Water rolled off her face as she emerged from the cold, black waters. With a gulp of cool, stale air she filled her burning lungs. She had surfaced in the heart of the Undersea, here there was no tide but the waters still had sway thanks to the host of creatures that swam beneath. She would raise one arm over the other and allow it to crash down into the water as she swam across the lake-like body of water. Her arms felt heavy from the water and it was a trial of endurance. She would be winded by the time her feet could touch the ground. The ground was soft and gave way beneath her feet but she no longer had to swim, she was breathing hard. She would trudge towards shore, her pants and jacket weighted down by pounds of icy water that dripped off her body with each weighted step. She would pull her leather hood over her head, it would shade her face and her long white tresses. Her hands would slide along her thighs as she silently inventoried her weapons. Everything was there, secured tightly in place. She picked up the pace as she departed, the only evidence that she was ever there was the footprints she left in the mud.
--- But she was not alone.From the dark and bubbling depths, an inky near shapeless creature stirred restlessly just beneath the surface. A disembodied laughter would erupt from the waters. This was where they would part ways. Stage Three starts today.
S Rank - 30 Min - Topic Left (Shi and Three)