Shadow Slave

'Crap…'

As hundreds of petrified people watched in fear, one of the sections of the giant compartment's outer wall bent slightly. An ugly deformity appeared on it, and as the echo of the loud and jarring bang died down, they heard the sound of water rushing into the narrow gaps between the different layers of the battleship's armored hull.

A dark expression appeared on Sunny's face. His fingers twitched, and then he turned his head slightly.

"On your feet, soldiers."

Dorn, Quentin, Kim and Luster rose, ready for battle. However, there was a subtle sense of hesitation hiding behind their masks of professionalism and composure.

As elites of the government forces, they knew how to fight against Nightmare Creatures, other Awakened, and horrors of all kinds.

But how were they supposed to fight the ocean?

A moment later, something crashed into the side of the ship with a thunderous bang once again, making the indentation in the bulkhead of the vehicle stable grow more pronounced. People that were closest to it shuddered and backed away. Some turned around and ran.

Soon, the space around the damaged section of the wall became completely empty. Everyone in the large compartment had moved as far away from it as they could, pressing against the opposite wall and staring at the massive deformity. A second passed in utter silence, then another. Then, one more.

All that could be heard was the sound of rushing water.

Someone cursed in a stifled...

BANG!

more, its misshapen portion growing in size and reaching slightly deeper

"Captain!"

he stared at the deformed bulkhead. Sunny felt her Aspect Ability brushing against his mind, and then his perception of the world

wall became tinted by several subdued colors. It was as if a mad painter had vandalized it with an unsteady

the massive dent, the armored alloy turned anxious orange and pale red. A small patch of the red was

Sunny gritted his…

BANG! BANG! BANG!

strikes crashed into the outer hull, exacerbating the damage and making the wall bend even more. People screamed and tried to get even further away from it, but there was simply nowhere for them to go.

held. The metal groaned once more,

happened for a dozen

another blow crashed into the damaged section of the hull, and the wall bent a little more. As it did, a thin crack appeared right where the alloy

of black water seeped through the crack and

people watched the drop with horror written on their

the deformed wall as a wave. Converging on the damaged section, the wave splattered across its surface and then somehow

feeling the strain of keeping such a heavy mass of shadows tangible. It was well within his limit, though… if plugging the leak

did not stop coming. One after another, they

wall intact. It was as if he was trying to brace a castle gate as a heavy

to continuously press forward with that much force was even

fists, Sunny looked at his subordinates and

push the brace against the bulkhead. Quentin, try to use your Aspect to repair the cracks. Luster, keep Dorn and Quentin supplied with essence… transfer your own to

the humans gathered in the vehicle stable and

are Awakened with useful Aspects, help if you can! Those of you who are mundane… there are literally tons of equipment and handy machinery

him for a split second. Then, Dorn and Quentin dashed toward the shadow brace. This prompted