Shadow Slave

Sunny found himself surrounded by six identical versions of himself, all staring at him with confused expressions. Alabaster skin, raben-black hair, eyes that were like glistening onyx... all of them were clad in full suits of fearsome onyx armor, as well, its design both intricate and impregnable.

He stared at them back.

For a moment, Sunny was scared.

And who could blame him? He had just managed to rid himself of the Sin of Solace, avoided being consumed by the Mad Prince, and survived a meeting with his frightening future self — each a version of him.

But... no.

None of the three was among the six copies that were sitting around him in a semicircle. In fact, the six impostors looked strangely familiar. And not just because they looked exactly like him.

Rather, they were like versions of Sunny that each possessed a distinct personality, which subtly changed how they looked.

One was sullen. Another was joyful. One was deadpan and unsettling, while the one next to him was arrogant and disdainful. The fifth copy seemed mischievous, while the last one looked like a complete lunatic.

They were... his shadows.

Sunny felt like pinching himself.

"Hey, you guys... what, uh... what are you doing?"

Six identical copies of him glanced at each other, then shrugged in unison.

"That's not helping!"

When it became clear that none of them was going to explain himself, Sunny shook his head in bewilderment.

So... this was his Transformation Ability?

'Come to think of it. It makes sense?'

Abilities were varied. Some were more unique, while most allowed Saints to assume the shape of powerful beasts. Sunny

Shell allowed him to assume the form of all manner of creatures, provided he knew how. Serpents, leopards, and winged horrors... as long as Sunny studied someone for a bit, he could grasp the essence of their being through Shadow Dance and recreate it through Shadow Manifestation. Of course, that transformation was purely physical, and did not grant him the mystical powers of the beings whose forms he used. In that regard, Shadow Shell

that his Transformation would

with the invaluable helpers that followed him

His shadows.

them into perfect copies of Sunny, which was different from simply making them tangible through Shadow Manifestation.

as Sunny's own body was. That much was already apparent — he could see the proof

to make it

Onyx Shell Attribute. And since each of

of Shadows], [Flame of Divinity], [Onyx Shell]... and the three Weaves: [Blood Weave], [Bone Weave],

meanwhile... was up in the air. Sunny was not sure if he even

took a deep

made their bodies exceedingly tenacious, while the Onyx Shell granted

they were just as robust as

as powerful? What,

for a moment, and then decided to find out just

simple commands to see what they were capable of while

the command, but at that moment, something strange happened,

on the shadow and its perception... it was as though their connection

version of himself, and in turn looking

perceiving himself from outside his

Startled, Sunny flinched back.

body flinched back,

He opened his mouth:

"What the hell?!"

"What the hell?!"

identical voices breaking the silence of the dusty pocket of

looking at himself... and at the same time, his other body also froze, looking