You had intended to head towards the whirlpool, but on the way there a massive ocean storm struck. You barely managed to escape with both your body and boat still intact, but it knocked you completely off-course.
“Just where on earth did it send me to…?”
Checking your log pose, it seemed to be going absolutely wild. It was supposed to be leading you towards the whirlpool, but with the way it was acting now, there was no chance it’d work again. Sighing, you decided to just go the old fashioned way. Pulling out a compass and star map, you went to work. You were lucky it was already night, letting you quickly figure out where the northern star was. This, combined with the manticore constellation being visible, meant that you were eastward from the whirlpool. Unfortunately, that meant you were in a rather dangerous place.
The sea map you had been given had your supposed location marked off, along with a dozen skull symbols. Apparently this was known as the ‘mermaid’s triangle’, with any boats that happened to pass through this area mysteriously disappearing. You weren't one to believe in superstitions like that, but you couldn’t help but feel how eerie the area was. The water was perfectly calm, with not a single cloud in the sky. Checking your map, you realized you would have to cross through the entirety of the mermaid’s triangle if you wanted to get to the whirlpool. With not much other choice, you set your boat to sail west and went to sleep.
Come morning, you sat up from the floor of your boat and let out a great yawn. Checking your clock, it seems like 6 hours have passed. Considering the velocity you were moving at when you fell asleep, you must be in the middle of the mermaid’s triangle. The water was as calm as ever, with not a single scratch on your boat. As far as you could tell, this was the opposite of a dangerous zone. With nothing else but the calm ocean around ahead of you, you decided to get some more sleep.
Your nap didn’t last too long, however, as after only an hour of sailing you were jolted awake. Just what had you run into?
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