Shadow Slave

In the end, none of the forty colossal ships had been lost. Some received moderate damage to their hulls, but the high compartmentalization and the rugged engineering of the war vessels prevented them from going down.

As the fleet escaped the vast blot of black water, it continued moving south without ever slowing down. In fact, the reactors were sent into a controlled overload to enhance the speed of the convoy even further and quickly increase the distance between it and the latent danger.

As the battered ships cut the waves, thousands of crewmates were assigned to repair brigades that started patching up the torn sections of the hulls. None of them paid any attention to the fact that the fleet was still in transit, hinting that this precarious type of work was not new to them.

The rows of cannons were checked and reloaded. New missiles and torpedoes were slotted into the empty nests. The wounded were moved to infirmaries, and the dead were given burials at sea. Despite the frightening scope of the battle, not too many humans had lost their lives.

Things could have been different if the the Awakened of the House of Night had not acted so swiftly.

A few days later, Sunny was resting in the officer's lounge of the scarred battleship as he chatted with Master Naeve. Since there were no other Ascended stationed on the vessel, the two sometimes kept each other company.

"...So, anyway, the giant just whacked the creepy skull with his hammer. Boom! Let me tell you, at that moment, I was glad that my pants were already wet. I don't know if that thing died or not, but it did not bother us after that."

The scion of the great clan looked at him with an amused expression.

"The dark sea of the Forgotten Shore has to be a Great Titan then, at least."

Sunny shrugged.

"That is what I think, as well. But who can say for sure? That whole place is weird."

He hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

"Do you think that it is connected to the black water? What is that thing, anyway?"

expression dimmed

Stormsea. Some think that it is

his head

to avoid it. The Black Water is not really sentient, so hiding from it is not too hard. It's just that this convoy is too damn large. There are too many souls, too many Awakened. Their scent attracted it, as well as all the abominations that dwell within it. Luckily, most of them were not too powerful,

handsome Master thought

the Black Water is the same as the dark sea of the Forgotten Shore, though. They seem similar on the surface, but that sea of yours is much more vast and powerful. It is a miracle that

Naeve with a somber

that eventually allowed us to seal the Dark Sea. Many of them would have been pillars

lieutenants. If not for their contributions, Nephis

of the House of Night

you throw enough bodies at them. Hopefully, the Antarctica campaign

be, considering that no amount of bodies would have

Sunny grimaced.

before we reach it,

slightly and

goes well,

he leaned forward and

by the way… I just received the news. The government is going to be announcing the voluntary mobilization in the

gave him a

like that take a lot of time… not to mention that the best and the brightest that the government has to offer are already aboard these ships. With the Legacy clans remaining on the sidelines, the reinforcements are not going

The Nightwalker shrugged.

be so sure that the Legacy clans won't join on

Sunny frowned.

in the campaign. And while you guys are helping out, the House