Shadow Slave

Fifteen Transcendent Echoes, most of them Devils...

Sunny simply stared, mentally recalculating the threat level of the Valor force... and of the great clans in general.

'I knew, of course, that the hidden power of the Sovereigns is vast. But it seems that I've been concentrating on their personal might too much... mostly because it is both mysterious and phenomenal. However, there is the mundane power of accumulation as well. I've been a fool to neglect it.'

To everyone else, a Corrupted abomination was a dreadful nightmare... even to Saints. Transcendents fought against the Corrupted and were more than capable of slaying them, but every such fight was a risk, especially against the creatures of higher Classes.

The Supremes, however, were equal to the Great Nightmare Creatures. Sunny had been under the impression that the Sovereigns mostly stayed within the confines of their Domains, but maybe he was not entirely right. Someone like Anvil or Ki Song could slaughter Corrupted abominations with the same ease he could butcher Awakened creatures.

It only made sense that they had accumulated a legion of powerful Echoes over the decades, including scores of Transcendent ones.

Sunny suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

'...Hell. Who says that Transcendent Echoes are the limit?'

Since the Sovereigns could fight on equal footing with Great Nightmare Creatures... then didn't it mean that they could possess Supreme Echoes, as well?

To this day, Sunny had only seen two Great abominations. One was the unborn spawn of the Vile Thieving Bird, and the other - most likely - was the dark sea of the Forgotten Shore. What would it look like if a creature like that was turned into an Echo?

Was Morgan in possession of a Supreme Echo?

Did she have an Echo of a Titan slumbering in her Soul Sea?

He lingered for a moment, then glanced at Nephis, who stood in front of the army of monsters with an impassive expression on her calm, beautiful face.

'You want to destroy... this?'

closed his eyes for

that lunatic. She must have infected me with her madness! Because... I really want to make these bastards pay,

to

was staring at Morgan with an unreadable expression. Eventually, the old man said in an even

those things away. They'll ruin

'What...'

and silently dismissed the Echoes. Saint

clan... is as shrewd as ever. These

Sunny was thinking feverishly.

main force across the ocean. With these fifteen Transcendent abominations, they alone could be considered

Song clan in East Antarctica - a vassal, just like Sky Tide. Two more were coming, both direct members of the clan, as well as several hundred

'Is that guy coming?'

he was. Mordret had joined Song to avenge himself on Valor, in the first place. He wouldn't miss a

alone was more frightening than fifteen

Sunny almost groaned.

bastards are going to destroy

meant to be merely a prologue to the war of the Great Clans,

and Jet seemed a bit somber, but calm, too jaded to be shaken by the promise of appalling bloodshed. Saint Tyris was reserved and stoic. Madoc and Morgan... they hid it

all. She might have fooled everyone else, but he knew what kind of hatred dwelled in her burning, murderous heart.

grim prospects of the nearest

had a hint of

colleagues from the great clan

Wake of Ruin nodded.

me... there is a lot we need to discuss regarding the current situation on the continent and your future role in keeping it in human hands. But what am

his

fact that most of the gathered powerhouses