Hard work or Secret Art

Sauren was breathing heavily as he was lying immobilized, on the ground. His whole clothes wet, while the sound of water crashing violently to the bank shore drumming in his ears.

"Cough...co...cough.."

He turned to one side and coughed up water heavily which had swallowed while being drowned in the river. He almost thought it was the end when he was pulled deep into by that torrent but fortunately, water spitted him out soon to the slope. 

"F*ck "

Sauren lay back on the ground to rest his tired body. He was feeling like he had just fought a hundred warriors alone that too in close combat. His body was exhausted to the core that all he wanted now was to sleep here peacefully. 

Now free his mind began to churn various thoughts to him. Water, that too sentient but all time he was inside it using the energy it didn't consciously target him. Like it did eat the energy but it was like a generalized thing everywhere.