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?"

expectation clearly written on her face, then

Basically, it makes my whole body invulnerable. Well… comparatively, of

with a bit of awe. Indeed, that was a very powerful Ability. Combined with Effie's

at him

"Well, what about you?"

He shifted slightly.

see through walls, I can go through walls… while you can just plow

Effie grinned.

of words.

hurriedly changed

guys? What Citadels are you going

sudden question changed the mood of the conversation. For a while, a strange silence settled among

Shore, the three of them had forged a

better or worse, they were about to go their separate ways. Perhaps fate would bring them together

a while,

clan Valor and clan Song, but… you know me. I don't do well with authority. Plus, none of them have moved a finger to help me when I really needed it. Only now that I am a hot commodity are they all suddenly kind and friendly.

her wheelchair, then slumped in

might not. It depends on what the fastest way to get ready for the Second Nightmare would be. Maybe I'll have a better chance of becoming a

became their physical body. Reaching the rank of a Master would free Effie from her terrible disability,

knew why she had said that for her, striving to conquer

through no wish of his own, Sunny had ended up in a

for a few moments.

me a very good position in Bastion. So I'll be going there soon. I won't have to fight another Nightmare Creature for a long, long time. I guess. Maybe even

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

Sunny frowned.

person should, not having to worry about being eaten every goddamn day. Don't even think about feeling

charming young man smiled

my ungratefulness. But what

back of his head,

out, scribbling a few words about the things you see in the Dream Realm can actually earn you money. And! I think I can weasel my way into receiving a salary from the Academy as a research assistant, whatever that means. So, uh… actually, I