Shadow Slave

Sunny stared at the shimmering runes, excitement rising in his heart.

This was what he had been waiting for…

Memory: [Cruel Sight].

Memory Rank: Ascended.

Memory Tier: IV.

Memory Type: Weapon.

'A weapon…'

Sunny had been searching for a new weapon for a long time. He was very fond of the Midnight Shard, since that was the sword he had carried through the darkest time of his life, and which which he had fought his way out of the hell of the Forgotten Shore. It was a very powerful Memory, too, one whose enchantment had saved his life on several occasions.

However, Sunny felt that he had outgrown the austere tachi. Or rather, the obstacles he was facing these days had.

Many of the Nightmare Creatures on the Chaines Isles were of the Fallen rank, and their tough hides presented a lot of resistance to the sharp blade of the Awakened sword. Not to mention those Corrupted horrors that Sunny avoided to the best of his ability, for now, but was inevitably bound to encounter one day.

The other reason he wanted to procure a new weapon was the fact that the [Unbroken] enchantment, while extremely potent and useful, could only be accessed in very rare circumstances… namely, when Sunny was nearing death. This meant that the most powerful trait of the Midnight Shard could only help Sunny if he made a terrible mistake.

If Sunny fought with skill and foresight, however — thus keeping himself from being mortally wounded — the powerful enchantment remained inactive, as it had for the past months. Paradoxically, the better Sunny performed, the less useful the Midnight Shard was to him.

It was nice to have a last resort, but Sunny did not like the idea of relying on a tool that could only be effective if he failed. He wanted to possess a weapon whose enchantments were reliant on his success, and as such, both strengthened him and rewarded him for doing well.

one such weapon. It was an Ascended Memory of the fourth tier — equivalent to a Memory he would have received from a Fallen Devil.

weapon right now, the Moonlight Shard, had

Sunny trembled in anticipation and read

son uttered the first word, the Dreamspawn came to the king and demanded his pay. He

Sunny frowned.

the hell does that

which she possessed because of being born from a Hollow mother. Were there other people with the same Attribute among the human race? There had to be… and,

didn't make any sense. Nephis was described as being born of two worlds, so how could a native of the Dream Realm possess the same

many the name is

shrugged, then concentrated on

what you

Eater], [Ghost

'Four of them!'

His eyes gleamed.

shift form between a

then turned away from the runes and summoned the Cruel Sight. He just had to

in it. It was much shorter than the Midnight Shard, with a leaf-shaped blade that was about as long as the distance between Sunny's elbow and the tip of his middle finger. The blade seemed to be forged out of polished silver, and served as a perfectly clear mirror. Looking into it, Sunny could see the reflection of his pale face and the

the short sword was made out of polished black wood, which was encased in intricately engraved

some time to get used to using a single-handed sword, but he liked it. It already felt like an extension of his

was also double-edged, which gave him

But that wasn't all…

graceful spear. The black shaft contrasted against the silver blade, creating a beautiful and somber image.

stared at the somber, elegant spear for a bit, then commanded it to turn back into

really proficient with polearms, but he had seen how versatile, unpredictable, and deadly they could be in the hands of a master. Not to mention that he had wished to have more distance between himself and the Nightmare Creatures he fought on numerous occasions… this weapon was a perfect combination of mobility and reach, allowing