Shadow Slave

Trying to gather his courage, Sunny looked into the distance and said in a raspy voice:

"You've seen the creatures that dwell under these waves. Do you really want to swim across them?"

Changing Star was silent for a few seconds, then sighed.

"We are damned either way, Sunny. What do we have to lose?"

She fell silent for a moment and grimaced, pale flames dancing in her eyes. Then, in a quiet voice, she added:

"We will not light any fires, relying on your eyes to guide us west. We will hope that Cassie's armor will protect us. Maybe it will be enough."

Sunny glanced at Neph and asked:

"What's so special about Cassie's armor?"

She hesitated for a moment, then answered without looking at him:

"It's a tier six awakened Memory. One of its traits is to make the wearer less likely to draw the enemy's attention."

While Sunny was digesting this information, Nephis suddenly trembled. Closing her eyes, she said through gritted teeth:

"I am at my limit. My mind is… fading. If you have any questions left… better… ask them fast."

He blinked, startled. Then, knowing that there was not much time left, Sunny asked the first thing that came to his mind:

"Do you even know how to build a boat?"

Changing Star simply nodded, letting him know that she did. Her expression was slowly turning lost and dull again.

Racing against time, Sunny frantically thought of another question.

leave the

For a moment, her eyes became clear again. White flames ignited in their depths, illuminating

Song... Vale. Say those words to

thoughts, she turned away and added after a short pause, her voice steady

take Cassie and

and soon, Changing Star was staring west once again, all memory of their conversation

side for some time, waiting. After a while, he shifted a little

"Hey, Neph."

face bleak and full of

did you

"A while ago."

and said

you something? Do

***

him. Sunny didn't tell her why exactly he wanted to build a boat, dodging the questions with practiced finesse. His Flaw was not making things easy,

her felt a little strange, but explaining everything once again would have taken too much time. Not to mention that he

there was not much time left. With every hour, their condition

felt that his mind was beginning to slip, he had to inflict pain on himself to get a few moments of reprieve. Even so, his thoughts

Sunny was determined to be ready by the

Feeling the bitter taste of blood on his tongue, he let the wave of pain

to prevent himself from being eaten.

behind his back, Sunny turned to Neph and

are we going

for

dead demon's carapace. We can strip several armor plates of suitable shape and tie them together with

Sunny raised his eyebrows:

Carapace Demon's armor? It's made out of some strange steel.

glanced at him with

Sunny. You just have to make sure that you're displacing more water than the weight of the floating object. That's how

He blinked.