The view expanded into silence as Luca descended even deeper into the waters.
The light thinned the farther he went. Soon, only faint traces of blue remained before the blackness ahead swallowed everything whole.
Just before the dark horizon, he stopped.
Everyone watching from the Imperial battleship squinted at the screen, trying to make sense of what they were seeing.
Not that it was blurry or grainy. On the contrary, they could see a bit too well.
So they were more certain than ever. There was nothing.
No movement. No flicker. Just an endless, suffocating stretch of water and darkness.
If no one had said anything, they might've thought the feed had frozen.
On another channel connected to Luca's broadcast, a whisper broke the silence.
"Alright, baby D, listen here…"
The voice was unmistakably Ollie's.
Jax was curious. "What are you doing?"
