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."
up from the bed and, leaving the blanket behind, walked barefoot around the Stone Saint. She studied her from all angles and
hell did you manage to kill one of
all
wiped out by a group of Fallen. It was an epic clash, to say the least. I just
at the Shadow with
"What class is she?"
Sunny smiled.
an elite among her peers. Anyway, you can see how it's not impossible to hunt three monsters in one night with her by my side. I studied them in advance, of course. That's
thought for a bit, then
With how paranoid you are, I'd expect you to keep such a treasure
lingered for a
her
silent, then gave
me wrong, I'm up for all kinds of fun. But, Sunny… Nightmare Creatures
she was
you?! Training! I
huntress
at your age. In fact, it's quite
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
I kill her? It's going to be pure
to calm down. When his thoughts returned to their usual cadence, Sunny stood in front of
time to
***
his way back to the cathedral, Sunny
decided not to augment his body with the power of the shadow during his practice with the Stone
about his choice.
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