Written by Jason Montoya. Posted in The Cellar Journey.

The Water Had Risen - The Cellar Journey Part 4

This is part 4 of The cellar journey, a multi-part fictional story. Click here to view all parts of the Cellar Journey.

The water had risen to the point where I was forced to tread water. My muscles ached.

"I don't know how much longer I can take this," I thought to myself.

There were 2 feet of space remaining and only a few minutes before the room was completely full. It seemed drowning was going to be my fate, at least if this creature didn't kill me on the way. And then I saw it again, the creature swam by continuing to circle me. It was sleek in nature with exposed and menacing teeth. This was a creature designed to kill.