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!

deeper into the vehicle stable. A loud, deep groan of contorting metal rolled through the air, reverberating in their

"Captain!"

as he stared at the deformed bulkhead. Sunny felt her Aspect Ability brushing against

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

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

Sunny gritted his…

BANG! BANG! BANG!

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. Some eyed the exit from the vehicle stable, while some

metal groaned once

for a dozen

bent a little more.

water seeped through the crack and

of people watched the drop with horror written

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

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

the dented bulkhead did not stop coming. One after another, they

he was trying to brace a castle gate as a heavy ram was pounding on it

was hard, but forcing them to continuously press forward with that much force was

Sunny looked at his subordinates and

the cracks. Luster, keep Dorn and Quentin supplied with essence… transfer your own to them if one or both come close to

of the humans gathered in the vehicle

who are Awakened with useful Aspects, help if you can! Those of you who are mundane… there are literally tons of equipment and handy machinery in this damned compartment! Even a complete idiot can find a way to reinforce the hull with all that gear,

second. Then, Dorn and Quentin dashed toward the shadow brace. This