Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2949

As the clear ringing of the Silver Bell died out, plunging the Estuary Lake into dead silence once again, there was no response. The harrowing figure of the Vile Thieving Bird did not escape from the vertical fracture splitting the base of the mountain, and neither did they hear its chilling cry. Nothing happened for a few long, tense seconds...

And just when Sunny prepared to shout more profanities, Ananke suddenly raised a hand and touched her lips, looking down in confusion.

There, on her slender fingers, a drop of blood was glistening in the sunlight.

A moment later, a stream of blood trickled from her nose, and she swayed.

At the same time, a soft white radiance ignited under Neph’s skin.

And Sunny...

‘What the hell?"

Sunny felt his vast pool of spirit essence being drained at an awful speed.

It was then that he heard a youthful voice resound from behind him:

"Vile? Vile...”

He spun, readying his sword.

Despite being prepared for anything, Sunny was still rattled by what he saw — for a split second, at least.

There, behind him, a young man was standing on the surface of the lake. His raven hair was wild and disheveled, while his skin was inky-black. His eyes glistened like two pieces of precious onyx, and a faint smile was playing on his lips.

His gorgeous face had a bird-like quality to it, but actually... he resembled Sunny quite a lot. In fact, the young man was almost an exact copy.

When Sunny shifted his gaze and looked into the soul of the peculiar youth, all he saw was a boundless sea of darkness. It was not the vile darkness of the Corruption, though... it was the familiar, tranquil depth of a shadow.

And in that darkness, four Shadow Cores were hidden like tenebrous suns.

They were different from the shattered dark embers that burned within Sunny's Shadows, though — instead, they were very much like his own, resembling flawlessly round spheres.

And just like his own, these Shadow Cores were Supreme.

Not only that, but at the moment, a flood of shadow essence was flowing into the youth's soul... the shadow essence he had stolen from Sunny. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Sunny's eyes narrowed a little.

‘The Vile Spawn!’

The damn thing was stealing their lifeblood — quite literally draining the life out of Nephis and Ananke while robbing Sunny of his shadow essence.

The Thieving Bird was nowhere to be seen, but its diabolical offspring was already here, smiling like a child who had found new toys.

Sunny made a move to attack the Supreme Devil, but Nephis was faster. Aiming the Blessing at the raven-haired youth, she unleashed a torrent of radiant white flame. Just before she did, however, the Vile Spawn moved his gaze and glanced at her.

His features shifted, becoming peculiarly androgynous. His hair grew longer, while his stature increased, his figure growing fuller. A moment later, he... she?... looked like a young woman in the prime of her youth, her exquisite features bearing a startling resemblance to Nephis.

The Vile Spawn's smile widened.

"Vile!"

A split second later, she was swallowed by a torrent of roaring flame.

Only she wasn't there anymore. Instead, having stepped through the shadows, she was standing a good hundred meters away, looking at Nephis with curiosity.

Then, before Sunny could react, the Vile Spawn tilted her head in quite a bird-like manner...

And raised her hand, pointing it at them. An ominous feeling rose in Sunny's heart.

‘Crap.'

Diving toward Ananke, he grabbed her and pulled both of them into the shadows.

A heartbeat later, everything around was enveloped by an annihilating ocean of harrowing black flames.

The black flames burned hot enough to incinerate air itself, causing something that resembled a devastating implosion. The dark mass of manifested shadows Sunny had used to cover the Estuary Lake cracked, foaming water rising through the cracks, and a hurricane wind howled as it rushed across the dark conflagration.

Worst of all, though...

Was the voice Sunny heard whispering into his ear.

His own voice.

[Your shade has been destroyed.]

[Your shade has been destroyed.]

[Your shade has been destroyed.]

[Your shade has been destroyed.]

[Your shade has been destroyed.]

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