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Chapter 2414: The Incredible Adventures and Astonishing Deeds of Heroic Dreamer Sunless and his Dashing Best Friend Nightingale, Abridged (Book IX)
Shadow Slave

Sunny leaned back in his chair.

He had a story to tell. And after having suffered through the story personally, he was going to enjoy himself telling it.

He began off in a solemn tone:

"A long time ago, the Demon of Fate and the Demon of Dread played a game. Only, being insane bastards, they played with Great and Cursed Nightmare Creatures instead of game pieces. And - what would you know? - Kai and I got sucked into the Death Game realm and given a choice between winning an unwinnable game or meeting our deaths. So, we went and won."

Nephis sighed. ".A little bit less short, please."

Seishan, meanwhile, glanced between them with a stunned expression. "Excuse me? Demon of Fate, Demon of Dread? Cursed Nightmare Creatures?"

Sunny grinned.

"You're excused. Anyway, where do I begin? First, we eradicated a swarm of one hundred Great Beasts. Then, we graduated to fighting Cursed abominations. The first one we killed was an infinite worm. And I mean literally infinite. That thing seemed like trouble, but actually, it died when I simply stepped on it."

Revel stared at him for a few seconds, then turned to Kai.

Kai waved a hand weakly, still exhausted from the ordeal. His voice was faint: "It's true. it's all true."

Her eyes widened. "No, but."

However, Sunny interrupted her.

"So, next we found a cozy temple on the peak of a mystical mountain and waited to be beset by a pack of frightening wolves led by a Cursed Demon, as well as a very impressive training dummy. I was really hungry by then, but sadly, there was no wolf meat left by the time I was done with them. In fact, there was barely any mountain left as well. I sort of blew it up to smithereens. it was quite a sight."

Nephis shifted slightly and gave him a strange look. "You. blew up a mountain?"

Sunny raised his chin.

"Sure did!"

He thought she would be proud of him, but for some reason, her gaze seemed a little dejected.

If Sunny did not know any better, he would have thought that Nephis was. pouting?

But that was impossible, naturally. After all, she was Changing Star, the last daughter of the Immortal Flame. The fearless Sovereign of Humanity. Surely, she would not mind him stealing her signature move?

'Right. No way!'

Sunny cleared his throat awkwardly.

"Well, in any case. Next, we killed another Cursed Demon and two Cursed Monsters. How? To be honest, I don't actually remember, but it must have been in quite a spectacular fashion."

Death Singer glanced at him, then at the other him laying on the couch with a miserable expression on his grimy. but unmistakably dashing. face. She raised an eyebrow.

"Uh. wait a minute? How can you not remember slaying a Cursed Demon and two Cursed Monsters, though?"

Those were Cursed Nightmare Creatures they were talking about! Actual deities!

Sunny gave her his most sincere, innocent smile and shrugged nonchalantly.

"It must have slipped my mind."

There was silence in the room for a while. Eventually, everyone turned to look at Kai in unison.

Exposed to their gazes, Kai smiled awkwardly.

"Oh. actually, I don't remember either."

Nephis and the Song sisters seemed deeply betrayed by that statement. Their reproachful gazes were obviously saying.

You too, Nightingale?

You too?

Kai coughed and glanced away in embarrassment.

Sunny chuckled.

"After that, though, something incredible happened!"

Four gazes turned to him once again. He paused for a few seconds, and continued in a happy tone:

"We finally procured a meal! Well, at least I did. There was this Cursed Beast, you see - an endless swarm of rats. And I mean literally endless. Turns out, a cursed rat roasted over lava is simply delicious. Blighted, diseased, and poisonous, but nonetheless piquant and delectable. I positively stuffed myself, and can you blame me?"

Death Singer paled a little and moved away from the incarnation on the couch. Her mumble was almost inaudible, but it still made Nephis let out a long sigh.

".On second thought, you can have that one, Changing Star. He's all yours!"

Then, she glanced at the incineration on the chair and batted her eyelashes.

Sunny wisely pretended not to notice.

"Now that I had a full stomach, it was finally time to take on the Cursed Tyrant! The Cursed Tyrant was an acquaintance of an acquaintance, as it turned out - quite a pleasant fellow, really. We had a nice chat."

This time, it was Cassie's who interrupted him.

[You. you chatted. with a Cursed Tyrant?]

Her voice seemed to tremble a little as it resounded in his head.

Sunny smiled.

"Indeed, I did. We discussed refined topics like philosophy, theology, and peaceful resolution of violent conflicts. Sadly, our enlightened debate reached an impasse. so I cut off the Cursed Tyrant's head."

He sighed and glanced into the distance thoughtfully. "That, I find, is a surefire way to win an argument."

The council room was filled with a stunned, incredulous silence for a long time.

Sunny did not hurry to say anything else, either. At least for a while. Then, he glanced at his audience and smiled again.

"And here I am!"

He scratched the tip of his nose.

"Well, technically, I've been here all along. But you know what I mean."

His smile widened.

Nephis stared at him for some time, then rubbed her temples.

"Yes. here you are."

She hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Kai. "Did he forget to mention anything?"

Kai considered the question seriously.

"I don't think so? Well, I guess. there was also that dragon."

Nephis suddenly stood up, interrupting him.

"Actually, never mind. Let's continue this conversation later, shall we? Better yet. forget I asked."

Her gaze softened.

"You two must be awfully tired. Go wash off the grime of battle, eat a proper meal, and rest. There will be plenty of time tomorrow."

Kai nodded in gratitude and rose to leave. Sunny stood up, as well.

"If you'll excuse me, then."

Both of his incarnations headed for the door.

The one covered in soot was let go, but the other one. someone suddenly caught him by the collar.

Turning around, Sunny was met by Neph's heated gaze.

"Not you. You stay here. if you will. I have a few questions to ask."

[Yes. I have a few questions to ask, too?]

Cassie's voice had an edge to it now.

Sunny forced out a pleasant smile.

"Why, naturally."

Something was telling him that he was in for a long, restless night.

At the same time, he found himself in a peculiar predicament.

The events that had transpired in the world at large in these last few weeks were old news for him, but at the same time, he just learned about them.

So, Sunny found himself in a strange state of being surprised and stunned by something he already knew.

'Rain. did what?'

The incarnation who had just left the council room paused for a moment and covered its face with a palm.

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    Ethan
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    I f#cking love Rain POV's everyone in the comment sections are just haters, I also really missed these chapters containing Sunny's over exaggerated Storytelling thats true but isn't at the same time
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    Harsh_32
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    kai finally had the chance to experience sunny's side

    from the name of the chapter alone i knew it'd be peak

    these chapters are what i am looking forward to the most
    now time for rain's adventures
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    Unholy_Titan
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    ".On second thought, you can have that one, Changing Star. He's all yours!"


    When i saw the chapter title, i just knew it'd be so peak
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    Mr.Error
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    It's too late Neph...Kai too was corrupted by the impossible truths of your boyfriend...! oru2x
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    Guppy
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    can sm post the chapter alr
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      Milkman
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      Yeah sure.

      2415 Huge, Huge Trouble

      "Everyone on the floor! This is a robbery!"

      There was gunfire, screams, and the sound of breaking furniture as a group of masked men burst into the foyer of a prestigious bank. The startled clients froze, paralyzed by shock and fear; the workers raised their trembling hands into the air.

      The Awakened security guards lunged forward while summoning their Memories, but a few seconds later, they were already sprawled on the ground, groaning or unconscious.

      June should have known that his first mission as a member of the Shadow Clan would go terribly wrong.

      'Ah. I hate amateurs.'

      He had spent close to a month in the peaceful silence of the Dark City, being trained by the graceful stone Devil, learning how to use the Mark of Shadows, and establishing bonds with other members of the Shadow Clan. Usually, a new recruit would have been given more time to adjust to their role and get used to things, but June was in somewhat of a unique position.

      His status as an elite among the black market operatives gave him a perfect cover to be seen in places where other members of the Shadow Clan could not enter without drawing attention, as well a convenient reason to meddle in all kinds of unsavory business. So, he had been sent on a mission earlier than usual. And now, he found himself in the middle of a bank robbery.

      To be precise, June was wearing black combat fatigues, hiding his face behind a Nightmare Creature mask, and holding an automatic rifle while watching his fellow robbers herd the hostages to the center of the foyer. The rest were breaking into the security system of the bank to activate the lockdown protocol.

      Having made sure that everyone was proceeding smoothly, he turned to the person who had fired a burst of bullets into the ceiling and regarded him coldly.

      The man sensed his gaze and turned, asking in a hoarse voice:

      "What?"

      Instead of answering, June silently punched him in the solar plexus. His jab had not been telegraphed in any way and lacked a wind-up, so it did not seem very forceful. And yet, the Awakened henchman folded in two and fell to his knees with a pained gasp, struggling to breathe.

      June calmly grabbed him by the hair, jerked his head upward, and asked in a chillingly calm tone:

      "What are you doing?"

      He pointed to the ceiling.

      "Have you watched too many movies, moron? This bank is built to withstand Nightmare Gates. It is a box made from monster hide and reinforced alloy, so where do you think your bullets go when you start shooting randomly? Do you want to kill someone with a ricochet?"

      The man hissed, trying to struggle free from his grasp, and glanced up at June with fury.

      However, that fury was replaced with fear after meeting his cold, murderous, and eerily calm gaze.

      The enforcer shivered behind the snarling mask.

      "S-sory, Corsair."

      June watched him for a moment more, mentally reevaluating the situation. The people who had reached out to hire him for this job were not his usual clientele. They were not professionals assembling a crew of reliable specialists; instead, they were zealots.

      Usually, June would not have taken such a contract, but the strange cult these zealots belonged to had been on the Shadow Clan's radar for a number of months now. This was their first serious move, so Awakened Kim had sent him to learn more about their goals and to make sure that nothing went wrong during the attack on the bank.

      In short, the robbers were a motley crew of a dozen or so believers and a few hired hands - June included. He was one of the more experienced people among them, so even the zealots seemed to be treating him with respect and trepidation.

      Still, perhaps it was a good idea to make them respect him a little more.

      June glanced at the kneeling enforcer, considering if it was worth it to make an example out of him.

      "Is there a problem here?"

      He shifted his gaze and glanced at a delicate young woman with fair skin and blonde hair who had approached them. She was the only one of them dressed as a civilian and wearing no mask; granted, she did change the colour of her hair and the features of her face with a camouflage charm.

      She had been hiding among the clients of the bank when the attack started, looking weak and inconspicuous. That was why the guards had not paid the delicate young woman any attention and were taken down by her in a matter of seconds as a result. Now that they were expertly tied up and under watch, she approached June.

      The young woman was another specialist hired by the zealots. She was also his fellow Shadow, Fleur.

      Ray was also here, posing as a mundane person and being restrained alongside other hostages. The three of them were sent on this mission together, with June taking charge. However, they were not supposed to show any sign that they knew each other prior to being hired to rob the bank. Fleur had to stay away from him to avoid drawing attention. June knew her well enough by now to know how competent she was despite being quite young, so there had to be a reason why she had gone against his instructions.

      Something was wrong.

      Letting go of the kneeling henchman, he wiped his hand on his fatigues and gave her a frigid look.

      "No problem whatsoever. We were just having a friendly chat."

      Using the opportunity, the henchman scrambled away. Fleur studied June for a moment more, then nodded and turned away.

      Her delicate fingers, though, moved to form subtle signs. June glanced the other away, paying no attention to them. He did, however, sense the signs formed by the shadow of her fingers on the floor.

      [We are in huge, huge trouble.]

      Maintaining a nonchalant attitude, he tensed inwardly.

      [Look right.]

      June did just that. The hostages were divided into two groups. The larger group consisted of mundane humans - Ray was among them, sitting on the floor with his hands tied behind his back. Despite being amateurs in June's eyes, the robbers were not, in fact, hapless. They had reliable means of identifying Awakened, it was just that Ray's Aspect made most of such means useless.

      The smaller group, consisting of only a handful of people, was isolated to June's right. He glanced at them, immediately noticing two stunning young women - both handcuffed with special enchanted cuffs.

      His attention was not focused on them because of their beauty, naturally, but rather because both seemed much too calm for the situation they were in. Which was not at all a good sign.

      June frowned, feeling a very bad premonition.

      One girl was of medium height, with tan skin and ashen hair, looking at the world with the imperious, cold gaze of a Legacy scion. The other looked much more approachable, beguiling, even, looking around with lively curiosity in her gemlike onyx eyes and a slight smile playing on her soft lips.

      It was that easy, captivating smile that made it hard to look away from her.

      Well, that and the fact that she looked vaguely familiar.

      No, not just vaguely.

      Fair skin, raven-black hair, the girl strongly reminded June of someone he knew all too well.

      His mouth was suddenly dry.

      "Don't tell me."

      Fleur gave him another signal.

      [Yes. That is the Princess of Shadows, Rain. Boss's little sister.]

      June closed his eyes for a moment, remembering every curse word he knew.

      'You gotta be kidding me.'

      He was so screwed!
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        Guppy
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        thanks cuh
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    K4R4TUG
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    This chapters are ai right? How can we diffriente them?
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      mariokaa
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      Buy subscription, then compare
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    Brisingr12
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    Really show how compartmentalised Sunny’s mind has become, because his incarnations at this point are almost seperate personalities entirely. Otherwise you’d think he would passivley accept what rain has done, but he isn’t.
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    Krayster
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    Wait I just realized that the spell is a divine memory of the 91th tier (since it took all 7 soul shards from the gods and daemons) damn, no wonder it's so powerful
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      K4R4TUG
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      *Tier.
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      X0m94ek
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      48*
      6*7=42 (daemon)
      6*1=6(gods)
      42+6=48
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    Ilya1234
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    What if Sunny is a forgotten god? And a nightmarish spell is needed so that he doesn't wake up/remember his divinity.
    The forgotten one had seven avatars and Sunny had 7 shadows.
    Sunny carries the pedigree of the forgotten
    In theory, Sunny's final battle against Nefis should take place at the end.
    But what should make them so angry? The "betrayal" in the third nightmare is not enough for them to fight each other seriously.
    But Sunny, the cursed God of Dreams, who has remembered himself, wants to change the world for the better by merging with the void
    against
    the unchanging Star of Disaster, on guard of humanity.
    This is worthy of the final battle.

    And yet the arrogant shadow is a Weaver.
    Imagine that
    Sunny, the God of Dreams, addresses the Weaver/the Haughty Shadow
    "so you called me a pathetic follower?" "You little cockroach!
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      That1Friend
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      That'd be boring icl
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    Kerad
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    Gdzie jest nastepny rozdział?
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      TrevorVanRichten
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      O kurwa
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