The Shell Seekers Novels & Stories

The sound was fast, rhythmic, and felt like clawing. Then, a faint flash of red light flickered in the darkness. One. Two. Three. Dozens. Glowing red eyes. And black, small silhouettes moving incredibly fast along the walls and the tunnel ceiling. "Shadow Crawlers!" Lia shrieked. [Warning!] 'Shadow Crawlers' (Horde) detected!] [Shadow Crawlers Objective: Attack moving prey. Weakness: Bright light!] "Quick, Bima! The flare gun!" Riska screamed, her eyes locked on the approaching swarm.

Then I saw them. Huge translucent shapes drifted past the ship—Leviathans. They were massive and glowing with a bioluminescent blue. They didn't attack; they simply drifted, watching us with an indifference. "They are the shepherds of the Trench " Helios said. "They have waited ten thousand years for the Singer to wake." In the distance a faint rhythmic pulsing of light caught my eye. It was a shell, a crystalline cathedral the size of a fortress.