Shadow Slave

Sunny read the runes with curiosity:

Memory: [Shadow Lantern].

Memory Rank: Divine.

…He fell from the bed.

'What?!'

Another… another Divine Memory?

Feeling cold sweat rolling down his face, Sunny wiped it off with a trembling hand and slowly clenched his fists.

'Should... should be interesting…'

He looked back to the runes, trying to calm his wildly beating hearts.

Just what kind of a Relic had he received?

Sunny got ahold of himself and continued to read the description:

Memory Tier: I.

Memory Type: Tool.

'A tool… makes sense. It is a lantern, after all. But what does it do? Lanterns are supposed to produce light and illuminate things. That's not exactly what shadows are known for, is it?'

With a concerned frown, he looked back at the runes.

Memory Description:

["Death is just the shadow of life," said the Goddes of Life. "And peace is just the failure of war. Have you ever been something that had not been stolen, made empty, and vile? Have you ever done something that was not futile and hollow? Can you even exist without being cast by another? Look at how weak you are, how small you are. Am I supposed to be frightened of a small shadow?"

Made pale and feeble by the radiance of day, Shadow laughed and rose from the ground. As he did, his figure swallowed the land, devoured the heavens, and blotted out the light of the sun. Soon, there was nothing left around them but darkness. And from that darkness, a hiss came, making Life tremble:

be mine, be welcomed by me, swallowed by me, and find peace within me. This is the mercy of Shadow. Hollow… futile... you might have come first, my

Sunny shivered.

God always that

After all, even other gods had not held Shadow in high regard, at least from what Sunny knew. His temples had been burned and destroyed, his followers turned into slaves… even his

like Goddess of the Black Skies,

preferred to remain unseen and unheard were

of like

head, pondered about the description

No wonder every time I meet someone from the War

sighed, then continued

Enchantments: [Gates

[This lantern devours light and can contain, and then release, an infinite amount

Sunny blinked.

'Huh?'

Divine Relic… that

Infinite…

to describe an actual infinity instead of a fake one, like with the Endless Spring. If

how did it help

a little

it be a

size of his palm, and made out of black… something. It didn't feel or look like any material he had ever seen, resembling stone

was intricately engraved, making it seem and feel like the scales of a serpent, and its walls were made out of glossy black morion. There was a ring of dark metal on its top, with a short chain attached to it. It could be held in a hand or

instantly became deeper and colder, oppressive, and impenetrable. Any hint of starlight was devoured, turning the interior of the cabin completely black. He, of course, could

full of a pleasant feeling of comfort, Sunny turned the beautiful lantern around and noticed a small door on

on end, and his hearts stagger in his chest. He was suddenly cold, overwhelmed by unease,

the breath escaping his mouth

is

any shadows to escape it. So, instead, he glanced at the

'Wanna come inside?'

at him with fear, then energetically shook its head.

'What about you?'

at him for a bit, then shrugged indifferently… and disappeared into the

vaguely feel their connection, but not in the way that he was used to. He couldn't see, hear, or sense what the shadow was seeing,