Kapitel 64: What Happens in the Dark, Part 1

Zero took one step. Then another. 

He would quickly glance at the center of the room to see if there was any change, but the chained man remained unmoving. His arms outstretched wide and his knees were planted against the ground.

Is he dead? Zero thought. In either case, I need to hurry before he decides to reanimate or something.

He reached the edge of the shadow he currently traversed through. The next shadow was close by, but he didn't want to risk revealing himself just yet. 

"Shadow Stitch." He whispered.

His newest ability stretched the shadow across from here and stitched it together with the shadow he currently stood in. Now he could seamlessly keep moving forward without revealing himself in the light. 

Zero finally reached the box with no incident. The man still remained motionless and the box was almost within his grasp. 

But now came the tricky part.