Shadow Slave
Growing up in poverty, Sunny never expected anything good from life. However, even he did not anticipate being chosen by the Nightmare Spell and becoming one of the Awakened - an elite group of people gifted with supernatural powers. Transported into a ruined magical world, he found himself facing against terrible monsters - and other Awakened - in a deadly battle of survival. What's worse, the divine power he received happened to possess a small, but potentially fatal side effect... Character art by @Catphinee Discord: discord.gg/guiltythree Wiki: shadowslave.fandom.com OST: youtube.com/@skeuzmusic Reddit: reddit.com/r/shadowslave
House of Parting
"This... is the House of Parting. It is the furthest point of Weave as one travels upstream."
Ananke's voice sounded uncharacteristically dispirited.
'House of Parting...'
Sunny studied the artificial island and the solemn structure built upon it, then turned to the old woman and asked:
"It's… a windmill?"
She nodded.
"Yes, my Lord. The tower harvests the wind to maintain the island."
Ananke lingered for a second, and then added:
"The cities of the Great River are actually more akin to flotillas, each consisting of many city-ships — some small like this one, some spanning dozens of kilometers across. They migrate sometimes, but mostly they have to stay in place. There is nothing to anchor a ship to on the Great River, though."
Nephis raised an eyebrow.
"Is the Great River so deep that no anchor can reach its bottom?"
Ananke shook her head.