Shadow Slave
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Nightmare Begins
A frail-looking young man with pale skin and dark circles under his eyes was sitting on a rusty bench across from the police station. He was cradling a cup of coffee in his hands — not the cheap synthetic type slum rats like him had access to, but the real deal. This cup of plant-based coffee, usually available only to higher rank citizens, had cost most of his savings. But on this particular day, Sunny decided to pamper himself.
After all, his life was coming to an end.
Enjoying the warmth of the luxurious drink, he raised the cup and savored the aroma. Then, tentatively, he took a small sip… and immediately grimaced.
“Ah! So bitter!”
Giving the cup of coffee an intense look, Sunny sighed and forced himself to drink some more. Bitter or not, he was determined to get his money’s worth — taste buds be damned.
“I should have bought a piece of real meat instead. Who knew actual coffee is so disgusting? Well. It’s going to keep me awake, at least.”
He stared into the distance, dozing off, and then slapped himself in the face to wake up.
“Tsk. What a rip-off.”
Shaking his head and cursing, Sunny finished the coffee and stood up. Rich people living in this part of the city were rushing past the small park on their way to work, staring at him with strange expressions. Looking haggard in his cheap clothes and from the lack of sleep, unhealthily thin and pale, Sunny was indeed out of his place here. Also, everyone seemed so tall. Watching them with a bit of envy, he tossed the cup into a garbage bin.
“I guess that’s what three full meals a day would do to you.”
The cup missed the bin by a wide margin and fell on the ground. Sunny rolled his eyes in exasperation, walked over and picked it up before carefully putting it in the trash. Then, with a slight grin, he crossed the street and entered the police station.
Inside, a tired-looking officer gave him a quick glance and frowned with obvious distaste.
“Are you lost, boy?”
Sunny looked around with curiosity, noting reinforced armor plates on the walls and poorly hidden turret nests in the ceiling. The officer, too, looked scruffy and mean. At least police stations remained the same wherever you go.
“Hey! I’m talking to you!”
Sunny cleared his throat.
“Uh, no.”
Then he scratched the back of his head and added:
“As demanded by the Third Special Directive, I am here to surrender myself as a carrier of the Nightmare Spell.”
The officer’s expression instantly changed from irritated to wary. He looked the young man over once again, this time with piercing intensity.
“Are you sure you are infected? When did you start showing symptoms?”
Sunny shrugged.
“A week ago?”
became visibly
“Shit.”
hurried motion, he pressed a button on his
the lobby! I repeat! CODE
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ago. Back then, the planet was just starting to recover
not attract a lot of attention. But when they started to fall into an unnatural slumber, with no sign of waking up even days later, governments finally panicked. Of course, by then it was already too late — not that an
the infected started dying in their sleep, their dead bodies turning into monsters, no one was ready. Nightmare Creatures quickly
what powers it possessed, and how to
of the Spell and came back alive — who put
of it had anything to do with him — not
chance of being infected. Well-to-do families hired private tutors to train their children in all sorts of martial arts. Those from the Awakened clans even had access to
was, the better your chances of surviving
had no family to speak of and spent most of his time scrounging for food instead of going to school, being chosen by the
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a hospital bed and a torture device. The room they were in was situated in the basement of the police station, with thick armored walls
them. The only thing he could think about was how much he wanted to
walked in. He had a seasoned face and stern eyes, looking like someone who had seen a lot of
“What’s your name, kid?”
a few times, trying to concentrate, then shifted
“Sunless.”
old policeman raised
That’s a
but found himself unable to
strange about it? At least I have a name. Back in the outskirts, not everyone even
another yawn,
eclipse. My mom had a poetic
got this weird-ass name and his little sister was called Rain… back when she still lived with them, at least. Whether it was
The old policeman grunted.
want me to contact your
simply shook
no one. Don’t
a dark look on the policeman’s face.
long can you
“Uh… not long.”
The policeman sighed.
for as long as you can and listen to me
waiting for a response, he
much do you know about the Nightmare
gave him a
as anyone, I guess? Who doesn’t know about the
About Shadow Slave - Chapter 1
Shadow Slave is the best current series of the author Guiltythree. With the below Chapter 1 content will make us lost in the world of love and hatred interchangeably, despite all the tricks to achieve the goal without any concern for the other half, and then regret. late. Please read chapter Chapter 1 and update the next chapters of this series at novelebook.com