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.

River and saw the sharp blades of the azure serpent's dorsal fin break its surface as the great abomination hungrily circled

expression appeared

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

a crazy answer, like always, but she unexpectedly gave

impossible. This Beast is two whole Ranks above us, which would usually mean that there is no hope. But then

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 in its natural

Sunny slowly

bet I can still

his unexpected words,

He was not particularly confident, but he also did not think that their chances were close to zero. Both of them were strong, and they were even stronger together. There were his

Sunny was full of all kinds of devious schemes,

odds were perilous,

our lives. There might not be a need to

a

far into the past, and find those humans who had

they were using as shelter, meanwhile, was being slowly dragged in that same direction

Turtle was like a ship that could very well take them all the way to their destination. Since

change for the worse at any moment. The future was unclear, and there was

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

do we do, then? What

looked up. The seven suns were already starting to drown in the radiant waters of the Great River,

Nephis lowered her gaze.

you, but I am thoroughly exhausted. I haven't slept in a

Sunny smiled crookedly.

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 to keep an eye on both lest some terrible