Prologue
Welcome to The Alcove
Welcome to The Alcove
It was a normal night; darkness enveloped the sky and waves crashed upon waves beneath the brisk breeze. On that night, only the sound of waves was heard—
No, there was one more sound, a voice.
There was an almost unheard scream, a scream concealed with waves' crashing. It was a desperate cry for help, a soundless plea of a lone boy, lost in cruel waves of a desolate sea. The boy was struggling, trying to find power to fight back the vicious current of salty seawater. Seeing a sliver of hope as his body felt the sea calming down, he tried to push his body forward... and failed.
He felt the calm movement of the sea pushing his body forward before he was hit by a merciless wave and was forced to submit. The cruel, pitiless force of the wave whisked his body away, completely disregarding his entire strength— as if mocking his entirety. Gasping desperately, he ended up being filled with water instead of air. His throat cold, his lungs almost out of…
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