The mighty huntress stared at the Stone Saint, her hand hovering in the air, ready to grasp the shaft of the spear. Her beautiful hazel eyes were full of tension and dark anticipation.
The contrast between that fierce pose and the fact that she was still comfortably wrapped in a blanket was so funny that Sunny couldn't help but snicker.
"Gee, relax. Haven't you seen an Echo before?"
Effie blinked.
"That thing… is yours? Wait, you got an Echo?!"
He gave her a nod and gestured at the Stone Saint.
"Yes, I did. Meet Saint. Aint' she a beauty?"
The huntress stared at the taciturn creature, then scowled with outrage.
"You lucky bastard! You do know that I haven't even caught a sniff of an Echo after three years in this pit? How dare you get one before me, huh?"
Sunny laughed.
"Actually, this was my second Echo. The first one got killed in the Labyrinth."
Effie glared at him for a long time, then shook her head with an expression of utter dejection. Finally, she turned to the Shadow and studied her.
"Wait… is she what I think she is?"
Sunny nodded.
"Yeah."
huntress stood up from the bed and, leaving the blanket behind, walked barefoot around the Stone Saint. She studied her
the hell did you manage to kill one
all angles as well, blinked a
epic clash, to say the least. I just happened to be there in time to finish one off. And here we
at the Shadow
"What class is she?"
Sunny smiled.
two Fallen Beasts, so… I'd say she's an elite among her peers. Anyway, you can see how it's not impossible to
for a bit, then
showing her to me? With how paranoid you are, I'd expect you to keep such a treasure
lingered for a moment,
showing her to
then gave
up for all kinds of fun. But, Sunny… Nightmare Creatures is where I draw the
she was talking about. Then, his eyes
You… what kind of a degenerate are you?! Training!
unruly huntress blinked
with being a bit inexperienced, at your age. In fact,
Who are you calling inexperienced?! I'm plenty experienced! Wait… crap. What
laughter, Effie left Sunny to fume with outrage and walked over to the makeshift kitchen while shaking her head. Soon, the tantalizing smell of roasting meat
going to be pure self-defense, anyway. A week
very hard to calm down. When his thoughts returned to their usual cadence, Sunny stood in front of the Stone Saint
was time
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cathedral, Sunny had
with the power of the shadow during his
adamant about his choice. There were several reasons why he wanted to face his pet monster with his own physical
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