Shadow Slave

1014 The Fall of Falcon Scott (32)

Sunny had seen Bloodwave in his bestial form once from afar, but up close, the Saint of Night was much more terrifying.

The creature he had transformed into looked somewhat like a killer whale, its hide black and white, the lines of its body smooth and predatory. However, it was much, much larger than any mundane beast had any right to be.

There was a patchwork of ugly scars covering its hide, and steel armor encasing its long fins, edges sharp like blades. Its enormous eyes glowed in the darkness of the ocean with blue light, full of willpower and intelligence.

Even knowing that the giant killer whale was actually a human, Sunny couldn't help but feel tense in front of the great predator.

Since the beginning of the siege of Falcon Scott, Bloodwave had rarely shown himself — he mostly remained underwater, protecting the anchored ships and fighting those Nightmare Creatures that would try to attack the city from the depths.

Army Command did not dare leave the port fortress and the vulnerable vessels without a defender...

And yet, today, that was exactly what had to happen.

While Sunny stared at the mighty Saint, Naeve glided forward and then hovered in front of the killer whale's snout, keeping himself in place with barely noticeable movements of his arms and legs. The tall Master looked tiny beside the giant creature.

'Huh...'

speak, or even open his mouth — unless he wanted to lose the Essence Pearl and suffocate. There was probably a system of signs one could learn, but

The world was silent.

was hearing them with his entire body. The noise of the battle above was like a low, all-encompassing, distant roar. Sunny knew that sound was supposed to propagate very far in the

method of sharing information. A few moments after Naeve approached Bloodwave, the killer whale

a strange thing happened. The eyes of the great predator remained clear and blue, but the water itself seemed suddenly tinted dark crimson around them.

as swiftly as it had appeared, and the ocean was normal once

for him to come closer. Struggling against the instinctual fear of large predators, Sunny swam toward the

uncle agrees. We have to

Nightwalker silently.

information about the creature was already given to us by Tyris of White Feather.

made a fist and raised his thumb... he doubted that any Master had better

The Nightwalker nodded.

control. The three of us will have to hunt alone. Once we discover the Terror, Bloodwave will lead the charge, while our task will

an awkward thing to do

"Then follow me."

like the mast of a ship, he grabbed onto a small depression in the armor encasing it, and gestured

damned Saint into

fate, Sunny followed the Nightwalker's example and latched himself to the killer whale's fin like some sort of hitchhiker fish. He could feel a vast, powerful heartbeat

resounded once

you to handle. I don't know how deep the Terror hides, and how deep you can dive. Sorry, Sunless... you'll have to learn how to traverse the abyss