The moment I recognized the aura, every trace of relaxation vanished.
Far across the silver horizon, where the Soul Sea merged with the dark sky above, a pressure descended upon reality itself. The surrounding soul force immediately became unstable as though the sea itself recognized the arrival of something it had learned to fear long ago.
The seven whales reacted before any of us.
Without warning, their gigantic bodies shuddered violently and then plunged deeper into the ocean. Fear radiated from them so strongly that even without a direct connection, I could feel it.
"That's not normal," Silver muttered.
"No," Aurora replied while staring toward the horizon. "It isn't."
Then the first wave arrived.
