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Chapter 1792: Bait and Switch
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Sunny remained silent for a few moments, then stood up.

"Please, follow me. I want to show you something."

Cassie rose, and they walked together through the impenetrable darkness. As they did, he spoke in a tone of indifference:

"You know a lot about what I've been up to after becoming a Saint. For a while... I did not even have plans of ever returning. So, my preparations are not as extensive as yours. Still, I've been working on bringing down the Sovereigns earnestly, in my own way."

She nodded.

"Your involvement is both welcome and appreciated. You might want to be modest, Sunny... but there is really no need to. There are very few Saints more powerful than you. Maybe even none. So, your presence alone is significant enough to change the balance of power entirely."

Sunny smiled.

"Who says that I want to be modest? Yes, I am powerful. Not only am I powerful, but each of my Shadows is also a walking calamity. There are only six people in the world that I am inclined to be wary of the three Sovereigns, Mordret, Nephis... and you.

His smile widened.

"And look at that, three of the six have decided to join hands to defeat the rest. I'd be afraid of us if 1 was someone else."

They returned to the inner sanctum of the temple and entered the stairwell to the underground level.

Sunny's smile dimmed a little.

"Returning to my preparations to kill the Supremes. Make no mistake... I am determined to achieve Supremacy without venturing into a Nightmare, as well. It's just that while Nephis is prevented from doing so by circumstances, I simply can't. Because... well, you know. Sadly, I must admit that I am half a step behind her, in that regard. Which is why my plan revolved around battling at least one of the Sovereigns as Saints."

They reached the great underground hall, which was drowning in darkness. Sunny had hidden it from Nephis the last time around. However, Cassie was witnessing the world through his eyes - so, she could see everything that he could see.

She was momentarily frozen in place.

"Don't worry. It's safe."

The hidden level was like a reflection of the main hall, as if someone had flipped the entire temple and put it below ground upside-down. The great pillars of black marble descended from the tall ceiling and rested on the floor, and silence reigned in the vast expanse of solemn emptiness. There were only two differences - the absence of the altar and the mystical circle that took the entirety of the far wall.

The circle itself looked... quite striking. It was as if the great wall of black marble had turned into liquid once, and swirled around an invisible axis before solidifying in a sudden ripple. It was both orderly and chaotic, enthralling and unnerving... but mostly beautiful.

It was also capable of absorbing a vast amount of essence like a bottomless vortex. Because of that, it emanated a sense of magnetic pressure.

Cassie was stunned by the sight.

"What... what kind of sorcery is this?"

Sunny looked at the great circle, too.

"A kind that is much older than all the rest. Divine sorcery."

If it could even be called that. Sorcery was something that followed a framework of laws and principles to shape the world, usually by manipulating soul essence. Divine sorcery, however, was simply a manifestation of a deity's will. lіghtnоvelworld~c`о/m. There were some tricks to it, no doubt - otherwise, there would be no need for the mystical circle to exist, or for the string of fate belonging to the Chain Lords to be contained in the seven knives.

However, Sunny could not even begin to guess these tricks. For all intents and purposes, divine sorcery created miracles, not magic.

There was a hint of awe in Cassie's voice:

"What does it do?"

Sunny remained silent for a moment, then answered evenly:

"You probably don't know, but the Nameless Temple has not always stood in Godgrave. In fact, I found it somewhere else. It is a wandering Citadel, and the circle allows it to wander."

Cassie's brow furrowed a little.

He knew that learning that fact pushed her into rethinking a thousand of preconceived notions.

A few moments later, she turned to him and slowly said:

"You put it in Godgrave... as bait."

He smiled, allowing her to continue.

"You knew that a Citadel standing in the middle of the future battlefield would possess an irresistible attraction for both Song and Valor. So, you put your temple here and let your presence be known by delivering those Sleepers to the Song Domain. Then, you just sat back and waited... until Nephis arrived. Instead of infiltrating the Sword Army, you let them invite you to join. Shower you with gifts and try to appease you, even. Just to have you fight on their side, which was your goal all along."

Sunny chuckled.

"You are half-right."

Cassie raised an eyebrow.

"Only half?"

He nodded.

"It is true that the Nameless Temple is bait. But it is also a trap."

Sunny inhaled deeply and looked up, as if trying to pierce the marble walls with his gaze.

"The clash with the Sovereigns is inevitable, and one way or the other, it must happen here. Either they will come to besiege my Citadel, or I will move it to besiege them. Even if Nephis manages to become a Sovereign, she will still be new and inexperienced as a ruler of a Domain. So, she'll need all the help she can get when she faces the enemy."

He lingered for a moment.

"The darkness that surrounds the Nameless Temple is not one of its Components. In fact... well, you might not remember if I tell you where I received it from. Suffice it to say, it is a shard of an ancient Domain. A Divine Domain. The Realm of Shadows."

Sunny sighed.

"I can't control it, and am too weak to claim ownership of it. However, it is still a piece of a foreign Domain of unfathomable power. When either of the Sovereigns enters it, their authority will be weakened, if not suppressed entirely."

Cassie considered his words carefully, Slowly, a hesitant smile appeared on her lips.

Then, she seemed to think of something else.

"But your plans would not be limited to just weakening their authority... you are far too thorough to be satisfied with just that."

Suddenly, her eyes widened.

"The Great abominations that sleep below the temple!"

His smile turned a little sinister.

"Yes. They are a present I've been preparing for the Sovereigns. A swarm of Great Nightmare Creatures to welcome them as my guests, freshly freed from a maze of nightmares and burning with furious desire to avenge their imprisonment. Of course, just that is not worthy of a proper welcome gift. I should be a generous host, after all."

Cassie tilted her head a little. A moment later, she faced him with a flash of understanding in her beautiful blue eyes.

"In the memories... you had a fifth Shadow. A black stallion who wields power over dreams. However, I've never seen him here, or with any of your other incarnations. Sunny... where is that Shadow?"

Sunny grinned.

His gaze fell down, at the floor of the Nameless Temple.

After a while, he said:

"Nightmare is busy with an important task. He is lulling a special guest into slumber. The centerpiece of my welcoming committee."

He faced Cassie with a cold expression.

"A very nasty creature of the Cursed Rank. Since we're inviting the Sovereigns, we should have a guest of honor, don't you think?”

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    worthy opponents, our chapters shall be submitted simultaneously cheerful
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      I was already going to sleep, but chap came out, so had to do my job
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    1793. Soft Hand


    Nephis had judged that the only way to defeat the Sovereigns was to become Supreme.

    However, Sunny had held a different opinion. He had been fully prepared to face them as a Saint- just as he had faced countless adversaries of a higher Rank than him in the past. People like him were forged by bringing down creatures more powerful than them, so in principle, there wasn't much difference.

    All he had to do was study the enemy, ensnare them in a net of deceit and treachery, and then put his life on the line. Wait for them to break themselves against each other, and then deliver a fatal strike to finish off the battered foes.

    That was why he had made the Nameless Temple into a trap, and sent Nightmare to assemble a swarm of slumbering horrors.

    The Dream Curse... was a frightening power. It spread unseen, infecting those unfortunate enough to contract it one after another. Its influence was subtle and insidious, and by the time the curse was ready to pull its victim into the maze of nightmares, it was already too late to resist it.

    Of course, the Great Nightmare Creatures slumbering under the temple still tried. They struck against the walls of the dream prison, just like Sunny had done in the Kingdom of Hope - the nightmares subjugated by his Shadow were continuously destroyed, breaking apart under the onslaught.

    However, at the same time, Nightmare conquered more of them... the new dreams he collected belonged to abominations of vast and terrifying power, and so, the walls of the dream maze grew stronger and stronger. As did the dark destrier himself.

    Still, it was a daunting task for Nightmare to lull a Cursed being to sleep.

    Sunny's steed had been at it for many months already. The Nightmare Creatures populating the area of the Hollows around the Cursed One's lair had succumbed to slumber one after the other. Then, the fallen deity itself was slowly infected, one drop of insidious poison at a time.

    The Cursed One had resisted for a long time, but eventually, the Dream Curse seeped into its mind, body, and soul. At first, it would grow sluggish sometimes, then it would doze off for a minute or two before recovering. Finally, it fell asleep.

    Its slumber was still restless and shallow, but Sunny was certain that he would be able to pull it Into the underground hall of the Nameless Temple before the Sovereigns came.

    Of course... his preparations were flawed, as well.

    He had started on this plan not long after returning to civilization, still disoriented by the changes that had happened in his absence and badly informed.

    Sunny sighed.

    It was not that Nephis was incapable of constructing a plan to clash with the Sovereigns as a Saint. She was experienced in slaying overwhelming foes, as well. It was just that it was not an option for her - because after the Chain of Nightmares, the two Domains were holding the equivalent of an entire Quadrant's population hostage.

    If the Sovereigns were eliminated without a new Supreme taking their place, the Dream Realm would drown in human blood. And Nephis had made it clear in the Crimson Spire that she did not only care about reaching her goal, but also about reaching it the way she wanted.

    So... as Sunny saw it, both of their plans had to succeed if they wanted to achieve an acceptable outcome.

    'What are the chances that nothing will go wrong?’

    There were many unpredictable factors. Mordret was a wild card... so were the Sovereigns themselves. There was also the third Supreme, Asterion, who was mysteriously missing.

    But they had no choice but to try.

    He looked at Cassie.

    "That is the gist of it. I think that we stand a chance, if things go right for us. If things go wrong - which they will, I'm sure - then, well, I guess we'll have to improvise.”

    She remained silent for a while, still stunned by the brazen audacity of his simple, but simply unbelievable plan.

    Who would place a Citadel in the middle of a Death Zone, fill it with sleeping Great Nightmare Creatures, kidnap a Cursed One, and then bait the Sovereigns Into causing the swarm of horrors to wake up?

    A thing like that was nothing short of unthinkable, and yet, the Lord of Shadows had not only thought it, but also made it true.

    She shook her head slowly.

    "Improvisation... yes..."

    Then, Cassie took a deep breath and composed herself.

    "The key to good improvisation is being prepared." Sunny smiled.

    "I expected you to have a contingency."

    Cassie was someone who had mastered the art of guiding events in a desired direction with a soft hand. A rigid plan was destined to fail, but if one was flexible enough, no unpredictable event could become an insurmountable obstacle. The success of the astonishing web of schemes she had woven to give him a chance to be free was proof that her approach worked.

    So, she would have had something in mind for the Inevitable clash with the Sovereigns.

    The young woman sighed.

    "It is nothing revolutionary. You should know well as an experienced hunter.. one should study the enemy before confronting them. The Sovereigns are shrouded in mystery. But if we want to strike them down, we need to know them... their upbringing, the environment in which they were formed into people they are, their youth. How the Broken Sword's cohort was formed, how it rose to glory. How it fell apart. All of that, and more."

    A somber expression appeared on her face.

    "Needless to say, most of that information is either erased or twisted to such a degree that learning anything truthful from it is impossible. I've been... trying to uncover as much as I can. But it hasn't been easy, and most of all, I've been very cautious, afraid to attract attention. The King of Sword still doesn't trust Nephis that much, after all. Being discovered would mean certain death."

    She remained silent for a few moments, then added:

    "But that is about to change. Once the war starts, everything would be thrown into chaos. That is when we'll be able to act more boldly. With my ability to read memories and perceive many things, and your versatile arsenal of stealth and infiltration #abilities... if the two of us put our minds together, I'm sure that we can uncover a great number of secrets under the cover of the mayhem."

    Cassie took a deep breath.

    "Including the most important one!"

    Sunny gave her a long look.

    "What do you think is the most important secret?"

    Cassie hesitated for a while, then faced him and said quietly:

    "...You are right. Our battle plan is too vague. But there is something that can make the odds much more favorable a piece of information that is as important as it is tightly sealed. At the end of it all... I suspect that the success of our entire endeavor will be decided by whether we manage to solve that mystery or not."

    Her beautiful eyes grew cold.

    "The single most important thing we must learn... are the Flaws of the Sovereigns. If we grasp their Flaws, victory will be ours. If not, all that awaits us are the flames of hell."

    Sunny looked at her silently for a while.

    Eventually, he said:

    "You want to steal the secret of their Flaws?"

    Cassie lingered for a bit, then smiled.

    "Yes, And I want you to help me steal it, Sunny.”
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    1793 Soft Hand


    Nephis had judged that the only way to defeat the Sovereigns was to become Supreme.

    However, Sunny had held a different opinion. He had been fully prepared to face them as a Saint- just as he had faced countless adversaries of a higher Rank than him in the past. People like him were forged by bringing down creatures more powerful than them, so in principle, there wasn't much difference.

    All he had to do was study the enemy, ensnare them in a net of deceit and treachery, and then put his life on the line. Wait for them to break themselves against each other, and then deliver a fatal strike to finish off the battered foes.

    That was why he had made the Nameless Temple into a trap, and sent Nightmare to assemble a swarm of slumbering horrors.

    The Dream Curse... was a frightening power. It spread unseen, infecting those unfortunate enough to contract it one after another. Its influence was subtle and insidious, and by the time the curse was ready to pull its victim into the maze of nightmares, it was already too late to resist it.

    Of course, the Great Nightmare Creatures slumbering under the temple still tried. They struck against the walls of the dream prison, just like Sunny had done in the Kingdom of Hope - the nightmares subjugated by his Shadow were continuously destroyed, breaking apart under the onslaught.

    However, at the same time, Nightmare conquered more of them... the new dreams he collected belonged to abominations of vast and terrifying power, and so, the walls of the dream maze grew stronger and stronger. As did the dark destrier himself.

    Still, it was a daunting task for Nightmare to lull a Cursed being to sleep.

    Sunny's steed had been at it for many months already. The Nightmare Creatures populating the area of the Hollows around the Cursed One's lair had succumbed to slumber one after the other. Then, the fallen deity itself was slowly infected, one drop of insidious poison at a time.

    The Cursed One had resisted for a long time, but eventually, the Dream Curse seeped into its mind, body, and soul. At first, it would grow sluggish sometimes, then it would doze off for a minute or two before recovering. Finally, it fell asleep.

    Its slumber was still restless and shallow, but Sunny was certain that he would be able to pull it Into the underground hall of the Nameless Temple before the Sovereigns came.

    Of course... his preparations were flawed, as well.

    He had started on this plan not long after returning to civilization, still disoriented by the changes that had happened in his absence and badly informed.

    Sunny sighed.

    It was not that Nephis was incapable of constructing a plan to clash with the Sovereigns as a Saint. She was experienced in slaying overwhelming foes, as well. It was just that it was not an option for her - because after the Chain of Nightmares, the two Domains were holding the equivalent of an entire Quadrant's population hostage.

    If the Sovereigns were eliminated without a new Supreme taking their place, the Dream Realm would drown in human blood. And Nephis had made it clear in the Crimson Spire that she did not only care about reaching her goal, but also about reaching it the way she wanted.

    So... as Sunny saw it, both of their plans had to succeed if they wanted to achieve an acceptable outcome.

    'What are the chances that nothing will go wrong?’

    There were many unpredictable factors. Mordret was a wild card... so were the Sovereigns themselves. There was also the third Supreme, Asterion, who was mysteriously missing.

    But they had no choice but to try.

    He looked at Cassie.

    "That is the gist of it. I think that we stand a chance, if things go right for us. If things go wrong - which they will, I'm sure - then, well, I guess we'll have to improvise.”

    She remained silent for a while, still stunned by the brazen audacity of his simple, but simply unbelievable plan.

    Who would place a Citadel in the middle of a Death Zone, fill it with sleeping Great Nightmare Creatures, kidnap a Cursed One, and then bait the Sovereigns Into causing the swarm of horrors to wake up?

    A thing like that was nothing short of unthinkable, and yet, the Lord of Shadows had not only thought it, but also made it true.

    She shook her head slowly.

    "Improvisation... yes..."

    Then, Cassie took a deep breath and composed herself.

    "The key to good improvisation is being prepared." Sunny smiled.

    "I expected you to have a contingency."

    Cassie was someone who had mastered the art of guiding events in a desired direction with a soft hand. A rigid plan was destined to fail, but if one was flexible enough, no unpredictable event could become an insurmountable obstacle. The success of the astonishing web of schemes she had woven to give him a chance to be free was proof that her approach worked.

    So, she would have had something in mind for the Inevitable clash with the Sovereigns.

    The young woman sighed.

    "It is nothing revolutionary. You should know well as an experienced hunter.. one should study the enemy before confronting them. The Sovereigns are shrouded in mystery. But if we want to strike them down, we need to know them... their upbringing, the environment in which they were formed into people they are, their youth. How the Broken Sword's cohort was formed, how it rose to glory. How it fell apart. All of that, and more."

    A somber expression appeared on her face.

    "Needless to say, most of that information is either erased or twisted to such a degree that learning anything truthful from it is impossible. I've been... trying to uncover as much as I can. But it hasn't been easy, and most of all, I've been very cautious, afraid to attract attention. The King of Sword still doesn't trust Nephis that much, after all. Being discovered would mean certain death."

    She remained silent for a few moments, then added:

    "But that is about to change. Once the war starts, everything would be thrown into chaos. That is when we'll be able to act more boldly. With my ability to read memories and perceive many things, and your versatile arsenal of stealth and infiltration #abilities... if the two of us put our minds together, I'm sure that we can uncover a great number of secrets under the cover of the mayhem."

    Cassie took a deep breath.

    "Including the most important one!"

    Sunny gave her a long look.

    "What do you think is the most important secret?"

    Cassie hesitated for a while, then faced him and said quietly:

    "...You are right. Our battle plan is too vague. But there is something that can make the odds much more favorable a piece of information that is as important as it is tightly sealed. At the end of it all... I suspect that the success of our entire endeavor will be decided by whether we manage to solve that mystery or not."

    Her beautiful eyes grew cold.

    "The single most important thing we must learn... are the Flaws of the Sovereigns. If we grasp their Flaws, victory will be ours. If not, all that awaits us are the flames of hell."

    Sunny looked at her silently for a while.

    Eventually, he said:

    "You want to steal the secret of their Flaws?"

    Cassie lingered for a bit, then smiled.

    "Yes, And I want you to help me steal it, Sunny.”
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    Chapter 1793: Soft Hand


    Nephis had judged that the only way to defeat the Sovereigns was to become Supreme.

    However, Sunny had held a different opinion. He had been fully prepared to face them as a Saint- just as he had faced countless adversaries of a higher Rank than him in the past. People like him were forged by bringing down creatures more powerful than them, so in principle, there wasn't much difference.

    All he had to do was study the enemy, ensnare them in a net of deceit and treachery, and then put his life on the line. Wait for them to break themselves against each other, and then deliver a fatal strike to finish off the battered foes.

    That was why he had made the Nameless Temple into a trap, and sent Nightmare to assemble a swarm of slumbering horrors.

    The Dream Curse... was a frightening power. It spread unseen, infecting those unfortunate enough to contract it one after another. Its influence was subtle and insidious, and by the time the curse was ready to pull its victim into the maze of nightmares, it was already too late to resist it.

    Of course, the Great Nightmare Creatures slumbering under the temple still tried. They struck against the walls of the dream prison, just like Sunny had done in the Kingdom of Hope - the nightmares subjugated by his Shadow were continuously destroyed, breaking apart under the onslaught.

    However, at the same time, Nightmare conquered more of them... the new dreams he collected belonged to abominations of vast and terrifying power, and so, the walls of the dream maze grew stronger and stronger. As did the dark destrier himself.

    Still, it was a daunting task for Nightmare to lull a Cursed being to sleep.

    Sunny's steed had been at it for many months already. The Nightmare Creatures populating the area of the Hollows around the Cursed One's lair had succumbed to slumber one after the other. Then, the fallen deity itself was slowly infected, one drop of insidious poison at a time.

    The Cursed One had resisted for a long time, but eventually, the Dream Curse seeped into its mind, body, and soul. At first, it would grow sluggish sometimes, then it would doze off for a minute or two before recovering. Finally, it fell asleep.

    Its slumber was still restless and shallow, but Sunny was certain that he would be able to pull it Into the underground hall of the Nameless Temple before the Sovereigns came.

    Of course... his preparations were flawed, as well.

    He had started on this plan not long after returning to civilization, still disoriented by the changes that had happened in his absence and badly informed.

    Sunny sighed.

    It was not that Nephis was incapable of constructing a plan to clash with the Sovereigns as a Saint. She was experienced in slaying overwhelming foes, as well. It was just that it was not an option for her - because after the Chain of Nightmares, the two Domains were holding the equivalent of an entire Quadrant's population hostage.

    If the Sovereigns were eliminated without a new Supreme taking their place, the Dream Realm would drown in human blood. And Nephis had made it clear in the Crimson Spire that she did not only care about reaching her goal, but also about reaching it the way she wanted.

    So... as Sunny saw it, both of their plans had to succeed if they wanted to achieve an acceptable outcome.

    'What are the chances that nothing will go wrong?’

    There were many unpredictable factors. Mordret was a wild card... so were the Sovereigns themselves. There was also the third Supreme, Asterion, who was mysteriously missing.

    But they had no choice but to try.

    He looked at Cassie.

    "That is the gist of it. I think that we stand a chance, if things go right for us. If things go wrong - which they will, I'm sure - then, well, I guess we'll have to improvise.”

    She remained silent for a while, still stunned by the brazen audacity of his simple, but simply unbelievable plan.

    Who would place a Citadel in the middle of a Death Zone, fill it with sleeping Great Nightmare Creatures, kidnap a Cursed One, and then bait the Sovereigns Into causing the swarm of horrors to wake up?

    A thing like that was nothing short of unthinkable, and yet, the Lord of Shadows had not only thought it, but also made it true.

    She shook her head slowly.

    "Improvisation... yes..."

    Then, Cassie took a deep breath and composed herself.

    "The key to good improvisation is being prepared." Sunny smiled.

    "I expected you to have a contingency."

    Cassie was someone who had mastered the art of guiding events in a desired direction with a soft hand. A rigid plan was destined to fail, but if one was flexible enough, no unpredictable event could become an insurmountable obstacle. The success of the astonishing web of schemes she had woven to give him a chance to be free was proof that her approach worked.

    So, she would have had something in mind for the Inevitable clash with the Sovereigns.

    The young woman sighed.

    "It is nothing revolutionary. You should know well as an experienced hunter.. one should study the enemy before confronting them. The Sovereigns are shrouded in mystery. But if we want to strike them down, we need to know them... their upbringing, the environment in which they were formed into people they are, their youth. How the Broken Sword's cohort was formed, how it rose to glory. How it fell apart. All of that, and more."

    A somber expression appeared on her face.

    "Needless to say, most of that information is either erased or twisted to such a degree that learning anything truthful from it is impossible. I've been... trying to uncover as much as I can. But it hasn't been easy, and most of all, I've been very cautious, afraid to attract attention. The King of Sword still doesn't trust Nephis that much, after all. Being discovered would mean certain death."

    She remained silent for a few moments, then added:

    "But that is about to change. Once the war starts, everything would be thrown into chaos. That is when we'll be able to act more boldly. With my ability to read memories and perceive many things, and your versatile arsenal of stealth and infiltration #abilities... if the two of us put our minds together, I'm sure that we can uncover a great number of secrets under the cover of the mayhem."

    Cassie took a deep breath.

    "Including the most important one!"

    Sunny gave her a long look.

    "What do you think is the most important secret?"

    Cassie hesitated for a while, then faced him and said quietly:

    "...You are right. Our battle plan is too vague. But there is something that can make the odds much more favorable a piece of information that is as important as it is tightly sealed. At the end of it all... I suspect that the success of our entire endeavor will be decided by whether we manage to solve that mystery or not."

    Her beautiful eyes grew cold.

    "The single most important thing we must learn... are the Flaws of the Sovereigns. If we grasp their Flaws, victory will be ours. If not, all that awaits us are the flames of hell."

    Sunny looked at her silently for a while.

    Eventually, he said:

    "You want to steal the secret of their Flaws?"

    Cassie lingered for a bit, then smiled.

    "Yes, And I want you to help me steal it, Sunny.”
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      One chapter has been released on the discord, perhaps the second will be released later, since there was no notification from the author. Or maybe just one chapter today
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        From discord moderator: one chapter today, three tomorrow 😢
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          DanielPlay
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          Now every 1 day is that it? 🤔🤦
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    Dummybaron
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    I'm bored so I want to talk about how I see Sunny's "Shadow Family"

    0. Sunny - the man the myth the legend himself, best Father Shadows could have gotten(if he was really best choice, the world is truly doomed for Shadows).

    1. Serpent/Onyx Saint - usually parents say they don't have favorites, fortunately or not but Sunny can't lie. Even then he strugle to find which of this two he likes the most.

    2. Nightmare - best pet Family could get, loyal, strong, dreadfull and makes sure Father won't lose his mind in constant Nightmares. Well at least Sunny is better then Nightmare's previous owner.

    3. Mimic - "Could have been inanimate object and nothing would change." quote by Me

    4. Fiend - "Could have been inanimate object and things would have change for better." quote by Sunny(made up)

    I just wanted to joke around a bit.
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    Zrilla
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    Ну вот нам и разъяснили план убийства владык, но я надеюсь автор успеет раскрыть нам их личности. Не хотелось бы чтобы такие важные персоны как Сонг и Вэил остались безидейными злыднями
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      Dummybaron
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      Если не раскроют зачем Суверены всё это затеяли, это будет такая хуйня, честное слово.
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    Gerhman_Sparrow23
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    Another thing is I don't believe Morgan is that much loyal to her father
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    Gerhman_Sparrow23
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    "A very nasty creature of the Cursed Rank. Since we're inviting the Sovereigns, we should have a guest of honor, don't you think?”

    Is it the Skinwalker?! Whatever it may be it will most likely be a Tyrant or above
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      DanielPlay
      DanielPlay
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      The Skinwalker must be a great titan at most, after all the 3 portals that opened in Antarctica were category 4 and Sunny mentioned that only 2 gate guardians came down and the Skinwalker was left to deal with the humans who fled to the dream realm. I believe it must be Doom himself, the tyrant he and Nephis faced, he is the closest Cursed, plus he was already asleep when they woke him up, so it shouldn't be impossible to get him back to sleep.
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    Uchia-Madara-Pathway
    Uchia-Madara-Pathway
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    Sunny is a divine shadow, who has 6 shadow clones, 5 shadow soldiers, and he also stays away from the spotlight, behaving just like a shadow.

    He really is a shadow😎
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    Xenko
    Xenko
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    Saw some people writing about how they wish to stockpile but couldn't. I get you guys, but for me, those chapters has become sort of a ritual of the day.

    Like, coming home after the long day, laying down on the bed, turning on the good music, and just reading those 2 daily chapters.

    What could have been better?

    And I just love that feeling of story gradually progressing and the journey I take together with the chapters.

    Of course, at a major cliffhangers or reveals I want nothing more to know everything about the story till the end right now

    But anyway, I do get a warm feeling when reminiscing about how I read these novel a year ago and what have been transpiring in my life at that moment.

    It's a good memory.
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      ropero
      ropero
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      Reading daily is a curse and blessing at the same time. We're blessed with daily content and therefore I can keep my Shadow Slave addiction at bay, sometimes going through the day "yeah, today is tough, but hey, I will get to read new chapters in a few hours". But at the same time I get annoyed each time g3 spends any significant amount of words on any form of repeteation/unimportant remarks/etc. I never minded back when I was consuming hundreds of chapters per day, but now it almost feels like I'm robbed of the good ol plot development I was promised. It's a complicated feeling, but the highs definitely worth the occasional lows.
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      AVA
      AVA
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      Yes yes yes, you expressed my thoughts. This is something so insignificant but so important in my life that I can’t even imagine an evening without Sanya, Nefis, Cassie and Rain.
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