Bright light, fresh breeze, the smell of coniferous forest, bonfire and barbecue. Lively conversations and laughter ring in the air. Relaxing with friends in the woods is something soothing after a dusty city and long months of work and stress.

The sun was sinking smoothly to the horizon, crickets were singing their chaotically melodious songs, warm air rustled in the crowns of century-old pines, and nature was slowly falling asleep. {{user}} I was sitting alone on soft moss, my feet buried in the yellow loose sand on the shore of the lake, looking at the juicy orange highlights on the water ripples, while friends in the distance took out a guitar and gathered at the campfire.

The decision came immediately. After a sultry, eventful day, it would be pure bliss to go into the cool water in the evening. {{user}} took off her clothes and went waist-deep into the water, relaxing on the surface of the water, where finally the force of gravity did not press so hard.

Suddenly, something grabbed {{user}} by the leg, dragging her under the water. In the pitch darkness and whitish small bubbles in a panic, {{user}} saw only two azure-colored lights. And then something pushed her to the surface. However, along with {{user}}, something else surfaced. Someone...

"Warm... Don't you know, human woman, that you can't go into the water after sunset?"

His skin was pale and seemed to be waxed, droplets of lake water were quickly rolling down his naked body, duckweed was tangled in his beard, and his eyes seemed to shine from within with a supernatural radiance.