While Jet butchered the specters aboard the leading ships of the wraith armada and the towering walls of mist slowly approached the Night Garden, another gargantuan tentacle descended on the living ship, aiming to swipe the Ascended cannoneers off its deck and destroy the mighty armaments.
The invisible aegis protecting them held, but it seemed to be straining in the crushing grasp of Old Tom.
Just then, a black arrow fell from the secluded garden on the roof of the Mainmast Pagoda, followed by an enormous javelin that seemed to be forged from pure darkness. The violence of their impact was so horrific that the gargantuan tentacle was torn open and maimed, releasing its hold on the Night Garden in a flood of oily blood.
That was Slayer and Saint entering the battle from the privacy of Soul Reaper's garden.
Sunny had not left the Great Citadel unguarded before diving into the dark depths, of course.
And there, in those dark depths…
