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…'

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

Cassie, causing her to yelp in

with two of you

Sunny knew, they were being dragged out of the room. He threw a regretful glance at the pile of his belongings that

do,

something… 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 a Master and justify the irrevocable destruction

there were two

should I also be

thought occurred to

is… is Mordret himself that

heart grew even

strong, but not nearly strong enough to fight two Masters and a hundred deadly elites, especially not on their home ground. Plus, both he and Cassie had status… even a great clan

how this plays

struggle as Master Pierce

in a state of pandemonium. Several Lost darted past them, their shadows dancing on

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

was an army

But, despite all that…

behind the facade of calmness the Lost

ordering him to stop, then pushed Sunny

these two up in

whole temple

gates… they have closed

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

now sealed… with them

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

was a woman with beautiful red hair appearing before the fearsome Master. She wore a simple black tunic and leather vambraces, her

the Spell

two disappeared behind a turn of the

must be Master

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 though they were

from the outside. Instead, most of the

wasn't long before they

strange manner, so it was hard to say from which direction the screams came. They