Zaks POV:

I went out to the sea alone today. Sure, guards were nearby to help if I was facing any danger, just they were to the point where I couldn't see them. There was a flower shop facing the sea with a small library next to it. The guards were behind those buildings. I requested them to be there. I didn't really mind being surrounded by guards all the time, but today, I wanted to be alone. I knew that the guards would come to me if they heard any sort of commotion.

I looked back at the flower shop and library before looking back at the sea. I was in swim-trunks. I dipped my foot in the salty sea water, the warm clear water encircling around my foot. I put both of my feet in the water, them getting submerged in the soft, tan sand underneath me. I waddled further into the water, till it was at my waist. Small, orange fish swam around me. I giggled, trying to grab one but they all swam away quickly, returning occasionally.

I moved more into the water, the water now at my shoulders. I felt something brush against my ankle. I looked down to see a black hand underwater reaching towards my ankle. Before I had time to get away, it latched onto my ankle, dragging me down into the water.

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