A Looming Threat

I would pierce the water's surface, but the thing I had hoped to assault was nowhere to be seen. It did not matter though, its dreadful presence could be felt lingering, and so could its chaotic emotions. I would have to wait to analyze the nuances of the creature though. As the moment I left the water, I would be punted by an invisible force all the way back to shore in the blink of an eye. It happened so fast and so brutally, that by the time I realized I was perched up against a tree, it was nightfall. The thing had knocked me out cold and I couldn't even retaliate.