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.

if you

flinched and

the railing. Still slow to react, Sunny watched as Cassie awkwardly climbed on top of Nightmare and settled in the saddle. With her small stature, it

should adjust

state. Commanding his Shadows to disembark, he walked over to the edge of the deck and

to set foot on the white sand

past. Or is it an illusion? Then again, that vision of death might have been an illusion instead. A vision... did I receive a

was in

suddenly revealed itself from the fog. He had completely forgotten about the Sin

too. Now he's going to glare at me

Sin of Solace did, indeed, glared at him silently for

smirked and said in a contemptuous

I am actually starting to enjoy this.

looked at him in surprise. Apart from minute changes that had happened because of his inaction, this was the first thing that went differently than how it had

frown appeared on Sunny's

the

apparition,

Let's go

at him

mist, discovered the line of footsteps in the

or have I really traveled in time? If it's the latter... then

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

For example...

felt

have I not

the stone steps... which meant that Jet was going to be attacked by Undying Slaughter

'Curse it!'

His mind ignited.

an entire hour trying to understand why he had been sent into the past instead of