Shadow Slave

There was a furious battle. Saints and Titans clashed, making the ground shake and the sky shatter. A boundless horde of Nightmare Creatures flowed like a sea of darkness, assaulting the formation of human soldiers. A massive tortoise Echo towered above the battlefield, with a stone fort standing on its impregnable shell.

Mordret fought in the battle. Limited to the power level of an Awakened, he drowned in the tide of abominations, slaying one after another as he protected the lives of his fellow warriors. Thanks to his swift sword, none of the members of his cohort fell. They were victorious.

After the battle, awash in the blood of Nightmare Creatures, his companions looked at him with triumphant glee.

"Warren! Gods... I almost lost my arm. If it wasn't for you..."

"We showed them, didn't we?"

"I thought I would die there, for a moment..."

Mordret looked at them and shook his head.

"Get a grip and act with decorum worthy of the warriors of Valor. Especially you, Varo! Lady Morgan and Saint Madoc are with us. Of course, we won..."

He returned to the temporary camp with the rest of the Valor Awakened, washed the grime of the battle off himself, and attended to his duties. There was a lot to be done.

At some point, Mordret found himself ascending the carapace of the tortoise Echo to deliver an important message to his commanders. A beautiful young woman with black hair and vermilion eyes appeared to guide him through the wards. He stood a little straighter at the sight of her. It was Morgan, of course. His sister.

His uncle was also there, as domineering and dangerous as he remembered.

"Is there news, Squire Warren?"

Mordret pretended to be starstruck by the fact that Morgan knew his name as he imagined slowly dismembering and killing her. That was a nice thought.

He bowed, and then said with deep respect in his voice:

"We received word from Knight Shtad, my lady. His cohort had survived the second night and secured a fortified position. Their report indicates that the divination seems to have been correct."

His sister sighed and asked:

about the rest

to be grief-stricken by the deaths of fellow warriors of Valor as he hoped that their deaths

to enter the Seeds, my lady. However, now that we have secured several entry points... the next

His uncle finally spoke:

now is to reinforce Shtad. His mission might very well decide the outcome of this phase of the conflict. Warren... tell your men to prepare. Once we return to the siege capital, I

back the urge

His sister smiled.

much like

I? Squire Warren has a sharp blade, and his comrades are the same. They will

'Oh... well said...'

a bright smile, Mordret put an expression of zealous devotion on his stolen face and a pinch of exhilaration

honor me, Lady Morgan! Sir Madoc... we won't

against the desire to rip them apart

Sister, Uncle... let's meet again

Mordret continued to play the role of Squire Warren faithfully. He had communicated with Seishan through the mirrors, but other than that, his time was spent pretending to be a loyal warrior of Valor both in Antarctica and Bastion... that was another hardship of taking an Awakened body. He was not free from being pulled into the Dream

but doing so would reveal his true identity, of course. Well... spending time

Awakened body was that it made him vulnerable. Not only was Mordret's own

of a Master, or even a Saint, would have been much safer. However, that was exactly what his family was expecting,

but such a

any kind of body

as

was playing the role of

politely on the hatch of the vehicle and cleared his throat,

of the Fallen, Ascended Sunless. Lady Morgan is inviting you to join her

of familiar faces emerged from the

but at the same time much darker. Mordret

somehow managed to

Shadow. Sunless was such an interesting fellow... and a Divine Aspect

rip the young man apart because of what

was a bystander in the crimes of the Domains, after