Viru et Zero

Chapter 8

I was confused for a moment, thinking about what he meant. When the machine released waves of light, the thought struck me: the worker had turned the machine on. I tried to plunge back into the water, but the pressure shot from the machine pulled me like a magnet. "Help!" I shrieked, but it came out strangely as squeaks and clicks. Fishermen and the people on nearby streets started screaming and leaving when they saw us.