"It's the octopus demon!" The old fisherman collapsed at the cabin door, teeth chattering. "Legend says there's a sea monster in the Blackwater Trench… it feeds on the living!" As he spoke, more tentacles surged in from all directions. Some wrapped around the mast and slowly broke it in half; others slithered into the cabin, smashing the supplies into pieces. A young soldier was snatched into the air by a tentacle. He screamed the names of his comrades in terror, but the tentacle flung him into a distant towering wave, where he was instantly swallowed. The ship tilted violently. Many lost their balance and tumbled across the deck. A military medic clutched his medical kit, trying to treat the wounded. But a tentacle suddenly lashed out, knocking him to the ground. The kit hit the floor, spilling its contents, which were quickly soaked by seawater. A suction cup latched onto the medic’s leg. He howled in pain, watching helplessly as he was dragged toward the ...