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Chapter 1814: Confession
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"...Sunless. Is that even your real name?"

Sunny blinked a couple of times.

‘Why is she...'

But then, it made sense.

He knew that his feelings for Nephis were real, and him being the Lord of Shadows did not change them. But, for her... she must have been questioning everything she knew about him. Every word he had uttered was under suspicion of being a lie, and every action he had taken was under suspicion of being premeditated and purposeful.

That was because, while Master Sunless was merely a person, the Lord of Shadows was something else.

He was one of the players in the grand game between the powers of this world.

Sunny lingered for a moment, then offered her a fragile smile.

"Sure. That is my real name. Well, actually, although it is my real name, most people call me Sunny, So... I was going to suggest that you call me that too, soon... today."

He faltered, then sighed.

"Listen, I want... first, I want to explain something My Intention was never to deceive you. I did not approach you with an ulterior motive, insinuating myself into your good graces for a nefarious purpose. In fact, I never expected to meet you at all. I mean... meet you here, in Bastion"

He wasn't being very eloquent, but there was no helping it. Sunny's mind was in turmoil, and therefore, so were his words.

He sought a momentary refuge in the act of gulping down tea.

"It was... sort of like... like this. The Lord of Shadows was supposed to be a part of me that deals with the big picture. While Master Sunless, he wasn't supposed to have any purpose at all. He was just meant to live the life that I have always wanted to live, but was never able to. A quiet and peaceful life away from bloodshed and strife, one that had nothing to do with the Sovereigns, the war, the Nightmare Spell, the gods and the daemons. The future."

Sunny sighed.

"I just wanted to manage a small shop and live quietly. Or rather... I wanted to let a part of me experience that bliss, at least. So that was what I did, and I never expected that a few days after the Lord of Shadows met you, you would walk into my shop. Actually... I was so startled that I fell... like a fool..."

Neph blinked,

"That was why you were on the floor?" Sunny coughed and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Yeah."

She stared at him intently.

"Walt. What about the duel with Tristan of Aegis Rose?"

He looked down.

"Oh, that... I tried really hard not to hurt him. Too much."

Nephis opened her mouth to say something, then closed it again. Then, she opened it once more and covered it with a hand, as if mortified.

"Wait! So, when Effie... when she..."

Sunny smiled sheepishly.

"Ah, right. That happened, too. It was a bit funny, actually."

Effie was in a habit of belittling the Lord of Shadows in an earnest attempt to help out Master Sunless win Nephis over. Her clumsy attempts to help missed the mark completely, of course, but were strangely endearing.

Although... Nephis had indeed ended up seeing the humble shopkeeper in a favorable light. So maybe Effie actually knew what she was doing?

Sunny wasn't sure, at that point.

Noticing that Nephis seemed to have lost the ability to speak, he hesitated for a moment, and then said softly:

"When you walked into my shop, it was like twe worlds colliding. Well, and after that... one thing led to the other... and before I knew it, we were in a contractual relationship, i was being knighted, and you were spending more time with me than with the Lord of Shadows. lіghtnоvеlсаvе~c`оm. Who was supposed to be the only Incarnation of mine to face you"

He hesitated for a moment.

"I knew that the best course of action would be to sever that connection and make sure that Master Sunless, the humble shopkeeper, never comes in contact with Changing Star of the Immortal Flame again. But... I was selfish, and I was greedy. And I went along with the flow, allowing it to pull me closer to you."

Nephis looked at him strangely, something flashing in her eyes.

Then, a slight frown creased her elegant brow. She mumbled:

"Wait. But Initially, I only trusted you... this version of you... because Cassie had vouched that you could be trusted. And she would not have done something like that without a thorough Investigation. How did she miss all these clues?"

Sunny almost choked on his tea.

Wiping his lips, he put the cup down and glanced at Nephis carefully.

'Ah.’

He said tentatively:

"Actually… Cassie was the first to find out. She made sure that I had no malice toward you, and tacitly agreed to keep my secret. For a bit. So that I could tell you myself, eventually"

The wine bottle... was slowly melting in Neph's hand.

Her voice trembled a little:

"Cassle knew?"

Sunny smiled awkwardly.

'Sorry, Cassie!'

"Ah... yes. We sort of... struck a deal. For reasons. But, you should know that she only has your best Interests in mind. So, if you want to blame someone, blame me. She has really done the best she could. It is me who's at fault."

Nephis stared at him silently for a while.

Then... she stared at him some more.

Sunny had a feeling that she was yelling at a certain blind seer currently, in her head.

He tried to imagine what Nephis was feeling.

His imagination failed.

Surely, she was shocked. Embarrassed, a little. Reeling.

But… maybe… was there no possibility that she was a little happy, as well?

The Lord of Shadow wasn't her enemy, after all. In fact, they had built some trust and rapport in the recent months, They had fought side by side, And he was someone anyone would wish to have by their side on the battlefield.

Someone who could support her on her treacherous path, not just treat her to a plenie between the calamitous battles.

Wouldn't it feel nice, to know that someone like that was also kind and caring... to her, at least... and that he was willing - longed for, really - to be more than just an ally?

Both the Lord of Shadows and Master Sunless were parts of Sunny. And together, they made someone who could stand side by side with Nephis wherever she went, and support her in whatever way she needed.

In short...

'I'm not that bad, am I?'

Nephis inhaled slowly, then said in a subdued tone:

"Which one of you is... the real you?"

Sunny hesitated for a few moments, then said the truth:

"All of me is the real me."

He looked away.

"...It would be easy to say that one of my Incarnations is a mask, and the other one is the true me. But that would be a lie. They are all me, and the only difference between them is the role they have to play. The Lord of Shadows is meant for war, and so, he is aloof and unyielding. Master Sunless is meant for peace, and so, he is soft and accommodating."

Sunny lingered for a moment, and then added quietly:

"I guess you can say that one of them is what 1 want to be, while the other is what i have to be. But that... is not really important. What's important is that..."

He looked at her with a pale smile.

"Both of them are me, and I am sincere in my feelings for you. You know it. You should have felt my longing."

Nephis studied his face for a long time.

Then, she nodded slowly.

And... blushed?

"I see. I... need to digest it. Sorry!"

'Wha...'

Before Sunny could react, beautiful white wings appeared behind Nephis, and she soared into the air, sending sand flying in all directions.

"Wait!"

He called after her, but she swiftly rose into the sky, and then disappeared in the direction of Bastion,

Sunny was left alone on the beach, frozen.

"You... you..."

He looked down, remained silent for a while, and grimaced.

“...You forgot to take your dress."

Indeed.

Nephis was in such a hurry to leave that she had forgotten to pick up her white summer dress. Of course, she could summon a Memory armor to cover her body at any moment... but still...

Sunny sighed deeply.

He didn't regret confessing his identity to her. He would have felt uncomfortable going further without doing that.

But he did regret it, a little.

Their perfect date was ruined.

And yet...

He looked at the sky silently.

There, at the end...

‘Her reaction wasn't that bad, was it?’

It wasn't.

In fact... it was a little promising.

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    Chapter 1815: Stranded

    The sky above the Moonriver Plain was grey and unfriendly. Drops of cold water were dribbling from above, and the winds were blowing above the barren wasteland, howling as they dove into the canyons.

    Rain sat in front of the crackling fire for a few minutes, staring somberly into the distance. Her body was bruised, but there were no serious wounds. Her mind was clear.

    It was just that the situation was a bit bleak.

    Rain sighed heavily, then inspected her surroundings. Well... there wasn't much to inspect. The stony wasteland was nearly featureless. There were a few twisted, dead trees a dozen or so meters away.

    Beyond that, far away, stood a weathered ruin... the canyon was on the other side, a stone throw away.

    Next, she inspected herself and grimaced. Rain was wearing her usual leather pants, henley, wool vest, and jacket. She was not going to suffer from the cold because her body was protected by her worn-out military bodysuit, but her warm coat was still in her pack... which was back with the survey team, full of survival equipment.

    The last time she had seen her sword, it was impaling the abominable hand to the ground. Her bow and quiver were now somewhere at the bottom of the canyon. The only weapons she had left were the hunting knife in the sheath attached to the small of her back, and a dagger hidden in her boot.

    It wasn't much.

    However, what concerned Rain the most was not the lack of weapons, but the lack of simple tools. There was no food or water, either...

    Luckily, there was a young lady from a noble clan. Tamar had to have a few useful Memories in her soul arsenal.

    Rain rubbed her face, then rose and walked over to the unconscious girl. After inspecting her carefully, she scowled and cursed quietly through gritted teeth.

    "Damnation..."

    Tamar... wasn't in a good shape. She was not at death's door, but her body was terribly battered. Her face was bruised, and judging by a slight grimace that contorted it with each breath, so were her ribs. One of her arms was badly injured if not for the vambrace of her enchanted armor, it would have been mangled even worse.

    Worst of all, both of her legs seemed to be broken. She must have been slammed against the wall of the canyon or had been caught between rocks, being tossed around by the current. Well... it was already a miracle that they had managed to survive, In fact, Rain should have been worse off than Tamar, whose Awakened physique was much more robust.

    Her teacher must have made rescuing her a priority.

    Rain sighed deeply.

    She wasn't particularly fond of the haughty Legacy, but there was also no animosity between them. So, seeing her in such a sorry state made Rain feel despondent.

    Tamar had chosen to catch the falling laborer instead of saving herself, after all. If she had been more selfish, she might have avoided getting hurt altogether.

    "Stupid woman..."

    Rain stared at the unconscious girl for a while, then rose and walked away.

    She returned a couple of minutes later, carrying a few sturdy branches.

    Awakened were much stronger than mundane people, and could recover from many terrible wounds. The healed much faster. Tamar seemed to have already saturated her core, as well - at that despite only Awakening a couple of months ago.

    'One of the perks of being a Legacy, I guess.'

    She must have received a treasure trove of soul shards immediately after becoming an Awakened. Legacy clans were known to provide their young with a lot of support... granted, not quite to that degree, Clan Sorrow must have liked pampering young Tamar.

    ...Or rather, they probably were in a hurry to make her as strong as possible before the start of the war.

    The thought made Rain feel cold.

    In any case, Rain wasn't too concerned about the younger girl - she would make a full recovery before too long.

    However, this was the Dream Realm. They were lost and far away from other humans. Their situation was rather precarious.

    Taking off her jacket, Rain hesitated for a few moments and unsheathed her knife. She cut her henley and then tore off its sleeves with a regretful expression. Finally, she sat down on the ground and started to cut the sleeves into thin strips of fabric, meaning to make them into cords.

    It was better to set Tamar's bones before she regained consciousness.

    Once the cords were ready, Rain returned the knife into its sheath and approached the Legacy girl. Her greaves and cuisses were in the way, so Rain had to unstrap them.

    Memory armor was rarely donned and stripped, since Awakened could simply summon and dismiss it. However, that did not mean that it couldn't be taken off normally, Granted, Rain wasn't very familiar with how all these plates of metal were fastened to a human body and each other. So, she fumbled a little.

    She was in the process of trying to remove a greave when something about her surroundings subtly changed. Looking up, she was a little startled to see that Tamar had opened her eyes and was staring at her dazedly.

    "...What are you doing?"

    The Legacy girl's voice sounded hoarse.

    Rain looked down.

    'Ah.’

    From the side, it surely seemed like she was trying to loot the half-dead young lady for a pair of boots. Like a complete scoundrel.

    Rain smiled sheepishly and then said in a friendly tone:

    "Don't scream."

    Tamar looked at her in confusion. Then, her eyes widened, and she let out a stifled groan.

    The pain had finally caught up with her.

    "Argh... aaah... damn it!"

    The young Legacy slumped on the ground and gritted her teeth, reeling from pain.

    Rain, meanwhile, let go of the greave and shook her head in dejection.

    All that work, completely in vain.

    She waved to attract Tamar's attention.

    "Hey, Lady Tamar. Dismiss your armor."

    Tamar looked at her silently for a few moments.

    "...Why?”

    Rain inhaled quietly, then tried her best to imitate the tone her mom had used to make her younger self take medicine:

    "Your legs are broken. I need to set the bones... well, unless you want them to heal wrong."

    The young Legacy gritted her teeth, then raised her torso and looked down. A few moments later, she fell back on the ground, her face turning pale.

    There was a long stretch of silence, and then, her plate armor collapsed into a whirlwind of sparks, leaving only the cloth underlayer behind. Tamar was left wearing only a simple white shirt and breeches, shivering slightly in the cold.

    Rain hesitated a little before picking up her jacket and covering the younger girl with it. Then, she looked at her pale face from above.

    "It's going to hurt a lot. Do you want to bite down on something?"

    Tamar slowly shook her head.

    "Just to do it."

    'Well, suit yourself.’

    Rain returned to her feet, picked up on them gently, placed her hand on her calves, and said gingerly.

    "Listen. I'm going to count to three, One..."

    Without saying anything else, she pulled.

    In the next moment, Tamar clenched her fists and let out a string of curses. Or at least she must have thought that they were curses in fact, this proper young lady had no idea how to properly curse. It was a bit adorable.

    "You... you said you would count to three!"

    Rain shrugged nonchalantly.

    "I lied.”
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      Chapter 1816: Simple Porter

      Tamar handled the pain surprisingly well. Rain herself was no stranger to pain, but she had never been hurt that badly. She wasn't sure if she could have maintained composure in a similar situation - at least without a dire need to stay composed.

      Humans were wired to abhor pain, so there was nothing wrong with showing a bit of weakness.

      But after that first string of curses, the young Legacy stayed silent and simply glared at Rain intensely. It was as if she was inviting her to try her worst.

      'Weirdo.’

      Luckily, Rain was quite good at treating injuries. All children learned the basic treatment procedures in school, and she had been additionally schooled on how to deal with most injuries in the wilderness by her teacher. So, Tamar did not have to suffer unnecessarily.

      After the bones were set, Rain told her to summon back her boots, and then went about making splints from the branches and cords she had prepared.

      While she busied herself with it, Tamar finally spoke:

      "You... Rani..."

      Rain glanced at her briefly, then looked back down.

      'Huh. She remembers my name.’

      "What?"

      The Legacy girl inhaled slowly.

      "Where are we?"

      'Good question.'

      Rain hesitated for a few moments, coming up with a believable lie. Sadly, the fact that they were alive was quite unbelievable.

      But then again, the existence of her teacher was even harder to believe. So, any explanation she could come up with would sound more plausible than the truth.

      Eventually, she said:

      "I'm not sure, either. Somewhere downstream from where we fought the Tyrant. It looks like the river carried us pretty far... when I came about, I was laying on the edge of the canyon, with no trace of the others in sight. You were about a hundred meters downriver. That's all I know."

      Tamar remained silent for a while.

      "How did we survive?"

      'A petty shadow rescued us from the current, then left us to fend for ourselves in the wilderness... because I hurt his feelings...'

      She smiled faintly,

      "No idea. I assumed it was because of some powerful life-saving Memory you have.”

      The young Legacy ralsed an eyebrow.

      "There's no such thing."

      Rain sighed.

      "That's too bad."

      Finally finished, she looked at Tamar and shrugged.

      "Well, we're both alive. Now, we just need to make our way back to the main camp, and then we will even be able to keep staying alive. Isn't that wonderful?"

      The young Legacy looked at her somberly, not saying anything.

      Rain smiled faintly.

      "What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

      Tamar glanced at splints on her legs, then faced her with a grim expression.

      "We don't even know where we are. The wilderness is teeming with Nightmare Creatures. And I can't fight. How are we going to get to camp with me like that?"

      Rain wasn't very concerned.

      "What's the problem? Summon that Echo of yours, and let's ride it all the way back."

      The young lady did not answer.

      Her silence… was a little unnerving.

      Rain frowned.

      "Is there a problem?”

      Tamar simply stared at her grimly for a bit, then said evenly:

      "I can't summon my Echo."

      Her words sent a chill running down Rain's spine. The giant wolf had been perfectly fine when they fell into the canyon... had it not? The two of them could easily survive the perilous journey with its help.

      However, without the Echo, the situation would indeed be chillingly grim. Being lost in the wilderness of the Dream Realm with no tools and no weapons, with the sole Awakened warrior among the two of them suffering from heavy injuries... making it to the main camp in one piece seemed like a very distant possibility, to say the least.

      Rain looked at Tamar, her frown deepening.

      "Why? Was it destroyed?"

      The young Legacy slowly shook her head.

      "No, it's not destroyed."

      Rain lingered for a moment, then rubbed her face tiredly.

      "Then what's the problem?"

      Tamar remained silent for a few seconds.

      "The survey team is lacking a melee fighter now. Ray can do a lot of damage from stealth, but he is not well-suited for direct combat. Without that Echo, the team will suffer heavy casualties... if they can even make it back to the main camp. They won't have a way to cross the canyons, either. The mission will fail."

      Rain stared at her incredulously.

      After a while, she said:

      "So... it's not that you can't summon the Echo. You won't summon the Echo. Because you would rather die than put the team - and your mission at risk."

      Tamar nodded.

      "That's right."

      A strange smile appeared on Rain's lips.

      "That is very noble of you, Lady Tamar. It's commendable that you have decided to die for your duty. But what about me? Isn't it a bit strange that you have also decided that I will die to uphold your duty? Doesn't seem very fair.”

      The young Legacy frowned.

      "Have you no loyalty? Those people are your comrades, and our mission is important for the future of the Song Domain. We... we must be ready to sacrifice for the greater good."

      Rain laughed.

      "Loyalty? I am sorry, Lady Tamar... I am a hired laborer, I get paid a pitiful amount of coins to carry rocks and do tedious chores. Am I supposed to die for the right to carry rocks or for the privilege to do chores? I've been only doing that to put food on my plate. The only thing I'm loyal to is my stomach."

      Tamar glared at her with indignation, then took a deep breath and grew quiet.

      Sprawling on the ground in exhaustion and clearly suffering from pain, she remained silent for a few moments, then sighed.

      "...You're right. You are not a Legacy, or even a soldier. So, I can't expect you to understand. Still... I won't compromise the entire survey team for the sake of one member. I won't leave them without the protection of the Echo."

      Rain sighed inwardly.

      'Stubborn fool..’

      Tamar, meanwhile, looked at her with a grave expression.

      "But I also can't expect you to share my burden. So... leave me. Your legs are perfectly fine. You stand a chance of making it back alive without me. I've seen your skill - you are not defenseless. So, I'll... I'll give you a few of my Memories. You won't be able to use the enchantments, but they will still be helpful. If you are careful enough and lucky enough, you'll survive."

      Rain studied her pale, determined face silently.

      After a while, she asked in a neutral tone:

      "So, that's your plan? To send me off and stay here, immobilized, to die on your own?"

      Tamar raised her chin arrogantly.

      "Who says I'll die? I'll crawl and find a good place to hide. In a week or two, the survey team will reach the main camp. Then... someone will come to find me. I just need to last for a while.”

      Her tone was confident, but her words did not sound very convincing.

      Rain did not say anything for a while, then massaged her temples with a grimace.

      Eventually, she said:

      "Fine. Don't summon your damned Echo. Instead, summon a rope. Or a cloak... something like that."

      Tamar frowned in confusion.

      "A... a rope? What for?"

      Rain stood up and raised her hands above her head, stretching her body. She could feel strength returning to her limbs.

      "Because I am going to drag you to the main camp Instead of that Echo. If I have to. You did save my life back in the canyon, after all. I might be a simple porter, but I'm not an ingrate... my mom taught me better."

      She had decided to stay with Tamar

      After all, there should not be a lot of difference between carrying rocks and carrying a slim Legacy girl...

      They were going to make it back together, or not at all.
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        alogran
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        They left the song domain?
        Rain didn't get into a nightmare. Tamar didn't realize it was an anomaly?
        Rain thinks it needs to be kept secret?
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          Khm khm, they are still in Song Domain's territory, which ends only in God's Grave, and they were caried further from it, how the f#ck Rain supposed to get into Nightmare huh?
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            hmm. Thank. it seemed to me that they were carried away by water. I didn't read carefully. I didn't pay attention that the author specified that they woke up in the Moonriver Plain
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      NOOOOO RAIN NOT NOW butwhy
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        Я ЗНАЛ ЭТО, НУ ПОЧЕМУ АВТОР РЕШАЕТ ИМЕННО В ТАКИЕ МОМЕНТЫ ВСТАВИТЬ ТОЧКУ ЗРЕНИЯ ДОЖДЯ gloom
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    Quote: ArMiks
    i also do not agree. after all that they've been thru, are going thru, and will be going thru, i think it's time for them to find someone who can keep them company as equals. the two have always been alone despite having the cohort as very good and trusted friends. cassie is neph's best friend, but she is also her subordinate. the fire keepers designate her as their leader. kai, effie and jet still keep a certain line between them and neph despite their friendship due to their upbringing and current power. while sunny has literally no one as even rain still only takes him as a teacher. i don't think she's ever referred to him as brother, right?
    it's not even a romantic relationship between the two that i'm asking for, just someone who can act as a shoulder for either of them to lean their heads on for even the briefest respite when they are surrounded by perils once more. they can take their relationship as slowly as they want, as long as they have each other's companionship.
    . Санни может отказаться от своей мечты и цели ради нефиса. А нефис нет. Если её цель потребует смерти санни, она попробует искать другое решение, но не откажется от своей цели ради санни. Так что они не равны. Санни больше отдаёт, нефис больше принимает. Какой же корявый автоперевод.
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      On the Forgotten Shore, she actually sacrificed herself for Sunny. So I wouldn't be so sure. She said that it wasn't just about achieving her goals, but how she would do it:

      “I am going to destroy the Spell, and all those who stand in my way. I will accomplish everything that I want. But I will also do it in the way that I want. I will do it in a way that suits my desire, without compromising anything. Without sacrificing my sense of right and wrong." - ch.350
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      Что поделать у Санни нет глобальной цели, его цель это создать для себя такой мир в котором он да и другие люди тоже смогут спокойно существовать, а для этого нужно мир сначала спасти, разобраться с Ткачом и Забытым Богом. Ну и конечно Санни дорожит Нефис, она его первый друг и любовь, он не хочет видеть тот самый спокойный мир без неё.

      Только в сущности Санни тот ещё мудак и лицемер. Санни не откажется от своего счастья чего бы ему это не стоило, Нефис просто повезло оказаться в списке того что делает его счастливым. Но даже так это не помешало ему бросить команду пока он избавлялся от судьбы, у него не было ни каких гарантий что они выживут ему просто повезло.

      А если он всё же решит вернуть судьбу это только сделает его ещё большим лицемером и мудаком, он обещал уничтожить Судьбу но не сделал это, так он ещё и проделал весь этот путь, ставил жизни друзей, семьи, девушки, и всего мира ради того что-бы нихера не изменилось.

      Что уж говорить, мы обсуждаем человека который сам признал, он отдаст жизнь ради Нефис и друзей только и ТОЛЬКО потому что ему не хочется испытывать боль и сожаление от их смерти. А ты так говоришь будто Санни это добропорядочный и человек с которого надо брать пример, а Нефис на самом деле на всех плевать и её интересуют только её цели.
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      ArMiks
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      Dammit guys all those paragraphs and i can't understand shyt. Anf google trans can't find a match and i'm too lazy to properly search
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    Где главы gloom
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    Unrelated to the Chapter
    Is [Soul/Sahdow Serpent] a weaker form of Death?

    We know that Gods created different concepts either as their Domains or Tools and in Soul/Shadow Serpent's desctiption was mentioned Death, it's creator - Shadow, and ofcource that it "embraced all" including it's creator, this makes me think that Death is an actual Creature rather then just concept. There is also Serpent's ability to ignore someone's will to live that makes him connected to Death.

    Could Shadow create Death both as a weapon against Void, and actual creature that would help him managing his own Domain? Of Cource he could, and I think Serpent is just not fully grown up Death.

    I was ready to post it but I got an interesting thought, what if Death is the thing that inspired Weaver to make Nightmare Spell. If Death is and actuall creature connected to creators Domain(Shadow/Death) and gets stronger in some conditions, looks a lot like Spell which has some sort of sentience and connected to creators Domain(Fate) and gets stronger by some conditions. Hmm, Weaver you damn plagiarist.

    P.S. ArMiks if you think about it, it would make more sence for Sunny to die from Serpent and his ability to ignore someone's will to live, rather then by Nephis sword. Because Sunny would never agree to die on his own, especially when he got more reasons to live lately, so there would be Serpent who will help his Master with hard decision.
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      ArMiks
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      Ooh, you have a good point on the serpent part. I kinda understand and agree. 👍🏼👍🏼
      In regards to which sword he would die to, as you say, serpent is the more probable, especially if it really is the physical manifestation of death itself.
      As for nephis' sovereign slayer, i simply think it would be more symnolic for two of them. Nothing more, nothing less. I also have no proof to back this claim. i simply like the sound of sunny symbolically using his blood to quench the sword for it to become complete.
      Here's my thought process in this, let's see if it makes sense. In the scenario that sunny just finished the sovereign slayer except for the final step to complete it. He asks nephis to kill him on top of the nameless temple altar as a sacrifice for the sword, and use his blood to do the final quenching of the sword. After all, what better sword to kill sovereigns than one which was offered to the shadow god, using the blood of a divine shadow.
      As for sunny deciding to die, maybe he will have an epiphany of some sort. After all, everyone has a unique way of ascending to sovereignity and maybe his would require dying to embrace death so he will use it to hit three birds with one stone.

      I think this is bordering between theories and fanfic, so be warned.
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    Turnc4406
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    Sunny kills himself. Chapter 638, Dream after Dream. Imp and Nightmare are the only ones left, and he is no longer willing to live. He kills himself by destroying his own Soul Serpent. Nothing G3 does is by accident. We've seen that.
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      Dummybaron
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      Wait I don't follow can you explain?
      Edit: Ok I see a lot of parallels but still don't know how do you think this is connected to what happens now? Sunny's situation is quite different from Shadow in Kingdom of Hope you know?
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        It is, but it isn't. Sunny is also a hero in the Dawn of the Age of Heroes (from Earth realm perspective), and his closest confidants are still Imp and Nightmare. I think Saint will die, somehow, perhaps sacrificing herself.

        Shadow wasn't killed by someone else, and the way he died was through the death of his Soul Serpent at his own hand.

        There have already been other correlations drawn between the old and new gods (the cohort, et al). Nothing G3 has written has been for naught, and he spent two chapters on that scene. He spent maybe a paragraph on most of the others. It has to mean something, so I feel pretty confident that Sunny will have to kill himself.
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          Dummybaron
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          Shadow wasn't killed by someone else, and the way he died was through the death of his Soul Serpent at his own hand.
          Nope, he died from stab in the chest he made himself with Ember Knife which stoped his imortality from working, so he killed himself with Knife wound, and there was nothing about Soul Serpent.

          Also Shadow Saint couldn't bare his existance and killed himself because of this. Sunny would never let his friends and subordinates die for nothing even if he himself want to give up and die already, Mad Prince is a good example.

          So as I said in my comment above, I think Sunny won't kill himself, but Soul Serpent will kill his Master, both helping Sunny to learn Death and Revive.
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    I still don't want Sunny and Nephis together...
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      Dummybaron
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      Don't agree with you but I definitely can understand.
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      its the only hookup that makes sense they are each others flaw and he's going to end up killing her in the end
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        ArMiks
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        i'm thinking the exact opposite. assuming that sunny's ascent to sovereign requires him to die in order to embrace the shadows of death, i think it would be more dramatic for him to ask nephis to kill him herself.
        if i remember correctly, shadow lord asked nephis for an open favor as the price for his alliance with her in the war. then nephis ordered a sword from sunny. so i'm thinking, sunny asks nephis to kill him with the sword he makes, preferably stabbing thru the heart, on top of the altar in the nameless temple. maybe the resultant loss will also trigger nephis' longing and help her awaken into a sovereign. another two for one.
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      i also do not agree. after all that they've been thru, are going thru, and will be going thru, i think it's time for them to find someone who can keep them company as equals. the two have always been alone despite having the cohort as very good and trusted friends. cassie is neph's best friend, but she is also her subordinate. the fire keepers designate her as their leader. kai, effie and jet still keep a certain line between them and neph despite their friendship due to their upbringing and current power. while sunny has literally no one as even rain still only takes him as a teacher. i don't think she's ever referred to him as brother, right?
      it's not even a romantic relationship between the two that i'm asking for, just someone who can act as a shoulder for either of them to lean their heads on for even the briefest respite when they are surrounded by perils once more. they can take their relationship as slowly as they want, as long as they have each other's companionship.
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    The incarnation in Ravenheart not getting any love. The version of Sunny he feels he should be, a teacher.
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    EVOLT
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    Just trying to imagine Neph screaming at Cas while she’s just enjoying her popcorn 12
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    What's next? Now we wait 😔
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    It ended relatively well for me, I thought Nephis' reaction would be stronger, maybe even a little hostile because she felt deceived, but different from what I thought, everything still worked out, just a matter of time before she digested everything and returned to him. I think we will finally return to Rain's POV, it's time for her awakening, which for me has been a long time coming.
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      i think her chances of becoming hostile with sunny was quite low actually, first because she trusts cassie to not do anything to harm her and second she trusts herself: her judgement. being acknowledged by cassie was already half the battle, being trusted by nephis is already all of it. plus she longs for a companion with the same power as shadow lord and she actually has favor towards sunny himself, and finding out that she can get two for the price of one is a bargain on her end. her reaction in the end was most probs her just being flustered as well as maybe finding out that cassie was eating popcorn while watching their date in 4k with some teasing.
      on rain's pov, i'd actually rather g3 at least show their proper conclusion first because if he shifts pov on the next chapter, then that means we will only get the continuation to this after 2-3 povs which is heart-wrenching for me because the anticipation is killing the heck out of me.
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        i couldn't agree more with you on that imbest
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