Dark Valley Sea – One Days Later
The world felt serene and quiet except for the occasional noise from the fish.
A towering wall of water rose hundreds of meters into the sky, frozen in place.
The seabed, cracked and dry, stretched endlessly beneath it like the ribs of some ancient beast.
And at the center of that unnatural void stood Sarah.
Her robes fluttered in the biting air.
Barefoot, eyes half-lidded, arms loose at her sides she float above the sky, surrounded by rhythmic movement of the soldiers march.
Behind her, an entire army marched—soldiers of the Tharz Kingdom, columns stretching back into the horizon.
For days, she had parted the seas, continuously draining her soul force.
One of the commanders approached from behind, nervously.
"Lady Sarah. We are within half a day of the southern reef-line."
Sarah didn't respond at first.
Her gaze remained on the far horizon, where a faint sliver of land could now be seen.
