Shadow Slave

Sunny's thought process was very simple. Honestly, in the state he was in, complex ideas that went against Soul Tree's indoctrination were almost impossible to hold on to. He was already at his limits just trying to remember what had happened in the giant nest.

On his way down, Sunny had to bite himself several times, leaving bloody marks on his hands. Sharp pain cleared his mind for a few moments and gave him temporary relief from the constant pull of forgetfulness.

Coincidentally, he was already noticing the effect [Blood Weave] was exerting on him. The bites only bled for a short while, quickly turning into scabs. The speed of coagulation of his blood was clearly enhanced. He also felt more energetic, his endurance substantially better than it had been before.

Which made sense. The human body was a system where every part affected the other. A comprehensive improvement of one of these parts, especially one as important as blood, had to lead to a chain reaction of lesser improvements throughout the system.

It seemed that he had severely underestimated the importance of his new Attribute.

'Focus, idiot! No tangents!'

Gritting his teeth, Sunny concentrated on the task.

He wanted to use Cassie's Aspect Ability to learn the truth of the hidden Atrribute. Her sight was different from his. Sunny could only see the information provided by the runes because it was a default function of the Spell. He simply accessed that information with his mind.

Cassie's sight, however, came from her Aspect. Thus, even if their minds were compromised, it should not have affected her ability to see other people's Attributes. She also had a high affinity to revelations and fate.

So, there was a high chance that Cassie would be able to succeed where he had failed.

Finally reaching the ground, Sunny woke the blind girl up and, after a short conversation, mentioned the Attributes. Then, he carefully asked:

"Can you take a look at mine?"

Cassie was visibly confused by this question.

you do

Sunny smiled.

you'll be surprised when you see

blind girl hesitated, then

up for nothing, I'll be pretty upset. That was not

to face him and froze for

of Divinity… wait, wasn't it "mark" of divinity? Huh,

for a second, Cassie shyly covered her

good lately. Too much rest, I guess. Where

Sunny forced a chuckle.

From an egg. Anyway, is

a couple of

egg? Well, if

not something one would gloss over. But in the state she was in, Cassie's attention span was severely reduced, and her mental capacity was clouded. She just frowned for a second, then forgot

meanwhile, was beating like it was going to explode. With a fake smile frozen on his face, he waited for the blind

a way to rise from

an absentminded smile,

what were we talking about? Right,

was very little time,

description! What does the description

voice. Startled by this intensity, Cassie didn't

fiend, Soul Devouring Tree, and are being turned into its thrall. Once the process is complete,

heard these words, it was as though heavy chains fell from his mind.

to which his mental state was warped, how much of his true self was gone, how close he came to being completely obliterated without

of terror filled his heart. For a few moments, Sunny lost the ability to speak, covered in cold sweat