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!"

chamber came into view, fresh air mixing with the terrible smell of the rotting corpses. The gates of the Night Temple stood wide open, the impenetrable darkness of the Sky Below stretching into eternity

seemed like a portal into the

and finally escaped the cursed cathedral. After a month of suffering, bloodshed, and harrowing dread they had experienced in

from its ancient walls. Far below, the

battling the Prince of Nothing, the whole Citadel suffering the burden

not

above the chasm of the Sky Below on rusty chains,

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

long… this is taking too

for a moment, then summoned the

"Climb onto my back!"

Undying Chain, cursed, and then threw his hand forward, the triangular blade of the Prowling Thorn

able to increase it somewhat. It was an arduous and nerve-wracking journey — the two of them were like a spider scaling a mountain with the help of a

was that the mountain was steeper than vertical, and there were furious winds threatening to either crush them against the stones, or throw them

torturous minutes — or maybe an eternity — they still managed to reach the surface of the island,

out of his lungs with each breath. He lay

know, I know. We need to move. It's not

was flowing down their slopes, and there was something white dancing in the air in front

felt a pleasant cold spreading across his burning

His heart contracted painfully.

'Snow… it's snowing…'

did the first snowfall arrive ahead