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."

slowly appeared

to us. Yes, we Awakened are at the top of the world… those who 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

little step away from madness. All that trauma can mess one up really good, you know? It's all a big, big mess. So, when one of the Awakened

for a while, thinking about the damage a deranged Awakened could do in

didn't even

happens... you receive

Jet glanced at

me — receives the call. Things like that usually don't get out, because the government doesn't want them to.

speak for a bit. Then, he

find this guy, talk him down or overpower him, and then put him in cuffs?

funny thought that was. Him, making an arrest. Sunny had been on the other side of this equation a few times in the past, and never in his life had he

a complicated look.

are not going to arrest

a

around as if

was another, much darker

thoughts,

won't

into the

"...Ah."

Master Jet sighed.

then things are already beyond that. Think about it… if a mundane human needs to be contained, you 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

accelerated the PTV even further, and then said

will only

what Master Jet said made sense. Awakened were too powerful, and too dangerous. If one of them lost control, then they needed to be dealt with, somehow. In a perfect world, they

be arrested, tried, and either locked in a cell or

this was not a