I dreamed a woman from the ocean.

There were no signs of this, save for the smell of ocean breeze
and the seaweed in her hair

I watched her walk along sand in total darkness.

As I came closer, I heard the gentle rollings of the shore
and saw that they came with her bare footsteps

I approached.

Sparkling beads of sea water left her as she walked
Each one a slow descending light of clarity

sand was gently brushed along perfect contours
chaotic and uneven,
and beautiful.
There was life in her.

I heard the crisp callings of the maritime avian.
The birds that lived there.
and they knew her.

I closed the distance faster with a quickened pace.
Driven to know her secrets and tantamount world.

A gull crashed violently to my feet.

Surprised, I looked down and saw a hideous thing.

A contorted creature overcome by blackness.
Writhed and bloated
It was screeching terrible dying breaths
dancing to the explosive expense of it's life force.

Fearful, I looked back up to the girl ahead
and the shadows played damning distortions to my eyes

I leapt forward
Chilled by fear, and heated by adrenaline.
Compelled to save her

I embraced her as she fell, taken over by the horrifying vision.

The blackness drained from her eyes where there should have been water.
deadly and volatile, it perspired from her skin.
She lurched forward with frantic seizure
dying to cry for help
but choking on the blackness.

The waves stopped.
And the tide faded.

The ocean was gone.

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