Book One – Chapter 6

Yves could not see past the dense energy structures that were earth and water beyond a few meters. Only now, with the behemoth almost fully surfaced, could he fathom its true enormity, which was crucial for a strategic assault. The intertwined energies of the behemoth and the Vicha revealed themselves through his second sight — a distortion of immense proportions disrupted by the Vicha’s dark veins, a complex web of pulsating, growing extensions that undulated around and within the mass that was the cliff creature.

As his shard disc expanded, Yves strained to discern the grotesque mass of entangled energies through the storm’s distortion and the impenetrable ground. While he could not distinguish the part of the behemoth that was still concealed underground, the Vicha stood out disturbingly clearly. He traced its veins as they extended further below the surface. At a discernible depth, these extensions curled back up instead of reaching deeper, indicating the full shape and borders of the creature’s body. With a clearer understanding, Yves traced the exposed mass of the behemoth from inland to sea, discerning how far the veins had penetrated into the appendages that reached into the flooded remnants of the cliff.

The creature’s anatomy remained an enigma. Yves could not define vital centres or organs akin to a brain or heart. The inner physical structures were beyond his perception. Yet, one certainty cut through the chaos — the Vicha consumed both from the outside and within, growing while devouring its victim. However, it thrived only on what was alive, and its expansion demanded direct contact. This would be a strike of containment.