Shadow Slave novel Chapter 3189

Snuggle looked down at her clumsy hands and crude dress. She remained silent for a while, as if having realized something. Then, she hesitantly lowered the silver bell.

"A...a Supreme Titan? I see."

Her voice trembled a little.

The shadow observed her for a while, not sure what to do.

‘A Supreme Titan...‘

Come to think of it, she was correct — he was indeed a Supreme Titan. Technically, at least. In truth, he was probably halfway to becoming Spirit... it was just that he did not know how to take the last step, and had no desire take it anyway.

The curious thing, however, was that the transient soul who had inhabited Snuggle easily identified his Rank. Unlike the humans who wandered into his kingdom from time to time, she had not confused him for a Creature of Corruption. All hints pointed to the fact that she could perceive his soul, somehow — or at least a part of it.

As for the transient soul itself...

Now that the shadow had bothered to take a closer look, he realized that it was quite unusual.

The soul belonged to a Transcendent Beast, without a doubt. However, its radiance was far too brilliant, too dazzling, as if her lustrous essence was more potent than it was meant to be — potent enough to belong to a Supreme, perhaps.

It also possessed an unusual hue.

Souls infected by Corruption brimmed with appalling darkness, while pure souls shone with pure silver light. This soul, however, burned with a beautiful golden radiance, shining like the morning sky set ablaze by the brightness of dawn.

The shadow knew that radiance well.

It was the color of divinity.

‘A wandering soul that burns with the flame of divinity.‘

Where could have a soul like that come from?

The shadow studied the ugly doll for a few moments, then took a physical shape. Soon, a vague figure made of shadows appeared in front of the Snuggle, looking down at her. Its face was a vague silhouette hidden behind layers of nebulous darkness, and the same darkness shrouded it like a mantle. Snuggle looked up at him, trembling.

“Were you... were you hiding in the darkness all this time?"

The shadow tilted his head a little, then shook it.

"No."

Then, gesturing to the silent city, he said in a cold, penetrating voice:

“Everything you see here is a part of me. The darkness, the shades of the people, the grass, the trees — all of it is my kingdom, and my kingdom is me."

He paused for a moment, and then smiled vaguely.

"So, silly doll, your attempts to hide from me are meaningless. After all, you are walking around inside my soul, illuminating it carelessly with your light."

The doll looked around, seeming a little distraught. Then, she coughed.

“So, then, this thing in front of me... is just a physical form you took for convenience?"

The shadow nodded.

Inwardly, he wondered why the doll was pretending to cough — she did not have a throat, after all. It seemed like a human habit.

Come to think of it, Snuggle did not even have a mouth — only an awkwardly stitched curve that served her as one. So how was she even speaking? What power moved her little body, and what gave her the strength to lift the silver bell?

He was not exactly curious... but, for a moment, he did feel a tiny pang of interest.

"It is."

Snuggle hesitated for a few moments, then asked in her squeaky voice:

“Then... do you mind turning into something less creepy? With all due respect, of course!"

After that...

She giggled awkwardly.

The shadow stared at the brazen doll, stunned for a moment.

‘The... the audacity?’

Did she not know fear?

The request to take a different shape did not bother him, but laughing in the solemn silence of his kingdom, standing directly in front of his physical manifestation...

Was it fearlessness or stupidity? Or both?

‘But probably the latter.'

He glared at the doll for a moment, then smiled pleasantly.

“I don't mind."

With that, the shadows swelled and billowed, surrounding him like a storm. A colossal, grotesque shape rose from them, dwarfing the buildings — the shape of a fearsome, hideous creature that seemed to have crawled out of the very depths of the Abyss.

As his myriad limbs obscured the dark heavens, Snuggle shuddered and pressed herself against the wall.

“Come to think of it, your previous form was very fitting! It was tasteful, comely, and full of grace! Ha, ha-ha... it was a joke, a joke, just a joke!"

The shadow stared at her from the great height of his current form, then scoffed quietly and dismissed it.

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