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CHAPTER 164: THE LEAP OF FATE
THE LEAP OF FATE
Your heart thunders in your chest as you make the split-second decision. You push off the Abomination's ridged back with all the strength you can muster, launching yourself into the air towards the faint glimmer of the underground river. The world spins wildly around you, the sensation of freefall both terrifying and exhilarating. The abyss yawns beneath you, a dark chasm threatening to consume everything.
With a crash, you strike the water's surface, the cold hitting you like a wall. The shock forces the air from your lungs, and for a moment, you're plunged into disorienting darkness. The current is stronger than you anticipated, grabbing at your limbs and dragging you along its path. You fight against the surge for breath, surfacing with a desperate gasp, the roar of the river echoing around you.
As you struggle to stay afloat, you see the Abomination above, still flailing on the crumbling outcrop. But gravity is relentless. The beast slips over the edge, plunging toward the river with a bellow that shakes the air. You barely have time to react before its massive form crashes into the water nearby, sending waves of frothy chaos in every direction.
The water becomes a violent maelstrom, pulling you under again, the world a swirling mass of bubbles and darkness. You fight for control, desperate to avoid being pinned beneath the creature or dashed against unseen rocks. Your lungs burn, every second a battle for survival as the river sweeps you away into the depths unknown.
With a crash, you strike the water's surface, the cold hitting you like a wall. The shock forces the air from your lungs, and for a moment, you're plunged into disorienting darkness. The current is stronger than you anticipated, grabbing at your limbs and dragging you along its path. You fight against the surge for breath, surfacing with a desperate gasp, the roar of the river echoing around you.
As you struggle to stay afloat, you see the Abomination above, still flailing on the crumbling outcrop. But gravity is relentless. The beast slips over the edge, plunging toward the river with a bellow that shakes the air. You barely have time to react before its massive form crashes into the water nearby, sending waves of frothy chaos in every direction.
The water becomes a violent maelstrom, pulling you under again, the world a swirling mass of bubbles and darkness. You fight for control, desperate to avoid being pinned beneath the creature or dashed against unseen rocks. Your lungs burn, every second a battle for survival as the river sweeps you away into the depths unknown.