Shadow Slave

At that point, Sunny and Cassie weren't too far away from the gate chamber, where they had made a morbid discovery soon after escaping from the cage. Back then, the heavy gates had been closed and sealed… now, however, it seemed that they were finally opened.

Saint Cormac had returned from his expedition to the Hollow Mountains a few days sooner than expected.

For a moment, Sunny was overcome by fierce joy…

Then, however, the cold and rational part of his mind took over.

Yes, the arrival of the Saint created a path of escape, and was bound to solve their Mordret problem… most likely.

But who was to say that the Transcendent warrior would not turn out to be an even deadlier threat?

The first thing Saint Cormac was going to see after entering the Citadel was a pile of mutilated corpses. After that, he would most likely kill anyone who appears in his way. After all, any survivor would either be a potential vessel of the banished prince… or a witness.

Sunny gritted his teeth, then rose to his feet and pulled Cassie into a side corridor. There, they hid in the shadows, wrapped her cloak around themselves, and waited. He didn't dare to extend his shadow sense toward the gates or send his shadows forward to scout, fearful to draw the Saint's attention, so neither of them knew what was going on.

A few seconds passed in terrifying silence, and then, Sunny heard something rustle through the corridor they had just left. A gust of wind blew past them, as if left behind by something moving at incredible speed.

A moment later, they heard a distant impact, and the Night Temple trembled once again.

It seemed that Saint Cormac had already found Mordret.

Sunny pushed Cassie to her feet and hissed:

"Hurry! To the gate!"

of the rotting corpses. The gates of the Night Temple stood wide open, the impenetrable darkness of

tall doorway seemed like a portal

the cursed cathedral. After a month of

dust falling from its ancient walls. Far below, the bells rang

Prince of Nothing, the whole

It's not over

across the rickety bridge that swayed above the chasm of the Sky Below on rusty

narrow steps, both of them knew that one wrong step can potentially cost them their lives. But Sunny was unwilling to slow down. They had to reach the surface, cross the island, traverse the heavenly chain…

long… this is taking too

hesitated for a moment, then summoned the Heavenly

"Climb onto my back!"

drove the black needle between the plates of the Undying Chain, cursed, and then threw his hand forward, the triangular blade of the Prowling Thorn

the help of the kunai and its invisible string, Sunny was able to increase it

were furious winds threatening to either crush them against the stones, or throw them away into the

minutes — or maybe an eternity — they

There were disturbing, wheezing sounds coming out of his lungs with each breath. He lay

know. We need to move. It's not

ran across the field of flowers, the Hollow Mountains towering behind them. White mist was flowing down their

pleasant cold

His heart contracted painfully.

'Snow… it's snowing…'

December already? Or did the first