#3

In the early days, there was no life apart from the bugs. But one day, this changed. The day began with a red sky, warning of coming rain. A thin fog had settled in over the calm waters. At first, all was silent. But then, the water was disturbed as a large creature began to thrash about on the shore. As the creature slid onto the sand, it inhaled a lungful of air, and proceeded to exhale as if fearing suffocation. The creature repeated the routine as it crawled unto a rocky outcrop to rest its aching legs. Soon another creature came thrashing unto the shoreline, and then another, and another. Soon, these creatures plagued the shore, each one crawling through the sand, taking in a lungful of air.

As these creatures lay upon beach, gasping for air and clutching their aching bodies, one of them stood up. It was humanoid in form, around 6 feet tall and a slim build. Although its skin was different than that of a man. It was a sky blue color and shimmered in the morning sun. It was hairless and had long fin like protrusions on its legs and arms. The creature, presumably a man, walked to the edge of the water and stared out at the open ocean. The other creatures quieted their moaning and incomprehensible chatter to look up. The man creature leaned down to pick up a small stone. He then proceeded to throw the stone across the water. It hit the surface and sunk. For a while he just stared, watching the ripples spread across the calm surface. He then turned from the shore and made his way into the forest, disappearing among the foliage. Another creature ran to catch up with him, but was stopped as their companion grabbed their arm and shook their head.