Shadow Slave

Chapter 1906 Dark Armor Moments later, Sunny emerged from the darkness onto a towering pyre of burning debris. The garden temple had indeed fallen, devoured by a raging inferno. The mound of rubble still blazed, and the intense heat would have reduced an ordinary human to ash instantly.

Even a Saint could have been incinerated or suffocated by the thick, black smoke. However, thanks to the Onyx Mantle, Sunny was largely unharmed—it wasn’t comfortable, but he could navigate the burning ruins freely.

He quickly located Saint. She stood out distinctly—amid the fiery wreckage, there was an area shrouded in impenetrable darkness, silent and serene.

His Shadow was within. While he couldn’t see her, he sensed her presence and that of his shadows.

Sunny paused at the edge of the sphere of true darkness for a few moments. “…That’s new.”

Saint had always carried a bit of elemental darkness within her, true. But she had never been able to summon it in this way—only to use it to manifest a weapon or cloak a Memory.

It seemed that defeating the Reflection had filled the Heart of Darkness to capacity, allowing her powers to evolve. From what he could tell, Saint had gained an ability similar to Revel’s—she could now blanket an entire area with her darkness. The range wasn’t as extensive as Revel’s, but it was still significant.

Additionally, subtle changes in the darkness hinted at the presence of ancient protective wards, possibly remnants of the Citadel’s original defenses that could now be harnessed for their own use.

Sunny smiled.

What was important was the synergy between this new power and Saint's [Mantle of Darkness] Ability.

“When surrounded by darkness, especially true darkness, her speed and strength will increase. Her wounds will heal...”

Now that Saint could freely unleash elemental darkness, she could remain enveloped by it at all times. This meant she could almost always benefit fully from the [Mantle of Darkness].

to

new power could be her first step toward becoming

minions, often both. The ability to engulf

“Isn’t that right?”

the incarnations wrapped around Saint’s body—otherwise, he would have been blinded by his own Shadow’s power,

amazed by the strange and miraculous sensation of merging with another being once more.

absorbing the complex, otherworldly feeling of being one with Saint's body. He also felt a sense of relief, noticing that her severe wounds

loud noise diverted

onyx breastplate

Then, he blinked again.

“No, wait. What?!”

seemed to be removing

all—the elegant stone knight stood in the darkness, methodically stripping off her shattered armor. She was nearly

and skin before, but never outside the intricate, formidable suit of armor. It was

Saint wore simple garments, much like any knight would. Her figure was flawlessly alluring, complementing her inhumanly beautiful face. Her skin matched the color of the onyx armor, giving the illusion that she was

many stone properties, it was merely stonelike. Now that Sunny could sense it, he realized more clearly than ever that she was a being of

this reminded Sunny of the beautiful statue of the Storm

had drawn inspiration from when creating the Stone Saints,

so, faint glowing runes appeared on her skin, pulsating with a soft light that hinted at

to the ground, leaving her completely unprotected. Sunny recalled that she hadn’t come here just

off the