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.

it. Or, rather, the only one of those who had entered it who managed to return alive. At least that is

Sunny raised an eyebrow.

they were born. He also knew that the unknown were, most likely, the creatures of that void, while the Unknown was a specific being

the reflection of either the former or the latter

reflection of the unknown within their pupils? By entering the void and

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

physically entered the void.

past into the future. The Demon of Fate had obviously been much more capable of looking at them than

way back to its origin? To the point when the world had not existed yet, and

fact, now that he knew that simply knowing certain things could corrupt living beings, he saw the ability to perceive

'Dangerous...'

the possibility that Weaver had indeed ventured into the eternal void physically. Maybe that was how they had ended up having to sever their arm

remained silent for a bit, then asked in a dry

Weaver do such

Ananke smiled.

believed that knowledge was the

I heard as

they had ventured into the eternal abyss. To find the answer to the greatest of

mural. Hearing these words, she frowned

"What secret?"

The young priestess laughed.

wanted to gain knowledge of the origin of the gods. Others say that it was Weaver's own origin that they sought to uncover. Perhaps it was

stared at her for

two are one

Ananke shook her head.