began to breach the surface. The water surface turned and foamed around it as its enormous head began crowning with Jagged bone-like protrusions.
The Colossal serpent-like creature with its scales of obsidian began to slowly break through the water. You could see its eyes glowing this primal monstrous beast was lined with rows of razor-sharp teeth and a thin like Maine that wrapped around the crown of his head.
As it slithered its muscular body through the waters it left a trail where it was disturbing the water.
Standing there I was haunted by its presents staring at it in all fear and its wake. The sheer size of this sea monster overwhelmingly made our ship look as though it was a mere toy and the presence of its size.
But it was strange no one else screamed or hollered or seemed to even notice the creature.
"It's a leviathan!" Evan said in a cold airless raspy voice. I could tell he was barely able to speak he sounded as low as his throat was closing up.
"Is there anything that we can do I asked him?"
"Though we've done a lot of training as way makers there is no way to defeat that thing. Even combined with all our strengths we seem to be at the mercy of that dragon!"
"Nobody else seems to notice it. Nobody's screaming or hollering or having any reaction at all. "It seemed to be both scary and sickeningly eerie but no one could see the monster that may soon end our lives."
"I agree some people are born with the ability to see the demons and the spiritual realm and others are not."
"Even though you may have lost your memory you somehow still withhold your ability to see them. The only explanation I could come up with is you must have been born with your gifts. Some people can't see until much older in their teens occasionally small children can as well."
"I know maybe we can talk to Captain into staying away from it. Of course, they're going to be trying to steer away from the whirlpool. But the serpent is coming through the waters and leaving it behind."
"Let's go then. We can't sit around and let this beast end us without trying."
I ran following behind Evan trying to keep my balance as the hall to the steering room was shifting back and forth with the boat. The walls moved back and forth as I bumped my shoulder into the window.
"Kaysi are you going to be okay." He said as he looked back when he heard the thud wear my elbow and shoulder made contact with the window.
"Yeah, I might have a little bumper or a bruise I'll make it we got to go," I said we had finally made it to the front of the vessel. I flung the door open to the control center.
Something bashed into the side of the boat the hard slam knocked me off my feet. Evan grabbed around my shoulders catching me before I could fall and sitting me back to my feet.
"Ouch! I winced"
"Oh, your shoulder sorry." Evan pouted
"No, you save me because if I had fallen I could have taken on much worse damage. So thank you very much for saving me again."
"Captain you need to steer the boat in the other direction" Evan yelled.
"Hey, you can't be in here." One of the crew members said as he walked towards us getting ready to shove us out the door.
"Hold on! I said shutting around the crew member to the captain. We're about to head towards a large rock you can't see it because of the storm surge but will crash into it soon if you don't turn.
Evan caught on to my bluff " Yeah that is why we had that big jolt he had just started to tip it.
"I'm going to take the kid's word for it our eyes are down right now, the captain said. The storm has disrupted our navigation systems we can't see the hazards like we normally do because the song on maps is all out for us."
"Turn the boat Leeward we will ride against the winds that are taking us that should pull us away from the rocks."
Just then we got a ring on our phone.
"Hey bub, it's Josh. Me, Baby, and Duke have decided we're going to try and distract the creature a little bit so that way the boat can get away. I'm guessing you had to have seen that creature too right?"
"It's huge how could I not? But why does it have to be you and our Guardians?"
"We are the only ones that can fly. And the Guardians will keep me protected as well as protect us there's not much we can do."
"Right now we're in the control center. Evan spoke, it was thanks to our persuasion telling the captain that there were rocks that he turned the boat away from the Leviathan. I guess if you're going to have to go be careful.
I stood by and watched helplessly as Josh battled with the Guardians against the Leviathan. Both Baby and Duke had their wings out flying in the sky. Somehow they were unable to be detected by anybody else. Only those with the gift of seer could see them.
They made rounds hacking and slashing at the dragon but it did no good. If anything it angered him. They were but mere flies compared to the colossal size of this creature. Baby you could make a couple of cuts Hacking away some of the scales around its head.
Duke fired a few shots on its face with not even a flinch of pain. We only needed to get a couple more miles out and we would be far enough away though it would be safe for them to return. They only had to hold off for a little while longer.
Josh sends it into the air up high. I think I know what he was doing he was winding up for an attack.
Ascending miles over the dragon's head. Josh aimed his body downward, and with his wings tucked in, he soared through the air like an arrow piercing the sound barrier. With his beak sharp and his body as a projectile straight he used all of his strength to pierce the leviathan's eye.
Leviathan screamed shaking its head back and forth. He fired a blast of ice across the ocean. The waves shattered the line of ice.
There was blood pouring out from his eye sliding down the leviathan's face. Josh placed his claws at the bottom of the eyelid and pulled his beak out and the motion of the leviathan thrashing his head caused Josh to go soaring backward in the sky.
He slammed into the side of a rock and then fell into the ocean.
"JOSH!" Evan yelled as he watched his brother disappear underneath the crashing waves."
Duke went under the water and grabbed him just as quickly as he had fallen in. He still looked conscious but sore. Baby and Duke came carrying him back to the boat where he took his human form.
The Leviathan retreated into the whirlpool. And the clouds were slowly starting to dissipate. The sun peeked through as small beings of light penetrated the clouds.
Evan signed a big sigh of relief. "The storm seems to be calming down now that we got away from that monster."
"I think it's safe enough maybe we can start to descend downstairs and meet up with the rest of our group."
Once the storm had calmed down we could see that a few miles out from the shore. We were soon to dock and continue our voyage.
When we got back on the bus Evan ran over to his brother Josh.
"Are you good bro? Do we need to take you to a hospital?"
"No, I'm fine just one heck of a bruise is going to form on my shoulder by tomorrow."
"Well that's good, and you did good work!" Evan said as he gave his brother a high five pulling him close and a pat on the back.
The captain announced it was time to depart on the island of Keetoowah. We docked on the shores of the island and proceeded to drive the bus off the ferry.
I was surprised to see that we were the only ones getting off at the stop. But the Island seemed almost inhabited until I saw a small girl peeking out from behind one of the pine trees.