Sorry i keep experimenting artstyle here xD
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Readying herself to step into the torii gate, Ayane walks forward to be enveloped by its thick fog. Walking through with shut eyes, Ayane eventually peeks open to find herself in a new part of the cave.

She looks ahead to note its dungeon-like design, yet it seemed to be mostly flooded. Then suddenly, Ayane felt a chill rush through her, as she felt a startling presence of something appearing right behind her. She froze up on the spot, unsure of what to do, let alone turn around to see what it even was. From the side of her view, she sees a ghastly, pale white hand point forward. It felt like it was suggesting a direction for Ayane to go towards. The ghost disappeared into the air quickly after, leaving Ayane with a moment to process what had just occurred.

Figuring some sense of direction is better than none, she decides to go forward in the direction the ghost pointed towards. As she walked forward along the path, the water level slowly rose up with each step taken. The path started going downward, causing Ayane's body to sink further in as she progressed. It eventually comes to the point where Ayane knows that the only way to continue is to fully dive underwater. Sweat drips down her face, as she is nervous about diving into unknown depths in such a vulnerable state.

With a deep breath to calm herself down, and to take in for the dive, Ayane slips beneath into the water. Blurry vision takes over Ayane’s sight, as the lack of eyewear would normally do, yet she can still determine what’s ahead for the time being. Although, as Ayane tries to get adjusted, she ponders about the way she should approach swimming up ahead…

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