Shadow Slave

While Sunny and Mordret struggled to survive as their souls were being destroyed…

A human figure emerged from the darkness of the Sky Below and shot into the sunlight, flying with incredible speed. It was a man with skin that looked like polished bark and a burned, disfigured face.

His armor was battered and painted dull by dried blood, and the quiver attached to his belt was long empty. The man had been an officer of the Sun Legion once, but now, he returned to kill its commander.

His eyes were full of resolve.

Months had passed since the terrible day when Kai and his most brave soldiers were chained to the white cliff on the Sacrifice Island and left there to be devoured by the Ivory Dragon. Who could have thought that he would be back to this cursed place so soon?

Leaving the heat of the burning city behind, Kai had hidden himself under the island where his comrades were turned to ash by the dragon's flame, waited for Sunny to get the full attention of the prince of Valor, and then dashed forward without looking back.

He did not wish to see the white cliff and the soot-covered chains hanging from its surface ever again.

Flying under the last bridge connecting the rest of the city to the Ivory Island, he avoided being noticed too soon, and then ascended into the sunlight. Behind him, a dome of shadows suddenly appeared at the entrance to the bridge, hiding his friend from sight.

With his heart growing heavy, Kai soared above the emerald grass of the Ivory City and finally saw his goal.

A magnificent dragon was laying on the ground, blood streaming from his mangled neck. His white scales were painted crimson, and one of his wings was broken. But the great beast was still alive. He was still breathing.

He was immortal, after all…

But not for long.

In his hand, Kai held a knife made of ghostly glass. Inside the knife, the dragon's fate was sealed, placed there by a ruthless god.

Was Kai breaking the will of the gods by delivering it back to its owner? Or completing their design?

He did not know, and he did not care.

cared about

been very strong, or very brave, or very smart. It took him a long time to grow a little. He was not a person of great conviction, either. But if there was one thing he believed, it was that Sevirax had to

he ruled

Kai ignored the pain that had tormented him

Glass Knife glistened in his

was still immensely powerful and deadly. How could a mere Awakened ever hope to wound

ghostly blade into the exposed flesh on the great beast's neck, Sevirax suddenly stirred.

a torrent of wind crashed into Kai, sending him spinning. The glass knife scratched

away in time to avoid being killed, but

soft grass. His speed was so great that his body slid for a few dozen meters, and by the time he rose shakily to his knees, the dragon was already looking

the ocean of madness

a moment, and then, a low, tired, sonorous voice resounded from

"You… I know you…"

Kai gritted his teeth.

had

and exhausted the Ivory Lord was, he would still

to die. Hope was not going to escape. The Nightmare was not going

would not be

might have been able to fly through the sky and see far and

he was no

disfigured face looked at the immortal beast towering in front of him. He shook slightly,

bits of torn

faster. The great beast twisted his neck, protecting the wound left on it by the fangs of the Beast of Twilight, and

could have

But he didn't.

dragon's maw, which instantly

the crippled man was

dragon froze for a moment, stunned by the little