Shadow Slave novel Chapter 1158

"It stinks."

Effie once again looked like she was going to be sick, this time from all the smoke that drifted from inside the Shipwreck Island, where the charred remains of the Blood-Nourished Root were smoldering after being slain... by her.

Sunny scoffed.

"Look who's complaining."

He was playing with a Transcendent soul shard, but the huntress was the one who ended up with the real prize - there was a strange spear in her hand. Its shaft was made of grey wood, but the spearhead glinted with a deep crimson color, as if it had been cast in blood.

Effie made a face.

"Well, yeah. It's a good spear. The creature absorbed Solvane's blood, right? So it's like an inheritance from the greatest warrior of the sect. But, Sunny... what was the one question I asked you at the start of our trip?"

He frowned, trying to remember.

"Uh... whether the creature I needed to kill was edible?"

She pierced him with a bleak look.

"Exactly! And is it? No! What, am I supposed to gnaw on burned wood?"

Sunny laughed.

"Gods. Don't worry, we'll find something to feed you."

She simply waved her hand.

"Ah, don't bother. The smoke stench made me lose my appetite, anyway."

They were currently getting ready to climb down to the remains of the Sun Prince. A familiar golden rope was tied to a large piece of stone that must have been a part of a towering docking mast once, and the four of them - Sunny, Effie, Nephis, and Cassie - were standing near the edge of the island.

The flying ship was anchored to one of the masts, and Kai had already flown down to connect the other end of the rope to the remains of the heavenly chain. The island itself was in a descent phase, so they did not have to be wary of the Crushing any time soon, either.

"I'm going, then."

Sunny grabbed the rope and started climbing down.

Soon, they found themselves standing on the sole of one of the steel giant's feet. It was wide like a platform, and almost horizontal, making for a perfect landing spot.

Sunny had once seen a nightmare where he was one of Solvane's soldiers, fighting in a harrowing battle against the forces of the Ivory City. In that dream, he - and all of his comrades - had been mercilessly crushed beneath this sole. It was a bit strange, to be standing on top of it now.

'Life is weird like that, sometimes.'

The others looked at him expectantly.

"So, Sunny... are you going to tell us why we're here?"

Kai's usually composed voice was full of curiosity.

Sunny smiled.

"Ah, that. Yes... wait a second."

A moment later, a scrawny creature suddenly rose from his shadow. The little fiend opened his eyes wide and stared at the members of the cohort. His mouth hung open, revealing two rows of sharp, triangular teeth.

Nephis, Effie, Cassie, and Kai... they indeed made for an unforgettable sight. The former two were strikingly beautiful, while the latter two were simply beyond reason.