Shadow Slave novel Chapter 3007

The Vanishing Lake was overflowing with turbulent water, so Rain and her companions had to wait for the ferry to arrive on its shore. They dismissed their Echoes and rested on the ground, knowing that it could take a while.

Rain looked at her reflections briefly, but there was nothing there. The King of Nothing had left her alone now that their lesson was over.

Tamar, Ray, and Fleur were looking at the lake as well, their faces betraying a hint of distant wonder. They were still coming to terms with becoming Ascended, so Rain remained silent, giving them time to grow accustomed to their new reality.

June might have been excited as well, but he maintained his usual nonchalant demeanor. Telle, meanwhile...

Now that the excitement of their return had died down, she was slowly starting to look distressed. Eventually, she grabbed her head and looked down.

“Oh. I should probably let my mother know that I am back, shouldn't I?"

The young heiress of the White Feather clan did not seem to be happy about becoming a Master. If anything, she looked strangely terrified.

A quiet groan escaped from her lips.

Rain looked at Telle and shrugged.

“You know what to do, don't you?"

She smiled faintly.

“Just hide behind your father. He'll probably absorb the worst of the impact."

Telle sighed heavily, prompting Rain to add in a consoling tone:

“For what it's worth, your parents probably won't have time to be angry with you."

She paused for a moment, then said gingerly.

“The whole world is falling apart, and every Nightmare Creature north of the Black Mountains is on the move! So, I doubt that you'll be punished too severely. You're a Master now, after all — and a powerful one at that. Nobody can afford to sideline a Master these days, even for the sake of parental discipline."

Telle raised an eyebrow.

“The world is falling apart? Do you mean more than it was falling apart when we left?"

Rain nodded.

"Yes — in more senses than one, really. The Nightmare Creatures are migrating because of the King of Nothing and the... actually, never mind. Point is, someone flattened a good portion of the Black Mountains and forced the River of Tears to change course. So all Citadel Cities are under immense pressure right now, including the Sanctuary."

She spent some time explaining the difficult situation the human settlements all across the Dream Realm faced.

The human settlements in the waking world were not faring any better. In fact, one could say that they were faring even worse. In the end, Rain finished her explanation and looked at Tamar.

She remained silent for a long while, and then sighed.

“I am sorry, Tamar. I have some bad news to deliver, as well."

Tamar raised an eyebrow and smiled wryly.

"This wasn't the bad news yet?"

Rain studied her for a moment before answering.

“You must feel like you are one step closer to your goal now that you are a Master. I know that you wanted to reclaim your clan's Citadel one day... sadly, that won't be possible anymore."

Tamar frowned.

“Why? Who is ruling it now?"

Rain shook her head.

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