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.

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

'Interesting.'

wasting any time, Sunny summoned the Midnight Shard. Immediately, an elegant sword

two hands. However, this was where the similarities ended. For starters,

It was incredibly sharp.

The crossguard

sword had no decorations, no ornaments, no embellishments. It was simple and austere, like a

felt that this sword possessed an unbreakable will. Its blade was strong enough to withstand devastating blows without suffering any damage. With this sword in his hand, nothing would be able to leave Sunny unarmed

deep in his heart. When Sunny held the Midnight Shard, he could feel a subtle presence, as though there was a deep well of power hiding inside of him, just beyond reach. He couldn't quite understand how to access that power yet, but it was

to win its "favor" first. But how do I do

Sunny looked

of sword this is. It's a… a

studied the Midnight Shard

It's longer than a traditional katana and has a

the principles he had learned with the Azure Blade could be

to make Sunny forget about the loss of the Echo, but his mood did improve significantly. He

understated and deadly.

was a significant

mind. Glancing at Nephis, he cleared his throat and said

it's a very nice weapon. Tier three, no less. Are you sure

the final blow to the Carapace Demon, after all. By right, the

Nephis shook her head.