"We need to get out of here,NOW!" She told Danachi.
They started rowing to the riverside.But the water started whirling up. The boat was getting nowhere.
"We need to jump off." Danachi said.
A large wave started to rise up.Theyjumped off the boat just before the wave hit it. The boat was shattered and drowned. They started swimming to the riverside. Danachi had almost reached the bank when Kani felt something grab her leg as it started pulling her in.She dived into the water to see what was pulling her but found nothing. There was nothing grabbing her leg but strangely an invisible force was still pulling her, unwilling to let go. She used her powers to free herself only to find out they weren't working.The river was working as a sinkhole. It was drawing her powers in. She was as defenseless as a human at that time. That's when she heard Danachi calling her name, and realized that she needed his help. She gathered all her strength and swam up to the water surface to call him.
"DANACHI! HELP ME!!",she screamed but then she was pulled in again.
Soon, she saw Danachi swam to her at a blur.He pulled her hand and tried to pull up. But the force that was pulling her in was still greater than him. But after a while, she felt that her leg was getting lighter. Danachi grabbed her by waist and pulled her up.After a lot of hassle , they had finally swam to the riverside.
"Are you alright?", Danachi asked her.
"I'm fine.What about you?",she asked back while catching up her breath.
"Alive." he replied.
Kani took a look at her leg. There was a scar around her ankle. It was burning as hell. A lot more of the villagers had gathered from all those ruckus.
"What happened there? The river is so peaceful,why was there suddenly a whirlpool occuring?" A villager asked Danachi. He was irritated as it Danachi was the one who had caused it.
"It was better that they did not know the whole thing otherwise they would be scared.",Kanibora thought.
"Calm rivers can sometimes experience a change in nature. Sometimes a whirlpool can occur. It's rare but it can happen. It might happen again soon or it might not." She said to the villager.
"Then are the fishes gone because of that?" The villager asked again.
"They'll come back when the Aya has calmed down. But it'll be better for people not to go into the river for some time to avoid such occurrences.",She replied.
The villagers agreed.The crowd started to lessen as they started going back to their businesses.Kanibora and Danachi sat by Aya, waiting for everyone else to leave. It was getting dark.
When everyone left, she took a better look at the scar. The scar didn't reassemble a hand, or a vein. It was more like a thick rope constantly going thin. It looked more like a tail. She didn't know how much longer she had to endure this. It was still burning like hell. They couldn't use their healing power on themselves. To heal that wound fast, she would need to go back to the nirvana or just bear it till her body was used to it.
"Can you walk?",Danachi asked her.
"I can," she got up to walk but felt an excruciating pain in her ankle.
"Aah- ", a painful cry came out from her mouth.
Danachi quickly came to support her. He put her hand on his shoulder and grabbed her waist with his another hand.
"Let's go, I'll take you to my house.",He said.
"But , I need to go back to Tirana.," She replied.
"You can't go back at this time. It's already dark. And on top of that, you've injured yourself.",he seemed worried.
" But I need to go back anyway, I can't leave Tirana alone for too long."
"Then go back tomorrow.For now let's just go to my house."
"Sigh- fine.", She replied.
They went to his house. It was not far from Aya. The fishermen probably lived really close to the river. His house was as simple as any other. A wooden house with roof made of straw. The inside was also simple.
After entering his house, Danachi left to change into some dry clothes letting Kanibora rest in the bed. She came to her own form as it was annoying being in the form of a man the whole day.
"Oh! You came back!", Danachi said when he had done changing.
"I never really left." She replied.
"I mean you are back into being the beautiful ghost, or should I say, the goddess?"
Kanibora raised her eyebrows in wonder.
"You are not as naive as I thought!,"She really thought he was never gonna get that.
"It wasn't that hard to figure out. At first I really thought you were a ghost,but then, people could see you. You're not a fairy, otherwise you wouldn't have any problem in the river. Then I thought you are the mountain spirit of Tirana, but if you were, you couldn't have left the mountain no matter what. And you can even get hurt like humans. That only lead me into believing that you are a goddess.", Danachi described his own opinion like a wise scholar.
"Dealing with fishes made you a bit clever, I guess.",Kanibora said sarcastically.
"I was always clever. By the way,do you need to eat? When I have guests, I always serve them with food, but if you're a goddess, you might not need it.",he asked.
"So, because I'm a goddess, you're not gonna offer me food?"
"No, I meant-you might not need it.",he replied.
"I do eat but you're right I don't primarily need it. And right now I prefer not to have anything.",she told him.
He put his clothes down from his hand and asked her"What happened down there? Weren't you capable enough to get out of there yourself?"
"I am. But my powers stopped working. There's something in the river that was draining my powers in.",she replied.
"Has it happened before too?", He was concerned.
"No. It was the first. But it CAN happen.My powers are directly connected to my emotions. Sometimes they are weak when I'm shaken up."
"They don't seem to work on me too,"Danachi said.Kanibora saw there was clearly a smile on his face.
He put his hands on the bed and put his face closer to her,"Does it mean you're shaken up by me?"