Chapter 77
"Whoaaaa..." - Mira
All of us had to agree with her there, despite all of us not saying it out loud.
The tunnel rose while underground and exited from a cave on top of a small hill. From there, we could see over most of the Cursed Island of Velantas.
The place looks like a typical fantasy city, with a huge wall covering the city. There’s a castle located, not exactly, but pretty close to the middle of the city, on the top of another hill, surrounded by another thick wall. The rest of the encapsulated area is littered with buildings, except for some open spaces. Probably parks.
The buildings looked gothic with spires on top and built of dark-colored bricks and metals. Some of the buildings look like they’ve been bombed though. The trees looked withered and dead, but they still bore leaves... albeit, dark-blue ones. Really dark.
Many rivers run through the city, originating from the castle on top of the hill, or maybe they’re aqueducts? The strange thing about them is that some hold clear water, and others are filled with black goop. The strangest thing about them is that the clear water runs upward the "royal hill", while the black goop running normally downwards.
To finish things is the jet-black "carpet" covering the whole island. It extends from the outer walls containing the whole city, and it looks like a piece of the night sky. Only the moon and the stars are missing from it. Strangely, it still emits some light, making the whole city barely visible for those without night vision skills. The dark lighting only intensifies the grimness of the place though.
"I... I don’t know if I should be impressed, or scared." - Noire
"Be scared. That’s the safest option." - Alf
...Wait a minute... Identification.
"...Tch. Knew it. An Area Effect." - Garami