Prani scowled but held her tongue. She knew the moment she announced diving into danger, Shaw would jump right in with her. How could she nicely explain that there were some things she specialized in and his joining would just be an added liability? Prani sighed, meeting Shaw’s gaze and nodding to let him know she was going after Alex while he had to console Simon. They couldn’t afford delays, but she pointedly let Shaw know she was starting to move.
She arrived at the thin crevice, grimacing and talking herself out of any claustrophobic anxiety. Prani glanced over her shoulder, “I ain’t sure if Simon can squeeze through here without collapsing the roof..” She mumbled, leaving it to Shaw to make the judgment call.
Prani squeezed through the crevice, her face pressed against the mossy walls and her hair covered in goop. She stumbled out on the other side and spotted the boy right away. Alex looked pale and sickly, and he grew weaker by the moment. As she predicted, he began to slow down his vitals to preserve himself, but he wasn’t strong enough to stay conscious through it.
She began to rush towards him, but that was when the water in the pools began to ripple. Without warning, one of the dark tendrils shot out and coiled around her neck, slamming her down to the ground. She didn’t have the chance to scream as she was dragged across the slick floor towards the pool to be drowned.
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