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 sharp blades of the azure serpent's dorsal fin break its surface

dark expression appeared on

said: "Neph... do you think we can

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

is no hope. But then again, we did eventually kill a few Fallen abominations as Sleepers,

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 element in the water, while we are not. My Aspect will also be

at the serpent intensely, Sunny slowly nodded. Everything she said

I can

his unexpected

were strong, and they were even stronger together. There were his Shadows, and the powerful Memories they possessed. Most importantly, the azure serpent was

kinds of devious schemes,

odds were perilous,

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

a while, then

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

Monster they were using as shelter, meanwhile, was being slowly

could very well take them all the way to their destination. Since that was the case, there was no reason to battle the azure serpent, or anything

The future was

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

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

of the Great River, and the

Nephis lowered her gaze.

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

Sunny smiled crookedly.

through the sky, but as it turned out, doing nothing was very exhausting. Especially