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.

you to leave the island once

onto the last shreds of lucidity. For a moment, her eyes became clear again. White flames

Song... Vale. Say those words to me, and I

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

anything happens, take Cassie and

was staring west once again, all memory of their

sat by her side for some time, waiting. After a while, he shifted

"Hey, Neph."

turned to him, her face bleak and full of

did

"A while ago."

he smiled and said in a carefree

I ask you something? Do you know how to build a

***

a boat, dodging the questions with practiced finesse. His Flaw was not making things

everything once again would have taken too much time. Not to mention that he

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

he felt that his mind was beginning to slip, he had to inflict pain on

had to flee the island as soon as possible. Sunny was determined to be ready by the

her see the pained expression on his face, Sunny bit his hand once again. Feeling the bitter

prevent himself from being eaten.

back, Sunny turned to Neph and

going

it for some time,

at hand. For the hull, we will have to use the dead

Sunny raised his eyebrows:

armor? It's made out of some strange

glanced at

Sunny. You just have to make sure that you're displacing more water than the weight of the

He blinked.