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The Devil Beneath the Waves
Prompt #12 — The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
The Prompt:
Trapped between two horrors — an ancient evil rising from the depths and a devil’s bargain you can’t escape. Do you face the abyss or make a deal that will damn you? Set sail into terror, where the ocean whispers secrets, and the devil waits for your choice.
The storm howled, and my ship creaked against the black sea. I had lost my crew to the depths, swallowed by something ancient, something… hungry. Now, I stood alone, gripping the ship’s wheel, staring into the abyss.
I had no choice. “Save me,” I pleaded.
Then he rose.
A towering figure of water and seaweed, with eyes like burning coals. His lips curled into a grin. “You called, sailor?” His voice was the tide itself, dragging me under.
His laughter rolled like distant thunder. “For a small fee. Your soul when the moon is full. You’ll live until then.”
I agreed. Anything to live. The storm calmed. My ship was righted. The deal was done and sealed with my soul.
For twenty-nine nights, I sailed free.
