Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2319

Chapter 2319: Educational Trip

Looking at Kai, Sunny felt a profound sense of amusement. However, that amusement came and went swiftly.

Letting out a sigh, he looked up. The firmament of the miniature realm was obscured by the clouds of ash, but it was clear above the snowy peaks. It seemed like the moon was descending... the night would be over soon, making way for the brilliance of the day.

Somehow, Sunny felt that this short moment of peace was not going to last much longer than the night.

’What will the Snow Tyrant do?’

And what could the Snow Tyrant do?

Actually, Sunny was aware of the subtle strangeness of his situation. He had assumed the place of the Ash Tyrant... who was a figure of vital importance, no doubt, but merely a figure nonetheless.

Sunny was not the player.

His suspicion that there was a distinction between the two was based on a couple of facts. First of all, if the players of Ariel’s Game were supposed to act as Tyrants of their respective Domains... then there would be no Snow Tyrant anywhere in this artificial world — after all, the original players of the game were long gone.

Secondly, his status as the Ash Tyrant had not granted Sunny any new powers — including the power to control lesser Ash figures. Kai and Slayer were not compelled to obey him because of the nature of the game, they simply listened to him because he was Sunny.

Similarly...

If there was a Snow Tyrant on the opposite end of the board, would they have any control over the Snow Abominations?

He was not sure.

Depending on the answer, though, Sunny was facing two entirely different perils.

If the Snow Tyrant could control the figures freely, then he would be facing a coordinated and lethal force. This game would be a battle of two minds. If not... the Beasts would roam free, and the main obstacle standing in his way would be this artificial realm itself.

"We’ll see soon."

Kai raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

Sunny let out another sigh.

"We’ll see what kind of battle this is once the Snow Abominations start to move."

He looked at the three snowy peaks.

"If they are mere Beasts, they’ll rush to devour us straight away. If they are minions of a Tyrant, though... they’ll conquer the other two volcanoes first, to enhance the Snow Domain and weaken the Ash Domain as much as possible before the final siege. Our response will differ drastically depending on what they’ll do."

He created a needle out of shadows and went about finishing a quiver for Kai. Less than a minute later, it was done.

Sunny placed the arrows he had crafted into the quiver and offered it to the charming archer with a smile.

"Here... this will do for now."

Standing up, Sunny brushed the ash off his clothes and pointed to the pillar of smoke rising into the sky behind them.

"We should probably explore the castle while we can."

As they descended into the crater, Sunny glanced at Kai, and then asked calmly:

"You have some experience fighting Great Nightmare Creatures, yes?"

Kai nodded.

"Yes. As a government Saint, during the war in Bastion, and later as the steward of Ravenheart... I’ve faced a few."

Sunny smiled darkly.

"How was it?"

Kai’s expression grew somber.

"...Like fighting gods."

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