Shadow Slave

[Your shadow is complete.]

Sunny let out a hoarse sigh and uttered a stifled curse. He was standing on one knee, pressing his fist against the stone floor of the tower. His face was pale as that of a ghost, contorted in a pained grimace.

The terrifying agony of having a new Shadow Core from in the depths of his souls was slowly subsiding.

He had risen to a new Class.

This was not the first time Sunny had gone through the familiar torment, but the sudden torrent of shadow fragments caught him entirely by surprise. He did not pass out from the pain, or even fell down... but it was far from pleasant.

'Gods... what happened?'

Standing up with a groan, he swayed slightly and summoned the runes.

Name: Sunless.

True Name: Lost from Light.

Rank: Ascended.

Class: Terror.

Shadow Fragments: [7/6000].

Sunny stared at the shimmering runes silently.

'Terror...'

He inhaled deeply.

to come to terms with what he was looking at. There was no denying it,

much stronger, and just when he desperately needed strength as well -

'How?'

head and looked at the charred remains of Wind Flower's deathbed. The wooden frame was gone, replaced by a scattering of embers. The stones were covered by

ache

'Her gift...'

[Dream Flower] had not been a natural Memory... that, Sunny was sure of. He did not know how Wind Flower could have influenced the Spell to make sure that he received it, but she had. The gift she had given him in the dream had

But still...

fragments directly from those who died by his blade, as opposed to receiving them from soul shards. While there were some advantages to

all but useless to Sunny. He also did not receive a portion of the soul

inexperienced, or surpass a hundred soul fragments if they had fully saturated their core. Of course, the difference in Ranks also played a

that Wind Flower's Transcendent soul core had long been fully saturated. Therefore, if a Master like him killed the beautiful Saint, they would

he had received more. Much

away from becoming a Terror. So... he had not just received a portion of Wind Flower's power. He had received all of it, with not a single

her as possible. She must have even sacrificed whatever Memories still remained in her Soul

the beautiful Memory? How had she known so much about him and his Aspect? Sunny had

the Mad Prince had

the incinerated bed for a few moments and

moments

"Thank you."

a while, and then glanced

of them now, all staring back at him

creepy, haughty, naughty... and

five, but also different. At first glance, it seemed the least eccentric of them. The new

chill

something eerie about the new shadow. It was as if its outward normalcy was hiding something - a deep, dark ocean of utter, unhinged,

let out a long