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 him, then

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

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

and

"What the hell…"

meditation, if not for dozens of empty amphoras of wine that floated

and stared at Sunny, 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

surprise, to see you so soon. And… uh… you brought someone with you? What a 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,

a radiant smile, then waved a hand, causing the whole residence to shudder and the shards of the amphoras to disappear without a trace.

do you owe

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

the immortal sorcerer with an inexorable expression

good news. Do you remember the friends I told you about? Well, this is one of them. And…

blinked a couple of times, then took

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.

with a voice of an angel, and a face

spared him a sidelong glance, then bowed slightly and forced out a grating,

is… nice to meet you, Lord

looked right and left, then shook

in jest. Angels are

the symbol of the moon

glad that you have found one of your friends.

a bit, then

to find

he needed the sorcerer's help and his knowledge to find and