Shadow Slave

Chapter 267

Two days later, they entered the Dark City once again.

Nephis was right — no one from the Castle was there to ambush them. Gunlaug seemed to be content letting them come to him instead, so his Hunters and the dreadful hunchback were nowhere to be seen.

Just as well.

The cohort scaled the impregnable grey wall late in the evening and spent the night in one of its towers — almost like how Sunny, Neph, and Cassie had done all that time ago.

When the morning came, they headed toward the ruined cathedral.

The ruined streets of the cursed city surrounded them once more. After months spent in the Labyrinth, their monotone colors seemed strange and bizarre. There was nothing but dark stone and dust around, with rare islands of crimson leaves and moss growing through the rubble.

And swarms of terrifying Fallen Creatures, of course.

…It was nice to be home.

Sunny caught himself thinking that and blinked. He had never thought that one day he would feel sentimental about returning to this cursed, ancient prison. And yet, there was a strange feeling of comfort deep in his heart now. It had been there ever since they had crested the city wall.

'What weird creatures we humans are. Truly, there is nothing we can't get used to.'

Glancing at his companions, he noticed that they were feeling the same way — especially Effie, who had spent years surviving, hunting, and even thriving on the streets of the Dark City.

She even called it a paradise once.

…The only kind that humans deserved.

Sunny sighed. Regardless of the strange ideas the huntress had, he believed that humans weren't meant to live in a paradise.

If they were to ever find one, they would quickly turn it into hell.

…Just like what the humans trapped on the Forgotten Shore were doing right now.

***

some distance away, looking at the ancient temple with dark expressions. The journey through the Dark City had turned out to

the end of the path, and now, they

about how the Black Devil fought, what his habits were, and how they had to approach the upcoming battle. They were as ready

he lingered for a few moments, and

— I must be the one to deal the final blow. It is very important to

a

killing this devil, Sunny? Won't it be better to leave that creature be?

Sunny smiled.

gutted, Kai? And I don't mean emotionally. I mean literally, with a sharp piece

The charming archer shivered.

"Uh… no. Were you?"

disappeared from

I do something similar to him, is it not? I don't know how it works with you citizen folks,

day you announced to the world that anyone could stomp on you with impunity. After that, it was a short road to the

in the outskirts were very serious about

Black Knight was not really

him with a complicated expression, then asked in

how did

turned away and moved

and powerful Memories. That's how I survived. Well…

head

You all know the plan… so let's get it

was going to reach the pinnacle

to

***

drowned the vast hall, clinging to its walls and

the temple, the light of their lantern Memories failing to pierce the veil of darkness

there was utter silence. And

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