In the dimly lit underground cavern, Charles stared at the half-black half-transparent worm coiled around him. The creature didn't seem like it had any visual organs, but Charles could feel its gaze for some reason.0

"Your woman informed the Explorers Association of the darkness' coordinates, so I came in advance. My subordinate gods and I intended to directly seek the darkness and bring it back to the Subterranean Sea. However, as you can see, the task isn't that simple," Paiper answered in Charles' mind. 0

It was an answer within Charles' expectations. Though Charles remained puzzled over Paiper's swift arrival, he had more pressing questions. 0

"What's up there? Was that thing a surface Divinity? Did you encounter the Foundation?" A series of questions...0