The ship jolted violently as the Giant Skulls moved beneath the Red Sea, their grotesque forms rising out of the water.
They were massive, their size dwarfing the ship as their red, flame-filled eyes burned with eerie intensity.
The skulls combined, forming a towering half-body that loomed over the vessel like a monstrous mountain, its hollow mouth opening wide like a black hole, drawing everything toward it.
For most of the crew, terror took hold as the ship was forcibly stopped, helpless against the sheer magnitude of the creature in front of them.
But Cassius, Lucien, the dragons, and Rosetta remained calm, their faces stern but unafraid. They had faced far worse in their lives.
The barrier he had placed around the ship was starting to crack under the pressure, fragments of it being sucked into the giant skull's gaping maw.