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.

new day

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

else, it

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

be the only

wasn't willing to waste it

steeled his will and continued

by. Then, one

had no idea if those were really hours - the seven suns shining above the Great River were too bizarre and unreliable to use them for measuring the

case... more time flowed past him. Or was it Sunny who was flowing through time? Questions like this

really starting

suddenly froze and looked at a certain spot

away... a black dot had finally appeared atop the sparkling

'Land?'

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

no guarantee that finding a place to land would save him from the great abomination. But maybe he would be

Sunny's ears as he glided along the current of the Great River, moving - perhaps

grew larger, and he was able to

The island was not very large - no more than a kilometer across - and consisted entirely of black, weathered rock. It

surface of the island, as well as towering

felt a

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

would not climb out

Nightmare, Imp, and the five

to