Shadow Slave

Chapter 38

Sleep was avoiding Sunny. For a while, he sat silently in the darkness, listening to the calming rumbling of the waves. In this rare moment of respite, memories of the past few days came flooding into his mind. However, he was too tired to seriously think about anything. He was warm, full, and relatively safe. For now, that was more than enough.

Soon, the rhythm of Cassia’s breathing changed, indicating that she fell asleep. Nephis was guarding the camp, motionless and, as always, a bit distant. With her silver hair and fair skin, she looked like an alabaster statue.

Sunny sighed. He struggled for a bit, and then said quietly:

“Hey. Can I ask you a question?”

Nephis glanced at him and shrugged. The lack of an audible response clearly indicated that she remembered about his ability to see in the dark.

“Sure.”

‘Would it be too personal?’

Sunny hesitated.

“I thought you Legacies come into the Spell with a whole inherited arsenal of Memories. I mean, that’s supposed to be your main advantage. How come you only had three?”

Nephis was silent for a few moments.

“Actually, I only had two. The rope came from Cassie.”

He raised an eyebrow.

“Oh. I see.”

Realizing that her answer wasn’t really an answer, Nephis thought for a while and added:

“We lost most of our Memories when my father passed away. The ones that remained were sold one by one over the years, to keep the family afloat. This sword and armor came from my First Nightmare.”

So that’s how it was. Sunny realized that the fall of the Immortal Flame clan might have been more thorough than he had thought. Still, something about it didn’t make sense.

“Surely, with your clan’s reputation and standing, there were other ways to make money.”

Without any strong reaction, Nephis simply said:

“There were other reasons.”

Then, she unexpectedly turned her head in his direction.

“Can I ask you a question in return?”

Sunny swallowed.

“Yeah, go ahead.”

Nephis tilted her head.

“How did you know that I’m a Legacy?”

‘What? That’s it?’

“Simple. I heard Caster mention it. He was scolding other Sleepers to make them treat you with respect.”

She gave him a nod and turned away. What thoughts were hidden behind her calm grey eyes, Sunny did not know.

Some time had passed before he gathered enough courage to ask the question that he really wanted to ask. Before doing it, though, he made sure that Cassie was sound asleep and lowered his voice.

ask another

negative

are you burdening yourself with

corner of Changing Star’s mouth curled up

“Why? Wouldn’t you?”

feeling the Flaw pushing

“No.”

“yes”. But one of the things he had lost after the Nightmare was the ability to lie

certainty that it was simply not something he could do. He was barely

be

showed no reaction at all. After a

“Because I want to.”

‘Because… she wants to?’

pretty sure that she would either lecture him about virtue and

danger, to the point of sacrificing an awakened armor-type Memory, because that was something she simply

‘Ridiculous!’

the more he thought about it, the more

was actually the

never really done things because he wanted to. Most of the time, he was doing them because he needed to. It was never

as he

audacity to disregard need in favor of something as frivolous as desire, and do things that a normal person like Sunny would never

blind girl simply because that was what Nephis

mentality was the greatest

that was the real barrier that separated

about. However, before Sunny could

“My turn.”

does she mean it’s her

meant. Changing Star once again turned to Sunny and,

you know the legend

What sort of a weird

Then, remembering that she couldn’t see him,

“No.”

A few moments later,

hero in an ancient war. In the legends, some humans back then had powers akin to the Awakened. Achilles with an Aspect of indestructible body, Diomedes that was so ferocious even the

staring at the

Where did this come from? Why is

Meanwhile, Nephis continued:

home. However, the gods cursed him to endlessly wander the seas, never to return. Over the years, he survived

darkness, creating an enthralling atmosphere. Sunny couldn’t help but listen with

of wonders, delicacies and delights. As long as loving Calypso

Nephis smiled.

its delights, the beautiful fairy, and even his immortality

Sunny blinked.

‘What?’

but it didn’t seem

‘Weirdo!’

and then said

was because he

appeared on Nephis’s

away… from

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