Shadow Slave

So... this is it, then.

The Tomb of Ariel had been built from the remains of the Stone Titan, while the Great River created from its blood was contained within it, illuminated by the seven suns made from its broken soul cores.

The secret hidden at the Estuary was the truth that Ariel had wished to forget. The Nightmare Desert was the result of the battle between him and the unholy creature.

Looking at the blue sky above them, Sunny couldn't help but wonder...

So the daemons were capable of creating artificial worlds?

Then, a sudden thought made him shiver.

What is the difference between a real world and an artificial one, though?

Was there even a difference? And if there was not... had the rest of the worlds been created by someone, as well? The daemons? The gods? The unknown?

He sighed, then shook his head.

Do I really have time to ponder the cosmic origins of the world?

Right now, they had more practical questions to answer. Many of the mysteries of the Third Nightmare had been revealed to them, but many more remained. At least they now knew where they were, and what their next step had to be.

Travel downstream, find the syblis, and learn how to conquer this Seed.

Well... that is easier said than done, though.

Great River and saw the sharp blades of the azure serpent's dorsal

expression appeared on

bit of silence, he said: "Neph... do you think

to hear some kind of a crazy answer, like always, but she unexpectedly gave

whole Ranks above us, which would usually mean that there is no hope. But then again, we did eventually kill a few Fallen

between a Corrupted creature and a Fallen one is much greater than the difference between a Fallen creature and an Awakened one... while the

the serpent intensely, Sunny slowly nodded. Everything she said

I can still kill it,

his unexpected words,

strong, and they were even stronger together. There were his Shadows, and the powerful Memories they possessed. Most importantly, the azure serpent was a mere Beast... no matter how harrowing its power was,

all kinds of devious schemes,

odds were perilous,

to gamble with our lives. There might

for a while,

goal was to travel downstream, far into the past, and find those humans who had escaped the war between the gods and the daemons by

were using as shelter, meanwhile,

take them all the way to their destination. Since

course, things could change for the worse at any moment. The future was

be the past that is unclear?

and glanced at Nephis: "What do we do, then? What

to drown in the radiant waters of the Great River,

Nephis lowered her gaze.

probably rest and take another look at the situation in the morning, with fresh eyes. I don't know about you, but I am thoroughly exhausted. I haven't slept in a long while, and the battle between the turtle and the snake took a lot out

Sunny smiled crookedly.

very exhausting. Especially when one was suspended between the surface of a mystical river and the sky, having to keep an eye on both