The water was colder than I expected.
For a brief moment the pressure of the Soul Sea pressed against me from every direction. Then a thin layer of soul energy formed around me and expanded outward, effortlessly parting the surrounding currents.
The ocean opened before us. We descended.
At first there was only darkness.
Then my eyes adjusted. The depths of the Soul Sea revealed themselves.
Massive schools of silver fish moved through the water like living rivers. Strange plants swayed gently from rocky outcroppings. Enormous creatures drifted through the darkness far below, their silhouettes so large that entire buildings could have fit upon their backs.
The deeper we traveled, the more alive the sea became. I kept my perception expanded. Everything seemed capable of killing something else. Occasionally powerful soul signatures brushed against my senses before disappearing into the darkness once more.
