Shadow Slave

Chapter 313

On the last day they would spend in the Dark City, Nephis led a small group of her most powerful warriors on one last hunt.

The members of her cohort were all following behind her. Sunny, who stubbornly refused to accept his status as one of them, walked apart from the group, idly looking around and observing the ruins.

Gemma and Seishan were also with them, as well as ten or so of the most experienced hunters — some of them formerly from the Host, some formerly from the outer settlement. There was no difference between the two anymore.

All of them were simply Changing Star's people now.

As they were walking, Gemma approached Sunny and glanced at him with curiosity.

After Tessai had fallen to Neph's blade, the tall man seemed to have found some measure of peace. Somewhere deep in his eyes, however, there always was a hint of sorrow.

Sunny stared at him and raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

The hunter smiled slightly and asked in a friendly tone:

"You're Sunless, right?"

Sunny shrugged.

"Yeah, that's me."

Gemma silently measured him and then asked with interest:

"I've heard that you lived for months alone in the city. Is that true?"

'Ah, makes sense.'

The tall man was perhaps the most experienced hunter on the Forgotten Shore. He had survived countless battles on the streets of the cursed city. It was natural for him to be curious about this matter…

Sunny gave him a nod.

"Sure. A little over three months, I guess."

Gemma rubbed his chin, then asked bluntly:

"How did you survive?"

Sunny grinned.

How had he managed that, indeed?

modicum of madness, and a little

him for a

about right,

while, he glanced forward at Changing Star and asked in a

you know what we are going

at

"She didn't tell you?"

man hesitated, then shook

did. I'm just not sure that I

smiled and looked

that she had lost her mind. What can I say… get used to

moments of silence, Gemma

how can we kill

'Poor guy…'

him, lingered for a bit, and then

is correct, you know more about it than I

that, their

climbed the imposing monolith of the great wall. Standing on top of it, they saw the colossal

hiding in a vast underground chamber

were going to hunt the Lord of

***

statue, the second arm of the Priestess lay in the mud. Thousands of years ago, it had broken off and fell, crashing through the dome of the

Sunny and the rest had used that breach to escape from the catacombs. Now, they were going to use it to descend into

them below. Sunny wasn't really surprised that Nephis had chosen to return to this place. After all, the mountainous

about how exactly she was planning

gathered around the hole in the mud, Changing Star glanced

shadow take a look at

the shadow into the breach. It slid on the mud and entered the dark hole, then hid in the palm of

still there,

from how it had

them comparatively thin, others as thick as a human body. They weren't growing just between the ancient remains: the vines were bursting through the bones, too.

the Dead seemed… weaker. More brittle. As though it was sick, sapped of

to look closer, and finally noticed the thing that

underground chamber, open and empty. The exact same box Nephis

settlement hunter, that box had appeared on his pillow with a small note. That note had been written by Changing Star's spy — Seishan. And the contents of the box had been created for her by Kido, who was now

had been the leader of the Artisans. Her Aspect Ability allowed her

out, was her

for a moment and then spoke, his words causing a

heavily infected by Kido's vine. It seems to be

and remained silent for

of the Dead will attack us. Now that its power is reduced, and with the help of the Dawn Shard, we should be able to survive the onslaught. We should also be able to wound, and eventually

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255