Shadow Slave

Chapter 91

Licking his lips, Sunny cautiously said:

"It's not… not as you think, Neph. We've been caught in a trap by the Soul Tree. It's not benevolent… it's not protecting us. In fact, it's doing the opposite. If we don't leave this island, we'll become its slaves, forever. Or until it finds someone stronger and devours us!"

She tilted her head and looked at him with an unreadable expression.

"Come on, Nephis! Remember! We've talked about this already! This whole thing was your idea to begin with!"

For a moment, he thought that his words had awoken the stolen memories in her mind. But her response shattered those hopes into pieces.

"Leave… the great tree? You have really lost your mind."

'Curses!'

Changing Star raised her sword and said in a tone that made Sunny tremble.

"Let Cassie go. Now."

He hesitated, thinking about the best course of action. Then, he carefully placed the blind girl on the ground.

"Alright. I did. See? Now, listen to me. I have something very important to tell you…"

Before he was done speaking, Nephis disappeared from his view. Realizing that he was about to be attacked, Sunny prepared to defend himself…

However, a moment later, he was already lying on the ground, the tip of the silver sword pressed against his throat. Changing Star was standing above him, pale lights burning in her eyes.

'Well that was… embarrassing.'

All his training, all the experience he had won in countless bloody battles, all the power he had gained… Sunny had really thought that he stood a decent chance of standing his ground in a fight against Nephis, maybe even reaching a tie. But in the end, he had only lasted a second.

One would be templted to call this shameful display a premature capitulation.

'Nice one, idiot! Now stop fooling around and focus!'

Feeling the cold steel touching his skin, Sunny tried to move as little as possible. He was pretty sure that Changing Star wouldn't just kill him in cold blood, but it was still better to not give her any reasons to do something drastic.

mind was

cold, indifferent face, Sunny strained his vocal cords and shouted

"Aster, Song, Vale!"

making a drop of blood roll down his neck. Her eyes opened wide, full of surprise and shock. Then, a dark expression appeared on

and pierced him with a burning gaze. When she spoke, her voice

do you know these names? Who are

that these weird words were just a part of some code to jog her memory awake. But, as it turned out, they were

the hell does it mean? What can make Nephis lose

as possible, he cautiously glanced at the

were names. It's just what you told me to tell you in case you forget what had to be done. You said if

appearing on her face for a split second. It was gone almost instantly, replaced by grim determination.

do you

no clue what she wanted him to say. So, he

"What's a domain?"

eyes. This was very unlike calm, composed Nephis. If Sunny didn't know better, he would

that was much more

Meanwhile, Neph said:

"Don't pretend to… to…"

frowned. It seemed as though Sunny's question touched something in Changing Star's mind, causing a chain reaction. A few seconds passed, each

everything, but, just

understood it from the fact that she had finally removed the tip of the sword from this

at Sunny with a strange expression, she then

really told you

slightly cut neck, he simply nodded. Blood Weave was already

her eyes for a few moments. When she opened them again, they were

I need to

the meaning of the three mysterious names, but decided against

Cassie to summon her staff. Then get her

Star glanced at him for the last time and walked toward her

***

She probably had to lie about a lot of things, but Sunny didn't want to ask, afraid that

his tired body into the shadow and put his hands on the metal hull. Every part of his body seemed

mind was utterly

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