Chapter 1Prologue
A scream shattered the darkness.
Arka sprinted down the violently swaying corridor of the ship. Emergency lights blinked a chaotic red, painting the walls in a hue that looked menacingly like blood. Behind him, a chorus of screams, weeping, and desperate, chasing footsteps echoed through the narrow space.
"Lock the door!!!"
"He’s the one who stole it!!!"
"That’s a lie!!"
A heavy thud reverberated from the end of the hallway. Arka skidded to a halt, his breath catching in his throat. Someone was sprawled on the floor, completely motionless.
Surrounding the body, a few people stood frozen, their faces deathly pale and their eyes wide with sheer terror. No one spoke. No one dared to step closer. Everyone in that corridor knew exactly what had just transpired.
The ship had transformed. It was no longer a place for a lavish vacation, no longer a sanctuary. And the most terrifying part... this was only the beginning.
In the distance, the crash of waves battered the ship’s hull like an endless, titanic drumming. The pitch-black ocean hemmed them in from every single direction. There was no land, no rescue, and absolutely no way out.
