A Dark Turn

“Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity”
George Elliott

As I left you, we had just left the island by boat. The journal began and we talked of our options, and where we were heading. This... discussion, and our journey, was cut short sooner than we'd hoped, as Poseidon himself rose out of the seas to threaten us, and carry out with his threat. Vengeance. The Greeks are big on that.

I leapt into the sea, hoping to move the boat forwards myself after it was stopped, but soon found myself attacked by an oversized shark. The beat grabbed hold of me, but thank the fates I am tough, and it's teeth barely pierced my skin. Twisting and fighting, a stared right into the eyes of the beast, and he into the abyss of my soul. With a shudder, and an unheard scream, the shark tore away from me and fled into the ocean depths to bother us no more, just as Rupper and Tal tore me from the sea, allowing me to catch my breath to see Rhia, with help from the others holding back a wave, crashing upon the boat.

Just as we felt it was safe, we discovered a hole in the midst of the boat, with was filled by clever usage of Tal and Kelly's own abilities. Pepper spied a ship in the distance, so we approached. The boat was still grounded, still surrounded by sharks, we needed to be in safe ground once more.

I stayed down by Wuyi and Rhia as they fought the shark in the sea, I was not going to leave anyone behind, but soon enough, a gun came tumbling from the side of the ship, so I flew up, caught it and landed on the edge of the boat, daring any to move.

Things turned out peaceable enough, and we were sent to cabins until we could have a meeting with the Captain. Whilst Tal and myself were alone, we took the opportunity to talk.. to pour our hearts out, I believe would be the appropriate turn of phrase, as Tal told me how upset she was that I was not sharing my feelings, so I did so, and then we consulted fate, and discovered that there was a traitor on the boat.

As soon as we could speak to the Captain we did so, and then returned, events conspiring that the others went to explore the boat, whilst Tal and myself spoke to the Captain again in private about the traitor, after I decided I could trust him. He said there were only three on the boat he could not trust, and like a fool, I believed that would be enough.

Soon enough, everybody had returned, and the three new crewmembers were in our room. I began the grilling, concentrating eventually on a young girl who had seemed the most suspicious. I let out my dark side, a side I had tried so hard to hide was now free for all to see. I almost frightened the poor girl to death, to discover something which I had suspected early on. It was the XO who was the traitor.

The others left to find him, but Kelly had chosen this time to walk in, where before she had been missing. I had already released my darkness and found it hard to hold back, as she tried to lie her way out of trouble. Trouble her Spider had caused. Apparently, Rhia also needed a release, as she laid into the poor girl as well. Eventually, I managed to calm myself enough to drag the others down to the cargo hold, where we found the XO in the corner, mumbling evils.

I was angry, so I pulled him from the room and beat him for his crimes - along with Tal - until we were dragged off of him, and the horses in the room. Horses I had barely noticed lept to the attack. But not attacking us. They tore him to sheds, and once again, it felt good to see justice in this way.