Shadow Slave

1501 Two Choices

Sunny should have expected what question Nephis would ask. The Dread Lord was in Twilight… Soul Stealer was there, as well. The city itself was frozen in time. Finally, the truth of how it had been lost was revealed.

But what mattered most was that there was also an army of human warriors there — all the people from the Twilight Sea, except for those who had perished during the siege of Verge and the subsequent retaliation of the Defiled horde.

Could they really be saved by deactivating the defensive array?

Sunny had just the Memory to do it.

However... the things Mordret had shared with them changed the entire game.

Sure, the question Nephis had asked was reasonable. The primary goal of coming to Twilight was to rescue Kai, but they had harbored a tentative hope of finding more allies here, as well. Now, even if there was a caveat, it seemed that their hope could come true.

But… why was it that they needed allies, to begin with? It was to have enough forces in order to attack Verge, which was supposed to be guarded by the legion of Defiled abominations and the Six Plagues.

Now, three of the Plagues were gone. Of the remaining three, two were trapped here in Twilight. Numerous Defiled had either perished or become frozen in time here, as well.

Then, didn't it mean… that Verge was far more vulnerable than they had ever expected? Vulnerable enough so that the cohort had a chance of destroying the First Seeker without the aid of powerful allies, perhaps.

It was as though the only ally they needed was the Mad Prince.

A subtle frown appeared on Sunny's face.

'Aren't I putting too much trust into a Nightmare Creature?'

Sure, the vile madman's motives seemed to align with his. But to what degree? And could an ending envisioned by a demented abomination truly fit what Sunny wanted to achieve?

so cruelly — but for the Mad Prince, it was a perfectly

to sacrifice in order

Sunny was full

an amused smile. He studied Nephis

sure, it appears so. Yes, there seems to be an army of Awakened warriors in

He paused briefly.

complete with two dreadful Defiled champions. But what of it? The point is moot... unless you have discovered a method to control the defensive array of Twilight

each of them in turn, and then asked

"Have you?"

her

strangely certain that we

of Nothing

Twilight. The Spell is always fair, after all… in its own perverse way. Granted, I find its treatment very distasteful this time around.

He smiled.

others in question, must have a way of helping me free myself. Otherwise, the

Sunny scoffed.

you? All of us are in this mess because of you. If it wasn't for you and your schemes, the Battle of the Black Skull would have never happened, and we wouldn't have ended

him with a friendly smile, then shrugged

should really learn how to let go of past grievances and forgive people, Sunless. Holding onto spite is a terrible way to live a life. Just look at me! You spoke so convincingly about not wanting to serve the Great Clans, then went and joined the army of Valor anyway. But am I mad? No… I graciously forgave

looked at them with reproach, waited for a few moments, and

you, there is still your friend Nightingale. You might not feel very motivated to help me, but what about him? You aren't going to leave

for a bit, then grimaced

likely. And yes, we do have a way to control the defensive array. However, it is not

Nephis and said,

kill the Dread Lord and Soul Stealer with the help of Daeron's army. If we survive, the seven

His expression darkened.