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

outside, their indifferent faces

them entered and

"What the hell…"

a deep meditation, if not for dozens of empty

someone enter, Noctis lazily opened one eye 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 everywhere

No, surely not… I am too wise and courteous

shards of the amphoras to disappear without a trace. Then, Noctis walked over to a small

you

owe… wait, wasn't it supposed to be

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

to deliver some good news. Do you remember the friends I told you about? Well, this is one

at Kai, blinked a couple of times, then took a bite out of

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

Sunny smiled.

a voice of an angel, and a face to

glance, then bowed slightly

is… nice to meet you,

sorcerer shuddered and looked right and left, then shook his

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

touched the symbol of the moon on his

I am glad that you have found one of

for a

We still need to find two more friends

the sorcerer's help and his knowledge to find