Shadow Slave

"It's exactly the same."

The Chain Breaker was leaning on a broken cliff, the mist swirling around it. Saint was standing motionlessly at the bow of the ship. Nephis had just stated that she would still be able to fight despite exhausting all her essence.

Sunny looked at her, then shifted slightly and threw a glance at Cassie.

'The last time, I noticed her troubled expression and asked if there was something wrong. She explained how her instincts were screaming of danger.'

He hesitated for a few moments and kept silent.

Nephis, however, did not. Noting that Cassie seemed concerned about something, she asked evenly:

"Have you sensed something?"

The blind girl shook her head with a frown.

"Nothing specific. I just have a very ominous feeling. This place, Wind Flower... every part of me is screaming that we are in danger."

Sunny's eyes widened slightly.

The wording had changed a little, but it was almost exactly the same response.

'...How?'

While Nephis and Cassie went about locating the direction where Effie supposedly was with the help of the Guiding Light, he observed them without saying anything. His mind was strangely split between two extremes - one part of it had turned cold and analytical, driven into a heightened state of utmost vigilance.

The other... the other was shaken and distraught, still reeling from the agony of dying to the ghostly blade. The shock of remembering his harrowing demise was so visceral that Sunny wanted nothing more than to topple to the deck and curl into a shivering ball.

Perhaps he had only managed to remain standing because he was frozen stiff.

go... if

and glanced

slow to react, Sunny watched as Cassie awkwardly climbed on top of Nightmare

adjust the

thought finally broke his dazed state. Commanding his Shadows to disembark, he walked over to the

to set foot

Then again, that vision of death might have been an illusion instead.

was

suddenly

me the last time, too. Now he's going to glare

Solace did, indeed, glared at him silently for a

and

starting to enjoy this. Let's go for another round, shall

had happened because of his inaction, this was the first thing

slight frown appeared on Sunny's

the bastard the only exception to

past the apparition, he

Let's go for another

at him in

advanced through the mist, discovered the line of footsteps in

I really traveled in time? If it's the latter... then why? And

state was in shambles, as well. Sunny vaguely realized that he was still in shock, but didn't know what to do about

For example...

Sunny felt incredibly

have I not thought

which meant that Jet was going to

'Curse it!'

His mind ignited.

for being such a fool. He wasted almost an entire hour trying to understand why he had been sent into the