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?

A modicum of madness, and a

at him for a bit, then

about right,

while, he glanced forward at Changing

what we are going to hunt

looked at

"She didn't tell you?"

man hesitated, then shook his

I'm just not sure that I believe

smiled and

Your first thought was that she had lost her mind. What can I say… get

moments of silence,

can

'Poor guy…'

glanced at him, lingered for a

you know more about it

that, their

on top of

was hiding in a vast underground chamber beneath that

they were going to hunt the Lord of

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mud. Thousands of years ago, it had broken off and fell, crashing through the dome of the underground chamber. Now, there was a chasm in the ground that led into the lair of the Lord of

the rest had used that breach to escape from the catacombs.

return to this place. After all, the mountainous abomination was most likely guarding the last of the seven Shard

really curious about how

the mud, Changing Star glanced at

can your shadow take a look at the burial

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

still there, in the middle

different from how it had been

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

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

to look closer, and finally noticed the thing that

empty. The exact same box Nephis had mysteriously entrusted

small note. That note had been written by Changing Star's spy — Seishan.

Her Aspect Ability allowed her to

it turned out, was

moment and then spoke, his words causing a

by Kido's vine.

and remained silent for a

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

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