Eleiney's breathing stopped for several moments as she gazed at the horrifying figure of the creature standing behind her.
It was a towering monster with pitch black skin that seemed to swallow any light that touched it.
Four muscular arms ended in razor-sharp claws, and its face consisted only of a gaping maw filled with sharp, jagged teeth.
Where eyes should have been, two ivory horns jutted out and curved over its forehead like a crown.
Sensing the young woman's gaze, the monster turned its head to look at her. Then, it grinned widely.
Eleiney's face turned deathly pale, and she couldn't help but instinctively let out a scream. But in the watery depths, no sound escaped her lips, only a stream of bubbles.
Despite being enveloped in overwhelming terror, she still managed to get hold of Aiden and Arthur and desperately swam towards the coral labyrinth, hoping the maze would provide her with a semblance of safety from this demon.
