Chapter 1279 Raging Waves
Sunny, fueled by savage fury, bites into the Azure Serpent’s backbone with all his remaining energy, shadows and flame erupting round him. He ignores the leviathan’s actions, his survival intuition discarded, focusing solely on crushing the unyielding bone. He violently gnaws, decided to grind it down, understanding “The Azure Serpent was going to die, it doesn’t matter what.” Because the Serpent coils round him, a vice of destruction, Sunny feels a crack seem beneath his fangs, darkish glee washing over him.
The coils tighten, pulverizing Sunny’s Mantle and shattering his scales, sending shards of bone piercing his flesh. Regardless of the excruciating ache, Sunny bites down more durable as extra cracks seem on the abomination’s backbone, bone fragments sinking into his fangs. Refusing to give up, he focuses on inflicting mortal injury on the leviathan’s important level, whispering, “Let’s see which one in all us dies first, outdated snake… as lengthy… as you die first… I don’t thoughts dying second…”
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The Serpent’s dorsal fin tears by means of Sunny’s shell, darkness flowing out as loss of life approaches. However because the fin slices towards his shadow type, he feels the Azure Serpent’s backbone shatter, his fangs sinking into its marrow. The beast roars in agony, its coils crushing Sunny with renewed wrath. It’s solely a matter of moments earlier than Sunny’s shadow type is destroyed, however he has lastly damaged by means of the serpentine armor.
Chapter 1280 Magnificence and the Beast
Sunny teeters getting ready to oblivion, a sea of ache threatening to drown his fragile consciousness. He clings to the truth that he can nonetheless really feel, clinging to the thread of life that signifies “the Azure Serpent [is] useless.” Although the agony is immense, the will to outlive burns brighter, fueled by the issues he cherishes and targets he craves to attain. He struggles to evaluate his state, misplaced senses and overwhelming ache pointing to extreme injury to his shadow incarnation and soul.
Then, a breakthrough: sound returns, and he hears Nephis’s distorted cry, “Sunny! Don’t die! Please!” Annoyance sparkles by means of him. He muses on the pointlessness of her command, understanding Shadow Bond requires him to have the ability to act. As his ideas slowly regain readability, different senses start to return one after the other, accompanied by a brand new wave of bodily ache.
He wonders why he can really feel bodily ache in his shadow type. The returning sense of contact reveals his shell in some way stays intact. Startled, he grits his enamel, or somewhat, grinds his fangs collectively. Shock fills him as he realizes his shadow physique could also be extra substantial, extra like a monstrous shell than only a manifestation.
Chapter 1281 Leaving the Darkish Island
Sunny, now in his serpent type, dives into the Nice River, Nephis clinging to his horns. He remembers the Darkish Butterfly’s shocking aquatic prowess and is aware of their solely hope is to descend deep sufficient to evade its discover. Regardless of Nephis’s Essence Pearl defending her from drowning, Sunny is apprehensive of the river’s depths, not sure of the horrors lurking beneath. They plan to journey downstream whereas submerged, slowly resurfacing later, a plan Sunny is content material to comply with.
Because the Darkish Island fades behind them, swallowed by the river’s radiant depths, Sunny feels a pang of melancholy. The island, as soon as a darkish paradise providing respite after the Southern Marketing campaign, grew to become a loss of life lure. “Don’t look again,” he tells himself, steeling himself for the challenges forward, hopeful that they could finally discover a true paradise.
They proceed their descent, the water rising brighter, the present extra violent, and the strain extra intense. Sunny hesitates, contemplating Nephis’s fragility, deciding they’re deep sufficient. Reduction washes over him as he realizes the Darkish Butterfly hasn’t pursued them. He is aware of preventing one other Nice Monster so quickly after battling the Azure Serpent could be suicidal. Turning, Sunny permits the present to propel them ahead with unimaginable velocity, forcing Nephis to carry on for expensive life, their escape presenting one other, probably more durable, problem.
Chapter 1282 Currents of Time
Sunny and Nephis, propelled by the Nice River’s present, ascend to the floor, leaving the Darkish Island far behind. Nephis, exhausted from battling the water’s resistance, clings to Sunny’s horns, relieved for a short respite. Despair grips Sunny as he sees no land, the outdated doubt resurfacing that the world could also be solely water. Gritting his fangs, Sunny accelerates, the velocity and the presence of Nephis briefly exhilarating, but his coronary heart is heavy with nervousness.
Quickly, an ominous feeling proves justified. Forward, the river boils with a large krill swarm, River Locusts burning with starvation, intent on devouring them. “This isn’t the top…” Sunny thinks, remaining calm. He veers west, racing parallel to the swarm, however the krill is simply too huge. “Rattling it!” Sunny shouts as Nephis attracts her sword. They plunge into the ravenous swarm, jaws snapping and sword flashing, tearing by means of the River Locusts, reaching clear water as soon as extra.
Sunny strains each fiber to outrun the swarm. “Quicker, quicker, quicker…” he urges himself. They transfer downstream relentlessly, protecting immense distances. However their respite is brief lived as one other swarm seems, then a terrifying creature lunges from the depths, and eventually, a gargantuan mass of rotting seaweed practically ensnares them. Together with his essence practically depleted, their escape from the Darkish Island turns into an odyssey stuffed with fixed peril.
Chapter 1283 Ketch
Because the seven suns illuminate the Nice River, Sunny and Nephis spot a ketch, a small wood vessel, an unbelievable sight amidst their ordeal. “What… is that this?” Sunny asks, his voice hoarse with disbelief. Even together with his data of the [Fated] attribute, the looks of a ship when his essence is depleted appears too handy. Nephis, recognizing it as a “ketch,” helps Sunny as they swim in the direction of it, and he weakly strikes his legs to assist her.
Reaching the ketch, Sunny touches the hull, discovering clean, stable wooden beneath his hand. Even when it’s a lure, they don’t have any alternative however to board. The ketch couldn’t be so simple as it seems, remaining unscathed by the Nice River’s treacherous currents. Tentative hope sparkles inside Sunny, realizing that it’s staying in place, unaffected by the present of time. The perimeters of the boat are too tall to climb, however a rope ladder is conveniently lowered, as if beckoning them aboard.
Paranoia gnaws at them each, however they don’t have any different possibility. Nephis helps Sunny up the ladder. Falling onto the wood flooring, Sunny revels within the stable floor beneath him. The light swaying of the boat is sort of a lullaby, and Sunny and Nephis are drawn in the direction of it, unaware of the secrets and techniques it holds.
Chapter 1284 Hail Weaver
Sunny is overwhelmed upon discovering a corpse on the ketch that resembles the anonymous prisoner from the ruined cathedral within the Darkish Metropolis. He briefly wonders if it’s his personal future corpse, however dismisses the thought because of the determine’s smaller stature. “That corpse… it’s identical to the one I discovered within the Darkish Metropolis, beneath the cathedral. That was the place I bought the masks,” Sunny explains, referring to Weaver’s Masks. This discovery sparks a flurry of ideas, inflicting him to query whether or not this occasion is a coincidence or a results of his previous decisions.
Nephis, nevertheless, appears puzzled by Sunny’s response, noticing his misery over the masked determine. “In fact, I see that individual. It’s simply that… why do you retain calling them a corpse? That individual is alive,” she says, inflicting Sunny to shiver. He’s bewildered that she couldn’t see the reality that the determine isn’t alive however a corpse. He then factors with a hurried movement. “T-that… don’t you see that corpse?”
All of the sudden, the corpse strikes. With a deep sigh, the determine raises its head, and two darkish chasms carved into the fearsome masks stare at Sunny. The determine slowly and arduously stands, revealing a frail physique hunched beneath a darkish mantle, and Sunny prepares to summon a weapon, unsure of what this encounter will carry. The wearer of Weaver’s Masks is certainly alive.
Chapter 1285 Ananke
The determine sporting Weaver’s Masks is certainly alive. Ananke greets Sunny and Nephis as “Youngsters of Weaver,” leaving them bewildered by her phrases and actions. The outdated lady’s prostration and unusual deal with stir confusion. Sunny, overwhelmed and exhausted, collapses onto the deck of the ketch, whereas Nephis rigorously helps Ananke to take a seat. They face her, awaiting solutions, however the silence is unnerving. Sunny breaks the quiet, cautiously asking, “I’m sorry, Grandmother… however why did you name us the Youngsters of Weaver?”
Ananke sighs, revealing her perception that their existence as “Chosen of the Nightmare Spell” is “Weaver’s triumph,” a press release that confirms Sunny’s suspicion about Weaver’s function within the calamity that befell Earth. Nephis, sensing Sunny’s ideas, politely inquires, “Forgive me for asking, however who’re you, Grandmother?” Ananke’s reply sends a chill by means of them: “I’m Ananke. The Priestess of the Nightmare Spell.”
Ananke explains that she hails from a time when the Nightmare Spell was in its infancy, a time when people like herself had been wanted to nurture, defend, and unfold its affect. She says, “It should be onerous so that you can think about, my Lord and Girl… there was a necessity for individuals like me to are likely to it, defend it… and, above all, to assist it unfold, in order that it may develop stronger.” The revelation hints at a deeper connection to the Nightmare Spell’s origins and a previous shrouded in thriller, engaging Sunny and Nephis to unravel the secrets and techniques of Ananke and her function in shaping their future.
Chapter 1286 Fortuitous Encounter
Ananke confirms Sunny’s dread – the journey to her is not any accident. Somebody guided her by means of goals, elevating the query of who pulls the strings on this Nightmare, maybe the final Sybil herself. Sunny voices his query, “…Fallen Grace? How far is that?” Ananke says it’s far, too far for her to information all of them the best way. She explains her historical past, as a follower chased from Ariel’s Tomb who traveled upstream earlier than constructing Weave, revealing it now’s solely a former metropolis.
The mysteries of the Nice River deepen as Sunny and Nephis ponder inner strife between the locals and the potential risks for Ananke to enter sybil-controlled waters. Nephis asks, “We wouldn’t need to put you at risk, Grandmother.” Ananke assures them that serving to them is her want, including, “…I’m… of the Nice River…” earlier than her fatigue overwhelms her.
Ananke then conjures a Reminiscence, an odd sight coming from an historical human. A wood field seems, stuffed with easy, lovingly maintained gadgets: a tablecloth, wine, a teapot, cups, and plates laden with fruit and pies. This gesture hints at a lingering humanity and the outdated lady’s need to nurture, promising a short respite earlier than the journey’s challenges resume.
Chapter 1287 Blissful Ignorance
Awakening from a nightmare-free sleep, Sunny finds consolation in Nephis’s hand on his head aboard the swift-moving ketch. He notices Nephis is deeply asleep and Ananke is rigorously holding the steering oar. Ananke notices him waking and tells Sunny, “Don’t be upset with the Girl, my Lord. You each wanted relaxation.” Sunny, feeling refreshed because of the Shroud of Nightfall however barely hungry, hesitantly asks Ananke if she has any extra of the pies.
Ananke reveals the wood field is a storage Reminiscence, preserving the provides she ready, anticipating their assembly. Sunny discovers extra pies, fruit, and dishes, all remarkably recent. Apologetically, Ananke says, “I’m sorry that I can’t give you extra, my Lord. It’s… not straightforward for me to acquire fruit and flour, as of late. I hope you aren’t too disenchanted.” Sunny reassures her, recounting his previous food plan of “nothing however rotten satan meat for a whole month,” and eagerly devours a pie.
He wonders if individuals nonetheless endure from starvation sooner or later, selecting to downplay the grim realities to guard Ananke’s imaginative and prescient of a Weaver-inspired paradise. A sudden realization dawns on him, and Sunny, involved for the aged Sybil’s wellbeing, asks, “…However what about you, Grandmother? Have you ever eaten something?” noting her frail look. Ananke merely shakes her head, creating new worries for Sunny.
Chapter 1288 King Amongst Beasts
Misplaced in thought, Sunny gazes on the Nice River, considering the occasions of the previous day – the battle with the Azure Serpent, the escape from the island. “It looks like a dream,” he muses, acknowledging his feat of slaying a Nice Beast, a feat presumably unmatched by every other Grasp. Regardless of his satisfaction, Sunny fears the achievement would possibly inflate his ego and half-wishes for the Sin of Solace’s sarcastic feedback to maintain him grounded, although the wraith stays hidden. Pondering the title “Daeron of the Twilight Sea,” Sunny begins to suspect the Azure Serpent was as soon as one thing greater than a easy abomination.
The thought leads him to think about the Spell’s definition of people as Beasts, and Sovereigns as Supreme Beasts. He wonders what corruption would possibly do to a Sovereign. He dives into his Soul Sea, now viewing it with new understanding. A legion of shadows stand silently, a stark reminder of his numerous kills: abominations just like the Mountain King and people like Harper and Saint Dire Fang. Looking, Sunny confirms his suspicion: there isn’t any serpent shadow, however as an alternative, he finds Daeron of the Twilight Sea.
There, within the darkness, stands “the shadow of a good-looking man with robust facial options and fierce, downturned eyebrows.” He sees a tall, imposing determine with a strong-willed face and archaic, regal robes. “The Azure Serpent… he actually was a human.” The revelation hits Sunny onerous, leaving his coronary heart in turmoil as he faces the reality in regards to the monstrous creature he slew.
