Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2742

Sunny's servants moved in the shadows of humanity, unseen. The members of the Shadow Clan were spread out across both worlds, embedded into all layers of society. Theirs was usually a quiet kind of work, with high-intensity missions happening surgically after months of careful preparation.

On a moonless night at the peak of summer, things were transpiring in the same manner. Only, this time, it wasn't only one or two cohorts participating in the clandestine operation — instead, the entire Shadow Clan had been mobilized in complete secrecy, with dozens of elite Awakened teams preparing to descend upon the adversary from the darkness.

In Bastion, Quentin led his men to surround the Church of the Moon as the electric light of the street lamps flickered and died out, plunging the city into the embrace of shadows. Somewhere else, Rain and Tamar were preparing to assault the hidden base of a black market auction, accompanied by Ray and Fleur.

In NQSC, Kim had donned her armor and led a cohort of Awakened warriors to a fortified compound of a minor Legacy clan, the street cameras conveniently falling victim to interference as they passed. June and his people had boarded the Night Garden only a few days before, and were now quietly making their way through its cavernous cargo holds.

In Ravenheart, the members of the Shadow Clan shivered and looked back with terrified eyes as a breathtakingly beautiful woman in dark leather armour walked between them with arrogant steps, torrents of darkness swirling around her like a terrifying storm. Their voices were full of awe.

"It really is her... the Lightslayer!"

"Princess Revel is with us!"

"Gods! Leave it to Boss to con Dark Dancer herself into becoming one of his lieutenants."

“As expected of the Dark Lord, I guess?" Hearing the last one, Revel snarled quietly and gave the man a menacing look, which made him pale and shudder with his whole body.

“Are you done gossiping, fools? If so, proceed to reinforce the other teams. I will handle the Bridge operation alone." Somewhere else, an incarnation of Sunny and Aiko were standing in front of a vast table, with manifested shadows rising and falling on its surface to show hundreds of small figures moving to surround thousands more.

The Shadow Clan did not only possess the skill and strength of its elite warriors, of course. Its main power was the near omniscience of the Lord of Shadows, whose senses could spread across vast distances, unearthing hidden secrets and supplying his servants with a detailed knowledge of the enemy. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

They also wielded Memories he had forged, could travel between the worlds through seven hidden Dream Gates, and were accompanied on their missions by the incarnations of their Lord.

Now, as well, six of Sunny's avatars were escorting those of the Shadow Clan members who had to assault the most dangerous of Asterion's sleeper cells. He could augment his people, if need be... he could also summon shades and Shadows to help them, even if that would risk revealing hints of his existence to the outside world. So, Sunny hoped that he would not have to act personally today.

“This is such an enormous mess."

Aiko's voice was laced with fatigue.

It was no surprise that she was exhausted — after all, it wasn't easy to coordinate a simultaneous assault across three continents and various regions in the Dream Realm, especially if it had to happen in complete secrecy. She had received help from Cassie and Jet, of course, as well as from Revel and Sunny himself, but he had not been shy about pushing more work on his trusted assistant.

"You know..."

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify