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.

instantly repaired as long as he is surrounded by the darkness.

cohort glanced at each other with

appeared on Sunny's face. Turning to

greatest weapon. Without his dark power, the Black Knight is nothing more than a powerful abomination. He will be only slightly more dangerous than

at him and said, his

it as though a Fallen Demon is an

Sunny shook his head.

the Dawn Shard, our weapons won't be able to wound him. Not because his flesh is too tough, but because he is covered in heavy armor from head to toe. I am not even sure that there

two burning red embers instead of eyes, so Sunny

a little and said

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

others nodded, expressing their

Sunny smiled.

indeed be tough. Luckily, we don't

moment, and then revealed the secret that had taken him a long,

a weak spot, but it's not. The real weakness of the Black Knight

appeared on his

"It's his sword."

devil for months, Sunny had come to the conclusion that the secret to destroying the damned thing hid not in finding a way to pierce the

to notice a curious pattern. Just like the members of the cohort, the abominations who wandered into

protect his sword against most powerful blows, going so far as to receive them with his body instead of blocking or deflecting them with the obliterating black

on this pattern, Sunny had confirmed that the sword was indeed the only thing that the

his

her head slightly and

"...His sword?"

Sunny nodded.

kill the Black Knight, we will have to destroy his greatsword. That is the only