Shadow Slave

Sunny smiled and leaned back on his chair, then looked at his friends with curiosity.

There was a question he really wanted to ask, but tried not to up until now.

"...What's your second Ability, anyway?"

His words hung in the air for a few moments. Suddenly, Kai coughed with embarrassment and looked away. After a couple of seconds, he said in a strange tone:

"I, uh… can see really far now, when I want to. Even when there's no light. I am also supposed to be able to see through illusions and all forms of obfuscation, whatever that means. And… uh… I can also see through objects.

Sunny and Effie stared at him and asked almost simultaneously:

"Like, through walls?"

"Like, through clothes?"

Kai hid behind his glass, lingered for a bit, and then answered in a small voice:

"...Yes. But I would never!"

While Sunny tried to imagine why would Kai refuse to look through walls, Effie laughed out loud.

"I see, I see. What a great Ability!"

She shook her head, then turned to Sunny and asked:

"Hey, doofus. I bet you often wanted to stab me with something sharp. Wanna try?"

He frowned in confusion, then raised an eyebrow.

"No. Why would I stab you?"

at him with expectation clearly written on her face, then sighed

makes my whole body invulnerable. Well… comparatively, of course. Skin of steel, that sort of deal. A very sweet comprehensive defense boost,

Indeed, that was a very powerful Ability. Combined with Effie's previous one, it turned her into an exceedingly formidable presence on the battlefield. As

glanced at him and

"Well, what about you?"

He shifted slightly.

can go through walls… while you can just

Effie grinned.

of words. I wonder

hurriedly changed the

what are your plans, guys? What

mood of the conversation. For a while, a strange silence settled among them. All three

three of them had forged a bond, and now, depending on their choices, that bond would most likely

about to go their separate ways. Perhaps fate would bring them together again, one

a while, Effie

do well with authority. Plus, none of them have moved a finger to help me when I really needed it. Only now

wheelchair, then slumped

get ready for the Second Nightmare would be. Maybe I'll have a better chance of becoming a Master soon if I stay independent and don't

physical body. Reaching the rank of a Master would free Effie from her terrible disability, so Sunny understood her

she had said that for her, striving

through no wish of his own,

remained silent for a few

good position in Bastion. So I'll be going there soon. I won't have to fight

the rest of his life, he didn't sound too happy. There was a note of

Sunny frowned.

not having to

young man smiled

ungratefulness. But

scratched the back of

weasel my way into receiving a