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.

out about the fallout of the destruction

things turned from bad to worse with the great clans, the authorities were the only force influential enough to shield him… for a price, no

Sunny grimaced.

yet… I need to collect my thoughts

back and studied the familiar, peaceful landscape of

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 it at an abnormally young age and

up a real storm, both in the media and behind closed

each of them

the huntress to receive another combat Ability, but instead, her new power appeared to bolster

new Ability, and had to admit that it was… powerful. Not comparable to what the young woman herself could accomplish, but

they maintained the line of sight with the huntress, without an additional cost in essence.

for them to do to form full cohorts of Ascended. However, that did not mean that one could not build supporting teams of Awakened

to get very, very

a similar situation, although for different

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

the consequence depended on how much essence he poured into the compulsion and the target's resistance, as well as some other factors

strong willpower or high resistance to mind attacks. For example, if Kai commanded

weaker, and their attacks might

have to be aimed at an enemy. Kai could call upon his allies to fight with more fervor or to hold their

government propaganda machine especially was going to lose its collective mind over

that were known to happen, but were also incredibly rare. His Awakened

evolution entailed. They

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