Shadow Slave

Sunny hesitated for a few moments, then looked at Kai and said with determination.

"Let's go."

Kai nodded and followed the four-armed demon, pushing forward his bandaged body with visible effort. Seeing his friend's suffering, Sunny gritted his teeth.

The archer, meanwhile, glanced at him with a grim expression, and then said in his new, unfamiliar and ugly voice:

"Sunny… I have one question. Can you answer it?"

Sunny slowed down and turned to him, a deep scowl contorting the bestial lines of his face.

"Of course. What is it?"

Kai remained silent for a bit, then asked cautiously:

"Uh… where, exactly, are we going?"

Sunny blinked a couple of times, then tilted his head a little.

"Oh, right. Where else? We are going to talk to Noctis!"

With that, he turned around and continued walking toward the immortal sorcerer's residence.

The archer hurried to catch up, then said in a stifled tone:

"Ah… that Noctis? The immortal Transcendent? Blessed of the Moon, Crimson Beast of Twilight, Chain Lord of the Kingdom of Hope, and all that?"

at him, then

he is indeed

of Sailor Dolls were standing guard outside, their indifferent faces staring at them with hollow stillness. Noticing Sunny, one

entered and froze, unsure how to

"What the hell…"

eyes closed. He might have seemed like a wise sage in the middle of a deep meditation, if not for dozens of empty

then at Kai. Finally, he landed on the floor and yawned, causing all the amphoras to fall down and shatter, sending drops of wine flying everywhere and staining the luscious

hideous creature… wait, did I say that out loud? No, surely not… I am too wise and courteous to make a rude remark like that, of course… nice to meet you, whoever you are! Welcome… ah,

the amphoras to disappear without a trace. Then, Noctis walked over to a small table, picked up a fresh apple, and glanced at his guests with a curious

you owe the

wasn't it supposed to be

at Kai, who was staring at the immortal sorcerer with an inexorable expression on his burned, disfigured face.

Do you remember the friends I told you about? Well, this is one of them. And… yes, you did say it

sorcerer stared at Kai, blinked a couple of times, then took

visiting an island that doesn't exist, despite not knowing

Sunny smiled.

dear friend. A man with a voice of an angel, and a face to

bowed slightly and forced out a

is… nice to

looked right and left, then shook his

not ever mention those creatures again, even in jest. Angels are not something to be called

of the moon on his

found one of your friends. Have the two of you discussed

for a bit,

we have not. We still need to find two

needed the sorcerer's help and his knowledge