The wind howled like the cries of the damned as Shubh Nigurath stood at the edge of the cliff, her cloak billowing behind her. Below, the Dread Sea churned violently, its inky-black waves crashing against the jagged rocks. No ship waited for her. No vessel would dare touch these waters without protection. But she didn't need one.
With a single step, she walked off the cliff.
Rather than fall, shadows surged beneath her feet, forming a shifting platform of dark energy that carried her across the surface of the sea. The waters hissed and steamed where her power touched them. Sea monsters rose, drawn to her presence—ancient leviathans with eyes like suns and maws lined with countless teeth.
But they didn't last long.
