Shadow Slave

The dark surface of the water exploded, and a gargantuan shape rose from beneath it. Sunny struggled to contain his revulsion as he saw its grotesque form... the creature looked so appalling and alien that he did not even know how to describe it. It was as if a mass of slithering eels was wearing a messy cloak of tangled seaweed, its countless limbs ten times longer than its vague, slender body.

'How... how did it even manage to stay hidden?'

The great hall of the lost temple was flooded, but the water was not that deep. As the revolting depth dweller continued to reveal its twisted shape, the dark water boiled, and countless Drowned revealed their presence.

These ones were similar to the abominations that had attacked the Chain Breaker in the past, but also different.

Their bodies were humanoid, with powerful black tentacles instead of a pair of legs - however, instead of gaunt outcasts who were overgrown by barnacles, the true Drowned looked much more strong and fearsome. Their weapons were of much higher quality, and some even wore strange but durable armor made out of shell and bone.

The black eyes of the sentient Nightmare Creatures burned with bloodlust and malice.

'Damnation!'

Most of them were Corrupted Demons, while the few most powerful ones seemed to be Devils.

And then there was the sybil herself, of course. Sunny still couldn't see her clearly.

By the standards of the waking world, the three of them were a truly formidable battle force. Sunny was pretty sure that he and Nephis were among the most powerful Ascended humans to have ever lived, with Cassie trailing not far behind them. They were accompanied by two Transcendent Devils, a Transcendent Beast, an Ascended Terror, and an Ascended Monster.

empowered by a Supreme Memory, the Crown of

this battle was not going to be easy. It promised to be extremely perilous,

battle clarity, banishing all unnecessary

cohort, the burden of command lay squarely on

Sunny, if you will... slaughter these Drowned. Cassie,

through the air. As he did, though, a transient thought entered

of bloody warfare in Antarctica, he had thought that he was sick of and nauseated by battles, bloodshed, and violence. But after experiencing

missed the

really losing it,

no more time

hall was torn apart and obliterated. To his right, the darkness was suddenly vanquished by a furious explosion of radiant light. Sunny saw a glimpse of a silvery sword, and

wasted no time

appalling creature busy. His role, however, was no less important - Sunny had to eliminate the Drowned and

'...Will she be alright?'

his worry, he lunged

place of eternal dusk, he did not have to be frugal with how to use it at all. The limits that had oppressed him during the entire Southern

of the Serpent King's crown. While the hall was not spacious enough to warrant turning

group he had faced in Antarctica. Corrupted Demons and Devils were not new enemies for