Shadow Slave

Chapter 1308

Sunny almost choked on his tea.He had grown accustomed to Ananke being helpful and accommodating, so he did not expect her to become philosophical all of a sudden. Worse still, because of his own Flaw, he had no chance but to answer her philosophical question.

'What is life, huh?'

He coughed.

"Well, I don't know. To me, life is all about being rich and comfortable. Throw a little decadence in the mix, and it's even better! If I ever manage to build such a delightful life for myself, I'll be more than happy to never improve or grow... apart from growing fatter, that is..."

The old woman laughed.

"That is a remarkable dream, my Lord."

Nephis threw a burning gaze at him at the mention of decadence, then turned to Ananke.

"Then what about the next step? How does one become Supreme?"

Her voice was tense.

The old woman lingered for a while, then shook her head with a sigh.

"That I don't know... and there is no one left to teach me. I am sorry that I can't be of help."

Sunny shook his head.

"No, no... you've already been very helpful. We learned a lot from you."

Ananke smiled.

"In that case, thank you for this meal, my Lord and Lady. I've been blessed by your grace. Rest well tonight."

She rose and added, her voice tinged with melancholy:

"...Tomorrow, we sail to the center of the city."

After she left, Sunny and Nephis remained silent for a while. Both were thoughtful, pondering the startling truths of how the ancient humans walked the path of Ascension before the Nightmare Spell.

Eventually, Sunny sighed.

"It seems that Awakening took a lot longer before, but was not nearly as fatal as it is with the Nightmare Spell."

the

about something else, though. If it is possible to Awaken without the help of the Spell, then why has no one accomplished just

She frowned.

to a different set of laws. Or maybe there were Awakened

head and added,

one - gaining the ability to sense your essence - require some kind of knowledge. Forming the core, refining essence, expanding the soul... you wouldn't be able to do it blindly. For the ancient humans of

Sunny nodded.

one to learn from and no one to show them that there was something to be learned. Yes... it is a good theory. The theory that our world is simply different from the Dream Realm is

lingered before answering. After a while, she

and why. But, personally... I don't buy that there has always

She shook her head.

Awakened creature on Earth before the

remained silent for a while, thinking.

then perhaps it is precisely because there were no

shrugged with

that sanctuary stuff. I just said what came to mind. You are right... our world is

his head and

any case, I am tired, and it is time to rest. Where

him a

there a particular reason

almost

room you chose,

glanced at her, and

"Although..."

was

"Goodnight!"

moments later, she was

remained standing for a while, alone

Eventually, he sighed.

come I'm the

"Look!"

its sails full of wind. Sunny was standing at the bow, staring into the distance curiously.

opened

was slowly appearing from beyond the

Weave.

artificial islands connected together to form a single whole. There was a network of canals between the various districts that served as roads, and a forest of narrow towers rising into the sky. Most of them were windcatchers, just like the tower of the House of Parting

scarlet fabric fluttered in the

of stone, some seemed to be carved of ivory, some were pavilions of sun-bleached, bright silk. There were districts with homes and houses, groves of fruit trees, and even entire city-ships taken entirely by a single elegant palace or a solemn

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