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?"

glanced at

though… he is indeed

and approached the beautifully engraved wooden door. A pair of Sailor Dolls were standing guard outside, their indifferent faces staring at them with hollow stillness. Noticing Sunny, one of them moved

them entered and

"What the hell…"

in the middle of a deep meditation, if not for dozens of empty amphoras of wine that floated all around him. The terrifying

landed on the floor and yawned, causing all the amphoras to fall down and shatter, sending drops of wine flying everywhere and

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!

the amphoras to disappear without a trace.

you

what do we owe… wait, wasn't it

with an inexorable expression on his burned, disfigured face. Finally, he cleared his throat

I told you about? Well, this is one of them. And… yes, you

of times, then took a bite out of the

one of the friends that you were supposed to find after visiting an island that doesn't exist, despite not knowing how they look, where they

Sunny smiled.

a voice of an angel, and a

then bowed slightly and forced

is… nice to

right and left, then

do not ever mention those creatures again, even in jest. Angels are

he briefly touched the symbol of the moon

you have found one of your friends.

hesitated for a bit, then

not. We still need to find two more friends

sorcerer's help and his knowledge to find and retrieve Effie from the mysterious Temple of the Chalice… in that particular matter, he was willing