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 his body,

'I really survived.'

slowly looked down and

beside his reinforced medical bed

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

wearing a dark blue uniform with silver epaulets and black leather

and sleepy. The gesture forced

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

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

could fully digest the meaning of this word, he realized that the woman

you looking at?" she said, not a gram of humor in her

a couple of times, embarrassed, and quickly came up with an excuse. Then

"Your breasts."

eye widened

those words at all!

of terror suddenly

gleam in her eyes. Then, without any warning, she moved her hand and slapped

body was turned around. If it wasn't for the restraints holding him in place, he would have probably flown

Ascended, the woman was an Ascended! She could have torn his head clean

woman cleared her throat

"Are you awake now?"

his numb cheek and

that comes to your mind. Especially to girls. It's not like you haven't

definitely will not!"'

instead, his mouth moved on its own,

but no one as beautiful

flinched back, his face

woman stared at him for a few seconds and then burst

met a lot of Awakened then.

glanced at her

woman shook her

soul core develops, the body gets rid of all its imperfections. So it's hard to find an

she gave him a thorough look and

welcome back to the

***

Sleeper Sunless.

span of days until the winter solstice — after that, he would either return from the Dream

addressed by name. People mostly called him things like "boy", "punk", "brat" or

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