Shadow Slave

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 hell 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 weapons.

But this new Memory came from an actual awakened demon! A demon!

That made it an Awakened Memory of the third tier, two whole tiers above the Azure Blade. There were seven tiers in total, corresponding to the seven classes of Nightmare Creatures, from beasts to titans. Strictly speaking, a higher tier did not always mean that a Memory will be more powerful, but generally, the more advanced a creature was, the more unique and formidable Memories it left behind.

That's why the Puppeteer's Shroud, which came from an awakened tyrant and was thus considered to be a Tier Five Awakened armor, was so precious.

'Please, be awesome!'

Sunny tried very hard to not let his excitement show on his face. Pretending to be nonchalant, he kept his voice even and said:

"Really? That's good."

Nephis took his hand, ruining all Sunny's attempts to appear calm, and closed her eyes. Hiding the startled expression on his face, Sunny felt a spark of energy travel from her body to his. It was just like that time he transferred the Starlight Legion Armor to her, only in reverse.

[You have received a Memory: Midnight Shard.]

'Huh. Cool name.'

He summoned the runes and impatiently searched for the description of his new weapon.

Memory: [Midnight Shard].

Memory Rank: Awakened.

Memory Type: Weapon.

[Forged from the shard of a fallen star, this stalwart blade is firm and unyielding. It

'Interesting.'

time, Sunny summoned the Midnight Shard. Immediately, an elegant sword appeared in

hands. However, this was where the similarities ended. For starters, its blade was much longer, somewhere

It was incredibly sharp.

of polished black wood, quite similar in appearance to the onyx branches of the great tree. The crossguard was round in shape and more pronounced than that of the Azure Blade, offering

no ornaments, no embellishments. It was simple and austere, like a true weapon designed for battle and

was strong enough

as though there was a deep well of power hiding inside of him, just beyond

have to win its "favor" first. But how do I do it? Hmm.

weapon, Sunny looked at Nephis

sword this is. It's a… a

studied the Midnight Shard

a tachi. It's longer than a traditional katana and

the Azure Blade could be applied to a sword of this type as well, since they shared the same

forget about the loss of the Echo, but his mood

was understated and deadly. Kind

was a significant

Sunny's mind. Glancing at Nephis, he cleared his throat and said after

very nice weapon. Tier three, no less. Are you sure that you

blow to the Carapace Demon, after all. By

Nephis shook her head.