Shadow Slave

Master Jet remained silent for a second, then asked calmly:

"Are you sure? This place has been swept multiple times before we arrived."

Sunny nodded.

"He is here. Underground."

She looked down, her face slowly turning somber.

"...Well, I guess we should go and say hi."

Sunny nodded and made a step toward the door of the small office. However, she suddenly stopped him.

"Wait."

He looked at her with a bit of confusion.

"Yes?"

Master Jet hesitated for a few moments. There was a complicated expression on her face. Finally, she said:

"There are very few people with a shadow affinity Aspect in the world, and even fewer who frequent places such as this."

Sunny frowned.

"What are you trying to say?"

She looked at him darkly.

"I'm saying that I might know this guy. In fact, when I heard that there was an incident in the Slaughterhouse, I already had a suspicion of who was responsible."

He blinked a couple of times.

"You know the murderer?"

Master Jet shrugged.

"There are hundreds of thousands of Awakened in the world. That seems like a big number, but in fact, it is not. If you live long enough, sooner or later, you will know of everyone who is worth knowing… more or less. It's a small world."

She paused for a moment, and then added:

guy is not someone who has spent his whole life behind a Citadel wall. He is…

five Hollows, then

specialist… what

and tried desperately to survive, striving to return to a semblance of a normal life. A much smaller amount, for whatever reason, embraced their new nightmarish reality and adapted to it… even thrived in it. They shaped their lives to suit the deadly challenge of the Nightmare

of these

is such a specialist, then how did this

Jet shook her

in the Dream Realm and then return to their actual lives? No, it's people

for a bit, then said with

is a seasoned fighter, so what?

shook her

easy, Sunny. That is a mindset that will get you killed. No matter how powerful you are, one mistake is all it takes. Raw power doesn't always decide the outcome of the fight. You should know this already… every Aspect has a Flaw, and every power

right. His own experience served as the perfect proof. Harus had died by his hand because Sunny's Aspect was a

a few moments, and

confront this guy, pay attention to your shadow. Don't let him

Jet frowned, and then gave him

to the dance hall, and then found another heavy metal door. Behind it, a narrow staircase led further down, to the

pit. The rows of seats were furnished with red velvet, and there were private boxes for

the areas of light. Still,

studied the interior of the arena,

"There's no one here."

moment, then walked over to a control panel hidden in one of the boxes and moved several

with a bright radiance. The wave of light chased away the shadows, and suddenly, a figure of a man could be seen in the very center of the stage, sitting on the floor with his face buried in his hands. Previously, that place had seemed to be

his head to stare at the lights with a dark expression.

why can't they

were several used stimulant packs lying on the floor around him, as well as shards

hands, and face were covered with blood, but the man didn't seem to

hand, he lowered his gaze and

of recognition slowly appeared in his eyes, which was then

Soul Reaper? Hell… they sent the attack dog herself

Sunny sighed inwardly.

with people and calling others dogs? He really didn't get it. Dogs were marvelous creatures, from what he knew. Of course, only the

step forward, piercing the man with a cold, cold gaze. The

Kurt. Long time

the man called Kurt

it beneath herself to associate with upstanding people like me. Back in the

insult, she