20: The Sun Awakes

                                    

                                          
*Warning: explicit sex scene*
{ KI }
My beloved does something unexpected.
Well, not that unexpected.
He takes his shoe off and throws it at the Cthulhu poseur. "You SON OF A BITCH COPYCAT."
"Mighty Cthulhu!" The crying captain is on her knees and... prostrate!? Aht's jaw drops. My word, mine too. "I plead thee!"
"No!" He yanks her up and holds her arms, shaking her. "Don't ever! Bow down! To the likes of them! Get a hold of yourself!" And he pulls off another shoe! He rushes to the railing, away from others, and throws it far. It hits the poseur's belly.
I grip the wheel tightly. "Love, what are you doing??"
...I realize about his plan. The ghosts drift towards him instead, leaving others alone. His eyes are telling me he wants to use his power. His frame is growing bigger. They—? With claws and scratches—
They're hurting him!!
"NO!" Agh shit! 
A piece of the wheel shatters in my hold. My hand turns fairer and stiffer.
If we're both in an elemental state, we will be like lighthouses. We have worked too hard to stay hidden. The higher spirits had given him many warnings, and I can't stand it if he'll be punished to a much worse fate because of these pathetic spirits. 
The poseur roars. 
"SHUT UP!" I bark back. Willing myself to be patient, I search every inch of the wheelhouse. There must be something here! Anything! Drawers, cabinets—every compartment! My word, I can feel Aht's aura growing potent.
I shake my hand, it's difficult to stop it. "Aht, wait!"
"What do you mean wait!? I have to do it!"
Flare guns? Pistols? A damn sword or something! Wait— A large drawer I open up contains... Keris. Old, gold necklaces. Dusty bangles. Pieces of jewelry. Numerous foreign heirlooms.
My eyes snap up to Aht. His nostrils exhale black smoke. He shut his eyes, preparing while the ghosts hurt him. His wounded body curls in.
My whole arm transforms into stone. "All of you will regret hurting him." I scowl.
His eyes fling open. The ghosts whirl around and notice that I'm carrying the pulled-out drawer.
"Oh red poppies." I run out of the wheelhouse and to the center deck, shocking other spirits. 
"Ki!?"
I throw the bangles far into the ocean with extra help from the... wind, causing one of the ghosts to disappear with a fading screech. They drift to me instead, and I dash in a random pattern to the wheelhouse, sending them on a wild goose chase. Cthulhu reaches for this ship. 
"Aht! These things! Get rid of them!"
The bangle throw was a lucky shot. Unsure if I throw them again and they'll reach the sea since I'm far from the railings. Aht staggers my way and I pass the drawer to him before other spirits can catch—! 
The poseur lifts the ship!
Others scream their heads off as Aht paces clumsily to the railing. He dumps the heirlooms into the waters. By that, the spirits disappear.
So does Cthulhu.
Aht warns, "Everybody holds onto something!"
All of us manage to when the ship free falls. Your Highness, I hope the ship isn't as high as—!!