New Gods #6

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The Glory Boat!!A horrific leviathan of brobdingnagian proportions scours the oceans of the world, decimating all seagoing vessels in it's path. One such vessel, the S.S. Aurora, yields up three survivors, Farley, Richard, and Lynn Sheridan. Their life raft bobbing in the churning seas, the Sheridan family finds unlikely rescue in the form of Orion. In pursuit of the monstrous juggernaut, Orion momentarily abandons his hunt, to attach a magnetic towline to the Sheridan's raft. With the Sheridans dragged along behind him, Orion follows the signals emanating from his Mother Box to an aged wooden craft. Adorning the vessel's mast is a lone figure, bound in steel-like strands of kelp. Using the Astro-Force to release the figure from it's bondage, Orion is surprised to discover that it is his friend, Lightray, who has come to such dire straits. Leaving the Sheridans on deck, Orion and Lightray descend into the ship's hold. A nightmarish creature awaits them in the darkness. It's unearthly screaming sending out a siren signal to the leviathan, guiding it on it's path of destruction. Orion prepares to destroy the "Sender", but Lightray stops him. Opting for a less cruel solution, Lightray reduces the "Sender" into a lifecube, one that will grow now in the image of New Genesis. The newly altered life form begins to emit a call signal, to lead the leviathan back to Orion and Lightray.Orion and Lightray patrol the surrounding waters, in search of the Deep Six. Jaffar's invisibility, though, allows him to slip past the two Gods, and re-board the old wooden vessel.The Sheridans descend into the hold to find the lifecube shooting machine-like tendrils throughout the walls and decking of the ship. Unnerved, they return to the upper deck, where Jaffar is waiting for them. Farley Sheridan is immediately cowed by Jaffar's monstrous appearance. His pacifistic son, Richard, leaps to his defense. Jaffar's mutagenic touch erases Richard's face, horrifically killing him. Orion, enraged by...