Hundun practically drags me to the dark water as I struggle not to dig a hole and hide in it. "No matter what, don't drink the water," Hundun says one last time as we step into the cold water. I shiver in the water as I continue to walk in, deeper and deeper.
Everything has been either warm or borderline hot since I've gotten here so feeling the cold water on my skin... let's just say that it feels extremely out of place and unnerving. As we get closer to the center, the water gets so deep, I have no choice but to start swimming.
Hundun takes a few more steps before he too, is swimming. I try to control my racing heart as Hundun says "Okay, deep breath. On the count of three... we go down." I grit my teeth and start taking deep breaths as Hundun starts counting "One... two... three!"
