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.

Academy, Caster had been the only person to defeat Nephis. Granted, all of them had been much weaker back

two of them was not completely lethal. And yet, he was incomparably slower. In terms of pure physical ability, Sunny had no hope of

already knew the secret of how one had to fight against Caster. He had learned it from Changing Star herself, during

almost defeated her swift enemy. She had anticipated Caster's moves instead of reacting to them, and due to that, his speed advantage

course, to achieve such a feat, one had to possess an intricate understanding of the underlying laws of combat and a true mastery of both their mind and their

long time ago, and spent every waking hour sharpening his skill and instincts. His mind had

him a chance

later, Caster attacked again, and Sunny jerked the Midnight Shard sideways, blocking the ghostly green jian at

'Up…'

later, the Legacy

'Thrust at the neck…'

and biting Sunny in the shoulder. This time, the leather

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

'Damn it!'

him in a span of a couple of seconds, filling the echoing expanse of the Crimson Spire with the clangor of steel. More and more cuts appeared on his body — none

Months of training, hundreds of battles, countless

was he alive, he wasn't even seriously injured…

dodged the blade of Caster's sword instead, then

the last moment, however, a ghostly stiletto appeared in

aside by a powerful hit of the jian. Sunny barely managed

contemptuous

I was there when Changing Star

gritted his teeth and lashed out with the austere tachi, buying himself a

guess it

fearsome thrust of his sword. Caster easily dodged the stiletto, deflected the tachi,

a

not miss that opportunity, turning into a blur as he lunged forward. The gleaming jian flashed through the air, and at