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!

in size and reaching slightly deeper into the vehicle stable. A

"Captain!"

deformed bulkhead. Sunny felt her Aspect Ability brushing against

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

remained metal grey, but closer to the massive dent, the armored alloy turned anxious orange and pale red. A small patch of the red was vibrant and vivid,

Sunny gritted his…

BANG! BANG! BANG!

to get even further away from it, but there was simply nowhere for them to go. Some eyed the exit from the vehicle stable, while some stared at the

held. The metal

happened for

the hull, and the wall bent a little more. As it did, a thin

black water seeped through the crack

the drop

the next strike tore the hull open, however, a tide of shadows suddenly rose and rushed toward the deformed wall as a wave. Converging on the damaged section, the wave splattered across its surface and then somehow solidified,

mass of shadows tangible. It was well within his limit, though…

the crushing blows against the dented bulkhead did not stop coming. One after another, they impacted against it, sending tremors

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

them to continuously press forward

Sunny looked at his subordinates and said in a

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

of the humans

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

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