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Crow strechted and sat at the edge of the cliff, eyeing all the world beneath his dangling boots. "It's really magnificent isn't it? Surprising what a little bit of peace will do."

Crow stared out across the waters now, watching the horizon, barely able to make out the other side of the lake, even with his eyesight. "Water, water, everywhere..." he quoted, tossing a lone pebble into the lake. It landed with a hearty Plop, sending millions of ripples out from a central point. So to does one action affect the entirety of our worlds, he thought to himself. How different might my world be if I had never come here? How different would the world be? Crow glanced around at his new found friends, and smiled to himself.

Renna walked a short distance away from the rest of the group, down onto a grassy bank. It was littered with rubble from the toppled columns that used to stand there. In the shallow water she watched tadpoles and small silver fish weave through the water-grass.
She sat down on a chunk of column, sitting halfway out of the water and stared out over the water. She could remember wading waist deep in the water as a child, and trying to catch the slippery little fish with her hands.

It's wonderful! I can't wait to swim in it! I can feel the live timming in it.Crow, you can get tones of sunrises and dsiunsets with this view. *points to his scetch pad* why don't you start now!

It...is...

Renna unwrapped her boots and shoved them off, setting them on the rock. She tossed her vest, belt and pants on top of them and dove into the cool, deep water. She had been feeling the urge to jump in and explore ever since she'd come near the water's edge. Under the glassy surface, the water was unbelivably clear. She swam deeper, gawking at the crumbling ruins that lay in the mud at the bottom. Fish and plants were abundant here on the bottom of the lake. It was like some otherworldly realm where she alone existed. She could see everything around her, and many of the things in the distance.

Renna figured she had been under for nearly a minute and a half, and would have to surface for air within the 30 seconds. But her curiosity drove her deeper into the water toward a cloudy area. As she swam through the unsettled dust, something huge began to take shape before her. The further she went, the sharper the angles became. As she broke through the last of the debris, the ghostly white gleam of a building met her eyes. She had to tear herself away from the mysterious sight and head for the surface to take another deep breath.

As her head broke the surface, she sucked the fresh air into her lungs, filling them to their maximum capacity. She took a second to wind her hair into a knot at the base of her head to reduce water resistance, and then dove back into the cloud.

Back in this underwater world that seemed so seperate from the world above, she paused at the threshhold of the building, long forgotten by the rest of humanity. Ducking her head inside to check the structural integrity of the stonework, she saw what was once a great antechamber, bedecked with carvings and statuary. Almost entranced, she floated through the doorway and into the corridor just ahead. The windows were still intact, though the wrought-iron framework was thick with rust. There was a door before her, dark richly stained wood, heavy by the look of it. She grabbed at the corroded latch, but is seemed to fade away to dust at her touch. She gave the large door a gentle shove, and the hinges did the same as the latch, watching as it sank slowly to a brilliantly tiled floor.

As she floated through the doorway, she came into an immense chamber. It's statuary, and delicately tiled floors, now overgrown with plantlife. The ornately carved pillars, covered in mosses and freshwater shellfish. And the vast stone dome they supported, retained only a memory of it's once vibrant mural. The faint colors seemed to shimmer before her eyes, and she swam up to find out why. It was an air bubble! The ancient plantlife here had created enough oxygen in the area, that an air bubble had formed in the domed celing.

Renna grinned as she took another breath and dove back towards the floor far below, ready to explore the rest of this great relic. (time since surfacing 2 1/2 minutes)
((I'll be back in a week, Happy Christmas all ^^))