WHOOSH
He felt a tremendous pressure crushing down on him from all sides, threatening to crumple him into a shapeless mound of flesh. The light he was surrounded in a moment prior was replaced with darkness.
The roar of the ocean rang in his ear as he felt his nerves tingling with danger.
What drew his attention was the giant serpent head in the distance, warping the entire ocean with the gravity that it radiated from a head the size of a planet and eyes the size of moons.
He could feel Jormungandr's attention converging upon him.
"Hey," he began with a light tone, as if he were just greeting a friend. "I think you know why I'm here."
The black slits in the serpent's eyes glinted knowingly. 'You seek my army. My domain.'
"Yep," Rui replied. "Can you give them to me?"
His voice was distorted by the ocean, but the serpent heard him clearly nonetheless.
His answer was equally clear.
