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.

azure serpent's dorsal fin break its surface as the great

appeared on

said: "Neph... do you

a crazy answer, like always, but she unexpectedly gave him

above us, which would usually mean that there is no hope. But then again,

The difference between a Corrupted creature and a Fallen one is 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

the serpent intensely, Sunny slowly nodded.

bet I can

his unexpected words, Nephis

of them were strong, and they were even stronger

kinds of devious schemes,

odds were perilous, but

sighed. "Maybe... but maybe we won't need to gamble with our lives. There might not be a need to

a while,

and find those humans who had escaped the war between the

as shelter, meanwhile, was being slowly dragged in that

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

worse at any moment. The future was unclear, and there was no

it be the past that is

at Nephis: "What do

drown in the radiant waters of the Great River, and the dawn of

Nephis lowered her gaze.

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

Sunny smiled crookedly.

was tired, too... he had not done anything in the last couple of days except drift through 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