(Yes by work we mean a book proposal due in a month and I'm 80,000 words short )
The wind whipped at them, Kain's grin growing as the waters beneath began to rush at them, forming a black wall broken up by waves that was soon to hit. Holding tight to the simple staff in his hand, he thrust his hand forward, a swell of air suddenly rushing up from the space beneath them. The surface of the water whipped at them as the winds rose up off the shoal off the shallows, pushing along towards the watery depths towards which the two men were plummeting. A sudden, surging gust pushed up off the ocean surface, blasting them so strongly that they were set off course, their downward momentum suddenly shifting as they were buoyed inwards, just slightly back towards the prison. The sudden break in their fall prevented what would have most likely been a fatal landing, though as their backs crashed into the waves Kain could feel a sudden pang in his back, as the strike was still hard. Their bodies sank underneath the dark line of the water, plunging into its grasp a moment before the two suddenly surged back upwards to the surface. Kain gasped at air even as a wave crashed into their frames, carrying them backwards even further.
His gaze flew to the rear, towards the direction of the inbound current. He thought he could see someone swimming in the distance.
The wind whipped at them, Kain's grin growing as the waters beneath began to rush at them, forming a black wall broken up by waves that was soon to hit. Holding tight to the simple staff in his hand, he thrust his hand forward, a swell of air suddenly rushing up from the space beneath them. The surface of the water whipped at them as the winds rose up off the shoal off the shallows, pushing along towards the watery depths towards which the two men were plummeting. A sudden, surging gust pushed up off the ocean surface, blasting them so strongly that they were set off course, their downward momentum suddenly shifting as they were buoyed inwards, just slightly back towards the prison. The sudden break in their fall prevented what would have most likely been a fatal landing, though as their backs crashed into the waves Kain could feel a sudden pang in his back, as the strike was still hard. Their bodies sank underneath the dark line of the water, plunging into its grasp a moment before the two suddenly surged back upwards to the surface. Kain gasped at air even as a wave crashed into their frames, carrying them backwards even further.
His gaze flew to the rear, towards the direction of the inbound current. He thought he could see someone swimming in the distance.