Shadow Slave

Behind the door, there was a medium-sized hall that had no windows. It was illuminated by a strange lantern that levitated in its center, radiating a bright and stable glow.

Along the walls of the room stood various weapon racks, wooden mannequins dressed in full suits of armor, and tables with a wide assortment of beautiful and intriguing objects placed upon them.

All of it — the weapons, the armors, the objects, even the levitating lantern — were Memories.

Sunny felt a thundering thought explode in his mind. For a few moments, he was only able to think about one thing:

'Money! That is so much money!'

Inside this unassuming hall hid a fortune that could rival that of an entire corporation.

He was barely stopping himself from drooling.

"Uh… Sunny?"

Brought back from his covetous stupor, Sunny blinked a couple of times and glanced at Kai.

"Huh?"

The beautiful archer hesitated for a moment, then said:

"I was saying, this is Stev. He is in charge of this place."

Only now did Sunny notice that there was someone else in the room. It was a man that was old by the standards of the Dark City, nearing twenty-five or so. He had a round face and cheerful eyes, which were currently full of doubt and hints of disgust.

His gaze, of course, was aimed at Sunny.

'Have you looked in the mirror, bastard?!'

Apart from his extremely tall stature, there was one other special thing about Stev's appearance, and it was that he was… fat. He was the first obese person that Sunny had met in the Dark City. Having a belly like that in a place like this must have required a lot of work, talent and dedication.

He didn't know whether to be impressed or appalled.

In any case, Sunny decided to not get on Stev's bad side.

to get eaten by this ogre, after

nice to meet

at him, then glanced at Kai,

dear friend. Are you sure this

Sunny frowned.

'Be civil… be civil…'

bastard. Are you sure that this dirty vagrant won't break every bone in that fat blob you have

and Stev stared at

leaned back and

little gremlin is a funny one, Night! Well, good. Very good! If there's one thing I lack in

he shook his head

more if you want something really useful. Are you sure you have the means to

Sunny blinked.

would ever be able to buy something from you? Of course

him a

had been while traversing the ruins, he must have assumed that his companion was sufficiently powerful. However, now he suddenly learned that Sunny had never absorbed any soul essence. With

it was. He absorbed plenty

questioning the amount of soul shards he was about to spend. Letting the archer think that he was too obsessed with wealth to expend

shook

here to point him at the right

peering into the very essence of Memories and

scratched the back of his

well. In that case, take a look around. Ask me any questions if something catches

at Night

asked me for advice, you know? It's not like I

Kai smiled with embarrassment.

"Oh. Ah… yeah, sorry."

walked away, he leaned to Sunny and

pretend to buy a Memory and then give it to you,

at him. Actually, it was a good theory. Having a weapon or tool that no

didn't really know who he

Sunny shook his head.

I don't want you to buy a Memory on my