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:

key to open its gates. Everything you cherish, everything you nurture, everything that starts with you will one day be mine, be welcomed by me, swallowed by me, and find peace within me. This is the mercy of Shadow. Hollow… futile... you

Sunny shivered.

God

had never thought about the God of Shadows as terrifying. 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 aspects and attributes seemed to pale in comparison

something like Goddess of the Black Skies, the god

to remain unseen and unheard

of like Sunny

description for a bit, and

many ways, they are the opposite of each other. No wonder every time I meet someone from the War camp, I end up either having my heart torn out or, even worse, lured

then continued reading the

[Gates of

[This lantern devours light and can contain, and

Sunny blinked.

'Huh?'

for a Divine Relic… that was unless one

Infinite…

like with the Endless Spring. If that was the truth… yes, an object that could contain

how did it help

frowned, a little

be a

too big, about the size of his palm, and made out of black… something. It didn't feel or look like any material

glossy black morion. There was a ring of dark metal on its top, with a short chain attached to it. It could be held

that surrounded Sunny 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 still see through

comfort, Sunny turned the beautiful lantern around and noticed a small door on one of its walls. He hesitated, then commanded

moment later, Sunny felt his hair stand on end, and his hearts stagger in his chest. He was suddenly cold, overwhelmed by unease, and… terrified. Like an

escaping his mouth as chilling

that is how

so he couldn't command any shadows to escape it. So, instead, he glanced at the happy shadow

'Wanna come inside?'

then energetically shook its head. Sunny rolled his eyes, then turned

'What about you?'

a bit, then shrugged indifferently… and disappeared into the small

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