SHIPWRECKED ON A SAVAGE SHORE TOSSED UPON A RUTHLESS COAST

The waves pounded upon the shore with a fury that thundered through my bones. I tripped ashore, the salty spray stinging my eyes. The air was thick with the reek of decay and the check here caw of unseen creatures filled the oppressive silence. This wasn't a paradise; this was a forbidden wilderness where survival was a precarious affair. My ship,