moving through an aqua channel [not really a river - maybe 30ft across]. come upon an edge ending at an immense waterfall [maybe 10-15 second freefall to the bottom]. group of us are there with some sort of instructor. lizzy is there, speaking about the jump-to-come and the backpak with our already-thrashed food.
my heart is throbbing with anticipation [fear of extremely-far freefalls into water is a very common element in my dreams]. most of the group goes over, waiting and watching becomes a difficult endeavor. i am the last in our group besides the instructor to go, another group gathers behind me. i have a strong drive to continue and meditate through the fear. i partially wake-up here as the jump seems to be too intense to stay conscious of the astral sphere. my heart is about to explode from my chest. but i have the sensation of making it: headfirst on the way down like a diving hawk and then a quick switch to feet-down as gravity plunges me into the deep pool at the bottom.
upon arriving there it seems like it's a portal and i find myself inside an indoor pool with the group all there lined-up and cheering as i walk down their line of chairs to take a seat at the end of the room. joy and a sense of accomplishment flooded my being.
the instructor commands us to then battle! we are loosely broken off into previously-structured groups. myself and another male seem to be fairly upset about being made to fight eachother, so we decide to make a quick and painless job of defeating everyone else! we begin with a brawl in the pool with a group near us. after that we see a group that has taken to resting in sarcophagi propped along the side of the pool. we throw all the coffins into the pool and attack the people as they try to come out!
after this i am heading towards a door in the back of the room, overwhelmed by an attacking i group, i finally make my way out. the door seems to be another portal as i find myself back in the domain of the aqua channel. this time i see the beginning of the channel which is covered in playground-type climbing equipment. i find a magical bird who i somehow get to lend me the power of flight. i buzz around this territory like a hummingbird, alongside the other bird, zipping through the wood and metal structures over the water.
after a while of this joyful activity, i come across a group that was fearful enough to leave the indoor pool and hang out near the water outdoors. they take-on a cruel poise and seem to gang-up on me. they injure the bird but i am able to keep it in my hands. i fight with them as we arrive near the waterfall again. my skill seems to be enough to keep them at bay. as i jump over the edge, i extend my arms holding out the wounded bird in an attempt to coax it into flying away into the air. it attempts to flutter and twitch but cannot take flight, grief overwhelms me in midair as i realize the bird will die at the bottom of the waterfall. i then turn and scream at the group of cowards challenging them to a final battle at a later time and location.
