Shadow Slave

Projected onto the wall, a languid jade beauty with a slim waist and long eyelashes was traversing a labyrinth of crimson coral, her voluptuous figure barely covered by a flimsy seaweed attire. A teenage boy of about thirteen years of age was scurrying along as he shouted:

"...Are you crazy?!"

Sitting on the sofa near the real Changing Star, Rain felt like sinking into the earth. As the movie went by, her cheeks slowly turned bright red. The daughter of the Immortal Flame clan, on the contrary, became increasingly more deadpan and devoid of emotion. By now, her face was so still that it seemed paralyzed.

Rain awkwardly cleared her throat.

"Uh… come to think of it, the actress they chose does not look like you at all. You are much prettier!"

Nephis shifted and briefly glanced down. Then, she said evenly:

"Thank you."

After a while, she added:

"Why would they cast a child to play Sunny? What a strange decision. Only a complete fool could mistake him for a young boy."

Rain let out a nervous laugh.

"Yeah! Yeah… definitely…"

She looked away in utter embarrassment, and then forced out:

"And what is up with that stupid catchphrase? That does not sound like something Sunny would say at all!"

Changing Star moved, suddenly becoming a little more lively.

"Oh, no. That actually happened. A lot!"

three Sleepers braved the wilderness of the Forgotten Shore and eventually reached the Dark City. The brief moment of liveliness passed, and

kind of idiot

with broad shoulders and a noble bearing appeared on the screen. Rain glanced at Lady Nephis curiously, wondering how

apparent relationship with Sunny fit into

it be… that there had been an actual love triangle between

Changing Star's stoic face.

the actor playing Sir Caster radiated courage and passion. Holding the grief-stricken jade beauty by the hand, he looked her in the

never be extinguished! As long as it burns, humanity still has hope! The Dreamers

Rain shifted uncomfortably.

me, or is

single muscle moved on Changing Star's face. She looked at the projection with

however,

Rain frowned.

'Huh?'

next moment, she thought that she smelled smoke. Turning around, the teenage girl noticed a

'That's strange...'

her mouth to say something, but

The projector suddenly exploded.

***

and violently interrupted, Rain only stayed for long enough to help Changing Star clean up the debris of the malfunctioned projector. Then, she found an excuse, grabbed her backpack, and hurriedly

knew what was going to explode

a bit, then went back into the guest bedroom and rummaged through

Memories, of course… but she had worn armor for the better part

a pair of gym shorts to match it. Sadly, other articles of Effie's clothing did not fit her too well. She was going to

matters again

do. She simply sat in silence for a while, trying to deal with the

stared at it for some time,