From the depths of the ocean to the furthest reaches of space, this collection of short stories will take you on a thrilling ride through a world of monsters, kaijus and cosmic beings. Brace yourself for heart-pumping action, heart-wrenching drama a...
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The sun was a fiery globe sinking towards the far edge of the horizon, casting long, inky shadows on the rippling surface of the ocean. The boat bobbed gently on the swells, carrying its three passengers towards the shark-infested waters off the coast of Africa.
The passengers were three women: Emily, a wiry, headstrong brunette; Sofia, the youngest and the most reserved, with strawberry-blonde hair and a degree in marine biology; and finally, Megan, a toughened, vivacious redhead with a camera in her hand and an adventurous spirit in her heart. Their holiday was about to take a turn towards the thrilling and possibly the terrifying.
"Hear that?" the local fisherman, Mbeki, called from the helm, his voice raised to carry over the sound of the churning water. He was a grizzled, weather-beaten man with eyes that mirrored the turbulent sea, eyes that had seen more than any of the girls could fathom. "That's the 'Song of Submarine', the great leviathan of the deep."
Emily chuckled, eyeing Sofia and Megan. "Great white's a great white, right, Mbeki?" she called back, patting the steel cage they were about to be lowered in.
"Sofia?" Megan asked, raising a skeptical eyebrow.
Sofia looked uncertain, her fingers playing with the ends of her wetsuit. "Well...legends often have roots in truth," she admitted. "But a thirty to forty-foot shark...that's...beyond anything scientifically recorded."
Megan's gaze shifted back to the open water, the last rays of the sun glinting in her eyes. "Well, if the big guy shows up, it'll be one hell of a picture," she said, grinning.
As the cage was lowered into the water, the first wave of adrenaline hit them. This was it. They were in the heart of the sea, entering the realm of the great white shark. The world they knew dissolved into a fading splash of sunlight, and a darkness teeming with life and unspoken secrets enveloped them.
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Suddenly, Megan pointed, her eyes wide with a mix of fear and excitement. Great whites, their sleek bodies dappled with the last vestiges of sunlight, circled them curiously. Emily began to laugh, her hands gripping the cage bars tightly. Even Sofia, the scientist, was rendered speechless by the spectacle.
