Shadow Slave

Chapter 17

He closed his eyes, then opened them again, hoping that the runes would disappear.

'Please, be gone! Please!'

But the runes were still there, shining slightly, as though mocking him.

Flaw: [Clear Conscience].

Flaw Description: [You cannot lie.]

Sunny stared at these three simple words, feeling like there was a bottomless abyss opening right beneath his feet. The Spell, which was usually frivolous with its descriptions, decided to be straight and on point this time. There were only three words. They left him no room to maneuver.

'Can't lie. I can't lie? Me? How am I supposed to live if I can't lie?!'

Sunny's very survival was predicated on his ability to deceive and outsmart other people. Even the Spell itself congratulated him on his treachery! Without the ability to lie, he wouldn't be able to achieve anything.

Not to mention…

His heart suddenly felt as though it was about to stop.

If he could only tell the truth, how was he supposed to hide his True Name? Wouldn't anyone be able to turn him into an obedient slave by simply asking a couple of innocent questions?

"Sh…"

Sunny was about to scream and curse, but at that moment, the Spell spoke again.

[Wake up, Lost from Light!]

The black void spun and disappeared.

***

Sunny opened his eyes.

The armored ceiling of the police station's vault hang above him. No one would call its aesthetics beautiful, but to him, it was the most majestic sight. Only now did he realize how much he had missed the real world.

It was safe and familiar. There were no monsters or slavers… well, at least officially. There was no constant fear of torturous death.

It was home.

In addition, Sunny felt incredible. The cold that had crept deep into his bones during the Nightmare was gone, taking with it all the pain that his wounded body had been enduring day after day. His feet and wrists were not in agony, his back had forgotten the bite of the whip, and he could even breathe without feeling the sharp edges of his broken ribs cutting deeper and deeper into his lungs.

What a blessing!

of pain, coupled with the new vitality that permeated

'I really survived.'

looked down and

his reinforced medical

as white as snow. Actually, this was Sunny's first time meeting someone as pale as he himself was. However, while Sunny's pallor looked strange and unhealthy, the

twenties. She was wearing a dark blue uniform with silver epaulets and

arms above her head, clearly bored and sleepy. The gesture forced the

that there was a shoulder insignia on the woman's left sleeve. There were three stars

'Three stars

before Sunny could fully digest the meaning of this word, he

you looking at?" she said, not

came up with an excuse.

"Your breasts."

second later, his eye widened in

words at all! His

of terror suddenly drowned his

Then, without

place,

torn his head clean off with a flick of a finger. Why did he have to

cleared her throat and crossed

"Are you awake now?"

numb cheek and

you a piece of advice: don't just say anything that comes to your mind. Especially to girls. It's not like you haven't seen a girl

you! I definitely will

on

no

face as red as

woman stared at him for a few seconds and

haven't met a lot of Awakened then. By Awakened standards,

glanced at

shook her

to find an unattractive

she gave him a thorough

you're awake — welcome back to the

***

Sleeper Sunless.

until the winter solstice — after that,

put before his name. In the past, Sunny was rarely even addressed by name. People mostly called him things like "boy", "punk", "brat"

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