Nova thought about her options, and figured the easiest way was to just climb up. As she started her ascent up the ledge she was standing on began to crack. Nova reached up for a handhold just barely being able to stick her fingers into a indent on the holes side, before the ledge broke off completely. Nova kept her eyes upward focusing on the task at hand. She reached for another handhold before a huge splash startled her. Surprised she losr her grip and went tumbling down. Nova reached out desperately to catch something to break her fall, her screams echoing off the stone walls. Finally her fingers caught a bump in the hole' s wall. Her body stopped abruptly, causing pain in the fingers holding her up. She looked up to the mouth of the hole where light shone through. She tightened her grip and looked down. Little bits of light reflected off an underground pool surrounded by darkness. Squinting back up she searched for a plausible path to get back to the surface. Her fingers screamed in pain holding her bodyweight. Nova willed herself to keep holding on, but her fingers had done too much. Nova fell backward splashing into the dark waters and sunk beneath the surface...