Shadow Slave

Despite the fact that Gunlaug's heavy presence permeated every centimeter of the castle, the Bright Lord himself was strangely elusive. He didn't show himself often, preferring to rule through his five proxies. Whether it was out of arrogance, paranoia or some other reason, Sunny did not know.

After the incident with Seishan, he was afraid to let his shadow walk too freely and tried to avoid going anywhere near the fearsome master of the ancient stronghold. Because of these precautions, he had not seen Gunlaug until their fifth day in the castle.

As it turned out, when Golden Serpent did show up, he liked to leave an impression.

Sunny and Cassie were about to receive their usual breakfast when the whole grand hall suddenly grew deathly silent. Feeling that something was wrong, they turned to the entrance — just in time to see a torrent of Guards pouring inside.

Sunny's heart skipped a beat.

'What's this?'

Fearing for the worst, he tried to think of the best way to escape… but luckily, the menacing soldiers of the Host paid them no attention. Instead, they quickly dispersed around the hall and moved the long tables to the walls, creating a large open space in the middle.

Cassie grasped Sunny's shoulder and whispered:

"What is going on?"

He hesitated, then answered uncertainly:

"I'm not sure…"

The handsome young man had a solemn look on

one, all the Sleepers turned to face the same direction. Sunny followed their

of the alcove and stood at the steps leading up to the throne. They were Gemma, Tessai,

him, an involuntary

Bright Castle, but everyone here feared him the most. It was a strange, pale man

was wearing simple black clothes with no adornments and holding himself with a bit of awkwardness, as though uncomfortable with all the

When someone needed to be disposed of, he was sent to carry out the punishment. If Gunlaug wanted everyone

just disappear, as though they had never

was Gunlaug's murderous

seen nightmares in which they awoke only to see his glassy, cold eyes staring at them from the darkness. For some, those nightmares became a reality. Harus was willing and eager to follow any command of

dark mirror. Despite the fact

precise, of a possible future version

I am much more pleasant on

turned his head and looked at the tall

was a man, and not some

toe, not leaving even his eyes

the frightened faces of hundreds of Sleepers back at them. Sunny saw his own reflection

His legs trembled.

pressure Gunlaug exerted on the space around him was almost palpable. All the people near Sunny were going through a similar kind of experience as him. Their faces were pale, their eyes wide, drops of sweat appearing on their temples. Even the lieutenants seemed