Emblazoned on the door, in a strange and mystical fashion, was a sign that read ‘Gents’******. He tentatively pushed open the door and stepped inside. As soon as he did so the melody ceased and was replaced by a loud, almost mechanical, humming sound. It startled Jimboy and he was momentarily disorientated. When he regained his composure he found himself face to face with the oldest Man he had ever laid eyes on. Dressed decently in attire suggestive of an adventurous life spent in exotic, far-away lands, the Old Man addressed Jimboy. “Jimboy, my name is Bernie. Welcome to my abode.” Jimboy, too confused to respond, shook the outstretched hand of Bernie, it was an unnaturally warm hand. “Ah, dear boy, you look at me like I’m an alien. I blame you not, but you’d be surprised, we have more in common than you would think. Yes, I read in your heart a hatred, not just in your own but also in all of your friends on the beach, a hatred for a common enemy. I know it as Abaddon but I believe it has once again taken the form of a female, known to you as The Castrator. Years ago it appeared to me as a female also, I fell in love, it enchanted me with its boasts and brags but it soon showed it’s true colours. It is a power hungry beast, a black hole that sucks in everything it can. I have spent my life roaming the globe in fear of it finding me but now, as I approach the end of my life, I no longer fear it. I am consumed with a burning desire to destroy it. It is no coincidence that you and your friends find yourself on this beach. This shoreline has been blessed by the Gods, the water that washes against this land is made up of the tears of Amphitrite. She has left her magic upon these shores. It’s in the Shells Jimboy, collect the Shells. If each of you confronts The Castrator with a Shell attached to your neck then you will see her power fade and she will crumble to dust.” Bernie slowly began to fade away and a heaviness descended on Jimboy. The words “the Shells Jimboy, you must collect the Shells” echoed around him and before he knew it he had fallen into the very deepest of sleep.
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