Shadow Slave

Chapter 698

Sunny landed on the very edge of the island and froze there, looking forward with a dark expression on his bestial face. The others remained silent, too, feeling his unease and tension.

The land in front of them seemed tranquil… beautiful, even. There was an expanse of vibrant green grass, and some distance away, it made way for the calm waters of a vast lake. Its surface was perfectly still and reflective, making it seem as though a piece of the blue sky above had somehow gotten embedded into the ground.

A gentle wind caressed their faces, and nothing broke the peaceful silence except for the rustle of grass and the distant rattling of chains.

…And yet, Sunny couldn't help but feel a sense of imminent danger.

He sighed, and then glanced at his friends with uncertainty.

"...Should we summon our armor and weapons?"

Kai hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Wouldn't that be seen as a sign of distrust and hostility? Pure heart, pure thoughts… whatever that means… does not seem to fit with being armed and ready for a fight."

Sunny grimaced.

"Yeah… however, what if we do have to fight?"

Effie smiled.

"The four of us should be able to at least retreat safely, should things go wrong. I mean, how terrible can that thing be?"

Sunny shivered, then shook his head.

"Terrible enough for Saints to fear it. I've… I've been to this island a few times, in the future, but stuck to the edges, never approaching the lake. So I don't actually know what kind of a creature lives in its depths. However… I did see bones laying on the shore. And just those bones alone looked like they had belonged to things I would not want to meet."

He hesitated for a while, then glanced at Cassie.

"What do you think?"

The young woman tilted her head a little, then said calmly:

"I don't feel any danger. Maybe Noctis was honest, this time."

Sunny sighed. Cassie's intuition had guided each of them through countless dangers unscathed… if she felt that it was safe, there was a good reason to listen.

he had to be happy about

weapons or armor, for now. Just...

of how still and reflective it was, no one could peer beneath the surface… however, Sunny could

He shivered.

his throat

retrieve the Ruby Knife. Please… give it to

was a gust of

Or all the things I've done

few moments later, Effie

you are not pure, Sunny… who would

his teeth, then growled

and try

girl shook

no one has ever accused me of being pure,

thought for a bit, and

I am in the

girl climbed down from Sunny's shoulders, approached the water, and

knife, uh… Aunty from

nothing happened. Effie remained there for a few

"...Figures."

of them turned and

a few moments, then

think Cassie

surprised, then shrugged and made way for the blind girl to approach the water. There was

few moments, then sighed and walked toward the shore. Stopping mere centimeters from

am here for

failed as well… but

although the vast shadow hidden within it did not

a long knife,

who suddenly trembled with her whole body and took another step back,

she stopped. Her bloodless lips turned into a straight line, and, gritting her teeth, the young woman returned to the shore. There, she knelt and leaned forward, taking the Ruby Knife

water, and soon, nothing but a slowly dissipating ripple remained to remind

all of

didn't move… the shadow did not

emerged — this one black as coal and holding nothing. It slowly moved toward Cassie, then rose, and softly caressed her cheek. The young woman flinched when the black flesh

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