Shadow Slave

Soon enough, it was time to say goodbye again. Effie and Kai were returning to the government-controlled section of East Antarctica with Wake of Ruin and Saint Tyris, while Jet was leaving with the forces of Song.

The joint army had already withdrawn from the battlefield and traveled some distance away from it. Now, it was ready to break apart... before it did, however, Sunny managed to find an opportunity to talk with Soul Reaper in private.

The long column of vehicles had come to a stop, and they found each other among the busy chaos of imminent separation.

"How is living with the Song clan treating you?"

Jet smiled a little, then shrugged.

"It's treating me fine. I am often reminded of why was it exactly that I never wanted to be a part of a Legacy clan... but it's fine. Weirdly, I feel a bit of kinship with these women."

Sunny raised an eyebrow.

"Kinship, really? Why?"

She lingered for a few moments.

"A thief knows a thief, as a wolf knows a wolf. It's just a vague feeling, but I think that their Flaws are similar to mine... not exactly the same, but similar. I have no solid proof, of course, but there are ways to tell. A thing like that influences you in many subtle ways."

Jet looked away and let out a wistful sigh.

"All of Ki Song's daughters are adopted, you know? Many of them were taken from the outskirts when they were very young. Who knows, in another life, I might have been a princess of a great clan, as well... wouldn't that be a sight?"

Sunny looked at her gloomily, trying to imagine Soul Reaper in the traditional wine-red attire of the Song clan. However, his imagination failed him.

...No matter how hard Sunny tried, he just couldn't imagine Jet wearing a dress.

He scoffed.

"I do know, and yes, that would be a sight. However, I like the current you much more."

Soul Reaper laughed.

Sunny, me too. You are maybe a bit too young to understand the sentiment, but... I fought long and hard to

from her face, and she looked at

are about

nodded, prompting her to

are you

remained silent for a few

stupid. But... not too

face for

stay in

turned around and walked away, heading for the

had already warned her to stay clear of Mordret... as for informing Jet of the presence of his shadow, that would

will unfold, for

went to join

Echo had been dismissed, and they were going

possession of Echo mounts, and would be riding them across

small crevice that was drowned by deep shadows. There, he found

grown bigger. His belly had, at least - it protruded from the scrawny

Shadow turned its

eyes for a moment,

gluttonous little wretch. Can you

him lazily, and then

"...Wretch!"

Sunny scowled.

you calling a

Shadow, sending

those Nightmare Creatures that had to do something with steel

a few familiar faces inside - the members of Cassie's

Sunny, they all became

man! You were a real terror on

the hell did you become that

to Ascend, too. Maybe I'll get a pseudo-transformation ability like