The water was calm as the submarine approached the sea goddess, Scylla.
"You mean that is Scylla!" Edward shouted.
Her tale was known by everyone, so, it was no surprise that Edward knew her.
"We are being chased by the Kraken and now we are approaching Scylla, What do we do ?" Edward directed that question towards Quinn.
Quinn's face was glum as he thought about what to say, but before he could speak he was interrupted by someone.
"Everyone, there is something I want to say," Emily's voice carried seriousness, showing the dire situation they were in.
Every single one of us kept quiet and paid utmost attention to what she was about to say.
"We are being used as bait by the Kraken in order to distract the Gatekeeper, so as to enter the unknown."
There was a gasp among the members of the crew as Emily unveiled the secret.
"How sure are you, Miss Emily ?" Quinn asked, trying to ascertain her claim.
"100 percent sure, Mister Quinn. Why you may ask? If you can see clearly, the Kraken and its smaller monsters are chasing us from both back and side, but you can also see that they are not speeding up. If I am correct, with our current speed, the Kraken would have captured us. And finally, why would a monster of that size be bothered with a small vessel that couldn't satiate its hunger and the hunger of its countless monsters ? Think about it," Her voice was both stern and unmoving.
What she had just said was correct, but there was one thing that had been bugging me, 'Why would the Kraken want to enter the unknown ?'
Quinn was quiet, digesting the information piece by piece. After a few minutes, he finally spoke.
"You there, Peter, tell us what you know about the Gatekeeper."
All of the crew members directed their heads towards me awaiting my answer.
"He...The monster is called Scylla which all of you know about, but what you might not know is that Scylla is a cunning and vicious being who plays with her prey. Even the hero Odysseus couldn't defeat her, to show you how powerful she is. But our main objective is not to kill her, but to trick her into fighting the Kraken, right ?"
Quinn nodded, and Mark asked the question that had been bugging everyone.
"How do we trick both of them ?"
The answer was given by none other than the leader, Quinn.
"You are right, we can't defeat her, but to trick both of them that is still possible. Captain, can you create a large sound wave that could distract both of them giving us a margin of seconds to escape into the entrance ?" Quinn asked.
Our chances of survival depended on the answer to that question.
"It is possible, but I would need the help of Mark." the captain honestly said.
The use of sound waves is known to disorient animals, especially animals who mainly use echolocation to know the location of their prey in this case, a monster. Animals below the Hadal zone, below 8000m, are known to develop strange ways of seeing, especially in this dark environment.
Mark stood up from where he sat and went towards the Captain. Both began to contemplate how to proceed with the creation of the wave.
That left Edward, Quinn, Emily and me. Quinn suddenly hardened his face and asked.
"When did you guys notice it ?" His voice was threatening as he said that.
What do you mean ?" I warily said.
"Since about an hour ago, why did you ask ?" Emily straightforwardly replied.
"Emily, why..."
"Hmm...nothing, I just wanted to know. Starting from now, report any changes in the sea to me," Quinn commanded.
"Make me, Mister Quinn," Emily smirked while she said that.
"Miss Emily, I never knew you would be so adamant about not following my commands, but if I am correct your mom, Mrs. Janet Torzart, stays in Saint Hills Correctional Home, right ?" Quinn said those last words slowly, making sure to stress the name 'Mrs. Janet Torzart' while he returned a devilish smile towards Emily.
Emily's composure was shaken, her aura changed revealing a murderous rage.
"If anything happens to her I will..."
"You will what ? You see Miss Emily, you can't do anything to me even if I killed her, but I won't do anything. Please suppress your rage, just inform me of any changes or events that happens then nothing will happen to your sweet mother. And that includes you, Peter, you will tell me everything you know when necessary, right ?" He began acting like a perfect gentleman, speaking in a respectful and refined manner, but under that smile was a wolf or would I say a devil.
"Yes," I nodded hurriedly.
'Shit! Who is he ? How did he know about Emily's situation ? Something is wrong about this expedition.'
All my senses were on high alert. I couldn't believe Norman would do something like that.
'Norman I will make sure you pay for this.'
"Who dares enter my domain!" A voice spoke although she said softly, it carried a sense of authority and weight.
Each one of us stopped in our tracks, it was the voice of Scylla. The voice had a sense of pressure that those who listened to it would fall to their feet and it sent shivers down our spines.
"Everyone hurry up!!" Quinn shouted.
The Gatekeeper had noticed our ships and said those words to deter us, but we couldn't because we had no other options.
The ship kept approaching the monster albeit at a slower speed.
"How many more minutes do you need ?" Quinn asked the captain.
"Just two minutes, Sir," he replied.
In a battle like this, seconds are all you need to kill your opponent, but two minutes was too great. Quinn's face was glum; there was nothing he could do, but wait till they finish.