Shadow Slave "You are wasting your time." "You will definitely fail." "Just give up. You know you're not smart enough to accomplish anything worthwhile." "Do you really want to make…

Shadow Slave The weave of a Shard Memory was subtly different from an ordinary one. They possessed some unique qualities, after all, like the ability to remain in existence after…

Shadow Slave The deck of the Chain Breaker was dark, illuminated only by the pale glow of the iridescent water that gleamed below. The radiance of the Great River at…

Shadow Slave It didn't take a lot of effort to add the basic patterns of a Memory to the weave of the black mantle. That was what he had been…

Shadow Slave Sunny was more of a copycat than an actual sorcerer. Most of his repertoire consisted of recreating the weaves of various enchantments he had gleaned from his own…

Shadow Slave Sunny remained motionless for a while, thinking. After a few moments, he unconsciously began to fiddle with the hems of the black mantle's sleeves. The smooth fabric glided…

Shadow Slave The Chain Breaker was steadily advancing down the Great River. The gale Nephis could summon by uttering its name was not powerful enough to push the ship as…

Shadow Slave There was a lot of work to be done, and not enough time. The night was already approaching. Sunny and Nephis hastily cleared one of the compartments -…

Shadow Slave Bringing the ketch to the towering side of the battered ship... the Chain Breaker... Sunny and Nephis lingered for a while, looking up. Both felt more than a…

Shadow Slave The small dot that had appeared in the distance slowly drew closer as the ketch approached it, guided by Neph's firm hand. At some point, however, she silently…