Shadow Slave

Raising his hand, Sunny gave Aiko and Stev a signal to remain quiet. Then, with a frown, he commanded the shadow to abandon its hiding spot and find the Guards.

'They can't be near us… I would have heard them.'

Then where did the bastards go?

Soon, he had his answer.

The three Guards were in the corridor a hundred or so steps from Sunny's current position, just behind a corner. In a place where they shouldn't have been, since it was way off their previous route.

They were also dead.

Two had their skulls smashed in. Sunny did not know what weapon, tool, or limb was used to kill them, because their Memory armors had already disappeared. It had to have been something capable of piercing through steel, though, because the Guards had been wearing helmets the last time he saw them.

The third was even worse. His throat was torn, seemingly with terribly sharp fangs… to such degree that the young man's head was almost separated from his body. One would expect a sea of blood to come out of such a terrible wound, but in fact, there was surprisingly little of it on the floor.

However, the corpse of the Guard was unnaturally pale, as if devoid of blood completely.

'Curses…'

Sunny felt a cold shiver run through his body.

The shadow cautiously looked around, but didn't notice anyone else present on the scene of the gruesome slaughter.

Aiko and Stev were staring at Sunny with alarmed expressions. After waiting for several minutes, he finally relaxed a little and motioned for them to follow.

"What happened?"

He hesitated for a few seconds, then said in an even tone:

"The Blood Lord has just been here."

Their eyes widened.

"That fiend?! Then why aren't we running?!"

Sunny glanced at them with a calm expression.

worry, it's

he was anything but

capable of killing three Guards was not necesarrily something he would be scared of. One that managed to get past his shadow and slaughter them just

kind of an abomination is

three of them had to pass the place where the Guards had been killed to reach their destionation. Soon, the smell of blood hit their nostrils, making Aiko and Stev

slightly, while Aiko and Stev had to struggle to keep the contents

"Gods… poor bastards…"

expression. He was hoping to notice something that his shadow had missed to give him a

three Guards had

mean, Stev seems to be really scared. Just imagine what is going to

a

of blood. The shadow had not noticed it earlier because there was nothing to shine on the small object and make it

bloodied piece of metal, then brought it close to his eyes to take

in the shape of a flower blossom. It wasn't a charm Memory, though… just a simple

that thing

a confused scowl, he lingered for a few moments and then stood up, turning away from the mangled

get out of

***

Star's territory. The Sleepers standing watch were surprised to see Sunny come back with two strangers, but let them in without asking

Aiko raised an eyebrow.

guys going to inspect us? What if

at each other, and then

we would. But it's

young

Is he in very high regard

look, then coughed with a

that. It's just that starting a conversation

at him with

supposed to

watchman hurriedly

Nothing. Uh, I need to inspect

he made

him out of his

Sunny turned away and led the two newcomers