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…'

summoning the Cruel Sight, but before he could even move, the tall man was already beside him, grabbing him by the shoulder. If it wasn't

hand, Pierce grabbed Cassie, causing her

two of you

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

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

there were

my way out? And… should I also be terrified

thought

is Mordret

grew even

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

see how this plays out and make a move if

he didn't struggle as Master Pierce dragged them into the

was not in a state of pandemonium. Several Lost darted past them,

could 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

an army of

But, despite all that…

behind the facade of calmness the

at one of the sentinels, ordering him to stop, then pushed Sunny

up in the

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

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

sealed…

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

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

the Spell

disappeared behind

must be Master

dark and severe, and for a good reason — everywhere they passed through, the inhabitants of the

to be coming from the outside. Instead, most of the Lost were

long before they heard

sound traveled through the confusing interior of the cathedral in a strange manner, so it was hard to say