He floated in the ocean, waves splashing against his face while his legs kicked beneath the surface and his hands cut through the water, swimming wherever the current and wind carried him.
Raiden's mind had gone rigid, oblivious to the danger and unable to grasp the exhaustion weighing down his body, pushing through the fatigue as he swam like a mindless puppet.
He was only human, but if he could think and reason in his current condition, he'd be bound to question even that fundamental fact.
The ocean bounced him relentlessly up and down, coldness surging through his bones as survival instincts alone forced him to snatch breaths whenever the blue expanse threatened to swallow him whole.
