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Chapter 1900: Vanquishing Light
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    ArMiks
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    maybe if push comes to shove, sunny will dare to try to use his shadow empowerment on nephis, and vise versa, despite not having their prior connection. nephis doesn't know they might be able to do it, so sunny would need to be the one to initiate. the only problem would be if neph's sun power will harm sunny without their previous link, and if it would work at all.
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    Razor1
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    1903. Prelude to Oblivion

    The atmosphere in the devastated hall was thick with tension, a palpable sense of unease settling over both sides as they faced each other, newly healed but wary. The soft glow of Nephis's flame had faded, leaving behind an eerie stillness that seemed to stretch into eternity.

    Sunny's eyes narrowed behind his cracked mask as he focused on the Reflection of Nephis. A wave of disgust washed over him, his stomach churning at the sight of the near-perfect copy.

    Although it was a flawless physical replica, Sunny could sense a subtle difference in its aura, a hollowness that marked it as clearly fake. Still, it was uncanny, a mockery of the woman he... respected.

    'That bastard,' he thought bitterly. The scoff that accompanied the thought escaped his lips unbidden, shattering the tense silence like a hammer through glass.

    Moonveil's eyes flickered towards him, her delicate features a stark contrast to the carnage surrounding them. Her white hair seemed to shimmer in the dim light, eyes gleaming with an otherworldly radiance. When she spoke, her voice was soft yet carried clearly across the hall.

    "Impressive, Lord of Shadows. Not many can stand against my sister Revel and live to tell the tale."

    Sunny opened his mouth to reply, but Revel's cold voice cut through the air like a blade.

    "He got lucky," she said dismissively, her dark eyes glinting with barely suppressed fury.

    Sir Jest let out a bark of laughter, his demonic form somehow even more imposing now that he was fully healed. Blood still caked his bestial features, a grim reminder of the battle's toll.

    "Now that's rich! The Lord of Shadows holding his own against the Lightslayer. Sounds like the setup for a terrible joke, doesn't it?"

    Sunny took a moment to survey the scene. The hall, once grand, now lay in ruins. Shattered pillars and crumbling walls served as a backdrop to the tense standoff. On one side stood the remaining Saints of the Sword Domain - Roan, Helie, Jest, and the wounded Saint - their armor gleaming despite the dried blood. Nephis stood among them, her radiant form a beacon of hope.

    Opposite them, the daughters of Ki Song presented a formidable front - Revel, Lonesome Howl, Silent Stalker, Moonveil, and the unsettling Reflection of Nephis.

    The floor was a mosaic of destruction - scorched wood, shattered stone, and dark stains that spoke of the lives lost in this bitter struggle. The air hung heavy with the acrid scent of smoke and the metallic tang of blood.

    Suddenly, without warning, a feeling of absolute dread washed over them all. It was a sensation that Sunny and the others, hardened as they were on their path to Supreme, knew all too well. This was beyond fear, beyond terror - it was the cold certainty of oblivion.

    The pressure was overwhelming, an invisible force that bore down upon them with crushing intensity. Plans crumbled, hope withered, and even the mightiest Aspects seemed to falter in the face of this inexorable doom.

    As one, they fell to their knees, Saints and princesses alike brought low by the sheer weight of the presence that had descended upon them. In that moment, as Sunny struggled to draw breath, he realized that whatever was coming, it would change everything.

    Suddenly, a figure materialized in the centre of the ruined hall. It was Moo Deng, his presence inexplicably overwhelming even the mightiest of Saints.

    The battle, it seemed, was over before it had even begun.
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      ZEXOS
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      Bro how did you get this?
      And who the f is Moo Dang?
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        Razor1
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        twas a joke, I just wrote it baha...

        *Moo Deng* is above Supreme and is Pygmy baby Hippo in Thailand. quiet
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          ropero
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          You did a bloody good job, my man. Truly impressive welldone, the g3's style replication is almost perfect, with probably only song's daughters dialog (and ending) making me realize it's not a chapter you stole from g3 while he was sleeping lol.

          All hail Moo Deng btw.
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          Shambler
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          Damn, I had no idea it wasn't G3 until I saw your comment. Please keep them coming!
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      Ryuk
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      Whos moo deng
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      helSupreme
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      Bro you should right a new novel
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        Razor1
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        I dont have the level to think about plot, character/s and events like GuiltyThree, but thanks.
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        Ryuk
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        That was fake 🗿✌🏻
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      MefetraN7
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      Я реально поверил🤣
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      wedsonlucena
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      How much do you want to do this in all chapters????? 💸💸💸💸 lol
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      Lazy Lion
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      Immediately I saw "Moo Deng", I felt absolute regret at how I fell for this stuff evil
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    Shambler
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    Why didn't Sunny use his lantern to cover the area in shadow? Revel can use true darkness, but does make her immune to shadows? Am I forgetting something about her abilities?
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      rekicchi
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      I think shadows cannot exist in true darkness. The only shadow that can do that is his Shadows.
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      Doksoo
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      if all the shadows were suppressed, then why won't there be shadows from the lantern?
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    Dummybaron
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    I'm going to take a break from Shadow Slave bye guys.
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      The.gunner
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      See you tommorow
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    Elrenegat
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    Yeah and now that both moonveil and revel are together, you are f#cked
    They just have to restrain nephis powers and drown the whole place in darkness and you have no counter
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      DanielPlay
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      There is a condition to be able to restrict, having to cause a wound or spill the opponent's blood, we don't know very well what it is, but now that they have lost the element of surprise it is impossible to injure Nephis in her fire spirit form since she does not have a physical body in this form.
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        Elrenegat
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        Yeah I guess that you are right, if there truly is a condition and that this condition has been denied
        They still have a chance, albeit not a large one
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      Junior young
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      You are wrong,sunny is a perfect match against moonveil,even without his aspect,he has the lantern and nephis is an overkill for revel
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        Elrenegat
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        No but that wasn't what I was saying, I was talking about moonveil supressing nephis power while Sunny and the rest were faced against revel, in absolute darkness
        You really thought for a second that moonveil would waste her powers on Sunny when revel already counter him ?
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    mariokaa
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    Lol, still no casualty on song's princesses. Saint sorrow's probably dead now no?
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    ZEXOS
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    1901. Falling Sun


    Sunny was in the throes of the familiar state of merciless clarity. He was fighting Revel in the ruins of the dark hall, pushing his body and mind to the absolute limits, each breath searing his lungs like acid.

    The devastating fury of their clash made the world quake. Everything around them was enveloped by flowing darkness and suffocating smoke, the air suffused with sweltering heat.

    Neither Sunny nor Revel were armed, using nothing but their bodies to destroy each other. The rolling echoes of their crushing blows were like deafening thunderclaps, and both moved at a speed far greater than what a mundane human would have been able to perceive.

    The battle was fierce, fearsome, and chillingly ruthless. Its frenetic pace was daunting. Its violent brutality was appalling...

    Sunny was having a tough time.

    Devoid of the ability to call upon his Aspect, he could only rely on his physical might and combat technique to fight Revel. The problem, however, was that her Transcendent form was more than twice his height, with much longer arms and legs, which gave her a tremendous advantage in reach... and that was not even counting her one remaining wing.

    Sunny's disadvantage was only confounded by the fact that he was witnessing the battle through Saint's eyes, not his own. He was more used to seeing himself from the third perspective than most people due to long years of perceiving the world through the shadows, but it was still a disorienting experience to fight while only relying on someone else's sight.

    Revel had figured out that he was somehow relying on Saint to guide him almost instantly and made several attempts to destroy the wounded Shadow. Sunny managed to block her from reaching Saint, but she methodically attacked him from positions where his own body blocked the living statue‘s view.

    Worst of all, Lightslayer could still use her Aspect freely, which she did with great foresight and skill. At any moment, the beautiful demon could turn into a torrent of flowing darkness to escape, advance, circle around Sunny, or simply bypass his attack.

    It was infuriating, reminding Sunny of the battle he had fought against Fiend in Falcon Scott. It felt as if he was fighting himself... which was not a pleasant feeling at all. Now that he was suffering at the hands of an enemy who possessed such an Ability, he learned painfully well just how much of a cheat his Shadow Step was.

    He could not do anything against her Aspect Ability, but he could somewhat negate her advantage in size by manipulating his weight with the [Feather of Truth]. Sunny might have been smaller, but his mass was even greater than that of the towering demoness — as a result, his blows were especially devastating, and it was harder for her to throw him off balance.

    His armor was shattered, and his body was hurting.

    And yet...

    So was hers.

    Sunny was holding his ground while surrounded by true darkness, trading blow for blow with its Saint.

    It was just that damned wing...

    As Sunny blocked Revel's clawed hand, the obsidian talon stung his side, where the surface of the Onyx Mantle was already cracked. Feeling a pulse of sharp pain, he hissed and tried to grab the retreating wing — only to be sent stumbling back by a devastating kick

    A thin crack crossed the surface of his mask.

    Worse still, Revel was already turning into a torrent of darkness, rushing toward Saint...

    'Damn it!‘

    Sunny ignored the pain and dashed forward to intercept her.

    But at that moment...

    He felt the entire Citadel shudder, and a thunderous boom resounded from far above, followed by another a moment later... and then another, and then another, almost without pause.

    It was as if something was tearing through the ancient castle, travelling toward the ground at terrible speed.

    Then, the heat permeating the air seemed to grow ten times more intense, and Sunny was confused for a moment.

    'What is that?‘

    For a split second, he failed to recognize what was happening.

    Then, he realized that he... he was actually seeing something with his own eyes. Something was glowing in the darkness, high above him.

    The ceiling of the vast hall had long collapsed, and even higher still, several orange spots seemed to have revealed themselves on the ceiling of the higher floor of the ancient castle, expanding as they grew.

    Suddenly able to see again, Sunny froze for a short moment.

    ...In that short moment, the burning ceiling exploded with a deafening roar, and a blinding radiance blinded him all over again. it was as if the sun had risen in the middle of the Citadel — or rather, fell down from the sky.

    Surrounded by a sea of flames, an incandescent being plummeted from the burning inferno above, crashing into the floor between Sunny and Revel and instantly setting it on fire.

    Covering his eyes, he staggered back.

    Revel's darkness was vanquished, and he could finally sense the shadows again. There was a white silhouette standing in the middle of the raging conflagration, so beautiful and pure that it seemed out of place in this dirty and imperfect world.

    Sunny's lips twisted into a smile behind his cracked mask.

    'Nephis...‘

    Nephis had arrived from whatever battle she had been fighting, practically bringing the entire Citadel down with her.

    From the brief glimpse Sunny had got, it seemed as if every floor of the ancient castle above them was at least partially destroyed and set aflame. That certainly explained the smoke and the unbearable heat...

    The radiant spirit of light slowly looked around, taking in the sight of the devastated hall. The broke walls, the hideous wounds littering Saint‘s body, Sunny's breached armor...

    Finally, her gaze settled on the bloodied, but still breathtakingly beautiful figure of the creature of darkness staring at her with a grim expression.

    Revel looked at Nephis, and then smiled coldly.

    Her lips parted, and a single word escaped from her lips:

    "...Crap."
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      ZEXOS
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      1902. Gruesome Affair


      Revel's darkness was chased away and diminished, but it still swirled around her like a cloud. Shrouded by it, she looked at Nephis.

      Nephis was looking at her, as well.

      Suddenly, a melodious voice resounded in the ruined hall, containing both the ferocity of the scorching surface of the sun and the tranquillity of sunshine reflecting from clear water:

      "...You are the Lightslayer?"

      Revel remained silent for a heartbeat.

      Her battered, bleeding body looked like a dirty mess in front of the pristine, radiant spirit of light.

      "That's what they call me, yes."

      Nephis remained silent for a few moments, then spoke in her usual even tone: "I'm not impressed."

      Her tone might have been emotionless, but that only made the remark sound more derisive.

      It was as if she was saying... is that all? I am supposed to be slain by you? Hearing that, Revel smiled darkly.

      "I‘m sorry for the disappointment, Lady Nephis."

      With that, the ruined hall once again exploded with motion... the moment of peace was short—lived.

      The scorching flames fell upon the princess of Song, as if possessing a life of their own. The radiance spirit seemed to turn into a streak of light, rushing at her with impossible speed.

      Sunny was not far behind, either, knowing that this was their best chance to kill Revel.

      Revel herself, meanwhile...

      Took a step back and turned into a torrent of darkness.

      The darkness did not attack, however. It did not try to defend itself, either — 7 instead, it flowed down and seeped into the cracked floorboards, disappearing from view.

      The flames only licked the ancient wood, scorching it. Neph's strike missed. Sunny emerged from the shadows a split second too late.

      Revel had fled.

      For a moment, he was face to face with Nephis, feeling her heat despite the incredible level of elemental resistance granted to him by the Onyx Mantle.

      He was silent for a moment.

      "...Are you okay?"

      The spirit of light nodded, her graceful figure drowning in the blinding radiance.

      "What about you?"

      Sunny grinned behind the mask

      "I am alive, if that is what you mean."

      With that, there was no time for conversations anymore. Because they both knew what Revel's retreat meant — she had fled downward, in the direction where the rest of their comrades were most likely fighting for their lives.

      "Go! Destroy the corpse of the 'l‘error at all costs!"

      Sunny threw a brief glance at Saint, commanding her to stay safe, and stepped through the shadows once more.

      A moment later, he emerged in the chaos of the vast hall where the Saints of the Sword Army had been ambushed by the daughters of Ki Song.

      Just one look was enough to erase the smile from his face, replacing it with a somber expression.

      'So many have died...‘

      The casualties suffered by the Sword Domain were appalling. He could only see four members of the conquest team still drawing breath — Roan, l-lelie, Jest, and the unfortunate Saint who had been wounded by Silent Stalker at the start of the sight.

      Rivalen was nowhere to be seen, and the rest of the Saints were now corpses — some of them damaged too terribly to be of use for the Raven Queen, some still moving.

      Silent Stalker was a bloody mess, barely clinging to life. Lonesome Howl and her one remaining Reflection were engaged in a fierce brawl with Fiend, protecting her fragile human body from him.

      The corpse of the Great Terror, at least, seemed to have already been destroyed. Sunny did not know why Nephis had asked him to make getting rid of it a priority, but he was glad to know that the abominable creature did not pose any threat anymore.

      Revel had just coalesced from the flowing darkness, standing at the opposite end of the hall from him. She had dismissed her Transcendent Form and looked like a human once again, her pale face smeared with blood.

      Just as he caught sight of her, she shouted:

      "Back!"

      Immediately, the two great wolves leaped away. The Reflection lingered for a moment before retreating to stall Fiend, while Lonesome Howl herself gently grabbed Silent Stalker in her teeth and dragged her toward Revel like a kitten. Sunny shaped a mass of wild shadows into an odachi and prepared to defend the wounded Saints from the champions of Song.

      "Fiend! Come here!"

      The infernal troll looked at the retreating wolves with regret, and then stepped through the shadows to stand by Sunny's side.

      The four surviving Saints were now behind them, looking relieved at the sight of the Lord of Shadows.

      They were in a sorry state — even Sir Jest, who had escaped with relatively fewer wounds, was covered in blood.

      In fact, the only person in the vast hall whose armor wasn't covered in blood was Sunny himself. That was because it was rather hard to make him bleed — however, to those who did not know about that peculiar trait of his, it looked as if he had escaped the dreadful battle against Dark Dancer Revel entirely unscathed.

      His armor was breached and broken, though, making some of them question if there really was a human body underneath it.

      Sunny, meanwhile, was given pause by Sir Jest's Transcendent form. Where had the amicable old man gone? Instead, a sinister abomination had taken his place, pure malice burning in its inhuman eyes. It had the body of a man and the legs of a goat, with two frightening horns growing from its disturbing, bestial head. The only word that could be used to describe it was... demonic.

      Was he a satyr, or a literal friend from the depths of hell?

      Sunny suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

      ...Across from them were Revel, Lonesome Howl, Silent Stalker, the Reflection, and the remaining undead Saints. The air seemed to crackle with tension, and none of the sides was in a hurry to make a move.

      It was then that a violent explosion shook the hall, and Nephis arrived from above in a rain of burning debris.

      At the same time... it felt as if Sunny's vision was blurred for a moment. Suddenly, a delicate beauty with white hair and shimmering eyes — Moonveil — appeared near Revel, her face pale and smeared in blood. Accompanying her... He blinked.

      Accompanying the beautiful princess was a Reflection of Nephis. The creature looked like her, and had the same presence as her... and yet, Sunny found the copy lacking.

      There was simply no way to mistake it for the real Changing Star, even if one was blind.

      The appearance of: the Reflection answered Sunny's recent question, though, making him scowl behind the mask.

      'No wonder.‘

      Now that he saw the copy of Nephis, he knew why she had told him to destroy the corpse of the Great Terror as fast as possible. Considering that the Reflection was able to mirror her, it could not be a mere Beast.

      Nephis had already reformed the soul core she had detonated to escape from the Cursed Terror, Condemnation, and was a Transcendent Titan once again — therefore, the Reflection had to be a Titan, as well. Either a Transcendent one... or even Supreme.

      Sunny's eyes widened a little.

      'That bastard…’

      If the Great Terror remained whole, the damn creature might have been able to mirror it, instead. Then, they would have had to contend against that abomination in addition to the daughters of Ki Song.

      Sadly, Sunny could only see the reflection of Neph's mirrored soul cores, and with the mess of various potent auras clashing in the dark hall, he could not measure the power of the Reflection accurately... it might have been hiding its power, as well.

      'Can it really be Supreme?‘

      What the hell could Mordret have done to nurture a Supreme Titan? How would he have even created one, considering that each Reflection demanded a sacrifice of as many soul cores as a creature of its Class was meant to possess?

      He had so many questions, and none of the possible answers promised anything good for the future.

      As Nephis softly landed on the ground, an eerie silence settled in the darkness of the devastated hall.

      A moment later, however, the darkness was chased away by soft light.

      The wounds on the bodies of Roan, Helie, and the Saint slumped on Helie's back shone with white radiance and began to heal with startling speed.

      Almost at the same time, the Reflection of Nephis laid its hands on Revel and Silent Stalker, healing them in turn.

      'Great.‘

      Sunny sighed.

      It was an incredible boon, to have a healer on one's side.

      However, if the enemy had access to a healer as well, an already terrible battle could become a truly gruesome affair.

      That was precisely what seemed to be happening right now.
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        DanielPlay
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        This battle ending without the death of any of Song's daughters would be a waste.
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          Dummybaron
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          Moonveil died, but yeah. If King of Swords won't give order for Sunny to murder as much enemy Saints as posible they will lose lol.
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            DanielPlay
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            What do you mean? Moonvil is alive.
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              Dummybaron
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              She died what left is only reflections
              Edit: wait she is not? Ok my bad.
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            Uchia-Madara-Pathway
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            Bro what are you saying?
            Moonveil is not dead.
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            Elrenegat
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            No she didn't
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        Zrilla
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        И сейчас прибудет королева и вместо продолжения еже и так затянувшейся битвы, санни будет бежать сверкаяпятками , вот умора если так и будет.
        Просто бой вернулся в начало, всем восстановили хп, только количественное преимущество на стороне врага.
        И вот вопрос, а что по запасам сущности? Типа санни и нефис имеют по несколько ядер к них запас всех превосходит, а что по принцессам песни, как они могут продолжать такой бой, g3 забыл что сущность может закончится?
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          Doksoo
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          and why should the essence end? Did they fight for a long time? No, so what's the problem? there is nothing to say that the essence reserves are running out + the song has 4 reflections, 2 of which are supreme
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    DeathGun AS
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    No chapters today!
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      DanielPlay
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      They've already been released, we're just not waiting for a hero to show up to post them here.
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        Aitho
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        how many today ... ? one ?
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          DanielPlay
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          Two
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        JAYDEEP
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        damn! you must be a fan of Inazuma Eleven bro....
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    NotSoAmazing
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    Goddamn it I've caught up... Can someone tell me what this volume's called so I can read the wiki when I come back. Cheers. See you all in another year or two 👋
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      DanielPlay
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      Volume 9: Throne of War
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        James005
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        Lol
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    EVOLT
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    But somehow, over the years — she couldn't quite remember how — Nephis had come to value deceit and misdirection, even if it was not something she was naturally good at.


    NEPH REMEMBER PLEASE 15. Like imagine how she would react to see that the missing person from her memory is actually just Sunny
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      ArMiks
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      she probably has an idea already, she just knows enough now not to think about some things too much or she would forget them. she's not to the level of cassie, but she has an inkling already.
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