In the swirling wind and rain, the Paradise pitched and swayed upon the wave-tossed sea, like a leaf floating on the water or a dying giant whale, flames burning within its belly, countless maggots writhing within, devouring its remnants ravenously.
After an unknown number of explosions, the Paradise's angle of tilt became larger, the heavy hull pressing towards the dock like a collapsing iron curtain, metal colliding with concrete, and after a sound of shattering, the giant's fall finally ceased.
Malevolent forces expanded and spread within the Paradise, as the Zongge Orchestra gradually corrupted the Void Realm that enveloped it, transforming it into another, even more frenzied force. Then another explosion erupted from the side of the Paradise, this time blasting a hole in the hull, the surging seawater flooding inside, submerging countless cabins.
