Shadow Slave

Chapter 678

The three of them entered the Sanctuary, crossed the beautiful garden, and entered the sorcerer's residence through a familiar wooden door, Effie still sitting on Sunny's shoulders with a curious expression on her childish face.

The rooms within, however, had changed since the last time Sunny had seen them.

The luxurious furniture was gone, as well as beautiful decorations covering the walls. Instead, all that met them was barren stone, with a few broken Sailor Dolls laying on it, their limbs disassembled and laid out around the bodies like macabre pieces of art.

The floor of the whole central chamber was covered by a circle made out of a myriad of runes, powerful currents of soul essence flowing through it and dissipating into the ancient stones. Noctis was sitting in the center of the circle, his eyes closed. Without the familiar carefree smile, his beautiful face seemed ominous and strangely terrifying.

Hearing their footsteps, the sorcerer slowly exhaled. The crushing flood of essence slowly thinned, and then dissipated, retreating back into his body. He turned his head slightly and opened his eyes, which shone in the darkness for a moment, as though full of pale moonlight.

Then, they slowly turned human again, and Noctis smiled, returning to his usual laidback persona so suddenly that it seemed almost disturbing.

"Ah, Sunless, my friend! You are back! Sit down, have a drink… welcome!"

He stood up and outstretched a hand, as if trying to gesture at a set of comfortable seats. Then, a surprised expression appeared on the Transcendent's face, and he looked around the empty hall with a bit of confusion.

"Oh, right… I've been remodelling…"

Noctis sighed, then clapped his hands together.

"Well, no matter. Dolls! Bring my guests something to drink! They must be parched after their journey!"

His voice echoed around the residence… however, nothing happened.

He hesitated, then glanced at the broken mannequins lying on the floor and awkwardly shifted his feet.

"Ah. How unfortunate."

The sorcerer shook his head, then shrugged and looked at the three of them with a smile:

"Anyway... welcome!"

He tilted his head and stared at Effie, then blinked a couple of times.

"Ah, you have brought a ch—child with you. How curious. It doesn't bite, does it?"

Suny frowned, but before he could speak, Effie blurted with feigned outrage:

"I am not a child! I am twelve! Uh, almost."

at her with

"...It speaks. How bizarre."

inhaled, then said

She is the friend I have told

smile remained glued to his face. He stared at Effie some more,

one of your friends is a cripple you randomly stumbled upon in my Sanctuary,

Sunny nodded grimly.

chin, and then cautiously

our own beautiful friendship more, perhaps? If so, let me assure you! I value it a great deal already! There's no need for you

gritted his teeth and

Are you sure that you

eyebrows with a

"Well, of course…"

stared at him for a few moments, and

Nightmare Spell, after the gods had died and this whole world had been destroyed. Oh, and this place? It is not

at him with wide eyes. Then, he sighed, shook his head, and uttered in a hurt

need to weave such stupid lies to mock me. If you don't want

his lips and turned

friend, you must have successfully infiltrated the Temple

then cleared his throat and remained silent for a couple of seconds. Finally, he said in an

exactly. We did

looked at him with

"But what?"

Sunny coughed.

the chalice and

at him

"...You did what?!"

and then strained his vocal

other choice. The Maidens were willing to give us a chance to earn the right to take the Glass Knife away, but they would have never let Effie go. That was a

stared at them with wide eyes, his face turning deathly pale. He swayed

you manage to

at each other with confusion. Then, Effie

of the Red Sect, died like two hundred years ago.

sorcerer blinked a couple of

just went and

fool... did he really forget that real people had a habit of dying from time

then, he had to stop himself. No, that was not right. Noctis was no fool, he just enjoyed playing one. There was no

a step forward

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