Spawn Of The Deep by Bray Michael

Author:Bray, Michael [Bray, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2015-07-02T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

The Nursery

Triton Spire Lower Level

The lagoon where the juvenile creatures lived was in darkness, the tomb-like structure silent. The largest of the three creatures moved through the pitch dark, rubbing its snout against the familiar contours of its lifelong prison, then around the edge of the sliding steel door which separated lagoon to canal, then in turn canal to open ocean. Even though it was separated from the ocean by the five-inch thick titanium structure, it could still sense the thriving, open world beyond. The creature went deep, skimming across the bottom of the lagoon, using its pectoral fins to steer, its tentacles flush against its body and trailing behind it to aid the efficiency of its movement through the water. This had been the third consecutive week of performing this same ritual, the creatures learning when the humans wouldn’t be present, knowing that the lights being out signaled that they were alone. The creature opened its mouth and vocalized, a series of high-pitched squeals which were instantly picked up on by its smaller siblings. They joined the larger creature, falling into formation alongside it. As one, the three accelerated, swimming at speed across the length of the lagoon, slamming into the steel outer wall and sending a concussion wave out into the ocean. The creatures regrouped, drifting towards the depths and shaking off the pain of the impact. The larger of the creatures made another vocalization, a sharp tone giving an order to the others. It led them back to their starting position at the opposite end of the lagoon, then once again they charged, cutting through the water as fast as they were able, the trio slamming into the titanium framework again, frustrated at not being able to get to the plethora of stimulus that they could sense.

Eighty miles away, the three wild kin of the creatures abandoned the beluga whale they had been stalking and changed direction, locking on to the signal and, thinking it was a threat to their dominance, set out to meet the challenge head on, bearing down on the rhythmic escape calls of the creatures held captive within the Triton Spire.

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