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

Noctis. Don't worry, though… he is indeed

beautifully engraved wooden door. A pair of Sailor Dolls were standing guard outside, their indifferent faces staring at them with

entered and froze, unsure how to

"What the hell…"

if not for dozens of empty amphoras of wine that floated all around him. The terrifying Chain Lord, Blessed of

stared at Sunny, then at Kai. Finally, he landed on the floor and yawned, causing all the amphoras to fall down

did I say that out loud? No, surely not… I am too wise and courteous to

hand, causing the whole residence to shudder and the shards of 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

what do you owe the

wait, wasn't it supposed to be the other way

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

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

of times, then took a

is 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 are, and what they are called? He just happened

Sunny smiled.

This is Nightingale, my dear friend. A man with a voice of an angel, and

then bowed slightly and

is… nice to meet you, Lord

right and

Angels are not something to be called

touched the symbol of

of your friends. Have the two of you discussed

for a

still need to find two more

sighed, knowing that the luxury of having a choice was looking more and more distant by the day. But he needed the sorcerer's help and his