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…'

grabbing him by the shoulder.

other hand, Pierce grabbed Cassie,

of you later… there's no

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

to do, what to

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

there were two

try to fight my way out? And… should I also be terrified

thought

Mordret

heart grew even

but the first one was rather easy. Sunny was strong, but not nearly strong enough to fight two Masters and a hundred deadly

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

didn't struggle as Master Pierce dragged them

pandemonium. Several Lost darted past them, their shadows dancing on the black walls

temple was now clad in armor and wielded deadly weapons. They were

there was an army

But, despite all that…

nervousness he felt behind the facade of

ordering him to stop, then

two up in the lesser

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

they have closed

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 gates

now sealed… with

them away. Staggering and

appearing before the fearsome Master. She wore a simple black tunic and leather vambraces, her shins protected by a

What the Spell

the two disappeared behind a turn of the

be Master

the 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

coming from the outside. Instead, most of the Lost were rushing deeper into the

wasn't long before they

hard to say from which direction the screams came. They seemed distant, and yet, Sunny couldn't