Shadow Slave

'Crap…'

The ship Sunny had just cleared happened to be very near to the island where Sun Prince was standing… in fact, all of the remaining ships were close to it due to the fact that the battle had gradually shifted closer to the Ivory City.

He was not sure how much time it took and for how long he had been fighting. All he knew was how terribly tired he felt… and that were on the verge of utter defeat.

Looking at the steel colossus that was just beyond reach, Sunny gritted his teeth.

The bastard was not allowed to throw that javelin… he had to be stopped at all cost.

Noctis had to be protected.

Not because Mordret told him so, but simply because the sorcerer was their best, and most likely only, chance to survive.

Sunny hesitated for a split second, and then summoned Nightmare and Saint back. The Shadows were entangled in a bloody battle on the deck of a distant ship. Following his command, the black steed did not waste a single moment to turn and leap into the dark sky.

Landing on another vessel, it flew past the startled and terrified soldiers, then jumped again. Just like that, the stallion soon reached Sunny and stopped, his sides rising heavily, covered in terrible wounds.

Bloody foam was falling from his mouth.

The courser's eyes, however, were still full of unbreakable will and murderous resolve. He was a proud and stubborn creature, after all... almost as stubborn as Sunny.

Sunny offered him a pale smile.

"You did well… rest now, for a bit."

Saint dismounted and stood motionlessly, looking at him with her usual calm composure. Her ruby eyes, however, seemed to have become a little dim. The taciturn knight's armor was cracked and battered, but she did not appear to be seriously injured. There was ruby dust streaming from the cracks, still...

Sunny summoned the shadows embracing Nightmare and Saint back and then wrapped all four of them around his body.

had already taken aim

struck him in the neck. The giant lingered for a

bow of the ship, Sunny

enough, or perhaps even greater than that of a siege weapon. Sure, his first throw did not seem to do any damage… it had to have been

Rock boomed,

Come and get me, rust bucket… how's that

shifted slightly. The shadows veiling his eyes grew deeper, and

Sunny laughed.

guess he

Which was good…

bad was that Sunny did not really know how to steer a flying ship, and

second bolt at the giant, then looked in satisfaction as it bounced

did

it would time for him to abandon

with stunning speed for a creature of his

Sunny's smile froze.

that fast of

ship, a hand grabbed him from behind, and Sunny felt himself moving. Then, something exploded below him, and everything was momentarily enveloped

who was holding him as he tried to fly up,

"H—heavy…"

lost his hold of the four-armed demon. Together, they plummeted down. Effie was there, too, clinging to

riddled with

spin for a couple of seconds, then shook of his disorientation, summoned the Dark Wing, and tried

landed on the surface of the island and instantly moved, dodging the debris of the

however, the ground beneth them

in his chest, Sunny slowly turned his head and saw the towering mountain of steel walking toward them, the island quaking with each

nightmarish memory of being smashed like a bug by Sun Prince's sole flashed in front of his eyes once again, making Sunny

nowhere they could