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?

Prince, it was a perfectly acceptable course of action. Who was to say that the bastard had not planned for

willing to sacrifice

was full

eyebrow with an amused smile. He studied Nephis for a few moments,

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

He paused briefly.

remember that there is also an army of the Nightmare Creatures there, complete with two dreadful Defiled champions. But what of it? The point is moot... unless you have discovered a

at each of them in turn, and then asked with a hint of

"Have you?"

raised her eyebrow

be strangely certain that we

of Nothing

I'll admit it. Yes, I am quite confident that you do, indeed, possess the means of lifting the curse enveloping Twilight. The Spell is always fair, after all… in its own perverse way. Granted, I find its treatment very distasteful this time around. I have been left with no choice but to rely on others to help me

He smiled.

that is exactly why I believe that you, the others in question, must have a way of helping me free myself. Otherwise, the Spell would have been entirely unreasonable, which

Sunny scoffed.

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

with a friendly

to live a life. Just look at me! You spoke so convincingly about not wanting to serve

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

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

Prince of Nothing for a bit, then

to control the defensive array. However,

looked at Nephis and said,

with

His expression darkened.