Series: Shadow Slave

Shadow Slave Nephis continued to struggle against the storm, guiding them through the towering waves, but Sunny and Ananke received a moment of respite. If it could even be called…

Shadow Slave The ketch was thrown into the air by the powerful current, like it had been a thousand times already, and then plummeted down. Bruised and battered, Sunny gritted…

Shadow Slave As Sunny was struggling to keep both himself and Ananke whole in the furious grinder of the storm, he could feel her small body trembling. His own body…

Shadow Slave Sunny and Nephis remained motionless for a while, carried by the indifferent, inevitable current of the Great River. His heart was heavy… too heavy to bear. It was…

Shadow Slave The Great River was like it had always been – vast, dreamlike, and ceaseless. Its current gently carried the ketch forward, as if the harrowing storm had never…

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…

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 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 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 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…