The Last Kraken Two: The Last Kraken, #2

By Skyler Patterson

UNDERWATER NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM! Never has this been more true! THE LAST KRAKEN TWO is the second ebook from goodreads Author SKYLER PATTERSON.  This is the second part of this EPIC DEEP SEA THRILLER! Its 1800s England. A MAN WITH A GLORIOUS PAST: Captain Slaymore SEADOG Seaborne is a legandary leviathan hunter. He has slain every type of  SEAMONSTER All save one THE KRAKEN! All say that this creature is  a FANTASY OF FICTION. Captain Slaymore has it all. A sea castle, A loving wife and a family. He is wealthy. He is retired. However he has let it be known THERE BE ONLY ONE SEAMONSTER THAT COULD GET ME BACK INTO THE HUNT! THE DEADLY KRAKEN! A HISTORICAL FICTION! They call it! A MYTH COME TO LIVIN! All say that there is no such thing. AN ANCIENT CURSE! Fisherman and seafarers know it well. It is told at bedtime stories and campfire tales. Who knew that the Historical fiction could become the fact! THE CURSE: The seagod King Neptune would send a horrrible seamonster to exact a revenge. Against those who killed sea creatures for folly! A LEGENDARY MONSTER 100ft long with tentacles like snakes! Albino white and wearing a crown of living seagulls atop his massive head! This seadiving killing machine finds the king's merchant vessels to be the most terrible offenders of the curse! They plunder the seas of whale oil and make a folly of slaughtering sharks! THE KRAKEN  takes no prisoners! THIS SEAMONSTER CREATES EPIC DESTRUCTION ON THE HIGH SEAS! A shipping magistrate CARVER COINPURSE is feeling the heat! THE KINGS SHIPS ARE BEING DESTROYED! He faces a daunting task: Hire men of the bravest sort to kill the whale or pirates responsible or face the hangmans noose! A LOVING WIFE: Gale Storming Seaborne. The landlubber! She wants him on the dry land. STAY ABOVE THE WAVES! NOT BLOODY UNDER THEM! she says! THE YOUNG UPSTART! CAPTAIN CONCEITIOUS THE BRAVE CRAB! A flamboyant famous leviathan hunter competing for the huge bounty on THE LAST KRAKEN! A ROCKSTAR OF HIS DAY! Surrounded by brawny sailors and THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FEMALE SAILORS EVER TO WALK A SHIPDECK! Captain Conceitious is hellbent on outdoing and eliminating any and all who get in his way of the gold and glory of this hunt! But so is Captain Slaymore Seaborne!  AN EPIC DEEP SEA ADVENTURE AWAITS! TWO WORLDS COLLIDE All will find out that: EVERY MAN HAS ONE MORE ADVENTURE IN HIM! And UNDERWATER NO ONE HEARS YOU SCREAM! This ebook contains book1&2 By SKYLER PATTERSON!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Skyler Patterson
• Release date: Jul 14, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533775962

Skyler Patterson

Skyler Patterson is a Goodreads author of fantasy fiction. He is a versatile author who writes in  Adult, and Young Adult. genres. His books are epic thrillers and cover tales of action and adventure in romance, and paranormal, horror..He is a critically acclaimed writer of ebooks .Reviews of his books can be found on Goodreads. He is from New York City

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A Gaze upon a horizon of BLUE. Borne up upon the waves are our dream -filled hopes. Who Knows  what lies neath yon fathoms. For The weary still yet dream. Vain is the chivalry  of men. Many are the perils of liquid depths. May the compass of our hearts guide us past the reefs of our discontent. Surging are our souls awash with greed. Woe to the one who would seek to plunder the deep dark down. For merciless is the one who wears King Neptune’s crown—FOR GOODREADS

CHAPTER ONE

THE MONSTER

It is said that the sea is reluctant to give up her dead, and her secrets. The gigantic leviathan was the water’s biggest secret of them all! He was a true monster nigh to 100 feet from aft to stern. His tentacles were leagues long and as thick as trees of the strongest oak. His huge head was round and when poking from the surface could be easily mistaken for a small wide island. The power of the monster was most grievous. His tentacles were of a ferocious power. For the unfortunate soul who found himself in the creatures grasp it would be a crushing end from the cold deathly grip. The skin surface was like an impenetrable white leather. The underside was a pinkish shade. The underside also possessed the huge round cups of suction that could rip the flesh to the bone .The underbelly of the monster was just as deadly as the surface. For this is where lurked the mouth of the creature. It was here where the prey was dragged to be fed to the huge white fangs of death. The leviathan’s teeth were as big as a castle portcullis, but they were the gate way to death! In all truth The Kraken was a sea- gliding killing machine. One could only imagine the fate of a victim whom while being crushed by the monster also could feel his skin being flayed like a swine for the cook fire spit! And then after being crushed by the massive tentacles; being dragged down and fed into the jaws of hell! No living being was safe from the massive sea demon nor were manmade vessels. The monster could take even the largest sea galley, cog or merchant vessel or warship and tear it to wood kindling! It was said that this creature was a throwback from the days when the ancient giant sea monsters swam the realm. This was before the first men dwelled. For any soul to attempt to bring down a beast of this size and girth; would be a most dangerous perilous undertaking. For whilst attacking the creature with cannon or harpoon the leviathan’s tentacles could reach across a ship’s deck ripping up masts and weapons like the hands of the devil! Located on each side of the creatures massive head were the beasts gazing eyes. Like two small lakes they were. This monster’s eyes were white with a bright white iris in the center. It was through these eyes that the leviathan gazed upon and stalked his prey, The beast could glide swiftly across the surface and under the water. There have been discovered pictures that were drawn on the walls of caves; that show events that happened long, long ago. The pictures drawn of the giant monsters; showed them causing havoc. Some of these drawings depicted whales, sharks. And some of these depicted the dreaded giant squid like creature. It is this large creature that is believed to be THE KRAKEN. It is said that the Kraken is the great, great forefather of the squid and octopus we see today. This creature has many long tentacles similar to the spider. This is why some sailors have named the dreaded creature the sea spider. Also in ancient days the word krake could mean large tree, branches , which some felt the creature’s tentacles resembled. The word Kraken comes from the European language. In the English language the word Krak means broken or struck. It was said that this type of creature usually lurks in the deepest waters. Because the waters where it dwells are so deep this creature is rarely ever seen. It was also said that every creature had its freakish unnatural giant. That one of the species which grows larger in size than it has ever done before. A Kraken was known to reach 40 to 50 ft in length. But this creature was even longer nigh to 100 ft and many a ton! This creature was said to have been last sighted in Norway, and Sweden in early 1701. Others have said the beast may have been sighted in the warm waters off Egypt. Many believe this creature to be only ..myth! There have been squid and octopus seen in the color black, silver grey. But this leviathan was albino white. It was known that looking into the creatures white eyes was like looking at death itself. There could be no mistaking the sight of the beast it was an abomination, a shock of white and to its prey there would be no escape!

SKYLER PATTERSON PRESENTS:

THE LAST KRAKEN TWO

ENGLAND 1800

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THE GREEDY CAPTAIN

A flock of sea-gulls were a blanket of white, above the horizon. One bird gazed down upon a whale vessel. The King’s ship: The Stubborn Maiden lingered about a massive whale carcass. The men on board had finished extracting all of the oil and blubber from the slain creature and were lowering it into the sea. Sharks were beginning a long feast upon this slain leviathan... There he was  upon the bulwarks again. The Captain Gred Goldworthy, he was called. Depending upon whom ye asked. The men aboard called him Gred the greedy! The man never seemed to get his fill. The ship was loaded down with oil and blubber from the many leviathans  slain  during this voyage. Yet Captain Gred felt one more whale before returning back to England would not  cause a trifle. One disgruntled sailor  Quinnly Quarrel stepped forward and spoke: Captain a word if i may? Speak lad! answered the Captain Gred. Sir, permission to call it a day sir. The men are well flogging tired sir an— —PERMISSION DENIED!! the man yelled back quickly. He was staring down his extended spyglass into the horizon. The man drew the glass away from his eye in a wicked frown! Tis coin ta go round here! Quinnly! Ye have debts back home! Them debts need payin boy! Here’s how ye pay the piper! Right here! SO! Tis back to yer post boy! And jump to!! The captain drew his spyglass again and became livid! THERE SHE BLOWS!—— ———THARRR SHE BLOWWS CAP’NN!! shouted a sailor in the crow’s nest. The young man scurried back to his post. The captain stepped mid- deck and barked  like a dog of the sea! Alright men! You heard em!! GET YERR KILLIN STICKS! DOWN YE GOOO! Into the small boats! DOWNN YEE GOOO!! yelled he! SURROUND THAT BUGGER!! DARTS AND HARPOON!! We saw the deed done once! Now we shall see it done One. More .Timmmee!! The King! He aint been gettin his whale oil steady! That’s why we King’smen been called in!  Steadman take us round! GET HER STEADY! TIS STEADY AS SHE GOES!! The anchor splashed down into the sea. Now into those booatss!! yelled Captain Gred the Greedy! The small boats hit the water with a splash! The Stubborn Maiden was ever so as she refused to quit her fruitful slaughter. The small boats were heading straight for the massive whale. The creature was at least 50 ft long! The sailors aboard the boats dug in their oars like  swords, as they gained on the location of the creature! The fish  breached the surface and crashed down into the sea splashing up water. The Sperm whale jumped up again, the fish was directly in front of the small boats! The sailors armed themselves! They raised their harpoons and their darts! MAKE READYYY! LOOOSEE THEMM NEEDLESS BOYSSS!! yelled a sailor. The needles hit their marks! The blood sprayed up like a red waterfall! The massive fish began to drag all of the small boats behind it! What a sight!  the whale jumped up and splashed down below the sea! White sea-gulls began to circle in the skies above the whale’s location. A sailor pointed into the skies! Sea-hell! Look at all o’ them bleedin sea-gulls! Why are they here?! Suddenly a white mass began to arise from the waters of blue. He was like a slow rising mountain! The sea-gulls began to fly down upon its head! You-y-youuu said there was no such thing Barnes!! That thing is reaaallll?! he yelled. The men began to shriek and  turned around their boats! Men began to cut their ropes! Upon a sudden the  whale  breached the surface! The whale was in the air! As the fish rose upwards it took the boats with it! Men were shrieking as they fell back to the sea! And then it all began! The Kraken began to pluck sailors from the sea like flowers! The monster held them in the skies! The whale hit the water and crashed down below! The captain could be seen barking orders! The man was lining up his ship! He was not fleeing! And then it could be heard! The cannons began to thunder! White smoke was surrounding the vessel like a cloud! (BOOM!BOOM!)The cannons were hitting the water near to The Kraken! The cannon balls were sending water splashing high into the skies! Upon a sudden the whale breached the water! The whale crashed down to the sea! The Kraken plunged below the waves! The water was splashing high in the skies!  Then silence! Then from far off something was headed across the water’s surface! It was the whale! It plowed through the surface as it raced! It was racing towards the ship! The captain yelled in the skies! FIRRREEE!! the cannons thundered again! (Boom! Boom!) White smoke was everywhere! They were aimed  at the approaching whale! The cannons hit the surface near to the approaching whale! They all missed! The cannons had the waters splashing high into the skies each time they hit the water! Then the whale dove down below the surface! And then there was  a deafening silence! And.... as is always the way of it.. First there was the calm.. And then the ..  STORM! The whale breached the water next to the whale ship! High into the skies it climbed! There were broken darts and harpoons! There was a dead sailor wrapped in rope attached to a harpoon; still stuck within the whale’s back! The whale sailed upwards over the whale ship! What. A. Sight! The Captain Gred Was in a state of ASTONISHED HORROR! He could only gaze upwards! The man screamed! Yet it was as if he only whispered! And then time seemed to slow to a crawl! Captain  Gred watched the whale slowly climb into the air above the deck of his ship! And as  the whale reached his highest apex.. the fish aimed his nose down upon the ship deck!! All men aboard knew! There was no place to run! There was no place to hide! And then gravity did its deed! Down and down the whale headed towards the deck of the ship! And then the captain was glaring in front of him! The man did scream. Yet it was as if he had only whispered! The whale was almost  crashing down upon the entire ship and crew! Then up breached the water at the prow of the ship! THE KRAKEN WAS RISING INTO THE SKIES! The whale slammed into the deck! The captain was crushed! HIS WHOLE WORLD WENT BLACK! The ship buckled like a folding parchment! WHAT .A. SIGHT!! Men were sent sailing high up into the skies! They shrieked within their doom! No person would hear them! The ship was breaking apart into splintered kindling! The ship broke in half! The whale crashed down below the surface! The water was splashing upwards! Sailors began a long, slow waltz neath the waves! All that was left was splintered wood, and floating dead bodies! THE KRAKEN had its tentacles dancing in the skies like tree branches! Sea-gulls settled above his head! They were like a kingly crown to this dreaded demon of the deep! And then the gulls flew upwards like white smoke! And then the leviathan crashed below the waves! Water splashed high into the skies! And then he was gone! He was THE KRAKEN! HE WAS THE LAST KRAKEN......AND HE WAS NOW UNLEASHED!!

CHAPTER TWO

THE QUEEN’S COIN

Twas upon the dark of night. The Queen’s Coin slid across the waters like a sneaking soul. Her belly full after devouring the vast amounts of kegs of ale, spice and silks traded from the many ports of call. With her meal complete; she began the journey back to the lands of her birth. Once there she would treat with her king. and shite out all her gold. The decks were empty except the lone deckhand who manned the helm. Below a grey captain sat at his desk bald of head and grey of beard. He was a portly man his tunic was a light brown. The merchant vessel swayed to and fro as it danced with the sea. The movements of the sea affected the captain naught for his massive worn wood desk and chair were nailed to the floors like a heavy anchor. His apartment full of foot lockers and maps and manifest parchments. The parchments were rolled ribboned and stuck out of a small wooden barrel. An oil lamp swayed above casting ghostly shadows. The napping captain was awoken by the creaking floor boards that harkened the approach of a crewmember. The footsteps grew closer and ended with an even louder creaking as the captain’s door shrieked its objection of opening. In walked a tall man younger than the captain. His hair dark, his jaw square, he wore also a tunic of grey. His breeches were dark blue and his boots were black as tar. Evenin captain a word. said the first mate. Speak free lad the captain replied. With our work so deftly completed, the men would ask permission to engage in a bit of play sir. the young man asked. Play ? what is this? We are men about our business! On a mission for the crown! Lad how does she sit? The captain asked Calm and sound sir, we are still on your proper heading north by northwest sir. we should reach the kingdom port in two fort nights sir stated the man. The young man spoke softly, as not to raise the wroth of the old sea merchant. Lad bring me the manifest requested the captain. Aye, aye captain said the 1st mate The young man moved swiftly to the barrel containing the many parchments .The 1st mate located a big yellow rolled parchment with a black ribbon and pulled it from the barrel. The young man untied the ribbon and unrolled the worn parchment. Read it to me lad The captain requested. Aye cap’n the deck hand replied: We have 2000 barrels of ale,1000 barrels of rice, 500 barrels of salt pork, 300, barrels of spices, 200 bundles of fine silk said he. Stop there lad. the captain retorted, This vessels stocked fit and proper to please a King and Queen! said he. What type of folly doth ye speak of lad? asked the captain. A fisherman’s sport Cap’n, if it pleases. the first mate replied. Huh? You forget yourself lad! We