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1 | Chapter 1 Nightmare Begins
A frail-looking young man with pale skin and dark circles under his eyes was sitting on a rusty bench across from the police station. He was cradling a cup of coffee in his hands — not the cheap synthetic type slum rats like him had access to, but the real deal. This cup of plant-based coffe... |
2 | Chapter 2 Slave Caravan
Sunny dreamt of a mountain.
Jagged and lonesome, it dwarfed other peaks of the mountain chain, cutting the night sky with its sharp edges. A radiant moon bathed its slopes in the ghostly, pale light.
On one of the slopes, the remnants of an old road stubbornly clung to the rocks. Here and the... |
3 | Chapter 3 The Strings Of Fate
For a few minutes after that, Sunny was in a dark mood. But then he pulled himself out of it and inhaled deeply, trying to enjoy the fresh air. Indeed, air like that was hard to come by in the real world: micro dust and other pollutants made it rough and unpleasant, not to mention the gen... |
4 | Chapter 4 Mountain King
Turning in the direction of the thundering noise, many slaves rose their heads — only to see rocks and heavy shards of ice raining on them from above. They instantly panicked, lurching away in a cacophony of screams. Shadows happily danced on black stones as, entangled by the thick chain, those... |
5 | Chapter 5 Broken Chains
[You have slain a dormant beast, Mountain King's Larva.]
Sunny fell to his knees, breathless. His whole body felt as though it just went through a meat grinder: even large amounts of adrenalin could not wash away all the pain and exhaustion. And yet, he was exhilarated. The satisfaction of kil... |
6 | Chapter 6 Confronting The Tyrant
Sunny was off to face against a Nightmare Creature. And not any creature, at that, but one of the fifth category — a dreaded, fearsome tyrant. The odds of survival were so low that anyone would have laughed in his face if he were to ever suggest attempting to fight it. If they weren't ... |
7 | Chapter 7 Three Slaves And A Hero
'Roll, you creaky piece of s.h.i.t!'
Sunny pressed himself against the wagon, pushing with all he had. Four powerful oxen that used to pull it were now dead, and instead of them, three tired slaves were trying to do the job. Even with the slope of the road helping them, the speed of ... |
8 | Chapter 8 Nothing At All
"Because the monster isn't dead."
These ominous words hung in the silence. Three pairs of eyes widened, staring right at Sunny.
"Why do you say that?"
After thinking about it, Sunny came to the conclusion that the tyrant was, indeed, still alive. His reasoning was pretty straightforward: he... |
9 | Chapter 9 Wishful Thinking
There was a problem.
They were planning to follow the road up to the mountain pa.s.s and then over it, getting as far away from the scene of the ma.s.sacre as they could before the night came. However, the road was no more.
At some point during the last months, or maybe even just yesterday... |
10 | Chapter 10 First Man Down
By the time they decided to stop, Sunny was on the verge of fainting. After hours and hours of traversing the rough mountain slope, his body was almost at its limit. However, to everyone's surprise, Shifty seemed to be doing even worse than him.
The roguish slave's eyes were muddy and unfocu... |
11 | Chapter 11 Crossroads
The three of them stood motionless, looking down in uneasy silence. What happened to Shifty didn't come as a shock, but it was still a hard thing to digest. An ominous feeling settled in their hearts — seeing the broken body of their companion, it was too easy to imagine one of them sharing the s... |
12 | Chapter 12 The Smell Of Blood
Right now, that obstacle was looking down, avoiding Sunny's gaze. His hand was resting on the sword handle. As always, the young slave had no idea about what was going on inside Hero's perfectly shaped head.
The uncertainty was making him nervous.
Finally, after some time had pa.s.sed, ... |
13 | Chapter 13 Moment Of Truth
The smile froze on Hero's face. He lowered his head, as though in shame. After a minute or so pa.s.sed, shrouded in heavy silence, he finally answered.
"Yes. I thought that if I do it when you sleep, you won't have to suffer."
Unseen to him, a bitter grin appeared on Sunny's face.
A long ... |
14 | Chapter 14 Child Of Shadows
Sunny had no choice but to resort to one last, desperate gamble.
He had no chance against the enemy in a direct confrontation, at least not without an advantage. Bloodbane poison was supposed to be his hidden card, but turned out to be nearly useless. Being able to see in the dark did not ... |
15 | Chapter 15 Shadow Slave
[Prepare for appraisal…]
Sunny found himself in a s.p.a.ce between dream and reality. It was an endless black void illuminated by a myriad of stars. Between those stars, countless strings of silver light were woven into a beautiful and inconceivably complex net, forming various nexuses and con... |
16 | Chapter 16 Rebirth
Sunny felt something waking up inside of him. With a startled cry, he clutched his chest and stared into the darkness, trying to understand what was happening. The feeling was not painful or unpleasant, yet it was like nothing he had ever experienced. It was as though his soul was being shaken awake... |
17 | Chapter 17 Three Simple Words
He closed his eyes, then opened them again, hoping that the runes would disappear.
'Please, be gone! Please!'
But the runes were still there, shining slightly, as though mocking him.
Flaw: [Clear Conscience].
Flaw Description: [You cannot lie.]
Sunny stared at these three simple word... |
18 | Chapter 18 Absence Of Light
Sunny was enjoying a hot shower. After their short conversation, Master Jet had sent him to clean himself, saying that he "reeked of Nightmare". The unnatural slumber of the Spell would slow down the body's metabolism, and the medical apparatus he had been strapped into was supposed to take... |
19 | Chapter 19 Crossing The Bridge
Sunny was standing in front of the ma.s.sive, seemingly indestructible red gates of the Awakened Academy. The Academy was, in fact, a city within the city. It was built like a fortress, with a high wall made of hard alloy, deep moat and numerous large-caliber turrets which were placed in... |
20 | Chapter 20 Outcast Once Again
The Sleeper part of the compound was relatively small and situated in the southern part of the Academy, surrounded on all sides by training fields and parks.
It was a low, modern building constructed with reinforced materials. Like the majority of buildings in the Academy, most of it was... |
21 | Chapter 21 First Performance
His words hung in silence. The Sleepers looked at Sunny with a hilarious a.s.sortment of emotions, ranging from bewilderment to shock. The young man with humorous eyes just smiled politely.
To be honest, getting an Ascended Aspect during the First Nightmare was extremely rare. He was cert... |
22 | Chapter 22 Corpse Corner
Satisfied with his performance, Sunny walked back to the deserted corner of the hall. He felt people looking at him with mockery, contempt and pity. No one seemed to be willing to stay close to him. It was just as well: he didn't want to be bothered anyway.
Still, weren't their reactions a bi... |
23 | Chapter 23 Dreams And Nightmares
That was something Sunny was keenly interested in.
Of course, he had a general knowledge of how things were set inside the Spell. But the First Nightmare had already shown him that reality was different from how it was portrayed in popular culture in a number of small, but infinitely ... |
24 | Chapter 24 Moving Up In The World
Everything having to do with Sleepers was situated in the same building. Sunny followed the instructions sent to his communicator and quickly found the dormitories, which were situated on one of the lowest levels. To his surprise, he actually got a whole room to himself.
It had a bed... |
25 | Chapter 25 Wilderness Survival
So, the silver-haired girl, Nephis, also received a True Name in her First Nightmare. To get his own, Sunny had to deal with Hero and Mountain King while possessing a completely useless Aspect — an impossible feat that seemed to have pleased the Spell very much.
'I wonder how she had go... |
26 | Chapter 26 Changing Star
Sunny was pretty sure that his shadow was capable of much more than just being a silent follower. After all, the Spell had described it as being an invaluable helper. It was now up to him to find out how exactly Shadow Control could be of help.
As in many other matters having to do with Aspec... |
27 | Chapter 27 Measure Of Power
It seemed like Caster suddenly ceased to exist.
However, it was only an illusion. The truth was that he was just moving so fast that the human eye wasn't able to keep up with his movements. If it wasn't for the special properties of Shadow Sight, Sunny wouldn't have been able to perceive a... |
28 | Chapter 28 Training Montage
Days flew by.
Sunny only had four weeks to prepare himself for the journey into the Dream Realm, so there wasn't even a minute to spare. He was relentless, pushing his body and mind to the limits in an attempt to absorb as much knowledge and skills as possible in that short amount of time.... |
29 | Chapter 29 The Last Day On Earth
On the day of the winter solstice, Sunny woke up feeling tired and drowsy. No matter how much he tried to shake off this listlessness, it wouldn't go away. In the end, he just stayed in the bed for a while, wrapping himself in a blanket.
He was already familiar with this feeling of ne... |
30 | Chapter 30 Starless Void
Sunny was expecting to first look at the place where his arrival to the Dream Realm was going to take place from above, just like it had happened at the beginning of the First Nightmare. Back then, time had magically moved in reverse, giving him an opportunity to see hints of what he was going... |
31 | Chapter 31 Low Tide
The black, opaque water suddenly surged and seethed, as though a living creature desperately trying to avoid the pale light of the coming dawn. Sunny slowly rose and, after some thought, carefully approached the edge of the stone platform.
Looking down, he blinked and then kneeled to make sure tha... |
32 | Chapter 32 Making A Choice
With an empty stomach and a head full of thoughts, Sunny returned to the center of the platform and sat down. After a while, he beckoned to his shadow and said:
"Wake me up if anything happens."
Then, he closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep. His consciousness quickly slid into the swee... |
33 | Chapter 33 Carapace Scavenger
'c.r.a.p!'
This was the only thought in Sunny's head as he awkwardly fell backward, allowing the pincer to close right in front of his face with a loud "clack". The jagged, chitinous blades were so close that he could clearly see bits of mud sticking to their surface.
Sunny landed on hi... |
34 | Chapter 34 Only Steel Remembers
Sunny was sprawled in the mud, trying to catch his breath. The subtle voice of the Spell echoed in his ears.
[Your shadow grows stronger.]
Immediately, he felt a slight change. His body grew a little bit stronger, his vision a little sharper, his skin a little smoother. The change was... |
35 | Chapter 35 A Shadow, A Star And An Oracle
Grey sky above, black mud below, an endless sea of crimson in between. On this dreamlike backdrop, two beautiful girls were walking across the labyrinth.
One was delicate and fragile, with blond hair and cerulean, aimless eyes. She was dressed in a simple tunic, with leather ... |
36 | Chapter 36 Bonfire
The rest of the way to the tall hill did not take a lot of time. With Nephis leading the way, taking all the right turns at all the right places, there was no need to explore the labyrinth and backtrack after encountering a dead end. Additionally, there were no scavengers around.
In fact, they coul... |
37 | Chapter 37 Getting To Know Each Other
Sunny was slowly growing fond of having conversations in the dark. Without the burden of light, people were more relaxed and honest. It reminded him of the frequent blackouts that used to sweep through the city when he was a little kid. His family had no choice but to huddle toget... |
38 | Chapter 38 Questions In The Dark
Sleep was avoiding Sunny. For a while, he sat silently in the darkness, listening to the calming rumbling of the waves. In this rare moment of respite, memories of the past few days came flooding into his mind. However, he was too tired to seriously think about anything. He was warm, f... |
39 | Chapter 39 Journey To The West
In the ensuing silence, the smile slowly disappeared from Ca.s.sie's face, replaced by confusion. Feeling the sudden tension, she asked:
"Uh… what's wrong?"
Sunny sighed.
"No, nothing is wrong. It's just that that direction is the one we wanted to avoid."
After some thought, he added... |
40 | Chapter 40 Weak Point
"Halt!" Sunny whispered, observing the group of scavengers through his shadow.
As soon as the word left his lips, Nephis immediately summoned her sword. After studying the surroundings for a second, she turned her head and glanced at him with a question in her eyes.
Ca.s.sia, meanwhile, froze i... |
41 | Chapter 41 Strength In Numbers
Sunny was sprawled in the mud, looking at the sky. He didn't even have to catch his breath since the whole fight took less than ten seconds from start to finish. No one was dead, wounded or even bruised… well, with the exception of the scavenger. It was completely out of his expectations... |
42 | Chapter 42 Essence Of Combat
Nephis looked at him and contemplated. This time, she remained silent longer than usual.
Sunny felt a bit nervous under her gaze, knowing that he was being evaluated. With Changing Star's skill and insight, it wasn't hard to imagine just how much she had gleaned from his battle performanc... |
43 | Chapter 43 Repet.i.tion
Sunny was on his feet even before fully waking up. Somehow, Azure Blade was already in his hand. His shadow was hovering beside him, ready to either wrap itself around the sword in case he needed to attack or around his body, in case it was already too late for that.
He tried to understand wha... |
44 | Chapter 44 Ca.s.sie's Dream
With pretty much every muscle in his body sore, Sunny walked over to the girls and fell on the ground. After catching his breath, he looked at Ca.s.sia.
"Ca.s.sie? Do you feel better?"
Several seconds later, the blind girl slowly nodded.
'That's a relief.'
He shifted and hesitated for a... |
45 | Chapter 45 Sound Of Laughter
Because of the shadow fragments Sunny had absorbed in the last few days, the range of Shadow Control has increased a little. However, it was still far from being enough to explore deep into the labyrinth. He only got the general direction in which the two large monsters were moving.
They ... |
46 | Chapter 46 Experience
After finding a good hiding spot for Ca.s.sie, Sunny and Nephis proceeded forward to face the scavengers. Soon, they saw two hulking silhouettes in the distance.
With her lips pursed together, Nephis threw over her shoulder:
"Keep up."
Then, like a runner preparing for a race, she got down on ... |
47 | Chapter 47 Echo
'Echo… it's an Echo…'
Sunny couldn't believe his eyes.
Echoes were an extremely rare type of reward that Awakened could receive after slaying Nightmare Creatures. Chances of getting one were very low. In the real world, an Echo could be sold for an unimaginable amount of money. That's because they we... |
48 | Chapter 48 The Storm
"We need to move, now."
As Nephis turned to him, Sunny grabbed Ca.s.sie and helped her stand up. His face was even paler than usual, and there was a panicked look in his eyes.
"Now! Help me get her back on the scavenger!"
The silver-haired girl raised her head and looked at the sky. Soon, her e... |
49 | Chapter 49 Natural Element
For a few minutes, Sunny simply lay on the ground, letting the rain hit his face. From time to time, a bolt of lightning arced through the skies, drowning everything in blinding light. Other than that, it was almost completely dark. If not for his Attribute, he would have had trouble discern... |
50 | Chapter 50 Death Trap
The scavenger was dead. However, it wasn't Sunny's blade that killed it.
While circling the target, he was focused on staying unnoticed and not alerting the enemy to his presence before reaching the optimal position for an attack. After that, he only saw the monster's back.
That's why he didn't... |
51 | Chapter 51 Carapace Centurion
Monsters did possess some rudimentary intelligence, however, they could not compare to humans. At their core, they were still predators who acted mostly on instinct. Their cunning was beastly in nature and was not that hard to overcome. That gave the three Sleepers a chance to leverage th... |
52 | Chapter 52 Clarity
In that moment, hovering on the edge of nothingness, Sunny realized that he was about to die.
He had to struggle against the fog that permeated his mind, slowing down his thoughts and dampening all emotions.
All except for fear.
Despite the fact that his body was broken and his mind was paralyzed... |
53 | Chapter 53 Immortal Flame
Somewhat surprised, Sunny struggled to open his eyes. As his vision slowly focused, he saw Neph's pale face looming above him. Her short silver hair was wet, sticking close to her skin.
She was standing on her knees beside his broken body, caressing his face with her hands. In her eyes, ther... |
54 | Chapter 54 Spoils Of War
For a long while, they just sat quietly together. Nephis was looking at the horizon, thinking about something only she knew about. Sunny's mind was strangely empty.
From time to time, he would cast a glance inside his Soul Sea, observing the recuperating Echo. The scavenger managed to survive... |
55 | Chapter 55 Lucky People
When they returned to the makeshift camp, the first thing that Nephis did was come up to Ca.s.sie.
"Hey, Cas. Guess what."
The blind girl turned to her and smiled:
"You've finally received an armor-type Memory?"
Simultaneously, Nephis said:
"I found something decent to wear…"
Then she fel... |
56 | Chapter 56 The Heaviest Thing In The World
He blinked, staring at the blind girl with surprise and a bit of apprehension. Her sudden statement really threw him off. Why would she keep something like this secret? And why tell him now?
Confused, he asked carefully:
"More… visions? Why haven't you told us?"
A fleeting... |
57 | Chapter 57 Use Of Weapons
In the evening, Sunny continued to practice with the sword under Neph's watchful eye. With his new insight, every movement felt different from before. After the thousand strikes were finished, he sat down to rest and studied the Azure Blade, tempted to continue obsessing over the abundant mys... |
58 | Chapter 58 Survival Of The Fittest
Days later, Sunny was sitting on top of a dead scavenger, calmly cleaning the azure blood off his face.
[Your shadow grows stronger.]
His sword was still stuck between the plates of chitin armor, trembling slightly as the beast's body convulsed before falling still.
Somewhere behi... |
59 | Chapter 59 Shadow Of The Crimson Spire
Jumping off the dead scavenger, Sunny retrieved his sword and whistled, letting Ca.s.sie know that it was safe to come out. Soon, she crawled out of a small opening in the coral wall and carefully put her feet on the ground. Leaning on her staff, the blind girl stood up and sligh... |
60 | Chapter 60 Bone Ridge
Back then, it took him a couple of seconds to realize what she was talking about.
"The spire from your vision? The one with seven seals?"
Ca.s.sie nodded.
"Yes. In my dream, it seemed to be as tall as a mountain. I could even see it from the walls of the human castle, looming in the distance l... |
61 | Chapter 61 Sea Of Ash
In the morning, Sunny woke up feeling grim and uneasy. The memory of the frightening dark mirror was still fresh in his mind, making every shadow seem sinister and foreboding. He scowled sullenly.
'What the h.e.l.l. I'm the Child of Shadows. Why do I have to be afraid of my own domain?'
But the... |
62 | Chapter 62 Hide And Seek
As soon as they left the familiar confines of the labyrinth and stepped into the vast expanse of the ashen wasteland, Sunny felt strangely uncomfortable. It was as though he had unknowingly turned slightly agoraphobic while traveling through the complicated madness of the crimson maze.
He had... |
63 | Chapter 63 Lord Of Ashes
Moving through the ashen sand and piles of fallen leaves, a giant monster was coming down the hill.
Sunny gulped, his expression turning dark.
The creature was as large as a house, with its eight segmented legs resembling tall pillars. Its form was similar to that of scavengers and centurion... |
64 | Chapter 64 Pursued By Demons
"Let me guess. You want to kill it…"
Nephis continued to stare at him with her usual unreadable expression. After a while, Sunny chuckled and shook his head in disbelief.
"You really are crazy. That's… that's an awakened demon we're talking about, remember? Have you forgotten that we're ... |
65 | Chapter 65 Lights In The Darkness
Sunny was instantly wide awake. Sitting up, he hurriedly rubbed his eyes and then glanced at the blind girl, ready to listen.
Nephis approached them and sat down, her face barely visible in the dim light of the early dawn.
"Past or future?"
Sunny blinked.
'Right. I should have ask... |
66 | Chapter 66 First Part Of The Plan
Close to the evening, with the sun tiredly descending toward the horizon, a strange creature walked out of the colorless remains of the labyrinth. If "walking" was even the right word.
Dragging its legs in the sand, the creature somehow floated forward without moving them. It looked ... |
67 | Chapter 67 Racing Against Time
[Your Echo has been destroyed.]
Sunny stumbled and almost fell. Ca.s.sie gripped his shoulders tightly and leaned back a little, trying to help him keep balance. With fallen leaves flying from under his feet, Sunny somehow managed to catch himself in time.
'No!'
Anger and regret cloud... |
68 | Chapter 68 Beacon Of Death
Sunny, Nephis and Ca.s.sie sat on a branch of the great tree, waiting for the sun to set. The branch was wide enough to accommodate twice as many people, so they weren't worried about being spotted from the ground. Still, they remained silent and motionless, warry of the giant monster that s... |
69 | Chapter 69 The Guest
The giant demon was engulfed in flames, shining like a bright beacon in the hungry darkness of the night. His polished armor blazed with reflected light, sending radiant glints in all directions. Drops of burning oil were falling to the ground, flaring up as they hit the ashen sand.
For a second,... |
70 | Chapter 70 Judgement Of The Blade
Sunny looked at the wounded demon, a grim look of resolve on his face.
At this point, there was no reason to argue. They had no other choice but to face the guardian of the island themselves. Sunny's bag of tricks was all empty anyway — in the end, their fates were still going to be ... |
71 | Chapter 71 One Small Mistake
With the Carapace Demon using his deadly scythe to support the weight of his body, Sunny was temporarily safe from its sharp blade. Of course, the monster had other means of attack. Each one of his towering legs was like a siege ram, dangerous and capable of devastating destruction.
But a... |
72 | Chapter 72 Demon Slayers
As soon as the Carapace Demon froze, distracted by the feigned threat to the great tree, Nephis lunged forward. There was no hesitation, no doubt, not even the slightest pause between the moment her enemy had lowered his defenses and her reckless attack.
Just like Sunny had been utterly focus... |
73 | Chapter 73 The Circle Of Death
A few minutes later, Sunny heard a noise coming from somewhere above. Looking in that direction, he noticed that Ca.s.sie was standing at the edge of the wide branch, gripping the golden rope in her hands.
Before he could react, the blind girl was already climbing down. She was very cau... |
74 | Chapter 74 Midnight Shard
Sunny's heart skipped a bit.
Instantly, he forgot all about the Azure Blade. Yes, that sword held a certain sentimental value… but who the h.e.l.l cares about sentimentality?! It came from a carapace scavenger, which wasn't bad at all for his current rank. Few Sleepers got to wield Awakened ... |
75 | Chapter 75 Broken Dreams
Sunny woke up from the insistent sense of alarm coming from his shadow. Groggy and disoriented, he opened his eyes and sat up.
'Wh—what's wrong?'
He looked down at the shadow and saw it repeatedly pointing up with a tense expression on its… well, it didn't have a face. He could just tell tha... |
76 | Chapter 76 The Abyss
Beyond the western edge of the Ashen Barrow, the landscape of the Forgotten Sh.o.r.e was not at all like what Sunny had expected — and hoped — to see.
On this side of the island, the slope was much steeper. At the spot where it was supposed to end, the familiar sight of the flat wasteland was now... |
77 | Chapter 77 Enthralled
Sunny stumbled and looked at his companions in utter shock.
Nephis and Ca.s.sie were each holding a large, round, glistening fruit. The skin of these fruits was smooth and black as onyx, while the succulent insides were red as ruby. Their hands, chins and lips were smeared with red juice, making... |
78 | Chapter 78 Bliss
In the morning, Sunny was woken up by the gentle rustling of leaves. Opening his eyes, he saw rays of sunshine falling through the scarlet crown of the Soul Tree, painting the world in soft shades of pink. The sight was beautiful and tranquil. It felt as though none of the dangers and terrors of the D... |
79 | Chapter 79 Twist Of Fate
It was already dark when Sunny returned to the great tree. Ca.s.sie was asleep, snuggled comfortably under her cloak. There was a peaceful smile on her face.
'Sweet dreams.'
She wasn't bothered by her terrible visions in a long time. Everything became better since they decided to stay on the... |
80 | Chapter 80 Spirit Of Exploration
The nest was spherical in shape, with a round hole at the center of it. Usually, such a nest would be made out of gra.s.s and twigs, but this one was constructed from the branches of the great tree, each at least as thick as a man's arm. These branches were twisted and interwoven toget... |
81 | Chapter 81 Weaver's Eye
Sunny blinked.
[You have received a Memory: Drop of Ichor.]
'Wait a moment… wait a moment…'
A Great Devil? He gulped.
Nightmare Creature with four soul cores was called a devil, just one cla.s.s below the dreaded tyrant. From that detail alone, the evil ancient egg had been potentially more... |
82 | Chapter 82 Fear Of The Unknown
Sunny fell into the soft embrace of spiderwebs, screaming, his whole body convulsing in spasms of terrible pain. The unbearable agony radiated through his nervous system, his mind drowning in the endless torrent of torturous, excruciating, harrowing suffering.
It felt as though every mu... |
83 | Chapter 83 Five
The shadows stared at Sunny, and Sunny stared at the shadows.
After a while, the situation became a bit awkward.
Sunny shifted a little, then hesitantly asked:
"Uh… are you guys not going to do anything?"
The shadows did not react, remaining as motionless and quiet as they had been from the start.
... |
84 | Chapter 84 Black Seed
It happened on the day they killed the Carapace Demon. Back then, all three of them were utterly exhausted. After moving away from the corpse of the giant creature and finding a good hiding spot, they fell to the ground and immediately fell asleep.
But they didn't stay asleep for long.
An hour ... |
85 | Chapter 85 One Step At A Time
Sitting inside the Vile Thieving Bird's nest, Sunny frowned and clenched his fists.
Something unnatural was happening to them ever since they came to the Ashen Barrow. Now that he had remembered Ca.s.sie's warning, it was apparent that their minds were affected, making them forgetful and... |
86 | Chapter 86 Final Clue
Sunny's thought process was very simple. Honestly, in the state he was in, complex ideas that went against Soul Tree's indoctrination were almost impossible to hold on to. He was already at his limits just trying to remember what had happened in the giant nest.
On his way down, Sunny had to bite... |
87 | Chapter 87 Plan Of Escape
Nephis was still at the western edge of the island, gazing over the receding black waters. It seems as though she barely moved since the last time Sunny saw her.
Looking at her with clear eyes, free from the most debilitating effects of being Enthralled, he was able to notice things that he ... |
88 | Chapter 88 Boat Builders
Trying to gather his courage, Sunny looked into the distance and said in a raspy voice:
"You've seen the creatures that dwell under these waves. Do you really want to swim across them?"
Changing Star was silent for a few seconds, then sighed.
"We are d.a.m.ned either way, Sunny. What do we ... |
89 | Chapter 89 Demon's Bones
Sunny had a lot to do before the sunset.
The parts of the plan spun in his head, making it ache. He had to constantly remain focused, straining his will to its limits, just to keep himself from forgetting everything. When it was not enough, he had to use pain to augment his concentration.
Hi... |
90 | Chapter 90 Nightfall
Nephis stared at Sunny, shocked by his sudden act of self-mutilation. Hissing through gritted teeth, he dismissed the Midnight Shard and slowly rose back to his feet.
"Ah! c.r.a.p! That really hurts!"
His poor finger was red and swollen, pulsating with sharp pain. It was unmistakably broken. Sun... |
91 | Chapter 91 Escape
Licking his lips, Sunny cautiously said:
"It's not… not as you think, Neph. We've been caught in a trap by the Soul Tree. It's not benevolent… it's not protecting us. In fact, it's doing the opposite. If we don't leave this island, we'll become its slaves, forever. Or until it finds someone stronger... |
92 | Chapter 92 Journey Into The Night
In the absolute darkness, a small vessel was gliding on the black surface of a restless sea. Its mast, made of a demon's spine, was straining under the a.s.sault of the winds. In the eerie silence of this vast and lightless void, the swift boat cut through the waves like a blade.
No ... |
93 | Chapter 93 Black Water
Apparently, as far as accomplishing the impossible went, Nephis had outdone even Sunny. An Aspirant triumphing over an awakened tyrant was already unbelievable enough. But killing an Awakened Terror gave the word "unbelievable" a whole new meaning.
'No wonder her Aspect Ability is so versatile.... |
94 | Chapter 94 Battle In The Depths
Because he wanted to.
For once, Sunny's heart wasn't full of fear and despair. Instead, it was filled with defiant indignation. He was tired of bending under the pressure of the world, furtively clutching to the tiniest glimmers of hope, always afraid, always willing to do anything, ab... |
95 | Chapter 95 Starlight
Sunny felt that he was at the end of his rope. He had put himself through too much abuse during these last few days. Now, it was hard to even remember when was the last time he had slept.
A day before climbing the Soul Devouring Tree in search of a special fruit, perhaps.
Since then, he had live... |
96 | Chapter 96 Exile
"Wake up, Sunless! Your nightmare is…"
"Shut the h.e.l.l up!"
Trying to remain in the blissful embrace of sleep, Sunny hissed through his teeth and stubbornly closed his eyes tighter. He was warm and comfortable under the blanket, on his own bed, where all the problems of the world seemed less serio... |
97 | Chapter 97 Hunter's Dream
Life, indeed, was good. In fact, Sunny would even go so far as to say that, currently, it was wonderful.
One would expect that being stuck in a cursed city located in the middle of an actual h.e.l.l, surrounded by nothing but ruins and horrifying monsters, was not really the best way to live... |
98 | Chapter 98 Uninvited Guests
Sunny looked grimly at the corpse of the Blood Fiend, then in the direction of the approaching footsteps.
Who was crazy enough to remain in this cursed city during the night? Only a complete lunatic would do something that stupid. All the sane people were long gone from the streets, not to... |
99 | Chapter 99 Pursuit
Sunny had dropped the throwing dagger near the monster's body in advance and then took all those steps back to make this exact situation possible. As soon as the Parrot Rock spoke, he pulled on the invisible string, sending the kunai flying back in his direction. The tall b.a.s.t.a.r.d didn't just h... |
100 | Chapter 100 Clear Conscience
The Black Knight remained motionless for several minutes, silently observing the corpses of his enemies. Drops of blood fell from the blade of his fearsome greatsword, gathering into a puddle beneath his feet. The thoughts of the cruel creature were a mystery. To be honest, Sunny wasn't ev... |
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