Shadow Slave

1075 Know The Enemy

Sunny remained silent for a while, responding only when the pressure of the Flaw started to turn into scaring

pain.

"Yeah... I think I understand."

Many things became clearer now. Finally, he knew more about the Sovereigns, and the power they wielded. Awakened, Masters, and Saints... all of them were bestowed with great strength, but that strength was of a personal kind. Supremes were, without doubt, even more fearsome warriors- however, their true advantage lay in their authority.

He was not too certain about: what exactly a Domain did - even Nephis did not know the details, after all - but understood the concept. A Domain was a physical manifestation of a Sovereign's Aspect, a territory where their rule was supreme.

And that manifestation, while representing their personal strength, relied on external factors to exist and grow. Authority, influence, power... power over someone, and not just yourself. All of these things were conveniently intertwined in the form of Citadels, which the Spell created.

Citadels...

Sunny looked down, as if trying to pierce the Ivory Tower with his gaze. Then, he sighed.

There were still a lot of unanswered questions.

On the surface, the intention of the Sovereigns seemed obvious... well, with the exception of Asterion, who was the most mysterious of the three. They had established their Domains in the unique Citadels that had once belonged to the daemons, and then slowly expanded their rule, uplifting loyal Ascended to Sainthood.

of their Domains. The only two exceptions were the House of Night and, to a much lesser extent, the government. Both were convenient to have around and fulfilled a necessary function. The seat of

about Professor

Anvil of Valor and Ki Song were so obsessed with perfecting their Domains, then why were they suppressing the emergence of Saints? lіghtnоvеl․саvе~с․о․m. The more Transcendents there were, the more human Citadels there would be in the Dream Realm, and the more territory they

but to wage war on each other, then why had they waited for two decades to start it? Why were

for the Chain of Nightmares to

frowned, then glanced

a key piece

'And hateful.'

just a coincidence. Maybe Ki Song simply decided to use the power imbalance

on the parapet of the sunlit

to know all of them.

Sunny scoffed.

Sovereigns, because they were suppressing humanity in its conquest of the Spell... and, more importantly, stood in her way. She did not care

deserved each other, as far as he was concerned. But Antarctica was about to be swept up

Do you even hear yourself? Who are you to defy the great clans? Do you imagine yourself to be someone capable of stopping them? You're definitely not... sure,

Sunny gritted his teeth.

could hope to achieve was to minimize the damage that the clash of the great clans was bound to do

only made

that's exactly what I am going to do. I will prepare, learn their weaknesses,

knew just the right person to provide him with

for a few moments, then