The ocean swirled around the boy and pulled him down with unrelenting power. Heavy water churned and tugged at his flailing body like unseen hands yanking him into the watery depths. The fight was finally over. Even though he’d tried to stand up to the enemy, the waves were about to swallow him whole.
Only minutes before, ten-year-old Corey Max had been standing on the side of a hill high over the valley’s edge. After a futile struggle with a vicious giant bent on destruction, Corey couldn’t hold on anymore. He’d gripped the staff he’d been given and felt the superhuman pick him up and toss him into the raging sea.
His body had hit the crashing waves.
It felt like he had hit a brick wall.
Back up on the hill, hundreds of local villagers had gathered to watch the unmatched boy battle the superhuman man. They joined the giant in cheering for Corey’s demise.
And now, in the clutches of the churning water, the boy was fighting a new battle. He was fighting for his life.