A few day later
' she is going to kill me when I get home, why did I let them talk me into this.'
I was staring at my daughter and her friends as they admired the ocean flowing pass them at the head of the ship, te'let was sitting on her head doing the same
" come on what the worse she could do to you? its not like she'll really kill you." Edward tried to cheer me up,
slowly i turned towards him the same thousand yard stare on my face " you dont know my wife, there are wounds that can go deeper than physical ones ever can ." He whined
" geez im sorry i said anything." If there was one thing that was good out of all this it was the fact the kids were at least enjoying themselves
" papa come look." Well...that and emily has been calling me papa even if it was just to quell my anger so she could get her way it was nice yo hear again
As I made my way to her I stared intently at the darkness of her shadow causing it to ripple ' she's to powerful my foot she is barely three-years-old.'
To be fair she is a being made up of pure mana given form from the love between her mother and i so I guess it made sense
" what is it sweetheart?" Following where she was pointing it couldn't help but gasp
The water we were sailing through was crystal clear maybe even better allowing us to see as far as our eyes would allow, this meant we could see everything below us and it was just gorgeous
Fish were swimming around some through hide outs in the ricks or just freely through the ocean some small some gigantic almost as big as the ship itself, plants swayed with the current of the ocean some glowing in a steady beat like as if it was blood flowing from a heart making everything around it seem even more alive
Fish wasn't the only thing we saw either there were plenty of crabs,snakes and weird birds that would dive into the water torpedo through it grabbing any fish they could fit in there mouths then fly out yo eat them only to repeat the process over again
At the deepest part I could possible see i caught glimpses of large squids and other such creatures that liked to an could prowl the depths of this worlds oceans
I stood there with the kids memorized by the sight of everything although we have traveled across the ocean before this is the first time it was this clear it was hard for me to believe i was looking at water and not clear glass
" I can see why you all prefer the sea."
" Indeed the ocean is a beautiful yet mysterious place, though when the water gets this clear it means there is a-" a man in the crowds nest yelled out finishing his sentence
" mana cloud!" Ahead a grey and white cloud covering the entire view ahead of us appeared seemingly out of nowhere
" its nothing to worry about they just keep the oceans pure, we can go straight through it's even considered goodluck to do so." Edward spoke up before I could say anything already sensing my question
Hearing him i tried to get myself to relax but I couldn't drop the ominous feeling spreading through my body
" papa that cloud doesn't feel right. " that all but confirmed it for me while I trust Edward...to a exten,t I just my daughters instincts more after all she wasn't born from flesh and blood but the world and mana
" take everyone into the cabin and hold onto something sturdy." Nodding she grabbed everyone's hand an lead them to the cabin
Though confused they didn't try to resist her and I was right in my reasons to send them inside because not even five minutes into our journey through the mana cloud the atmosphere turned sour
The clouds around us grew dark an a green haze slowly began to cover everything making it even harder to see
"Nothing to worry about huh...it's goodluck you day i dont know about you but this doesn't make me lucky" Scratching the back of his head Edward looked away
" this is new ok...my bad." Rolling my eyes I looked away back to the sea as he started barking orders to his crew
observing it i began to notice small flashes of light far out into the distance growing in frequency an with each flash i could just barely make out a silhouette of something " what is that ?." Twisting space in front of my eyes I allowed myself to see further
" brace!" I yelled out quickly in horror, because that wasn't just a silhouette of something but somethings
Dozens of ships were making their way towards us and the lead ship had just fired artillery at us
A few moments later everyone saw two flaming cannonball arch towards us then split apart to rain down above us doing damage to the deck and sail an catching both on fire
Acting swiftly Edward and a few of the crew used their elements to extinguish the fire before the flames could cause serious damage
"We need to turn back now!" I shouted over the rushing of wind and waves
In agreement Edward opened his mouth to issue orders when bright flashes went off beside and behind us
More ships had appeared this time much closer blocking of our escape routes, but thanks to them being so close i got a good look at them
The hull of the ships were damaged covered in seaweed and barnacles with barely noticeable runes etched all across it
An in control of these run down somehow afloat ships that were attacking us were rotting and bloated corpses " what have we just sailed into."
This wasn't a assassination attempt like i thought but something i couldn't explain ' you just brought your daughter to her death.'
" of course you decide now to appear kindly fuck off i more important things to deal with then you." Ignoring the infuriating comments of my evil self looked at Edward for out next course of action
" we'll just have to break through!" With our escape impossible our only option was to rush ahead and break through the encircling formation
" zauto right side!" A barrage of cannons were let loose from all our flanks
On the right zauto let out a torrent of angry flames consuming the cannon balls and turning them to molten slag cause them to fall into the ocean and release a geyser of steam
On the left i Intercepted the cannon balls with my lightning,slowly they came to a stop before shooting back to the ships that fired them, unfortunately before the ball hit the hull the ship disappeared in a flash of white light reappearing nearby out of danger
Behind us Edward unleashed a rush of wind deflecting the cannon ball in all sorts of direction away from the ship
" return fire, deploy the flaming barrels its full speed ahead men." Responding everyone rushed to follow his orders opening fire on the ships to our side with cannons and little rifle like weapons they kept on the deck
Below they poured oil on some barrels filled with the same substance and pushed them out of course not before setting them a light
Back on the deck a squad of four rushed around the ship to specific locations an began manipulating the water to allow the ship to move more freely
Another set of people were doing the same to the sail increasing our speed
With all this our speed drastically increased as the ship groaned under its own weight, still we took some glancing shots from the sides
A couple manged to tear through the enchanted wood of the captain's cabin were the kids unable to stop them all
Rushing over to the door I burst through it just in time to see a ball of darkness unraveling revealing the children " are you all alright?"
Fida and Salem brother looked pretty rattled but unscathed Nodding beside them Emily emily cradled te'let in her arms while putting on a brave face an tell them it was alright shane was doing the same on the other side
Turning to me my daughter asked what was happening " sorry sweetheart I dont have time to explain, shadow with me, ajalentem protect."with a snap of my fingers the damaged parts of the wall began reforming together as I walked back out
by the time the wind and sea water began assaulting me again we were getting near the lead ship it was similar to the others but the size of it was enormous making our ships look like a toy in comparison
" that looked a lot smaller from far away...Hopefully it doesn't matter to much. " as the ship began to loom over us i was surprised we didn't get attacked
but I got my answer when the giant hull of the split apart like a maw of a living monster ready to swallow us whole
Wood splintered with deafening cracks and the ocean rushed to fill the empty space as this monstrous ship got ready to eat us like a quick snack
Everyone had worried looks on their faces not understanding how to deal with such a thing
I however got ready to act " shadow." Crouching as four dark tendrils sprouted from my back i enhanced my body with my lightning causing it to crackle around me
With a twist and a little bend i threw my staff blade extended, it shot through the air with a deadly his embedding itself into the ship
Teleporting to it shadow used the tendrils on my back to grab the staff an pulled me onto it
Tapping the wood beside me i used my staff as a spring board an flew up past multiple decks filled with undead crewmates tapping each one as I did leave behind a tiny mana sigil
some took out flintlock and began firing at me, while others operated cannons to do the same to stop me from ascending
But with shadow on me they wouldn't get anywhere close to doing the harm they wished to achieve, plus I need every drop of mana i have for what im about to do
Landing on the top deck three undead moved to attack me, however a tendril grabbed the legs of two of them an smashed them into each other creating a puddle of blood,Bone and mangled body parts
As for the third one they were cut into four pieces and tossed into the sea, the last tendril blocked a metal ball shot from the undead captain of this monstrous ship
" sorry but I won't go that easily, now lets see how you fly boy!" Slamming both my hands onto the rotting deck i released a powerful burst of lightning and star element causing everyone to start floating
And with my connection to the sigils I placed the ship followed creaking loudly and cracking with blue lightning
Just as the tiny ship below was lost the giant ship rose out of the water unwillingly allowing it to pass underneath it, still the ship was drenched in water threatening to collapse it just from the sheer amount of water that was rushing of the enormous ship to get back to its home
Luckily their were enough elementals with water affinity on among the crew to clear it quickly and keep them a float
Feeling the strain of this coming i knew I had to move or risk getting stuck recalling my staff to me I yet again twisted and threw it this time aiming for the seeming captain of the ship
Hitting them still floating the staff embedd into their chest dragging them overboard
Teleporting to it I used the undead as a foothold then twisted the staff bringing out the sword hidden inside an slashed the upper half of the creature into pieces hopeful it would keep them dead
Riding the lower half of the corpse for a few more seconds I waited for Edward's ship to get closer before kicking off the body an landing back on deck
" what about them?" In front of us several ships still stood in our way
" who said I was done." Moving to the head of the ship a coffin suddenly landed their opening to reveal the nebula like interior usually hidden from view
reaching inside i slowly pulled out a silver katana its blade covered in runes and symbol running up the blade to the tip
Taking a deep breath i faced the ships then moved my legs slightly apart focusing on the enemies in front of me. Gripping the hilt with both hands i bent my knees slightly getting ready to attack
Behind me my magic circle manifested like a hologram on my back " this is the one."
" Dimensional slash! " with a horizontal slash to fast for anyone to follow a thin line appeared in front of me cutting space infinitely until all the ships looked like they were somehow cut in half
When space twisted back onto itself that was the reality that unfolded into front of their eyes
Every ship slowly had a thin line appear on it before collapsing under their own weight,the structure of the ship unable to successfully hold everything together
Staggering back my vision blurred,my ears rang and I could feel blood running out of my mouth as my whole body trembled
Leaning over the edge I spit up a lot of blood as shadow kept me steady so I did fall overboard " are you alright you look half dead from that."
Turning around I slowly nodded then sat down leaning my back against the wood railing " yeah im good, this is just the price i have to pay to use power people of our homeworld were never meant to have."
Seeing us pass the wrecks with no new flashes happening i allowed myself to relax and smile when the clouds an mist began to disappear
Struggling as I stood up my smile disappeared, because all around us was more mana cloud and the only thing visible was a lonely island sitting at the center of all of it