Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2883

Rain had said it as a joke, but after she did, her smile slowly disappeared. Cassie did not seem amused, either — instead, she simply faced the young woman with a solemn expression.

Eventually, she said:

“Knowledge is a perilous thing, Rain."

The fact that it was Song of the Fallen speaking those words gave them much more weight.

Rain sighed.

"Yeah. I figured."

...She knew enough to know that knowing too much was a death sentence.

Actually, death seemed merciful compared to the horrible fate that awaited those who learned the wrong things, by accident or on purpose.

One had to protect their mind dutifully in the Age of the Nightmare Spell.

So, Rain had to be careful as well. Despite all the boons her Ascended Ability granted her, it could also doom her... that was how things went. Anything that was of use came at a price.

She remained silent for a while before asking quietly:

"What are we going to do, Cassie?"

She was worried about her family. She was worried about her brother, as well, even if he seemed implacable at times. The only people she wasn't worried about were the members of her cohort, who had escaped into a Nightmare in time.

Challenging the Nightmare had actually turned out to be the safest bet, because the real world was much more hazardous.

If that was not irony, she did not know what was.

Humanity had been subjugated by a demented Supreme, while another one was waging a war to have it destroyed. The world seemed to be ending — ahead of schedule, no less, considering that it had already been ending for a while, and was set to be destroyed completely in a few years or so, when the Dream Realm finally consumed Earth.

Rain wasn't sure what to do.

Cassie studied her for a few moments, then spoke in a soothing tone:

“Ravenheart wasn't hit that hard. There were relatively few casualties... I saw it in Mordret's memories. Your family should be fine.”

Rain soaked in a shaky breath, only realizing then that she had been holding it. She gave the blind woman a look of gratitude.

Cassie leaned back and sighed.

“As for what we must do — we must do our best to help the King of Nothing in the war against the Hunger Domain... against humanity."

She paused for a moment, and then added:

“Because Sunny and Nephis left, things went awry for him, and he failed to wipe out enough of humanity before the enemy enthralled it. So, the Mirror Domain cannot compare to the Hunger Domain, at the moment. Mordret will put up a fight, but eventually, he will be pushed back against the Hollow Mountains."

She turned her head a little and faced Rain.

“You might think that one Saint and one Master won't be enough to change much in a war between Supremes. But you'll be wrong... I am uniquely suited to help Mordret fight the Dreamspawn. He needs my help, and I need yours. I need you to become my eyes for a while, Rain. Will you help me?"

A pale smile appeared on Rain's lips.

“It feels nice to be needed."

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