Shadow Slave

Chapter 632

Sunny froze, his tired body tensing up. His vertical pupils narrowed, and breath escaped through his gritted fangs with a hissing sound.

'Damnation…'

Despite the strange reactions of the eccentric Saint, he wasn't fooled. Out here in the Kingdom of Hope, there was no power greater than that of the immortal wardens that guarded its imprisoned Queen.

And the only weakness the immortals had were the knives that held their fates hostage. The obsidian knife was a weapon that could destroy one of the eternal shackles, and as such, it was a priceless treasure. The very concept of value was too mundane and pedestrian to be applied to it.

And he had just revealed the fact that he possessed one to an infinitely more powerful being.

…To one of the very immortals whose lives the knife could reap.

It didn't matter if the obsidian knife was meant for Noctis himself or one of the other Shackles. If it contained his own fate, then the sorcerer would stop at nothing to gain control of it, so that no one else could. If it contained another's, he would be able to exert influence over one of the wardens, or dispose of them completely.

Noctis would undoubtedly try to take the knife…

...But, inexplicably, the sorcerer did nothing of the sort.

Instead, as Sunny stared at him in confusion, Noctis relaxed and started to hum a joyful melody. Then, he suddenly clapped his hands in excitement.

"Ah, Sunless! How fortunate it is that I've met you."

His smile dimmed a little, and his eyes, for a moment, grew dark and terrifying.

"...Before we met, you see, I was prepared to do something… rather drastic. But now, there is no need. The divination truly worked."

He remained silent for a few moments, and then seamlessly switched back to his usual carefree persona.

"This wonderful occasion demands a celebration! Yes, we simply must celebrate… while you're still alive… which won't be for long, regretfully… so, better keep it simple…"

Sunny flinched.

'...What?'

tall man suddenly appeared out of the darkness. Sunny tensed, surprised that the stranger managed

man at all. Instead, it was a wooden mannequin carved into a semblance of a man, wearing an elegant livery with embroidered sleeves and hem. It had simple features and held a trey with

bore a close resemblance to a far less feral, ancient, and corrupted version of a

in front of them, stepped back into the darkness, and froze, becoming undistinguishable from a dead piece

reached out

thoughts, meanwhile, were in

does he mean, I won't be

frustration and hurriedly

"What? Why?"

sorcerer scowled as he tried to read them, then gave him an

great feast to celebrate the occasion. I am the most gracious person in the

head, and then drew several

"Sunless. Death. Why?"

stared at him

heart of yours is giving out. I thought that this was why you

few times, trying to digest what

did feel like it was on the verge of tearing apart, during his escape

talking about? No,

the previous runes and traced two

"Heart. Broken?"

Noctis frowned.

didn't say anything before in order to respect your wishes, but if dying peacefully was not your intention, then why are you wasting

unamused, his eyes

Don't know. Maybe. Heart.

scratched his

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