Shadow Slave

Nobody was sure who exactly the Ascended in charge of their new cohort was. Nevertheless, after briefly getting acquainted, the six Awakened couldn't help but wonder.

Quentin, the handsome warrior with a gallant demeanor, seemed thoughtful.

"Master Sunless… I don't think I have ever heard of him. There is no Ascended of that name among those who had been with the government for a long time, that I am sure of."

He lingered for a moment, and the added with slight reluctance:

"I did hear a few rumors, though."

Luster looked at him with a lively smile.

"Come on, then, don't leave us hanging!"

Quentin sighed, clearly uncomfortable to be participating in something that could be amounted to gossip. Eventually, however, his curiosity won over decorum:

"Well, it's not much. I just heard that Master Jet deliberately postponed the formation for the First Irregular Company to give this gentleman enough time to arrive. And that she personally recruited him."

Luster blinked a couple of times. If Soul Reaper had gone out of her way to make sure that the guy joined her unit, then he had to be a beast!

Belle confirmed his suspicion:

"I actually heard that Ascended Sunless is a real monster. A demon of a fighter with a wild, bloodthirsty streak. Apparently, he killed four hundred Awakened abominations… as a Sleeper. Some even say that he hunted down an ancient Fallen Devil before Awakening."

A strange silence settled in the training gymnasium.

Luster scoffed.

"Yeah, right… that's impossible."

had remained mostly silent before that,

told, he is a distinguished explorer and academic researcher. His published works are supposed to be available in the government database. They are very extensive exploration reports about dangerous regions of

fighters, but they had to be capable to survive its wild expanse. It would make sense if Soul Reaper wanted to recruit a

legends among the government soldiers. Their renown

and said

I heard that he is utterly mad. Some say that he actually comes from the Forgotten Shore, where he lived completely alone in the Dark City for a long time. They even say that Changing Star of the Immortal Flame clan once said that he was the only

gradually grew quieter

a short and somewhat awkward pause, the giant

just rumors. I only know that Ascended Sunless is relatively young… however, we don't need to guess. There is

and looked at the intimidating

"Yeah? Like what?"

Dorn shrugged.

fighters, a healer, a ranged specialist, and two support specialists. The cohort seems to be well-rounded, but it lacks

paused for a moment, and then

a defense-oriented fighter or simply a

thought for a

Awakened Luster only confirms the fact that our commanding officer puts a lot of value in sustainability. All of

surprised that he had not

guy is wicked

cleared his

the Second Nightmare is the game changer. Who knows

"Well said."