Shadow Slave

Sunny felt glad that his face was hidden behind Weaver's Mask and shrouded in impenetrable darkness. That was because he might not have controlled his expression very well in the last few minutes.

One of his other two avatars might have even stumbled out of nowhere, somewhere far away.

Those lazy guys...

Luckily, he regained his composure swiftly.

'Damn it, Neph...'

The echo of his last words was still traveling across the Nameless Temple when Nephis frowned slightly. Sunny had just accused her of trying to deceive him in a rather threatening tone... he even commanded Serpent to make a bit of noise to add some weight to his perceived displeasure.

What would her reaction be?

Unexpectedly, a subtle smile bloomed on Neph's face, and her eyes gleamed with satisfaction.

"I see that you are better informed than I presumed, Lord Shadow. Good. That saves me a lot of trouble."

Sunny was stunned for a moment. That... was not the reaction he had expected.

'Shameless! She's completely shameless!'

Nephis, meanwhile, put her hand on the hilt of her sword and looked up a little.

"Since you already know that the war is inevitable, and that it will happen here in Godgrave, you must also realize that you can't escape it. One way or the other, you will be implicated in the clash between the two Domains. So... unless you want to abandon your Citadel and flee into the waking world, you might as well choose a side. In fact, I think that you already have."

Sunny scowled, staring at her with displeasure.

hell does

very start. That was why he had established the Nameless Temple in Godgrave and waited for the emissaries of Valor to

Nephis had no

shook his head in the darkness and asked,

"Have I?"

have. After all, you have already refused the emissary of Clan Song. Since you have shown no desire

remained silent for a

leaned forward

"Says who?"

with a hint of confusion on her beautiful alabaster

"What?"

Sunny smiled.

that I refused the emissary of Clan

lie. He could not say a word of truth while wearing Weaver's Mask, and this avatar of his almost never took it off. The Lord of Shadows was meant to attract the attention of those

however, it had worked to his

the Nameless Temple was a death

shapeless guardian of the temple

Facing the wall of impenetrable darkness in

"You didn't?"

sighed quietly

Nephis while making her think that she was the one insisting on making the purchase. People did not value that which came into their possession too

silent for

I gave the emissary Ki Song sent

Sunny smiled.

Star. If any of you, emissaries of Valor, manage to leave a scratch on

not answer immediately, contemplating his