BOOM. Splash.


    I held my breath, grasping my jaw shut.


    BOOM. Splash.


    My back tensed against the gnarled tree, legs bent to the water, hand grasping the staff-


    BOOM. Splash.


    It was nearer now, and my body was as tensed as possible, not a vibration escaped me. My eyes were starting to ache from how tightly I shut them-


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    BOOM.


    It must of reached land, no splash followed the weight of its steps. I opened my eyes, turning my head to the side.


    BOOM.


    I could see Rei behind another gnarled tree, roots surrounding her like a tattered shroud, scaled head locked in place.


    BOOM.


    The gargantuan steps resounded ever closer, and I could imagine the beasts body once more, sickly green and-


    BOOM.


    I began to panic. It was getting closer, and we couldn’t move without exposing ourselves. But my worry wasn’t for myself.


    BOOM.


    Rei was on the same plateau as the giant, and it was coming closer.