Bilgewater Baptism

As sudden force met her skull, she felt the world tilt and submerge into a chilling darkness. The bubbles danced around her, trailing up toward the distant sunlight filtering through the water's surface. Panic began to seep into her already fragile consciousness, a primal instinct to survive sparking within her chest as the burning sensation in her lungs grew sharper. Her eyes shot open in a silent plea for mercy that fell on indifferent eyes. Her body bucked and thrashed in the icy water, desperate to escape the stranglehold he had on her.

The world around her was reduced to a blur as she felt herself being pushed down further into the abyss. The salty sting of the water filled her nostrils, filling her lungs with an alien coldness that consumed her senses. Unable to resist the force that held her captive, Delaeni let out a whimpering gasp, streams of bubbles escaping from her lips as she sought relief from the choking sensation. Raw fear clouded her mind, the thought of drowning forcing her heart to beat in erratic rhythms.

With each moment that passed under Caedes' unyielding grasp, Delaeni was pushed further into a realm of distress. The eerie silence below was a stark contrast to the chaos above; the only sound she could hear was her own heartbeat echoing in her ears, a deafening reminder of her desperate struggle for survival.

"Delaeni Terblanche"