Shadow Slave

Sunny did not know much about astronomy. However, due to being born during a solar eclipse, he knew a thing or two about eclipses… a useless piece of knowledge he had never thought would become so vital one day.

After being devoured by the shadows, the moon had turned red, which seemed like a sign of its return. However, in reality, it just meant that the moon was now fully submerged in the deepest, darkest part of the planet's shadow.

So… did Noctis get his power back? Had he grown more powerful than ever, even? Or was he currently the weakest he had ever been?

Was the damn Dream Realm even a planet?!

Sunny did not know, and had no time to wonder. He was being destroyed from the inside by the Broken Oath, and relentlessly attacked by the warriors of the Ivory City at the same time. No matter how many he killed, their tide did not seem to wane…

Well, in that case, he just had to kill even more.

Jumping back, Sunny braced himself, and then put his shoulder behind the Patient Avenger. In the next moment, a fiery explosion boomed on the deck of the ship.

…Far away, on a desolate island bordering the Ivory City, Sun Prince raised his hand and aimed the gargantuan javelin, his gaze locked on the ferocious battle between Noctis and Solvane that no one except for him was able to see. His emotionless face glistened with crimson light, reflecting the radiance of the blood moon.

'Damnation!'

Thrown down by the detonation of the flames contained within the kite shield and surrounded by a red haze, Sunny rose shakily and stared at the steel colossus, his heart growing cold. Noctis… the bastard had to be aiming at Noctis…

If the sorcerer died, they were going to die with him.

Powerless to change anything, Sunny just gritted his teeth and watched.

That was why he saw a graceful ship suddenly emerging from the darkness of the Sky Below, its bow aimed at Sun Prince. Left with no other choice, Cassie had abandoned the safety of the treacherous gaps between the islands and threw her vessel up in a desperate attempt to stall the monstrous giant.

bow of the ship shuddered, and a heavy bolt streaked through the dark red sky, hitting the colossus right in the chest. Then, it detonated, drowning the world in pale blue light

his eyes opening

girl… she actually

the towering figure of the prince sway slightly and take half a step back. Then, Sun Prince indifferently looked down, at a barely visible scratch left on the breastplate of his polished armor. He did not seem damaged by

about

had not come without

close distance and surrounded the graceful vessel, showering its deck with arrows. Several Sailor Dolls fell down, their wooden bodies damaged heavily or destroyed completely. The rest released their

holding a heavy shield. By now, both shields were riddled with arrows, and

arrows slid past Cassie's defenders. She deflected one with the Quiet Dancer, but the second struck her

ballistae standing on their bows, and four wicked bolts hit the hull of the graceful vessel. Two bounced off, but the other two must have possessed powerful enchantment — they

damage was not their

Harpooned by them, Cassie's vessel was severely slowed down and pulled into two different directions, its hull groaning, as if on the

their harpoons into it were free to either close in

away, Sun Prince was already readying

did not see

thrown into a frenzy by the death of so many of their comrades. He was forced to fight without paying attention to anything

each of the members of the cohort had a role to play. He was powerless to help Cassie, even

powerlessness… he had not tasted

the enemy sword and killing the man wielding it with

it… I

in the process. Cassie broke the shaft of the arrow lodged in her shoulder, gritted her teeth, and took the oars again. Now held by only one vessel,

result, the metal beak of the sorcerous ship's ram crashed into its side at full speed, piercing

ineffectively off the giant's impenetrable steel body without leaving even a scratch. It did get his attention, however… another javelin flew at the graceful ship, missing it just by a

Cassie did not die.