(EXS) Tentacle Princess - Intro

(EXS) Tentacle Princess - Intro

A Chapter by HaruHau-Chan
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An Extra Story (EXS) about Tentacle Princess: Ran's favorite anime.

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Below the thunders of the upper deep;
Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, 
His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee
About his shadowy sides: above him swell
Huge sponges of millennial growth and height; 
And far away into the sickly light, 
From many a wondrous grot and secret cell
Unnumbered and enormous polypi
Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green.
There hath he lain for ages and will lie
Battening upon huge sea-worms in his sleep,
Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;
Then once by man and angels to be seen,
In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die.
- Sir Alfred Tennyson (1830)

Yes, the Kraken is well known among sea-faring cultures. A giant squid capable of destroying entire ships at a time was included in many legends and stories. Pirate stories were some of the most popular. 

Could this creature really exist? Science proves that it is possible. Two species of squid fit the size ranges of Kraken legends: The Giant squid, and the Colossal Squid. The Giant can grow up to 43 feet long, while the Colossal can grow to 46 feet. Some of them have even been known to attack shi--

The sleepy girl let the remote fall from her hand after she'd hid the 'power' button.  The late night special hadn't caught her interest at all. All the black haired girl wanted to do was sleep. 

Little did she know that within the next few days, her life would be changing thanks to the same creature that had been haunting her TV screen.


© 2012 HaruHau-Chan


Author's Note

HaruHau-Chan
The sonnet 'The Kraken' was written in 1830 by Lord Alfred Tennyson.
This is just a short intro to the little extra story that will be going along with Liberarsi.

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