"Something twinkles within the dark window of the Neither as it leaches away. The star-spread of a night sky, interrupted by a canopy of leaves. A far-off jungle; dark fruits and many-fingered creatures sway in the trees. You tear yourself from the porthole, and when you look again, it is all gone."
Neither are extremely mysterious creatures that roam the depths of the Unterzee. Upon dying, their bodies liquefy into murk;[1] any divers who approach these remains are consumed by the darkness and instantly killed, leaving nothing behind.[2] Shining a light upon a Neither's death-shadow reveals strange visions which vanish as soon as one looks away: unfamiliar skies, and a jungle populated by "hostile birds" and "many-fingered creatures."[3][4]
↑Send crew into the carrion-slick, Sunless Sea"[...] there wasn't time for screaming. The dark slick gathered around their diving suits, enfolding them [...] they were bundled up in darkness, and then it was over. Only a little flotsam remained: the water was clear, as though the Neither had never been."
↑Continue shining a light upon it, Sunless Sea"Your ship's lamps sparked strange twinkles in the spreading remains of the Neither. [...] within the blackness you could see an unfamiliar sky, grasping trees, the cries of hostile birds."
↑Continue shining a light upon it, Sunless Sea"You turn the lamps upon the [...] carcass. [...] The star-spread of a night sky, interrupted by a canopy of leaves. A far-off jungle; dark fruits and many-fingered creatures sway in the trees. You tear yourself from the porthole, and when you look again, it is all gone."
