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One step... then another... and another... and so, she reaches the flight of steps, feeling her body flung from one side to the other, her hands grasping the rails determinedly for support.
As her head emerges from the opening, the torrent of rain pounds her face and she takes an involuntary step backward. Gritting her teeth, she presses onward, undaunted by the obstacle. Feeling her drenched robes cling to her figure tightly, she makes an attempt to block the sprays of water from assaulting her, then realises how ludicrous she must appear. The shrieking seas, the roar of the thunder, the blinding flashes of light across the black canopy above... they fill her with exhilaration, yet terror.
Savouring this moment when she can release her pent-up emotions, she opens her mouth, howling ~ "HARGHHHH.... AAOOOOGGG....HUEGHHH..." ~ in the full knowledge that this time, the gods above and below hold greater power. Distracting her companions from herself. She moves ahead now, trying hard to see beyond those blasted waters.
Some distance away, she barely makes out two figures. They appear to be tugging at a thick rope of some sort...
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