“We need to move, now.”
As Nephis turned to him, Sunny grabbed Cassie and helped her stand up. His face was even paler than usual, and there was a panicked look in his eyes.
“Now! Help me get her back on the scavenger!”
The silver-haired girl raised her head and looked at the sky. Soon, her expression darkened. Without saying anything, she did as he had asked.
Cassie seemed a bit disoriented. She grabbed the reins and helplessly turned to her friend:
“Neph? What is going on?”
Changing Star glanced at her. When she eventually spoke, her voice sounded heavy.
“A storm is coming.”
Meanwhile, Sunny sent his shadow to climb on top of a tall pillar of coral and looked ahead, trying to understand how far the cliffs they were aiming for were. From the look of it, there was still a considerable distance to go. However, the giant statue was already much further away.
Going back now would have been suicide.
He turned to Nephis:
“We’re about three or four kilometers away from the cliffs. Do… do you think we can make it?”
She scowled.
“If we take the most direct route. Maybe.”
Sunny hesitated, then asked:
“What about the monsters?”
Changing Star looked ahead and gritted her teeth.
to cut
That’s
devious trick
are you waiting for?
***
they darted forward, heavy drops of rain were starting to fall on the ground. Strong winds were howling between the coral blades, sending bits of mud and seaweed flying. With storm clouds gathering in the sky, sunlight dimmed,
actually did. He was leading their small group, choosing the straightest path toward the cliffs with the help of his shadow. Nephis was a step behind
blur. There was no need to hold back and conserve strength for the long run — if they were late
all along the way, but, to his surprise, the inhabitants of the labyrinth did not give them much trouble. The scavengers seemed to be as panicked as they were. The bulky beasts were
occasions when one of them showed aggression, a quick slash of the sword or a threatening clack of a pincer was enough to make the monster change
The
lightning tore through the
the ground under Sunny’s feet trembled, causing him to lose balance and fall. He rolled in the mud and tried to
Changing Star’s face. She
“Don’t stop! Run!”
hear her behind the roaring wind
to move, the dark, salty water
was
was coming from, but with each minute, it was rising higher. Soon, it was up to his knee, then up
then, in a sudden flash of lightning,
it to the
the crimson forest. Some distance away, a
‘Curses!’
He turned to Nephis:
up!
caught him
“Dismiss your Echo!”
case, Cassie wouldn’t have been able to hold on if
lowered herself to let Cassie climb on her back, then tied them together with the golden rope. Not wasting any time, she gritted her teeth and stepped forward to grab onto the wet rocks
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