Shadow Slave

As a scout, Sunny constantly had to traverse great distances across the abomination-infested wilderness of East Antarctica. He would usually ride atop Nightmare or glide through the shadows with incredible speed, but right now, neither of these methods were an option.

His steed was with Saint, and he obviously couldn't leave the stranded MWP pilot behind by turning into a shadow. Theoretically, Sunny could carry the young woman on his back and run, which would be faster than limiting his speed to that of a mundane human. But he was not too desperate to save time. There was an army outpost relatively close to the ruined city, and although normal patrols would be slaughtered if they tried to take the convenient shortcut, nothing that dwelled there could threaten Sunny.

As they followed a small river that snaked between barren hills, Sunny summoned the runes and glanced at the list of his shadows. It read:

Shadows: [Onyx Saint], [Soul Serpent], [Nightmare], [Ravenous Fiend].

Sunny concentrated on the last string of runes, summoning a detailed description of the little bastard.

Shadow: [Ravenous Fiend]

Shadow Rank: Transcendent.

Shadow Class: Devil.

Shadow Description: [A pitiful little creature traveled through a nightmarish land, harboring a bitter grudge in its tiny heart. Driven by resentment and spite, it suffered many trials and conquered untold dangers to become a marvelous devil. But fate was unkind. The ravenous devil met a much more Terrible fiend, and turned into his shadow]

Sunny stared at the runes with a bleak expression The Spell had always liked to tease him... at least he thought that it did... but this one was just unfair.

'How come I'm the fiend? The bastard literally has the word "fiend" in his name!"

head, he moved past the description and continued

[Marvel], [Ravenous], [Shadow Sworn], [Lesser Iron

Attribute Description: "This Shadow is favored by

good fortune. It was most likely the small Scavenger's very first, innate Attribute... no wonder the bastard had survived

'Damnation!'

blatant unfairness,

Attribute Description: "This Shadow is a marvelous learner. It is stunningly keen and supremely adaptable, absorbing new

of the day, it still didn't help him survive meeting me for the third time. If the wretch was so smart, he should have avoided me like a

of course, but he still

insatiable hunger, and a frightening potential for growth. The more it eats, the

well as the corpses of many Nightmare Creatures with steel-like carapaces. He had no

true benefit of the [Ravenous] Attribute was much more subtle, though. and incredibly precious. It was the fact that, unlike Nightmare and Saint, the imp did not need to consume Memories to rise to a higher Rank. lіghtnоvеlcave.c~оm. There was no counter of shadow fragments. instead, the fiendish Shadow simply had to... devour. it could become a Supreme Devil by simply devouring Nightmare Creatures... or any creatures, really...

was already suffering terribly

ease.

choose between feeding Memories to Saint

and turned his

Sworn] Attribute Description: "This fiend is known

was without surprise, and appeared after Sunny had fed the imp with his flesh. It was the same as what Shadow Blade Kurt had possessed, and showed a high affinity

"This Shadow's flesh possesses qualities

He grinned in satisfaction.

'Finally, progress!