Shadow Slave

Sunny shifted in his seat, a bleak expression appearing on his face.

'A human?'

Why would a Master be hunting down a human? There was police for that.

Unless, of course, that human was an Awakened…

Sunny was aware that special government agents — carriers of the Nightmare Spell themselves — dealt with those Awakened who broke the law, simply because police officers were often helpless against criminals that possessed inhuman strength and wielded bizarre or dangerous Aspect Abilities. It made sense that Master Jet would be involved in that side of government work, too.

But, honestly, he didn't know too much about how these things usually went.

Glancing at her, Sunny asked:

"Is it an Awakened criminal?"

Master Jet spared him a short glance.

"A… criminal? Yes, you might say that."

She remained quiet for a few moments, and then corrected herself.

"No, actually, do not. The man we must find is not a criminal. He is an animal... a rabid one."

Sunny frowned.

"An interesting choice of words."

Master Jet was concentrating on driving the PTV, so she didn't answer immediately. When she did, however, her voice was strangely calm:

"You are not an inexperienced Sleeper anymore, Sunny, so I will be straightforward. You, of all people, should be able to understand. The Nightmares, the Dream Realm… they take a toll. Some people endure, some people break. Some people carry the nightmares back with them to the real world."

expression slowly appeared on her

return alive, that is. We have all the privileges, all the money, all the power. But the mark it leaves on

looked at the road, her icy eyes full of

are walking on the edge, just one little step away from madness. All that trauma can mess one up really good, you know? It's all a big, big mess. So,

a deranged Awakened could do in the mundane world. His expression became dark

even

that happens... you

glanced at

that usually don't get out, because the government doesn't want them to. For obvious reasons. Everything is dealt with quietly, and so,

a

exactly is going to happen? We find this guy, talk him down

that was. Him, making an arrest. Sunny had been on the other side of this equation a few times in the past,

Jet gave him a complicated

not going to arrest

a

free to walk around as if nothing happened until

was another, much

reading his thoughts, Jet slowly shook

he won't be

into the

"...Ah."

Master Jet sighed.

can put them in prison. But we… we are Awakened. Realistically, there is no prison that can be built to hold us. Not with every Aspect being unique, and demanding unique means of containment. So

even further, and

only be

that. Yes, what Master Jet said made sense. Awakened were too powerful, and too dangerous. If one of them lost control, then they

either locked in a cell or receive

not a perfect