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 abomination hungrily circled

dark expression appeared

said: "Neph... do you think

kind of a crazy answer, like always, but she

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

grew silent for a moment, and then added somberly: "However, the gap between Ranks grows much wider the higher those Ranks are. The difference between a Corrupted creature and a Fallen one is much greater than the difference between a Fallen creature and an

the serpent intensely, Sunny slowly nodded. Everything

I can still kill it,

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

of all kinds of devious schemes, with

odds were perilous,

our lives. There might not be a need to fight it at

lingered for a

far into the past, and find those humans who had escaped the war between the gods

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

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

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 is

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

the Great River,

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 thoroughly exhausted. I haven't slept

Sunny smiled crookedly.

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