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,

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

beautifully engraved wooden door. A pair of Sailor Dolls were standing guard outside, their indifferent faces staring at them with hollow stillness. Noticing Sunny, one of them

two of them entered and froze, unsure how to

"What the hell…"

the middle of a deep meditation, if not for dozens of empty amphoras of wine that floated all around him. The terrifying Chain Lord, Blessed of the Moon,

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

Sunless! What 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 are! Welcome… ah,

gave them a radiant smile, then waved a hand, causing the whole residence to shudder and the shards of the amphoras to disappear without a trace. Then, Noctis walked over to a small table, picked up a fresh apple, and

you

wait, wasn't it supposed to be

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

you remember the friends I told you about? Well,

Kai, blinked a couple of times, then took

the 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? He just happened

Sunny smiled.

A man with a voice of an angel, and

glance, then bowed slightly and forced out a grating,

nice to meet you, Lord

shuddered and looked right

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

symbol of the moon on

am glad that you have found one of your friends.

hesitated for a bit, then

need to find two more friends for

day. But he needed the sorcerer's help and his knowledge to find and retrieve Effie from the