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…'

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

Pierce grabbed Cassie, causing

two of you later… there's no

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

do,

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

there were

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

another thought occurred to

is… is Mordret himself

heart grew

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

need more information first. Let's see how this plays out and make a move if the circumstances

Master Pierce

and somber before was not in a state of pandemonium. Several Lost

each inhabitant of the temple was now clad in armor and wielded deadly weapons. They were

there was an army

But, despite all that…

the

of the sentinels, ordering him to stop,

two up

before he could, the whole temple suddenly shuddered. A few moments later,

gates… they have

wasn't 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 gates closed, that changed,

sealed…

silently grabbed the two of them and dragged them away. Staggering and trying not to fall, Sunny

hair appearing before the fearsome Master. She wore a simple black tunic and

the

the two disappeared behind

must be

through 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 inhabitants of the Night Temple were busy preparing for battle. It was as

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

before they heard

manner, so it was hard to say