Pop!
Alex's head popped out of the murky water, causing the water to splash around him.
"Damnation!"
He had nearly drowned, but strangely, the sea monster let go of him at the very last moment.
He stared around, seeing that he was somehow now at the shore of the river, then he climbed out, breathing heavily as he stared at the water.
It was calm, far too calm…
'Come on Eliron, you're too stubborn to be swallowed by oversized calamari…'
His eyes remained locked on the river, expecting that any second now, Eliron would swim out with a cocky grin on his face.
But after a few seconds passed by, Alex slammed his fist on the floor and got to his feet. There was no helping it, he had to go in after him—
Vroooosh!
A turbulent ripple suddenly spread through the river. "Ahahahaha! I knew that bastard would make it—"
The words suddenly died on his lips, as instead of Eliron, the gargantuan sea monster emerged from the river!
