Shadow Slave

Sunny glided through the dark sky above the luminous expanse of softly shining water. The wind was caressing his skin, and tranquil silence ruled the world. If not for the need to pierce himself with the sharp needle over and over again, he would have found the situation relaxing.

Of course, there was also the monstrous sea serpent that patiently pursued him, staring at the perfectly black canvas of the night sky with cloudy eyes.

He also had to constantly remain on high alert - there was no telling what else could attack him from above.

After a while, Sunny let out a sigh.

'How tiresome.'

He was starting to miss the days of plummeting into the Sky Below. At least he had the dead mimic to sit on back then. Now, there was nowhere for him to rest - Sunny continued to fly forward, surrounded by nothing except empty air.

He had the Sin of Solace with him instead of Mordret, too. It was really hard to tell which one of them was worse company.

"What? Have you lost... I strongly protest against this comparison!"

The apparition glanced at him with contempt, then looked away.

Sunny sighed again.

"Yeah, yeah... you are way more handsome than that guy. Sorry. I went too far."

The Sin of Solace scoffed, and they continued forward in silence.

After a long while, the faint radiance of the flowing water grew a little dimmer. The eastern horizon brightened, and then, the first of the suns appeared from below in a crown of lilac hues.

day was

the water one after another. Soon, the western horizon was once again wreathed in the crimson

it was bright

the Great Beast below him with resentment. He was tempted to summon Morgan's Warbow and start turning the ancient serpent into a pincushion. Even if the might of his arrows was not enough to pierce the azure scales of the

should Sunny be the only one feeling endless

consume his essence. He wasn't willing to waste it needlessly in a situation where it was impossible to

his teeth, Sunny steeled his will

by. Then,

- the seven suns shining above the Great River were too bizarre and unreliable to use them for measuring the time.

past him. Or was it Sunny who was flowing through time?

really

at a certain spot on the Great

away... a black dot had finally appeared

'Land?'

long shadow hiding beneath the surface of the water right below him. Then, he changed the direction of his flight slightly and sped up, hoping to reach the black

a place to land would save him from the great abomination. But maybe he

ears as he glided along the current of the Great River,

and he was able to

distance away, was a dark island. The island was not very large - no more than a kilometer across - and consisted entirely of black, weathered rock. It had steep slopes, with

across the surface of the island, as well as towering outcroppings of something that resembled tarnished silver. The glistening edges were sharp and

a bit of

the sea monster. If the abomination wanted to follow Sunny to the surface, it would have to leave the water entirely - and

not climb out

out of its element. With Sunny, Saint, Nightmare, Imp, and the five shadows... maybe they stood a chance of driving the creature away, or even killing

After all, the [Hideous Truth] enchantment of the jade blade promised immense power to those who succumbed to its madness... and,