Shadow Slave

Sunny's life had been pretty complicated as of late.

But right now, it was very simple. All he had to do was... kill.

Kill, kill, kill.

Even the Sin of Solace seemed to be enjoying the spectacle.

There was no more hiding, no more caution, and no more trying to undersell his abilities... well, at least the most obvious and visible of his abilities. Sunny had much more tricks up his sleeve, and in fact, this display of power was meant to misdirect his opponents and draw their attention away from his more insidious talents.

However, even that did not matter right now.

All that mattered was murder.

...Dashing through the formation of the Wolves and Nightsingers like a lightning made of darkness, Sunny tore into the tide of Nightmare Creatures. The echo of his deafening roar was still rolling across the battlefield when the Sin of Solace reaped its first life. It passed through the body of a massive abomination, easily rending it into two halves.

[You have slain a...][Your shadow grows...]'It was a Fallen, huh?'

Sunny had activated the [Omen of Dread] enchantment of the jade sword, just for good measure. The faint remnant of a whisper of Ariel, the Demon of Dread, lingered on the cursed blade - all beings who witnessed it had no choice but to be stricken by terror.

The Nightmare Creatures seemed to slow down a little. The Awakened soldiers behind him trembled, too...

However, they were also being affected by the Dying Wish. Fear and inspiration fused together in their hearts to produce savage awe. The soldiers surged forward, their spirits ignited with killing intent.

The abominations, meanwhile, were being assaulted both by the feeling of fear and the irresistible desire to rip the dreadful four-armed fiend to shreds above all else. Such a contradiction was enough to drive one mad...

'Good. Give me madness... give me insanity... the more, the better!'

of Solace feel

the effect of his body being

malice, Sunny continued to

was brimming with so much power that it seemed as though it would soon burst at the seams. His hands

'Kill...'

air, sending an abomination's head flying away in a fountain of blood. The Cruel Sight pierced the throat of another and ignited with incandescent light, filling the air

it took a

'Kill...'

scraping against bone, and tore the creature's jaws apart. At the same time, he severed another abomination from top to bottom with the pristine blade of the Sin of Solace. At the same time, he gutted a third one with the silver shortsword that was burning with the immolating

'All of you, die!'

At the same time...

Nephis entered the melee.

pure white flame. Her silver hair flew in the wind like a

by the Awakened soldiers suddenly grew vastly

brilliant white glow. She looked like a spirit of pristine flame, and in front of her, the Nightmare

that could be seen was the

seen Nephis fight in a long, long time... he had almost forgotten how beautiful her skill

was an Ascended now, and

slain caught fire, that fire swelled and moved, as if being controlled by an invisible will. The air rippled from the unbearable heat, and the flames surged forward in an

with her like a whirlwind, burning and incinerating the

limb

she's stealing

followed by the Fire Keepers. The tide of abominations

the cacophony of battle:"Spread out! Hold the line! Ascended,

the Wolves and the Fire Keepers. At the same time, five figures

Sunny, Effie, Kai...

'What a fearsome quintet...'