the golden ward is filled with water, constantly rising and falling. stores, homes, and streets are flooded over and the cries of those in need could be heard even over the destruction of infrastructure. silverash is unable to turn a blind eye in times like this, unable to stop himself from diving in, despite the threat to his personal safety, to help a family trapped in a home rapidly filling with water.
with the only ability he has, a minor strength boost, he dives into the water, trying his best to break open the door to a house locking the family in. the wood buckles under his repeated attacks, though each takes a toll on the air reserve he has. eventually, the door caves despite the reinforcement from the water and he rushes in, surfacing to take another breath and focus on the family of three desperately wading and crying for help.
without much time to spare, he takes the two children struggling the most in his arms, the mother who could barely breathe pushing them into his arms. he doesn’t even have time to say “i’ll be back” before the water begins rising more, so he dives with the kids, powerful kicks propelling him through the salty, murky, debris filled water.
he surfaces as soon as he can to give the kids a chance to breathe. in that time, he does spot someone else who is evacuating others, taking lead to help them. he calls out --
“their mother -- she’s trapped -- there!” he manages to gasp out. silverash cants his head in the direction where he had come from, unable to provide more insight without endangering the children.
( s.c. - @duoduonociem)