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

though… he is indeed terrifying, but not

Dolls were standing guard outside, their indifferent faces staring at them

entered and

"What the hell…"

and 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

then at Kai. Finally, he landed on the floor and yawned, causing all the amphoras

loud? No, surely not… I am too wise and courteous to make a rude remark like that, of course… nice to meet you, whoever

disappear without a trace. Then, Noctis walked over to a small table, picked up a fresh apple, and glanced at his guests with a

do you owe the

it supposed

the immortal sorcerer with an inexorable expression on his burned, disfigured face. Finally, he cleared his throat and turned to

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

couple of times, then took a bite out

an island that doesn't exist, despite not knowing how they look, where they are, and what they are called?

Sunny smiled.

a voice of an angel, and a

him a sidelong glance, then bowed

to meet you, Lord

right and left, then

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

the symbol of the moon on

one of your friends. Have the two of you discussed my

hesitated for a bit,

not. We still need to find

of having a choice was looking more and more distant by the day. But he needed the sorcerer's help and his knowledge to