Chapter One Hundred Fourteen of Doom

The one hundred fourteenth chapter of Eternal Destiny

The Archer's Hunt: Part Twelve
''"I have a few helpers," Naga told him. "Mike, Alice, Tina, and Hugh. And they're the best in the business."''

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF DOOM
When Yliaster crashed into the wall, an immediate pain struck his shoulder. It soothed a little when something soft slipped beneath his arm. Yliaster looked to see that the hippocampus, Ultimate Marine Spirit X, had its head beneath Yliaster's shoulder. In the same sight, he saw the trickle of blood that dispersed into the water.

"Not good," Yliaster said to himself. "The Salt River has sharks in it... If they catch the scent, we're doomed."

"Hererere," Ultimate Marine Spirit X said. The hippocampus gently dragged Yliaster beneath a stone. Under, there was a mass of bubbles emerging.

"A hydrothermal vent," Yliaster guessed. "Openings beneath the surface where heated water flows. I'd lived near the Salt River most of my life, yet I've never actually seen one. I didn't even realize they could exist at depths like this."

Ultimate Marine Spirit X nudged Yliaster's shoulder closer to the vent. Heat radiated onto the wound, somehow slowing the bloodflow.

"Using a hydrothermal vent... for accelerating the recovery process? Now I've seen everything." Yliaster flexed his shoulder a bit. "Thank you. That was quite the clever trick."

"Herere," the hippocampus responded.

"My, I wish I could understand your words," Yliaster lamented. "You seem like the sort to have quite a bit to say. But without Gabilan, I don't think anyone can translate the things you say into humantongue."

Ultimate Marine Spirit X rolled its eyes - quite a feat for a creature whose eyes are on the sides of its face. Then the hippocampus gestured away.

"Right," Yliaster agreed. "We should get back to the others."

Am I seriously talking to a hippocampus? Gabilan was one thing, as he could speak English, but Ultimate Marine Spirit X, well, could not. Why was Yliaster talking to it like it would make a difference?

They started swimming in the direction that the hippocampus had gestured to. And that was when Yliaster saw the shark.

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Trivia

 * This chapter was written by DarkCyberWolf on 3 October 2013.
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