Psithyrismos Falaina's Attack Book Report

Book 9.5- The Psithyrismos Falaina’s Attack “We were still escaping from the wrath of our discouraged adversary, the Cyclops, and our ship drifted on the sea after being showered by a massive amount of boulders. When we had been sailing for about a week, not knowing where our voyage would be taking us, an incredible storm crashed down on the ocean. Our ship tumbled and turned in the massive waves that slapped us, and bits of the sides of the ship chipped off from the powerful strength of the water. I know that this storm was a message to us from the gods as a punishment for what I had done to the Cyclops. Zeus must have been furious that I had taken charge of injuring the Cyclops, which I must say was an incredible feat. But while we were fighting the storm, everyone was holding onto the mast in fear. However, I took the sails and pushed the spinning stick as hard as I could to get them up in order to use the powerful winds in our favor. Luckily, the tactic was successful, and thanks to my quick thinking, we were able …show more content…
Suddenly, our ship began to rattle and shake harshly. My men and I could barely hold onto the sides of the vessel as the vibrations increased with every second. Our hands felt numb, and one of the men fell off of the ship from the strength of the shaking. Before me rose a massive whale, one that I had never seen before in all of my years of adventure. It had a deep, blood red color engulfing the hump, and two huge green fins brighter than any green I had ever known. As the tail lifted from the oceans and slapped the surface of the water, I saw the spectrum of sea blue, blinding green, and vicious violet lining the entire face of the tail. The entire creature was a multitude of deadly colors that combined to form a dangerous monster. “When the face of the whale emerged from the deep waters, a deafening sound of quick whispers filled my ears. I used