The chain at my waist hits its limit again.
The jolt drags me back from the Deep statue, hauling my body away while the water is already past my chin. I try to plant my boots on the floor, but I can barely feel the stone under my feet. The pressure of the ducts runs through the whole gallery and turns every attempt at balance into a fight I'm losing.
The spear stays a few steps from my hand, and Rhayne stays under the water.
'Come on... Come on!'
I fire Pressure Step one more time.
The pressure builds under my foot and I drive my body forward. Underwater, though, the burst dies fast. The current catches me before I gain any distance, and the chain at my waist pulls tight until it hurts my ribs.
I end up almost exactly where I started, swallowing water that's hitting my face hard now.
My chest tightens.
There's no time left for another careful approach.
Then I get an idea, and I grab Kraken.
"Go!"
