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

dissipated, and the seven suns appeared from below the water one after another. Soon, the western horizon was once

else, it was bright

resentment. He was tempted to summon Morgan's Warbow and start turning the ancient serpent into a pincushion. Even if

should Sunny be the

wasn't willing to waste it needlessly in a situation

his teeth, Sunny steeled his will and continued flying above

by.

Great River were too bizarre and unreliable to use them for measuring

any case... more time flowed past him. Or was it Sunny who was flowing

am really starting

at a certain spot on

great distance away... a black dot had finally appeared

'Land?'

then glanced at the 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

that finding a place to land would save him from the great abomination.

glided along the current of the Great River, moving - perhaps

larger, and he was able to

dark island. The island was not very large - no more than a

surface of the island, as well as towering outcroppings of something that resembled tarnished silver. The

felt a bit of

follow Sunny to the surface, it

not climb out of

if it did, it would be out of its element. With Sunny, Saint, Nightmare, Imp, and the five shadows... maybe they stood a chance of driving

to those who succumbed to its madness... and, judging by how real the sword wraith seemed, Sunny had met