"I'm getting pretty good at this."
Elara's Spatial Leap worked without a hitch, even while transporting three others.
Before Ethan stretched a vast expanse of blue ocean, its waves rolling towards a broad sandy beach. Palm trees swayed beneath a brilliant sky, and buildings lined the distant coastline.
The warm air carried the scent of saltwater, while sunlight glittered across the Pacific.
Ethan slowly turned his head, taking in the scenery.
Yet the moment his gaze settled on the ocean, something stirred deep within him.
After his experiences in the Aquatic Expanse, Ethan had expected to be sick of seeing large bodies of water for a long, long time. Instead, the marking on his abdomen, the tattoo of a coiling water serpent, seemed to flare against his skin.
'Tide...'
Ethan instinctively placed a hand over the marking.
