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!
pain, coupled with the new
'I really survived.'
looked down and
medical bed sat the most
and as white as snow. Actually, this was Sunny's first
was wearing a dark blue uniform with silver epaulets and black leather boots. The jacket of
she was stretching her arms above her head, clearly bored and sleepy. The gesture forced the thin fabric to tighten, provocatively
almost missed the fact that there was a shoulder insignia on
stars means
before Sunny could fully digest the meaning of this word, he realized that
you looking at?" she said, not a gram of humor in
a couple of times, embarrassed, and quickly came up with an excuse.
"Your breasts."
his eye widened
words at all!
wave of terror
a dangerous gleam in her eyes. Then, without any warning, she moved her hand and slapped Sunny across the
in place, he would have probably flown off the bed. For a
She could have torn his head clean off with a flick of a finger. Why
woman cleared her throat and crossed her
"Are you awake now?"
his numb cheek and
piece of advice: don't just say anything that comes to your mind. Especially to girls. It's not like you
definitely will
his mouth moved on its own, and he
but no one
he flinched back, his face as red
for a few seconds and
haven't met a lot of Awakened then. By Awakened standards, I'm
at her with
shook her
develops, the body gets rid of all its imperfections. So it's hard to find an unattractive Awakened, especially among
him a thorough
welcome back to the land of the living. Congratulations on surviving your First Nightmare,
***
Sleeper Sunless.
of days until the winter solstice — after that, he would either return from the Dream
In the past, Sunny was rarely even addressed by name. People mostly called him things like
About Shadow Slave - Chapter 17
Shadow Slave is the best current series of the author Guiltythree. With the below Chapter 17 content will make us lost in the world of love and hatred interchangeably, despite all the tricks to achieve the goal without any concern for the other half, and then regret. late. Please read chapter Chapter 17 and update the next chapters of this series at booktrk.com