[PQ] just a haze on the water

The drowning man affixes himself to Remi as only the truly lost and wounded can. His eyes begin to slip shut, pleased that rescue is on the way, deferring his strength into the arms of the manticore-turned-man come to save him. He hardly felt the splice of pain against him, and quickly the world fades to a calm black, and then to nothing at all. Delphia will be able to see his soul begin to hum above his body, wavering uncertainly there. Whale 1 devours Sailor 2, leaving him to drown within its rib cage, before eyeing Remi and the now-dead Sailor 3.

Ronin 's aim is true, as we've all come to expect. The axe wumps with a satisfying lack of echo into the skull of the whale, before dislodging and magically returning to the Dark Star's grip. The whale snarls if such a thing is possible from a mouth without any sinew or flesh, and it readies itself to lunge towards Ronin. It is about this time that Wessex appears on the whale's back—not something it expected at all—and as her claws strike deep into its skull, it begins to thrash wildly. Diving below the surface with an aim to force its attacker off or drown it (bad judgement on both accounts, whale), to begin to roll and twist beneath the waves to rid itself of Wessex. Heading towards a jet of coral, the whale will try and scrape the demi-goddess off of its neck.

All of this of course has drawn the attention of Whale 2.  Seeing and sensing the jet of water Maea uses to propel herself, the great creature heads her off before she might lend her assistance to anyone else. And, of course, it swallows her whole. Down she goes, held within the great creature by bones and magical undead-flesh that keeps her within the prison of its body.

As Delphia makes her way across the water, invisible to all save for Sailor 3, and the ghost whales as it turns out, the man turns with stunned eyes towards her. What? He asks, clearly confused, his body bleeding in and out of focus as he fights to keep himself from bursting apart. His soul needs to be collected quickly, lest he be scattered here forever.

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No posting order.

Whale 1: 100% HP
Whale 2: 100% HP
Whale 3: 32% HP

Sinking Sailor 1: 50%
Sinking Sailor 2: 60% - now drowning in the belly of Whale 1
Sinking Sailor 3: 0%

Ronin: 182
Remi: 340
Maea: 105 - Inside Whale 2
Delphia: 44
Wessex: 120