Mmh. It is, the king acknowledged without attempting to give exception or caveat. The most beautiful things are often the most dangerous. A lesson learned by most children of the deeps sooner or later. Beauty was a warning of venom, of toxin, of pain.
Or of a trap, set to lure prey within range of lethal jaws.
At least in their current game there was no deception. It was a contest of pure physicality; speed and mobility challenged by each other and the terrain they traversed. The manta was large, his wings unwieldy and slow in tighter corridors, but he was flexible and quick to turn in the narrow confines of the tunnels. Kaiden could more easily swim down the tighter passages, but they struggled to turn, much less reverse course. The place was indeed an ideal training ground and Hadama allowed himself a moment of satisfaction as he twisted to the side, rolling smoothly away from the shark's attempted booping. Kaiden sped out of sight, overconfident in their attack, and reacting too quickly in their assumption of success to easily recover.
Hadama did not pause.
Instead he continued, though he remained in the main, broad tunnel where his wings could stretch to their fullest. Come, he called back to his brash friend. Show me your fastest speed.
Or of a trap, set to lure prey within range of lethal jaws.
At least in their current game there was no deception. It was a contest of pure physicality; speed and mobility challenged by each other and the terrain they traversed. The manta was large, his wings unwieldy and slow in tighter corridors, but he was flexible and quick to turn in the narrow confines of the tunnels. Kaiden could more easily swim down the tighter passages, but they struggled to turn, much less reverse course. The place was indeed an ideal training ground and Hadama allowed himself a moment of satisfaction as he twisted to the side, rolling smoothly away from the shark's attempted booping. Kaiden sped out of sight, overconfident in their attack, and reacting too quickly in their assumption of success to easily recover.
Hadama did not pause.
Instead he continued, though he remained in the main, broad tunnel where his wings could stretch to their fullest. Come, he called back to his brash friend. Show me your fastest speed.
