"The ruins stood still in time, laying ruined and decayed with overgrowth spread all around. The stone structures slowly crumbled as the smell of salt water staled the open air. The group of owls began their approach towards the ancient structure with the rusty iron prong that stuck out of the top, in which Brown Fish Owl had earlier directed them to. Ancient hieroglyphs where positioned on the roof, spelling out the word “SYME”, a familiar name which Ventus recalled seeing in the ruins of Trawler City. Cusp felt a chill in his gizzard has he banked to Ventus’s port-side. “Something’s not right, I feel like these ruins have eyes, watching us as we decent closer to the tower. Maybe we should turn back and wait for reinforcements.” “You’re just being paranoid Cusp, the trading caravans and scavengers never ventured out this far into the wastes, that’s why it’s called ‘The Beyond’. The unfamiliar landscape is just spooking you.” Ventus stated. “Or it could be called ‘The Beyond’ because no one that has ventured out this far and been able to come back to tell the tale. I’m telling you, something isn’t right out here. I can feel it in my gizzard”.

Lighter Than Air: The Distant Echo
Chapter 3: Spire out at sea
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