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

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

of the Sanctuary and approached the beautifully engraved wooden door. A pair of Sailor Dolls were standing guard outside, their indifferent faces staring

and froze, unsure how

"What the hell…"

might have seemed like a wise sage in the middle of a deep meditation, if not for dozens of empty amphoras of wine

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

say that out loud? No, surely not… I am too wise and courteous to make a rude remark like that, of course…

the whole residence to shudder and the shards of the amphoras to disappear without a trace. Then, Noctis walked over to a small table,

what do you owe

it

Kai, who was staring at the immortal sorcerer with an inexorable expression on his

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

blinked a couple of times, then took a bite out

exist, despite not knowing how they look, where they are, and

Sunny smiled.

Nightingale, my dear friend. A man with a voice of an angel, and a face to go

spared him a sidelong glance, then bowed slightly and

to meet you, Lord

and looked right and left, then

Angels are not something to be called upon, whether by name or

briefly touched the symbol of the moon on his forehead

am glad that you have found one of your

a bit,

have not. We still need to find two more friends for

needed the sorcerer's help and his knowledge to find and retrieve Effie from the mysterious Temple of the Chalice… in that particular