Shadow Slave

Chapter 17

He closed his eyes, then opened them again, hoping that the runes would disappear.

‘Please, be gone! Please!’

But the runes were still there, shining slightly, as though mocking him.

Flaw: [Clear Conscience].

Flaw Description: [You cannot lie.]

Sunny stared at these three simple words, feeling like there was a bottomless abyss opening right beneath his feet. The Spell, which was usually frivolous with its descriptions, decided to be straight and on point this time. There were only three words. They left him no room to maneuver.

‘Can’t lie. I can’t lie? Me? How am I supposed to live if I can’t lie?!’

Sunny’s very survival was predicated on his ability to deceive and outsmart other people. Even the Spell itself congratulated him on his treachery! Without the ability to lie, he wouldn’t be able to achieve anything.

Not to mention…

His heart suddenly felt as though it was about to stop.

If he could only tell the truth, how was he supposed to hide his True Name? Wouldn’t anyone be able to turn him into an obedient slave by simply asking a couple of innocent questions?

“Sh…”

Sunny was about to scream and curse, but at that moment, the Spell spoke again.

[Wake up, Lost from Light!]

The black void spun and disappeared.

***

Sunny opened his eyes.

The armored ceiling of the police station’s vault hang above him. No one would call its aesthetics beautiful, but to him, it was the most majestic sight. Only now did he realize how much he had missed the real world.

It was safe and familiar. There were no monsters or slavers… well, at least officially. There was no constant fear of torturous death.

It was home.

In addition, Sunny felt incredible. The cold that had crept deep into his bones during the Nightmare was gone, taking with it all the pain that his wounded body had been enduring day after day. His feet and wrists were not in agony, his back had forgotten the bite of the whip, and he could even breathe without feeling the sharp edges of his broken ribs cutting deeper and deeper into his lungs.

What a blessing!

the new vitality that permeated

‘I really survived.’

looked down

placed beside his reinforced medical bed sat the most beautiful woman

Actually, this was Sunny’s first time meeting someone as pale

wearing a dark blue uniform with silver epaulets and black leather boots.

her arms above her head, clearly bored and sleepy.

the fact that there was a shoulder insignia on the woman’s left sleeve.

stars means an Ascended… huh… yeah. Wait. An

Sunny could fully digest the meaning of this word, he realized

not a gram of humor

embarrassed, and quickly came up with an excuse. Then

“Your breasts.”

second later, his eye widened

planning to say those words at all! His

wave of terror suddenly drowned

eyes. Then, without any warning, she moved her

If it wasn’t for the restraints holding him in place, he would have

Ascended, the woman was an Ascended! She could have torn his head clean off with a flick of a finger. Why

woman cleared her throat and crossed

“Are you awake now?”

numb cheek and

Let me give you a piece of advice: don’t just say anything that comes to your mind.

you! I definitely

moved on its own,

seen plenty… but no one as beautiful as

face as red as a

a few seconds and then burst into

lot of Awakened then. By Awakened

at her with

woman shook her

the body gets rid of all its imperfections. So it’s hard to find an unattractive Awakened, especially among the stronger ones.

she gave him a

welcome back to the land of the living. Congratulations on surviving your

***

Sleeper Sunless.

was how people would address him now, at least in the short span of days until the winter solstice — after that, he would

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