Shadow Slave

Wind Flower remained silent for a while, seated comfortably on her opulent bed. Eventually, she sighed.

"We made a deal, he and I. I never thought that I would make a deal with a Defiled abomination one day, but then again... I never thought that I'd be imprisoned in a whirlpool of time, forever, either."

Sunny grew tense, staring at the beautiful Saint with a grim expression. The news of her making deals with one of the Six Plagues did not bode well for the cohort...

Noticing his reaction, she chuckled.

"Don't look so worried, Sunless. I did not sell my soul, corrupted as it may be. The Mad Prince... he only wanted to know about Aletheia's Island, and especially about how my father had managed to kill that Great Tyrant in the tower. The creature remains dead no matter how many times the loop resets, which seemed to be of great interest to him. I, on the other hand... wanted to know what had happened to Twilight and the other human cities on the Great River. And how it was that he appeared wearing my father's crown."

Her gaze once again brushed across the Crown of Twilight. She smiled softly.

"Now, I know."

Sunny lingered for a few moments. There were a lot of things he wanted to ask about, but it did not seem wise to press Wind Flower for answers... too much.

The Mirror of Truth was safely hidden in his sleeve, ready to grant him Neph's [Longing] Ability at any moment. Eventually, he asked:

"How did Daeron make that Tyrant stay dead?"

Wind Flower tilted her head a little.

"...You want to know, as well? It was with the help of a very special Memory. A Legacy Relic left behind by a dear friend. It's gone now, of course. Just like everything else is gone."

'Why was the Mad Prince so interested in the dead Tyrant, though? Unlike me, he did not have to destroy the loop to escape the island. What did he want?'

Sunny tried to understand the motives of his future Defiled version, but failed. It wasn't a good idea to try understanding madmen, anyway.

"How did you know that one of my companions has the Guiding Light, then?"

The beautiful Saint chuckled.

"How else? The madman told me that you would."

Sunny froze.

His eyes narrowed.

'Wait...'

he pierced Wind Flower with

Mad Prince knew that we would arrive here

She simply nodded.

why are you surprised... you are the

out

was the future version of him, then the bastard would have already experienced coming to

something about it

the Defiled lunatic already possessed the memories of meeting Wind Flower and learning about the island from her, like Sunny was currently learning, then

had already met Sunny by the time the Mad Prince

didn't make any sense at

the same time did not make sense. The same went for Devouring Beast and Effie. Or everything else about this

were somehow alien to this timeline... more alien than Sunny and his

hand. How to escape this cursed

teeth, remained silent for

do I destroy

He suddenly hesitated.

answer, Sunny raised a hand and

I do destroy the loop... you will die,

at him with a

will. That is why she is here on Aletheia's Island,

the loop, Sunny would be... he would be killing

him for a bit, then shook her

of the Twilight Sea... will indeed cease to exist if the cycle of time is broken. However, I won't die. No,

only coldness. The beautiful Saint looked at him somberly,

why we are going to make another

met her heavy

might that

Flower stared at him for a few

will teach you how to break the cycle

cracked for a