Shadow Slave novel Chapter 190

Chapter 190 Point Of No Return

Sunny was walking at the back of the cohort, but his shadow was scouting ahead. Without it by his side, he was rather uncomfortable.

'I wonder if I can summon the Stone Saint while it is away. How have I never thought to check it?'

Without both his shadow and his Shadow, Sunny felt almost nacked. At least he had other people with him, including three powerhouses — Nephis, Caster, and Effie.

Come to think of it, he had never seen Kai in action. The beautiful archer didn't look like someone extremely dangerous, but Sunny wasn't deceived. Weak people did not survive on the Forgotten Shore for years, especially not if their Aspect Ability made them the perfect person to venture outside the Dark City.

With his unique Aspect Ability, Kai had to fight against the type of terrifying creatures that Sunny knew very little about, too — the flying abominations that lived in the clouds. Like the Spire Messengers.

'Scary.'

Speaking of Kai…

Sunny hastened his steps and caught up to the charming young man. Glancing at Cassie, who did not seem like she wanted to say anything to him, he frowned for a moment, and then turned to Nightingale:

"Hey there, Night. How's life?"

The archer looked at him with a friendly smile.

"Oh, hey. Good, I guess? I mean… the weather is nice."

Sunny blinked a couple of times. The weather was never nice on the Forgotten Shore. It was either too cold, too damp, or too hot. Honestly, he even missed the Black Mountain sometimes. At least it was consistent.

Not one to make polite talk, Sunny went straight to the question he really wanted to ask:

"So, really… what are you doing here?"

Kai glanced at him with a bit of confusion.

"What do you mean?"

Sunny sighed.

"From what you told me, your life in the castle was nothing short of peaceful. You have enough shards to stay there for a long time, everyone likes you, and even the Host treats you nicely because of how useful your Ability is. Why would you risk it all to go with us into the Labyrinth?"

The beautiful archer lingered for a bit.

"Ah. Well… actually, I landed in a bit of trouble. I think. The deaths of those Guards who locked me in the well are being used to frame Effie, are they not? Well, what if someone knows that I am connected to their disappearance? Won't I be in danger?"

Sunny thought about it for a bit, then reluctantly agreed.

"Makes sense. But won't the danger you will face in this expedition be much worse than the one you are escaping from?"

Kai smiled.

"It certainly will. But, Sunny… there is something else that you failed to consider."

Sunny frowned.

"What's that? Please… please don't tell me that you became one of Neph's converts."

The charming young man chuckled.

"Converts? No, I don't think so. At least not in the way you think."

He was silent for a long time, then sighed.

"Actually, I don't think that many people see things clearly. But really, it's not that hard to understand."

Turning to Sunny with a somber expression on his usually carefree face, Kai suddenly asked:

"I came to the Forgotten Shore thirty-one months ago. Do you know how many of us reached the Dark City that year?"