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."

nodded silently. He scratched the back of his

to Awaken without the help of the Spell, then

She frowned.

functions... functioned according to

head and

first 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 the Dream Realm, it was not

Sunny nodded.

learned. Yes... it is a good theory. The theory that

lingered before answering. After a

and why. But, personally... I don't buy that there has always been a connection between the two. If so, then why is the waking world so isolated,

She shook her head.

traditions? Why has there never been an Awakened creature on

a while, thinking. Then,

an ark. If so, then perhaps it is precisely because

shrugged with

know. To be honest, I don't really believe in that sanctuary stuff. I just said what came to mind. You are right... our world is the only place that was drastically different from the Dream Realm, before the Nightmare Spell infected

and rose

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

gave him a

there a particular

almost dropped the

want to know which room you

at

"Although..."

was already

"Goodnight!"

later,

while, alone in the

Eventually, he sighed.

I'm the only one doing

"Look!"

across the water, its sails full of wind. Sunny was standing at the bow, staring

voice, she opened them

was slowly appearing from beyond

Weave.

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

fabric fluttered in

and beautiful. Some buildings were constructed out of stone, some seemed to be carved of ivory, some were pavilions of sun-bleached,

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