Shadow Slave

Going straight to the tower might have saved Sunny and Cassie a lot of time, but it was also the most dangerous direction. Not only was Undying Slaughter prowling somewhere in the mist, but Devouring Beast was also not far away.

There were other horrors waiting for them in the forest, as well.

Luckily, there might not have been a more elusive duo than Sunny and Cassie in two worlds. With the blind girl riding Nightmare, they could move swiftly in the darkness. Since she was sharing his senses, they did not need to carry a source of light with them, thus avoiding unnecessary attention.

Sunny could detect most dangers far in advance, and Cassie's supernatural intuition warned them about those threats that could not be perceived that easily. Added to the extensive knowledge of the island, that allowed them to avoid confrontations with its prisoners and advance inland stealthily.

Of course, it would not have been possible without the Fragment of the Shadow Realm. The silent understanding they shared also played a large role.

At some point, Cassie patted Nightmare on the shoulder. The black stallion slowed down and then halted, standing motionlessly in the flowing mist. Sunny leaned against the trunk of an ancient pine and listened to the muffled sounds of the forest, focused and calm.

"Do you sense a threat?"

Cassie nodded.

"Something is approaching."

He swiped the surrounding woods with shadow sense, but did not find anything. Nevertheless... the forest suddenly seemed more eerie than it had been before. Sunny frowned, contemplating which of the horrors of misty island could be lurking nearby.

His expression dimmed.

"Can we evade it?"

The blind girl frowned, then hesitantly shook her head.

"I don't think we can. There is not enough time."

Sunny sighed and raised the Sin of Solace.

"We fight, then."

It was a shame... he really thought that they would be able to reach the Seeker's Tower alive.

Before Sunny could prepare himself for the inevitable - and most likely fatal - clash, Cassie was suddenly surrounded by a whirlwind of sparks. Even the familiar motes of light seemed dimmer in the darkness of the Fragment.

girl remained silent for a few

it, but we can try to

Echo weaved itself from light and hurried into the mist, intentionally producing a lot of noise.

"Let's go!"

as much distance between themselves and the unseen danger as possible. Sunny kept

above the ground,

torn metal rained from somewhere very high above.

It was simply gone.

few seconds later, Cassie

Spell just announced that he is

frowning as he ran. Fortunately, the poor Echo had bought them enough time to slip away from... from whatever it was that

he had been hasty in his decision to

island in one piece. Standing between the

long tendrils descending from the mist to harvest

harvester... how do we

considered flying across the moat before, but now he did not dare to. The bridge seemed to be the only way, but even then... they would be in

'Or we can swim.'

running down his spine. Something told him that

contemplated for a few moments,

us from the... the Harvester. We should be

tilted her head

we cross

frozen

silhouettes with a grim expression, then concentrated on the

runes carved into the rock.

the tower, then Cassie was the only one who could decipher it. Sunny knew a bit of runic sorcery, as well, but his knowledge of

a while,

say. We can only see a part of the inscription from here. Does

Sunny nodded.

from various directions in the past, and every time,

for a

let's not hurry to reach the bridge yet. We should circle the tower and

the black cliff. A few times, they had to retreat and hide - especially so

slay the Corrupted Terror,