Shadow Slave

Chapter 1828: Lost and Found Chapter 1828: Lost and Found

Rain made her way back to where Tamar was leaning on the spear, put the sword down, and sprawled tiredly in the mud.

Now that the Tyrant was dead, the rush of power she had felt because of the Awakening receded.

Her body might have been tempered and reforged, but it was still depleted and weary. Her mind, too... she was dead tired.

Some distance away, the abomination's corpse was laying on the ground like a small hill of flesh. The creature was dead, but its minions weren't — the monstrous hands were still moving, searching for the killer in blind fury. Luckily, they remained attached to the Tyrant's corpse, so their reach was limited. Until the corpse decomposed and fell apart, nothing would reach Rain and Tamar.

The movements of the terrible hands were a little panicked.

Looking at the sky, Rain let out a long sigh.

The storm was slowly dissipating. The wind had already grown weaker, and the rain was not as heavy anymore. The lightning did not strike as often. The roaring thunderclaps were not as loud, as if growing distant.

She could even see gaps in the veil of dark storm clouds.

Unexpectedly, rays of pale sunlight were pouring from through the gaps.

Which meant that it was the seventh day of their journey.

Rain stared at the rays of sunshine with displeasure.

‘How annoying.’

She had hoped that it was still the sixth night, just to avoid the Nightmare Spell's favorite number.

Rain had a mild aversion to the number seven, purely out of obstinance.

Tamar finally let go of her spear and fell back on her stretcher. The younger girl looked at her for a long time, her eyes full of questions.

But in the end, her exhaustion won, and she simply closed them.

Not long after, both Rain and Tamar were asleep, laying next to each other in the mud.

This was the first time in a long while they slept peacefully.

***

By the time Rain woke up, the sky had cleared.

Strangely enough, she didn't feel groggy or exhausted. Her body did not ache all over, either.

Instead, it was brimming with energy and vitality.

The low hum of the Weeping Goddess enveloped the world like a lullaby.

at the clear sky for a

Right. I'm

in the direction of the dead Tyrant. The forest of arms was still moving, but none

That was a relief.

she raised her

like silk.

stared at her palms

Her calluses were gone.

‘Huh.’

a couple of

hands looked soft and delicate, as if she

but she couldn't help letting a small smile creep up on

‘Wait a minute... ’

military bodysuit. Peeling it off to reveal her fair torso, she opened

she had collected in the last few years were nowhere to be seen, either. Her skin was supple and unblemished, nearly

‘Wow. Ah! ’

was delighting in the sight of her ladylike body, a

What are you doing?

close, embarrassed at being caught doing something so

she saw Tamar looking at her with a

‘Right.’

Rain smiled sheepishly.

I was just... good morning,

sky, which was already

she opened her mouth and asked

you been... an Awakened all along, Rani?

been done, Rain honestly wasn't sure how to deal with the situation. There had been no choice but to act when the Tyrant was

processing what had happened

gaze and shook her

think you know that I wasn't. If I was, I wouldn't have put myself through all that

was hesitation in the younger

yet, there was no other logical explanation. Reality and reason were clashing in her mind, leaving her in a state of loss and

a while,

that limits when and how you can express your power... that

for a while,

no such Flaw. I

Tamar gritted her teeth.

the Tyrant? It

of her head, remained silent for a few moments, and

would not have been able to wield

a deep