Wards In The Clouds (One Shot)
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I blinked as I regained consciousness. I had hit my head hard, or had someone hit me? Then I realised I was holding a bloody knife in my hand. There was claw markings on my arms and legs, the leftover debris was cold under my bare feet.
"Was I in a cave?" The walls was wet, it wasn't completely hopeless I could see a fuzzy light in the darkness. As I got further I noticed the water level was rising to my knees.
Trying not to panic as I kicked my body rapidly across the swamp, honestly I felt like a fish out of water, but somehow I managed and when I made it out my eyes started burning.
"Was this salt water?" I groaned. That wasn't it, it was the light, everytime I looked up at the sky my eyes would feel disoriented. My head tilted down and my eyes...
I blinked as I regained consciousness. I had hit my head hard, or had someone hit me? Then I realised I was holding a bloody knife in my hand. There was claw markings on my arms and legs, the leftover debris was cold under my bare feet.
"Was I in a cave?" The walls was wet, it wasn't completely hopeless I could see a fuzzy light in the darkness. As I got further I noticed the water level was rising to my knees.
Trying not to panic as I kicked my body rapidly across the swamp, honestly I felt like a fish out of water, but somehow I managed and when I made it out my eyes started burning.
"Was this salt water?" I groaned. That wasn't it, it was the light, everytime I looked up at the sky my eyes would feel disoriented. My head tilted down and my eyes...