Long Journey

I stood before a beautiful beach at sunset. Orange cascaded the skies and played on the sand. I then leaped into the waves, swimming along the bottom.

Deeper and deeper I went.

Eventually I swam straight out, peering at the endless blue. I looked down and noticed stairs beneath me. Guided to, I swam to the stairs and descended the steps.

Deeper and deeper I went.

Eventually the water pressure was enough to act as gravity, keeping me along the stairs.

Deeper and deeper I went.

"I'm still going down the stairs?" I noted, noticing my surroundings become darker.

Deeper and deeper I went.

"I wonder if I can speed this up?" I then decided to swim down the steps-

only for a titanic shark to dart at me teeth first. I barely held it back by its jaws. I pushed it away, hoping it would leave me be.

Though.

It only circled back to strike again. This time though, as I held it at bay, I sent a pulse of my power through it. When I guided it away once more, it did not return.

Deeper and deeper I went.

I thought of how far I had come to that point. The solitude of the vast empty space had not only become familiar, but comfortable.

Deeper and deeper I went.

I started to notice the steps become steeper, more space between each step.

Deeper and deeper I went.

Each step had become a drop off in its own right.

Deeper and deeper I went.

On the last step, all I saw was an abyss. Darkness' maw open to swallow me whole. I couldn't tell what was to come. Only uncertainty was certain.

I took the step

Deeper and deeper I went.

I dropped out of water and hit dry land. I looked ahead and saw a straight pathway, bordered by rock. I looked up and saw the water didn't go past a certain point.

I continued.

Deeper and deeper I went.

In the rocky pathway, in which my steps echoed, was an absence of light. Though my sight was unhindered having seen through the earlier portion of my journey.

Deeper and deeper I went.

I felt the hard ground beneath my bare feet, poking me mercilessly.

Deeper and deeper I went.

For a moment, I thought the cave was narrowing, closing in on me. Though I took a breath and realized that wasn't true.

Deeper and deeper I went.

I saw a light. A light that became brighter the closer I came.

Closer and closer I went.

It was blinding, yet inviting.

Closer and closer I went.

I could feel a warmth from the source guiding me to it.

Closer and closer I went.

I felt joy emanating from the light.

Closer and closer I went.

My long journey was almost at a close!

Closer and closer I went.

I became just a few steps from the light.

Closer and closer,
I had gone.