None of the Abyss's oceans were easy to deal with. In fact, all oceans within the Abyss were considered a single whole, collectively known as the Abyssian Ocean, with the seas of every layer connected by the River Styx.
Thus, setting out from Shendilavri's red ocean, one could travel all the way to the Cursed Throat east of Yeenoghu's realm—a raging, cursed yellow sea. Shendilavri's waters were fairly calm near the coast, with peaceful waves and pleasant weather.
But once one entered the deep sea, things became disastrous. The weather changed with absolutely no pattern.
One moment, there would be howling winds and torrential rain; the next, blazing sunlight hot enough to roast someone dry. That alone would have been manageable—given demons' endurance, such weather shifts would not kill anyone—but the monsters lurking beneath the sea were another matter.
Some of these deep-sea monsters were aquatic demons, such as Dagon's various offspring: gigantic creatures that looked like grotesque blends of fish, mollusks, and moray eels. They were all children of Dagon, the King of the Deep Sea and lord of the 89th layer of the Abyss. They possessed boundless strength. Though their power varied, in the ocean, these monsters were unquestionably supreme rulers. Even Solam, a proper demon lord, avoided them whenever possible.
However, they were demons, after all—able to cause trouble even when there was none. With an entire fleet passing over their heads, they naturally had no intention of letting it go. Like their father, they held an unusual obsession with ships. If they could capsize one, they would never pass up the chance.
Although these were Shendilavri's waters and should have counted as Malcanthet's territory, in truth, Malcanthet could do nothing about it.
As a powerful Obyrith demon lord, Dagon held an exceptionally unique position in the