Chapter 2: Submerged
Devin is sprawled out in bed in his own room. It's an incongruous sight—his pale, creamy flesh marred by a multitude of scars yet he is so comfortable in his repose with midnight blue pajama pants spangled with cute little golden chocobo hatchlings. Cool blue light from the fish tank set in the headboard gently illuminates the scene somnolent man.
*Sleep means dreaming...*
Inside Devin's dreams, he lays *somewhere.* It is dark. Murky. A deep seafoam green.
*Dreams are my domain.*
He wakes. Or is he still dreaming? Great boulders surround him and strange glowing formations. Plants? Animals? Stones?
*But...*
Devin sits up a little more. He looks around in confusion.
*This isn't my dream... Is it?*
Rising to his feet, he looks up. He's deep beneath the water, the surface far above—a deep blue sky beyond reach at this great depth. Coral formations and rocky cliffs tower above him as he wanders this strange landscape.
*It's still beautiful.*
*Peaceful.*
*Familiar.*
He looks around more, gazing up into the vastness of the sea all around him, long ropes of seaweed reaching up toward the distant surface as fish drift by. The graceful coral formations with their bright tufts of the living animals waving gently in the currents. They look like living trees or flowers.
*I've never been here.*
The Miqo'te strolls along. There is no fear. No sense of discomfort. He belongs here. He is welcome here.
*The sea...*
Realization comes to him as he proceeds slowly forth. The scent of salt and old books. Comforting. Beckoning him to continue.
*I feel at home. This is where I belong. I just need my Master and Brother to join me...*