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.

the Great River and saw the sharp blades of the azure serpent's dorsal fin break its surface as

dark expression appeared on his

said: "Neph... do you think

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

is... not impossible. This Beast is two whole Ranks above us, which would usually mean that there is no hope. But then again, we did eventually kill a few Fallen abominations as

much greater than the difference between a Fallen creature and an Awakened one... while the gap between a Great abomination and a Corrupted one is even greater still. Worse yet, this Great Beast is

the serpent intensely, Sunny slowly

can still kill it,

unexpected words,

chances were close to zero. Both of them were strong, and they were even stronger together. There were his Shadows, and the powerful Memories they possessed.

full of all kinds of devious schemes, with Nephis trailing

were perilous, but not impossible

maybe we won't need to gamble with our lives. There might not be a need to fight it

lingered for a while,

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

using as shelter, meanwhile, was being

Turtle was like a ship that could very well take them all the way to their destination. Since that was the case, there was no reason to battle

change for the worse at any moment. The future was unclear, and there was no way to tell what

since we are moving downstream, wouldn't it be the past that

glanced at Nephis: "What do we do, then? What is our next

the Great River, and the dawn of the eastern horizon was slowly fading into the pitch blackness of

Nephis lowered her gaze.

take another look at the situation in the morning, with fresh eyes. I don't know about you, but I am

Sunny smiled crookedly.

the sky, but as it turned out, doing nothing was very exhausting. Especially when one was suspended between the surface of a mystical river and the sky, having to keep an eye on both lest some