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 as the great abomination hungrily circled the corpse of

expression appeared

he said: "Neph... do you think

crazy answer, like always, but she

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

Fallen one is much greater than the difference between a Fallen creature and an Awakened one... while the gap between a

serpent intensely, Sunny slowly nodded. Everything

can

unexpected

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 Shadows, and the powerful Memories they possessed. Most importantly, the azure serpent was a mere Beast... no matter how harrowing its power

kinds of devious

perilous,

won't need to gamble with our lives. There

lingered for a

humans who had escaped the war between the gods

were using as shelter, meanwhile, was being

of the Black 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 the azure serpent, or anything at

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

moving downstream, wouldn't it be the past

do we do,

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

Nephis lowered her gaze.

about you, but I am thoroughly exhausted. I haven't slept in a long while, and the battle

Sunny smiled crookedly.

out, doing nothing was very exhausting. Especially when one was suspended between the surface of a mystical river and the