Shadow Slave

1026 The Fall of Falcon Scott (44)

The graceful knight stared at him indifferently, not showing any reaction. The ruby jewels of her eyes glowed with menacing crimson flames, revealing no emotion. Sunny sighed.

"Oh, come on... don't you understand what is happening? Just... emote, please! It won't kill you... I think..."

Saint remained silent and as aloof as ever, causing his heart to ache.

Cursing under his breath, Sunny looked away and summoned the runes. The shimmering symbols appeared in the air in front of him:

Name: Sunless.

True Name: Lost from Light.

Rank: Ascended.

Class: Devil.

Shadow Cores: [4/7].

Shadow Fragments: [2973/4000].

Memories: [Silver Bell], [Puppeteer's Shroud], [Midnight Shard], [Extraordinary Rock], [Prowling Thorn], [Endless Spring], [Dark Wing], [Moonlight Shard], [Weaver's Mask], [Broken Oath], [Autumn Leaf], [Cruel Sight], [Covetous Coffer], [Heavenly Burden], [Memory of Fire], [Memory of Ice], [Strike of Thunder], [Morgan's Warbow], [Shadow Lantern], [Bone Singer], [Shadow Chair], [Overpriced Saddle], [Dying Wish], [Sin of Solace], [Bitter Cusp], [Stifled Scream], [Weaver's Needle], [Essence Pearl]. [Nimble Catch], [Shroud of Graceless Dusk], [Siege Souvenir], [Incessant Seeker].

His shadow fragments were already closing in on three thousand. That was not the important part, though.

Sunny studied the list of his Memories with a pained expression, then looked down and concentrated on Saint's name.

Shadow: [Onyx Saint]

...Shadow Fragments: [196/200].

only three and a half fragments away from saturating

care in case she got wounded, either, which was why he had not sent her to

He had been prepared to fail to reach his goal on time. All it meant was that

he cherished all of his Memories. They were all

example, were far from stellar Memories — however, he needed them in case there was no way to avoid an aerial

outgrown, but was attached to them sentimentally. More than that, he hoped to pass them

it. That was the first Memory he had ever obtained, and the first Memory he had changed with sorcery. It was also a... a memento that reminded him

Tier, too.

had to sacrifice something. In the end, Sunny sighed bitterly

of polished red coral, and an arrow

the Second Tier he had received recently. It was as powerful as the Strike of

was the Broken Oath. As always, Sunny winced when its soul eroding aura started slowly dissolving his own soul. It was a great charm that had served him well many times in the past, and synergized

an Awakened Memory of the First Tier was not great, though. With the caliber of enemies Sunny was facing these days, it was like a drop in the ocean. Aside from that, Saint was mostly fighting alongside Nightmare now, and would hopefully

first Memory Sunny summoned was the Prowling Thorn. He sighed again,

through a lot together. But it had outlived its usefulness. Sunny would have preferred to keep the Prowling Thorn simply for utility, but the situation demanded he let go

had already lost the Patient Avenger, and now, he was going to lose three more perfectly fine Memories. He felt as if his heart was

'Waste... such a waste...‘

and then handed the dagger, the gent, and the arrow to

eat these. Enjoy your

graceful onyx knight silently took the Memories and crushed them in her fists without pausing even for a moment. Hearing the dreadful sound, Sunny was

Those were very precious.

being absorbed into the Shadow's body. Then, her eyes flashed with

tunes still ttung in the air, the counter

Shadow Fragments: [200/200].