[ IP ] Ægir 's Embrace

The water closed in on me while my entire world was turned upside down. 
 Realization flared in my mind, as I realized the truth. All this time I thought I had been fearless. I was willing to face down beast and bastard alike, and all that time I thought I was going to win because I was unafraid to die. 
 I thought I would fight with every fiber of my being, and push with all the strength of my will. All I needed was a blade in my hand, and no man would be able to stop me. 
 What an utter fool I was. 
 My head sinks below the waves, and my final breath passes my lips. 
 I had been afraid all this time. Terrified not of the end, but being alone when that end finally came. I was so intent on carving my name in stone that I never thought to consider the only place that a name really matter. It is in those we leave behind. 
 No one is going to cry for me. They are not going to feel their chest tighten when they learn of my fate. 
 The sea is my only companion at the end. She will be the last one to be kind to me. She will be the one to carry me away, and lay me down gently to rest. She will care for me. 

