Shadow Slave

Some time later, Sunny left the house and sat on the porch by himself.

His thoughts were in disarray.

So much had changed, so much had happened. So much was going to happen in the next few days, as well. His life was inevitably going to transform… hopefully, for the best.

However, there were many obstacles he was going to have to overcome and many decisions he was going to have to make in order to avoid being destroyed by the changes instead. Although Sunny had grown considerably stronger, and obliterating him was not as easy anymore, there were still threats out there that he did not dare to face.

He sighed, and looked down.

'I am a Master.'

The knowledge rested in his mind, but he was yet to truly comprehend it. Ascended had seemed so distant and glorious to him, once. Not quite demigods, but also not mere mortals anymore. But now, he was one of these venerated beings himself. He could feel inhuman power coursing through his veins.

That was something he couldn't process that fast.

And yet, time waited for no one. Sunny knew that there would be no opportunity to properly get used to his swiftly shifting circumstances. He had a lot to do, and he had to do it now.

'Just take it one step at a time.'

What did he have to do immediately?

Call Aiko, for one. He had to let his business partner know that he was back and get an update on how Rain was doing.

the White Feather clan and find out about the fallout of the destruction of the Night Temple… although

the government. If things turned from bad to worse with the great

Sunny grimaced.

to collect

studied the familiar, peaceful landscape of

was not too easy to deal with Sunny and the other members of the cohort anymore. All four of them were Masters now, and exceptional ones at that… not only had they conquered the Second Nightmare, but they had also done

were already famous, and this latest accomplishment was bound to stir up a real storm,

each of them

appeared to bolster her allies as long as they could see her. It was as

enhancement himself when Effie enthusiastically activated her new Ability, and had to admit that

any number of people as long as they maintained the line of sight with the huntress, without an additional cost in essence. That basically meant that any cohort, any force, and even any army

enough Masters and too much for them to do to form full cohorts of Ascended. However, that did not mean that one could not build

get very, very popular among the great powers

a similar situation, although

strange, and a little bit frightening. None of them, not even Kai himself, had the chance to explore the full range of its capabilities. However, the potential of

follow his commands. The result and the consequence depended on how much essence he poured

attacks. For example, if Kai commanded another Ascended to drop their

their grip might grow weaker,

more fervor or to hold their ground no matter what. He could invoke any feeling he wanted in large groups of people, or

those who held power, as well. The government propaganda machine especially was going to lose its collective mind over Nightingale and his enchanting

but were also incredibly rare. His Awakened Aspect was now Ascended, which made his previous Abilities more potent, and maybe even introduced new facets to

evolution entailed. They only knew that

there was