Shadow Slave

There had been a time when Sunny studied Changing Star's runes like a man obsessed. His whole life had been built around the desire to overtake her on the path to power.

He might have even done a few careless things in that pursuit.

At some point, however, Sunny had lost the desire to compare himself to Nephis, at least in this way. The first change had happened because of her return from the Dream Realm. The second... sometime in the Antarctic Center, he had lost the habit of summoning her runes every day.

Shadow fragments, soul fragments - those were not a true measure of strength, anyway. Sunny had seen countless mundane soldiers stand and fight against the Nightmare Creatures, never surrendering despite the dire disparity of power between them. If those people were weak, then he did not know whom to call strong.

And so, at some point, he had stopped paying constant attention to Neph's runes without even noticing it.

Now, however, Sunny had the Mirror of Truth. So, he decided that it was worth taking another look.

The familiar symbols shimmered, forming into strings:

Name: Nephis.True Name: Changing Star.Rank: Ascended.Class: Tyrant.Soul Cores: [5/7].

He stared at that number for a few moments.

After years of lagging behind, Sunny had finally caught up to her... wasn't it so very funny that he had only been able to do so after stopping caring about the race?

A light smile appeared on his face.

'Whatever... she still has more fragments than I do. She'll be a Terror sooner than me.'

But did it really matter? In the end, they would both be Titans. That day was not as far away as it had once seemed, now.

Sunny continued to read:

Soul Fragments: [2719/5000].

adopted by them. However, she could not reveal the fact that she possessed a Divine Aspect and multiple soul cores - requesting more

been hunting down many Nightmare Creatures while Sunny had been going from one dire battle to another almost every day in the Antarctic Center, either, so her progress was

had received in the recent battle, then turned his

Legion Armor], [Dawn

challenging the Second Nightmare... in fact, Sunny could learn a few things about what kind of trial she

to talk about her harrowing experience, he held himself back. Perhaps it was stupid, but... he did

trust was... it had taken a lot for him to extend his own trust toward Effie and Kai.

though. He felt no qualms about studying the Memories that clan Valor had provided to Neph. They were incredible Memories, indeed, no less outstanding than Morgan's Warbow - each crafted for the specific purpose of slaughtering Nightmare Creatures and

wanted to borrow a few to study their weaves. He just did not know how to

it for a couple of weeks...

about it made him

image, Sunny continued

"You are born of two worlds, belonging to both, but welcomed in neither. Your soul exists on the edge between

once were terrible creatures born of an unholy union between the divine and the profane.

soul is aflame

Fire] Attribute Description: "You have

Neither had she unlocked her Aspect Legacy... which was not very surprising. Each Aspect was

an even smaller

Sunny who

and turned back to the

creature of light that was banished and doomed to exist in the darkness. You bring radiance and warmth to wherever you go, but with it comes

of the soul essence of any Nightmare Creature destroyed by your

[Flame Manipulation], [Longing].[Soul Flame] Ability Description: "Your soul burns with the purest of flames.

- it had grown slightly more versatile since the Forgotten Shore, now augmenting the soul, as

Awakened and Ascended ones, respectively - were new. The Awakened Ability was

Manipulation] Ability Description: "You can

have to be her own - although she could produce

on the other hand... was