Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2767

Chapter 2767: End of Mercy

Cassie opened her one remaining eye... however, Sunny knew that she could not see anything, still.

For a brief moment, her pale face twisted in an expression of pain and fear. It was only after she activated her Awakened Ability that it relaxed a little, betraying her disoriented state.

"Cassie."

Nephis called her name quietly, holding one of her hands.

"You are in the Ivory Tower. You are safe... have you shut down your mental network during the attack? You can activate your marks again now."

Sunny walked closer, lowering himself to the floor near the bed.

"It’s just you, me, Nephis, Effie, Kai, and Jet here. How do you feel?"

Cassie remained motionless for a few long moments, then drew a deep breath and sat up, using Nephis for support.

Her voice sounded weak.

"My... mom?"

He hesitated a little.

"She is safe, too. But she... seemed out of sorts. So, one of my incarnations brought her to the quarantine facility — she is still under observation there."

Jet added from behind him:

"I also sent someone to recover your father. He is in protective custody now."

Cassie nodded slowly.

Then, her hand hesitantly reached toward her face, where a gaping wound had replaced the beautiful blue ocean of her left eye.

Her fingers hovered just above the wound, trembling slightly.

Nephis gritted her teeth.

"I haven’t been able to heal it yet. We’ll... find a way, soon. Don’t worry."

Cassie did not respond. She remained silent for a while, then lowered her hand, exploring the changed geography of her face with a gentle touch.

Eventually, she asked in a hoarse voice:

"What happened? Tell me everything... no. That will take too long."

She turned to Sunny, a silent question written in the subtle shadows on her face.

He nodded simply, giving her permission.

"Go ahead."

Cassie’s remaining eye drew him like a boundless abyss, and as she activated her Transcendent Ability, Sunny felt something pouring over his memories. He saw flashes of past events before settling on what had happened after he received Cassie’s call for help.

Before he could fully relive the memory, though, Cassie suddenly let out a piercing scream and fell back to the bed, clutching at the left side of her face.

Crimson blood flowed from between her fingers, painting the sheets red.

"W—what... what’s the matter?"

Kai stepped forward, shocked. Nephis leaned forward, her hands igniting with healing light.

Sunny just remained frozen in place, powerless to do anything.

Then again, Neph’s flames did not seem to have any effect, either.

Cassie’s scream turned into a tortured groan, then into a deafening silence. She stayed quiet for a while, gritting her teeth in pain.

Then, slowly, she lowered her hands, revealing the bleeding wound of her missing eye.

"It’s... alright..."

Cassie seemed to stare at the ceiling, her expression slowly becoming still.

"It’s alright... a little bleeding won’t kill me."

She paused for a moment, then asked:

"So he came here, to the Ivory Island?"

Sunny and Nephis glanced at each other.

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