Minas Tirith Port, coastal observation deck.
The sea breeze whipped fiercely. Velin stood with his hands clasped behind his back, while Sarah stood silently by his side. Her porcelain-pale skin was covered in black, chitinous armor, making her resemble an exquisite Gothic sculpture.
Tristan, Kael, and Ola stared nervously at the distant sea.
The surface of the sea appeared calm, but beneath it, a biological submarine shaped like a giant squid—Leviathan One—was on the move.
Beneath the placid azure surface, the biological submarine codenamed "Leviathan One" cruised through the deep. Meanwhile, ten thousand meters up, deep within the clouds, Sarah's latest evolution—the Type-2 "Kirov" King Insect—floated silently like a colossal jellyfish, looking down upon all creation.
"Begin," Velin ordered coolly.
"Yes, Father."
A shimmer of light flashed across Sarah's purple-black compound eyes, and an immense psychic wave instantly blanketed the entire sea.
[Type-2 Kirov, airborne.]
