Terrors in Subnautica(Complete)

Part 4: A Brush With Leviathan

N/N's POV

The island had sunk so much that the ground base, where we had left our raft, was ankle deep in water. If we ever need anything else from this island we might be screwed, though this isn't the time to think about that.

We pulled out to the drop off and scanned the waters, watching and listening. I could hear smaller fish but there was no sign of the leviathan, it's now or never. I looked to Seán to be sure he didn't see anything either and he nodded his go ahead, not wanting to make any noise and possibly attract attention.

At first we used our arms to push out so we wouldn't have to worry about the sound from the pseudo motor we made. It is quiet, but water carries sound and vibration much farther than people can usually anticipate. After we had rowed out a good distance we decided we'd turn on our 'motor' and try to get away as fast as possible.

Carefully I gathered up the creep vine and took a deep breathe, Seán gripping around my waist obviously afraid of falling into Reaper territory. All at once I pulled the vines tight jerking us forward, thankfully these things are much faster than in the game. Trying not to hold my breath I crouched forward, Seán pulling himself closer to me, as we do anything we can to prevent wind resistance.

And then we heard it.
The Shriek from beneath the water.

I could feel Seán look back to the water behind us as he tightened his grip around me. I knew by the way his breath caught that it was coming up behind us. I pulled harder on the vines, knowing full well it wouldn't go any faster but hoping we could get out, when the raft was violently thrown several feet above the water.

All at once I felt my body jolt, Seán's arms rip away, and wind flying past my body. Just as I had realized I was in the air, I crashed hard into the water. Tumbling around the waters I couldn't tell which way was up or down, I had no oxygen tank, and I could hear the water rushing towards me.

Just as I managed to turn myself around I was rammed by one of the giant pincers on the side of the Leviathans mouth releasing a muffled crack from my chest. I managed to roll around and off of it before starting to swim up when I spotted Seán coming down from the surface. What is he doing!? Is he fucking stupid!? He should have stayed in the raft!

I start swimming faster, more frantically, when the leviathan swept past it just barely missed ramming me again. I finally reach Seán when I see the Reaper coming for us, it's jaws in alignment with Seán's body.

Without really thinking I push him up towards the surface, unintentionally sinking down more in the process when I feel all the air leave my body. It takes me a few seconds to bring my mind back to reality after being rammed a second time. Being dragged down further I can feel the pressure starting to crush me as the Leviathan's tooth digs further into my side. As far as I can tell I was only caught by the corner of its jaws. I feel a small amount of relief when it stars swimming back up to shallower waters when I realize it's going back for Seán.

Trying to ignore the desperate burning in my lungs I pull out my knife, gripping hard so I don't lose it in the current, and with all the strength I can muster I pull my arm back and slam it into the Reaper's eye causing it to screech in pain. The sound disoriented me even further but because it had let go I was able to push myself away and start trying to swim up. All I could hear was ringing and my whole body felt disconnected but I was too afraid to stop pushing forward.

After what felt like forever I finally surfaced gasping for air with aching lungs. I could feel warm blood starting to drip from my ears, I couldn't see, and my body was almost entirely numb but I refused to sink just yet. It was then, I started hearing some kind of echo that I couldn't quite identify. Was it something else in the water? Was the Leviathan back? I don't have much more strength, I can't survive going back under.