Alternate History: How a Sea Monster and Magic Led to the Exiled Columbus

If Christopher Columbus had failed. In a big way.

One day, AbraXyS had an idea. He would use his magical powers to create a sea monster to attack the Christopher Columbus expedition during their initial voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. With the Spanish explorers forced to return home empty-handed, the other European powers would be uninterested in funding a new expedition. AbraXyS would be free to set sail himself and claim the entire territory as his own.

AbraXyS was a powerful magician who had always been fascinated by the unexplored and unknown. He had always dreamed of setting sail on a grand adventure to discover new lands and territories — but only for himself. However, he knew that the European powers were already racing to claim any new lands they discovered. They had the recourses he couldn’t conjure up himself. So, what he was left with was to do what was within his powers to stop them and detour them from continuing the search.

He knew that the expedition towards what would become the Americas was a dangerous one. A journey that provided risks without supernatural intervention. The challenge AbraXyS faced was the limits of his powers. Unlike other sorcerers of the time, AbraXyS could not conjure up normal everyday things like money, cups, or ships. This challenged his ability to simply cross the schizophrenic attitude of the open sea exhibited. So, he went to work on his mission to sabotage Christopher Columbus.

He conjured the sea monster, a massive creature with tentacles that could capsize any ship that crossed its path. When Columbus and his crew saw the monster, they were terrified knowing that they were significantly unequipped to deal with the beast. But AbraXyS knew that the monster was just an illusion and that it would not harm them but simply allow them to be their fear to be their own worst enemy. He watched from his crystal ball as the monster attacked the ships, causing panic and chaos, but eventually appeared to retreat into the depths of the ocean.

Still shaken, Columbus and his crew returned to Spain. After docking, they told tales of a sea monster that had attacked their ships. Although a few in the royal court believed the story, most dismissed it as an exaggeration or a fabrication. Conspiracies started to arise about Columbus and his possible use of the story to cover up a failed mission. Columbus was deemed a failure, and his expedition was considered an embarrassing waste of time and resources — especially to the royal court.

But AbraXyS knew the truth. With the European powers no longer interested in exploring the New World, he was free to set sail himself. He gathered a small crew, some former Columbus crew, and set off across the Atlantic, determined to claim the entire territory as his.

As they sailed, AbraXyS’s magical powers protected them from any danger they encountered. They weathered fierce storms and navigated treacherous and unpredictable waters, eventually landing on the shores of a vast, uncharted land. AbraXyS had become the first explorer to set foot in the New World, bringing his inherited magic and knowledge with him.

Over the years, AbraXyS and his crew explored the New World, discovering new lands, encountering new cultures, and building a new empire that had never been imagined before.

They encountered other explorers and adventurers, some of whom tried to challenge their claim to the land. But AbraXyS’s magic always protected him and his people, and they emerged victorious.

Eventually, AbraXyS’s empire grew and prospered, becoming one of the most powerful in the world. He became a legend with statues being constructed in his honor, museums dedicated to his story, and fables being told around the world. All because he had the advantage of magical powers to conjure a sea monster to stop a great explorer and change the course of history forever.

After the alleged oceanic defeat, the royal court later exiled Christopher Columbus to Svalbard, a cold and wet island in the Barents Sea where it is told that he died of either insanity or an inner toenail infection.