Chapter 713 War Drums (1/2)

Chapter 713 War Druh the deep darkness of the Sky Below, escorted by fourteen stone fiends With the ocean of flaness above, it seeatory

Noctis stood at the steering oars, slouched, with a pale face and dark circles under his eyes He did not see too well, but his hand was steady as it controlled the shi+p

On the upper deck, the Sailor Dolls were preparing for battle They wereheavy bolts into theine placed at the bow The bolts themselves were not that simple, too Their surfaces were carved with runes, which shi+mmered with stored soul essence and brimmed with power

The ant liveries replaced with chainmail They carried heavy bows, sabers, and hatchets — both to kill the ene hooks There were plenty of quivers full of arrows around, as well as barrels of water to douse the flames should the sails catch on fire

The sails, le to catch the hot air rising fros

The shi+p was flying swiftly, but in the emptiness of the Sky Below, it was hard toSunny could only tell that their speed was tre through the ancient wood, and the howling of the wind that was being cut by the armored ra to reach the Ivory City soon

The cohort was preparing for battle, too

Kai had suold ar a centuria of the Sun Legion Behind the charred woodenthe fletching of arrows in his quiver, aat his feet This bow had come from a champion of the War Sect he had slain, and was a deadly weapon

Effie was standing nearby, leaning on the runic spear Sunny had given her The Dusk Shard was propped against the board of the shi+p, alirl, and there was a white cape that see on her shoulders — the Starlight Shard, which she had received after slaying the Lord of the Dead

Of course, Effie had a whole arsenal of other Memories at her disposal — those that she had collected over the years on the Forgotten Shore, and those she received for slaying countless abo into the Seed of Night to su that the battle ahead would be long and arduous, the little girl was hungrily devouring a pile of roastedNocts, her hand resting on the hilt of the Quiet Dancer Her role in the approaching battle was going to be especially important… when the sorcerer clashed with Solvane and Sun Prince, she would have to control the flying shi+p and co the bulk of the ene ready, too

He had summoned the Mantle of the Underworld, which covered his de to be against hued that its utility would beChain

There was no Elyas around to heal a mortal wound should he receive one, as well, so its incredible enchantment was less useful

The Blood Blossorant hiht, the Midnight Shard, and Morgan's Warbow

Three Shadows rested in his soul, ready to be sent forth to destroy and slaughter

He was ready…

Well, as ready as he could be

Just as Sunny thought it, Noctis suddenlyon his lips His voice sounded hoarse, but clear:

"Ah They finally sensed us"

The members of the cohort turned to hirinned, and thenup His eyes glinted with distantanyht to be alive, hter rolled across the deck as the ancient vessel cli the dark side of the Chained Island

Sunny stared up, knowing that just in a few in