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,

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

the garden of the Sanctuary 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.

two of them entered and froze, unsure

"What the hell…"

his eyes closed. He might have seemed like a wise sage in the middle of a deep meditation, if not for dozens of empty amphoras of wine that floated all

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

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

without a trace. Then, Noctis walked over to

do you

what do we owe… wait, wasn't it supposed to be the

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

told

blinked a couple of times, then took

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?

Sunny smiled.

man with a voice of an angel, and a face to go along

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

to

right and left,

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

of the moon on

am glad that you have found one of your friends. Have the two of you discussed

hesitated for a bit, then

to find two more friends for

sorcerer's help and his knowledge to find