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…'

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

Cassie, causing her to

two of you later…

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

to do,

had manipulated him to do something… and now, the whole Citadel was on high alarm and furious with

there were

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

another thought occurred to

Mordret himself

grew even

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

see how this plays

Master

peaceful and somber before was not in a state of pandemonium. Several Lost darted past them, their shadows dancing on

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

there was an

But, despite all that…

nervousness he felt behind the facade of calmness the

Pierce shouted at one of the sentinels, ordering him to stop,

up in the lesser

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

they have

shadow sense had been somewhat able to reach into the emptiness beyond its outer wall. But as soon as the gates closed, that changed,

was now sealed…

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

wore a simple black tunic and leather vambraces,

What the

two disappeared behind a turn of the

be Master

was dark and severe, and for a good reason — everywhere they

however, didn't seem to be coming from the outside. Instead, most of the Lost were

before

through the confusing interior of the cathedral in a strange manner, so it was hard to say from which direction the screams