Shadow Slave

Sunny remained silent for a while, looking at the broken pillar. Eventually, he turned to Ananke and asked in a hesitant tone: "What is this?"

The young priestess approached the mass of dark stone and bowed her head. After a few moments of reverent silence, she straightened and looked at him with a proud smile.

"It is one of the greatest relics of Weave, my Lord. This column was brought into the Tomb of Ariel by my elders, and then carried all the way here after their exile. It depicts the deeds of Weaver, from birth to the bestowal of the Nightmare Spell to my people."

Her smile dimmed.

"...However, as you can see, the column has been severely damaged over the ages. Now, only this one image remains."

Sunny frowned and stared at chains wrapped around the titanic gate. For whatever reason, just looking at them made him feel deeply uncomfortable.

"But what is its meaning?"

His voice was full of both curiosity and apprehension.

Ananke stepped closer to the broken pillar and studied the ancient engraving for a few moments in solemn silence. Then, she said in a melodious tone:

"This is a fragment of the mural that tells the story of one of Weaver's greatest deeds. The story of how the wandering daemon braved the eternal abyss."

The frown on Sunny's face deepened. He briefly glanced at Nephis and said:

"The... eternal abyss? Do you mean the primordial void?"

The young priestess nodded.

sealed the void, Weaver was the only one who managed to enter it. Or, rather, the only one of those who had entered it who managed to return alive. At least that is what the

Sunny raised an eyebrow.

that the gods had sealed the eternal void, from which they were born. He also knew that the unknown were, most likely, the creatures of that void, while the Unknown was a specific being that had somehow given life to the seven

of either the former or the latter was forever

up carrying the reflection of the unknown within their pupils? By entering

there was an actual gate, no matter how impressive, that barred the way into the eternal

Weaver had actually physically entered the void. Of course, it was

future. The Demon of Fate had obviously been much more capable of looking

fate all the way back to its origin? To the point when the world had not existed

using the [Where is My Eye?] enchantment was much more perilous than Sunny had thought... and he already considered it deadly. In fact, now that he knew that simply knowing certain things could corrupt living beings, he saw the ability to perceive

'Dangerous...'

eternal void physically. Maybe that was how they had ended up

silent for a bit, then asked in a

did Weaver do such

Ananke smiled.

knowledge was

heard

ventured into the eternal abyss. To

at the ancient mural. Hearing these words, she frowned slightly,

"What secret?"

The young priestess laughed.

of Fate wanted to gain knowledge of the origin of

stared at her for

are one

Ananke shook her head.