Zone D -- The Foam

[Lord Zedd]

Zedd made his way through the high water, disgusted by the obnoxious smells in the area. The saltwater, the mud, it all seemed so disgustingly natural. He was supposed to be above this. And yet here he still trying to get to the actual island this event was taking place on, and he’d already fought someone and succumbed to the elements. Not a good look, but what could he do?

Something brushed against his leg quite suddenly, but when he hopped at best he could and took a defensive stance, it dashed away from him. Zedd clenched his staff tightly as he looked around. There appeared to be no other contestants around him. Had Whale Man managed to sneak up on him underwater once more?

He turned to see that wasn’t the case, though the his previous foe was still to blame. His foot was still bleeding, as were over various knicks and scratches across his body. The water behind him and around him was slightly diluted with a dark red blood. Natural predators had come inland, literally smelling the blood in the water.

Zedd saw a dorsal fin rise briefly from the water before diving back under. The predator was close, but it didn’t realize it was toying with another hunter.

“Vile fish, challenge me if you dare!” Zedd bellowed uselessly.

Zedd could feel the movement in the water nearby. It was swimming all around him, and Zedd admittedly didn’t know which way to face. There could have been multiple sharks, for all he knew. In fact, if a bloody brawl broke out, he didn’t know how many more would come.

“I don’t have time for you, seafood platter!” Zedd shouted out, rethinking his course of action.

He then very quickly began to make his way towards shore, motivated by the need to get to work and conserve resources and energy. But not by fear.

Nope, not a drop.

Moving from D14 to D10