Toni's hand slipped behind her waist, she pulled the Kikido'rra dagger out of instinct. One of them, as always, hung freely behind while the other gleamed under the sun—or what's left of the shining sun. The wave came roaring toward them, blanketing the sea with darkness.
"Xi," Toni said. Like an electric shocking her legs, she spun and ran to the middle part of the ship and leaned at the wooden railings, extending her head to look for Xi. Behind her, crews and passengers ran amok. Handlers remained beside Captain Bajo. While Antito ran wild and hid inside the warehouse, his neck wobbled with fat. The beads that adorned his robe swayed.
"Xi!" Toni said. Hand gripping on the railings. There, Toni saw four of the Adjaos, the twin of Dragonshore, and Xi paddled the small wooden boat against the raging waves.
