Moonbound: Reincarnated as a Moon Elf

"The sea eats those who dare trespass its boundaries"

Without replying Noctis just stared at Cora, waiting for further details.

"It might sound like an exaggeration for those who aren’t familiar with it, but the sea is unlike the freshwaters.

First, it is much much denser, restricting movement of mortals and awakened alike, as the heavy water binds you into its bosom, even access to qi becomes sparse.

For mortals it is instant death, the water poisoning their feeble life force, sucking away their soul in the pits of the abyss.

For the much more robust qi users, the freezing temperatures sip away at their nerves, leaving its mark in its firm grip and peculiar surface that inhibits anyone from entering or exiting without sufficient speed.

It is..."

The more and more Noctis listened, the louder his alarm bells rang. The sequence of events sounded way too familiar, bringing a memory he had buried in his brain.

"So once you enter the waters, with movement restricted and qi stagnated, the cold gets to even the toughest warriors. The only result to entering is certain death, as the only way to get out..-"

"Is breaking the barrier of surface of sea which gets harder and harder to acquire under the density of the sea. Just... Good lord."

Noctis completed the sentence of Cora, earning surprised expressions from the women.

"Turns out you are familiar."