Shadow Slave

Chapter 1309

Soon, they slowed down and entered one of the canals. Ananke whispered a few words, and the sails lowered themselves. Summoning her long harpoon, she stood up and used it as a pole to push the ketch forward. As it traveled deeper into the heart of the city, Sunny and Nephis silently watched the districts that floated past. Indeed, there were no living beings here - at least none that they could see.

Nephis shifted slightly.

"You said that Weave was devastated by a Defiled. Is that сÐуфегÐу still here?"

Ananke slowly shook her head.

"No. But... I've been absent for a long time. An abomination or two could have crawled out of the River to make a nest among the ruins. It is better to be careful."

Sunny and Nephis glanced at each other and silently summoned their weapons.

'Just what the hell... has happened here?'

Eventually, the ketch reached an intersection of two wide canals. Ananke allowed it to drift for a dozen meters, then stopped at a small platform. There were stone steps leading from the platform to one of the central districts of the city, and after roping the ketch to a post, she lightly jumped down.

Together, the three of them ascended the stairs and entered a wide plaza. It was desolate and partially submerged in water, with scars on the collapsed buildings hinting at a fearsome battle that must have taken place here a long time ago.

Ananke, who had been strangely reluctant to answer their questions before, finally sighed and turned to face them.

"The Defiled that destroyed Weave... visited us almost half a century ago. However, the city did not die until a few decades after that."

Both Sunny and Nephis looked at her in confusion. How could a city be destroyed decades after it was attacked?

The young priestess remained silent for a while, then gestured to the drowned plaza.

"This is where the battle ended, and the slaughter started. I've told you before that Outsiders are vital to the existence of the River People. They are the oldest and most powerful among us. They are also the only ones who can travel unimpeded across the River. Without them, the cities would become completely isolated from each other... well, that doesn't really apply to this city of exiles, since we were always on our own."

She looked down.

The elders were the only ones who could pursue and eradicate them - otherwise,

drowned plaza with a

and despair. The less of us there were, the harder it was to keep those

a deep breath and turned

without the

a

my Lady. I told you that we must come here to gather supplies, but that was not entirely true. To be honest... I just wanted you

usual, but there was a hint of darkness in her

seen herself in

by the followers of Weaver, that title must have carried incredible weight. It was very likely that Ananke had suddenly become the ruler of the decimated

be swallowed by the darkness in the Second Nightmare.

Neph's

Ah... it

Sunny's mouth twitched. Looking away, he asked

were the most powerful among you, then not just any creature could have killed them all. Still... just in case I get a chance to

going to kill

young woman lingered for a while,

was not just any Defiled, indeed. The one who came to Weave is infamous enough that even we had heard of him. It was the Mad

He frowned.

"The Mad Prince?"

Ananke nodded.

or the Prince of Madness. That fiend is one of

looked away, as if

most ancient. However, they are the most feared and loathsome. Mad Prince, Soul Stealer, Undying Slaughter,

The young priestess frowned.

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