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It was a dark hour. A wave came, its powerful grasp dragging me beneath the surface of the ocean, and despite my beaten and broken body, I struggled to return to the surface. Never before had I see the sea so furious, so full of malice and rage as though it had taken great offense from the Gods themselves. Yet, my lungs cried for a breath, a lifesaving breath of air, the nectar of life itself, and I found my way to the surface again, though not without a fight. The waves continued to come, its youthful vengeance never ending. For a moment, my conscious thoughts diverted from struggling to keep afloat to how long this torture would last; it seemed that the ocean would remain in its current state forever, that it was the day of Armageddon, that the Gods chose to flood the gracious earth to punish its peoples.
...but what had I done wrong?
The salt and sand of the ocean crept into my mouth as I sputtered, trying to be rid of that wretched, potent taste of seawater. I had been struggling for what seemed like forever, and the water was winning. Still, I would not give up as long as I had strength left within me. All the same, this fight was draining and I felt beaten as my body was tossed among the violent waves. A clap of thunder answered the crashing sea as I continued to fight. My muscles cried out in pain; I realized that I would never be able to over-power the ocean, for it had more stamina than I. Thus, the world blackened, my energy finally exhausted. I slipped from thought and time, allowing the raging waters to decide my fate.
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I awoke, the faint sun smiling down upon my body. I was situated upon the sands of a beach of some sort. Everything seemed to be out of place and I opened and closed my hand several times, realizing that I was alive. How that happened, I was unsure entirely, for I had been positive that the ocean would have drowned me when my consciousness left this world. Yet, I was thankful. I was not ready to die last night. The chirping of a bird brought me back to reality and I wondered where I was, my thoughts finally returning to its normal path. What disturbed me the most was that I had no recollection of who I was, what I had been doing before becoming plunged within the ocean. My memory was blurry. I was soaked, despite having been swept upon the sands. The water continued to lap at the lower half of my body.
I felt weak, my slender figure shaking beneath myself and the additional weight of water. The situation seemed hopeless and my eyes glassed over. Yet, for all the sadness held within my teary gaze, I was alive. I blinked, feeling two tears slip from the corners of my eyes and drifting down the side of my face. I tasted salt but I knew not whether it was from the ocean or from my own sorrow.
The wind rushed forth unmercifully as it had done in the ocean, driving a piercing cold through my tattered clothing. My departure from the violent grasp of the sea was a welcomed one but that did not shield me from the wind, despite the sun's little light. I shivered, easing myself unto my unsteady feet. I was exhausted, hungry, cold... yet, I had not once thought of allowing the Gods to claim my soul. Nature would not dominate my as long as I remained alive, and I would remain alive for as long as my body had the strength to fight. My pace was slow and pained, for my muscles were sore from the struggle with the water, but I continued.
Still, as strong as my will was, I was weak, tormented for hours by the sea's daunting waves. I stumbled into the sand and quickly tried to bring myself up once more; my spirit would not be broken regardless of how beaten my body was. My body cried out in pain but I proceeded against its will. ...but, in the end, my body's cries won and I collapsed on the sandy shore, awaiting my fate. It was not long before I saw a pair of small feet before me. A cracked voice, belonging to that of an elderly woman spoke. "Well, what has the tide dragged in?"
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