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.

mean that he had to be happy

no weapons or armor, for now. Just...

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

He shivered.

his throat

here to retrieve the Ruby Knife. Please… give

a gust of

it because of Harper? Or all the things I've done

few moments later, Effie

I guess you are not pure,

his teeth, then growled at her

and try

shook her head

accused me of

for a bit,

am in the body

from Sunny's shoulders, approached the water, and

have the knife, uh… Aunty from

Effie remained there for a few moments, then sighed and took

"...Figures."

turned

a few moments, then shook his

Cassie

then shrugged and made way for

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

am here for

failed as well… but then, the young woman suddenly paled and took a

lake… and although the vast shadow hidden within it did not move, something

knife, which seemed to be

hand rose from the water and offered it to Cassie, who suddenly trembled with her whole body and took another step back,

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

and soon, nothing but a slowly dissipating

all of this

didn't move… the shadow did not

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

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