>Listen, and try to figure out what the sound is.
> You peel your ears and listen.
> A few seconds pass in silence, when all of a sudden the door bursts from its hinges and explodes into pieces. The doorknob bounces off the wall mere inches from you and goes careening into the darkness. As you are showered with splinters, a sleek silver blur flies at you in a flurry of bubbles and frothing water. It's easily the size of you, if not bigger, with a long silver tail and fins coming out from various points on its torso.
> Within seconds, it is upon you. A pair of clawed hands reach for your shoulders, ready to sink into your flesh.
> _