Esteemed reader, I wrote this story because I was missing something like that here. Why is nobody else writing this? Huh? Anyway, I wanted to establish the setting, so it's a bit of a slow burn at first. Its main theme is a power fantasy borrowing Lovecraftian elements, a low fantasy setting grounded in the real world in the present. A male protagonist learning of his superpowers and being dragged into the role of cult leader. I intend to continue the story including more bdsm, power play, control and some other fetishes, just as heads up, but let's not get ahead of ourselves, this is just a mere introductory chapter, nothing much will happen here anyway...
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"The sea is calling, my prophet" a voice said.
"Actually, I don't really like the sea. I'm more of a mountain person" I answered.
"Oh! That is auspicious news." It boomed out of nowhere, like the crashing of waves.
"Wait! What? Why? What are you talking about? Hold on a second - Why is it dark? Where am I? What happened?" I was beginning to feel an eery discomfort not knowing what was going on, floating in pitch black darkness, all senses lost, having a conversation with an unfamiliar, low and distorted voice.
"Astonishing. A voraciously strong specimen. Your cortex seems hungry for auditorily reception, all will be good, in due time. I am The Steward of the Sea. Relax!"
A soothing calmness overcame me, I was beginning to float away, losing consciences, but one small part of me wanted answers: "What happened? Tell me Steward."
"You are my prophet; the waves will bow to you as the bow to me. The sea will listen." The voice boomed almost reluctantly.
That took all the strength and with it I passed out with a warm watery feel. I had an outer body experience, I was floating outside of my body, it was lying in a room, no a cabin, yes, a ships cabin, I tried to move and managed to pass through the wall effortlessly. It looked like a fish trawler, with a dozen crewmembers, one captain, one woman.
I somehow knew I was on a boat navigating the Atlantic, thousands of miles away from the shore. I checked the bridge and the map on display confirmed my precognitive knowledge. Normally this would set me into a traumatising state of panic, turn this hallucination into a nightmare with a thick layer of sea-sickness on top but I never felt more at home. The woman caught my interest. Her Name was Clara, I identified some books about medicine, a letter addressed to her, a doctor's bag and a white lab coat. She was having a nightmare, kicking and moaning in her sleep. She wrestled with her blanket revealing her satin nightdress. Sweating heavily, her skin glistened when lightning struck and luminated her cabin.
The sea was getting rougher and it was getting harder for me to concentrate - losing my focus I drifted through the wall outside of the ship, a flash of lighting heightening my awareness.
I noticed eldritch symbols etched in the hull of the ship. They felt alien at first, but turned out to be familiar, primordial even. No numbers, no id, just those symbols.
But they started to make sense, how, why? What do they mean? Blessings of sorts and a prayer begging of forgiveness. One sermon etched itself in my now befuddled memory:
"The sea shall claim me as their own, for I am her servant, and he is my master, the call of the tides shall judge all who aren't." corny, I thought, very corny.
My thoughts faded into nothingness and I passed out.
Time passes...
Suddenly the voice beckoned again:
"Wake up Prophet, your great ascensions will rise like the upcoming tide! ... Your disciples are here; they will explain more saturated and expunged for you."