Shadow Slave

Chapter 1886 Dark Dancer 'Damn it.'

Lightslayer had already taken the Citadel...

And, therefore, Ki Song's Domain had already descended on Godgrave.

There were a couple more conclusions Sunny made in the split moment before Revel's words resounded in the darkness of the ancient castle and the corpses came alive, but there was not much time to contemplate.

Since Revel was here, then the first arrow must have been shot by Moonveil. The two from behind... had to be Silent Stalker.

Who else was here?

Three Saints, no matter whether they were the Queen's daughters, were not enough to take on the conquest force of the Sword Army... even with the element of surprise on their side. Unless Ki Song was here personally, he struggled to understand what their plan was.

And she couldn't be here in person — for the simple reason that only two of the fourteen Saints had died, not all of them.

The corpses of the two slain champions came alive, lunging at their former comrades. They did not accomplish much, though — as soon as they had stirred, Neph's sword beheaded one, while the other was gruesomely dismembered by Saint Jest's cane sword. It happened in a heartbeat, so swift that Sunny did not even notice the thin blade move.

The corpse of the Great Terror was blasted back by a blinding bolt of lightning that Roan seemed to have sent flying from his sword. The creature was delayed, but not destroyed.

The rest of the Sword Saints all exploded with motion, dispersing as they summoned the power of their Aspects or assumed their Transcendent forms. Suddenly, the area in front of the castle gates felt very overcrowded.

Sunny noticed Saint Rivalen, in his heavily armored rhino form, ramming into the wooden gates of the ancient stronghold and barreling straight through them, on his way to challenge Silent Stalker.

Saint Helie's Transcendent form was that of a towering, graceful centaur — pushing herself into a leap with four hooves, she simultaneously let an arrow loose.

He did not waste much time watching, though.

His target was Revel.

Before IIelie's arrow could strike, Sunny already stepped through the shadows while lashing out with his odachi. There was a heavy feeling in his chest — if his last conclusion was correct, than this would be his only chance to end the battle easily.

Sadly, Lightslayer was too swift, and too skilled. Dancing away with an easy step, he deflected his blow with her sharp do despite the sudden and unpredictable nature of his attack. He also dodged Helie's arrow with the same motion.

"The Lord of Shadows, I presume..."

voice remained

Sunny cursed inwardly.

to shatter the world, and a bestial silhouette leaped from somewhere above, landing between the Saints of

smile

"...You're mine."

With that...

— true, elemental darkness. It suffocated Sunny's shadow sense, turned him blind, and at the same time cut him off from his source

of battle grew distant. It was as if he was transported somewhere else in the castle, separating him from the

Song Saint, or a Component of the lake Citadel. However, he

'True darkness...'

darkness was the natural enemy of shadows. With how unique and varied Aspects were, Sunny knew that he would run into an Awakened with affinity to it sooner or later. He also guessed what was happening after failing

do with the lineage of Beast God, which the princesses of Song all seemed to share despite not being related to the

Weapon form and turned into a Nightmare Creature that resembled an enormous firefly — one of the Corrupted abominations

see that he was standing in the middle of a vast, overgrown hall. Roots and scarlet vines grew through the cracked walls, the bulging floor, and the broken ceiling, making it seem like the thick of the jungle. Lightslayer was standing a few meters away, looking at him with

it was not vanquished — instead, it flowed around them like a dark cloud, suffocating the light produced by

smiled behind his mask as Saint

didn't really think that would

Saint for a few

"No. I didn't."

figures suddenly stepped out

Sunny's heart grew cold.

the Lightslayer — the first of Ki Song's

copies

dark leather armor, with raven-black hair and obsidian eyes... dark, cold,

Revel in front of him...

was

His eyes widened slightly.

'Reflection...‘

moment, the Reflections unleashed two tides of darkness of their own,

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