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Chapter 1126: Unexpected Revelation
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thefire

thefire 4 Oct 2025, 10:05

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'The Dreamspawn... Asterion?'

I dont understand how Sunny figured out that 'Dreamspawn' referred to asterion. I didnt even kno he was a Dreamspawn... Was that mentioned somewhere before? since I haven't read the following chapters.

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  Mongolian
  
  Mongolian 15 Oct 2025, 23:12 ➥ thefire
  
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  Mordret mentioned asterion while saying something about how sunny was a payment for what he had gone through, so sunny just connected asterion to the dreamspawn that took him in on the description of the cruel sight. Or something like that i don’t remember exactly
  
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Tounga

Tounga 17 Sep 2025, 22:51

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W chap

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Forsaken by Fate

Forsaken by Fate 14 Sep 2025, 17:48

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I have a theory that broken sword took weavers arm like how sunny has flesh weave, this sounds completely outlandish but it’s either he took weavers or one of the other daemons lineage to suffer from the three sovereigns and based on how he looks in fan art he would probably be a parellel of sunny while his wife is a parralel of nephis. This might look way of base when nephises backstory is revealed though

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  Smile of a Hostage
  
  Smile of a Hostage 14 Nov 2025, 14:15 ➥ Forsaken by Fate
  
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  how about this he is sunny's father too
  
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LustyReader69

LustyReader69 7 Sep 2025, 21:27

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Luckily, he had sent the gloomy shadow to spy on her - that guy was not easily phased
i wonder what naughty shadow would have tried to do

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Deme13

Deme13 18 Aug 2025, 16:19

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this arrogant bitch is definitely dying soon

"He is doing fine. As for Nephis and her Fire Keepers - at this point, our efforts would be better spent elsewhere."

Seishan is either very smart or she cares about her comrades from forgotten shore... I think the latter is true for some reason

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  senzo
  
  senzo 26 Sep 2025, 17:11 ➥ Deme13
  
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  I think Seishan has a different agenda
  
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Love_and_peace

Love_and_peace 15 Aug 2025, 08:03

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I feel like Mordret will betray Song after he gets what he wants and somehow join Asterion and his domain, they’re both shady like that.

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ChaoticDestroyer

ChaoticDestroyer 10 Aug 2025, 17:56

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Mordret really is insane dude might be doing whatever the f#ck he wants. And is Asterion a good guy or is he fattening up Nephis for a better sacrifice?

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Dadadai Shukosha

Dadadai Shukosha 3 Aug 2024, 18:11

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This conversation is actually funny lol

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ShadyOracle

ShadyOracle 24 Sep 2023, 07:21

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I think they might try to kill either Tyris Or Wake of Ruin

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  Yharim_TJT 17 Feb 2025, 14:36 ➥ ShadyOracle
  
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  they have no reason to kill Wake Of Ruin, he is neutral being from the government
  
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    Thunderhead 28 Jul 2025, 21:27 ➥ Yharim_TJT
    
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    That’s exactly why they would do it though. Kill Wake of Ruin and then blame the other clan. Provides a perfect excuse for open warfare.
    
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      senzo 26 Sep 2025, 17:12 ➥ Thunderhead
      
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      Good thinking but I don't think they'll risk that since killing Wake of Ruin would disrupt the entire antarctica campaign, also disrupting whatever they're doing in antarctica
      
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N3reus

N3reus 5 Sep 2023, 03:54

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There were more interesting things said that night. Sitting on a cot in a remote tent, Sunny had silently absorbed them all. There was a somber expression on his face.

'Troublesome.'

Each clan was planning to test the other during the retreat back to the siege capitals... which had not come as a surprise. From this point forward, the hostilities between Valor and Song were only going to escalate. If anything, this first confrontation was shaping out to be rather tame.

Neither of the sides was fully committing their Saints to the ambushes, preferring to bide their time and turn the conflict into a war of attrition. There were valuable assets that both clans kept under layers of protection - in terms of the ruthless economy of war, trying to take these assets off the board was not cost-effective at this point in time.

Luckily, Nephis seemed to be one such asset, as well.

However, neither Valor nor Song could keep all their people protected. Cohorts of Awakened had to be sent out into the wilderness to scout for suitable Nightmare Gates. Scouts had to enter the Dream Realm and explore the deadly desert in search of positions that were suitable for establishing fortified expedition camps. Ascended like Knight Shtad had to lead the most important of these teams.

These were the people the great clans were going to go after first - in East Antarctica, and in the Dream Realm at the later stages of the conflict.

Which Sunny did not mind one bit. The only thing he regretted was that he would not be able to get snacks and comfortably watch the soldiers of the great clans slaughter each other... as long as they limited their feud to outside the city walls.

Sadly - and predictably - that was already not the case.

Beastmaster was not satisfied with picking off Awakened cohorts in the wilderness. So, she was planning to deliver a more damaging strike to her enemies.

There were two possible targets - the headquarters of the Valor clan in the siege capital where Sunny was headed, or Saint Tyris and her White Feather clan in the city where central Army Command and Wake of Ruin were based.

She chose the former.

...Morgan, meanwhile, was perfectly aware of the fact that an attack on her base of operations was imminent. Whether it was through some form of divination or simply through knowing her enemy and possessing a frighteningly sharp strategic mind, Sunny did not know. Regardless of the reason, she was not planning on preventing the assassins from infiltrating the siege capital.

Instead, she was planning to lure them into a trap and slaughter them all.

Imagining what sort of destruction the clash of two hidden forces would wreak in the heart of a besieged city, Sunny couldn't help but feel cold fury. Neither of the great clans cared about collateral damage. All they cared about was destroying the enemy.

In fact, they seem to care about it a little bit too much.

Sunny had gotten a strange feeling from observing the four leaders of the secret war - Madoc, Morgan, Seishan, and Beastmaster. There were small details in what they said and how they said it that did not make a lot of sense. It was as though they were under pressure... even more pressure than there was supposed to be. That pressure made them want to hurry.

Which was why Morgan was also considering a clandestine attack of her own... hers, however, was going to be much more daring and surgical.

Because, unlike her adversary, she was sending an actual Saint instead of a team of Awakened led by a few Masters. Sir Madoc, the Whispering Blade, was going to personally deliver her lethal will to the enemy.

His target was not the Antarctic headquarters of clan Song, nor was it a large-scale destruction of their assets. Instead, he had to capture a single man.

Mordret.

The bleak man who called himself Ascended Bast was still in a siege capital controlled by Song. By now, he started silently spreading the mirrors he had created throughout the city... no one on the Valor side knew what the purpose of his strange actions were, but they were determined to prevent whatever he was doing from coming to fruition.

Madoc was going to infiltrate the siege capital and either destroy or contain the Prince of Nothing with the help of special weapons crafted by the King of Swords.

It was a tremendous commitment for Morgan, considering how important Whispering Blade was. Sending him after Mordret meant that he would not be able to provide support for the forces of Valor anywhere else for a period of time. But on this, Sunny had to agree with the daughter of Anvil... getting rid of the Prince of Nothing was a more dire need than suppressing - or even killing - one Song's Saints.

The bastard was just too ineffable.

So, that was what the near future held for Sunny. He would follow the forces of Valor back to their siege capital, fighting a probing ambush staged by Song in the process. Once there, Madoc would send off reinforcements for Knight Shtad and depart, leaving Morgan to deal with the team of assassins Beastmaster was dispatching to attack their headquarters.

Sunny was not too concerned about what Whispering Blade would do to Mordret... the man was too powerful and too precise, and the decision to activate him so early into the conflict was too unexpected. No matter if he achieved his goal or not, the attack itself would be unseen and contained.

The fight between the team of Beastmaster's assassins and Morgan's warriors... now that promised to be do a lot of harm to the refugees trapped in the siege capital.

...Which was why he had made a difficult decision to leave the gloomy shadow with the forces of Song.

There was a lot of risk tied to that decision, but also a lot of potential benefit. Once enough kilometers separated Sunny from his shadow, he would lose contact with it. After that, the gloomy guy would be on his own for a while. The task in front of the shadow was both simple and difficult - to keep itself hidden, learn the identities of the assassins, and follow them back to Valor's territory.

If everything went right, Sunny would know the precise location of the infiltration team as soon as they reached the siege capital. If not... his soul might get seriously wounded or, even worse, crippled.

All he could do was trust in his shadow's competence.

Sunny stood up from his cot and stretched, hearing the sounds of the battle slowly grow less intense. Now that the dawn had come, the joint army was preparing to withdraw and dissolve into three separate forces.

His expression was slightly tense.

'...He'll be alright. The gloomy guy has been through a lot by my side, so he knows what he's doing.'

He had to.

With that, Sunny left the tent and went to find Nephis.

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  N3reus 5 Sep 2023, 03:59 ➥ N3reus
  
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  Changing Star was in a watchtower near the outer edges of the camp, observing the ongoing battle. Her gaze was locked on the lustrous figure of Summer Knight, who stood like a fortress amidst the attacking Nightmare Creatures, cutting them down with his flowing lance.
  
  Sunny approached and stared at the slaughter, as well, wondering how was it that the Saint had not gotten a single drop of blood on his armor. Was that a skill one could learn? The black silk of the Graceless Dusk always remained pristine, rejecting any kind of taint, but the same could not be said about his skin... and hair, especially hair. Washing blood out of his hair was a real chore.
  
  Which was one of the reasons Sunny had enjoyed the few months of being a scout and never getting his own hands dirty, instead relying on shadows to do the killing for him.
  
  "That guy, Summer Knight, is both deadly on the battlefield and nice in person. Makes me wonder if he really is a Saint... every other Transcendent I know is either the stern stoic type, vaguely sinister, or completely insane. He really doesn't fit."
  
  Neph glanced in his direction and smiled with the corner of her mouth.
  
  "Maybe you just attract these kinds of people."
  
  Sunny coughed.
  
  Come to think of it... stern and stoic, vaguely sinister, and completely insane were all words that could be used to describe Nephis, as well.
  
  She looked back to the battlefield and added:
  
  "But you are right. Sir Gilead is somewhat of an outlier among the Saints. He is too... straightforward. What you see is what you get. Honor, valiance, loyalty... and all that. He is the picture of a noble knight."
  
  Sunny remained silent for a moment.
  
  "Is that a bad thing?"
  
  He certainly thought that it was. A person who proclaimed these virtues was either a hypocrite or dangerously naive - gods only knew which option was worse.
  
  However, Sunny wanted to hear Neph's answer.
  
  She shrugged.
  
  "Not usually. But in the case of Summer Knight, it presents a contradiction. What is a person like that doing serving the King of Swords? And not just as a vassal, but as a direct retainer of clan Valor. A tool in their machinations."
  
  She lingered for a few moments, then sighed.
  
  "Maybe it has something to do with his Flaw."
  
  Sunny looked at Nephis with curiosity.
  
  "...What are you doing serving the King of Swords?"
  
  Her subtle smile grew a little wider, and white sparks ignited in her eyes.
  
  "Ah, but I am not honorable, valiant, or loyal. I am just driven and good with a sword. Don't you know?"
  
  He scoffed.
  
  "I do. Don't I know it well."
  
  With that, Sunny leaned on the framework of the alloy watchtower and watched the valiant Saint fight in silence.
  
  At the same time, he sent Neph a mental message:
  
  [What did Morgan want to talk to you about?]
  
  She leaned on the alloy bar by his side.
  
  [We are most likely going to be ambushed by Song on the way back to the siege capital. She warned me to be ready. There is also the issue of the Nightmare Gates within the city. There are sixteen of them, at the moment, and keeping each one contained is a drain on the resources. Once we are back, the Awakened soldiers under Morgan's command will begin challenging the Seeds to close them... and scout the desert in the process, of course. She offered a few spots to the Fire Keepers.]
  
  Sunny hesitated for a few moments.
  
  [The Fire Keepers? Are they going to attempt Ascension?]
  
  Neph lowered her head a little, nodding.
  
  [They have long saturated their cores, and have more than enough experience. So, yes... Shim's cohort will enter first, followed by two others. A month later, two more cohorts will challenge the Second Nightmare. The last two will go after... if... the first challengers return.]
  
  Sunny blinked.
  
  If that plan worked... then in less than a year, Changing Star would potentially command close to fifty Masters. Some might die in the Nightmare, but still... that was a staggering force. An inconceivable force, even, by the standards of the modern world.
  
  But then again, the world was changing. And the return of the survivors of the Forgotten Shore had made so much noise for this exact reason - not because they were powerful Awakened, but because each had a substantial chance of becoming a Master... and maybe even a Saint, in the future.
  
  The force that Cassie had built had the potential to dramatically shift the balance of power between the great clans. No wonder Nephis seemed to be in a hurry to send the Fire Keepers into the Seeds... the emissaries of Song knew what was at stake, as well.
  
  Once the fighting between the forces of the great clans started in earnest, Beastmaster would without a doubt aim to destroy the Fire Keepers before they Ascended.
  
  'How complicated.'
  
  Sunny remained silent for a while, choosing his words carefully. Eventually, he spoke... thought... in a casual tone:
  
  [I happened to eavesdrop on a conversation.]
  
  Nephis glanced at him.
  
  [Oh. By pure accident, I'm sure.]
  
  He smiled.
  
  Then, however, the smile disappeared from his face.
  
  Sunny looked forward, pretending to study the battle.
  
  [Turns out, it was your Uncle Vale who sent Caster to kill you... you know, Anvil of Valor, the King of Swords. That Uncle Vale.]
  
  She didn't show any hint of a strong reaction.
  
  [...I figured as much.]
  
  Sunny sighed.
  
  [I also overheard that another one of your father's three friends had limited the great clans in what means they could use to kill you... back when you were a child. He seems to have protected you, to a degree.]
  
  This time, Nephis couldn't maintain the mask of indifference. Someone else might not have noticed, but Sunny knew her too well. She was shaken.
  
  After a long pause, Neph whispered:
  
  [...So that's how it is. I see. That explains a few things I always wondered about.]
  
  Sunny hesitated for a few moments, then asked:
  
  [Do you have any idea what his reasons might be?]
  
  Nephis remained silent for a long time, looking at the battlefield. One half of her face was illuminated by a gentle light, the other drowned in shadows. The cold wind was playing with her silver hair, making it dance.
  
  Eventually, she let out a deep sigh.
  
  [I don't. However, I do have a suspicion. I am the last daughter of the Immortal Flame clan, Sunny... which means that I am also the last carrier of Sun God's lineage. Asterion had prevented that lineage from being snuffed out, and had taken Mordret from Anvil. It is... it is almost as if he is collecting the carriers of divine lineages.]
  
  Nephis paused for a few moments, and then added in a grave voice:
  
  [If my suspicion is correct... then should you meet him in the future, you would be wise to be careful too, Sunny. You do not possess Shadow God's lineage, but Asterion might not know that. Sun God, War God, Beast God, Storm God, and Heart God... all these lineages had already been found. Shadow God's was the last one to remain hidden. Maybe that is why he stayed passive all these years... waiting patiently for it to reveal itself.]
  
  She suddenly turned and looked him in the eyes, then said in her own voice, discarding the safety of the Blessing Dusk:
  
  "Sunny... you have guarded your secrets well. It is very important that you continue to do so. Be careful... if you wish. Please."
  
  The cold wind got to Sunny, as well, making him shiver.
  
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Chapter 1126: Unexpected Revelation
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