Shadow Slave

'Fast… too fast…'

Caster was moving with astonishing speed, his figure turning into a blur. His Flaw was a cruel one, but the power of the Aspect Ability he possessed was also incredible.

In fact, Sunny had never met anyone with an Ability as powerful as this, with the exception of himself and Nephis. Even the greatest warriors on the Forgotten Shore would have had no chance against it. Gemma, Effie, Seishan… all of them would have been easily killed by the deadly scion of the Han Li clan.

Perhaps only Harus could have fought him to a draw.

But even then, Sunny wasn't sure. Not only did Caster possess a terrifying Ability, but he was also one of the most skilled swordsmen of their generation. He also had a whole arsenal of Memories hidden away inside his soul. Surely, he had a way to fight while blinded.

…That's why Sunny did not waste any time trying to destroy the Memory lantern illuminating their surroundings. Instead, he just trusted his sword, and met Caster's attack with his own.

Two swords collided in the air, and in the next moment, Caster flew past Sunny and slowed down, eventually coming to a stop. A drop of blood fell off the tip of his jian.

Sunny staggered.

'Curse you…'

The sleeve of the Puppeteer's Shroud was torn, and there was a shallow cut on his shoulder. He had managed to deflect the strike aimed at his heart, but wasn't fast enough to avoid being wounded after all.

On Caster's face, there was a dark expression. Looking at Sunny, who was still alive, he grimaced and spat:

"Not bad. This is going to be entertaining, at least."

Hidden behind the mask, Sunny grinned.

"Oh, yeah. I'm having a lot of fun myself, thanks."

Of course, that was a lie.

Nephis. Granted, all of them had been much weaker back then. Neph also

speed between the two of them was not completely lethal. And yet, he was incomparably

against Caster. He had learned it from Changing Star herself, during that short and fateful

Nephis had been in a similar situation, and yet almost defeated her swift enemy. She had anticipated Caster's moves instead of

achieve such a feat, one had to possess an intricate understanding of the underlying

such man. He had obtained clarity a long time ago, and spent every waking hour sharpening his skill and instincts. His mind had entered into the state of flow, making his perception

gave him a

and Sunny jerked the Midnight Shard sideways, blocking the ghostly green jian at the last

'Up…'

before the two blades collided. A split second later, the Legacy brought down his sword in a downward slash, aiming at Sunny's head. However, it was

'Thrust at the neck…'

down the length of the tachi and biting Sunny in the shoulder. This time, the leather pauldron of his armor held,

the jian back and then immediately thrust it forward, aiming to cut the enemy's throat. The Midnight Shard awkwardly

'Damn it!'

of a couple of seconds, filling the echoing expanse of the Crimson Spire with

make up for his lack of speed completely. Months of training, hundreds of battles, countless hours spent gaining insight into

alive. Not only was he alive,

and dodged the blade of Caster's sword instead, then whipped his

last moment, however, a ghostly stiletto

Sunny barely managed to save his arm from being

contemptuous

there when Changing Star gave you

out with the austere tachi, buying himself a moment

guess it slipped my

sword. Caster easily dodged the stiletto,

fraction of a second,

turning into a blur as he lunged forward. The gleaming jian flashed through the air, and at the same time, Sunny suddenly spun and