Chapter 51
"Hey, look," Gazel said, pointing into the distance.
Blaze scoffed at first, thinking it was another trick. But when he followed Gazel's finger, his breath caught.
Far away stood a mountain so massive it felt unreal, too large to exist on earth at all. Yet there it was. And carved into its body was a structure, faint but unmistakable.
Blaze's face lit up instantly. All thoughts of burning Gazel vanished.
"That's it," he whispered.
The Bulwark.
They had made it. Or at least, they were close. Close enough to see it with their own eyes.
But reality struck just as fast.
Between them and the mountain stretched a vast, deep sea. Endless water. Dark and heavy. Swimming was not an option. For Gazel, it was because he could not last long in water. For Blaze, it was simpler.
He hated water to the core.
Feeling miserable, Blaze paced back and forth, muttering to himself, mind racing for a solution.
