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.

convince you to leave the island

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

Vale. Say those words

her thoughts, she turned away and added after a

Cassie

the light in her eyes slowly dimmed, and soon, Changing Star was staring west

some time, waiting. After

"Hey, Neph."

her face

did you

"A while ago."

he smiled and said

ask you something? Do you know how

***

a boat, dodging the questions with practiced finesse. His Flaw was not making things easy, but with the state Neph was in, persuading her

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

much time left. With every hour, their condition

beginning to slip, he had to inflict pain on himself to get a few moments of

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

Nephis to not let her see the pained expression on his face, Sunny bit his hand once again. Feeling the bitter taste of blood

on himself to prevent himself from being eaten. What

back, Sunny turned to Neph

going

about it for some

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

Sunny raised his eyebrows:

out of some strange steel. Can steel even

at him with

that you're displacing more water than the weight of the floating object. That's

He blinked.