The big mermanta swam towards the surface, wide wings sweeping gracefully through the dark waters. Moonlight occasionally glinted off his steely hair and the lines of gold that crossed his dark hide, but the glow of the waters around him were the much brighter indicator of his path. Blue light sparkled and swirled as small plankton in the water were jostled by his passage, and the closer he swam towards the shallows the thicker and brighter the lights became.
He carried a net slung over his shoulder, though at first it was hard to see what was held within the hempen web. Something filled it, but that something was transparent and nearly invisible in the night.
When he'd found the thickest pooling of glowing water he stilled his wings and glided forward into it slowly, trying not to disturb the waves unnecessarily as he pulled out a graceful glass jar and began to slowly scoop it through the brilliantly lit water, trying to collect the glowing creatures within.
He carried a net slung over his shoulder, though at first it was hard to see what was held within the hempen web. Something filled it, but that something was transparent and nearly invisible in the night.
When he'd found the thickest pooling of glowing water he stilled his wings and glided forward into it slowly, trying not to disturb the waves unnecessarily as he pulled out a graceful glass jar and began to slowly scoop it through the brilliantly lit water, trying to collect the glowing creatures within.
