Astra Drowns

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 88618

Astra discovered that running out of air is a very strange experience; to put it simply, it feels like the parts of your body are turned off, one by one. One second, Astra couldn't feel her legs anymore; she promptly dismissed this as being tired from trying to kickback to the surface. However, soon she couldn't feel her arms, either. And then she couldn't feel her waist, her mouth, her body, her head.

Suddenly, this stopped being a problem. The water continued to swirl, but she was no longer swept by it. She didn't know if she was breathing, but she didn't have to hold her breath anymore.

She looked sideways, and saw herself, completely limp and immobile, continuing to be swept away by the water. "Wait, is that me? But... but... that would mean..."

She look upwards and saw the swirling surface of the water. She looked down, expecting to see the bottom. Instead, she saw the strangest thing: a light! And it was beconing her!

She looked from the light, to the surface, and back to the light. "The most sensible thing to do would be to rise to the surface. I'm sure nobody can see me or hear me now, but perhaps I could explore the whole cave without any danger. I wonder, though, if there is a point; if nobody can hear me, I won't be able to tell anyone wht I find."

She looked back down; the light seemed to be farther away. She seemed to be moving just by thinking of it. But one important question pestered her: could the light wait?

  1. Go to the surface
  2. Go to the light

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