Shadow Slave

1502 Flawed Reflection

Nephis remained silent for a few moments, then shook her hand and gripped the hilt of her sword. Sparks of white flame were still dancing in her beautiful grey eyes.

"I am not suggesting it rashly. We have already faced two of the Six Plagues, so we know how fearsome they are…"

Mordret looked at her in surprise.

"Wait… you did?"

She nodded.

"Yes. There were unique circumstances that allowed us to exploit their Flaws. As a result, Undying Slaughter killed Devouring Beast, and was then finished off by the five of us. She had been greatly weakened… and still, we barely managed to survive that battle."

Nephis glanced at Sunny. Then, a hint of a smile appeared on her lips.

Glancing at Mordret, she said:

"Oh, and Sunny personally erased the Mad Prince from existence… so thoroughly that there's not even a corpse left. So, the Six Plagues are now down to Three."

Sunny stared at her incredulously. Everything she had said was technically true… the Mad Prince had, indeed, been erased from existence by Sunny — because Sunny was the Mad Prince. There had not been a corpse left by the transition, either.

But why did it sound so… so… misleading and outrageous!

'Did she just… steal a page from my book?'

Was it really the right time to tease him?!

Nephis, meanwhile, ignored the amused smile on Mordret's lips and continued:

"In any case, I am not underestimating the threat posed by the Dread Lord and Soul Stealer. I would not have suggested facing them directly in other circumstances — at least not without being able to thoroughly prepare a battlefield of our choosing. But the situation is different here, in Twilight. Here, we'll have an army of allies on our side. This might very well be the best chance of slaying these monsters we'll ever have. One I am unwilling to pass by."

She remained silent for a few moments, then sighed.

"However, I will not force anyone to follow this plan. You'll have to decide for yourself."

As soon as she was done talking, Mordret smiled brightly.

great plan! Lady Changing Star, you are truly wise… your exalted reputation is very well deserved, it seems. How

well enough to guess what he

to gruesomely kill you in the future. Well… since it's inevitable, I

Sunny's eyes darkened.

stared at Mordret for a bit, then spat through

don't mind killing Soul Stealer… oh,

Jet simply shrugged.

Third Nightmare once. Might as well do

to speak. Holding her belly, she

Kai in this pit, are we? Let's come up with a good plan and crush those bastards. Or, if we can't, let's grab Kai and

eyes settled on Nephis. She nodded solemnly and looked

was motionless, with only the white flames dancing in the depths of her

are willing to help you

He raised an eyebrow.

Do tell what

silent for a while, studying him, then said in an even

wasn't because we were more powerful than her. Instead, it was because we managed to exploit her Flaw — since the Plagues are Defiled versions of ourselves, the knowledge of their Flaws is the best weapon

arms and added,

Soul Stealer… we simply don't know what his Flaw is. Only you know that. So, if you

them with a pleasant smile.

to know what my Flaw is? How daring! Should I help you tie a

simply staring

smile disappeared from Mordret's face. He sighed, then shook his head with

Stealer's Flaw cannot help you kill him, anyway. Because… it's not

gave him a

you mean,

Mordret shrugged.

in the Nightmare. I didn't bring it along… it would be quite foolish to carry something that dangerous around, wouldn't

a bit dejected, as if he was not happy about having to share even that little piece of information

Sunny, meanwhile, was stunned.

can be carried around or left behind? Does it exist

about a

then again, he had never heard about someone like the Prince of Nothing. Divine Aspects were both extremely rare and bizarre, so who was to

Nephis sighed.

do we kill