Mark Proudlock

Observations Regarding the Presumed Legend of the Mighty Kraken - Chapter One

O’ sundering Kraken! You great mysterious creature whose writhing tentacles and fantastic mass have been the death of countless ships. Your insatiable hunger seeking out those vessels filled with courageous men and women whose souls will give you the sustenance needed to grow untold sizes. Thou gargantuan beast, whose legends have stretched across a millennia, remain the terror of every human being bold enough to ride onto the great grey sea in search of wealth and adventure. This here is the tale of one such band of lonely adventurers, a disgraced intellectual, an enervated hunter, a drowned sea captain, and one humble observer, all of which went out seeking fame and fortune in the form of a dead kraken. Their story, which I recount for you now, is a tale of woe, a tale of danger, and a tale of great friendship.