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Chapter 1902: Gruesome Affair
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    aretwo
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    Can someone please remind me on why Sunny can’t use his aspect? I knew before but now I forgot and I don’t know where they mention why.
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      Zrilla
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      Ревел использовала истиную тьму которая подавляет тени, нет теней нет сил у санни
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      Doksoo
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      Darkness > Shadows, they cannot exist in darkness. The Sunny aspect literally only works with shadows: moving through shadows, shadow manifestation (Shadow Shell), Shadow Feeling, all this works through/with shadow.
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        aretwo
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        Thanks for the quick explanation, that helps a lot.
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    Pro100zver25
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    I remember how G3 was hyping up the Valor, saying how they were masters of war, strategy and battle — but all I see is how they inevitably fail in this war: first Mordred gave the Queen several Citadels and an entire Great Clan, and now the loss of 1/3 of the already small number of Saints of Valor.
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      Tram
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      Поддерживаю, нам постоянно расхваливали какие они крутые какие молодцы, как хорошо справляются, но вот первое серьезное сражение и они по полной обосрались. Из 14 святых выжило 6, тем временем противник пока доминирует на поле боя, если бы не было Санни они бы и воовсе слили в сухую. В общем крутой клан Доблесть всем советую вступать, мастера по пиздежу.
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      Baezhij
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      War is wagged against the living.
      The enemy of the valor is someone who rules over the dead.
      It's would be illogical to win against such enemy even with a specialization in war without much loss.
      The enemy is strong.
      Especially with beings like Mordret on enemy side.
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      Zrilla
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      Вот вот, ты прав и я рад что я не один это заметил. Как g3 собирается расписывать как доблесть сможет исправить положение дел я незнаю. Из того что было показано в последних десяти главах ясно видно что клан сонг на голову превосходит доблесть
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      Максим Довбняк
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      The strength that others see on the outside does not always reflect the real strength of a person. Sunny is an example of this, but I completely agree, the author has underestimated Valor greatly. Strategist - Morgana turned out to be a fool, Anvil does nothing at all (in terms of leading the war), and the Saints were killed in an instant.

      But you'll see, G3 will "turn the table" again, and Valor will gain an advantage, but this is poorly written.
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        ropero
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        I just hope we get a proper explanation as to why Sovereigns don't use their greatest asset - themselves. For example, how many battles would be won with them on the battlefield and how easily. I get that they can't fight 24/7, because losing a Sovereign is losing the war. But it feels like a chess game where the queen is in the corner because it's "too valuable to lose".
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      Ninjamaster98
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      You’re right but I would say Mordret having this many reflections f#cked them up and especially the surprise attack
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    Максим Довбняк
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    Chapter 1903: Wide Sleeves

    For a few moments, neither side moved.

    The Saints of the Sword Army had almost recovered from their wounds — all except Sir Jest, curiously enough. Sunny couldn't help but notice that Nephis was able to heal the rest from a distance, but that did not include the old man.

    On the other side, Revel and Silent Stalker were also close to being healed. At the same time, something that Sunny had assumed was a severely damaged statue of a fearsome gargoyle moved, revealing itself to be a living creature.

    '...'l‘he Saint of Sorrow.‘

    Even though they were enemies in this battle, Sunny was a little glad that Tamar's father had survived.

    For now, at least.

    Even though those who had been wounded most severely were now saved from the clutches of death by pure white flames, both sides were still in a sorry state. Most of them were exhausted, mentally shaken, and wary. More importantly, almost every participant of the battle had expended great amounts of essence in the furious fight.

    Funnily enough, Sunny was an exception, since he had been prevented from calling upon his Aspect in the clash against Revel. In addition to that, he barely used any Memories — those put a strain on one's essence, as well, especially with soul arsenals as powerful as those Saints usually possessed. The more powerful a Memory was, the more essence its enchantments consumed.

    Unlike the rest. of the fighters, Sunny was fresh and could go on fighting with the same level of intensity for a long while.

    Nephis seemed flush with essence, as well — he did not know what she had faced prior to descending from above in a storm of flames, but it did not seem like she had used her Aspect extensively. Apart from that, she was a Transcendent Titan — her pool of essence was seven times more voluminous than that of other Saints, to begin with. Her lineage enhanced it even further. So, both of the most powerful champions of on the side of the Sword Domain were in a good shape... which could not be said about the daughters of Ki Song. Honestly, things weren't looking good for them.

    They had started the battle in a supremely advantageous position — not only had they had the element of surprise on their side, immediately eliminating several opponents, but they had also been able to isolate and suppress the leaders of the conquest force.

    Now, however, these advantages were gone. Worse than that, several of Mordret's Reflections had already been destroyed. The corpse of the Great Terror was also gone, and it would not be easy to counter Sunny's powers next to Nephis. Revel‘s own power was being suppressed now.

    ‘We should be able to decimate them.’

    Unless Lightslayer had more trump cards hidden up her sleeve, he did not see a way for her to salvage the situation.

    Judging by her somber expression, Revel had come to the same conclusion.

    She looked up, at the burning ceiling of the vast hall and the vertical inferno left by N eph's descend from the upper floors of the garden temple.

    Then, Revel lowered her gaze and looked directly at Nephis.

    "...Have you not come to conquer this Citadel for the King of Swords, Changing Star?"

    Nephis lingered with the answer for a few moments.

    "So I have."

    Lightslayer smiled coldly.

    "Quite an interesting strategy, to unleash your flames in the heart of a wooden Citadel. If I did not know better, I would have assumed that your aim is to destroy it instead."

    Sunny had to admit that there was some truth to her words. Smoke was already drifting into the vast hall from above, and the fire was spreading. The ancient castle had already sustained heavy damage from the furious forces unleashed by the clash of so many Saints —— in fact, it was a miracle that it was still standing. Sunny remembered the first Transcendent battle he had witnessed. Back then, just two Saints — Tyris and Cormac — had destroyed an entire island in their clash.

    The people who had left behind this beautiful stronghold were truly remarkable builders, it seemed.

    Nephis considered Revel's words for a moment or two. 'l‘hen, her radiance dimmed, and she dismissed her Transformation, turning back into a human. Miraculously... this time, her armor had survived.

    However, Sunny gritted his teeth when he saw it.

    There were no wounds on the body, but her blackened armor was terribly shredded, pierced in at least a dozen places, and on the verge of collapsing into a whirlwind of sparks.

    She had suffered greatly in the battle against Moonveil, it seemed.

    His eyes flashed with murderous cold behind the cracked mask.

    '...I'll kill them slowly.‘

    Whatever fatigue Sunny had felt disappeared, replaced by deadly intent. Standing beside him, Nephis stared at Revel impassively.

    "If it means denying the Citadel to the Song Domain... I just might go ahead and destroy it. Why not?"

    A corner of her mouth curled upward slightly, and she added evenly:

    "Of course, I'll make sure to destroy you first."

    Revel's expression turned grim.

    She hesitated for a few moments, then uttered through gritted teeth:

    "You can try. You might even live long enough to enjoy the outcome. But what about your companions? Will they survive?"

    Sunny frowned, not sure why she was saying these things.

    Was Revel, perhaps, trying to negotiate a peaceful resolution instead of continuing the bloody battle?

    If so, she was extremely naive. There was no way that Nephis would surrender her claim on this Citadel — she would indeed rather burn it to the ground, if that was the only choice. Which it wasn't, since the remains of the conquest force were poised to achieve victory.

    But Revel was definitely not naive, so...

    'She's buying time.‘

    Sunny cursed mentally and prepared to lunge forward.

    But it was already late.

    By that time, Moonveil had already finished whatever it was she had been secretly doing.

    She raised her hands and brought them together, forming a triangle with her thumbs and index fingers.

    A split second later, a drop of vibrant crimson blood suddenly materialized in the middle of the triangle...

    And Sunny's senses screamed at him that he was in dire danger.

    As it turned out, Revel did, in fact, have another trump card up her sleeve.

    .....
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      Максим Довбняк
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      Chapter 1904: Queen's Blood

      There was very little time to react, and even less time to comprehend what was happening.

      However, Sunny still managed to recognize the drop of dark blood, and guess what it represented.

      He had seen something similar once, a long time ago.

      Back then, he and a group of survivors of the Battle of the Black Skull had been desperately trying to escape from the Skinwalker, lost in the white dunes of the Nightmare Desert. Sadly, the vessels of the Great abomination still managed to catch up with them.

      Some of the survivors chose to split up, but most stayed together. It was then that Morgan summoned a swarm of flying swords — now, Sunny knew that those were swords forged by her father.

      Seishan, meanwhile, had summoned a drop of blood almost identical to the one hovering in the air between Moonveil's fingers right now.

      Sunny had been running for his life, so he did not see what the eerie drop of blood actually accomplished. He just remembered a strange feeling of awe, and that the entire world was momentarily painted in shades of red when its vast and terrifying power was unleashed.

      He could make a conjecture, though.

      Considering that Anvil had bestowed the swords — conduits of his power — to Morgan before sending her to Antarctica, wasn't it reasonable to assume that Ki Song had bestowed something to her daughter, as well?

      If so, then the drop of blood was a vessel of a Sovereign's power.

      ...Which did not mean anything good for Sunny, Nephis, and the rest of the Saints of the Sword Domain.

      ‘Damn it!'

      It was already too late by the time Sunny realized that Revel was scheming something.

      The crimson drop swirled in the air...

      And then exploded into a tidal wave of red light.

      Sunny stumbled back, momentarily dazed by a crushing force of tyrannical presence. It was as if a cold, penetrating gaze of someone's vast and unfathomably powerful conscience brushed past him, making his very soul shiver in fear.

      The flood of crimson light rushed at them like a raging wave of blood, submerging the world in a red radiance. He tried to raise a wall of shadows in its path, but the ethereal light simply passed through it... a moment later, the wall crumbled, the shadows forming it destroyed.

      Neph's figure ignited with a blinding radiance of her own. Her pure light seemed to hold the blood tide back for a few moments, but was then overpowered and painted red.

      Sunny steeled himself, knowing that he would have to withstand the power of a Sovereign a heartbeat later.

      Just before the wave of ethereal blood reached them, though...

      A ghostly visage of interlocking shields shimmered in the air around the remnants of the conquest force, enveloping them like a dome. The flood of crimson light collided with it and parted, flowing past them on both sides. Looking back, Sunny saw the sorry figure of Saint Rivalen of Aegis Rose slumping against the wall near the gates of the Citadel.

      'The insufferable fool is alive, after all...'

      He allowed himself to feel relieved for a short moment, then turned his attention back to the dire situation.

      From what Sunny could remember, the power Seishan had unleashed in the Nightmare Desert receded after a few moments. But then again, she had been a mere Master back then — perhaps a Saint would be able to channel the power of a Supreme better.

      He took a step closer to Nephis and commanded Fiend to move forward, shielding the group from the rush of red light.

      Sadly, Sunny was right — a few moments passed, and then a few more. The bloody radiance drowning the world did not dim.

      The force field created by Rivalen, however, seemed to be weakening.

      The ghostly shields had become invisible after manifesting for a second, but Sunny could practically hear them bending under the pressure, ready to succumb to it.

      The shield wall protecting them from the power of Ki Song was slowly becoming covered by a net of cracks. Or maybe it was rusting, slowly dissolving into red dust.

      'At best, I can escape by using Shadow Step.‘

      He could take Nephis with him. Maybe Roan, as well... but Sunny had never carried several Transcendent beings with him through the shadows. He wasn't sure that he would be able to save the rest.

      Meaning that he would have to leave at least some of the Saints of the Sword Army behind. Who would he abandon? Jest? Rivalen? Helie?

      ...Luckily, in the end, he did not have to make that choice.

      Eventually, after a dozen seconds or so, the red radiance enveloping the world finally dimmed. It dissipated slowly, and then disappeared altogether.

      The vast hall was plunged into dim darkness once again, illuminated by the orange glow of the burning ceiling and the light of several luminous Memories. Sunny‘s eyes widened.

      The hall... was empty.

      As Rivalen slumped on the floor and the other Saints drew hoarse breaths, he looked around and then extended his shadow sense outward.

      He did not sense anything.

      Revel and her sisters were gone. So were the Saint of Sorrow and the Reflections. Even the Transcendent corpses reanimated by the authority of Queen Song were nowhere to be seen.

      They have fled.

      The battle was over, ending just as unexpectedly as it had started.

      Sunny let out a sigh.

      He did not even know what kind of a sigh it was — was it a sigh of relief, or a sigh of disappointment?

      In any case, now that the battle was finished...

      They had to deal with its consequences before thinking about anything else. "They're gone."

      Nephis did not respond immediately, looking up, at the sea of flames raging above them. Her expression was somber.

      Sunny lingered for a moment.

      "Can you put the fires out?"

      She shook her head slowly.

      "Perhaps. But the Citadel is already damaged too severely... it's on the verge of breaking apart. By the time I suppress all the flames, it would have collapsed already."

      Sir Jest assumed his human form — thankfully — wiped the blood off his face, and said in a wry tone:

      "Suffering a fire in the middle of a lake... inside a dried up bone. How ironic." He looked around, as if searching for something, then asked:

      "So, what do we do, my lady?"

      Nephis walked over to where Rivalen was laying on the floor and kneeled beside him, placing her hands on his bloodied body.

      "...It doesn't matter if the Citadel collapses. We just need to preserve the Gateway. As long as the Gateway survives, the stronghold can be rebuilt around it."

      That was true.

      Of course, it depended entirely on how the Spell had fashioned this particular Gateway. There were some that existed in and of itself, like the altar of the Sanctuary of Noctis. However, there were also some that drew power from the structure around them, like the Gateway in the Crimson Spire.

      They had no choice but to try, though. Otherwise, the entire expedition would be a complete failure.

      Grimacing as a soft white radiance enveloped her hands, Nephis looked at Sunny and said:

      "We must locate the Gateway first."

      He nodded, and then stepped into the shadows to go find it.

      In truth, Sunny did not care that much about Anvil claiming another Citadel in Godgrave. Now that the battle was over, his mind was preoccupied by other issues.

      Namely, all the revelations he had achieved while fighting Lightslayer, and all the boons he had received...
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        DanielPlay
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        Song's advantage, which was already large, became even greater. Although Sunny gained some benefits, I was still disappointed that none of Ki Song's daughters died, Sunny pode não estar, mas eu estou com um gosto amargo na boca, para mim foi uma derrota completa.
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        ropero
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        There's no way I waited this long just to read the "wait until the transformation is complete" ah sequence from the idiots on the sword side. Like, the whole conversation I was screaming "they're buying time for something, attack now" but nooo. Idk, it just feels unfulfilling when the enemy just hits you, loses nothing (but a beast and a bunch of cores) and walks away unscathed, even taking into account Sunny's revelations.
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          Elrenegat
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          No no you don't understand, they really had to "talk this one out"
          They had so many important things to tell each other after trying to kill one another
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            Zrilla
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            Ахахаахха чел нужно ведь следовать клише. Думаю поддерживать темп по 2 главы в день и правда тяжело и g3 скатывается в клише.
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        Zrilla
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        Спасибо за главы!
        Закидайте меня камнями но я недоволен тем как развернулась эта битва, ничего не произошло, убили статистов, безымянных святых на которых плевать! Сама битва расписана неплохо да, я в голове представил кучу красивых сцен. Но если после этого будет десяток глав с пережëвыванием всех "глубоких смыслов" произошедшего, это будет... скучно.;(
        Ну правда! Со стороны песни даже никто не умер, всë на что хватило сил у наших сверх сильных героев Санни и Нефис так это выжить! Нам каждый раз ра списывают насколько они всех превосходят и уступают по силам только властилинам! Я хочу увидеть это в действии, как они побеждают и разрывают врагов а не безымянных монстров.
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    Uchia-Madara-Pathway
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    Can moonveil really suppress shadow lord's aspect?
    I mean, he's only a clone, and not the real sunny. He is just a part of real sunny's aspect.
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      Elrenegat
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      If you're trying to apply logic to this novel, you are just in for a treat
      If you want to know if it's possible, just ask yourself that question : "does it nerf Sunny ?"
      If the answer is yes then it's possible
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    sanchuz
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    its too long -_-
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