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?

of hiding, lots of killing. A modicum of madness, and a

him for a bit,

about right,

glanced forward at Changing Star and asked in

you know what we are going to hunt

looked at him with

"She didn't tell you?"

tall man hesitated,

I'm just not sure that

smiled and

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

moments

can we kill

'Poor guy…'

at him, lingered for a bit,

correct, you know

that, their

the city and climbed the imposing monolith of the great wall. Standing on top of

hiding in a vast underground chamber

were going to hunt the Lord of

***

the base of the 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 underground chamber. Now, there was a chasm in the

to escape from the catacombs. Now,

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

was really curious about how exactly she was planning to

hole in the mud, Changing Star

shadow take a look at the

slid on the mud and entered the dark hole, then hid in the palm of the giant stone hand and

there, in the

different from

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. Almost as if

though it was sick, sapped of its strength and infected

shadow to look closer, and finally noticed the thing that

same box Nephis

that box had appeared on his pillow with a small note. That note had been written by Changing Star's

Artisans. Her Aspect Ability

out, was her

for a moment and then spoke, his words causing a subtle

Kido's vine. It seems to

Star nodded and remained silent for

is reduced, and with the help of the Dawn Shard, we should be able to survive

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