Story Arc #1: The Castle of Shadows
Diving Into Unknown Waters
A chapter of a choose your own adventure story
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You stare intently at the hatch in the water.
Every instinct tells you this is a bad idea, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? You would never get anywhere if you always succumb to your nerves.
So you hold your breath and plunge into the pool.
To your surprise, though the water tastes like copper, it also feels pleasant to the touch–cool, refreshing, even soothing, like a supernatural embrace.
All your fight-or-flight instincts die down, because there’s no need to struggle here. Everything is well and peaceful.
The pool is also shallower than you expected. When you first step in, the water is only knee-deep. It gets deeper as you walk further, but it doesn’t get much higher than your waist.
