Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2959

Sunny could have gotten discouraged after losing both his sword and his hands in a single exchange with the Thieving Bird. However, he did not.

Instead, his heart was burning with wicked glee, his mind drowning in murderous malice. That was because he noticed the change their adversary had undergone. Neph's attack only left a shallow burn on the Thieving Bird's wing... but it did leave a burn.

The Cursed Terror had easily shaken off her flames before, but it failed to entirely escape harm this time. Its other wing had a small cut on it now, too — which meant that Neph's command, as well as hexes placed on the Thieving Bird by Sunny and Ananke, were working.

The Thieving Bird was bleeding... so it could be killed.

Sunny was going to kill it.

‘I'll admit...’

The loathsome Terror descended upon him like an avalanche of black feathers and grotesque eyes, moving so fast that Sunny could barely follow its movements with his eyes. Its beak shot forward with the speed of a lightning bolt, aiming to pierce the chest of the Shadow Colossus Shell and fish out the shadow safely hidden in its depths. Sunny barely managed to turn his torso, sacrificing the entire left side of his Shell to save himself from the frenzied assault of the Thieving Bird.

‘Most of the responsibility for what happened to me lies squarely on my own shoulders. However...'

Having lost his left arm, Sunny used his right hand to deliver a vicious blow to the Vile Thieving Bird's head. His armored gauntlet bent, and his hand fractured from the impact — as did his wrist.

And yet, he managed to daze the Cursed Terror, even if only for a moment.

Nephis used that moment to deliver another incinerating attack, the colossal blade of white flame slashing the Thieving Bird across the back.

Smelling the scent of burning feathers, Sunny grinned viciously.

"That doesn't mean that I don't hold you accountable as well, you wretched thing. Do you even know what I have gone through because of you? What I lost? You're going to pay me... for every day that I wasted.."

The Thieving Bird's talons tore into the abdomen of his Shell, slicing it open. The Shadow Colossus was damaged too gravely and crumbled, leaving Sunny entirely undefended and vulnerable.

But that was fine.

Assuming a corporeal form and landing on the obsidian, Sunny threw a hateful gaze at the towering Cursed Terror.

The Shadow Lantern was hanging on his belt, so he could easily summon more shadows from the Realm of Death and form anew Shell. However, he didn't.

There was a reason why his arms had shattered so easily in that first exchange with the Thieving Bird, failing to hold on to Serpent's hilt. It was because those weren't really his arms — they were merely the arms of his Shell, made from manifested shadows.

Even if those shadows were infused with the essence of a Supreme, they could not compare to the arms of an actual Sovereign. So, Sunny did not need to summon a new Shell.

Instead, he released the constraints of his human form and allowed his true self — a vast, boundless shadow — to flood the world, then manifested a new Shadow Colossus out of nothing but himself. Weaver's Mask expanded to fit his giant face.

Now that he was devoid of the protective frame of the Shell, each wound he received would deal direct damage to his soul... however, his soul was quite tenacious and difficult to destroy due to Soul Weave. So, Sunny knew that he could endure a lot before being entirely destroyed.

He also knew that this battle could not be won by holding something — anything — back. Attempting to save himself from harm would only result in his death, while being ready and willing to harm himself was the only way to survive.

Somewhere far above, the cracked blade of Serpent embedded itself in the roof of the inconceivably vast cavern. It shook from the force of the impact and then rippled, changing form.

Far below, a hurricane of flame descended upon the Thieving Bird, making it beat its wings and cry out in pain. The discomfort it felt due to Neph's attacks was significant enough for the loathsome Terror even to forget about Sunny for a moment, turning its head to look at the vicious, radiant being that kept hurting it from afar.

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