Shadow Slave

'Now, this... is going to be a problem.’

Standing on the threshold, Sunny studied the long corridor. It stretched in both directions as far as he could see, bending slightly. The stone floor was smooth and even, while the tall ceiling was illuminated by a scattering of softly glowing gemstones. The turquoise gems were embedded into it, dimly drowning the corridor in pale light.

The problem was with the walls.

Both of them were perfectly smooth and seamless, as if the corridor had been formed inside the mountain by some unknown means instead of being constructed. Much worse, their glossy surface was reflective... the walls of the corridor were like two endless mirrors.

Remembering what Cassie had said, Sunny frowned.

The blind seer inhaled deeply behind him.

"Oh, my."

Her voice was somber.

Sunny hesitated for a few moments, then asked neutrally:

"Left or right?"

Cassie answered with a hint of confusion:

"Why are you asking me?"

He scratched the back of his head and shrugged.

"Why not? My luck is pretty much non-existent. So, I'll trust your intuition."

She tilted her head a little.

"Really? Because my intuition tells me to get out of here as soon as possible."

"Yeah, I should have expected that answer...

Sunny closed his eyes for a second, then cleared his throat.

don't we

moment the two of them stepped into the corridor, their reflections appeared on the polished walls. Since the two endless mirrors were positioned directly opposite each other, the reflections stretched into infinity, forming countless mirrored corridors. When

of identical copies of themselves, marching in step with them

felt

answer if a reflection speaks

myriad of her reflections nodded at him at the same

reflections were pale and somber, Cassie's reflections were beautiful and moved with

them at all. See

He grimaced.

shadow sense just happens to be gone. What a

forward, he concentrated on his feet. Nevertheless, he could still glimpse

of the countless reflections completely still and staring

of his willpower to keep looking down instead of turning to confirm it. A moment later, there was

are these Others,

instead of aloud, believing that Cassie would hear

information too much. It's misleading.

Sunny frowned.

a bit,

their strangeness. We don't know what they are, where they come from, what motivates them, how they think... or if they think at all. When you fight a human or a Nightmare Creature, you can usually predict what will happen, even if

He nodded quietly.

feared the most was the unknown. And

we should be fine as

silent longer

[I don't know.]

Sunny grimaced.

him, a myriad of reflections grimaced as

long is this damned

in sight. The mirror

the soft rustle of Cassie's

But then...

broke the silence, making him stop

unmistakable