116 Hyacinth

Predators live in the sea.

The most familiar examples were sharks, crocodiles, whales, monkfish, and so on. There were far too many beings that kept themselves alive by eating creatures weaker than themselves. The Outer Sea was no different.

Predators.

The monsters that stood just below the apex of the food chain were far more numerous in the Outer Sea than in Earth's oceans, and they swarmed in numbers beyond comparison. Broadly speaking, Watchers and Producers also counted as predators of the Outer Sea.

But there were beings even stronger than them.

“Harvester, Destroyer, Walker.”

Ian called out their names.

“Watcher, and Producer.”

The magic circle trembled. Using a method he'd never tried before—simultaneous spellcasting—he summoned some of the strongest monsters in the Outer Sea onto Earth.

He invited those things, swimming the black sea in eternal hunger—creatures whose appetites he couldn't even begin to fathom—to the feast...