"Come on, Snow! You want to eat those tasty Arcane Crystals, right? Then hold them off, everyone!!" Aether shouted as he bolted away, his voice carrying both urgency and mischief.
Snowflake hissed angrily, refusing to fall for his bait. She remembered the countless times she had asked... No! begged for the rare and dazzling Rainbow Arcane Crystals, only for Aether to dismiss her with excuses about how dangerous they were.
And now, amidst the chaos of battle, he was suddenly promising to give them to her? Suspicious didn't even begin to describe her feelings.
"Hissssss~" Her furious hiss echoed through the waters as she followed him.
Her golden eyes darted back for a moment, and what she saw made her scales prickle with dread.... The monstrous horde was closing in fast, their combined presence shaking the ocean.
A shiver ran down her spine, but instinct drove her to slither even faster, her massive body cutting through the water like a blade.
