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.

I convince you to leave the island once your

looked at him, struggling to hold onto the last shreds of lucidity. For a moment, her eyes became

Song... Vale. Say those words

to lose the grip on her thoughts, she turned away and added

happens, take Cassie and flee. Don't…

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

time, waiting. After a while,

"Hey, Neph."

him, her face bleak

did you get

"A while ago."

and said in a carefree

can I ask you something? Do

***

eventually agreed to help 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, but with the state Neph

strange, but explaining everything once again would have taken too much time. Not

not much time left. With every hour,

he felt that his mind was beginning to slip, he had to inflict pain on himself to get a few

to flee the island as soon as possible. Sunny was determined to

bit his hand once again. Feeling the bitter taste of blood on his tongue, he let the wave of pain clear his mind and

to prevent himself from being eaten. What

his back, Sunny turned to

going

it for some time, then

the dead demon's carapace. We can strip several armor plates of suitable

Sunny raised his eyebrows:

the Carapace Demon's armor? It's made out of some

at him

Sunny. You just have to make sure that you're displacing more water

He blinked.