Shadow Slave

Well, actually, it was black. Shrouded in the darkness of the long night, Sunny rode north through the wailing hurricane of snow. To his eyes, which could see through any shadows, the snow appeared as light-grey, bordering on white.

The way back was not long enough to deal with thoughts and emotions raging in his heart, but luckily, Sunny had too many worries about the future to drown in the regrets of the past.

'...Doesn't matter, anyway.'

Verne was dead, and everyone else was also dead. None of the people Sunny had come to know in the past weeks survived. Now, all he could do was make sure that his soldiers, Professor Obel, and Beth did not share their fate.

That was not going to be an easy task.

Soon, the wreckage of the old war machine appeared in view. Sunny dismissed Nightmare, walked into the rusted metal frame and lingered for a few moments in front of the Rhino.

Then, he opened the hatch and climbed inside.

Quentin, Samara, and Belle were keeping watch, each of them tense and ready for battle. Noticing him, the Irregulars sighed with relief.

"Captain. You're back."

Sunny nodded.

"Did anything happen in my absence?"

Quentin shook his head.

"There were no Nightmare Creatures yet. Professor Obel and Miss Beth were both exhausted, so they're sleeping. We settled the Professor in your quarters. I hope you do not mind."

He remained silent for a moment, then added with a hint of melancholy in his voice:

are keeping an eye on them. In case one or both

about the accommodations at that moment, so he simply

'No Nightmare Creatures, yet..."

could change at

sleep and leaving the Rhino, even if one of his shadows had stayed back to observe the surroundings and be a potential exit point of Shadow

expanse of the Antarctic Center, it was Nightmare Creature country now. Hordes of them moved through the mountains, many

on the cohort's camp at any moment, so

was a thing

that were dangerous. But after leaving the protection of LO49 and its thick walls, he

then, with his [Fated] Attribute, such calculations were more or

rubbed it. He was too tired and numb to care

nap, then. Wake me up

Sunny climbed into one of the free sleeping

it to fall

of darkness, he summoned Saint and ordered her to guard the Rhino from

all Sunny

***

had been before. The raging blizzard enveloped the world, obscuring the cold dark sky. He had been pulled out of his

wall of the Rhino slid away, revealing a sleeping niche hidden behind it. Dorn's massive figure could be seen inside. The giant man had drawn a short straw when they

did not

any threat, he left

Belle, Samara - you

not even linger to listen to the report that

Kim, Luster, and Dorn. They looked much better than they had yesterday. Even though one night

broken instead of rested himself. However, that

"So?"