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Prologue

The waves crashed against the rocks. Thunder crashed in the distance, lightening flashing over the sea.

A young boy looked over the crashing sea, his emerald green eyes distant yet filled with wonder of the dark waters.

He stretched his arm out, holding it over the air. He turned a little. Silence rang through the air, bitter and harsh.

He closed his eyes, turned back to the sea and put his foot on the edge. He put his other foot on the cliff and pushed himself off.

He fell through the air, his eyes closed. His cloak swirled around him and he fell into the dark and cold waters.

The water drew him down, and he opened his eyes an inch. Standing in front of him was a young woman, her hair white with a bluish tint and her eyes a gentle blue.

She held her hand out to him. He looked at his own arm and raised it, holding it out to the woman. She gracefully took his hand, and the water enveloped his senses.

He was awake, yet could not act or do anything. The woman drew him towards her and held him close to her.

She gently flicked her wrist, and a blue rope looking thing escaped from her hand, curling towards the water's surface.

They raced to the surface of the dark water and the boy gasped for breath. The woman looked at him and smiled.

She whispered something in a gentle and sweet tone. However, it was obvious that it was an order. The sea froze in it's movements, the silence becoming stronger.

The woman kept her eye on the boy the whole time, and he returned the look gently. She kept smiling, whispering words of comfort to him.

After a few more minutes, the two reached the shore. The sea unfroze, becoming just as angry as before.

The woman placed a kiss on the boy's forehead and lay his head gently on the sand. She stood up and the boy grabbed her hand.

"You'll be alright," the woman whispered. The boy's hand slipped away from hers and fell to the sand.

The woman looked up at the sky. She played with the locket around her neck. She looked at the boy behind her.

She bent down and picked up a small shell. She pinched the lip and threaded a small silver thread into the shell.

She lifted the boy's head and tied the thread around his neck. She smiled and disappeared into the sea.