Claxton 2: The Curse of Poseidon

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Princess Within

        Emilee Freeburg was terrified. She had no idea where she was and what she was doing there. All she remembered was letting Tracey go after his angry rampage and now found herself stuck in a blue, blob-like prison under the sea. What she did know was that she was in some kind of sunken building, and guarding her was the Kraken! No longer was it in its humanoid form but the form most seen in movies, its octopus form. It looked just as terrifying as its humanoid form though. In this one, the Kraken had the face of a sea serpent – four eyes and rows and rows of sharp teeth. The rest of its body was both sea serpent and octopus-like.

        It swam around Emilee's cage growling, and her eyes followed it. "What do you want from me?" she shakily asked, but the Kraken hissed at her. Emilee was forced to cover her ears, but she dropped them when she suddenly heard, "EXCELLENT," from one of the building's pillars. The Kraken stopped, and Emilee shivered when she saw a huge, dark figure swimming towards her cage. She tried to speak, but her words held onto her tongue; they were too terrified. It wasn't long until the new figure swam right up to Emilee's cell, and she gasped as what she saw. Off to the side, the Kraken acted out a bow. The figure Emilee was looking at was none other than Poseidon himself! His eight, Kraken-like arms swayed out around him, and he held his trident in his right hand. His blue eyes glowed, and his long, white beard danced with his eight arms. Shells, seaweed, and even the wheel of a boat were stuck in his beard, two pairs of golden bracelets decorated each of his wrists, and he wore a gold crown on his head. Each point of his crown was super sharp.

        Emilee had a hard time believing the man she was looking at was Poseidon. She thought he was nothing but a myth, but then again, it had been proved that the Kraken was real.

In his booming voice, Poseidon soon said, "FINALLY. WELL DONE, GENE." His eyes rolled over to the Kraken and then back to Emilee's cell, "THANKS TO YOU, I FINALLY GOT... WAIT A MINUTE." Right here, Poseidon tapped on Emilee's cage, and she yelled as she fell. Crawling back, she observed as he put his face very close to the blob, "IT'S A HUMAN!" His face turned red, "UM, GENE." At the sound of his name, the Kraken immediately hurried to his master and floated next to him. Poseidon put his free hand on his back and led him forward, "YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR MISSION WAS TO BRING ME TRACEY, RIGHT?" Totally unaware of his mistake, Gene excitedly nodded and waved his tentacles. "AND," Poseidon continued while pointing at Emilee, "DOES THAT LOOK LIKE A FAIRY TO YOU?" Gene glanced at the woman with him and again nodded but then he shook his head no. "YOU FOOL!" Poseidon boomed, and Emilee covered her ears again. The Kraken jumped, and with a yell, he hurried away and hid behind a pillar, listening as his master continued to yell, "YOU AND YOUR STUPID GAMES! YOU DIDN'T BRING ME MERLIN'S APPRENTICE; YOU BROUGHT ME A HUMAN!"

        Emilee soon lowered her hands and asked, "Merlin's apprentice?" in a shaky voice, "So, he was magic after all? He really is a fairy?"

The Octopus Man didn't answer her and continued his outrage, "I HAVE NO USE FOR A HUMAN!" With that, he swung his trident and shattered a few pots that had sunken to the bottom of the sea.

Emilee jumped, but she kept her cool, "Why not? If your so intent on capturing a magical being, then why am I still alive? You have a very immodest approach towards things, sir."

Poseidon stopped on his tracks, and then he turned in her direction again, "IT'S NOT JUST A MAGICAL BEING; IT'S MERLIN'S APPRENTICE! I'VE SEARCHED FOR HIM FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS SINCE ATLANTICA WAS DESTROYED! A FAIRY AS POWERFUL AS HIM WILL GUARANTEE ME NEW WORLDS AND RULERS OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN! IT WILL GUARANTEE ME PROTECTION FROM HIDEOUS CREATURES SUCH AS HUMANS!"

"Is that all you want?" Emilee questioned, "What makes humans hideous in your eyes? Did you have a bad experience with them?" The Octopus Man again didn't answer her and started to swim away towards the mysterious room's sunken door. Emilee watched as suddenly, it opened, and in swam a Great White Shark! She gasped at the sight of it and quickly retreated to the back of her cage. It was official... She was dinner. Poseidon didn't bring in the Great White to eat her though.