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Chapter 1984: Beneath the Surface
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    Bobmelon
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    Don’t compare urself to Kai, bros just a different breed altogether.
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    ARandomReader
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    Girl got her priorities right
    'I hope it happens before my tunic completely falls apart…'
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    Edrick Sars
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    Quote: Jayxie
    if morgan survive the war, i hope for her and kai to be together


    Not likely. Apparently he likes a shadow legacy who floats.
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      Disarmed
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      Кай и Сани поженятся?? шок контенд! ждите на 2313 Главе!
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        Alfametadol
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        blushed
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        All hail Ur true god
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        WHAT!? lshock
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    Jayxie
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    if morgan survive the war, i hope for her and kai to be together
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    ZEXOS
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    1985. Ruined Fortress


    Tonight, her brother had decided to try something new.

    Instead of launching simultaneous attacks from the four cardinal directions, he seemed to be gathering his forces in the south, where the walls of the fallen castle were the most damaged.

    Nightingale had noticed movement between the ancient trees, but sadly, he could not tell them more about what was happening in the dark forest one of Mordret's vessels possessed an Aspect that allowed him to hide himself from the gazes of living beings.

    There were ways to predict the timing of the attack, though.

    Morgan was looking at the shifting line where the water touched the ruin. After a while, there was a shallow wave, and the lake seemed to climb up a little, swallowing more of the ancient stone.

    She sighed.

    “Typhaon has entered the lake.”

    Typhaon had been one of the most powerful Saints of the House of Night... as well as Aether's father. Now, however, he was one of the most powerful vessels in Mordret's possession, and a true curse for the defenders of Bastion.

    His Transcendent form was so immense and terrifying that his presence on the battlefield could be traced by simply paying attention to the lake. When he transformed, the amount of displaced water was so great that the level of the lake rose visibly.

    It was an ill omen.

    Standing by her side, Aether looked down, his handsome face turning grim and distant. Naeve and Bloodwave shifted slightly - it was that monster who had wounded them so severely in the last battle against the Transcendent vessels of the Prince of Nothing.

    A moment later, there was another wave, and the water rose even more.

    Morgan smiled.

    “The big octopus is also coming. How wonderful.”

    Saint Knossos was another heavy hitter among the Transcendent champions taken by her brother.

    Not too long ago, he was one of the pillars of the Great Clan, as well as its elder — and before that, he had been Nightwalker's peer and the head of one of the Stormsea Clans that joined together to form the House of Night.

    Nightwalker himself was long gone, but Knossos had survived decades of trials and tribulations of the Nightmare Spell.

    He did not survive Mordret of Nowhere, though.

    Now, his body was one of the most dire threats to Morgan and her Saints. His Transformation was that of a gargantuan kraken, and together with Typhaon, these two abominable creatures were the hammer with which her brother bludgeoned the defenders of the ruined castle every battle.

    The rest of his vessels all possessed powerful Transcendent forms, but none could compare to the sheer size and terror of the two behemoths.

    Morgan inhaled deeply and listened to the night for a few moments.

    The world was at peace. The lake was still and silent, with a beautiful tapestry of stars reflecting on its surface. The water murmured as it washed the shore, and a mild wind sang in the moonlit darkness.

    This was her home, her birthright, and her burden.

    That stillness was not going to last long.

    She looked across the lake, studying the distant shore.

    “Prepare yourself. It's starting.”

    Just a few moments after she spoke, the lake suddenly grew restless, and taller waves crashed into the rubble.

    “Aether, Athena.”

    Those two were their vanguard. Aether silently leaped off the wall and dashed toward the lake, but Raised by Wolves lingered for a moment and glanced at Morgan.

    It was a bit irritating to crane her neck to look the tall beauty in the eyes, but Morgan obliged.

    “Yes?”

    Saint Athena smiled.

    "You Royal Highness, venerable Princess Morgan... how many times have I told you to call me Effie?"

    Morgan's brow twitched a little.

    She remained silent for a moment, then answered with a forced smile:

    "About the same amount of times as telling me to put some meat on my bones?"

    Her unruly subordinate laughed while jumping down.

    "Well, you should! Even my son is less picky with his food!"

    A few moments later, she landed on the rubble below and followed Aether with unhurried steps.

    Morgan held back the urge to roll her eyes.

    'What nonsense. I am not picky.’

    ...She just had standards.

    As she watched, Aether reached the lake. Unlike his two clanmates, the younger Saint did not possess an Aspect tied to the depths instead, his lineage had manifested itself in the startling affinity to the night sky and starlight.

    Still, he wasn't helpless when surrounded by water.

    Instead of plunging into the lake, Aether simply stepped onto its surface and continued to move forward.

    Behind him, on the shore, Athena activated her Ascended Ability. In the next moment, Morgan felt a rush of invigorating power permeate her body. Her pale cheeks flushed a little, and a hot breath escaped from her mouth.

    She felt strong, tireless, and full of unbridled potency.

    Every time Morgan experienced this exhilarating sensation, she understood why Raised by Wolves was so beloved by the government soldiers and the civilian population better... among other things, of course.

    The rest of her Saints were feeling the effect of Athena's power as well. Despite the fatigue and exhaustion of the past weeks, they suddenly looked impatient to join the fray.

    Bloodwave gave Morgan a long look and asked, his deep voice sending shivers running down her spine:

    “What about us?”

    She shook her head lightly.

    “Stay back. We'll face them on land today.”

    The white-haired Saint scowled, but listened to her order.

    It would be a disadvantage to leave him and Naeve out of the water, thus incapable of using their Aspects fully.

    But Morgan had a bad feeling about today's attack. It was high time for her brother to come up with some new diabolical tactic...

    And more importantly than that, she had her own diabolical plans as well.

    For them to come to fruition, she had to lure the enemy away from the lake.

    Soul Reaper simply leaned on her ghostly glaive, looking at the surging water with a lazy smile. Her icy blue eyes were cold and ruthless.

    “Staying on land suits me fine. It's quite a welcome change, really.”

    Behind her, Nightingale silently summoned his bow and rose into the air, looking at the lake intently.

    His mesmerizing green eyes seemed to glisten in the darkness, reflecting the pale moonlight.

    A moment later, his expression tensed.

    Morgan sighed, knowing that she would not like what he was about to say.

    “What is it?”

    Saint Kai sighed.

    “...They're dragging corpses across the bottom of the lake, leaving trails of blood behind.”

    He hesitated for a moment, and then added with a hint of dejection:

    “I think we'll have more guests today than we anticipated.”
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      ZEXOS
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      1986. Bait and Switch


      Morgan sighed as she saw the water break in a dozen places, far in the distance, and grotesque tentacles shoot from the depths. Carried in them were the massive corpses of the Nightmare Creatures that dwelled in the forest some of them the very same Nightmare Creatures whom she and her Saints had wounded, but failed to finish off in yesterday's battle.

      The corpses were launched into the air like morbid projectiles, tracing low arcs as they trailed torrents of blood behind them. One was shot down by Nightingale, who had drawn his bow in the blink of an eye. Another exploded into a cloud of bloody haze when a pebble tossed casually by Raised by Wolves collided with it midair.

      But the rest landed on the rubble with disgusting squelching noises, some crashing into the wall and making it tremble with deafening thunderclaps.

      A series of shockwaves rolled across the lake, making the water ripple.

      Morgan studied the bloody mess left in the wake of the obliterated corpses with a dubious expression.

      “Leave it to my brother to find a common language with the Nightmare Creatures…”

      The effects of this spectacular blood offering were already letting themselves be known. The lake boiled, and dozens of hideous shapes rose from its dark depths, following the scent of blood...

      Following it to the shore.

      It seemed that the Prince of Nothing had finally found a way to attack the ruined fortress with both Transcendent and Corrupted forces at the same time.

      Grimacing, Morgan summoned a bow and shouted a command:

      “Aether, Athena! Let loose!”

      As they heeded her command, she briefly glanced at the bow in her hand.

      This one, she had received in her Third Nightmare. It was a good bow, but she still missed her old one... the bow that her father had forged for her.

      It was not the only Memory he had given her, and Morgan had never cherished the Warbow that much she was primarily a swordsman, after all. Still, it had been a loyal companion to her for quite some time.

      Strangely enough, Morgan did not remember what fate befell that Memory. Had it been destroyed in Antarctica? Or had she simply returned it to the arsenal of Clan Valor after Transcending, knowing that an Ascended Memory would not be worthy of her strength anymore?

      She seemed to have a vague recollection of bestowing it upon someone... interesting. And cute? One of the promising Knights, perhaps...

      She couldn't remember.

      ‘What was I thinking about?’

      Suspecting that she had not gotten enough sleep, Morgan summoned an arrow and nocked it on the string.

      Below the wall, Aether and Athena were starting.

      The Saint of Night was standing on the surface of the water, not far from the shore, bathed in moonlight. Above him, distant starts shimmered with a silver radiance.

      And as the waters of the lake suddenly rippled all around him, that radiance suddenly grew brighter.

      Morgan could not see Aether's eyes, but if she could, she would have witnessed them shining with cold silver light.

      In the next moment, the sharp rays of starlight seemed to solidify, raining on the lake like a radiant net.

      The depth dwellers that had risen their hideous heads above the water were cut terribly by the falling strings of light, letting out pained wails as their fetid blood poured into the lake.

      Some received only shallow wounds, some were hurt quite badly. One lake monster had even lost much of its head — it was still alive, but the other abominations were already rushing in its direction. Soon, the water boiled, and the wounded abomination was torn apart by its own brethren.

      There was no honor among the Nightmare Creatures.

      Athena was less flashy in her attack, but even more devastating. Looking around, she chose a slab of stone the size of a PTV, picked it up easily, and tossed it in the direction of the attacking abomination with terrifying force.

      The giant piece of stone tore through the air with dire speed and fell into the lake like a bomb, causing a tall fountain of foam to shoot into the sky.

      Although it was quite dark, Morgan could tell that the foam was not white, but crimson - Athena rarely missed, so her crude projectile must have obliterated at least one enormous abomination completely.

      A moment later, her own arrow found its way between the scales of an especially revolting Nightmare Creature, exploding from the back of its misshapen head in a torrent of gore.

      Nightingale was releasing another arrow, as well - having the advantage of a high vantage point, he was even more deadly.

      Morgan was not usually competitive without reason, but falling behind her subordinate was a shameful thing.

      Smiling faintly, she strained her muscles and drew the heavy bow again.

      In the next minute or so, both the surface and the depths of the lake had turned into a scene of bloody slaughter, with a storm of starlight raging across it like a beautiful mirage.

      The Nightmare Creatures stirred awake by the scent of blood were all powerful, the weakest of them of the Corrupted Rank.

      And yet, the Saints defending Bastion were not weak, either. Aether's starlight, Athena's barbaric projectiles, and the arrows sent flying by Morgan and Kai fused into a devastating barrage, mangling the bodies of the abominations and reaping their lives.

      Sadly, it was not as deadly as she would have wanted. Killing a Great Abomination was no easy feat even for Saints, after all - several of them had to concentrate their attacks on the more powerful dwellers of the depths and waste quite a bit of time to bring a single one down, while the rest were free to reduce the distance between them and the shore unopposed.

      Which was a cause for concern.

      And throughout all of it, even consumed by the thrill of the battle, Morgan was keeping an eye on the lake and the dark shore beyond, She could not miss the moment her brother decided to join the battle.

      ...Where are you?'

      Frowning a little, Morgan lowered her bow for a moment and bellowed:

      “Aether! Retreat!”

      She was disappointed. She had hoped that using their only healer as bait would produce more of a result.

      The Nightmare Creatures were already dangerously close to where the Saint of Night was standing on water. Sparing one look at the approaching horrors, he turned around and dashed back toward the ruins.

      Athena covered his retreat by sending an especially enormous piece of rubble barreling through the air.

      It displaced a veritable flood of water, causing towering waves to spread in all directions from the point of impact.

      And when the plume of foaming water fell down, Morgan finally saw what she had been searching for.

      Behind it, in the distance, a gargantuan fin rose above the surface of the lake, cutting it like a colossal blade.

      Typhaon was coming.

      ...Or rather, her brother was, wearing the once-fearsome Saint as a suit.
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        Lrb
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        Ele provavelmente é um megalodonte
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    Lrb
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    Mano, se os Daemons não tem linhagem os aspectos das filhas de Song são o que (aquilo mesmo) ? Digo igual a Sunny ou Nephis por exemplo que a medida de crescem tanto em posto quanto em classe vão desbloqueado coisas novas, as filhas de Song simplesmente tem somente seu aspecto? Weaver é uma exceção por que ele próprio "teceu" sua linhagem os deuses se não me engano proibiram os Daemons de terem suas linhagens. Se eu estiver errado me corrijam por favor
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    Lazy Lion
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    I have this theory.

    Assuming Anvil had not inherited War God's lineage, then perhaps Effie could have been the best candidate.

    Same thing could happen for Heart God and Kai if our dear plot escapee a.k.a. Asterion, didn't get it.
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      Chaos_WarGod
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      For now we haven't seen what happens to a lineage if their sole holder dies
      Maybe they will drop a lineage memory once they die so our cohort can use em and get lineage
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        Lazy Lion
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        Might as well be like that
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        Rãōõñ
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        Likely as spell seems to want the creation of new gods
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      Rãōõñ
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      Yes in the end all of them become new gods and rule the world live happy life peacefully their families too become divine 🙏
      Happy ending happy ending 🙏🙏
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    The.gunner
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    Morgan x Kai???
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      shutthefuckup
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      if they survive
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        Zrilla
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        Ну автор так давно убивал именного персонажа, что я сомневаюсь что кто-то из когорты главного героя умрëт
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          shutthefuckup
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          это правда. но как вы думаете, сможет ли Морган выжить?
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            Zrilla
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            Думаю да, она не умрëт, да и мордрет наверное тоже останется жив и потом Санни придëтся с ним столкнуться
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      Lrb
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      Kai sendo feliz não me importo, mas quando Effie apareceu casada eu fiquei triste gloom
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      ArMiks
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      I thought kai would be with aiko, since they lowkey ask about the other person to other people
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        HalfIotian
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        I thought Aiko is going to be with that one Master that used to be in Sunny's cohort
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          ArMiks
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          I think sunny's cohort was only mentioned visiting the shop a literal handful of times, with luster and his wife goibg the most. The other guys i think was only mentioned when they performed the memorial of their fallen comrades is Scott, i didn't notice any particularly meaningful interactions between them.
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            HalfIotian
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            Aiko clearly has the hots for the master (the one that they had to leave behind because he got caught in the dream gate)
            And sunny himself even purposefully give Aiko and the master a lone time because he knew Aiko have a crush on him
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        Dudeyouneedtochill
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        I’m gonna be completely honest right now(please please please please don’t crucify me), but there was a period of time where I thought that it would be Cassie and Kai.
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          ArMiks
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          I thought that too omce, but i think that can be chalked up to kai being the nice prettyboy that he is, always smiling and nice that it can be eaily misunderstood. But i just think there was a particular subtlety in the way he asked about how aiko was doing and all, same with aiko, when kai was mentioned.
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            Lrb
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            Sim, mas eu acho que eles se vem mais como velhos amigos, mas sempre fica naquela dúvida
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