Shadow Slave

At the core of it, things were indeed rather simple. Sunny hated the Black Knight enough to do his due diligence and thus spent an incredible amount of time studying it. He was so motivated to kill the creature that had hurt him that he had even gone so far as to settle in the same old cathedral as the devil.

As a result, Sunny had become a singular expert on everything having to do with the Black Knight. He knew his strengths, he knew his weaknesses, the patterns of his behavior…

And, most importantly, he knew what type of unnatural powers the devil possessed.

Unlike Nightmare Creatures of lower ranks, devils had access to bizarre and harrowing powers that were akin to the Aspect Abilities of the Awakened. That was what made them so dangerous, and that was why the fact that Sunny had learned the Black Knight's power was so vital.

Unlike the Spire Messenger, whom they had to fight blind, the cohort was going to go into battle with the Fallen Devil fully aware of what they would face. As such, they could plan, come up with strategies, and make preparations.

Knowing your enemy was half the victory.

The second half was knowing yourself.

The smile disappeared from Sunny's face. Leaning forward, he said:

"The Black Knight is truly a living nightmare. He is as strong, fast, and indestructible as you would imagine a Fallen Devil to be. I've seen countless creatures fall to his sword — no matter their shape, size, rank, or class. He is just too powerful."

Effie giggled.

"You're not really making your case, Sunny. You know that, right?"

He glanced at her and grinned.

"That's not even the worst part. What really makes him an incarnation of death is not his astonishing might, but the darkness that lives in the grand hall of the cathedral and seems to obey him. When wrapped in that darkness, the Black Knight can move fast, unseen, and without making a single sound. His physical traits are vastly enhanced, turning him into an unstoppable engine of slaughter."

Sunny grimaced.

more, any damage done to him is instantly repaired as long as he is

other with

Sunny's face.

where you come in, Neph. With your radiant light, that darkness will vanish. Your flames can strip the bastard of his greatest weapon. Without his dark power, the Black Knight is nothing

at him and said, his

as though a Fallen Demon

Sunny shook his head.

saying that. I fully understand how hard that fight will be. In fact, I understand it better than any of you. The truth of the matter is that even with the Dawn Shard, our weapons won't be able to wound him. Not because his flesh

had two burning red embers instead of eyes, so Sunny didn't even know if the bastard had

shifted a little and said with

I am not sure that this is possible. On a fixed target, sure. But on a moving one,

others nodded, expressing their

Sunny smiled.

yes. That would indeed be tough. Luckily, we

revealed the secret that had taken him a

weak spot, but it's

appeared on

"It's his sword."

destroying the damned thing hid not in finding a way to pierce the bastard's

the members of the cohort, the abominations who wandered into the cathedral tended to instinctively go for the eyes of its

with his body instead of blocking

that the sword was indeed the only thing that the Fallen Devil seemed to be

his

tilted her head slightly and echoes his

"...His sword?"

Sunny nodded.

the Black Knight, we will have to