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…'

but before he could even move, the tall man was already beside him, grabbing him

grabbed Cassie, causing her to

with two of you later…

of his belongings that was left laying on the table, stared at the Covetous

do, what to

alarm and furious with Sunny. Whatever it

were

And… should I also be terrified of the thing that

thought occurred to

is… is Mordret himself

grew even

nearly strong enough to fight two Masters and a hundred

how this plays out and make a

didn't struggle as Master Pierce dragged them into

a state of pandemonium. Several Lost darted past them, their shadows

see motion and sense hurried, but orderly movement in every direction. Unlike before, each inhabitant of the temple was now clad in armor and wielded deadly weapons.

an army

But, despite all that…

the facade of calmness the Lost

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

these two up in the lesser

outrage, but before he could, the whole temple suddenly shuddered. A few moments later, a deafening soundwave

gates… they

as simple as that. 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 the

was now sealed… with

of them and dragged them away. Staggering and trying not

fearsome Master. She wore a simple black tunic and leather vambraces, her shins protected by a pair of greaves. The woman's face was grim and

What the

the two disappeared behind a turn

be Master

belfries. His expression was dark and severe, and for a

most of the Lost were rushing deeper into the temple, toward

before they heard

say from which direction the screams came. They seemed distant, and yet, Sunny couldn't help but feel