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!

with the new vitality

'I really survived.'

looked down and

his reinforced medical bed

snow. Actually, this was Sunny's first time meeting someone as pale as

epaulets and black leather

was stretching her arms above her head, clearly bored and sleepy. The gesture

a shoulder insignia

huh,' he thought, distracted. 'Three stars means an

before Sunny could fully digest the meaning of this word, he realized that the woman was staring at

said, not a

embarrassed, and quickly came up with an excuse. Then he opened

"Your breasts."

eye widened in

words at all! His mouth moved on its

terror

woman slowly smiled with a dangerous gleam in her eyes. Then, without any warning, she moved her hand

place, he would have

Ascended! She could have torn his head clean off with a flick of a

the woman cleared her

"Are you awake now?"

held his numb cheek and

to your mind. Especially to

definitely will not!"'

instead, his mouth moved on its own, and

but no one as beautiful as

his face as red as

stared at him for a few seconds

you haven't met a lot of Awakened then.

glanced at her

woman shook

find an unattractive

a

you're awake — welcome back to the land of the living. Congratulations

***

Sleeper Sunless.

address him now, at least in the short span of days until the winter solstice — after that, he would either return from the

felt strange to have a title put before his name. In the past, Sunny was rarely even addressed by name. People mostly called him things like "boy", "punk", "brat" or "hey,

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