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Chapter 12: Chapter 12 : 5 Months

"Wake up Sunless! Your nightmare is over!"

"Shut it up! I haven't had a good sleep for a long time!"

Somewhere in the dark city. Inside a cathedral in one particular room at the top of it. Sunny was laying on his bed, not wanting to get up and just enjoy his sleep.

"Wake up Sunless! You..."

Before [Ordinary rock] could even continue, Sunny dismissed it.

"Damn it's so annoying, why do I even bother setting it up" Sunny slowly got up and started stretching his body while yawning. He looked at the familiar spacious beautiful room.

"I'm finally back, after 4 months" Sunny smiled while looking at the room, he then summoned his runes

***

Name: Sunless

True Name: Lost from Light.

Rank: Dreamer

Class: Tyrant

Shadow Cores: [5/7]

Shadow Fragments: [256/5000]

Attributes: [Chain Breaker], [Ember of Divinity], [Shadow Mongrel], [Blood weave], [Shadow devour].

Memories: [Silver Bell], [Puppeteer's Shroud], [Azure blade], [Midnight Shard], [Ordinary Rock], [Mantle of the Underworld], [Endless Spring], [Prowling Thorn], [Moonlight Shard], [Dark Wing], [Blood Blossom], [Hunters Bag]

Echoes: [Blood Fiend]

Shadows: [Soul Serpent], [Stone Saint]

Aspect: [Shadow Mongrel].

Aspect Rank: Divine.

Aspect Ability: [Shadow Control].

Flaw: [Clear Conscience]

***

Sunny looked at his runes. His smile became wider after checking his runes and then dismissing it in satisfaction.

It's been 5 months since his last conversation with Neph about leaving. And from that day on, Sunny just killed as much nightmare creatures as he could. Growing stronger with day by day. Of course, something that helped him get more shadow fragments was the fact that he had Saint and Serpent by his side. Especially Serpent, who became an awakened tyrant now. Which could even take a fallen demon with no big trouble.

Also, with Sunny's improved lineage and physical state, he could be considered an awakened. A fake awakened, in fact, having no essence but is as strong as them or even stronger physically. Which gave him a big advantage.

Of course, Sunny had some stress building up in his head from all the thinking about his past self and preparing for the future. Knowing that he had to go through most of his suffering again put a huge pressure on his mind. But surprisingly, going on a killing spree and unleashing all his stress on the nightmare creatures was surprisingly very effective.

'Did I become some psychopath that enjoys killing. Is this how Jet feels?' Sunny chuckled at this thought.

'I can finally see Neph again' Sunny thought while recalling his last interaction with Neph.

***

5 months ago....

"I'll be leaving this place." Sunny said as he looked at Neph slowly.

Both Neph and Cassie's eyes widened in shock.

"Su...Sunny, what do you mean you're leaving?" Cassie said in a little shaky voice.

"Let's go somewhere private first." Sunny said while looking around him. Neph and Cassie faces were a little pale thinking about what Sunny said.

After walking for a while, they were in somewhere private. Sunny looked at Caster, but surprisingly, without saying anything, he left them alone.

'Huh, that's new. Didn't think he'll leave without telling him.'

After Caster left them alone, Sunny looked back at the two girls and took a deep breath.

"Okay, so as I said, I'm going to leave. I'll go live in the ruins for a while, then travel the labyrinth again, " Sunny said with a serious tone

"Are you crazy!?" Cassie said with disbelief. Neph also looked at Sunny like he was some insane guy.

"Maybe I am, but that doesn't matter." Sunny said in a playful tone

"But.....why are you leaving. Why would you go out there again? " Neph asked with somber in her tone

Sunny looked at her, and for a moment, after seeing the sad look on her face, he was hesitant about leaving. But he already settled his mind.

"Why? To become stronger of course. Didn't I promise to protect you both and take you to the waking world? And didn't I promise you Neph to fight by your side? How am I supposed to do that when I'm weak?"

"Weak?! Sunny you're probably the strongest sleeper in the forgotten shore! Even Gunlaug and his men seemed frightened by you." Neph protested, finding what Sunny said is ridiculous.

"Neph, I might be strong right. But that's compared to normal sleepers. We probably need to fight worse creatures than the carapace demon, to be able to kill such beasts, I need to be strong, Neph. Too strong. And think about it. Although this land is too dangerous, it is also more rewarding than other locations in the dream realm. So I need to make the most of it, Neph. To become much stronger. To able to protect you both."

Sunny said with determination in his tone. Showing that he won't change his opinion at all.

"But...but what if you die Sunny? Haven't you considered that it's dangerous outside and you might die." Cassie said while tears started falling from her eyes and her body trembling.

"I know. But don't worry about that. A cockroach like me won't die easily." Sunny said with a big smile and humor in his tone. But it didn't seem to change Neph and Cassie expressions.

"When will you come back?" Neph asked while looking down and her hair covering most of her face

Cassie was shocked to see that Neph didn't protest more "but Sunny! Why don't you stay here and hunt with Neph and a group of people. You were so good together in the labyrinth." Cassie protested while trying to hold back her cry.

Sunny didn't imagine that he would get this strong reaction from them. Especially Cassie.

"Cassie, what Sunny said was true. Although it's dangerous here, but it will help with growing faster. And I agree about us being a good team together. But Cassie, Sunny is far off better to fight alone. And he already settled his mind. He's determined to leave." Neph said while looking at the ground.

"But....but.." Cassie tried protesting, but nothing came to her mind. But then she felt Sunny hugging her and Neph together.

"Stay save you two. I don't know when I'll come back exactly, but what certain is that it might take more than 4 months. But when I come back, I'll be much, much stronger than now. And I hope you too become stronger too" Sunny said in a soft voice while hugging Neph and Cassie.

Cassie started crying in his arm and Neph.... it seemed like she's trying her best to hold her tears. Honestly, Sunny was glad about that because if she did, he might forget his plans and just stay with them.

After some time. Sunny backed off a little. Then Cassie eyes widened with shock.

"Sunny, why are you giving me the Carapace Echo?" When Cassie said that, Neph looked at Cassie with a little surprise on her her eyes.

"Erm... he's just.... too big and attracts too much attention, he won't be a big help for me. But I bet he will for you" Sunny said with a gentle smile.

"Anyway, I'll go now." But then Sunny raised his fist for a fist pump towards Neph. "When I get back, you better be stronger than now." Sunny smirked in a smile while looking at her

Neph expression turned slowly from sorrow to determination. And looked at Sunny and raised her fist, and pumped his.

"You bet I will, just make sure to stay alive" then, a beautiful smile appeared on her face that made Sunny's heart skipped a beat.

'Why are you making it hard for me to leave' Sunny chuckled to himself.

Right when Sunny turned to go away, he suddenly felt something, a soft body hugging him tightly from behind. Just when he turned to look at who was hugging him, a voice echoed in his head that made him suddenly flinch and sharpen his eyes

[You have received a new memory: Endless Spring:]

He saw Cassie hugging him tightly.

'Why?! Why is she giving me it again?! Is she gonna betray again!?' Sunny suddenly turned cold, but he barely controlled himself and asked Cassie with a twitching smile

"Ermm....Cassie, why are you giving me [Endless Spring]?"

While her face was buried in his back, she said in a whisper

"Sunny, I was never able to help you for everything you did to me. And now you're leaving me and Neph while you go back in dangerous places. I hope that the memory will at least help you in your journey. Please come back safe" Cassie said with tears flowing from her eyes.

Sunny sighed in relief and then patted on her head, which made her blush a little. "I promise to come back safely. And when I came back, I'll be strong enough to protect you both" he said gently with a with smile

And with that, Sunny left Neph and Cassie behind. And started heading towards the ruins

***

Back to the present....

Sunny opened his eyes and started preparing to head towards the bright castle. But just then, he sensed something from the shadows in the area.

Using the shadows, Sunny looked through them and saw a group of six sleepers walking in a narrow path in the stone ruins.

It was already night and there shouldn't be any sleepers here. Except for Sunny, of course. But he knew where these guys were going.

Just as he was going to follow them secretly, he saw himself from a shadow and saw how dirty he was.

'Hmm... maybe I should take a quick shower and then follow them. I can't meet Kai while being dirty.' Sunny summoned [Endless Spring] and quickly washed his body.

....

The group were surprisingly good enough to avoid some dangers, and so far, they didn't die. While still sneaking on them, Sunny heard one of them speak to their supposed leader.

"So, boss, do you think he'll finally give us his memories?"

The boss, who was looking at a map and following it, said in an annoyed tone "I hope so, I don't wanna come out here ever again."

"But what should we do after we get his memories? What if he tells someone when he goes back?" One of the sleeper asked in curiosity.

"Heh, he wouldn't dare say anything about stealing his memories. And even if he does, he'll fight Harus. But I think we should just kill him and save ourselves the trouble"

After hearing that. Sunny, who was following them secretly and listening to them, clenched his fist so hard. A sharp look of pure anger appeared on his eyes.

'Those bastards! I promise I'll kill all of you again. What would've happened to Kai if I didn't get them killed last time?!'

Sunny barely controlled himself after hearing them. He wanted to kill them now, but then he heard them say something that caught his attention.

"Hey boss, are there any new rumors about that bastard Lost From Light?" One of the Sleepers asked.

"Heh, I bet he got killed by Harus the day he left the castle" One of them chuckled as he said that.

"Actually, even Harus seemed frightened from him. That bastard must be some hidden legacy that has been fed with soul shards before the winter solstice. Otherwise, he wouldn't be that strong in just a month." Their leader said with a scoff and jealousy.

"And about him being alive or dead. I think it's safe to say that he was killed in the labyrinth. After all, it's been 5 months since he last appeared. And it seemed like Lord Gunlaug is already preparing to take down Changing Star and her stupid followers." The leader chuckled and smiled at this thought.

"I hope that he leaves that bitch Changing Star alive. After all she look so hot. Especially that blind girl who's glued to her. Can't wait to lay my hands on her body." Someone said with burning desire in his eyes, and it seemed like the others agree with him.

Sunny looked at them with disgust and anger. But before he was about to kill those bastards. he realized that they arrived at their destination.

Before them was a large building that had been magnificent once. Sunny watched as the group of sleepers slowly climbed the collapsed wall. He followed them secretly from behind.

Inside was a courtyard that had a well in the middle of it. Just when the sleepers were getting closer to the well. Sunny stepped out of the shadow and showed himself behind them.

"Hey assholes. What are you doing here?" Sunny said coldly.

Suddenly, all of them flinched as they turned to look at from where the voice came from in horror. After seeing Sunny face, their faces suddenly paled as one of them pointed his finger at Sunny while shivering in horror and said.

"Lo...Lo...Lost From Light!" He said in a scared voice as if he saw some ghost.

"Do I need to repeat myself? What are you doing here?" Sunny said coldly with anger in his tone.

Before any of them said anything, a voice echoed from inside the well.

"Lost From Light? Wait! Sunny, is that you?"

Sunny looked at the well and then turned to look back at the sleepers. Then, a cold smile appeared on his face as he pointed his finger at the well and said.

"Quick question. Why do I hear the voice of my dear friend Kai coming from inside the well"

They flinched when Sunny looked at them with his smile that hid a crazy killing intent.

"We...we...well Mr...Mr.Lost From Light, we were... we were just trapping a terrifying creature that could mimic the voice of others." Their leader tried to play it off cool. But Sunny wanted to make them scared. A way came to his mind as he smirked to his thought.

Sunny's expression then turned innocent and naive as he said "really? That's so heroic of you. Then, since I'm here. I'll take out the grate and kill the creature now. I'm so strong now, you can rely on me."

Sunny said in the most innocent tone ever, but it only made them more scared

"No...no we can't do that, the creature is so dangerous that if the grate was opened he'll cause a huge trouble and kill a lot of sleepers." The leader still tried playing it call and not cause any suspicious

"If it's that strong. Why can't it just move the grate on its own? Isn't it odd?" Sunny said innocently

'Damn it, just get away from here.' The leader thought to himself "Well, he was trapped already by lord Gunlaug. We just came to check here on a patrol to make sure he doesn't remove the seal that was placed." That was the best excuse the leader could come up with.

"Sunny, help me. They are lying, they trapped me here for weeks." Kai voice echoed in the well. The sleepers trembled. Hoping that this strong crazy bastard just leave.

"Hmm.... I need to check for myself, guys. Just move to the side, please." Sunny said innocently and naively while approaching the grate

'Screw it, we'll attack him while he's busy with the grate. Sadly, we won't be able to his memories' the leader thought to himself as he gives a signal to his cohort.

They waited until Sunny was busy moving the grate and then stab him in the back.

When Sunny was at the grate. The sleepers got ready to attack him. But what happened next made them dumbfounded while looking at Sunny with true horror.

Just now, he just lifted the damned grate with his right hand and threw it to the side like it was nothing. Its weight was so much even them together was so tough for them.

'Holy shit, how could someone be this strong' the leader was completely horrified from the scene upon him.

'Screw it, I'm not crazy enough to fight a monster like that' he then turned to run away. And it seemed like all the other members thought the same. But then, their world turned upside down.

"Eh?"

[You have slain a...]

[You have slain a...]

[Your shadow grows stronger]

Of course, the moment they turned to run away, Sunny quickly summoned Moonlight Shard that appeared in a second, and in a quick slashes, he cuts off all their heads.

Sunny looked at the bloody scene before him, but he ignored it as he saw a figure coming from the well.

Just as Kai set foot on the ground, he looked around him. Although it was dark he still saw the headless bodies and their heads around them.

"Waaah" Kai yelped in horror as he saw the scene.

"Su...Sunny, what happened to them?" He looked at Sunny while trembling from the bloody scene.

"Oh. Them? I just killed them, they tried killing me from behind." Sunny said in a casual tone that made Kai pale.

"Sunny, why don't you seem affected by this? You just killed six humans!"

"So what? You have to get used to it, Kai. People aren't innocent and pure like you. How did you even get trapped by those thugs in the first place??" Sunny looked Kai with confusion.

"Ahhh....Well, let's not talk about that. But Sunny, where have you been in the past months? You suddenly disappeared after leaving the castle." Kai asked with concerns and some curiosity.

"Oh me? I was just traveling the labyrinth, killing monsters and growing stronger." Sunny said in a casual tone again. That made Kai worry about his friend mental state.

"Are...are you crazy!? What do you mean by traveling the labyrinth. What would've happened if you died?!"

"Am I dead?" Sunny asked Kai while raising an eyebrow.

Kai just stared at Sunny in disbelief 'this guy is a lost cause. I shouldn't argue with him' Kai sighed "Anyway Sunny. Thank You so much for helping me." Kai said with a bright smile.

'Agh, don't smile like that. It's so unfair, how could he still be so handsome as a Sleeper.' Sunny barely controlled his face from twitching

"No need to, we're friends in the end. Right?" Sunny said with a cough

"Yeah" Kai replied with even a wider smile.

'Goddammit' Sunny scuffed

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[Hello everyone hope you enjoyed the chapter. I know it's been a lot of time since last chapter but I'm really busy with university right now and I still haven't finish my exams yet. But I was able to write this chapter. But anyway want to add somethings real quick.]

[First, about Sunny becoming a tyrant. Although it might seem too much but hear me out. For him to became a tyrant currently he needs about around 9k to 10k shadow fragments. And considering he's a sleeper he gets at least 2 shadow fragments from every creature so he has to kill around 5k nightmare creatures. And some of them could be Monster class which make them count as two nightmare creatures. And in 5 months he have to kill around 4k nightmare creatures. That's like 30 nightmare creatures a day. And consider saint and serpent with him. It will look more reasonable right🤷🏻‍♂️.]

[Even if it's unreasonable, it's a fanfic. Who wouldn't wanna see Sunny cracked asf and killing stronger creatures left to right?]

[Anyway, I'll try uploading another chapter in the next upcoming week and hopefully in my break I'll post on a daily basis]


Chapter 13: Chapter 13 : Reunion

After helping Kai from the thugs. Sunny and Kai were heading back towards the bright castle.

While they were walking. Kai turned to look at Sunny and said:

"You know, Sunny. I was shocked when I knew that you have a true name. You also left quite a deep impression in the castle. You were the main subject of what people talked about. For a while."

"Oh, you think so?" Sunny chuckled.

"Yeah. Also, Aiko was grateful for what you did there. Although she didn't get back her dept, people stopped trying to ripping her off or not paying." Kai said joyfully

'Sorry, Kai. But I used her name to challenge Andel. Nothing more' Sunny thought to himself but didn't think it was necessary saying that.

The two walked for a while. Then Kai looked at Sunny and pointed at his armor and said:

"Sunny, when did you get this fearsome looking armor. It looks very tough."

"Oh, this armor?" Sunny said while looking at his armor. "Don't you remember? It's the one I bought from the memory market" Sunny said casually.

Kai looked at Sunny with confusion, "Wait, isn't that armor too damaged to be repaired? And that it needs essence?"

"Yeah, that's right" Sunny said with a nod.

"Then how is it repaired?? You're not an awakened, you don't have essence!"

Sunny gave Kai a look, looking at his confused face.

"Well, you're right about that. But I actually have an Echo.... well, it's not really an Echo, but it can help me guide the little essence I have to repair the armor" Sunny said and ordered Serpent to come out.

Kai watched with shock as he saw a large Serpent that's at least 6 meters tall coming out from Sunny's hand.

Kai pointed his finger at Serpent with shock and fear "Su....Sunny, where did you get such an echo"

"Oh this guy? He was a part of my aspect legacy, and he isn't an Echo. He's a shadow. Oh, and he's an awakened tyrant" Sunny said with a smile while ordering Serpent to go back. He then turned to look at Kai, whose jaw was wide open while looking at Sunny.

"What?" Sunny asked while raising an eyebrow.

Kai just stared at him and murmured, "I think... I think I might pass out."

"Pass out? Just from this? What would happen to you if I told you about my journey in the labyrinth, killing thousands of Awakened creatures and some fallen too. Or that one time I climbed a large tree and killed a great devil" Sunny said while resting his chin on his hand, remembering the things he did in his journey. Until he heard something hit the ground, when he looked at Kai, he saw laying on the ground while being unconscious.

"Wait, he didn't really just pass out. I thought he was joking. Hey, Kai! Kai wake up!!" Sunny screamed with his face pale.

'Damnation. I shouldn't have joked with him like that'

....

In the end, Sunny had to carry his unconscious friend on his back while heading towards the bright castle.

After a couple of hours while they were close, Kai finally woke up.

"Sunny, where am I?" Kai said after he got down from Sunny's back and looked around him

"We're close to the castle, I had to carry you after losing your consciousness. It was my mistake on going hard on you with jokes. I really didn't think you'd just pass out." Sunny said the last part with a chuckle

"Sorry you had to carry me all the way." Kai said while scratching the back of his head.

"No need to apologize. It was my mistake. Anyway, we're already close. Let's move. " Kai nodded and followed Sunny

....

After about half an hour, they reached the outer settlement in front of the bright castle. Before leaving to the ruins, this place was filled with fear and emptiness, the people there lived in fear and depression. But now, the people were energized and confident. The fear of starvation or danger disappeared from their eyes.

Some people came to great Kai when they saw him, but no one seem to know who Sunny was. Although his name was probably known by them, but they don't know how he looked, the people who saw him were mostly the bright castle people.

"Thank you again, Sunny. I'm going to head back to the castle right now. Is there anything I can help you with before I go?" Kai gave Sunny a last look

"Oh, you're coming with me before heading there. I'm heading to Changing Star headquarters now." Sunny lips curved up as he said that.

"Huh? Why do you want to take me with me?" Kai looked at Sunny with confusion

"Oh, I just wanna introduce you to my friends. I'm pretty sure one of them will answer your stupid questions about musics" Sunny said with a grin

"You...you wanna introduce me to lady Changing Star!" Kai said with a little shock.

"Yeah, is there a problem with that?" Sunny raised an eyebrow

"No...not really. I'm just not quite sure about this" Kai scratched the back of his head with an unsure smile

"Stop being like that. Let's just go" Sunny started walking towards the headquarters, Kai followed him with uncertainty.

While walking, Sunny looked around. And was amazed from how different this place was from the time he left.

"Oh right, one last thing, Kai. Don't mention anything about the kidnapping or the kidnappers. Until I tell it's okay."Sunny said seriously

"Oh...alright then" Kai said with a smile.

Sunny sighed and kept looking around the place.

'Neph really was working hard these past months, huh?'

Approaching the heavily fortified building that resembles a small town hall in the outer settlement. Sunny and Kai entered it and were greeted by a young woman.

"Welcome, can I help you with something?" The young woman smiled at the two guests.

"Can you take me to Neph, please." Sunny said in a casual tone.

The young woman blinked a couple of times "Uh...sorry, who's name Neph?"

"Uh, sorry. I meant lady Nephis." Sunny corrected himself

"Oh, I see. Come this way" the young woman started leading the way.

After a while, they stopped at a sturdy wooden door. After that, the woman left Sunny and Kai infront of the door as she hurried back.

Sunny looked at the door and took a deep breath. It's been a long time since he saw Neph and Cassie. He missed those two so much. Then, he slowly opened the door.

Inside were 4 people Effie, Caster, Cassie and Neph.

Inside the room, a wide window opened onto an eerily breathtaking view of the Dark City. On the wall beside it, a map of the ruins was littered with various markings that contained valuable information. They seemed to be much denser than before.

There was a large wooden table beside the window, around which stood seven makeshift chairs. Currently, only two were occupied.

Effie was sitting on one, her feet unceremoniously resting on the table. As always, she looked extremely comfortable and relaxed. On the chair next to her, a beautiful blind girl was cradling a cup in her delicate hands. It was Cassie.

Nephis and Caster stood near the map, discussing something with each other.

The four of them were the core of the Immortal Flame hunting party.

Sunny and Kai walked inside the room. Neph, Effie and Caster turned to look at who's entering the room and then froze.

"Hey there everyone, long time no see." Sunny said while a smile while he waved his right hand.

Neph's eyes flew open when she saw Sunny. Caster and Effie both widened their eyes a little in surprise. And Cassie, her expression turned from her usual calmness

"Su....Sunny. is that...is that you!" Cassie asked with longing and anticipation in her tone.

"Right in the flesh" Sunny grinned.

"Anyway, this is Ka-" before Sunny could continue his sentence, Cassie walked towards him and hugged him tightly.

"Wa..waah, what's this all about Cassie" Sunny asked while his cheeks blushed a little. Feeling the soft body of Cassie pressing on him.

"I'm so glad you're back." Cassie murmured while her face was buried in his chest.

"Yeah...yeah I'm back now." Sunny said in frustration while patting on Cassie's back and looking around him in embarrassment.

Effie giggled with a smirk while looking at Sunny. Both Kai and Caster turned their heads away letting the two have their warm reunion. And Neph....she looked at Cassie with a bit of....Jealousy?

'Wait, does she wanna hug me too? but she can't do it infront of them? Heh, how cute.' Sunny chuckled to himself.

"It's okay, Cassie. I'm back now. Anyway, I'd like to introduce you to my friend Kai. Kai, this is Nephis, Cassie, Effie, and Caster. Everyone, he's Kai. " After Sunny introduced Kai, only then did Cassie realize that there was someone standing beside Sunny.

She quickly backed off while her face was red from embarrassment. She quickly got back to normal and bowed a little to Kai. "I'm sorry, I didn't notice you." Cassie said with an embarrassed tone.

"No worries, it's nice to meet you, Cassie." Kai said while scratching his head.

Before Cassie could say anything. Neph's face paled so much. She pointed nervously at Kai, "Su... Sunny...why is Night here?"

'Ah, shit. Here we go again' Sunny sighed

....

After dealing with Neph and Cassie's shock that Night was here, they settled on their seats.

"I'm glad you're okay, Sunny." Neph said with a smile on her face that made Sunny's heart race.

Sunny coughed with a blush while covering his mouth, his fist. "Anyway, now that I'm here. Can you tell me what's the current situation" he's tone was calm

After saying that, Neph expression turned serious "before that Sunny. Did you get that thing?"

Without saying anything, Sunny summoned the [Moonlight shard]. "Here it is" he said with a big grin.

Neph looked at the memory and nodded.

Of course, one thing Sunny did before leaving the ruins was sending a letter with Serpent. Saying that he'll take care of the statue in north of the Dark City and retrieve the memory.

After seeing the memory, Neph started explaining everything that happened in the last months.

"After the deep impression you made, Gunlaug was cautious with how he dealt with us. But after 2 months of your disappearance, He started making some attempts to taunt us into confrontation. Nothing too bloody, though. However. things seem to have changed. We received word from the castle that Gunlaug is going to act against us soon. This time, he is aiming at one of my companions. The attack will be a serious one, and the target is Effie."

"Effie? Why her?" Sunny asked with confusion while looking at the huntress.

Caster clenched his fists

"It could have been any of us, really, but Effie... despite all my warnings... got into a rather vulgar argument with a bunch of guards who came into the outer settlement for some entertainment. Coincidentally, some of these guards went missing last night. No one knows what happened to them."

After hearing that, Kai's eyes widened as he slowly looked at Sunny. But Sunny acted all innocent and oblivious.

"So, how are you going to deal with that?" Sunny asked with while raising an eyebrow

"Well, I was first thinking of hiding Effie somewhere for a week.but now that you're here. I'm sure you have a plan, right" Neph asked with a wide smirk

Sunny stared at Neph for a while, and then he let out a loud chuckle. "Well, you're correct about that. I do have a plan to turn the tables to our side. But we'll just wait here for Gunlaug men to come take Effie"

Effie expression frowned. "Hey doofus, what do you mean wait for them to take me?"

A big evil smirk appeared on Sunny's face "what I mean is, since Gunlaug wants to challenge us that badly, so be it. And don't 6 take care of everything. You can rely on me now that I'm back" Sunny said confidently.

Effie was unsure about what Sunny said. For her, she only met him once. She looked at Neph, who said:

"Don't worry, Effie. If Sunny said he can do something. Then he could." Neph said with a smile.

"Well, Sunny. Seems like princess trust you so much. But do you mind sharing your plan?" Effie turned to look back at Sunny who always had a smile on his face since he entered the room.

"Well, actually. I do mind. I just wanna leave it as a surprise" Sunny said with a playful tone.

Effie clicked her tongue and just looked away in annoyance. Sunny chuckled from her reaction.

....

After dealing with Effie's case. Neph started talking about her plan to get the memory left from the first lord of the bright castle. After finishing everything, Sunny asked to have a private talk with Neph.

Sunny looked at Caster who was leaving the room. leaving Sunny and Neph alone.

"What do you want to talk about, Sunny?" Neph said while tilting her head.

"You know....I will be lying if I said I didn't expect a hug" Sunny coughed awkwardly.

Neph opened her eyes a little, her cheeks blushed a little. Then, to Sunny's surprise, Neph started walking towards him and hugged him tightly.

"I missed you, Sunny." Neph said with a murmur

A soft smile appeared on Sunny's face as he wrapped his hands around Neph

"I missed you too, Neph"

For a while, they stayed like that. Until Neph backed off, and her cheeks were bright red. "So, Sunny, what did you really want to talk about?" She said while looking away with shyness.

'Cute' Sunny thought to himself and coughed.

"Neph, what rank is your aspect?" Sunny's tone turned serious.

Neph was startled by Sunny's question. She hesitated for a bit and then said:

"Divine, Sunny. My aspect is Divine" she said while looking at Sunny, expecting him to be shocked. But to her surprise, he didn't seem surprised at all. "Sunny, why don't you seem surprised at all?" She was a bit confused from his reaction.

"Why? that's because I already knew that, but i just wanted to confirm it. Besides, I have a Divine Aspect, too." This time. Neph didn't also show any surprised expression

Sunny looked at Neph for a while and chuckled. "I guess you already guessed that by yourself. But anyway, do you know what's special about divine aspects?"

"Having the ability to form multiple Cores?" Neph said while crossing her arms.

"Indeed. That's true. I guess that means you're a monster already. Am I right? " Sunny smiled widely with a smirk.

Neph sighed, her arms still crossed. "Yeah, that's correct. I guess you're a monster too now, right?"

"Weeeeeell....about that....I'm actually a Tyrant" Sunny said while scratching his head.

Neph's jaw dropped. She looked at Sunny with a dumbfounded expression. She knew that he can't lie.

"Sunny, you just left for 5 months. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE!" Neph said with shock and disbelief in her tone.

"Well, I didn't expect to accomplish this in this short time, but let's just say that....I killed thousands upon thousands of nightmare creatures." Sunny said casually, like this is a normal thing.

Neph just stared at Sunny with her dumbfounded expression for a while. Until she coughed awkwardly and got back her composure.

"Well, I'm glad you're okay. But a Tyrant! Sunny, you really are scary." Neph said with chuckle and amazement from Sunny.

But then, Neph saw Sunny taking out a small brown bag from inside his armor. He opened the bag and turned it upside-down. Right then, awakened soul shards started falling from the bag.

Little by little, a large pile of Awakened soul shards started forming. Neph face paled more and more while witnessing the soul shards that never seem to stop falling from this small bag. Neph knew that this bag was a memory that had a large space inside.

After a while, Sunny turned the bag and closed it. Neph stared at the soul shards with some hunger and greed. She was sure that this is amount is more than 2000!

"What are you waiting for? It's all yours. Consume all of them. This amount will be enough to help you become a Devil" Sunny said with a big smile.

"Su..Su...Sunny....why are you giving me these" Neph said while her face was pale but also looked with hunger at the amount of soul shards.

Sunny chuckled. "Why? To help you become stronger of course. I mean, I can't use it. And I can't take it back with me to the waking world. But giving you this will make you stronger and will raise our chances of getting back. Besides, I still got about 2000 more with me. But I need these for something. But anyway, dig in. It's all yours"

Neph just stared with disbelief

'He...he has more! Just how many nightmare creatures did he kill out in the labyrinth!' Neph thought to herself then glanced at Sunny, who was just smiling while enjoying her reactions.

"Sunny, I don't know how I can thank you for this. But I'll make sure to never let you down." Neph said with a determined tone.

"That's good to hear. then, get on with it" Sunny said cheerfully.

....

Sunny left Neph alone in the room since it would take some time to use all the soul shards and just walked around the headquarters.

He met up with Effie and Kai who were chatting for a little. Effie teased him a bit about the fact that he has a true name and was genuinely surprised when she knew about it. He also ran into Caster. who for some reason, came by and congratulated Sunny on making it back with a look of respect.

'Heh, he still thinks I'm a hidden legacy. Well, let him think of me like that. It'd save some trouble. "Sunny chuckled to himself

This time, Cassie didn't avoid Sunny. In fact, she was walking with him most of time. Talking with Sunny with joy in her tone.

By the end of the day, none of Gunlaug men came to take Effie. But that can't be said about the day after.

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Hello everyone. I know this chapter was a bit boring, but i promise you that the next chapter will be fire🔥

Anyway, I made a chart to powerscale the nightmare creatures. Although it might not be accurate compared to the original novel but I just wanna use it to help me scale nightmare creatures in the future. I'll upload it in the comments.


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