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!

sudden disappearance of pain, coupled with the new vitality

'I really survived.'

slowly looked down

chair placed beside his reinforced medical

first time

She was wearing a dark blue uniform with silver epaulets and black leather boots. The jacket of her uniform

her arms above her head, clearly bored and sleepy. The gesture forced the thin fabric to tighten, provocatively

insignia on the woman's left sleeve. There were

'Three stars means

this word, he realized that the woman was

looking at?" she said, not a gram of

and quickly came up with an excuse. Then

"Your breasts."

eye widened in absolute

say those words at all!

wave of terror suddenly

a dangerous gleam in her eyes. Then, without

the restraints holding him in place, he would have probably

An Ascended, the woman was an Ascended! She could have torn his head clean off with a flick of a finger. Why did he have to offend someone so powerful, of

her

"Are you awake now?"

held his numb cheek

that comes to your mind. Especially to girls.

I definitely will

his mouth moved on its own, and

plenty... but no one

face as

at him for a few seconds and then burst

a lot of Awakened then. By Awakened standards, I'm below

glanced at her

shook her

the body gets rid of all its imperfections. So it's hard to find an unattractive Awakened, especially among the stronger ones. Live long enough, and you

a thorough look

to the land of the living. Congratulations on

***

Sleeper Sunless.

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

a title put before his name. In the past, Sunny was rarely even addressed by

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