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

Don't worry, though… he is

their indifferent faces staring at them with hollow stillness. Noticing Sunny, one of

of them 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

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

a nice 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, of course… nice to meet you, whoever you

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

do you owe the

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

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

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

Kai, blinked a couple of times, then

so this is one of the friends that you were supposed to find after visiting an island that doesn't exist, despite not knowing

Sunny smiled.

my dear friend. A man with a voice

glance, then bowed slightly and forced out a

nice to meet you, Lord

looked right and left, then shook

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

symbol of the moon

one of your friends. Have the

for a

not. We still need to find

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 knowledge