Shadow Slave

Chapter 1240

The giant Great Beast was growing smaller and smaller as Sunny rose higher into the sky. The winds were howling, and he was slowly starting to feel apprehensive about how long it would take him to fall back down. The view was simply breathtaking... but even from such a high vantage point, Sunny could not see a single piece of land.

There were no islands, no continents, and no ships. There was not even another piece of flotsam.

He sighed.

'What a predicament.'

"Enjoying the view?"

Sunny flinched and craned his neck, looking at the Sin of Solace.

His identical copy was calmly standing on thin air, looking down at him. The wind was playing with the apparition's long black hair.

Sunny frowned.

'I... really need to get a haircut.'

"You're ignoring me now? Ungrateful."

He glared at the apparition silently, then asked:

"How are you doing that? Why aren't you falling?"

A wicked smile appeared on the face of the cursed spirit.

"It's because, unlike you, I'm not weighed down by sin."

Sunny scoffed.

"Bastard... it's literally in your name..."

The two were silent for a few moments, giving him ample time to enjoy the fact of just how insane he had become. After a while, the Sin of Solace pointed down.

bother resisting? Here's an idea... just go jump into this beast's maw. Haven't you heard the stories about people traveling inside a sea creature's belly? With your luck,

at the porcelain face

I die, you die too,

of

would rather die than spend more time in your

his teeth, then looked

part of me... since

a translucent cloak appeared on his back and turned into a

right, the world was painted in hues of lilac by the light of dawn. To his left, the water was like a sea of burning blood because of the crimson

Solace calmly walked across that sky, following him.

anything - in

too unreasonable... anyone without Memories like

away from the nearest piece of land. That would not

was only one

surviving the [Where is my eye?] enchantment for the third

then dove back into the water. However, its vast shadow remained, moving slowly just

Sunny's expression grew bleak.

to let go,

he offend the serpent's ancestors

head above the water from time to time to throw a chilling look in

Great Beast waiting for him in the river... and if there was one below, there could easily be one above. Being attacked by a flying abomination was the last thing Sunny wanted to happen - but if it did happen, he wanted to at least have the opportunity to dive back into the water and try his luck in the depths. Maybe

was why he dared neither rise too

felt tense, somber...

of

turned into a

and pushed the black needle back into

And so it continued.

he would descend. The Heavenly Burden continued to poke small holes in his skin, which then immediately healed thanks

Sunny grew angry.

Then, he grew depressed.

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