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…'

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

Cassie, causing

deal with two of you later…

the room. He threw a regretful glance at the pile of his belongings that was left

to do, what to

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 the irrevocable destruction of

there were two

way out? And… should I also be terrified of the thing

thought occurred to

Mordret

heart grew

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

more information first. Let's see how this plays out and

Master Pierce dragged them into the

the Citadel that had been peaceful and somber before was not in a state of pandemonium. Several Lost darted past them, their shadows

in every direction. Unlike before, each inhabitant of the temple was

there was an

But, despite all that…

nervousness he felt behind the facade

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

two up in the lesser

before he could, the whole temple

gates… they have

the Citadel, his shadow sense had been somewhat able to reach into the emptiness beyond its outer wall. But as soon as

now sealed…

grabbed the two of them and dragged them away. Staggering and trying not

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

What the

moment later, the two disappeared behind a turn of

be Master

disorienting maze of 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 — everywhere they passed through, the inhabitants of the Night Temple were busy preparing for battle. It was as

outside. Instead, most of the

long before they heard

it was hard to say from which direction