Series: Shadow Slave

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…

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…

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…

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…

When they returned to the makeshift camp, the first thing that Nephis did was come up to Cassie. “Hey, Cas. Guess what.” The blind girl turned to her and smiled:…

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…

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,…

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…

Jumping off the dead scavenger, Sunny retrieved his sword and whistled, letting Cassie know that it was safe to come out. Soon, she crawled out of a small opening in…

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?” Cassie nodded. “Yes. In…