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?

Weave and treated Ananke so cruelly — but for the Mad Prince, it was a perfectly acceptable course of action. Who was

to sacrifice in order to achieve his

doubt… Sunny was

an eyebrow with an amused smile. He studied Nephis

it appears so. Yes, there seems to be an army of Awakened warriors in Twilight, all waiting to resume

He paused briefly.

But what of it? The point is moot... unless you have discovered a method to control the

in turn, and

"Have you?"

her eyebrow

be strangely certain that

of

after all… in its own perverse way. Granted, I find its treatment

He smiled.

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

Sunny scoffed.

you. If it wasn't for you and your schemes, the Battle of the Black Skull would

a friendly smile, then shrugged

it? You 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

looked at them with reproach, waited for

friend Nightingale. You might not feel very motivated to help me,

at the Prince of Nothing for a bit, then grimaced

most likely. And yes, we do have a way to control the defensive array. However, it is

looked at Nephis and said, his voice

Dread Lord and Soul Stealer with the

His expression darkened.