Round 116

The water was already waist-deep in the chamber when Merrin and Seraphine finally stopped their frantic search for an escape route. The bioluminescent creatures on the walls pulsed with an eerie light, their movements unsettlingly organic as they watched the two women struggle against the rising flood. Merrin's voice cut through the roar of rushing water, sharp with desperation.

"We need to find a way out of here before we drown!" she shouted over her shoulder at Seraphine, who was clinging to a partially submerged stone shelf for dear life. The wizard's face was pale in the strange illumination, eyes wide with fear as she nodded frantically in agreement. Merrin's gaze fixed on the small opening high in the corner—their only visible exit. Too far up to reach without aid. She needed Seraphine's magic. Needed Halie to conjure something, levitate them, anything.

Seraphine, can you get us up there? Merrin thought frantically. Can you lift us or create a bridge? We don't have much time. The water was already past her knees now, swirling with unseen currents. Something large stirred beneath the surface—she felt it, a heavy displacement of water that sent a fresh wave of terror through her. Focus, she told herself harshly. *Find a solution...

Seraphine's voice cut through Merrin's panicked thoughts. "I have an idea," the wizard called out, her tone strained but determined. She pulled a small, intricate glass orb from a pouch at her side—one of her most powerful magical artifacts. The water was already waist-deep in the chamber when Merrin and Seraphine finally stopped their frantic search for an escape route. The bioluminescent creatures on the walls pulsed with an eerie light, their movements unsettlingly organic as they watched the two women struggle against the rising flood. Merrin's voice cut through the roar of rushing water, sharp with desperation.