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?'

assume the shape of powerful beasts. Sunny had expected to become a giant beast,

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

that his Transformation would have nothing to do with

to do with the invaluable

His shadows.

different from simply making them tangible through Shadow Manifestation.

own body was. That much was already apparent — he could see the proof

the Onyx Mantle now, wouldn't it? Its [Bound] trait was supposed to make it as strong as his soul was. Since Sunny was Transcendent now,

a manifestation of the Onyx Shell Attribute. And since each of the shadows was clad in the fearsome armor, they seemed to possess the

the rest of his Attributes, too. [Master of Shadows], [Flame of Divinity], [Onyx Shell]...

air. Sunny was not

took a deep

Attributes, they were just as resilient and durable as him. The Weaves granted them strength and made their bodies exceedingly tenacious, while the Onyx Shell granted them protection against

they were just as robust

powerful? What, exactly,

moment, and then decided to

through the shadows. Now that Sunny composed himself, he could give them a few simple commands to see what they were capable

the command, but at that

on the shadow and its perception... it was as

looking at himself through the eyes of the sullen shadow, but it

he was not just perceiving himself from outside his body, but

Startled, Sunny flinched back.

second body flinched back, too, and he felt himself

He opened his mouth:

"What the hell?!"

"What the hell?!"

well, two identical voices breaking the silence of the dusty pocket of

himself... and at the same time,