Shadow Slave

Sunny flinched as the sound of shattering mirrors filled his ears. No one else seemed to react to it, though — and a moment later, as the cracked piece of glass in Master Pierce's hand exploded into a rain of shards, the sound abruptly disappeared.

The fearsome man shuddered.

"No…"

'What is happening?!'

Sunny took a step back. Things were happening too fast, and he couldn't comprehend the situation yet. All he knew was that his heart was cold, and his mind was overwhelmed by a premonition of something ominous, dreadful, and disastrous happening.

He had been fooled… he had made a mistake!

Cassie shifted slightly, tilting her head with a tense and confused expression.

In the next moment, Pierce swiftly turned to the sentinel, his face still pale and terrified, but now also full of grim resolve. His voice, which had been so confident just a few moments ago, now sounded panicked:

"Seal the temple! Destroy the Gateway! Go, now! We can't… we can't let that thing escape…"

Sunny's eyes widened.

'D… destroy the Gateway?! What the hell does he mean?!'

And what thing he was talking about?

The sentinel didn't seem to have these questions. Pierce's terror had spread to him like an infection, but the man simply nodded and darted out of the room without letting fear slow him down.

Cassie took a step back to let him pass, then asked tensely:

"Sir Pierce? What is going on?"

As though reminded of their presence, the Master turned around and threw a dark, menacing look at Sunny.

"...You!"

His voice shook with barely suppressed fury.

'Crap…'

move, the tall man was already beside him, grabbing him by the shoulder. If it wasn't for the Bone Weave, Sunny's

hand, Pierce grabbed Cassie, causing her to yelp in

two of you later… there's no

regretful glance at the pile of his belongings that was left laying on the table, stared at the Covetous Coffer for a moment, and then

to do,

Mordret has done something… had manipulated him to do something… and now, the whole Citadel was on high alarm and furious with Sunny. Whatever it was that the mysterious prince had used Sunny to achieve, it was bad enough to terrify a Master and justify

were two

my way out? And… should I also be

another thought

is Mordret himself

heart grew even

easy. Sunny was strong, but not nearly strong enough to fight two Masters and a hundred deadly elites, especially not on their home ground. Plus,

Let's see how this plays

he didn't struggle as Master Pierce dragged

before was not in a state of pandemonium. Several Lost darted past them, their shadows dancing on the black walls in the orange glow of the ornate

of the temple was now clad in armor and wielded deadly weapons.

there was an

But, despite all that…

the facade

sentinels, ordering him to stop, then pushed Sunny and Cassie

these two up in the

wanted to express his outrage, but before he could, the whole temple suddenly shuddered. A few moments later, a deafening

they have

Since they were still in the outward ring of the Citadel, his shadow sense had been somewhat able to reach into the emptiness beyond its outer wall. But as soon as

now sealed…

them away. Staggering and trying not to fall, Sunny threw a glance behind

thing he saw was a woman with beautiful red hair appearing before the fearsome Master. She wore a simple black tunic and leather

the

moment later, the two disappeared behind a

must be Master

corridors and stairs. They were descending lower and lower, most likely heading toward one of the cathedral's belfries. His expression was dark and severe, and for a good reason —

coming from the outside. Instead, most of the Lost were rushing deeper into the temple, toward its inner

wasn't long before they

hard to say