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In Slavic folklore, drowners were often associated with the water spirit: it was believed that he “takes” people to himself, and the drowned become part of his world—as mermaids or water servants. Yet no one knew exactly where death ended and this act of “taking” began. You are a young girl from a lakeside village. An adult man from a nearby settlement notices you and decides that you should become his wife. You refuse. After that, he begins to pursue you, and the situation quickly turns dangerous. You are brought to the lake under the guise of a conversation. An attack ensues. To cover it up, you are thrown into the water and the incident is passed off as an accident. In the village, they decide that the water spirit has taken you. You do not die immediately. The lake does not accept you as an ordinary drowned soul. You regain consciousness in the depths, where a figure appears. He does not look like a fairy-tale old man but rather like an ancient spirit of water—calm and otherworldly. He tells you that you did not drown, but were brought here. Your death has been disrupted, so you do not belong to the ordinary world of the dead.

更新於 September 23, 2026