The blip on the sonar vanished, and everyone heaved sighs of relief. The identity of that colossal creature didn't matter at all. What mattered was the fact that it was gone. Every crew member didn't want to encounter anything beneath the surface, especially when they were so close to the enigmatic and eerie seafloor.1

"Turn the lights on and keep moving forward," Charles ordered.0

The Narwhale's propellers soon came to life. This time, the sonar remained quiet until Charles finally found the pitch-black chasm. The chasm was directly behind the stairwell Charles had once explored. It could be seen if one were to just turn a corner, but Charles obviously hadn't noticed it until now. 0

The ballast tanks were flooded to the brim, and the Narwhale sank slowly into the chasm....0