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Master Slaves Shadow slave audiobook made by the nut, Lord. None of the text used in this audiobook Speaker 2 belongs to me. Please support the original author online. This is a fan-made project and I make no Speaker 1 money from it. Also, join the Discord for a lot of more audiobooks chapter Speaker 2 751 Master sunless in one of the 45 lecture Halls at the awakened Academy. A large Auditorium Speaker 1 was slowly filling up with students, these young men and women. However, did not look like inexperienced sleepers in Stead, most of the Grim confidence of battle tested veterans, they were sharp and Rough Around the Edges, exhibiting the telltale signs of those who had just recently Speaker 2 returned from the dream realm for the same reason. The crowd of students was suffused with a sense of energy and liveliness typical to people who had recently brushed with death, but managed to escape its clutches alive. Speaker 1 These were the newly awakened several weeks after the winter solstice, most of those who were destined Speaker 2 To survive had already found their way to a human suitable and returned to the waking world. Now, they were Speaker 1 settling into their new lives and responsibilities while some chose to forge their own path. Many decided to remain in the academy for a while longer. Its curriculum was not only aimed at sleepers. Speaker 2 After all, a larger part of the complex was dedicated to continuous training of the awakened students just because one had Survived The Crucible of their first Venture into the dream realm. Did not mean that Speaker 1 they could stop learning after all. In fact, faced, with its many challenges, most of the survivors learned one crucial lesson. No matter how prepared they were. That was never enough. Granted the Speaker 2 lecture that these particularly young awakened were about to listen to was not from a popular course, titled Resource Management during prolonged Expeditions and Intercity travel. The course, had nothing to do with battle training Speaker 1 or aspect proficiency as such. He was rather obscure and unpopular the large crowd of Speaker 2 Student had more to do with the identity of the lecturer as a theme of the course, as an actual ascended and a person of wide. Renown this star lecturer presented an irresistible attraction to the awakened. Students, who was better to teach them than a person who had braved the dangers of the dream realm. And slain, countless nightmare creatures with their own, two hands as the time of the lecturer approached, the student settled on the seats, in the auditorium, and waited for the electorate to arrive. One of the last to come in was a young man in Speaker 1 stylish civilian clothes. They were predominantly black with subdued gray accents. The young man Speaker 2 glanced at the Young awakened then proceeded to walk to the center of the auditorium. A few people looked at him Speaker 1 in confusion instead of joining his fellow students, the young man walked to the teachers desk and outstretch. One hand to everyone's bewilderment. He was summoning a memory stranger still that memory Speaker 2 turned out to be in the shape of an Exquisite, wooden chair, the strange guy, put it down then took a sit. Behind the desk and looked at them as if this was the most natural thing in the world. Several awakened opened their mouths Speaker 1 to condemn his childish Antics but then hesitated, although The Eccentric student was bound to anger Speaker 2 the lecturer with his disrespectful Behavior. There was something about him that demanded attention. Another reason Speaker 1 for their hesitation was that he was incredibly attractive. The young man was not very tall but his Speaker 2 slender build and stylish attire made him look very Charming with his porcelain skin and Speaker 1 Raven black hair. He looked like an Exquisite doll his striking dark. I seen to glint with good natured humor at the same time. There was something called about them. That made those who looked at the young man 4 too long. Shiver it was as though Shadows grew a little deeper around him after a few moments, one of the young women in the first row cleared her throat and said in a friendly tone. Hey you better move before Master sunless arrives here. There is a free seat upright next to me the young man. Looked at her and smiled pleasantly. At the same time, the girl next to her whispered furiously, what are you doing? This is Master sunless, you idiot. The first girl, slowly opened her eyes wide, Speaker 2 then turned beet red and raised one hand to cover her mouth in horror. A wave of Whispers ran through the Speaker 1 auditorium. What? This is Master sunless but his our age, of course, his our age, it took him less than two years to ascend. Why do you think he is famous? That Speaker 2 is not at all. Like the actor who played him in the song of light and darkness the casting director must be crazy Speaker 1 Sonny. Who listened to all that with the same Pleasant smile? Cleared his throat? Immediately the student group quiet. Good morning awakened. I am ascended sunless, you can call me master sunless, or simply Master welcome to the first lecture of the resource management during prolonged Expeditions and Intercity. Travel course, as some of you might know, I have a tiny amount Speaker 2 Of experience with that. I feel like Chuckles resounded from the audience. Making him wince internally. Speaker 1 Damn tough crowd. As this was his first day as a teacher in the academy. Sonny was unsurprisingly nervous. He would much rather fight a room full of nightmare creatures than speak in front of a room. Full of people. He could kill the nightmare creatures. At least Sonny paused for a moment. Then said, we will explore, various Topics in the course of these lectures. But first, let me ask you a question. He looked at his students and smiled. What was the biggest threat to your life in the dream realm? Overall, the lecture went better than Sunny had expected if not for the fact that many female students had stared at him a bit too. Intensely. For some reason, he would have been completely comfortable teaching these young awakened after all he was basing the lesson on his own experience and the students Speaker 2 while not as battle hardened as him were not amiches themselves. Each of them had survived the first night Nightmare and a journey to the dream realm. So the lecture was more of an exchange of knowledge between professionals than a traditional lesson, it was even refreshing compared to his tutoring sessions with rain, although his sister was incredibly talented, and hard-working not to mention nice to be around. There were many things, he simply couldn't explain to her with words with a sigh Sunny turned off the projector and looked at the empty Auditorium. Was this his life. Now, six months had passed since the cohort returned from Chapter 3 the second. Nightmare during this time, many things happened, he had celebrated his 20th, Speaker 2 birthday just a few weeks ago. Some of the changes were good and some were bad on the bright side. He got to Speaker 1 spend a lot of time with rain teaching her how to protect herself and slowly growing closer to her son. He had been careful not to appear too friendly though. He still did not want anyone Speaker 2 including the girl herself to know that they were siblings. He had also spent a lot of time talking to Ako, Speaker 1 And trying to turn the brilliant Emporium into a small but thriving business. However, there was one Speaker 2 big problem that loomed over everything he did ever since returning, from The Nightmare, Sonny was not able to Speaker 1 enter the dream realm. Again, he had spent all six months in the safety of the waking world. And the reason for that was the strange situation. He had found himself in with Clan Valor while Saint Speaker 2 Tyrese had done. Everything in her power to Shield sunny and Casey from the Roth of the great Clan her influence was not unlimited but white feather. Clan itself got into hot water with their overlords from what Sunny learned they were dismissed from ruling the chained Island and burden with another Duty. What that Duty was? He did not know both Cassie and he would have fed poorly if they remained the wakened, however, their Ascension changed things, substantially, and gave them all room to bargain if, before the great Clan would have been Speaker 1 inclined to make them disappear. Now, they were more careful in their approach, which did not mean that. Everything was fine. The issue was too nuanced and sensitive to be solved quickly. So the Speaker 2 preparations for the negotiations, took a lot of time for the time being, both of them had to protect Speaker 1 themselves. Things were much worse for Cassie, who seemed more complicit in more dreads Escape. After all, she had requested to be stationed in the night Temple. Only to leave after a while and return causing the Speaker 2 disaster since no one except for Saint Tyrese. Knew about sonus clash with Mira Beast. It was easy to believe that Cassie had come in contact with the imprisoned prints during her stay in the Citadel. And then orchestrated his Escape or that she had this goal in mine from the very beginning as the result. Things turned Speaker 1 a bit ugly for the fire Keepers. After a couple of them disappeared, the rest took shelter in the Ebony and Speaker 2 Ivory Towers where the ocean of divine flames and the crushing protected them from any threat, they rarely Speaker 1 returned to the waking world to avoid problems. Sunny was on the opposite side of things. Thanks to masterji enjoyed a bit of protection from the government, since the great Clans had a lot Speaker 2 of influence in the dream realm but were not as powerful in the waking world. He was advised to remain there for a Speaker 1 while which meant that he could enjoy some peace and quiet for a bit. It also meant that he could not hunt the Chapter 7: Solid Foundation nightmare creatures and saturate his cause unless a gate suddenly open nearby, this was a problem chapter, 752, solid foundation after the seat of nightmare had been destroyed. Speaker 1 Something unexpected happened. A Gateway took its place. Turning the Ivory Tower into a Speaker 2 citadel. At the same time, the dream realm anchors at the cohort, member shifted becoming tied to it. Masters did not have to travel to another world every time they slept, but they still needed a gateway to return to reality changing. An anchor was as easy as making use of another Gateway, but their laid a problem. The Speaker 1 only way to leave their new suitable was to either braid, the crushing somehow ought to go through the portal to the Speaker 2 Ebony Tower and rise from the depths of the sky Below on the flying ship, while that may be Ivory Tower, Speaker 1 incredibly safe. It also meant that there were no nightmare creatures around for them to hunt. There was no point Speaker 2 for sunny to go to the dream realm at all, especially after he had explored hopes, former prison finding nothing of particular interest inside.it also meant that more direct was most likely tied to the same Speaker 1 Gateway, however, the prince of nothing. Had never shown himself either. He had found a way to change his anchor or he had chosen to remain in the waking world as well. In any case, there was Speaker 2 no Safeway for sunny to collect Shadow fragment in the dream realm. He was also cut from his main source of memories which he had hoped to put on sale through the Emporium. At first Sunny was very Speaker 1 unhappy with this situation, he was both much stronger and still far behind his office in terms of war Speaker 2 power. Even though there was a vast of two ranks between them, now, his soul lasted to grow even Speaker 1 More. He could never have enough strength, never be powerful enough to protect himself and those he cared about from the vicissitudes of life. He was still too weak to challenge fate but after a few days of peaceful Speaker 2 life in the waking World, Sonny had started to slowly change his mind in the past three years. His Speaker 1 power had grown tremendously and at a Breakneck Pace while that was extremely beneficial overall. There was a negative side to such speed, his foundation, had turned unstable, he had been so preoccupied with gaining more power, more strength, deeper Insight greater understanding Speaker 2 that he had not spent enough time. Actually assimilating. All these games into a coherent, whole internalizing, an absorbing all the lessons, he had learned in to his very bones was very important. Yet he had, neglected it for the lack of time and opportunity. He needed time to truly make the vast power. He had won his own. Additionally, there was something else that concerned Sonny, he is mental state, Ever since he had been infected by the nightmare spell at 16. His psyche had been subjected sometimes by the circumstances and sometimes through his own volition to incredible abuse, Sonny prided himself on the fact that he never broke no matter what ghastly horror and gruesome Agony. He had to Speaker 1 endure and there had been plenty. However he also never forgot the conversation he had with Master jet on the way to Shadow Blade. Kurtz execution, he knew that awakened, no matter how great and Speaker 2 powerful, they seemed were also the most likely to crack the nightmares, they brought back from the dream realm, haunted them and many succumbed to the Relentless strain, Sonny had been gutted, beheaded and burned. He had watched Friends die, or be left behind the amount of torturous pain. He had gone through could only compared to the amount of mental anguish. He had experienced the red Colosseum, the nightmares, and Speaker 1 all the rest. It was enough to crush a dozen people and yet he still stood tall, but How long while Sonny considered himself to be a resilient person? Maybe even incredibly. So he was not prideful enough to think that he was better than every over human out there with his soul and mind. Speaker 2 Continue to remain strong. If he continued to carelessly, abuse them or would small cracks appear on their surfaces. Speaker 1 Maybe there were countless cracks on them already. In the end, he had decided that taking a break to consolidate The Situation With Clan Vayla his foundation and give his mind to heal was worth it. The situation with Clan Speaker 1 vayla. While unpleasant was not critical. It just demanded time and caution slowly but surely Speaker 2 the site were going to come to an understanding and find a compromise through negotiations, as Speaker 1 Master's of considerable Renown, sunny, and Casey had enough influence and wait to reach a favorable outcome in Disney. Speaker 2 Negotiations is because 50 of the most promising awaken of their generation were following song at the Fallen. He was going to use the time before that happened to his benefit. So although the past six months had Sunny's New Discoveries Not exactly been exciting for sunny. They had been very fruitful, he had spent a lot of time, practicing Speaker 2 his combat skills and Shadow dance properly assimilating, everything that he had learned to elevate his Mastery of battle to a new level. He also had to relearn a lot of things to adjust to his new power as a master Speaker 1 and a just all his techniques. To this new, Incredible reality, one of the more valuable discoveries, he made Speaker 2 during this time, was that the inherent problem. He had been struggling with the threat of losing himself to the formlessness of Shadow dance, was easily remedied by a simple Fort exercise. He just had to remember his true name, no matter how far gone, he was it, always brought him back apart from that, every single aspect of sun is combat ability was vastly improved by his newly profound control of Shadow Essence as well as the time he had taken to fully absorb all of his Rich battle experience Shadow Manifestation battle techniques were not be only thing. He trained though he also dubbed deep into the intricacies of Speaker 2 Shadow manifestation first learning how to properly wield it and then leveraging his cunning and creativity to push. It uses to their limits. His new ability was an incredibly versatile one. So there was a lot he Speaker 1 could do with it. Not only did it have the potential to be powerful on its own, it could also be weaved into Speaker 2 every other facet of his battle performance, in unexpected and Insidious ways almost every day. Speaker 1 Sunny discovered something new he could do. The possibilities were simply Limitless that limitlessness, however, was its own problem, just because Sonny could do a lot, did not mean that it was Speaker 2 wise to do it. So it took a lot of time to find the most effective and efficient ways to use Shadow Speaker 1 manifestation slowly but surely his arsenal of true and tested tricks and Method Crew. He Speaker 2 practiced each one until they became as instinctive as his combat techniques so that he could use them without wasting even a split second on thinking about and concentrating on the desired result. Lastly, Was sorcery. Sorcery After the initial breakthrough, he had made in the nightmare. Sunny spent a lot of time widening, the scope of his understanding of spell weave. This was perhaps the most unassailable and tough field of expertise. Speaker 1 He was trying to study since there was nothing and no one to teach him. How to do it. The scope and complexity of the subject were boundless and all he could do was blindly stumble in the darkness learning tiny bits through trial and error. It did not help that he could only experiment with memories which were a rare and finite resource to him. Sonny worked around that limitation somewhat by turning mundane things into memories and experimenting on them instead. However, that produced its own obstacle, he needed Soul shards to do so. And soul, shards were very expensive in the real world and he could not procure them in the dream realm. For now, to solve his resource problem, Sunny turned to the only source of available to him, Speaker 2 the Merit points, provided by the government, which could then be exchanged for various valuable things. To get points and fund his research. He had compiled another paper with the help of teacher Julie's, the exploration report on chained Isles. Buy ascended sunnis did not produce as big of a ripple among the general public but caused a real explosion in the awakened Academia, the data about all the ancient nightmare creatures the culture and the bizarre nature of the kingdom of Hope was a true boom to the collective knowledge base of Speaker 1 humanity. Sunny of course kept the most sensitive pieces of information to himself Speaker 2 but just what remained brought him vastly more contribution points than the report on the Forgotten Shore. Information from nightmares was 10 times more valuable after all since very few people ever challenged them and Speaker 1 even fewer returned alive, these contribution points as well as other benefits and privileges he had become Speaker 2 entitled to as a master allowed him to not only pour his mind and soul into studying sorcery, but also kept the brilliant Emporium functioning without a constant influx of his hunting trophies. Even that was not enough and hence, Sunny found himself teaching young awakened at the Academy while that was not the best and most efficient way for a master to earn. It was still rather profitable for Speaker 1 someone in his situation sitting in the empty Auditorium Sunnyside and looked at his Communicator a pale smile appeared on his face. She must be already here. Today was a special day for more than one reason, a few days prior Master jet had suddenly contacted him. This was not too strange since they interacted often in these past six months. But this time something about Soul Reapers voice sounded a bit off. Not exactly bad, just different. She had told Speaker 2 him that she had some good news and some bad news and requested a face-to-face meeting to discuss. An important issue that meeting was about to take place at the instructors cafeteria shaking his head. Sunny Speaker 1 stood up dismissed, his chair and walked to the door. I wonder what Master jet has to say. Odds, was there really a need for all this mystery? She made it sound as if the world is ending chapter 753, Crux of the matter. Chapter 75: Crux of the Matter Now, that Sonny was a teacher at the Academy, he was very much Speaker 2 looking forward to gaining access to the instructors, cafeteria, he remembered the last time he had eaten Speaker 1 there in perfect detail, the food was simply to die for. It might have been one of the major reason why he had accepted the job of a lecturer to be honest. No. No, it wasn't. I am not that shallow walking inside. Sonny, glanced at the tasteful interior, gaining a new appreciation, for the wooden Furnishings by now, he was not shopped every time. He saw natural wood in the waiting World. However, this was not just any would if he remembered correctly. All this Lumber came from the corpse of a slain tighten, a Titan killed by the great Clan Baylor to be precise, perhaps, even by Anvil himself, what are in it was to enjoy dinner on one of the cafeterias table. Speaker 2 Levels, while being secretly, hunted by the people who provided the Titanic lumber for its Creation, with a Speaker 1 sigh Sunny looked around and noticed. A familiar face an exquisitely. Beautiful woman in a deep blue Speaker 2 uniform, sat in the corner of the cafeteria, cradling a cup of coffee in her hands. He confidently Speaker 1 walked over and sat down across from her master jet Soul. Reaper jet looked up from her cup and smiled at him dot Master sunless. Well, that sounds weird. He shifted uncomfortably not accustomed to being addressed that way at least not by her. Although the two of them were technically at Speaker 2 the same rank. Now jet was still older than him. The gap between them, had grown much smaller, but he still felt a lot of respect for her. Looking at his fellow ascended, Sonny suddenly frowned. Master Speaker 1 jet looked different today, he was accustomed to her usual slightly unkept and careless appearance. Speaker 2 However, the person in front of him looked like nothing if not an exemplary officer a uniform. Perfectly ironed and buttoned all the way with, not a single crease or blemish. Marring, its surface, Speaker 1 a silver epaulets were glistening with a Polish Sheen. Her leather, boot were freshly. Shined her raven. Speaker 2 Black hair was perfectly arranged and her icy blue eyes were sharp and piercing. He raised an eyebrow Speaker 3 you out. Look nice jet smile widened. Oh this. I had to attend a Speaker 1 special ceremony in the morning. Promotions are flying off the shelves in the government. These days Sonny cleared his throat. Congratulations I guess. Soul Reaper laughed, then pushed a small Speaker 2 alloy box toward him know. No congratulations to you, happy, belated birthday. Speaker 1 He blinked a couple of times. Then opened the box and looked at the glimmering soul, Shard that lay Insight Speaker 2 his ice bopped. When he recognized its ascended rank. Are, this is exactly what I needed. Speaker 1 Thank you so much, but isn't it too luxurious. A Shard like that cost a lot. Masterji, Shrugged. Perks of being a public servant. I have more access to such things than most, she grew silent and looked at him, expectantly for a few moments. Neither of them spoke. Finally, the ascended Beauty side, what? No present for me, I recently turned 30, you know, Sonny froze. Then chuckled awkwardly. Oh well, in that case, dinner is on me soul. Reaper seemed more than happy with that Arrangement are you know me too well, sunny in that case, don't mind if I do sometime later they finished their food and leaned back on their seat in satisfaction Master jet took a sip of coffee and smiled. Speaker 2 Credit where credit is due. You Academy people really know how to treat your staff. I am regretting, my Speaker 1 choice of career, a little her voice Trail off a little and a wistful expression appeared on her face then she shook her head and finally addressed the true reason why they met today. Good. Use first, you can relax Sonny, they seems to finally be ready to behave reasonably. So the worst part is over, he inhaled deeply at last. What changed Master jet Shrugged? Well, a lot of things but mainly they just don't have the energy to pursue small matters anymore. The tension between the great Clan seems to be growing. So Vela Elders have a lot on their plate that plays in your favor because you and your cohort have managed to make yourself Speaker 2 valuable with Saint Teresa's advocating on your behalf. Everything is ready for a sincere and friendly Speaker 1 negotiation. Sunny frowned sincere, friendly. What about the FireKeepers that disappeared? Speaker 2 You might have not noticed, but the survivors at the Forgotten Shore are a tight group to them. This Speaker 1 is not a small matter. She smiled they are alive, although maybe not. Well there is one of the points you and song of the Fallen will have to negotiate. However I don't foresee Any problems with that as long as you told the truth, and neither of you had conscious plans of assisting that Speaker 2 mysterious prisoner of theirs in the Escape, everything should be fine, a dark expression. Appeared on sun is Speaker 1 face Master jet knew the general situation, but not the details. The problem they had with the great Clan Valor was very simple, although Sonny, and Cassie had caused a great deal of harm to the Clans Speaker 2 interests because of the lack of witnesses and Saint. Tyrese volunteering to act as the scapegoat that by itself was not something intolerable. However the Crux of the matter was that no one in the great Clan knew Speaker 1 if their actions had been simply the result of a misfortunate happenstance or premeditated, what Master Speaker 2 jet had just told him meant that they were ready to abandon their hostile. Paranoia and accept the version of events when either sunny, or Casey had helped more threat Escape willingly as well as grant them an unofficial. Pardon Speaker 1 with the white feather, Clan taking the responsibility for the death of Saint Cormac. That would leave them in the clear. Speaker 2 However, although the great Clan knew that Mordred had escaped as the result of their actions. No one except for the members of the cohort knew that he had followed them into the nightmare. If the fact that the five of them had become Masters together, ever came into the light then, no matter what the truth was. No one would believe that the Speaker 1 bastard simply manipulated them all. They would all think that Sonny and Cassie were his willing allies. So this secret had to remain buried forever. Sunny grimaced. So what do they want Master jet Shrugged? I can't say really, but you have to be ready to make some concessions. They will probably insist on recruiting you to their side at least in some capacity, whether you manage to resist their forceful invitation or not, depends on you, she thought for a bit and then added what works in your favor is that you some of the Fallen Nightingale and raised by wolves are Speaker 2 a package deal. As far as everyone is concerned. Vela might have Ambitions of making all of you. Their asset, but they will probably be satisfied by ensuring that none of you becomes entangled with their opponents. Recruiting just one would make it so that the rest would not join the opposite side. A deep scalp appeared on sun is face, are you telling me that we will have to sell one of us to Clan Valor Master Speaker 1 jet smiled? You make it sound as if becoming. A member of a great Clan is something horrible. Most awakened would kill for such a chance. You know, granted you will never be treated as a True Blood Speaker 2 descendant. But that does not mean that they won't show you with resources and opportunities. Probably Speaker 1 Sunny remained silent for a while. Then sight, I know, but I, I need to think about it. She took a sip of coffee then leaned back, well, think fast, he looked at the beautiful Speaker 2 ascended, with a dark expression and asked in a low tone. And why is that Master jet grind? Well, because the representative of Valor will be here, tomorrow, your friend Cassie is coming back. Speaker 1 To the waking World 2. You will meet here in the academy as its neutral ground so you have until tomorrow morning to prepare for the negotiations. Sunny good luck, chapter 754, history lesson. History Lesson Sunny remains silent for a few moments then scowled Speaker 2 what do you mean? Good luck. Aren't you going to be there to mediate the negotiations? Master jet Speaker 1 took a sip of her coffee then shook her head no. While the government often serves as a Speaker 2 neutral party and the connective tissue between the great Clans, this is not one of those cases. Besides, Speaker 1 I simply can't. I am being transferred out of the city. This is my last day here for a while. He stared at her dumbfounded Master jet was not going to be around anymore, Sunny suddenly felt a Pang of discomfort he had grown accustomed to her being present out there somewhere. Not exactly close to him. But at the same time within reach noticing the Russian on his face. She sighed actually that is the second thing I wanted to talk to you about the bad news. Soul Reaper cattley looked around then summoned a memory that looked like a music box immediately. A dome of Silent appeared around them. Cutting off all outside noises. Sunny frowned confused by the need for secrecy. She had seen to be perfectly fine. Discussing private matters of a great clan in the public. What could have been more sensitive than that Master jet lingered for a moment? Then said, to be honest, sunny I was not going to have this conversation with Speaker 2 you at least, not yet. But since the situation changed and the things we are going to talk about can affect the decisions, you will make tomorrow. I decided that there is no point in postponing it, he shifted Speaker 1 uncomfortably, that is very suspenseful. What is the matter? She smiled then activated her communicator and summoned a projection, it showed a map of something that looked like a big chunk of the dream. Speaker 2 Sunny saw, a lot of water and several large land. Masses each. No smaller than the Forgotten Shore Speaker 1 by the looks of it. However, no matter how he looked, he could not find a familiar landmarks the Speaker 2 Halo, mountains, Bastion Raven Hart, either he was not as proficient at reading Maps, as he had thought, or Speaker 1 he had never seen this land. Slightly confused. He glanced at Master Jet and asked, is that Speaker 2 a previously unexplored region of the dream realm? She looked at him with a strange expression? Then Speaker 1 coughed don't know that is planet Earth you dummy. Sunny froze. In embarrassment. Then looked at the image again. Albright I am an idiot. Soul Reaper. Grinned. Sonny. Are you one of those awakened that no more about the dream realm than about the waking world? He cleared his throat? Well it's not like I spent a lot of time in school, you know, her grind him the little right? Sorry. Speaker 2 Sometimes I forget how young you are. It took me a while to cover the basics, after leaving the outskirt Speaker 1 As well Master jet side. Then pointed to the map. In any case this is our world. As you can see, it is not in great shape. A few centuries ago, it looked very different, there were around 12 billion, people living across it. A few million, even found their way to the Moon. Eventually she sighed, then added, but now there's barely 3 billion of us left and we only populate 4 of the seven continents. Do you know which continent we are currently on what our city is called? Sunny looked at her with a dark expression? I am not a complete fool. You know, we are in Asia and the city is called, wait, it has a name. I just thought it called up the city. She rolled her eyes. Well, you are half-right, we are indeed in Asia, which is one of the four populated continents and one that shelters. The most people, the city we live in is the largest and most populous city left on Earth. It is also the industrial. Military and administrative heart of humanity around 1/10 of all humans live here. That is Speaker 2 why while it is technically called the northern quadrant Siege capital or nqc. People usually just refer to it as the city Master jet hesitated for a moment. Then said, with a hint of darkness in her voice, most of the surface of the planet is either uninhabitable or overrun by Nightmare creatures. So make a cities are the most convenient way to sustain a large population. However even with Speaker 1 spell tech and modern science, they are not capable of sustaining everyone. Hence the outskirts wear Speaker 2 around 20% of the total City population is offloaded to slowly die out out of the sight of the Speaker 1 rest of humanity but that is neither here nor there she sighed and then pointed to a continent directly connected to Asia despite of desolation used to be known as Europe. It was turned completely Speaker 2 unsuited for human life long before the spell appeared her finger Trail to cross a large body of Speaker 1 To this is North America, we lost it. Not long before you were born when a category 5 gate Speaker 2 opened there, that was a big disaster because of its proximity to the gate. South America was Speaker 1 mostly abandoned as well. Now, we only maintain a small presence in its southernmost part. Speaker 2 Those settlements are incredibly important, however, because that is where most of our food is produced Speaker 1 Master jet hesitated for a bit, and then gestured to a large archipelago situated Speaker 2 below South America. This is Antarctica, the second most populated continent after Asia and the logistical Speaker 1 link between the rest of the continents, connecting both hemispheres together. Believe it or not, before the dark times, it was covered in ice. Speaker 2 Chili. The melting of all that ice was one of the reasons that caused the dark times. She sighed Speaker 1 the sea levels across the planet Rose drowning, many cities and displacing billion to people the Speaker 2 percentage of the landmass that was devoured by water was not too radical but the problem was that many civilization centers were situated along the coasts. With all of them gone and billions of refugee, seeking shelter, Speaker 1 the global infrastructure collapsed. It did not happen in an instant, of course, but Speaker 2 quite fast that is the danger of building a deeply interconnected Society, lack of Speaker 1 self-sufficiency is perfectly fine and even beneficial during the good times, but makes civilizations vulnerable to Cascade failure. Soul Reaper looked at him with a grim expression, which was exactly what happened. The worst things got, the more chaos there was and the more chaos there was the worst things. Got Speaker 2 endless, natural disasters, destruction of global infrastructure, and resource starvation, led to an Speaker 1 Collating series of Wars orbital kinetic strikes nuclear warfare chemical warfare by a Warfare. In the end, everything was being used. The planet was already in bad shape Speaker 2 and this was almost the last straw in the end, the terribly reduced population achieved some form of stability and that was The Nightmare spell appeared Master jet shook her head, but am I getting off Speaker 1 topic? The point is almost all of humanity resides around the Indian Ocean today. Asia, Antarctica, Africa, and Australia are the four remaining bastions of our civilization. Forming, the northern southern western and Eastern quadrants Sonny listened to the impromptu lecture, with interest, he knew bits and pieces of human history, of course, but mostly from them being referenced Speaker 2 in popular culture, and government propaganda, which were more often than not one. And the same out there. In the outskirts, people did not need to know a lot about the world because their world started and ended in the Speaker 1 Skirts, even the city proper seemed like a distant land, he would have had more general knowledge. Of course if he had attended school but sun is formal education, more or less ended when he was seven. Speaker 2 Honestly, the fact that he knew that people lived on the outside of the planet. As a on the inside was already Speaker 1 an achievement, he had managed to become a teacher despite all that had he not still, I Speaker 2 probably should start educating myself on matters, not having to do with the nightmare spell. Now that Speaker 1 I have the chance, there are plenty of people as ignorant as me, of course, but still, this is kind of embarrassing. Sonny looked at Jet and shifted slightly. Thanks for the history lesson Master jet, but what does it have to do with anything? She leaned back smiled, calmly and answered in a relaxed tone. Oh, it's very simple, really. These four, bastions of humanity. I mentioned, they are about to become three chapter, 755 Ogle, scale audio. Chapter 7 Book made by the nut, Lord. None of the text used in this audiobook belongs to me. Please support the original author online. This is a fan-made project and I make no money from it. Also, join the Discord Speaker 1 for a lot of more audiobooks Master Jet's. Nonchalant attitude was in stark contrast with the gravity Speaker 2 of her statement, Sonny froze for a few moments. Then slowly put his cup on the table Speaker 1 when he spoke his voice sounded a little horse what she sighed, then looked around the cafeteria, it was slightly surreal to be discussing something that concerned the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the safety of this tranquil Place. Several instructors were enjoying their meals. And there were Speaker 2 members of the staff going about their business. None of the new of the approaching disaster. This Speaker 3 contradiction was chilling. 2 soul Reaper did not seem to mind. I have told you about the oval scale Speaker 2 once, right? It is a very complicated spell tech system that the government uses to predict the Parent of gate across the globe. Well, I was not entirely honest when I said that a bit of Maintenance Speaker 1 and calibration would solve all the problems. It had been experiencing recently in truth. The problems we've been having with its readings are not as trivial as I implied. They are just a symptom of a much, bigger Speaker 2 problem, sunice, eyes, wide and slightly cut Shadow Blade Curt. He mentioned something about the oval scale. It was the reason he had given up and gone mad, one of them at least Master jet, nodded an expression of mild contempt appearing on her face. Yes. Speaker 1 However, Kurt was broken and weak, he really blew the issue out of proportion. The corner of sun is mouth twitched. I wouldn't call losing an entire continent. A small issue. She Shrugged neither would I, but is not the end of the world. Either Soul Reaper. Calmly took a sip of coffee back. When we lost North America, something similar happened. The oval scale went out of alignment. Its detection scope unreliable in the end, a category 5 gate appeared. And after that Speaker 2 everything went back to normal. However, a few years ago, the government noticed growing irregularities in the Speaker 1 readings again. After studying these irregularities, for some time, we came to the conclusion, that something massive was going to happen again. She pursed her lips, this time it is going to be different Speaker 2 instead of one gargantuan gate. There is going to be a chain reaction of sorts of smaller gates are going to open in relatively quick succession allowing, countless nightmare Speaker 1 creatures to invade the real world. And all that is going to take place a moment of 10 silent passed before she finished the sentence in Antarctica. Sunny felt his mouth turned dry. Speaker 2 But you you just said that Antarctica is the second most populated continent on Earth. Master jet Speaker 1 nodded. Yes, there are round 900 million people living there he remained motion. Less for a while then looked away dot. You also said that a compartmentalized Global infrastructure is vulnerable to Cascade failure, and that Antarctica serves as a logistical Hub between the four Speaker 2 continents and South America where most of our food is produced Soul Reaper smiled indeed. However, it is not as bad. As you might think, every Mega City, possesses robust hydroponic, Agriculture and is capable of sustaining itself to a large degree. We've learned our Speaker 1 lessons, yes. Losing the connection to South America will be a painful blow, but Humanity Will Survive. There will be a big change. Of course, I think you have already guessed, its nature, more people will be pushed out into the outskirts. Maybe there will be 30% of the population living there in, of 20, maybe more Sunny. Still could not let go of his dismay. What about the Speaker 2 millions of people living in Antarctica? What is the government doing? Can't you throw in enough troops and Speaker 1 The awakened their to contain the Chain Reaction. She hesitated for a few moments, then let out a wistful, Speaker 2 sigh got short, if we mobile eyes all our forces and I mean all of them and get the great Clans to Speaker 1 fully support the operation, we might keep all the Antarctica. However, it is not that simple, everything has a cost Sunny, there are three other continents, we have to protect and sending so Speaker 2 much awakened into the meat, grinder will leave them defenseless after all the fact that hundreds of gates will open. In Antarctica, does not mean that they will stop appearing everywhere else. Overextending, Speaker 1 our resources to protect one quadrant, will do more of them. Even if that doesn't happen immediately in the long term, you Manatee will cease to exist on Earth Master jet, rubbed her face, then smiled Speaker 2 that does not mean that we are going to remain idle. However, in fact, the government has been preparing a massive operation for the past two years. It's just that the situation changed much quicker. Than anyone could have expected. The time table has been brought forward by several years. At least, our current preparations are entirely insufficient, she grew silent then added in a neutral tone we thought that there would be much more time to get everything ready but there isn't not anymore. Speaker 1 So it's going to be a damn mess of Epic Proportions. Sunny scowled, not entirely sure Speaker 2 what that was supposed to mean. He could barely accept the fact that losing one of the four continents was an Speaker 1 acceptable price for keeping the other three intact. He had already lost North America, Speaker 2 after all and persisted, despite the loss it had arguably grown more powerful as the result. But if the government was willing to let nightmare creatures conquer Antarctica, what operation could it be possibly planning dot. What? Exactly is the government going to do Master jet turned back to the map of the Earth lingard for a few moments and then pointed at the large archipelago in the South why what else We are going to evacuate 900 million people from the Doom continent, while avening horde of nightmare Speaker 1 creatures is pursuing us. Or we will try at least to be honest. I think that most of those who try will probably die chapter 756, navigation, Master jet, Navigating the Oceans studied the map for a few moments and then traced a line across the ocean that lay between the four continents. Speaker 1 Then she suddenly asked, do you know a lot about seafaring Sunny? He slowly shook his head as much as the next guy. I guess she smiled understandable in truth. Navigating the ocean's is not an easy task. If it was, we could have just used the Pacific or the Atlantic to transport food from South America, but trying to sail them is pure suicide for now. Soul Reaper lean back and took a sip of coffee. Most of our planet is covered by water and most of that water is infested with Dreadful nightmare creatures. That is because most gates open Underwater. And since we have very few methods of battling them below the sea and very little reason to, we just leave those Gates. Be Humanity, might still hold four and a half continents, but we have surrendered all of Earth's oceans to the enemy. She sighed then dejectedly shook her head. Still no Speaker 2 civilization can exist without efficient transportation, and shipping cargo across water has been the Speaker 1 Mainstay of Transportation since the dawn of time. So we maintain a presence in the Indian Ocean navigating. It is not easy. However, because there are unspeakable and uncountable Speaker 2 horrorist dwelling in the depths Sunny hesitated, for a moment, then asked with a bit of curiosity, wouldn't it Speaker 1 be easier to ship stuff through space? Then Soul, Reaper grimaced. It is not cost-efficient getting to orbit requires. Considerable resource, commitment more. So with heavy cargo and resources are Speaker 2 something. We desperately lack plus space is Rife with its own dangers, Sunny Rays. Speaker 1 An eyebrow, what dangers? She simply Shrugged, that is above even, my pay grade. So Speaker 2 I don't know, suffice it to say that simply maintaining a scattering of satellites that support the network. And the Obel scale is already a dire challenge, whether you like it or now, water is the only way he frowned. So how do we manage to make use of the ocean? If it's so dangerous, Master Speaker 1 jet smiled are. Well, the answer is pretty simple, House of Night. Sonny blinked, a couple of times the great Clan, she nodded the representatives of the House of Night excel in guiding ships through turbulent Waters. They are not called nightwalkers just to honor the Speaker 2 clan founder. After all to move across the ocean, convoys that consists of massive heavily armored ships in the services of nightwalker Navigators, Sunny Leone back thinking. He knew Speaker 1 a bit about the third and the least prominent great Clan but not too much, unlike veila and song. Speaker 2 Which resembled most Legacy Clans and had originated from a single family House of Night was born from an alliance of several prominent Clans. They resided in a dire region of the dream realm known as stormzy and controlled one of the three great syllables, which as far as he knew resembled a giant ship. And was most likely left behind by one of the seven. Daemons Sonny. Also knew that the House of Night did not possess a sovereign of their own Anvil available and kisung families but asterion was seemingly not related and had nothing to do with the third great Clan. It was not clear why the other two Powers did Speaker 1 not consume the weaker one. Now that Sonny Leonard of the pivotal role, Knight Walker's, played in sustaining Speaker 2 human civilization, he guessed that they simply offered too much utility to be pressured into submission. Speaker 1 Alternatively, the nature of the region, they controlled might have simply been too hazardous for either or song to Speaker 2 invade or their existent created. A bit of much needed balance and deterrence between the two dominant great. Speaker 1 Plans. What was clear? However, was that the House of Night was deeply connected to storm? God. Speaker 2 There were just too many coincidences between their powers and the deity of depths oceans Darkness Stars travel. Guidance and disaster. Did did nightwalkers Bear the lineage of storm God. That would Speaker 1 certainly explain a lot Master jet. Meanwhile continued the science of the House of Night, Speaker 2 allow Naval convoys to reach their destinations which is both a blessing and a curse. The problem with that situation is that while there are more nightwalkers than there are descendants of the other two great plans, their number is still limited. And so the number of convoys we can operate simultaneously is limited as well. She sighed, we can only evacuate people across Water by our calculations, it will take at least two years to evacuate the population of Antarctica that way that is Speaker 1 even if we commit the bulk of our Navy to the operation, however her voice grew dim, the A chain reaction is going to start in a few months at most it won't be too severe at the beginning but Speaker 2 quickly ramp up drowning. The entire archipelago in Nightmare creatures, Sonny remains silent Speaker 1 for a bit then asked. So what is going to happen? Master jet finished her coffee and offered him a Speaker 2 smile. Well, the government is going to transfer a very substantial part of its forces to Antarctica. Speaker 1 Pretty much everyone who can be spared with out leaving the rest of humanity. Completely defenseless will be transferred to the expeditionary Force. They will try to stall the nightmare creatures for as long as possible to allow as many people as we can save to escape. Oh, also, I will be on one of the first ships myself Sonny looked away. Not knowing what to say master jet herself had Speaker 2 judged at many of those who were going to take part in the evacuation would not be coming back still? She was sold Speaker 1 Reaper. Jet was she not surely? She of all people was going to be okay Master jet. Side then looked around once again. Then she said, calmly of course that will never be Speaker 2 enough in a couple of months, the government will announce a voluntary, mobilization both among the Speaker 1 awakened. And among mundane humans many people will answer the call While most will not. As Speaker 2 I've said, the loss of Antarctica is not a world ending event dying. There is not really worth it. Speaker 1 Sunny gritted his teeth. So why are you going with your position? I am sure that you Speaker 2 could have chosen to stay behind. Did you let the propaganda get to your head, honor Duty, and Speaker 1 sacrifice, do you actually believe in that crap? Soul Reaper laughed know, I am a cynical as you Sunny. However, I have my own reasons, she lingered for a few moments and then Speaker 2 added in a suddenly, serious tone. I think that you might understand my reasoning very well. Speaker 1 We've known each other for a while. Sunny and I always shied away from giving you the recruitment. However, times have changed. So tomorrow, when the representative of Valor tries to invite you into their great and illustrious Clan, I want you to refuse Chilean forward, looked Speaker 2 him in the eyes and added instead. I want you to leave everything behind enlist and come with me. Chapter 757, professional sensibility. Chapter 757 It was hard, not to get swept up in Masters jet, cool presence. However, Sunny was not so easy to sway. Speaker 1 He held her gaze for a few moments, then turned away. His expression grew Sommer, just spent Speaker 2 a lot of time. Convincing me that losing Antarctica would not cause irreparable damage to humanity and up. Most of those who go there would end up dead and now you suddenly want me to go as well. Why would I sure fighting a noble and glorious war against the nightmare creatures? Sounded exciting, but Speaker 1 Sonny was not an inexperienced kid anymore. He knew the price of Glory all to well to him. Casualties were not an abstract concept but in stead of very familiar and Grim reality, he was not arrogant and ignorant enough to consider himself immune to death Master jet lien back. Don't you want to defend your fellow humans? Sunny Shrugged don't get me wrong. I really want all those people Speaker 2 in Antarctica to survive. However, none of them helped me when I was starving to death in the outskirts. None of them were there. When I was drowning in my own blood on the Forgotten Shore, the government didn't do crap to uplift, me either, he frowned and then added, in fact, one might argue that the government not only abandoned me entirely but even did everything in its power, to make sure that I dice Speaker 1 swiftly after being used up to bring it a tiny bit of benefit like my parents did, but despite Speaker 2 all that I survived and managed to build a decent life for myself. And now that I finally have something good going for me, you want me to throw it all away and go risk my life to be saved. Speaker 1 To strangers Master jet side. I get it, trust me, I do, but Sunny raised his eyebrows. But what I do believe that you get it, you are from the Speaker 2 outskirts yourself. After all, maybe your life. There was not as bad as mine, but it wouldn't have been too Speaker 1 different. So why are you going to Antarctica? She lingered for a few moments? Then looked away? I guess it's hard to explain. Honor Duty sacrifice your right. Those words, don't mean much to me working for the government is a means to an end. However, I do work for the government and I take pride in my work, Soul Reaper studded to visitors at Speaker 2 the cafeteria with her, icy blue eyes, then glanced at Sunny. I might not have a lot of affection for Humanity, but maintaining the fragile balance, that allows it to exist. Is something that I chose to make my responsibility my domain. So, watching Antarctica, go up in Flames from the sidelines would be Speaker 1 Against my professional sensibility, Sonny remains silent for a while thinking about what she said. He felt that in a sense Master jet was very much like him, two stubborn, to give up unwilling, to let Speaker 2 the world have its way. However, there was a big difference between them while sunny and all that Spite and resentment at surviving an elevating only himself. She had chosen something much grander as her Target. Speaker 1 Instead of going it alone. Soul Reaper had decided to tie herself down to a much bigger hole. Was it worth it? He did not know for sure, but felt that it wasn't people like him and had deserved to be selfish. The world had never treated them well, and so they had no Speaker 2 obligation to return the favor dying for someone. You did not care about was utter foolishness. He looked Speaker 1 at her and said dakli, but I am not in the same profession as you master jet smiled. True. Speaker 3 However, I wasn't finished. My work ethic is only part of the reason why I am going to Speaker 1 Antarctica, the other is the future, Sunny raised, an eyebrow, the future, she nodded, yes, but world is changing Sunny. What happens in Antarctica, might not end Humanity, or even change it too much, but it will change the awakened. Think about it with. So Speaker 2 many of us going either as part of the initial force or as volunteer reinforcements, the Power Balance of the Speaker 1 awakened. Society will shift thousands will die but those who survive will grow. Stronger Soul, Reaper, lean forward a voice suddenly intense. How many will fully saturate their cause, how many will achieve a breakthrough in their combat skill? How many will Ascend there are less than 1,000 Masters alive in the world right now? How Speaker 2 many will there be after the battle for Antarctica? I'd wager much more than that. How many new Speaker 1 Saints were emerge? Everything will shift sunny you can either be a part of that shift or be left behind. Speaker 2 Sonny studded her face for a few moments and Shrugged. Then he asked in a summer tongue, are you hoping to become a saint in all the chaos while all the great Clans are looking elsewhere Speaker 1 Master jet side then slowly shook her head? No, not really. You are mistaken. If Speaker 2 you think that they are Monopoly on, Transcendence exists only through preventative measures. Even if you become Speaker 1 a saint, they still can and will make you disappear plus entering. The third nightmare is not Speaker 2 something that can be done in the Heat of the Moment. If you want to survive, you need is a preparation and an Ocean of resources not to mention a powerful and cohesive cohort. Jumping into a random seed. Speaker 1 Will just get you killed Sonny remains silent for a bit then scowled dot what are the great Speaker 2 Clans doing about this situation? Anyway, the House of Night is supplying its Navigators for the Navy, are they going to join the ground forces as well? What about song and Valor Soul, Reaper Speaker 1 grimaced and shook her head. No the great Clans are staying clear from the ground operation for now maybe they will join eventually but currently all three are withholding their forces his face grew dark why isn't protecting human lives? The purpose for their existence? Speaker 2 She sighed it is and they are they just have their own thoughts on what that implies Speaker 1 Master jet hesitated for a few moments and then added the great Clan have an up on earth a long time ago. Sunny instead of trying to protect Humanity's old home from falling apart, They set their gazes at building a new one. They have big plans for the dream realm chapter Crossroad 758, Crossroad. Sunny left. The academy with a lot on his mind as a master and Speaker 1 a high-ranking citizen. He had the right to acquire aptv license and more than enough money to purchase Speaker 2 one. However, Sonny had no idea how to control a personal transport vehicle and was too lazy to learn. So he still used public trains to move around the city around the northern quadrant Siege, Capital paying no attention to the captivated glances people through at him. He looked into the window as the train slid forward on its magnetic, guideway flying through District, after district with Incredible speed. The city was a nice enough place as long as you were not born in the outskirts tall. Buildings borrowed deep underground and Rose into the sky connected by tunnels and aerial bridges into a Speaker 1 complicated composite and reinforced alloy here and there artificial trees and Us broke the white monotony with vibrant shades of green yellow, orange and red, everything seemed Speaker 2 clean and bright. Despite the heavy snowstorms that were prevalent this time of year, not at all like the dirty dim Speaker 1 poisonous. Clutter of the outskirts, there were large screens displaying beautiful this as a breathtaking Speaker 2 Landscapes that had not existed on planet Earth. Since centuries ago and propaganda projections that had been masterfully designed to brighten the mood of the citizens. Most of all the city seemed full of life, Speaker 1 endless streams of people were crowding, the crosswalks with a rare PTV or two appearing from time to time Millions, hundreds of millions of humans called displace their home. Only here Speaker 2 protected by the Colossal, outer barriers and protective air filtration systems as well as powerful awakened. Speaker 1 Could they survive and thrive? It was strange to imagine that many similar human shelters. In Antarctica Speaker 2 were going to be abandoned and destroyed by the endless tide of nightmare creatures very soon. Some Sonny had The panic and Mayhem that an unexpected manifestation of a gate could cause however his imagination failed when he tried to Envision. What would the same disaster? But magnified Thunder fold. Look like all he could picture was the horde of Abominations that a dreamer Army, had faced under the Crimson Spire suddenly appearing Speaker 1 on these peaceful streets already. That image made him shudder, however, he still stood by his words. He did not owe these people. Anything sure if a gate opened right in front of Speaker 2 him, Sonny would have been inclined to fight, and by the civilians time to run away, this was just human nature, but he was not going to go out of his way and seek death, just to fulfill some abstract obligation. Speaker 1 No one had helped when he had been desperate for help. He had survived despite Humanity, Speaker 2 not because of it, and he would continue to put himself. First, most likely, Sunny would have lied. If he said that Master jet did not put a seat of doubt in his heart. Sure, the expedition to Speaker 1 UNT. Seemed like a suicidal exercise in futility. But she was right. Those who survived that ordeal were going to grow much stronger. Although Sonny would not be getting any Shadow fragments from the horde of dormant Speaker 2 and awakened Abominations that were going to flood the southern quadrant soon. He could still collect plenty of Soul shards Speaker 1 and memories may be even Echoes. There would be more than enough of Fallen nightmare creatures, roaming and article as well. However, he also did not believe in the government's ability to accurately predict Speaker 2 what would happen there? They seem to think that only lower category gate would appear during the Chain Reaction. But was that assessment, right? Who could say with certainty, that another category 5 gate would not manifest itself. Instead, the last time it happened, the lights of immortal flame and smile of Heaven, perished in the fight, could Speaker 1 Sunny guarantee that he would fare any better? No, he definitely could not in the end. It all came Speaker 2 down to a simple choice that depended on tomorrow's negotiations. If all went, well, Sonny would Speaker 1 Regain the ability to enter the dream realm. There he would be able to achieve much better results than the Speaker 2 expedition to Antarctica could ever provide and with much less risk. More than that. He could even pledged allegiance to the illustrious Clan Valor by now. He had more than enough value to negotiate. A supremely Speaker 1 lucrative deal with their training support and resources. Becoming a Titan would not be out of the realm Speaker 2 of possibility. The barrier that stood between him and Transcendent would instantly disappear too. Instead he would be in the best position possible to attempt. Conquering, the third nightmare, perhaps he would even be able to enhance his understanding of sorcery by leaks and Bounds. Valera was widely, Speaker 1 renowned for creating incredible memories, after all he had all. So seen how proficient the representatives of the great Clan were in using runic sorcery? Back in the night Temple, there was so much knowledge that they possessed so much, he could learn from them as for the fact that the great Clan seemed to be Preparing to abandon Earth in favor of the dream realm where they even wrong, some still remembered the conversation. He had had with Effie in the ruined Cathedral of the dark city. She too believed that the waking Speaker 2 world was dying and that the dream realm could become Humanity. Salvation, her argument was Dreadful Speaker 1 but compelling. In any case, if something went wrong, he would always be able to leave clanville behind pledges of Allegiance. Did not mean anything to Sunny. After all, as a person who Speaker 2 poured the word honor, he was more than willing to betray any promise he made. As long as it suited him deserting. Speaker 1 A great Clan, would probably not be easy but by then he was going to be powerful enough to manage. So Speaker 2 if negotiation went, well, he had no reason to do something as stupid as following Master jet to Speaker 1 Antarctica, if they went Paulie, however, that would be pretty much his only choice that was why Sonny had not Speaker 2 given Soul Reaper. A definitive answer. She did not ask for one anyway. Master jet had just told him to think about her offer and inform her of his decision. During the next two months, as the train approached, the terrorists, distinct Sunnyside and headed for the exit. Damn, my head hurts. Why did all of it have to happen on the day of my first lecture? That's too much excitement Chapter 759 for one day were still tomorrow promised to be even more exciting chapter 759 new developments Sonny to ponder, as he walked from the train station to his home. Once there, he opened the door and walked inside, then sat down in the living room and stared at the wall for a while. This is not good right now. He was supposed to be mentally preparing for tomorrow's meeting with the representative of avalor Antarctica or not. These negotiations had the potential to decide Speaker 2 the course of his life maybe even whether or not he was going to live at all the southern revelation of the impending disaster, discombobulated him, making it hard to concentrate on the immediate issue facing the Atmosphere of Valor was going to be a delicate dance. Sonny was helped by the fact that he had never intended Speaker 1 to set more dread free. However he was not entirely innocent either, after all he had cited against wealth and Pierce even slaying one of the two nights at the great Clan with his own two hands, Speaker 2 not to mention that Mordred. Had followed him into the Nightmare and ascended. Sonny had many things to hide Speaker 1 but could not lie, even though he was confident in his ability to twist the truth with misleading Speaker 2 answers. The negotiations could still derail really quickly, whatever as if anyone would believe that an awakened like me was able to kill one of the faints of Valor. Now that Sonny had become a master himself. Speaker 1 He lost most of his ability to fame weakness. However, no one but his closest friends, knew how powerful he really was and especially had been, this was another fact that played to his Speaker 2 Advantage. It all depends on the Emissary and how they conduct themselves. If failure sent someone. Speaker 1 Earlier and arrogant, Sunny would be able to dance circles around them. He had plenty of practice dealing with haughty individuals, after all, if they sent someone smart. However, that could be a problem. Sunny stared at his shadow, then sighed and stood up, he really hoped that everything would go smoothly tomorrow but it paid to be prepared worst case scenario. He was going to have to join the FireKeepers in their dream realm exile for a while. So unless he wanted to return to a monotonous diet Speaker 2 of eating nothing but monster meat, it was best to prepare a few things soon. A big metal chest appeared in front of him. Then opened its heavy lid, revealing rows of massive triangular fangs, Covetous offer had Speaker 1 changed after the second nightmare as well. That mendacious offer, enchantment allowed it to mimic the form Speaker 2 of any inanimate object, but was limited by sonus call capacity. Now that he was an ascended, the capacity of his cause increased tremendously. So there were a lot of options Sonny had experimented. Speaker 1 With the form of the Coffer, a lot in the past six months, he had made it into all kinds of things from alloy safes to leather. Armchairs, and sleeping pods. He had even made it into a refrigerator once however after having fun with it for a bit, Sunny came to the conclusion that not all forms, suited the memory, well items that already had the function of storing things worked the best. So he ended up simply turning it into a large chest of reinforced alloy. Now that the Covetous Coffer Speaker 2 had grown up its size and strength were enough to make that leery trunk enchantment, truly dangerous, if before the small box, could only bite off a few fingers. Now it could swallow a potential Thief hole the Speaker 1 capacious chest, enchantment had grown stronger as well. Vastly, increasing the Coffer story to capacity. Now, it could store an entire rooms worth of items that locomotive chiffon na. Meanwhile, did not change a lot but due to its new size, the chest could move around much. Faster. In fact, the Coffer was now large enough for sunny to sit on top of it. Using the memory as a bizarre mount in that regard. It was not too different from the original more than mimic whom, Sonny had ridden, all the way down to the ebony Tower once not that he wanted to repeat the experience. And speaking of Speaker 2 mounts, if there was one thing that had really frustrated, sunny in the past few months, it was that he had no Speaker 1 opportunity to learn how to properly ride nightmare. He had even ordered a custom-made saddle from an exclusive leather work Boutique the mundane professionals working there, often received commissions to create Speaker 2 various harnesses for Echoes of all shapes. So, they were used to strange requests and since only wealthy awaken possessed Echoes, their prices weren't cheap. The cost. Only ballooned when Sonny had to sacrifice Speaker 1 a precious Soulchild to turn the saddle into a memory. And yet it had all been to know. Availing was unable to travel to the dream realm, and summoning, the Dreadful Steed to move around. The city would not have been Speaker 2 Too convenient. Even if he did, not mind attracting the wrong kinds of attention there. Surely were laws Speaker 1 and regulations in place to prevent exactly that it was not all bad though, as a terror nightmare possessed, an ability similar to that of a tyrant. In his case, the stallion accumulated literal Speaker 2 nightmares. Instead of corporeal minions. And the more of them, he ruled the more his power grew. Eventually, the dark history were supposed to unlock his final ability, dream curse by gathering, an army of 1,000 nightmares. Sonny had not known where to find these phantasms or how to create them, but the six months of idleness allowed him to figure it out. There were two ways nightmare could either create his Speaker 1 dream minions or subjugate them. Creating one was not easy first. The black Steed had to sow a seed of Terror into an enemy Soul if the enemy escape and the seed took root, they would be haunted by the memory of the Dreadful distraught and see him in their dreams, the week of the will of the victim was the Speaker 2 The more chances there were for the nightmare to grow and become more and more potent. However, a brave Speaker 1 person would cause the seat to wither and die. Eventually, if the nightmare fully formed the stallion would be able to use his dreamwalker attribute to harvest it. The second way was also Troublesome, the black Steed, could travel into the dreams of powerful beings, and subjugate their own nightmares, in the waking Speaker 2 world, that meant ascended. However, that task was not easy, the more powerful, the dreamer, the more powerful the nightmares haunting them were to subjugate such a nightmare. The shadow had to defeat it Speaker 1 in battle in the dream nightmare had returned severely wounded more than once from such battles. Still, he managed to gather several Minions that way neither of the face, any real enemy since returning to the waking world. So for now, there was no other option, Sunny gathered, a bunch of supplies and stored Speaker 2 them in the Covetous offer. Then dismissed the memory and sighed accumulating a thousand nightmare's. Speaker 1 For his shadow, was not going to be easy, maybe he should have a company at the black Steed into other people's dreams. However, there were enough things haunting him already, he did not need to experience someone else's fears as well. Getting close to sleeping Masters, was also rather perilous Speaker 2 at that moment, one of his Shadows noticed, a familiar figure walking toward the door, Sonny checked the time and Speaker 1 smiled. Oh, she's already here. My favorite people is nothing if not punctual Chapter 760 chapter 760 valuable lesson, audiobook made by the nut, Lord. None of the text used in this audiobook belongs to me. Please support the original author online. This is a fan-made project Speaker 1 and I make no money from it all. So join the Discord for a lot of more audio books in the underground Dojo beneath son is home. Steal was ringing against Steel. Reign was moving with a speed and precision unusual for a mundane girl of her age. A nascent battle style was grounded, calcul, Speaker 2 And sharp merging steady defense with unexpected and explosive attacks. The heavy training blade sang in her hand, cutting the air as if it possessed an actual Edge, the awkwardness of Youth was almost gone from her body seeding to the promise of maturity. She was much more fit and in charge of her physicality as well, fighting with confidence and poised that would have left. Most of her privileged, classmates consumed by Speaker 1 Envy as much as Sunny wanted to. He could not boast that. Her progress was all, thanks to him Speaker 2 currently. He was facing his little sister deflecting her blows with one hand while keeping another in his Speaker 1 pocket no matter what rain did the soft alloy sticky was holding seen to be impenetrable, inevitable and unbreakable all her attacks crashed and shattered against it. And all her defenses seemed useless against her tutors. Lazy movements Time After Time the stick suddenly shot forward and hit her on the shoulder. Bounced off of her forehead or stung her hands. Nevertheless, the girl did not allow Speaker 2 Self to get frustrated and continued to exert herself without losing concentration. It was that will Speaker 1 cool mind and meticulous discipline that had allowed rain to advance so fast. Not bad, Sunny deflected, another Swift attack stepped forward. And poked a girl in the chest, with the tip of his stick here, Speaker 3 you're dead again. Ah, I'm tired of fighting a corpse. Let's Speaker 1 stop rain, jump back and grew still breathing, heavily as drops of sweat. Rolled down her pale face. She did not, however, lower her blade. Sonny had taught her, the Peril of lowering Speaker 2 one's guard a long time ago. Those bruises took a long time to heal. He grinned, then scratched his Speaker 1 back with the stick and offered her. The endless spring after, the girl was done. Quenching her first, Sunny Speaker 2 sat down on the floor and asked in a commanding tone. Where did I hit you Reign sat down 2 and answered steadily head right shoulder. Right. Hand left. Forearm chest. Speaker 1 Right thigh left shoulder head, neck left, shoulder, left hand chest, head, chest, he smiled with satisfaction. When did I put my hand in the pocket? She frowned got after hitting me on the thigh, for the first time Sunny nodded in, which direction was I looking to his before, that rain, gritted her teeth up, you were rolling your eyes, he chuckled good, your wenis is sufficient for that stage. The young girl threw a menacing look at him, then turned away after a few moments she sighed and suddenly asked, Sonny, Speaker 3 am I any good Sunny hesitated then Shrugged? You're doing all right. Rein remains silent Speaker 1 for a while but not as good as you were right that cause Sunny to laugh. What? No, you are way better than I was. I had not even seen a sword before my first nightmare, let alone Speaker 2 held one in fact, when I got a chance to arm myself with a sword, there, I chose to Speaker 1 drop. It because it was too, heavy rain turned to him with surprise. What then, how did you survive Sunny thought for a bit then trumped? Well, I strangled one enemy with a chain poison, two more fit, the last one to a nightmare creature and then simply got lucky. I guess you can say that. I just survived out of spite. He hesitated and then added Actually, that is a very important lesson. I've told you before, sure knowing how to wield, a weapon is Speaker 2 important, but having a mind that is more dangerous than a weapon is Paramount. The world is Speaker 1 a vicious Place. Rain, you have to be vicious too. To survive. Rain was going to turn 16 in a few months. In fact, she would probably celebrate her birthday not long. After the first Speaker 2 gate start opening in Antarctica. After that, his little sister would be vulnerable to the nightmare, spell as well. That was another Factor. He had to consider leaving with Master jet meant leaving rain 2. Granted, he had already taught her, most of what he could without resorting to more drastic measures. Rain was more prepared to face the first nightmare than he had ever been. Or most people. Even very few kids ever received the chance to be trained by an ascended. Let alone one with as much battle experience as sunny or possessed as much talent as rain. He glanced at her lingard, Speaker 1 Or a moment. And then asked, do you want to be an awakened? The girl has hesitated for a long time then, slowly shook her head, surprising him know, I don't know. I really want to be able Speaker 2 to protect my family, but I don't want to be away from them or die. I had an older Speaker 1 brother, you know, Sonny almost flinched, but forced himself to remain. Still, an expression of mild curiosity appeared on his face. Oh, rain remains silent for a bit then sighed. My mom and dad had a son before adopting me. He got infected by the spell and Speaker 2 died. I don't think they'll be able to Bear it if I die too. Sunny, looked away a few Speaker 1 moments later. He said, sorry to hear that. The girl Shrugged then looked at him with a frown. What is up with you today, anyway, you all serious, Sunny smiled, really? Well. I got an important date tomorrow. Besides I gave my first Lecture today, shaping young minds is a very serious matter Reign giggled with Vindication Speaker 2 R. So more people are going to suffer, just like me, that makes me feel better. Speaker 1 She smiled then patted him on the shoulder. That's good. I thought you were still moping around because Fe is not around that much anymore. Sunny looked at her without rage moping around. Speaker 2 I never moped around to be honest. He did feel a bit sad that his friend were out and about living their lives. The house, seemed awfully quiet now that the boisterous Huntress was gone, most days after the four of them had returned from the second nightmare. If he got a bit drunk on having a healthy body, she greedily dove into all the things she never had a chance to do growing up as a disabled person, since Cassie was indisposed and sunny did not want to show his face in public. The government was very clingy in making Speaker 1 her attend all kinds of events as well. Now, the huntress only returned home once every week or 2. And then disappeared. The next day. Again, Kai got it even worse due to the nature of his new ability. He could not perform music anymore. It would have been strange to sing to crowds of people knowing that his Speaker 2 voice could literally Mesmerize them. The famous Idol group night and Gale announced their retirement with Gayle launching a very successful solo, career, and Kai transitioning to acting for the betterment of humanity, as an ascended, at least, that was how his agency, spun, his sudden decision. Now, the government paraded Kai around like a paragon of the human race, Cassie Effie and he had already been venerated as Heroes after the Forgotten Shore. But after becoming Masters at such a young age, their celebrity Rose Speaker 1 a hole another level so he did not have a lot of free time either both and Kai Speaker 2 were in a strange position. They had nothing to do with the events of the night Temple but also could not and would not move on with their lives until sunny and Casey result their issues with Clan Baylor in truth. Speaker 1 Sunny himself had told them to stay away from him for now. Still he missed their company. That is all right, this whole mess will end tomorrow one way or another, he sighed. And then turned to rain you did well today, keep it up now. Go home before your parent call me Speaker 2 again, the last time they very politely tried to explain to me that you have homework to do. And I was keeping you too long, was very awkward for all of us you know rain laughed, then stood up and headed Speaker 1 for the elevator. All right, but next time we Spar, I am going to get you at least once you'll see soon, she was gone leaving him alone in the dimly lit Dojo Sunnyside and looked at his Shadows after a, while he said, quietly until rain is on Earth, those Speaker 2 damned sovereigns better, not leave Earth behind. Otherwise, the great Clans and I are going to have a problem chapter 761 burning candles the next morning, Sunny approached the Massive Red Gate to be Academy and stood there for a few moments. Burning Candles Looking at the countless thousands of candles that burned in front of the deep moat surrounding it their flame Suede and Sean through the falling snow turning into a beautiful sea of orange Radiance back when the dreamer Army had suddenly returned from the Forgotten Shore, Rising a storm with their unexpected. Resurrection, people started placing these candles in front of the academy for the one who had stayed behind the last daughter of the immortal flame, Clan changing star. Some believed that nefis would not die until at least one candle continued to burn as long as it Speaker 1 burned. The immortal flame, would not be extinguished. Now, two years later, the number of candles had not diminished one. Bit, in fact, there were more of them than ever changing Stars. Legend had not only remained alive but continued to grow and spread at first, the candles might have been just a Speaker 2 desperate gesture by those who hoped Against All Odds that she would remain alive. But with each day, that Nephi somehow, Defied, death and continue to persevere alone. In the cursed darkness of the dream, realm of Fame and Speaker 1 influence Rose. No one could explain how she was managing to survive in the desolate lightless, Abyss Speaker 2 at the Forgotten Shore, but she undoubtedly had not succumb to its Indescribable Horrors. Sunny knew it better than anyone but others knew as well, the government was not shy about Fanning the Flames of the Speaker 1 misguided fervor and use nefis to fuel. The propaganda machine painting her as the symbol of the noble Speaker 2 and unbreakable Spirit of humanity. It was easy for them to confirm that changing star still lived. After all, unlike those who turned Halo someone like her showed sign to brain activity, similar to that of Speaker 1 a dreaming person so they did not even have to invent false proof dot by. Now, there were, Speaker 2 at least 100,000 burning candles placed in front of the academy where she slept in a heavily protected underground chamber Sunnyside. Then shifted his gaze to a delicate silhouette kneeling in front of the Handles. Cassie lit. One of her own weighted until some wax melted and flowed to the ground. Then place Speaker 1 the candle near others and stood up. She was wearing civilian clothes. Her attire was tidy and Speaker 2 mundane but despite that no one could mistake her for an ordinary person. The solemn and other worldly beauty of the blind girl surrounded, her like an invisible barrier, making a few people who came to light Speaker 1 their own candle. Stay away looking at her with stunned reverence not paying them any attention Sonny scaled, a little and walked other as he approached it. Seemed as though the Shadows at the burning candles, grew a little deeper. Welcome back to the real world. When did you arrive Cassie lingered for a moment? Then turned to him and smiled a little just a few minutes ago. My tether is here in the academy Sunny nodded as Masters. They were able to travel to the dream realm physically and at will Speaker 2 once there they were still bound to a Gateway anchor and had to use it to return to the real world. However, At the same time as their connection to the dream, realm had grown stronger, their connection. To the waking world, had become a little less absolute to return. Each ascended, had to create a tether and intangible Mark that Speaker 1 served as their beacon. On the return Journey, they would appear at the spot where their tether was placed creating or moving a tether was not too hard, but required some time. Sun is own, was situated in the Speaker 2 dojo below his home but Cassie had to choose where to place her small carefully ambushing. A master at the moment of their return was the best way to catch them in their weakest state. So the Speaker 1 supremely defended Academy was a good choice. He looked at Cassie with some concern. Then asked, how, how have you been the young woman smiled? Not too bad. We've been busy. These last six months, exploring the Ivory Tower restoring the flying ship to its True Glory. Now that I had studied it at its prime, there is a lot more we can do something new that Cassie had spent a lot of time. Speaker 2 Earning from noctis about his remarkable ship, it seemed that she was putting these lessons to good use his face darkened. A little dot. Are you still planning to take it over the Halo mountains? The blind Speaker 1 girl side? Yes, maybe the FireKeepers are still too weak to make that Journey but perhaps, today's negotiation will change things. Clan Valen knows more about the Halo mountains than anyone else. After all, Sunny scoffed and you think they will just share that knowledge with you Cassie, lingard? Four second then weakly Shrugged. Why not? Now that Saint cormack is dead. Someone has to continue his mission. She hesitated for a bit and asked if we do go, will you come with us Sunny laughed? I don't know God's. Why does everyone suddenly want me to come with them these days? Cassie, faced him and remained silent for a few moments. Then she simply said, because you are strong, Sunny looked at her, with a faint smile, then turned away. Speaker 2 I guess I am anyway. Are you ready for the negotiation things can go really bad for us, you know the blind girl nodded and turned her back to the Sea of glowing candles dot. I know as she said that a luxurious black PTV appeared in. You stopping some distance away. Its door, slid open, and the representative of the great Clan. Vayla stepped out onto the pavement. When Speaker 1 Sonny saw who it was his face fell. He gritted his teeth. Crap of all people, Chapter 762 why did it have to be her chapter 762? Negotiations, the young woman that exited the PTV looked sharp in a perfectly tailored, elegant business suit, it was entirely black with buttons and cufflinks forged out of silver steel. A hands were protected from the cold by leather Speaker 1 gloves, and her raven black hair moved slightly in the wind with Alabaster skin and a slender figure. The young woman looked both beatiful and daunting. She resembled a lethal blade, and that impression was Only exacerbated by the cold gaze of her striking strange Vermilion eyes Morgan of Valor had come to represent her clan herself, Sunny silently, cursed, this was more or less. The worst Speaker 2 case scenario. Now that a direct descendant of anvil, Avila appeared to conduct the negotiation in person, his chances of fooling, anyone dropped significantly not to mention that his heart suddenly ate, as if remembering the pain of being ripped out of his chest, by Morgan slender hand, even though that Speaker 1 unfortunate incident had happened in the illusory, Dreamscape, the memory of pain was very real much worse than Speaker 2 that, Sunny couldn't help but Shiva when he realized how strongly Morgan resembled her older brother, the Speaker 1 resemblance was almost uncanny. It was as though he was staring at a slightly younger, female version of Mordred, that made him deeply and comfortable, Morgan looked up at the crushing mass of the academy Gates, then glanced at the Sea of candles with curiosity, and walked forward stopping in front of sunny and Cassie, she offered them a polite smile and said, in her low, raspy voice Master sunless, you look familiar. Have we met before? If Sonny was in a bad mood before? Now it turned really vile of all the questions out there. Why did she have to ask that one? He hesitated for a moment. Then answered indifferently. Not face to face. I once saw you from afar during one of the dream tournaments, I doubt you got a good look at me, though. He also saw her up close but she did not need to know that Morgan seemingly lost interest and turned to Cassie some of the Fallen. It's an honor to meet you although her tone was not too deferential, she was treating the blind girl with a bit of respect anyone with a true name deserved at knowledgement even from a sign of a great Clan Cassie, nodded Master Morgan, the daughter of Ayla smiled. Ah so I don't need to introduce myself with that. She turned away and looked at the red. Speaker 2 To be Academy Again by now, the massive drawbridge had already started to move slowly Speaker 1 lowering itself to allow the entry. Morgan's face became a little wistful. This is the awakened Academy. Then I've always wanted to attend. Sadly, that was never in the cards for me. Sonny glanced at her with a bit of confusion. Why not the young woman lingered for a moment then looked at him with a disturbingly familiar, Pleasant smile. I've been trained by the best of the best since I was Speaker 2 a child. There was nothing. The academy could offer me that I did not already have. Speaker 1 Spending time here would have just been wasteful. She paused for a moment and sides slightly dot still. Speaker 2 I used to love dramas and were tuned about the academy. It's a shame Morgan. Watched as the heavy metal bridge, fell into the special grooves in the ground and grew still, after a series of loud clicks. Then Speaker 3 she looked at sunny and asked, would you mind giving me a small tour? I hear that you are a Speaker 1 lecturer. Now of all the possible ways. He had imagined a negotiations to start. This was not one of them. Sunny has it hated then Shrugged? Yeah, sure. Why not. Follow me. The academy was something of a city within a city. It was self-sufficient and well protected, Speaker 2 the whole complex was surrounded by a deep moat and a wall of armored alloy, that was tall and durable enough to slow down Speaker 1 the attacking Titan here, and there automated turrets of the air protection. Dome could be seen their large caliber barrels aimed at the sky. Sunny Cassie and Morgan of Valor walked for a few minutes. Before approaching a low modern building with white walls, he pointed at it and said, with little enthusiasm in his voice, this is the sleeper compound. Most of it is underground. Of course, usually there is a lot of activity inside and around it, but this soon after the solstice, there are no Speaker 2 sleepers around. The first batch is going to be inducted in a week or two when he was done talking Cassie added. There are a few private academies here and there but only one awakened Academy, the government brings all willing sleepers to this compound, no matter what quadrant, they are from on an average year around 1,000 young, men and women prepare for their first Venture into the dream realm here. Morgan, studied the sleeper compound for a bit then asked with a smile. So Speaker 1 is it as Lively and boisterous, as it is portrayed in the dramas, do sleepers, really? Get to all kinds of Speaker 2 shenanigans, develop, lifelong friendships and bitter rivalries and go on risky, Adventures. A raspy voice. Sounded, genuinely, curious, Sonny laughed, dryly dot? I don't know. We Speaker 1 are the last two people, you should be asking that. Honestly, not only did we spend only a month here. We were also both at the absolute bottom of the rankings, everyone treated us as walking corpses Morgan looked at him then said and yet he you are only three years later both alive and ascended. He glanced at Cassie then grinned. Yes. Life can Speaker 2 be funny that way. Sometimes they proceeded to walk around the academy for some time since Sonny new, it much better than Cassie due to his research assistant position. He did most of the talking he showed more than around explaining the purpose of various compounds and buildings while she listened with interest and Speaker 1 asked questions from time to time. All in all Morgan, availa seemed really friendly. That was the danger of it. However, Sunny did not miss the fact that the more he talked, the more information Speaker 2 About himself. He was giving away and the harder it was to keep his guard up, although the daughter of the great Clan seen Pleasant and well-meaning, the truth of it. Was that every one of her words was calculated and served Speaker 1 a purpose. His worst fears were coming true. The Emissary Clan Valor, sent was not some arrogant Speaker 2 Cavalier full, instead, they sent a lethal princess with ISO sharp that her gaze could almost cut Speaker 1 skin. Although Morgan had not made it apparent. The negotiations had already started chapter 763, dangerous questions. Dangerous Questions They were walking past a painfully familiar building, Speaker 2 when the release Asian, that the complicated dance of negotiating, with the great Clan had already begun, hit him as his face, grew a little dim, Sunny lingered for a moment and then gestured at the building, this is the hospital complex of the academy. It is one of the best medical institutions. Humanity has to offer. Speaker 1 Combining state of the art Tech with ingenious spell tech as well as employing many awakened with actual heating as Effects. This is also where sleepers enter the sleeping pods to venture into the dream realm. I myself spent about a year in one of them, he paused and then added this is where many of the Halo are kept, as well. Morgan looked at the alloy walls of the complex, a few moments later. She Speaker 2 suddenly asked, this is also where changing star of The Immortal flame Clan is currently being kept, isn't Speaker 1 it? Did Sonny imagine it or was her voice suddenly a bit more cutting. He frowned. She is not Hollow. But yes. Oh, by the way, can we cut the crap? Morgan looked at him with a cold smile. What do you mean? Sunny met her intimidating gaze, without flinching. If he wanted his dark eyes, could be as cold and oppressive as hers. In fact, the complete absence of fear or Speaker 2 apprehension in their black depths was perhaps more frightening. I doubt that you are really interested in sightseeing. Speaker 1 Let's not waste time Morgan studied him for a moment then chuckled as he Speaker 2 Master sunless. Let us get the formalities out of the way first. Then she pierced him with Speaker 1 a sharp gaze and asked, did you come to the night temple with the intent to set its prisoner free Speaker 2 Sunny that the daughter of Valor had to have plenty of memories on her to discern whether the answers provided to her were true or not. Not that he could lie. Even if he wanted to, he looked at her with a deep skull and uttered through Speaker 3 gritted teeth. Of course, not. If I knew I would have stayed as far away from your damn Citadel as possible. I didn't even know that it was a prison. Let alone had plans of breaking the bastard. Free Morgan lingered for a moment then turned to Cassie. What about you son of the Fallen, the blind girl's face grew dark, you have no reason to trust our motives true but at least don't disrespect our intelligence. If we really wanted to set that monster free, we would have found a way to do. So without getting stuck inside the trap with him, don't you think both sunny and I only Speaker 2 8 the disaster alive because of Saint Tyrese. If she had not happened to be nearby, would be dead Speaker 1 or Worse Morgan tilted, her head a little then suddenly smiled. All right, I believe Speaker 2 you still intentional or not, the two of you caused Great harm to Clan Valor, Sonny inwardly side, just like that. The hardest part of the negotiation seemed to be over. Now, the long and arduous process of bargaining was about to begin the end result was still very much Speaker 1 unclear, sunny and Cassie had to withstand the pressure and exert some in return aside Speaker 2 from deciding their own Fates. They also had to secure the release of the captured FireKeepers as well as negotiate Speaker 1 other favorable terms. That was not going to be easy especially against someone like Morgan. Speaker 2 The most important part was to make sure that they would be the one setting the tone and Cadence of the negotiation as a supposed to following what their opponent said they had to go on the offensive, he forced out a conf. Speaker 1 Smile. Can we not do that assigning blame is fun and all but let be honest. Clan Valor needs us more than we need Clan. Valor Morgan. Raised an eyebrow do we what makes you say that Sunny Shrugged? We might not have helped that Maniac Escape, but that doesn't mean that he did not Speaker 2 have help or that he is not trying to find helpers. We speak. In fact, he might be having an identical Speaker 1 negotiation with one of your enemies right now. He doesn't have 50 at the most talented awaken of this generation backing him though. Morgan's ice grew even colder than before. Making him shiver a little. Oh, what do you think about that song of the Fallen? She turned to Cassie? But strangely, the blind girl was not there at some point. She seemed to have fallen behind Cassie was Speaker 2 standing a few meters away from the still facing the hospital complex. She was as pale as a ghost, as a dark premonition, suddenly grasped his heart Sunny quickly stepped toward her and asked his Speaker 1 Ringing with tension. Cassie, what is it? What's wrong? The blind girl remains silent Speaker 2 for a few moments. A hand suddenly moved as if trying to find a pommel At the quiet Speaker 1 dancer, then still facing the hospital. She opened her mouth and whispered fire in the next moment. The ground beneath their feet quite deep underground. In a heavily protected room. A sleeping part was glowing softly in the darkness inside a young woman with silver. Hare. Slept a face pale and still then however, her I suddenly began to move beneath the eyelids. As if she was experiencing a terrible nightmare, a strange heat suffused, the are a split second later. Something flashed, the room was instantly engulfed in furious flames. The armored door flew off at hinges and melted in the air. Turning into a spray of liquid metal, the reinforced alloy walls cracked, the Speaker 2 sleeping pod was violently, Torn to Pieces the force of the explosion was so Dreadful that a Speaker 1 Attractive Shockwave rolled through the whole level causing. Incredible damage loud, alarm screened and Speaker 2 as the lights went off, emergency lamps. Ignited drowning, the burning corridors in a dim red Clare that light was almost instantly outshined by the angry glow of the spreading fire. However, in just a couple of seconds, the most protected level of the hospital complex was utterly devastated, chapter Spirit of Flame 764, Spirit of flame, a sea of White Flame was spreading across the devastated, Underground Level hungrily devouring everything. It could touch Darkness, the red glare of the emergency lamps and the Searing white radiant mixed together, creating a hectic atmosphere of chaos and Mayhem. Speaker 2 Dustin smoke suffused to scorching are soon. The fire suppression systems came on line drowning, the burning corridors in water and filming foam. The Flames slowed down, but did not retreat Speaker 1 in clouds of boiling steam flooded, The Underground Level reducing the already, a Bismol. Speaker 2 Visibility even further, the alarms continued to scream summoning, the security forces of the academy to the site of the explosion. And at the center of it, all a radiant figure slowly Rose from the white Speaker 1 Flames. Read in blinding light, the flame Ghost, or whatever. The being was seen beautiful and pure Speaker 2 as if Untouched by the imperfect eye of the world, it possessed the graceful silhouette of a Slender young Speaker 1 woman but also seemed completely utterly inhuman as fire swirled around the figure without Speaker 2 causing it. Any harm, the radiant creature slowly looked around as if disoriented. Then it Speaker 1 took an unsteady step forward at that point. More of the automated systems of the hospital complex, finally Speaker 2 activated a cracked alloy plate. Shot down from the ceiling and a compact security turret deployed itself from a hidden nest. Despite the low is ability, and the damaged status of many of the cameras and centers installed in the ravaged room, it received enough Telemetry to identify the present of a dangerous and Identified being it only took the turret a split second to take Aim, the radiant figure Sharpie Speaker 1 turned its head ahead at the twin barrels, confused a moment later. The turret Rod spitting a Speaker 2 stream of hundreds of high-caliber rounds at the Intruder. Each was powerful enough to pierce an armored vehicle. Clean Speaker 1 through, none of them managed to wound the fiery decoration. However, the White Flame suddenly surged. Speaker 2 Wrapping around the radiant being like an armor, the tungsten bullets fruitlessly ricochet off the Speaker 1 creatures, naked skin, melting as they hit the walls, the being swayed, and then threw a hand up in the Speaker 2 next moment. A sliver of fire separated from the blaze street through the air and hit the turret. Speaker 1 Another explosion rattle the complex, The Turk was obliterated in an instant, and the section of the Speaker 2 ceiling around. It completely disappeared, revealing, the torn lattice of reinforced, a law above different Speaker 1 security. Measures were all ready to play in. However, more importantly the awakened charged with defending the Hospital had already arrived. Two, teens have experienced Warriors appeared from both sides at the level Speaker 2 closing in on the epicenter of the explosion with speed every member was clad in heavily Enchanted armor and wielded powerful memory weapons. Before the radiant figure could react a silver Javelin, hit it in the back by biting deep before melting and disintegrating in a rain of Sparks a warrior in polished plate. Armor appeared, nearby delivering a crushing downward blow of his battle axe. It did not matter a moment. After the silver Javelin disappeared, the deep wound on the creatures, back closed itself. Instead of being cut by the enchanted battle axe, it simply raised a hand and blocked the Crescent Blade with its Speaker 1 forearm. The sharp ha to break the being skin behind the visor of the helmet. The awakened Warrior, who wielded the axe paled. He had caught a glimpse of the creatures radiant face and felt the emulating Roth and ruthless killing intent burning in its eyes. The radiant figure moved grabbing the man by the Speaker 2 Wrote the steel of his powerful memory armor melted and the flesh beneath it blackened. The warrior screamed before he was dealt a mortal wound. However, the creature shifted and threw his body at the advancing security officers of his cohort. There were 13 awakened left to deal with the Invader, Speaker 1 each and experience well-equipped competent and a master of their craft, but the flame Apparition was just too tyrannical. It cut through their ranks as if dealing with mere insects. No amount of skill. Speaker 2 No amount of powerful memories and devastating aspect. Abilities, could slow it down let alone damage Speaker 1 it faced against such an overwhelming adversary, not even the perfect Synergy of the security team could play a role. All the awakened was to cover each other and say their wounded comrades from being killed by the Speaker 2 Unstoppable monster, their ability to resist however was running out soon. They were going to Speaker 1 start dying. What was worse? The whole battle only took a dozen second that was not nearly. Really enough time for reinforcements to arrive or so. The desperate awaken thought, before a swift Shadow Speaker 2 suddenly appeared in their midst, Sonny rolled out of the shadows and coughed. Feeling terrible, heat Speaker 1 smoke and scalding steam assault him. He had used Shadow step to jump to the underground level of the hospital Speaker 2 complex almost as soon as the ground trembled, and only had time to summon the undying chain as the Dulce steel armor and a couple of other memories finished manifesting themselves, he tried to take in the sight Speaker 1 of the devastated interior and Shubert Gods. He could not see much, but his shadow since told Speaker 2 a terrifying tale. It seemed as, if a series of explosions had rolled through this hallway, cracking the Speaker 1 walls, the floor and the ceiling. There were fires burning all around despite the streams of water Speaker 2 and foam being discharged by a few parts of the fire suppression systems that remained intact white Speaker 1 white fire. He also saw the sorry state of the awakened security team and the radiant figure, I'm painting between them from the looks of it. The officers were not going to last long back Retreat, I'll handle it enhanced by the sonorous, Enchantment of the extraordinary, Rock his voice. Boomed in the scorching fire, infused Darkness, not daring to disobey The Authority in his order. The awakened did not make him ask twice, grabbing their wounded. They hastily disengaged from the combat and ran at the same time Sunny dashed forward, his heart was beating like Speaker 2 crazy, can't be can't because of all the fire and the Damage Done to the ventilation system, there was not Speaker 1 a lot of oxygen left in the air. It was hard to breathe following. His will the Shadows suddenly moved Speaker 2 and Rose from the ground instead of touching the incandescent flesh of the radiant being and turning to Ash. They swiftly formed a sphere around it and then solidified, turning into a large black ops that all Speaker 1 was durable enough to hold white cracks appeared on the surface of the Shadow cage, which then exploded A child pieces, Sonos eyes, widened. How that was an ascended cage, he Speaker 2 closed in, on the radiant being allowing the Shadowland to devour all the light around and submerge the hallway in absolute Darkness. For a moment, everything became black and then two furious Wight Speaker 1 is ignited in the Blackness. A moment later, a white silhouette became visible again, surrounded by a blinding glow, that glow pushed against the darkness on the verge of vanquishing it. However, Sonny was already near the radiant figure, he could attack it freely but he did not an incandescent Speaker 2 Han shop forward aimed at his throat. Sunny allowed it to grab his forearm. Instead a Speaker 1 terrible pressure and heat descended on his arm slowly turning the steel of the undying chain bright orange. He could feel his flesh beneath it starting to burn, but he still did not attack instead. Sonny dismissed his helmet and looked straight at the flame, Apparition stop. His arm was in a sea of Lazing pain. Refusing to move Sunny looked at the beautiful radiant face in front of him. Stop, Speaker 2 it's me slowly. Evade, hint of recognition appeared in the burning. White eyes at the radiant monster, the blinding light emanating from her skin dimmed, a little Sunny gritted. His teeth changing Speaker 1 star, her hand trembled, the Starkey, Humanity of her face, grew less, frightening, The Apparition opened Speaker 2 its mouth. Her voice was hoarse and awkward as if covered in Rust after not being used for a Speaker 1 long, long time, Sonny, he forced out a pail smile, its me snap out of it. Damn it, the radiant figure, Netflix, froze, slowly. The lights are fusing her, Speaker 2 skin dimmed and then became extinguished. The fire devouring, The Underground Level weakened two, allowing the fire suppression systems to douse. It standing naked amidst, the devastation caused by her Speaker 1 changing star. Stared at Sonny with a confused expression then she suddenly swayed and fell down. Sonny was barely quick enough to fall to his knees and catch her holding Neff in his arms. He looked up and noticed the awakened Warriors of the security team staring at him in shock from afar. The corner of his mouth. Twitched dot. What are you doing fools? Bring me something to cover her up. Don't you know who that is? He shook his head hiding? The fact that he was a stunned. As they were this. This is Speaker 2 Lady changing star the last daughter of the immortal flame Clan. She's back chapter 765, turmoil, audiobook made by the nut, Lord. Chapter 765: Terror None of the text used in this audiobook belongs to me. Please support the original author online. This is a fan-made project and I Speaker 1 make no money from it all. So join the Discord for a lot of more. Audiobooks shock confusion Joy, reprieve piece fear Sunny, sat on Speaker 2 a flinty chair in the waiting area in front of an armored door Shell, Shocked by what had happened, what was Speaker 1 happening. Failing to Envision, what was going to happen? His mind was thoroughly scrambled. The waiting area Speaker 2 was situated on a different level of the hospital complex by. Now, the one devastated, by the Speaker 1 recent events was already. Put off the fires were gone. Teens at the Academy staff, were sifting through the Speaker 2 wreckage. Trying to determine the amount of damage done to the structure of the building and various equipment. Those wounded by the explosion and the members of the security team were being, hastily treated. Speaker 1 Seemed that no lives were in danger, mostly because Sonny had gotten their in time. What exactly had transpired, he had a good idea back when Sonny had awakened, he had unconsciously activated. His Speaker 2 aspect ability before fully regaining his Consciousness. As the result he had come to his senses Speaker 1 standing near the sleeping pod. Instead of inside of it, Shadow step was a teleportation ability. What if he had Speaker 2 gotten a direct damage ability? What if he had been a tyrant at that? This was not an uncommon Speaker 1 occurrence among the awakened Kai had gone through something similar, if Sonny remembered correctly, the same must have happened to nefis. It was just that her new ability had turned out to be nothing short of devastating Speaker 2 as expected from the daughter of the immortal, flame Clan after spending a whole year on The Forgotten Shore and then two more wandering alone through the dream realm. She must have been extremely disoriented by the return to the waking World. Using her aspect calls her to be in the Frozen of terrible pain as well. Speaker 1 A floor was very cruel after all perhaps Neff could have regained her composure but sadly, the Speaker 2 automated battle systems of the hospital complex were not sophisticated enough to differentiate between an unknown awakened and an active threat. Even the members of the security team had failed to make the distinction. All they had perceived was that the guarded room where the air of the immortal flame, slept had been destroyed, and that Speaker 1 a seemingly inhuman Apparition stood among the fires in any case, the turret had Unleashed a hail Speaker 2 of bullets on Netflix causing her muddled to switch into combat mode after that, all she saw was Speaker 1 a threat in comeback, you had to kill the enemy and prevent the enemy from killing you. Whom you how much damage Speaker 2 she would have done if Sonny had not appeared on Time Lucky. But how was she so powerful, 14, Speaker 1 powerful awake and had failed to even slow her down? Not even the Kate. He had created from Shadows, could withstand the heat of her Flames, Sonny scaled then grimaced Cassie was sitting Speaker 2 near By gripping his hand. So hard that even bone weave was struggling with the pressure. Both of them were waiting for. The doctors examining unconscious Neff is to deliver some news. He patted the blind girl on Speaker 1 the shoulder. Then said, awkwardly Cass, my hand. She turned to him with a confused expression, then flinched and let go dot sorry. They weren't alone in the waiting area. In fact, a small crowd of people was there with them, doctors faculty members a few disheveled government. Agents Speaker 2 Academy administrators, everyone was anticipating the news with bated breathes, their faces, were Speaker 1 pale, shocked and excited. Morgan Avila. Was there two leaning against the wall and typing Speaker 2 something in her. Communicator, her expression, calm and nonchalant. She seemed to have understood that their negotiation would have to be postponed. What was the point of negotiating with sunny and Casey when everything had just changed, if failure wanted to recruit the members of changing Stars cohort and the FireKeepers They were going to have to speak with changing star herself. Most likely all, they would continue their attempts to Speaker 1 assassinate her provided that Valor had been the great Clan responsible for sending Caster. Of course, Sunny closed his eyes for a moment. Dot. Right. There's also that the situation Speaker 2 had already been incredibly, murky and complicated. And with nephews return, everything was turned upside Speaker 1 down and made even more commonly did chaos. It was pure chaos. Everything was changing Speaker 2 his own situation. Had also just turned much more dire for obvious reasons. Why was he struggling to keep a sincere smile from appearing on his face? Sonny had reasons to be shocked Speaker 1 and reasons to be tense and he was, but most of all he was happy. Incredibly happy, Speaker 2 a sense of profound relief contentment and joy threatened to drown his ability to think. Clearly he Speaker 1 felt as though, as though something precious, something vital that he had lost, was suddenly returned to him. Something that he had been missing and now that it was back, Sunny felt complete. What the hell is this nonsense? Since? When am I that sentimental? Although he tried to cover his War emotions with a veneer of Speaker 2 cynicism. In truth, Sonny could pinpoint the exact moment when he had changed. It was when he stepped into the circle of rooms inside the Crimson spire and escaped. The Forgotten Shore. Leaving changing star behind to Speaker 1 be devoured by Darkness. After that, nothing had been the same. He gritted his teeth, doesn't matter. Take a hold of yourself. Sonny had the right to be happy that Nephi had returned alive to them. She was his friend after all much more than that even. But that did not mean that he could allow himself to relax. Just like her name, suggested changing Stars, return was bound to cause a massive Speaker 2 shift. There were many dormant dangers that were going to await now. More than that, there was a chance that she would become a danger to Sunny herself. He had spent years, both hoping for and dreading her return. Speaker 1 First things first, he had to know how nephews had managed to come back. There were no other gateways Speaker 2 in the Forgotten Shore. Had she found one in the Halo mountains or had she gone north east or west in search of a less deadly region of the dream realm. Not that there would be no one had ever returned from those parts to after all now that Neff is had lost Consciousness. She was bound to be sent back to the dream Speaker 1 realm, depending on how dangerous the area surrounding her. Anchor was, she might not be able to Speaker 2 return soon or at all. Although Sunny doubted that the probability of that outcome was very high. The room Speaker 1 shown by the spell also named an awakens anchor, since he could see, both his own status and efforts, all he had to do to find out was summon them, not wasting any more time Sunny called upon the shimmering Speaker 2 rooms and concentrated on a certain string of them a moment later nefer status appeared in the air in Speaker 1 front of him Sonny started reading but then froze his eyes widened. How Is this possible but there was no mistake the rooms read name nefis, true name, changing star rank ascended chapter 766 making history. Chapter 766 As it turned out, nefis had not found a gateway to escape the dream realm and awaken instead after two long Years of Solitude and Relentless battles for survival. She had found a seed of nightmare and Speaker 1 conquered the second trial at the spell as a sleeper. She had done it alone. At least, that was the only way Sonny could explain the room. He was staring at ascended. That is impossible. Surviving the second Speaker 2 nightmare was already not easy for a cohort of prepared awakened. More people perished while, trying and returned Victorious. How could a loan, sleeper accomplish the same? No one had done it before. Speaker 1 However, no sleeper had been a tyrant before. No sleeper had escaped alive from a battle with a corrupted horror of the depths before. No sleeper had slain a fallen Terror before nefis Speaker 2 had long. Established her Pang champs for accomplishing The Impossible. Why was sunny so surprised that she had done Speaker 1 it again. No, he wasn't surprised. He was dismayed a deep unsettling emotion. Nestled Speaker 2 in his chest, making his face grow dark and his eyes grow dim the Shadows around him seemed to become deeper dot, doesn't matter, that doesn't change anything. The important part is that she is Speaker 1 back who cares how she returned but it did matter to him. It was a Paramount Speaker 2 importance. His obsession with becoming more powerful than Nephi. Was not born out of simple vanity or empty Pride. Someone else might have been tempted to chase power just for the sweetness of it, but to Sunny Speaker 1 being anything else than the strongest was an existential threat. As he sat in stunned silence, the sound of Speaker 2 hurried footsteps, resounded near him. Looking up, Sunny saw Effie pushing her way through the crowd. Speaker 1 She was not shy about using her prodigious strength. So people did not really have any choice except to Let her pass even instructor Rock who had appeared 10 minutes earlier had to politely. Make way Speaker 2 the big man had been the person to send nephews into the dream realm. It was no wonder that he dropped Speaker 1 everything to come and wait with the rest of them, Sunny felt a bit touched the huntress. Finally reached them and froze for a moment. Then asked Horsley Sonny Cassie, is it true? Princess is back. Sonny looked at her for a bit, then simply nodded. Yes, I Speaker 2 I passed her to the healers with my own two hands Effie. Did not move for several seconds. Speaker 1 Then a wide Green, Split her face. It looked as if she was on the verge of starting to howl. Again Speaker 3 hell yes, I never had a doubt, no nightmare creature exists. That can keep that Speaker 1 pampered psycho down Sonny, couldn't help, but smile, a little infected by her Jubilation before too long, Kai arrived as well. Usually, his apparent would have caused a stir but right now. No one paid, the former Idol. Any attention, when he received a confirmation and expression of profound relief appeared on the young man's beautiful face K, suede a little and then leaned on the wall to keep himself, upright Gods, thank the gods. Sonny had not realized it, but his friend must have been Speaker 2 blaming himself for leaving Memphis behind all that time. He was truly two decent to a person for this file World, an infected by a misguided to nobility to boot knowing that he had. Escaped the hell of the Forgotten Shore, because of someone else's sacrifice must have pressed down upon him a Speaker 1 lot, the four of them huddled together and waited Sunny silently observed. The faces of his friends, seeing sincere, happiness and relief written all over them. Some Chi, especially looked on the verge of getting emotional. Unlike him, they had no reason to feel a strange. Ambivalent about changing Stars return Speaker 2 and looking at them, Sunny decided to ignore the darker part of his mind for a bit, too. Speaker 1 Whatever happened. He would have to deal with it. Then if he had to die to avoid becoming a slave, he Speaker 2 would, if he had to kill in order to remain free that was not out of the question as well. But for now, he chose to just share this rare moment of Joy with his friends. The founder of their cohort was back after Speaker 1 all. So the armored doors, finally opened and one of the awakened healers in the employ of the academy Chapter 20 appeared from the everyone gathered in the waiting area, held their breaths, even more of a look, Up from her Communicator. Strange Sparks, igniting in her Vermilion eyes. One of the government agents couldn't Speaker 1 contain herself and asked how, how is she lady changing star is really back, the Healer lingered for a moment and then nodded, she is a physical condition is fine better than fine. Even perfect. As for her mental condition. We will know when she wakes up, lady, nefes is currently sleeping someone from the crowd, immediately spoke sleeping. Do you mean that she is back in the dream realm, the Healer hesitated, then slowly shook her head, no lady Neff is seems to have ascended. So she is simply asleep for a moment. The crowd seemed to have lost the ability to speak and then all hell, broke Speaker 2 loose, despite the government's attempts to stall for time and control the narrative. Just in a few minutes, the incredible news of changing Stars returned across the network, not long after that. Another explosive rumor appeared claiming that she was now a master, just like that, all of humanity, learned that nefis of the immortal flame Clan. The descendant of the two legendary pioneers and defamed, hero of the Forgotten Shore had become the first human in history to conquer the second nightmare as a sleeper. This jumping ranks and returned to the waking World unscathed. I already prolific Fame and exalted status instantly soared as high as the sun. While nef is slept, her arrival was already creating Speaker 1 Titanic waves, in the mindset of millions of people in front of the awakened Academy 100,000 candles continued to burn, despite the falling snow Dot and cast by their Flames. 100,000 Shadows danced on the ground, chapter 767 measure of strength, the news of changing Measure of Strength Stars returned across the world, like wildfire, the network practically exploded with an endless amount of discussions. Everyone wanted to share their excitement and celebrate the homecoming at the Young. Hero who without a doubt was going to become one of the most powerful champions of humanity soon. While Speaker 1 exaggerated, the reaction of both mundane humans and awakened alike was easy to understand in this Speaker 2 dark and fragile world that balanced on. The verge of Destruction, everyone long for something to illuminate their lives and chase their fears away. Everyone desperately searched for Hope, thinking about it, Speaker 1 sunny couldn't help, but remember the description of neph aspect lightbringer. You are a creature of light that was banished and doomed to exist in the darkness. You bring radiant and warmth to wherever you Speaker 2 go, but with it comes in describable longing. Dot was hope the longing. It talked about longing was just Speaker 1 another word for desire. After all, in any case, the government had long used Memphis to satiate that Speaker 2 desire, they had constructed an uplifting narrative around the events of the Forgotten Shore, and made her the Lynch been at the story. No matter how much Sunny hated the abhorrent movie adaptation that had been rushed through. Production soon after their Awakening, he had to admit that it was a sign of How Deeply the survivors of the dreamer Army and their leader had affected the public, to be fair. The government had not needed to work too hard to turn Speaker 1 changing star into an iconic figure. Her achievement had truly been singular and remarkable. Her perceived martyrdom had truly been compelling, what was more nefis had inherited an already established and Speaker 2 Powerful Legend simply on account of her Birthright. Her grandfather was the first human to conquer the second Nightmare and become a master. Her father was the first to conquer the third and become a Speaker 1 saint. Both of them were great warriors pioneers and revered Heroes of humanity. And now, she had joined their ranks by becoming the first human to ascend. Directly from being a sleeper, considering all Speaker 2 that he was not surprised to see how intently people reacted to the news already. There were a lot of discussions on the network, predicting that changing star would inevitably become the first to conquer the fourth. Nightmare and push Humanity, one step closer to Salvation as her parents and grandfather had done. If Speaker 1 only, they knew, if only, they knew that Sovereign had already given up on their world and that very soon, hundreds of millions of people would probably die for it. And that the hero they were praising had much grander, Ambitions conquer. The fourth nightmare know that was too trivial for changing star of The Immortal flame Clan. She was going to conquer all nightmares. She was going to destroy the spell itself or at least try to even if the waking world had to burn as the consequence while the Speaker 2 government agents ran around with panicked expressions. And most of the waiting crowd dissipated Sunny. Found himself, Speaker 1 leaving the group and walking away to find something to eat Morgan. Avila had left some time ago, so he did not feel too threatened. Oh right? The true negotiation ended up, never happening. I wonder what it means for my future, If eventually he settled in the hospitals cafeteria and Speaker 2 Forced himself to swallow some food. A few years ago, he would have been ecstatic to be able to Feast on Speaker 1 high quality food like that, but now he did not even feel the taste of various dishes. They Speaker 2 might as well have been mimic meat, or synced Sunny, sat quietly consumed by thoughts when Effie suddenly appeared nearby and landed on a chair near him. There was a mountain of food on her own tray. The huntress looked at him with a smile, great minds think alike, ha, she took Speaker 1 a bite out of a small cake, then swallowed it entirely and said with satisfaction. The healers want us to come help them when Nephi's wakes up, you know, in case she becomes agitated, again, Sunny silently nodded fee side, I can't believe that she just went and ascended. Well, I can actually, it is still amazing though. Nef must have won hell of a crazy story to tell. It might even be more unbelievable than our own. He Shrugged. Then put a spoonful of something. Speaker 2 Mildly spicy in his mouth, the huntress studied him for a while, then suddenly said, you know, for someone who was just reunited with their first and best friend, you don't look too happy Speaker 1 doofus, Sonny glanced at her. Who said that? We are friends Effie, scoffed, don't lie to me, Sonny. I know how you feel about nefis and how much of it you feel. What's up with you? He grimaced lie. How can I lie? Sonny lowered his eyes hesitated for a while and then said quietly stronger. I wanted to be stronger than her. I really, really tried. And to be honest, I am very annoyed that all of it was for nothing, the huntress, Speaker 2 looked at him with a strange expression, is that why you were in such a hurry to challenge the second nightmare? He Speaker 1 leaned back and turned away yet, that was a big part of it, if feeling good for a bit then slowly shook her head, listen. Sunny. I am really sorry to say this, but you will never be stronger. Of the nefis. He looked at her sharply Sparks of anger igniting in his eyes. Oh yeah. Why is that she sighed? It's very simple, really, both of you are exceptional talented and have great will both of you are incredibly strong, but Sunny it doesn't matter Speaker 2 how fast you gain a new rank. How many nightmare creatures you kill? How many Soul fragments you Speaker 1 absorb? She will always be ahead. She looked him in the eyes and said soberly. It's because she has something that you lack nefis, she has conviction Sonny. And you don't as Speaker 2 long as that doesn't change, you will always be behind as he stared at her with resentment if he, suddenly Speaker 1 grinned and Shrugged. But hey, who cares? I have even less conviction than you and I'm doing great. Who needs it anyway? I would much rather have a fully than something like that. With that she laughed and returned to her food, not paying the conversation anymore. Attention sunny. However, remained still for some time. A summer expression appeared on his face after a while he sighed and silently resumed. Eating his meal conviction conviction. Who needs it? Indeed chapter 768 darkshore. Darkshore Eventually the four of them were indicted into the room Speaker 2 where Nephi slept this time on a hospital bed instead of inside of a closed, coffin of a sleeping pod, the administrators of the academy wanted to avoid any more damage. So asking the members of changing Stars cohort for help was a logical step seeing familiar faces. First after waking up would probably calm her down and if not having four Masters at hand, would be enough to deal with any unforeseen Speaker 1 complications, most likely sunny in the corner. Looking at nephews with a summer expression, her pale face a silver hair for the past two years. He had often seen her through the Speaker 2 transparent of the sleeping pod bath in its ghostly light. Now that she was out and returned to the Speaker 1 Real world changing star seemed much more material and strangely vulnerable. She was Speaker 2 truly back. He sighed, Cassie was sitting on a chair beside the bed. Chapter 2 While Effie and Kai were resting on a sofa. None of them knew when F was going to wake up and they had already spent a couple hours waiting Speaker 1 without having to discuss it all. Four decided to stay quiet. So by now, they were pretty bored. Sunny on the other hand was filled with more and more tension. The corner of his mouth, twitched this anticipation is killing me. It pure torture, he did not think that Speaker 2 nefis would abuse her power over him, but it was better to prepare for the worst for that reason, Sonny was mentally going over, all the clever ways he had thought of to undermine her absolute Authority as his Speaker 1 master, there were always ways owning an unwilling slave was not an easy Endeavor, especially one as powerful and resourceful as him that had been one of the reasons why he had chosen to kill. Speaker 2 The mirror Beast instead of subjugating it all that time ago. Still sunny could not help but feel Speaker 1 a hint of fear not after a while. He shook his head and moved slightly then without being noticed by anyone, Sunny silently, merged with shadows hidden in their dark Embrace. He hesitated for a few moments and then called upon nightmare, a vast, Shadow appeared near him all around him. This was the dark destrier in his true shapeless form. Sunny allowed himself to be enveloped by the larger Shadow and then gave it a silent command. What happened? Next was hard to describe. He had only done this a few times in the past and each time was a strange. It was a bit like traveling to the dream realm, but also different, tired of waiting Sonny had decided to travel to Memphis Speaker 2 dreams. There was no sense in prolonging his anxious anticipation anyway. He had to see if Speaker 1 changing star was still saying he had to know that she was still herself soon. He found himself on a dark Shore. Beneath him was a vertical slope with furious waves. Crashing against the cliffs far below some distant away at all and beautiful lighthouse. Stood Illuminating the absolute Darkness with its radiant flame Sunny. Studied it for a while and then nudged nightmare to walk along the edge of the cliff sitting in the saddle. He rode the black Steed and tried not to look around too much Speaker 2 dreams were a strange place. They did not adhere to the logic of the real world and Speaker 1 were always flowing. Always changing the more powerful. A dreamer was the more solid they sometimes appeared. They were also dangerous for dreamwalkers such as Nightmare and sunny. The threat contained within the might not have been real but by invading this subliminal space, the uninvited guests had to treat them Speaker 2 as such. This was why nightmare often returned wounded from his travels. If an ascended dreamed of a powerful Abomination, the dark history had to battle the Abomination as if it was real. However, Not only Dreadful fiends posed, a threat. His opponents were empowered by The Dream itself. So Speaker 1 their strength, depended on the strength of the dreamer. Their actual shaped did not matter that. Much nephews was very strong. So her nightmares were bound to be terrible as well. Soon, the landscape around and changed the darkshore and the light house disappeared. And instead the streets of a ruined City appeared from nowhere with a bit of apprehension, Sunny recognized, The Familiar shapes of the stone, buildings of the dark city. However, they were simultaneously the alloy Towers at The Siege Capital their fake, it were broken with smoke and fire, escaping from the cracks. A wide Road was littered with burning debris and a luxurious PTV lay overturned, some distant away its armored frame Speaker 2 bent and riddled. With holes blood was spilling on the melting asphalt from the shattered, Windows, Sunny Speaker 1 slowly approached the PTV and then jumped off nightmares back after hesitating for a moment. He bent down and looked inside the cabin there were several corpses inside all wearing mundane clothes most disturbingly these people lacked faces and instead looked like smooth-faced mannequins, their flesh. However was quite real and terribly mangled with a frown he looked Speaker 2 away and studied the surroundings. It did not take him long to notice a trail of blood leading away from the Speaker 1 burning PTV leaving nightmare behind Sunny, followed the trail, he crossed the street and Speaker 2 entered the foyer of a business Tower through a large hole in its wall, looking around Sunny noticed that the foyer strangely resembled the silent shore of the dark river. They had crossed once a long time ago. While searching for the remained at the first Lord, white fox world above the water full of Silent Whispers. There Speaker 1 was only one thing that did not seem to fit a large reception desk to not too far away from him. Drowning in Shadows Sunny slowly walked to it and then moved around behind the desk Speaker 2 leaning on. On it with her back, a young woman with silver, Hare sat on the ground. Her face was pale and tired Speaker 1 and her striking gray. Eyes were devoid of any light? She was wearing mundane clothes, which were marred with blood Sunnyside and then said, hey, Neff, the young woman slowly looked up and then smiled. Hey, Sonny chapter 769. Chapter 769 Maybe a beautiful Speaker 2 smile illuminated, and foz face, making her look much softer and younger than she usually seemed Speaker 1 in all the time. They knew each other Sonny had only seen her smile a few times and every time he did a hint of regret brushed against his heart, it was a shame for such a brilliant smile to appear. So Speaker 2 seldom maybe in her dreams changing star. Allowed herself to show it more often looking at Speaker 1 the reception desk serving as her cover. He tried to make his voice. Sound calm and asked what are you doing here? Nephi's lingered for a moment and then looked down hiding sunny. An eyebrow from what a voice group quiet, as she answered. Still looking at the ground bad Speaker 2 people. He sighed. It seemed that the memory this nightmare had spawned from belonged to a much younger Nevis. Something similar must have happened to her when she was a kid and so although changing star looked like Speaker 1 her adult self, she was simultaneously a child that meant that she was not supposed to have any memory of meeting and getting to know Sonny. And yet she did dreams were strange that way all kinds of contradictions could exist within them merging things, that could not coexist in reality, Speaker 2 Sonny lowered himself to the ground and sat next to their leaning on the surface of the desk beside her. He Speaker 1 remains silent for a while and then said, with a reassuring smile. Well, don't be afraid, I'll hide here with you. I am very good at hiding. You know if bad people come they will never see us. Netflix slowly shook her head, I don't know, Sonny crossed his arms. Speaker 3 And if they do see us, I'll deal with them. I am very good at dealing with things as well. Speaker 1 She did not move for a long time and then suddenly said, this is a dream, isn't it? He almost flinched and then tried very hard to suppress a curse that question was extremely startling. Well, what else did he expect? This was nefis? After all, even the Speaker 2 awakened Terror of her first nightmare had failed to contain her within a dream. Regaining, his composure Speaker 1 Sonny simply noted Nephi's side. It is too nice to be real strange. I haven't dreamed in a long, long time, slowly the space between the started to change it. Flowed transforming into something different. The darkness was dispelled by the radiant of an incandescent son, the cold Waters receded, making way four pristine white sand above them. There was now a boundless at a sky. Sunny felt an unbearable heater salt, his skin, a few, Speaker 2 Moments later, they were surrounded by a vast scorching desert, instead of a modern desk, their Speaker 1 backs were against the trunk of a tall tree. Its bark was as white as the pristine sand and its leaves were Scarlet. Tens of thousands of skulls hung from the beautiful branches, fastened to them by glistening threads of black silk. More disturbingly, two human figures were cruelly to the tree hanging from it. Like prisoners, one of them was a man with black hair dressed in dark clothes. The other was a Speaker 2 woman in white. Her hair glistening like silver from where he sat Sonny could not see their faces. Speaker 1 Perhaps that was for the best. He opened his mouth but then froze, realizing that he did not know what Speaker 2 to say. There was too much, too much. He wanted to tell her too much. He wanted to ask her, there were matters, they had to discuss that had to do with their future. The great plans, the sovereigns there were matters, they had to discuss that had to do with their past. The decisions they had made the mistakes that Had been committed. There were his emotions as well. His resentment is anger, is pain, his Speaker 1 Joy. His Glee. There were her emotions as well. All of this was so, immense Sonny Speaker 2 was much older now, than when they had first met. Even though only three years passed, those years contained lifetimes, a bitter lessons. He had learned, he had never been good with complicated feelings and all though he did make some progress on that front, Sonny was still far from being Adept in these matters. So what Speaker 1 was he supposed to say? He remained silent for a while. Then finally, he looked at her and said, the only thing that came to his mind the most truthful one, I missed, you nefis, smiled, and looked at him as well. Thought I missed you, too. Sunny, let out a heavy sigh and slumped, a little full of strange relief a moment later. However, his face turned dark and ugly gritting his teeth. He glared at her and spat, if you really missed me, then why the hell had you left me. Mind nefa smile. Slowly dimmed a few moments later. She looked away and sighed because it was the better choice, Sonny clenched, his fists. Who the hell do you think you are? Who asked for your righteousness? Do Speaker 3 you even know what you took from me? Who gave you the right to make that choice for me changing star looked down Speaker 1 and remained silent for a bit. Then she said but I did not make it for you. I made it for me, she studied the white desert for a while and then sighed if you remained with me. Yes, maybe we would have been stronger together. Maybe we would have grown faster together. Maybe we would have been better together, maybe we would have survived. Speaker 3 But what were the chances of that? Unlike me, you can't heal yourself from terrible. Wounds, Speaker 1 your soul is not infused with the fire. Maybe you would have just died Nephi's. Looked at him, soft Sparks, igniting in her gray eyes. That was too many maybes. Sunny. I Had to have the worst outcome in mind. So I made the decision. That did not risk your life, but make no mistake. It was not for you. It was for me. It was not that I did not want you to Speaker 2 die. It was that I wanted to spare myself from having to watch you die. I had to protect myself, Speaker 3 too. She stared at the white sand. And whispered, I buried too many people. Sunny, I Speaker 1 deserved the right to be selfish, even if it, did you harm? He stared at her with a dark expression then spat. Why do you even care? Whether I live or die? Nefis looked at him and smiled the wind moved, her silver hair, making it dance. Then she Shrugged and said in an even tone Speaker 2 because I do chapter 778 aimless played audiobook, made by the nut, Lord. None of the text used in this audiobook belongs to me. Please support the original author online. This is a fan-made project and I make no money from it all. So join the Discord for a lot of Speaker 1 Audiobooks Ark. What an infuriating woman Sonny appeared from the shadows and resumed his position in the corner. No one seemed to have noticed his absence which was for the best, Speaker 2 their short conversation with nefes. Had been interrupted by the appearance of a Gastly demon with six arms and charred black holes. Instead of eyes, Sonny had done his best to restrain the Abomination. While nightmare Speaker 1 attacked it from the back. In the end they managed to destroy without sustaining any wounds. It had not been an easy battle though after that. Sunny felt too confused to continue the conversation and Speaker 2 instead chose to return to the waking world because I do that doesn't even make any sense. It seemed that nef as holy existent was designed to continuously stump him from their first conversation on the Speaker 1 Forgotten Shore. Until now, he just could not get how her mind worked protecting Cassie simply because she Speaker 2 wanted to carrying about people simply because she did the sheer or daci of being so unapologetically. Speaker 1 Strange and irrational made him fume this. So because he suspected that Nephi somehow derived Speaker 2 strength from this bizarre attitude, was that what Effie had meant when she talked about conviction? Sonny, did not really understand what exactly it was that she thought he lacked was, it will or determination Speaker 1 if. So the huntress was terribly mistaken, he might not have been the most principled of people, but Speaker 2 few could post have having more determination and sunny, otherwise, he would not have survived all the terrible trials that life had thrown his way, but maybe maybe conviction was something else, maybe Speaker 1 having will, and determination was not enough. Unless they were aimed at something precise, and guided by a singular purpose, after all, having a sharp sword was useless and less. It was brandished against an enemy Speaker 2 was conviction. A guiding principle that shape, formless power, and determination into a sharp blade. Was it Speaker 1 an unbreakable to achieve a certain purpose? No, it was not so simple, Sunni was not. Speaker 2 Outer purpose. After all, he had his own goals to have a good life to be free, to make sure Speaker 1 that those he cared about were safe. Why would these values not worthy of being called a conviction? If there Speaker 2 was one thing, he noticed, it was that all of his desires were centered around him. They were all aimed Speaker 1 inside, he did not think that there was anything wrong with that. In fact he considered it a great virtue Speaker 2 nefis. On the other hand, disregarded herself to an almost demented degree. In pursuit of her Speaker 1 goals, all her desires were aimed outside and Incredibly ambitious, was that the meaning of conviction Speaker 2 then was it not only important to have a purpose? But also for the nature of that purpose, to be larger than one self for the principles that guided ones, determination to be founded in something, vast and deep, thus pushing the person to rise higher and strive for more all that sounded too high. And mighty to Sunny, he was more inclined to Value his own simple goals over such lofty. Ambitions. Speaker 1 However, Ever, he couldn't help but feel a bit uncomfortable at the thought that someone with a greater purpose, had an inherent advantage Speaker 2 over someone who just wanted to be left alone as he did, unfortunately, four Sonny. He was fated to compete against exactly. This kind of people if he wanted to be free to live his life. As he seemed fit, only Speaker 1 if he became greater than all of them, would they leave him be which was bound to result in a very inconvenient Paradox, why am I even thinking about this? Damned e and her damned moments of insightfulness, who says she's even write in any case, he had other things to consider his visit an efforts. Dream, had not turned out how he hoped it would Sunny did accomplish one of his goals and tentatively made Speaker 2 sure that two years of lonely and no doubt hiring travels through the dream realm had not driven changing star insane, the exact scope of damage done to her mind was yet to become clearer but at least she was not Speaker 1 a raving lunatic. In fact, Nephi seemed strangely stable for a person who had On through something that no one should have ever been forced to endure, whether it was the result of her, stalwart willpower or something else entirely, he did not know regardless, a lot of tension. Sonny had felt slowly dissipated, not all of it. However, while he had determined nef as general, mental state, he failed in his two other intentions. First, Sonny had not been able to find a bit of closure in Speaker 2 dismantling, her reason for invoking his true name. He had expected changing star to hide behind a false and misguided veil of having done it for his own good. He had been prepared and wished to obliterate, her hypocritical pretense of righteousness. He wanted to express his anger, Fury and resentment. He wanted to cause her to feel at least a small part of the anguish that she had caused him to feel. But nefis had subverted his Expectations by readily admitting that her actions were nothing but selfish making all the attacks and accusations he had prepared moot that left, Sunny confused and Speaker 1 Satisfied the fight he had wanted to pick never happened because the other person did not want to fight. His animosity was not only struggling against his own complicated feelings but also completely one-sided. Infuriating much more importantly, Sonny had failed to learn the most Vital Speaker 2 Information. He had not gathered the courage to ask the question that was bothering him. The most, what were Speaker 1 changing Stars intentions toward their strange and inescapable Bond. What was she going to do with her power over him? So many heavy complicated and frightening things were tied to that question. Once he asked it, there would be no going back. He could lose so many things that he cherished and even more that he did not even have the opportunity to experience yet. Depending on the answer, the nature of their Speaker 2 relationship could forever change. There was a possibility that it would cease to exist even though it Speaker 1 might have seen like he was burying his head in the Sandy simply could not bring himself to have that fateful Conversation yet. The stakes were too high. And so, for now, he decided to follow the easiest path and simply let some things remain unsaid. He wanted to see how the situation would develop first. There would always be time to act later, at least, that was what he told himself. As time passed, the four Masters remained silent, they were watching over the young woman who slept peacefully a nightmare slain by a transient Shadow and his Steed offer a while Nephi's, eyelids, quivered and then slowly. She opened her eyes chapter 771 on Speaker 2 a guard after it became apparent. That was not going to go on a destructive Rampage. The cohort did not get a lot of time to spend with their friend before the government agents with her away. Cassie Bailey, managed to squeeze her hand. While Fe and Kai could only express their Joy with words, Sonny remained Speaker 1 silent still preoccupied with his tumultuous. Thoughts, the corner. He was standing in became Even darker than it, had been before nef herself, seemed a bit disoriented. So their short reunion had Speaker 2 turned out to be somewhat muddled. There were certain procedures involved when a person awakened and even more, once Speaker 1 they ascended, all kinds of interviews, evaluations and tests, had to take place all Speaker 2 kinds of reports had to be submitted all types of permissions had to be granted and all varieties of procedures Speaker 1 had to be enacted. The bureaucratic machine stirred, awake to legitimize and integrate a new master into the larger framework of humanity, Sunny knew the process well because he had gone through it himself, it was just that his own experience had been separated into two distinct instances and made Speaker 2 Smooth by Master jet participation nefis. On the other hand had to go through both sets of Speaker 1 procedures at once, which was more or less unprecedented. She also did not enjoy the patronage of a Speaker 2 high ranking government representative yet. Perhaps that would not last long, there were other complic Speaker 1 As well. A situation was unique and abnormal in more than one sense. Just Speaker 2 the fact that she had become a master without establishing, a Gateway. Anchor in the dream. Realm alone was enough, to make the Speaker 1 bureaucracy stutter, the government agent had their work cut out for them, it was not all bad. However, the process while slightly obnoxious, was therefore a reason, it was not only about Gathering Speaker 2 the necessary information and officially establishing the ascended new and elevated status. It was also designed to help the return deal with the most damaging effect of suddenly coming back to safety. After experiencing Untold Horrors in the nightmare, at least to a certain degree, no matter how strong changing star was. No one doubted that her harrowing Adventure through the dream realm and the nightmare had left its scars on her mind. The government was well aware of how fragile many powerful awaken truly were. It was not only on guard against those who could break but also experienced in employing, all kinds of preventive meas. Is to reduce the possibility of that happening due to how important nephews was both to the propaganda machine and to the actual defensive effort of humanity, as another special strategic asset, the government through its best resources into ensuring that the initial steps of her Rehabilitation went a smoothly as possible. Of course, Speaker 1 she was free to decide how much exactly she was willing to share some basic tests, however, were mandatory since it was necessary to determine how safe it was to release her into the Speaker 2 population. What it meant was that it would take long hours before the members of the cohort, would be able to see changing star Speaker 1 again. They weren't the only ones, waiting two at some point. Cassie had left and returned to the dream Speaker 2 realm, to inform the FireKeepers, at the incredible new development. Soon enough doesn't the news to Gateway in the Ivory Tower and returned to the waking world for the first time in months since their sleeping pods were situated right there in the hospital complex of the academy. It did not take a long time for All of them to gather in the hallway near where nefes was undergoing her interviews. Now around 50n awakened, crowded it as, if standing guard after spending, almost half a year in the dream realm. The FireKeepers looked Rough Around the Edges. If not a little feral they were wearing civilian clothes but no one would mistake these people four mundane humans or even ordinary awakened. There was a strong Speaker 1 sense of Silent threat radiating from them, their expression were full of Glee but their gazes remained firm and heavy. Making anyone who approached feel at ease that was especially true for the Speaker 2 members of cass's former cohort, which was now led by the stoic healer shim. They were all on high alert and ready to pounce on. Anyone representing a threat with the FireKeepers standing guard any Speaker 1 potential action by the great Clan's was bound to end in failure or at least outright disaster. In fact, Speaker 2 they seem so Fierce that even the security teams at the Academy became nervous and sent a few cohorts of Their own to keep watch on the celebrating group. It was easy to read the extreme apprehension on the faces of Speaker 1 the security officers though awakened or not. They seem to understand that they stood no chance against the Speaker 2 elite of the Forgotten. Sure if push came to shove, observing all that, Sunny couldn't help but ask himself a question. If six months of hiding in the relative, safety of the Ivory Tower, had such a drastic effect on the FireKeepers. Then what had two years of traversing? Some of the tourist region at the dream, realm, to Speaker 1 Netflix, after a while he quietly approached Cassie and asked quietly. How is it going? She turned her head slightly and frowned. What do you mean? Sunny smiled, Darkly. Come on, there's Speaker 2 no chance that you did not use your ability on one of the government agent handling Jeffers processing. So, Speaker 1 what is happening? She hesitated for a few moments. Then sighed. She seems to be in shock somewhat, but mostly she is fine, actually. It's a bit disturbing. How Fine. She is, he frowned. Well its nefis. You know how she is Cassie slowly shook her head. She is human too sunny, it's just easy to forget that fact sometimes because of well because it's her Sonny fell Silent not knowing what to say. After a few moments, the blind girl suddenly spoke, again, she seems reluctant to speak about most of what happened to her, Speaker 2 but at least she agreed to receive psychological counseling. That's a good start. He Speaker 1 blinked a couple of times nephews agreed to what the idea of changing star being willing to Speaker 2 undergo something like counseling did not fit into his head. It was just too bizarre to imagine Sunny Speaker 1 frowned. Maybe maybe she did change a little finally after long hours of waiting. The government agent seemed to finish the bulk of their tests, the doors opened and the familiar figure stepped out of Speaker 2 them. Just like on the first day, sunny had met her nephews was wearing a simple government issued. Speaker 1 Execute a silver hair. However, was now long and lustrous, framing her face and making her look strangely feminine. Her beauty was stunning. When changing star appeared, it seemed as though the whole Speaker 2 hallway became a little brighter looking at the members of her cohort and the FireKeepers gathered around them Speaker 1 nephews, hesitated for a moment and then smiled, awkwardly, hello, everyone. I am glad to meet you all again. I did not think that I would not before she was even done. Chapter 772 Speaking Cassie stepped forward and enveloped her in a tight Hub, chapter 772 Journey to Speaker 1 the east sometime. Later all five members of the cohort, finally found themselves alone, the FireKeepers were still around but decided to give their leaders, some much needed privacy. As the result only nephews, Sunny Cassie Effie and Kai remained in a spacious hospital room. Changing Speaker 2 star was standing by the window, looking at the peaceful landscape of the academy ground with a strange Still expression. She seemed to have regressed to her old self, which had trouble communicating, emotions and Speaker 1 interacting with people for that reason, it was hard to understand what she was thinking about. The Speaker 2 others gave her some space, despite the fact that nephews was standing, right in front of them, it was not too Speaker 1 easy to come to terms with the fact that she was actually truly back. They were still struggling to get used to this new reality, but a warm wave of relief and happiness was slowly rising in their hearts. Sonny was no different. It was just that his Joy was overshadowed by a contradicting feeling of an ease and apprehension. Finally nefis sighed, and turned around a pale smile appeared on her face. You, you are all Masters. I did not expect that Effie who was sitting comfortably on a cushy chair with her legs. Stretched laughed, your one to talk nephew, the four of them then let out a slow sigh. I did not even know if all of you manage to survive. I I Hoped. Of course. So I am very glad to see that you did and helped each other. A distant look appeared on Kai's face. He remained silent for a bit. Remembering the event of the second Nightmare and then said gently, yes, we had each other to lean on in our darkest moments, but you you were completely alone all that time. Lady nefis. Please forgive me. But how did you survive nefis looked away with a smile thought? I wasn't really completely alone too. Then she walked over to the hospital bed, and sat down facing them. There is not much to tell, Speaker 2 really the Crimson Terror. Was in its most vulnerable state. When I reached the top of the Spire unrestrained by the dark sea, she had absorbed countless souls and was in the middle of an arduous Evolution with the Speaker 1 help of the Dawn Shard. I was able to strike her down that simple explanation did not really do justice Speaker 2 to the incredible accomplishment of slaying a fallen Terror, but nephew seemed reluctant to dwell too much on. That part of her story. She also decided to skip a part about their confrontation with Sonny Speaker 1 entirely. Instead, she looked at the window and continued after she died. However, the Speaker 2 Spire became unstable, the Gateway collapsed and the tower itself soon. Followed I barely Speaker 1 escaped the debris, the artificial son at the Forgotten Shore was extinguished as well. Submerging it into absolute Darkness, the Labyrinth itself, perished to the Crimson Coral, turning gray, and slowly crumbling to dust with no sea, no sun, and most nightmare creatures eradicated by the culling, it became a lightless and desolate place. She sighed, I traveled back to the dark city Speaker 2 and spent some time there hunting down, the remaining Abominations and preparing for a long journey with the Speaker 1 help of the dawnshard, and the name, the son. Many powerful nightmare creatures. Fell to my blade for a Speaker 2 while. I entertained the idea of trying to cross the Halo mountains but eventually had to abandon it. Speaker 1 Nothing but death awaited me there. So I had to choose another Direction. Neff is paused for a moment, then continued in a steady tone. I knew that the deadly mountain chain stretched further than ravenheart in the west. There was no passage there going north meant moving further away from Human Speaker 2 citadels so it only left East. There was a chance that the Halo mountains were not as tall Speaker 1 and unassailable there or even that there was an enter them somewhere in those unexplored regions. It Speaker 2 was only a chance but it was all that I had. So I left the dark city and retraced the steps of the journey that Sunny Cassie and I had made before avoiding the Ashen Barrow. Of course, Sunny moved slightly remembering their encounter with soul Devourer. He had not forgotten his promise to come back and destroy the damn tree granted. He had no plan to returning to the Forgotten Shore, currently even his pettiness had a limit. Maybe he would still be able to exact his revenge on the vile fiend, one Speaker 1 day. A though changing star meanwhile continued her tail eventually. I reached the Speaker 2 edges of the Forgotten Shore and crossed into a vast and terrible desert seeing the sun and the Stars. Once again, it was like a blessing but that blessing came with its own curse. The desert had once, been the site of a great battle, I think, or maybe that land had been turned into a lifeless desert by the battle. Instead in any case Echoes of the clash between Powers, well beyond our comprehension still linger there making it a dire and deadly place as Sunny remembered, the white Desert from her dream, nephews paused Speaker 1 and then continued in a summer tone but at that point it was too late for me to turn back Speaker 2 following along the Halo mountains. I ventured into the desert and made my way further east unfortunately no matter how many days I traveled. The Misty Peaks showed no sign of a baiting eventually. I Speaker 1 knew that I could not continue. I think I think that the white desert is impossible Speaker 2 to Across the parts of it. I only barely survived were on the periphery. At the ancient Battlefield, Speaker 1 the deeper, I went the more terrifying, it became the inner reaches of that region where the true clashes had happened. Had to be a death zone of its own were still even if one manages to resist, the Speaker 2 many Horrors dwelling there, the desert itself will eventually kill them. There is, there is simply no way to survive Speaker 1 it. She looked at them, white Sparks, igniting in her eyes with no way forward and no Speaker 2 way back. I I grew desperate enough to finally Venture into the hollow mountains. However, I had no hope of traversing them and reaching the human territories. On the other side, I had also Speaker 1 fail to find any sign of a Gateway in my long travels. So I did the only thing I could think of, I tried to find a seat of nightmare If eventually, and with some help, I encountered one near the Speaker 2 boundary of the Dark Realm that high within the mountains and challenged it a pale smile appeared on Speaker 1 nephew's. Case. And here I am safe and sound. She grew silent for a few moments and then added quietly. Well not quite but I am still alive at least chapter 773 catching up. Chapter 773 It took some time for the members of the cohort to digest an effort story Sunny. Especially felt like she did not tell them even a fraction of what had happened to her, but then again was it even possible to describe two years of Neve rending struggle for survival with just Speaker 2 a few words, not even considering the things that changing star might have wished to keep to herself. And he was sure that there were plenty, she would have had trouble describing even the things that she wanted to share. It was going to Speaker 1 take time as for the actual Secrets. While he was dismayed and uneasy, Sunny himself was known to keep a lot of things close to his chest more than that. They all had to be cautious about what they said, Speaker 2 the room provided to Memphis by the academy might have been safe. But that did not mean that it was not monitor. That was the reason why both e and Kai remained mostly silent. Despite the fact that they clearly had a lot of Speaker 1 questions. Unlike Sonny, they did not possess a good understanding of changing Stars aspect and Speaker 2 current class. All they knew was that she possessed a Divine aspect, just like sunny and more Speaker 1 directed eventually, Cassie broke. The silence. It is fine. Now that you are back, everything is going to be fine. She paused and then added somaly. However, our current situation is very delicate, nephews looked at her and frowned the white spots in her eyes, becoming a little brighter. Were there any complications after you return from the Forgotten Shore. She was alluding to Castor Speaker 2 the great Clans and the sovereigns that wished her dead. Of course, Sunny finding finally spoke Speaker 1 not immediately but we ran into some trouble. Not long before venturing into the second nightmare changing Stars, frown deepened. Can you tell me what exactly happened? He Shrugged. I can But we'll get you up to speed later in a more private setting for. Now, let's just say that there was Speaker 2 supposed to be a negotiation with the representatives of the great Clan Valor today, which fell through four, Speaker 1 obvious reasons, Sonny, paused for a moment and then added. Other than that, the important things to know, are let me think, actually. Ah, I am a renowned academic and an instructor at the Academy now. Cassie leads the FireKeepers. Oh, fire keepers are the Forgotten. Shore survivors, who you saw outside? They are basically your group eyes, right? You are famous now, very, very famous. There is even a movie about you with a very well Speaker 2 received romantic supplies. What else? We have a flying ship and an exclusive Citadel in the dream realm. Speaker 1 He moved in with me night and Gale disbanded nephews face slowly, turned Taylor and paler. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and raise a hand. What. Wait what what? Kai is this true night and Gale disbanded Sunny glanced at her, Darkly really? That is your first question Kai. Meanwhile look down in embarrassment that Speaker 2 yes, I am sorry to say this but Gail and I decided to go our separate ways, it is for the best, my status, as a master would have just dragged him down is specially because my aspect of Speaker 1 old after I killed that Dragon. Nef is blinked a dragon Sonny grind. Oh, yes. I killed a Transcendent Dragon Effie and I killed a couple of saints too. I even killed Speaker 2 the same one twice. First time before I was beheaded the second time after changing star slowly raised her second hand and grabbed her head. I think I need a moment. Wait, can you Speaker 1 start from the beginning a strange expression suddenly appeared on her face? And did you say something about Speaker 2 a movie with a romantic subplot? What Sonny had a bit of fun filling his On what had been going on with the four of them and the waking World during her absence. There was a lot Speaker 1 of ground to cover, but he chose only the juiciest moments like falling into a bottomless Abyss for a month Speaker 2 straight on top of a dead demon being burned, by Divine flames and discovering an ancient Tower left behind by a mysterious deity or finding out that Effie was confined to a wheelchair in the waking world. Only to see her leave it behind. After Conquering, the second nightmare or slaying a corrupted monster to Speaker 1 get their hands on a Shipwrecked flying vessel and repair it or watching two Saints of literate. An entire Island as they thought to the death. The list went on and on after a while, nephew weekly, waved her hand, I I think I need a break. Can you guys give me a few minutes by then it was already late into the night. It was dark outside the window with only pale Moonlight and Powerful beans of Defense turret. Illuminating, the black Sky Sunny grew silent, then shrut Shore. You need some rest. Anyway, we can continue in the morning. The government should be ready to release you by then too. Have you thought about where you want to go staying here in the academy is an option too. Of course, he thought for a few moments and then added awkwardly, ah, Speaker 2 I feel stupid asking this, but do you have a place to stay? Do you have money? Are they people? We Speaker 1 need to contact. What is your clan situation? Exactly. Nefis absent-mindedly, touched her neck. Then answered in a new neutral tone. There is a manner that is pretty much. The Speaker 2 only property the clan has left. Everything else was liquidated and sold a long time ago. I sealed it before leaving for the first nightmare, so it should have remained empty for the last three years, it Speaker 1 hard to say, what state it in, she lingered for a moment. And then added, I should have a bit of money left. And there are no people most of our retainers fled over the years. And Rest left after my grandmother passed away. That that was not too long before my nightmare too. I'll have to think about what to do now, Sonny looked at her and then frowned a little. What about safety, aren't you concerned about, you know, your previous issues. Nef is remained silent for a long time. Then shook her head, I don't think anyone will try to kill me anytime soon. He glanced at her with dark curiosity really, why some people weren't shy about it before changing star looked at him and then said, evenly, not because now I am not easily killed chapter 774 fundamental changes, she wasn't wrong as the Fundamental Changes members of the cohort left the room to give Nephi's time to rest, Sunny was deep in thought, changing star was an ascended Tyrant now. Killing her was much harder than assassinating. A mundane child that was protected, only by the dwindling forces of a fallen Clan, especially due to the nature of her powers. Speaker 1 In fact, short of sending a saint to do the job. Nothing, the great Clans could throw at her woodwork saints were a precious resource. However, and more than that, rare enough to make their movement, almost impossible to Speaker 2 hide, unless the sovereigns were ready to abandon all pretenses at civility. There was no easy way to get rid of nefis anymore. She had ensured that by becoming a master directly, the situation had Speaker 1 fundamentally changed and that was not even accounting for the tremendous public outcry that would Speaker 2 result from something like that. Ever, coming to light whether the great Clans wanted to admit it or not, they were Speaker 1 still tied to the rest of humanity. All awakened came from mundane humans, after all Speaker 2 losing the support of the masses. Were threatened a very base at the power that the sovereignty enjoyed come to think of it. Getting rid of Sonny, was almost equally as hard, he doubted that any Master, with the exception of maybe direct children of failure, would be able to pose a serious threat to him. There were two more great plans. Speaker 1 To consider of course but he doubted that any sign of song or night was more dangerous than the princess of War Morgan. So what did it all mean? It meant that their position in the negotiations, had vastly Speaker 2 improved. They could exert much more pressure on Valor and Achieve much better results that was Speaker 1 if nefis did not do. Anything extreme of course which she was more than capable of doing, considering her searing hatred for the three, sovereigns after hesitating for a bit. Sunny walked over to Cassie, leaned on the wall, near her and asked quietly. What do you think she will do the blind Speaker 2 girl understood his meaning without having to specify? What exactly the question was about? Perhaps she Speaker 1 was considering the same issue Cassie lingered for a moment then said, quietly negotiate Sunny barely suppress a chuckle. Negotiate are we talking about the same Netflix? Do you Speaker 2 know how much she despises the great Clans? What Owen saying Ambitions are somehow I feel that two years of barely clinging to life in the dream realm. Did nothing to blunt her resolve? If anything, Speaker 1 I think that it has only been sharpened. The blind girl remains silent for a while then sighed. I think so too. However, there is little Choice. She is still too weak to face. The Speaker 2 enemy directly. It is because her resolve Remains the Same that she will have to make herself flexible. Speaker 1 A dark expression appeared on sun is face. When have you ever known left to be flexible? Cassie turned her head slightly facing him. Her expression was summer and serious. Neff can Speaker 2 be whatever she needs to be to achieve her goals. Same as you don't forget that. What was that Speaker 1 supposed to mean, Sunny grimaced then looked away after a while, he asked in a grim tone, so where does it leave us when he wanted it or not? He was tied to Netflix, that Bond was strong, but not unbreakable if he really wanted to. He could attempt to destroy it, he could kill. He could run away, he could try to find a more obscure method. However, Sunny did not Speaker 2 know if he was willing to pay the price of destroying their bond. At least not. Until he saw a sign that changing star was willing to wield her power as his master, not just possessed unless she did. He was Speaker 1 only a slave in the name. Although reluctantly Sunny was barely able to tolerate such an arrangement Speaker 2 having a master that was unwilling to exercise her power was even beneficial to him since it protected him from others who would want to abuse that power like more dread. For example, if his position as nifa's Shadow ever gained substance due to her actions, however then one of them was going to have to die that Speaker 1 Sonny was certain of, he wouldn't hold anything back to make sure that he was the one left standing in the end as well. But that moment had not yet come and hopefully it was never going to. So for now his future was due to be influenced by the decisions. Made the blind girl side. Where does it leave us even? I don't know. Everything is changing sunny and all we can do Speaker 2 is try to change as fast as it does. That is the only way to keep ourselves and those we care about safe from the world. Sunny looked at Cassie trying to understand the implications hidden in her words then he said in a grim tone dot who's going to keep the world safe from us. The next day, a small Convoy of ptv's left the academy grounds most of them carried the fire Speaker 1 Keepers, while the members of the cohort were seated together in one of the vehicles. For obvious reasons, neither Speaker 2 Sonny nor Effie, knew how to drive. Cassie was unable to steer aptv as well. So in a strange turn of events ascended, 19, Gale, a famous Idol and Global celebrity ended up playing the role of the Sheffer, Kai, and sunny sat in the front while the three young women remained at the back of Speaker 1 the vehicle, as the Convoy moved through the street of the city, they briefly explained the more sensitive Details of the cohort, current situation to nefis. The column of ptv's was headed toward a remote District, where Immortal flame sealed manner was situated. It was decided that the FireKeepers would establish their waking World Headquarters there at some point, however, a single vehicle quietly separated from the Convoy and dove into a high-speed tunnel unnoticed soon, it appeared in a peaceful neighborhood, full of Speaker 2 beautiful, Terraces and park near gray. Two-story house with a cozy synth, with porch, Sonny left, Speaker 1 the PTV first and then stood silently for a few moments waiting for others to do the same. Then he looked at nephews cleared his throat and said, awkwardly welcome to my humble abode, I guess it up as designer lamps and a state of the rock refrigerator among other things, Speaker 2 chapter 775 Cafe sunless audio book made by the nut Lord. None of the text used in this audiobook belongs to me. Please support the original author online. This is a Man-made project and I make no money from it all. So join the Discord for a lot of more audiobooks Speaker 1 after the five of them walked inside, nef is remained silent for a few moments as she looked around, Speaker 2 although her face was still and stoic as ever, Sonny could have sworn that, he noticed a hint of curiosity, Speaker 1 reflected in her cold gray eyes after a while. She asked this is your home due to her sheltered upbringing. Changing Star had probably never been in a normal residence. Strangely, she was someone who had only experienced living in upscale manners and squalid dream realm slums with nothing in between. Still sunny was not discouraged. He grinned and nodded proudly. Yes, bought it fair and square with the contribution points from my first research paper, I own this place. Nefis hesitated, what happened to the walls his smiled in the little Speaker 2 happened. Of course, he had long cleaned the mess that the huntress created after ascending, However, Sonny had been too preoccupied with other matters to enact proper repairs as the result. The guest bedroom, only had a flimsy curtain covering its irregular shaped entrance, but no door, maybe Speaker 1 I should get to it. Sunny cleared, his throat. Then gestured at the living room section of the main space make yourself comfortable. I'll make a something to eat as the cohort settled. He walked to the kitchen area Speaker 2 and stood in front of the open refrigerator for some time. Thinking for some Speaker 1 reason, Sonny had a strong desire to cook up, something special nefis. Must have been sick of, eating monster meat for years. So finally, he produced a number of ingredients and laid them out on the cooking surface. Speaker 2 Then started the preparations fried rice. Fried rice. Should do the job a nearest. Speaker 1 Do I have eggs as he went about it, the discussion reached, a poignant moment, Cassie was Speaker 2 finishing, describing the important details of the reason for their tent relationship with Clan Valor. Speaker 1 So, we accomplished our goal and ascended, however, that man Mordred, he must have ascended as well. His clan doesn't know that yet. So, their response was only mildly aggressive Speaker 2 Sky tide of white feather. Took most of the blame for his escape and the consequent death of Saint Speaker 1 Cormac that did not save us from all fallout. Sadly, she paused and then added somaly. Speaker 2 They have secretly captured, two of the Loyalists forgotten, Shores survivors. The rest of us took Speaker 1 shelter in the dream realm for the past. Six months son is contact in the government, acted as an intermediary to arrange a peaceful negotiation. It seems that Veil is finally ready to talk, but they Speaker 2 aim to recruit at least one of us into their Clan. The blind girl side. The four of us are already a very important asset, but with the addition of the FireKeepers, our value is nothing short of tremendous. If they can't get all of us, they are determined to at least make sure that we don't pledge allegiance to their competitors. Speaker 1 Is, of course, now that you are here, the situation has become even more fraught with tension. Valor will be much more motivated, Cassie smiled, weakly and then said in an apologetic tone, ah, I'm sorry to have to burden you with all that, right? After you return nef is remains silent for a few moments. Then shook her head. No, you were right to inform me. Thank you. A grim and thoughtful look appeared on her face, Sonny. Meanwhile listen to Speaker 2 the conversation silently. He was Darkly perplexed by the fact that his life had turned out in such a way that encountering words like loyalists Government contact and Allegiance in a casual conversation did not seem Speaker 1 out of place Effie. Meanwhile, looked at changing star with curiosity and asked, I get what our problem with the great plans is what your problem with them. I thought that you of all people would have been chummy with the top. Legacies, princess looked at her without any amusement. They want me dead the huntress. Blinked a couple of times. What? Why changing star Shrugged? You'll have to ask them if he remains silent for a while thinking after some time she frowned and asked. So was Castor Neff is simply nodded. He was Kai looked at them with confusion. He was what everyone turned to him. Suddenly realizing that the Speaker 2 Archer was less informed about some of the darker secrets of what had happened on the Forgotten Shore than the rest of them Speaker 1 after a while. Effie shook her head, I mean, aren't you the walking lie? Detector, what do Speaker 2 you think Caster was up to Chi kofte? Oh, he was indeed a bit dishonest sometimes, but I just Speaker 1 assumed that he was trying to hide his feeling for Ladyface at that moment. Sunny walked over carrying seven plates. He held two in his hands, two more in shadowy limbs that played the role of the second Speaker 2 pair of hands. Balanced two on his forearms and the seventh was swaying slightly on top of a tangible. Speaker 1 Shadow that resembled a long tail placing a plate of delicious steaming a nurse in front of Ky. He said with a crooked grin. Oh, he had feelings for her for sure. The feelings of wishing to kill her to complete his mission. Sadly, he stumbled on me first. It was a sad thing. Indeed, Speaker 2 if Sonny had not killed Caster, if nefes had known in advance that slaying, the Crimson Terror would force the spider to seek another Condit if cass's Vision had been more detailed. Well there was no point Speaker 1 in feeling regret. Now what had been done was done the current conversation, just went to show that Chi strange floor. While useful was also often detrimental and misleading. As Chi stared into the distance in Speaker 2 stunned silence, Sunny placed the other plate on the table, pushed three of the dismissed. Speaker 1 The shadows and landed on a soft armchair. Then, he picked up his utensils smelled. The Emirates and Speaker 2 let out A Satisfied. Sigh, what are you waiting for fools? Digging chapter 776 the enemy of my enemy. Chapter 776 The immune is disappeared. From the plates with a speed that made Speaker 1 Sonny a bit full of himself. He smiled proudly and then looked at nefis. So, what do you think about the mess? We're in, she put down her utensils. Looked at the empty plate with a hint of regret and then asked that more dread. The rank of his aspect is the same as ours, Sunny nodded prompting her to frown while she thought he reluctantly added. He is also older and Speaker 2 more powerful than us, and possesses more knowledge than anyone in the waking World should have other than that. He Speaker 1 is actually. I don't know what he is. I just feel that something is very wrong with that guy. Regardless, he is dead set on destroying Clan Vela. It is just hard to tell how he is going to go about accomplishing. That goal, changing star remains silent for a few moments. Then said evenly, he is going to search for allies Sonics expression. Grew a little darker more direct is Not exactly a team player, nefis, slowly shook her head, it doesn't matter. No matter how powerful he has become, it won't be enough to reach his goals that the enemy is too strong. Speaker 2 Their power is too absolute. She did not say it, but from the Grim expression on her face, Sonny, could guess what? Changing star was thinking about that. She was in the exact same position which did not Speaker 1 bode. Well, he grimaced. So, do you think that we should expect to find a bastard on our doorstep one day? The enemy of my enemy and all that Sonny was not looking forward to meeting more dread again, let alone getting entangled with him in any shape or form as far as he was concerned, the prince of nothing would bring nothing but trouble. Nef is frowned. Then set with uncertainty? No, I doubt it. Well, if she was right, that was a relief about moment. Casey The Immortal Flame deactivated her communicator and turned to face them. The FireKeepers have reached the immortal Flame, They are putting on a show to make it seem like there are all kinds of activity going on inside. Hopefully, Speaker 1 that is going to make. Most people think that you are there with them, you should not be bothered by anyone here for a while. She paused for a moment then sighed but that is not going to last long, maybe a week. The rest of us should not linger as well. It would be strange. If Kai Effie and I are not seen at the manner, we will leave shortly and join the Fire Keepers, which would leave sunny and nephews alone. He did not know how to feel about that Effie. Meanwhile, glanced at the empty plates and said in a petulant tongue, I live here as well, you know, Cassie turned to her with a deadpan expression. Not for the next week. You don't as the huntress, let out a sigh, the blind girl hesitated for a few seconds and then said, I am also in contact with the government Speaker 2 representatives and Clan Valor, they understand the pressure. You are facing so soon after you return. Speaker 1 So they are willing to be patient for. Now that will buy you a short buffer before they come knocking. Be ready to receive some requests for public appearances. And so on, in a week or two, as well as demands to resume the negotiations, we can stall for a time but not forever. Nefis looked at her calmly then asked what about song and night. Cassie frowned Clan song might try to get involved in the negotiations but I don't expect them to be too forceful. Speaker 2 They are in a more advantageous position and Valor right now after all as for the House of Night Speaker 1 they are remaining strangely passive these days. For some reason, maybe they just know that they have Speaker 2 less to offer than the other. Two great plans and don't want to bother Sonny had a different explanation for why the nightwalkers had less time to participate in the skins of the two greater Clans, but chose to remain silent. The information provided to him by Master jet had been shared in confidence, even If he wanted to, he couldn't go around spreading it. The blind girl side, then Rose from her seat, Speaker 1 try to rest well, during this week, Neff, don't neglect your recovery. We know that you are strong Speaker 2 but no one is truly infallible. Perhaps, none of us has experienced as much pain as you had in these past few years, but we faced our share some more than others. She briefly faced Sonny, Speaker 1 then turned away and lowered her head. So we understand how precarious it is to go on as if Speaker 2 nothing happened without giving the old wound to heal, don't be stubborn and have some pity on yourself for Speaker 1 a change is looked at her after a few moments, a pale smile appeared on her face. Speaker 3 You don't have to lecture me cast, you are overestimating my resolve. I am more than Speaker 1 willing to rest for a while. Happy even the word rest and happy hardly fit in the image of Speaker 2 changing star. They were accustomed to but no one said anything, an ordeal like the one she had gone. Through was bound to change anyone, even someone as determined and unflinching as nefis, Speaker 1 Cassie smiled and then addressed e and Kai. Let's go. Then there's a lot of work to be done at the manner, we need to renovate it a little and make some adjustments to convert it into a proper plan headquarters soon. They said their goodbyes and left the PTV came online and swiftly disappeared, Speaker 2 from view, sunny and nephews were left alone in the Cozy. Grey house, he hesitated Speaker 1 for a bit and then looked at her with a bit of awkwardness, well, make yourself at home, I guess. Actually, let me give you a tour. Chapter 777, blind date in one of the most Chapter 777 upscale District situated near the Heart of the City, a fancy, but not overly opulent restaurant was Speaker 1 welcoming the first few visitors at the day. While some owners made a point of following the arcade traditions, and Speaker 2 hired human servers. This particular establishment was aimed at a mostly young audience Speaker 1 for that reason. A lot of things were automated and could be easily accessed through personal communicators at the Patron's. The chefs were still human, of course, they were all so true masters of their craft. Speaker 2 Every ingredient used by them was natural as well. While some were even imported from other, Speaker 1 quadrants the interior design was, similarly, luxurious with natural wood. Visible everywhere, authentic Speaker 2 paintings from centuries, past hung on the walls, protected by thick sheet of transparent alloy Speaker 1 Everything was expensive, stylish and screened of class. Such a restaurant, of course, was only accessible to Citizens at the highest ranks who could afford to dine here. It was especially popular among young, Heirs of the City Elite and had a reputation for being a prime spot for range date and romantic occasions. Currently a couple of such meetings were taking place inside with wealthy young men and Speaker 2 women going through the awkward motion to attending a blind date arranged for them by their families. Strangely, the most striking visitor at the famed restaurant sat alone, as if her date was running late. The young woman seemed to be in her mid-20s but possessed, elegance and Grace, that spoke of strange maturity, she Speaker 1 was exquisitely, beautiful with a Supple figure and Flawless skin. The beauty was wearing a stylish Speaker 2 red dress and a black leather jacket. A few tasteful pieces of Julia donned her fingers and delicate neck. Other female visitors at the restaurant couldn't help but feelings aspirated by the fact that their Seem to be unable to stop stealing glances at the beautiful woman. The men meanwhile were all Speaker 1 wondering, what kind of a fool would keep such a bell waiting? If Only, They were in his place they wouldn't be so tardy. Finally the doors opened and a new visitor, came in. The young man looked around Speaker 2 scratched the back of his head and then headed toward the table, where the Striking Beauty, sat alone sitting down. He Speaker 1 smiled sheepishly and said, sorry for being late. I hope you did not have to wait too long. The young woman smile, politely revealing her pearly white teeth no problem at Speaker 2 all. She studied the young man for a few moments and then said, with a bit of reproach in her Pleasant velvety voice. I hate to say it but you don't look like the images. I was shown at all. He looked down as if embarrassed. Oh, I had to wear something inconspicuous Speaker 1 walking around as my usual self would be a bit too Austin. Texas. However, isn't it the same for you Speaker 3 all? Speaker 1 That make up to hide your complexion, the young woman. Frowned, it is a cosmetic memory. I'll have, you know, regardless, I have already ordered something to eat, you can peruse the menu while we wait. The young, man. Hesitated, then looked around with an amused expression. Finally, he asked, how do I do that? She glanced at him with curiosity, you don't know, have you Speaker 2 never been to a proper restaurant before the young man, smiled, and shook his head, then said Speaker 1 wistfully to tell you the truth, this is my first time visiting a restaurant. I was raised in the dream Speaker 2 realm after all I only returned to the waking world. When I was around 13, many things Speaker 1 here seem very strange to me with that more direct fumbled with his Communicator for a bit. And finally, managed to open the menu. The body he was wearing used to buy a metric lock at least, otherwise, he Speaker 2 wouldn't have known how to access the communicator at all. He looked at all the options projected in. Speaker 1 Unto him and asked, what do you recommend the beauty smiled? I doubt that we have similar tastes at that moment. The dish she had ordered finally arrived. It was a stake prepared so rare that it barely looked cooked at all the young woman elegantly sliced. A small piece and brought it to her, sensual Speaker 2 lips, which were, as red as blood more dread. Observe her with a pleasant expression. R, yes, I've heard that you and your sister's follow a very special diet lady song, the young woman licked Speaker 1 her lips and looked at him with a neutral expression, just call me cycin. There's no need to be formal. He smiled, sociation, why did she send you of all people? Are you so Expendable that, Speaker 2 the queen does not mind sacrificing you to me, should the date go badly song, Sean calmly at another Speaker 1 piece of the stake, then white her lips with a napkin. Why would our date go badly? We have a common goal Speaker 2 after all our plan is your best chance to achieve it. More dreadful for a bit. Speaker 1 Then nodded inside true. However, with that Antarctica thing going on, I would have thought that she would be reluctant to move forward. After all it's not the best time to do anything. Drastic Speaker 2 session studded the prince of War for a few moments and then smiled. Oh. On the contrary we think that the event in Antarctica sets, the best Stage to do something drastic. He hesitated for a while, then Speaker 1 Shrugged. Well, fair enough. So what now do I have to kneel and recite a vowel kiss, your ring, or do something else? The beauty shook her head? Usually, you would have had to sign a contract with the drop of your blood, however, considering your propensity to change a tires that would hardly do anything. Wooden it, she smiled. So there's no need. Welcome to the clan song, Prince Mordred. I look forward to all the great things. We will accomplish Speaker 2 together more direct reciprocated, her smile, they chose a couple of options in the menu and pressed them. Speaker 1 Then he sighed and said with a bit of amusement ah it feels strange to be adopted chapter, Chapter 778 778 in the shadows, eventually sunny and nefis ended up in his underground, Dojo changing star looked around her gaze lingering on the racks of training weapons. And the deactivated sleeping pod that stood for lonely in. Its Alcove all but forgotten by its former occupant. After a few Speaker 1 moments of Silence she asked, do you make use of all these weapons Sunny glanced at the training equipment? Lingard for a moment then shook his head. Yes, and no. In the past two Speaker 2 years, I did expand my repertoire to include all kinds of sharp implements but I practice with something better. He was still most confident when wielding swords akin to utter blade, midnight Shard and his Serpentine adachi. His proficiency with Spears was quite high and he was steadily Speaker 1 improving his archery skill. However, while Sonny had learned in enough to feel comfortable with other Speaker 2 Types of weapons as well. He had a long way to go before. Truly mastering them. Neff is nodded thoughtfully. Speaker 1 Do you use the soul? Serpent, Sunny stared at her for a moment, then looked away. Speaker 2 Yes, he was reminded of the Shadow bond that connected them Beyond its main function. It also allowed Sunny to peer into some of changing star Secrets. However, she was able to learn a lot of his as well. Sonny had suspected that this was the case from the very start. But now those suspicions were confirmed. He remained silent for a few moments. Then suddenly grinned were, you Speaker 1 surprised nephews looked at him? Hesitated for a moment and said, I was very, very much. She sighed sat down on the floor and crossed her legs. I always knew that you were Speaker 2 extraordinary. I just didn't think that you possessed a Divine aspect too. To be honest, I thought that I was the first Sunny sat down opposite her and shook his head. Speaker 1 Yeah, I thought Speaker 2 02, but neither of us was the first. It was more dread instead, he is older than Speaker 1 us by four or five years and had his first nightmare when he was 12. So he received a Divine aspect when you were around 8 and I was around seven. He paused and said, with a bit of smile, come to think of it. He probably became a sleeper around the time. My mother died. Oh, your mother is fine, by the way, Cassie. And I visited her from time to time while you were Speaker 2 gone as a hint of emotion appeared on nephew's face. She lowered her head dot. Thank you. Then she Speaker 1 lingered for a moment and asked, do you mind telling me where the Divine memory in your possession came from Speaker 3 the Weaver's mask, Sunny smiled? Darkly do I mind I do but Speaker 1 I'll tell you anyway, I found it below the cathedral in the dark city on Ancient corpse that turned to dust as soon as I took the mask from it, changing star tilted her head, a little, do Speaker 3 you mind? Telling me what it does, he laughed, why not? I'll tell you it can reverse once Speaker 1 floor a sudden silent settled in the dark chamber nefis. Looked at him a hint of longing and pain reflecting in her striking eyes. Sonny grinned, why do you want to take it from me? All you have to do is to say the word. It's not like I can refuse. She stared at him for a long time. Then silently turned away and did not say anything. Sun is green turned Sommer, got good decision. Did you think that it will save you from the pain? It won't the Masters not Speaker 2 nullify the floor. It just reverses it no matter what the floor is still a curse by now we both should have a good sense about such things. Chances are the new curse would be more terrible than the old right now you have to burn yourself alive every time you actively use your aspect Speaker 1 with the help of the Mask. You would most likely be burning without reprieve forever. Unless you were using It, he grew silent and then added the mask can also kill you in many other ways. It is too powerful to be used lightly, at least by the likes of us. Neff is hesitated for a few moments, then gritted her teeth. It is fine. I don't need to be liberated from my floor. I don't need a powerful memory to uplift me. I, I myself is enough Speaker 2 Sonny stared at her. Then shook his head, you are exactly the same. You did not change at all. I thought that two year of Despair would have made you a little smarter, but you are still cleaning to your Speaker 1 deranged dreams, aren't you? She looked at him remained silent for a while and then smiled with the corner of her Speaker 2 mouth, despite the smile. However her eyes remained, calm and cold, two years, no, Speaker 1 I had been desperate for much longer than that. Sunny, why would I change now? He let out a long sigh then looked to the side. Indeed. So hasta song You they are your next targets, aren't they? She nodded silently prompting him to add. Speaker 2 You told me once that just knowing these words can get a person killed. However, I went ahead and did Speaker 1 some digging of my own. Esther song unveil our asterion, he song and Anvil of Valor, correct. The former members of your father's cohort Neff is nodded again looking at him intensely. Sunny scowled they are also knows as the sovereigns because because Speaker 2 they have conquered the fourth nightmare, they are one ranked above the Transcendent, they are Supreme. Are they not without saying anything? She just noted for the third time, Sunny hesitated Speaker 1 for a while and then asked, they killed your father, didn't they? Netflix continue to look at him White Flame dancing in her eyes after some time? She sighed? Yes, I believe. So my father, he died when I was four before that the members of his Speaker 2 cohort were like aunt and uncle's to me Astor song. They'll that was what he called them. They Speaker 1 were his friends, her expression turned dark but after he was gone, something changed, I was too little to understand but None of these friends came to our help Instead The Immortal flame, Clan fell while their Clan sword and a couple of years. After that. The first assassin was sent to eliminate me, Speaker 2 Sonny rubbed his face, then asked in an exasperated voice, but why, why did they turn on him? Speaker 1 Nefis, looked away dot. I don't know. He frowned and hesitated for a moment. He had Speaker 2 suspected that he would receive such an answer. However, there was one small detail that Speaker 1 did not make sense to him. If they are so mighty and Powerful, then how are you still alive? Why did Speaker 2 the sovereigns fail to kill you? All they had to do was pay you a visit in person? No amount of Awakened guards or even Masters, would have been able to stop even one of them neft glanced at him with and Speaker 1 said her voice. Even they can't Sonny raised his eyebrows. What do you mean they can't? Is there some agreement that prevents them from acting? Directly changing star slowly shook her head. Know, they simply can't the sovereigns. It is hard for them to enter the waking World. Speaker 2 Chapter 779 unmoored noticing the astonished. Chapter 779 Look on his face Nephi's side. You must have felt a change in your connection to the dream realm and the waking world. When you ascended Speaker 1 didn't you. Sunny slowly nodded remembering how he first explored. His ability to enter the dream realm, physically the process wasn't instantaneous but it also wasn't too burdensome. He just had to concentrate feel his connection to the anchor and reach for it. After a few minutes, Speaker 2 he would poof out of existence in reality and appear near the Gateway, in the Ivory Tower, leaving a tether in the waking world wasn't hard either, although it took more time. And some Essence, it was as Speaker 1 instinctual as summoning, memories or commanding Echoes with the knowledge, Sonny had received from being collared in the red Speaker 2 Colosseum. He understood that this hinted at the fact that traveling between the two worlds was one of the functions of the Spell as opposed to something tied to his aspect. After he nodded changing star continued awakened establish. A connection with the dream Realm by anchoring themselves, to a Gateway ascended, expand Speaker 1 on that connection, making them less tied to the waking world and thus capable of traveling between the two at Speaker 2 will Transcendent exist in a state of Perfect Balance. They are connected to both worlds in Speaker 1 equal measure which makes them independent of gateways. In a sense, they are the Gateway, Speaker 2 which is why they can even bring another person with them in their travels. She paused and then added in a summer tone. However, that balance is broken, once a person becomes Supreme it shifts, Speaker 1 tying them to the dream realm instead of the real world in truth. I don't know much about the power of the sovereigns. All I know is that it is restricted in the waking world and that they can't enter it freely. Speaker 2 That is why that is why none of them could harm me directly. Sunny stared shocked that Revelation it made so much sense. It explains so many things from how Nevis was able to survive, to why the government still wielded, a lot of power in the waking World. It also gave Credence to master Speaker 1 jet statement that The Sovereign had long given up on reality, was that what awaited Sunny if he somehow became Speaker 2 Supreme? One day himself, feeling as if the world was spinning, around him, Sonny, frowned, and then asked Speaker 1 in a dark tongue dot. What happens if one becomes sacred then would they lose their connection to the real world entirely nefis Shrugged? I don't know. No one knows. No one had ever conquered the fifth nightmare. After all a heavy silent settle between them offer a while Sunny suddenly asked what are domains, he had not forgotten that detail Speaker 2 either back on the Ashen Barrow, nefis had asked him which domain he belonged to, he had not Speaker 1 known what she meant then and he did not know. Now, nephew side that I am not Speaker 2 Highly sure, myself. All I know is that each Sovereign rules over a domain. It is an expression of a, a function of the aspect distinct from abilities but sharing a lot in common with them in practice, it is synonymous with their Authority and the territories. They control as well as people that serve them. Speaker 1 She paused for a few moments and then added grimly. The sovereigns are already immensely powerful but within their domains they are practically Invincible. Not even Saint can hope to challenge them. Sunny, let out a stifled laugh and these are the people you want to destroy changing star smiled. Why not nothing is absolute Sunny 2 years ago, I would have never challenged The Sovereign today. Today, I am still too weak to do it. I am still insignificant, but will it still be the case? Two years from now? Will I still be as weak and will they still be as powerful? What about in five years? Things never remain the same. Everything is always changing. Even Gods can die, asterion Ki song. And Anvil of Valor are no Gods. So why should they be spared? Sonny shook his head? I don't know, forget about two years from now or five or ten. How are you going to survive now? Speaker 2 How are you going to avoid being squashed by them? Today? What is your actual plan nefis looked at him for Speaker 1 a long time and then sighed, I don't have a plan. She remained silent for a moment before adding evenly, did not know what to say. So he simply shook his Speaker 2 head, it was pointless, trying to dissuade her from her Obsession, regardless nefis, wanted to destroy Speaker 1 the spell and The Sovereign stood in her way. It was a simple as that with an added weight of good old-fashioned Vengeance. He was not so sure that she was completely misguided, either, not anymore. Sunny Speaker 2 wanted nothing to do with the sovereigns and a great plans. But was there really a choice simply by Speaker 1 Daring by be someone and possess something. He put himself in their crosshairs, as long as he had something Speaker 2 of value, others would want to either take it away or make him serve them. That was the nature of the world. Since Speaker 1 the great Clans insisted on being in control of humanity, there was no escape from them, unless Speaker 2 Sonny wanted to spend the rest of his life as a Hermit in the dream realm, he would have to interact with the domains Speaker 1 in one way or another. He would have to allow himself to be controlled as well. A bitter smile appeared on his lips. Isn't that ironic? Why was it so hard to gain? Even a tiny bit of freedom in this damn world. Sunny wanted to become strong to be free but the stronger he became the more formidable Speaker 2 Powers wanted to substitute him. Now it seemed that the only choice he had was to either give up or become Speaker 1 even stronger. Still stronger than anyone and anything, which was more or less exactly what nephews was trying to achieve. Even if for a different reason he sighed and then waved to hand dismissively Way, I'm tired of this conversation. Want to Spa chapter 780, friendly, Spa. Chapter 780 Audiobook made by the nut Lord. None of the text used in this audiobook belongs to me. Please support the original author online. This is a fan-made project and I make no money from it. Also, join the Discord for a lot of more audio books, sunny and Nephi stood opposite each other holding training swords both felt more than a little disturbed by how much this scene resembled their bitter Speaker 1 confrontation. At the very top of the Crimson Spire of course, today the situation was completely different. Speaker 2 They were just going for a friendly Spa, not a battle to the death. There were no stakes in this training fight. No emotional investment. No complicated. Mixture of regret, Fury and resentment. So why did Sonny feel as though he had to prove something forcing himself to relax, he glanced at Speaker 1 nephews and attacked their sword. Met with a deafening clangor, a few seconds later, Sunny jumped. Away and shouted. Stop stop, stop. Stop changing star throws. While he looked around breeding heavily, Sonny gritted. His teeth and spatter, muffled curse. Damnation his idea to have a spa, might not have been the wisest one he ever had. Yes, the underground Dojo was designed specifically to allow awakened to train their powers. It was isolated reinforced and heavily armored able to transform into an impregnable bunker. In case a gate open nearby and a tide of nightmare Speaker 2 creatures flooded, the district. The interior was furnished with heavy plates of armor, great, ceramic alloy and supplied with Speaker 1 training equipment meant to withstand the rigors of Awakened power. However, sunny and nephews weren't awakened Speaker 2 anymore. They were full-fledged Masters and abnormal ones at that. The alloy sword in his hand was Speaker 1 shattered, a few plate, on the floor were broken. If this continued, the repair bill for the dojo, was going to really sting sun is wallet. More than that. Nephews was not exactly at her. She had just returned to the waking World yesterday. Before that, she had been a sleeper, Speaker 2 which meant that she had no experience of controlling Soul, Essence whatsoever, let alone doing it with Speaker 1 intricate procedure and efficiency of a master. She had never even done it crudely as an awakened. Sonny could Speaker 2 tell exactly how chaotic and unrestrained the flow of her Essence was because Shadow Dance. Now allowed him to sense the movement of the mystical energy through the bodies of his opponents. Sure. Every Master had an instinctual understanding of how to augment their physicality with Essence, but it still took some time to get used to it and even more to master it. However, every ascended before changing star enjoyed having the experience of making the first steps on that long and arduous Road as an awakened. In fact, by the time awakened reached Ascension controlling Essence was as natural to them as breathing. Not so much for Netflix, her return. As a master might have been miraculous but it also deprived her of a lot of things that people who did not Speaker 1 Break the natural Order of Things. Usually enjoyed she was out of her depths as changing stared at Speaker 2 the broken sword in her hand, with a deep frown Sunny way to hand in the air and forced out. A smile, that you'll have to spend some time learning how to guide Your Soul. Essence after that, you will have to spend even more time, relearning, how to fight with its help. I had years of practice already, so fighting at full Speaker 1 force won't do us any good. He thought for a bit and then said, all right, let's try this again. But without using any Essence at all, it will be a pure test of skill. Sure nefis had one more than him, but with all things considered, if both of them neglected using essence Speaker 2 or augmenting themselves with their abilities, the Gap in physical prowess, should not have been too overwhelming. Speaker 1 Once again, they stood opposite each other and concentrated each discarded. Their broken weapons and took new ones a moment later. They clashed, this time thing went better. However, Not by much, one of the problems was their battle techniques due to Shadow dance and his Speaker 2 familiarity with nefis. It didn't take Sunny long to sense, the core of her style, it had changed a lot and matured over the past two years but so did his Mastery of his aspect Legacy. Although Sonny could not master the style, yet he attacked himself to its flow and Cadence enough to be able to predict some of nefer Speaker 1 moves with a good degree of precision. The problem then was that changing star herself could do more or less the same. Her ability to discern predict and control patterns of combat was not based in Affinity to shadows and was sufficiently different from it, but achieved a similar result. It was the product of Speaker 2 her Talent training, an incredible combat intelligence, as the result Sonny was able to predict what Netflix was thinking of doing. While she could predict what he had predicted her actions and change her Speaker 1 approach on the Fly, which he would also discern. And so on it was very confusing. Some Sonny had Speaker 2 Never found himself in a battle that demanded so much mental gymnastics before he was not even Speaker 1 entirely. Sure what was happening there, had to be a solution for this predicament of course but he had no Speaker 2 time to come up with one yet. However that was just half of the problem. The other half was that Neff Ascent control was so rudimentary and bad that she couldn't even prevent herself from instinctively. Using it. As the result Sonny had to endure Southern Outburst of speed strength and Agility that were too Speaker 1 chaotic to predict because he was holding himself back handling. This pressure was rather Troublesome Speaker 2 at some point changing star over, did it during one of her strikes, causing her second training saw to shatter Speaker 1 as well, the jagged and slid forward and bit into sun is cheek drops of blood fell to the floor. Sunny jerk back and grimaced feeling that the left side of his face was seriously torn. The Speaker 2 wound was bad enough to cause blood, we to shed a few drops. It was nothing that he wouldn't be able to heal. Speaker 1 Quickly of course but it still hurt. Not before he could say anything nef is, suddenly reached forward Speaker 2 and placed a cool Palm on his torn cheek in the next moment. A brilliant, white Radiance Speaker 1 illuminated, the underground, Dojo his pain, instantly disappeared replaced instead by relief and gentle Speaker 2 warmth, he felt he felt as though he was being cleansed by something. Pure precious and sacred Speaker 1 a pristine White Flame standing close to each other. The two of them froze for a moment. Nephews hand rested on Sonos cheek which was swiftly healing. The soft Radiance emanating from her skin reflected in her calm gray. Eyes beneath the calmness there were pain and suffering in them. Sunny moved slightly wishing to say that she didn't have to do this before he had the time to speak. However something unexpected happened, the white Flames suddenly sit under his skin and then engulfed him chapter 781, the brightest light, Sunny shutted thinking that he was Caught on fire but then froze somehow it did not seem like the white radiant was harming him at all. It just enveloped his body making his skin shine with a suffused glow. However, it was also not healing him instead, Sonny stared at nephews with astonishment and asked in a low voice. What what is happening from the confused? Look on her face, she did not do whatever it was that Speaker 2 had happened on purpose. Changing star took an involuntary step. Back removing her call Speaker 1 Palm from his cheek and briefly glanced at her hand. The white glow was gone from it, I I don't Speaker 2 know, Sonny opened his eyes wide and looked down on his shining body very strangely he Speaker 1 felt empowered. In fact, his condition was very similar to how he felt when one of his Shadows was wrapped around him. His physical prowess seemed to have doubled their was small differences. Of course the augmentation of nefas flame seen to be more Furious and active centered around. On strength and resilience. It also filled him with a soft Pleasant feeling of warmth. What was more, it did not only affect his body, it reached into his soul as well igniting and Speaker 2 enhancing it. The shadow Essence flowing through his body, became much more potent and vibrant full of greater energy, Sonny blinked did nefis, just augment him with her aspect ability. Since when can Speaker 1 you augment other people changing star seemed to be as bewildered as he was even though it did not show on her face. I can't this, this was not supposed to happen. My dormant ability only Speaker 2 evolved to include Seoul augmentation. When I ascended, it never evolved to be able to spread to other people. Speaker 1 Sonny opened his mouth, then closed it again. If eventually he hissed, then how do you explain this Anglo? He waved his hand in the air causing the Shadows of the underground. Dojo to Speaker 2 move and shift. Then a bizarre though entered his mind wait following his suspicion. Sunny lingered for a moment and then commanded the gloomy Shadow to wrap itself around nefis. The shadow Speaker 1 did not even roll its eyes, as it usually did, when receiving an order it eagerly slid forward and swiftly wrapped itself around the live. Slender body of changing star. Neff flinched ha, she studied her arms with wide eyes. Ivory skin had turned gray as if covered by dark film. Speaker 2 Then she made her hands into fists and frowned, I feel stronger, the two of them Speaker 1 remained silent for a few moments processing, the implications of this unexpected. Discovery Speaker 2 usually Sunny felt a lot of negative emotions. Every time he thought about the innate ability of his aspect, Shadow bond, which tied him to changing Stars will on this occasion. However, his curiosity and greed for power briefly overpowered his resentment, if Shadow Bond, allowed nefis and him to augment each other Speaker 1 to this degree, what else would they be capable of nephew to come to the same conclusion, they glanced. Stood each other understanding the others thoughts without having to say anything. Sonny hesitated for a moment. Then said, it causes you pain to use your ability. We can stop now. She slowly shook her head. No no yet with that Sunny simply nodded and commanded the gloomy Shadow to return and wrap itself around his body. At the same time he ordered the other three to do the same changing star. Meanwhile concentrated for a moment causing the white Radiance of Speaker 2 using his skin to grow many times more intense Sonny, let out an audible gasp foreshadows made Speaker 1 him five times more powerful. That he already knew flame summoned by nefis who was Speaker 2 a tyrant were more lesson to five additional shadows in theory. His physical prowess should have grown Speaker 1 tenfold, as the result, what a stupendous or mutation combined with his might as a master is Speaker 2 four cores and the subtle, but consequential physical enhancement. He received from blood weave. He should have become monstrously strong but in reality, the effect was even great. The shadows and the Speaker 1 brilliant light seemed to resonate with each other making the sum greater than its parts. Sonny turned into a Speaker 2 silhouette shrouded in broiling, darkness that Darkness, however, was permeated with blinding white light, the light made the darkness deeper while the darkness made the light, much more Stark and Speaker 1 radiant, he looked like an Abyssal Spirit at the Starlet void. He felt powerful immensely, powerful, powerful enough to face a saint in a fight. He looked at the training sword grass in his hand and easily made the reinforced alloy shatta in his grip. He did not even have to exert a lot of his strength deeply stunned, Sunny whispered scary. A few moments later, nefis side and Speaker 3 recalled, her Flames, Sunny allowed his shadow to slid. Back to the floor changing star looked at him and Speaker 1 asked her voice. Unsure How did it feel? Sunny remains silent for a while. Eventually he forced out a pail smile Speaker 2 and said like a dream. They stayed in the dojo for the entire night experimenting with the strange and frighteningly Powerful application of their unnatural Bond. There were many things they had to explore Speaker 1 even though it was too dangerous to test the limits of this new power here. The last thing Sunny wanted was to completely wreck the foundation of his home. It wouldn't have been fun if the whole building suddenly collapsed still. There were a lot of things that they have discovered first. Both sunny and Nephi could be Speaker 2 enhanced by the white flames and the Shadows. All of this might could be concentrated on one person or shared between them in any proportion. They chose mixing any light into the Shadows or even one Shadow Speaker 1 into the radiant, light may be and result more powerful. Secondly, the same could be done to their memories pouring, all of their power into the cruel site. For example, made it somewhere around Speaker 2 15. Times deadlier, this scale of enhancement went well, beyond the confined of its rank making the Speaker 1 Sommer spear, as powerful as a Transcendent weapon applied to an armored. The augmentation was just as strong, however, doing so would have been a bit wasteful memories had no souls and as such the part of changing Stars Flames that made a person Soul more active and resilient was wasted on them. It did, however, Speaker 2 affect shadows and Echoes sunny and nefis tested, the full augmentation of their combined aspects on Saint first and then, on the echo of a six armed ascended, demon that changing star possessed. Speaker 1 The result was as frightening as what Sonny had experienced himself as the dawn painted the world in Speaker 2 shades of pale Violet and lilac, the pair was still cooped up in the underground Dojo. Although neither Speaker 1 spoke their eyes were full of thought, both understood what their Discovery meant, each of them. Bore a Divine aspect each was immensely powerful when compared to other ascended, when two bears of Fine. Aspects. Combined their power. However, imagining what they could do was indeed a bit scary after a while, Sunny glanced at his communicator and flinched crap. It's morning already. Speaker 2 I am going to be late for my lecture. He looked at nefis suddenly realizing how tired and spent she looked using her ability. So much must not have been easy, she simply nodded you can go Speaker 1 if you wish I'll rest for a while. Sunny hesitated for a moment. Speaker 2 Then nodded and you Shadow step to jump to his closet on the second floor of the house. A few minutes later, he was already running out of the door. Wearing civilian clothes that Kai had helped him. Pick a while ago. Changing Chapter 782 star was left alone, chapter 782, Grand teacher on the way back from school. Speaker 2 Rain. Couldn't think about anything else, except for the news that she had heard from her classmates At first, she had dismissed them as a wild rumor, but then her inquisitive nature forced her to check the respect. Edible government portals to make sure a minute of research revealed that the rumors were true changing star of The Immortal flame Clan. The Lost Hero of the Forgotten Shore, had ascended and returned to the real world. Speaker 1 She was alive, can't be by. Now, the news was spreading across the network. Like Speaker 2 wildfire rain, could tell that many of the passengers riding the train with her were thinking, and talking about the same thing, everyone looked shocked and excited. She did not pay other people any attention. Speaker 1 However, there was only one thought on her mind, she had to tell Sonny her friend and Mentor was a member of changing Stars cohort. After all, more than that from the hint. She had received from Speaker 2 Fe and a short conversation. She had had with Sonny Reign. Knew that there was much more between the two than simple Speaker 1 camaraderie. He had basically admitted as much Sunni will be so happy despite the fact that she Speaker 2 was not supposed to have the next lesson with her young tutor for a few days. Rain decided to bring him the Speaker 1 Use personally and right away. She simply couldn't wait of course in all her excitement. Speaker 2 She had fail to account for the fact that if the news were indeed true Sonny would have been one of the first people to learn of it. Full of anticipation, rain, rushed from the tram station to her mentor's house opened the door and walked inside throwing her backpack into the corner by habit. She took off her shoes and Speaker 3 shouted, Sonny, Sonny, are you home? You won't believe then, Speaker 1 however, the teenage girl froze, with her mouth wide open, as she watched in stun silent. The Speaker 2 curtain hanging over the entrance to the guest bedroom parted and at all incredibly beautiful young woman walked Speaker 1 into the living room. Suddenly, it seemed as if sunlight pouring Through the Windows became a little bit brighter. Speaker 2 The young woman was Slender and graceful with flawless, Ivory skin and striking gray. Eyes. Her face Speaker 1 was calm, aloof. And strangely mesmerizing. What shocked rain much more. However, Was that the beautiful strangers skin glistened with moisture as if she had just left the shower. She was wearing nothing but one of sun is black shirts leaving her long legs, mostly bare and her wet hair, her hair was of a strange silver white color. The silver-haired young woman walked toward the kitchen, then stopped and looked at rain a hint of confusion appeared on her face. She hesitated for a moment then Speaker 2 said, hey, rain raised a trembling hand and pointed a finger at the strangers. Speaker 1 Head, her teeth chattered, as she forced out. Your your your, the beautiful stranger raised, an eyebrow and remained silent rain. Finally managed to finish her sentence, your changing Speaker 2 star, the last daughter of the immortal flame Clan tilted, her head, a little then Shrugged. Yes I Speaker 1 am. Who are you Reign swallowed? Slowly realizing that she was in the present of one of the most Speaker 2 talented battle, commanders and heroes of humanity a person. So renowned that there was hardly anyone in the Speaker 1 A world who did not know her name and son is sonus. Remembering the lessons, he had taught her Speaker 2 the teenage girl forced herself to calm down somewhat and said weakly, I am, I Speaker 1 am Reign. Sonny is my teacher changing star remained silent for a moment. Studying the unexpected guests, then a small hint of a smile appeared on her beautiful face really? Well. I used to be your teachers teacher. I guess that makes me your grand teacher reigned open her eyes wide, what changing star of The Immortal flame Clan was her what the concept simply fail to register? The supposed Grand teacher. Meanwhile walked over to the kitchen counter and poured herself. Some water, she drank it then. Looked at rain. After a few seconds Speaker 2 of Silence. She said I'll be staying here for a few days. You can call me Speaker 1 nephew rain slowly nodded. Not quite sure what she was just told was she sleeping was? Speaker 2 The famous Lady of the immortal flame clan in front of her wearing sun is shirt telling rain to call her by Speaker 1 her. First name a nickname, even if that bastard Sonny had not subjected rain to stumbling into song of the Fallen Raised by Wolves and Nightingale she would have probably fainted by now as it was. Reign was barely able to remain on her feet. Lady changing star Neff, looked at her attentively and then suddenly asked a strange question. Rain, does your home have a big window and a lawn rain silently nodded. Yes. Why nephling that for a moment and then turned away, just wondering, then she looked toward the living room area and sipped her water. Speaker 2 Oh, by the way, do you know how to control the entertainment system of this house? Raine nodded again Speaker 1 at? Yes, I do changing star smiled with satisfaction great. I was told that there is a movie about me, can you put it on the projector, rain, made a deep breath, a Speaker 2 median, Walked over to the projected connected it, to her communicator and searched for the song of light and darkness on the network. A few minutes later. She found herself sitting on the sofa next to master changing start the legendary of immortal flame as the Summer music. Reverberated all around them. The movie was Speaker 1 starting a minor my dreaming. This can't be real. Can it on the wall in front of them? The Speaker 2 interior of a spacious and brightly lit room appeared, a handsome man with dark circled. Under his eyes were studying a map while a little girl with silver hair was playing on a carpet near him. The man was Speaker 1 speaking dot. We awakened only raise arms to protect Humanity sitting next to rain nefis side and palmed her face chapter 783, captive audience, Chapter 783 projected onto the wall, a language JB, with a slim waist and long. Eyelashes was traversing, a Labyrinth of crimson, Coral of a luxurious figure. Barely covered by a flimsy seaweed attire. A teenage boy of Speaker 1 Out 13 years of age was scurrying along as he shouted dot. Are you crazy? Sitting on the sofa near the real changing star rain. Felt like sinking into the Earth as the movie. Went by her cheek slowly, turned bright red, the daughter of the immortal, flame clan on the contrary became increasingly more deadpan and devoid of emotion. By now, her face was so still that it seemed parallelized rain, awkwardly cleared, her throat, a come to think of it. The actress. They chose to not look like you at all. You are much prettier nefis, shifted and briefly glanced down, then she said evenly thank you after a while she added, why would they cast a child to play Sunny? What a strange decision. Only a complete full could mistake him for a young boy rain. Let out a nervous laugh. Yeah, yeah, definitely. She looked away in utter Speaker 2 embarrassment, and then forced out. And what is up with that stupid catch phrase. That does not. Sound like something Sunny would say at all changing star moved suddenly becoming a little more lively. Speaker 1 Oh, no, they're actually happened a lot, the movie, meanwhile Speaker 2 continued, the three sleepers Brave, the Wilderness at The Forgotten Shore and eventually reached the dark city, the Speaker 1 brief moment of liveliness passed and instead, changing star seemed to grow more rigid and cold with each scene. Rainfall. So uncomfortable that she could not bring herself to say anything. What kind of idiot directed that stupid movie? Meanwhile, a handsome young man with broad shoulders and a Speaker 2 noble bearing appeared on the screen, rain glanced at lady Neff is curiously, wondering how much of what was shown about her relationship with the heroic. Hanley Caster was true and how her apparent relationship with sunny Speaker 1 fit into it. Could it be that there had been an actual love trying them. Sadly, she fail to Glimpse anything from changing star, stoic face, the movie progressed slowly reaching its Nomination on the wall, the masculine face of the actor playing sarcastic, radiated, courage, and passion holding the grief-stricken, Jade Beauty by the hand. He looked her in the eyes and set with passion. Should I fall? Do not cry for me? My lady, my life does not matter, but yours does immortal. Flame must never be extinguished. As long as it burns. Humanity still has hope the dreamers of the dark city have hope as long as you live. I can face a thousand deaths with a triumphant smile rain shifted uncomfortably. Is it me? Or is it getting hot in here? Speaker 2 Not a single muscle moved on changing Stars face. She looked at the projection with a deadpan Speaker 1 expression. The projection, however, suddenly stuttered, rain frowned hung in the next moment. She fought that she smelled smoke turning around the teenage girl noticed a thin stream Speaker 2 of it rising from inside. Sun, is expensive projector that strange dot rain. And her mouth to say something but before she could the projector suddenly exploded after the movie was suddenly and violently interrupted, rain only stayed for long enough to help changing star clean up the debris at Speaker 1 the malfunction projector. Then she found an excuse grabbed her backpack and hurriedly left Speaker 2 whom you what was going to explode. Next Once the teenage girl was gone. Nefis was once again Speaker 1 left alone in the empty house, she lingered for a bit. Then went back into the guest bedroom Speaker 2 and rummaged through Effie's closet. She had no clothes apart from the tracksuit that the academy had issued to her, which was soaked with sweat after the night, she had spent with Sonny underground. There were memories, of course, Speaker 1 but she had worn armor for the better part of the last three years. Putting on something mundane was strangely comforting leaving Sonos shirt on. She found a pair of gym shorts to match it. Sadly other articles of Effie's. Clothing did not fit her too. Well, she was going to have to do some Shopping soon considering such matters. Again felt very strange, eventually nef is found Speaker 2 herself back in the living room with nothing to do. She simply sat in silence for a while, trying to deal with Speaker 1 the disturbing Oddity, of not being in danger, then she shifted uncomfortably looked around and took Speaker 2 out the state of the art Communicator. The government, provided to her, she stared at it, for some time. Then Speaker 1 tentatively accessed the network. After a while. Neph found herself senselessly, scrolling through Speaker 2 popular Clips. A few minutes later, one video, caught her attention. A demonic figure in Black armor and fearsome. Mast stood in a small clearing in the middle of a thick forest, a Long Blade of an odachi resting on Speaker 1 his shoulder. The sortman, white hair moved slightly in the wind. Something about him seemed odd suddenly 12 figures appeared from behind the trees surrounding the Demonic. Swordsman. One of the ambushes spoke. Sorry Mongrel, no hard feeling write nephew her. It slightly inside 12 against one. The man in Black armor. Meanwhile remained silent for a moment and then said, calmly dot, none whatsoever. Already knowing how the fight would end Neff moved her finger to scroll on but then stopped something very unexpected was happening on the screen of her Communicator instead of being instantly overwhelmed, the warrior dodged. Several attacks and Dove through Speaker 2 a stream of scorching fire. His black armor reflecting the Crimson Flames like the scales of an infernal monster, his Gauntlet collided against the head of one of the enemies instantly breaking, the skull Speaker 1 white spark slowly ignited in the depths of Nephi's. Interesting, she lingard watching the brutal. Slaughter, with a hint of excitement after spending years, fighting against overwhelming, odds nefis, couldnt help. But root for the loan term. Swordsman. A few seconds later, she was fully engrossed in the video. Remarkable. Chapter 784 single hole. Chapter 784 The second lecture had turned, Speaker 2 Out to be a challenge for sunny. Not because he felt unprepared to teach the less experienced awakened. Speaker 1 But because all of them were very infused and full of questions about changing Stars return, the whole Academy was a buzz Master sunless have you met lady changing star? Is it true? Did she ascends? Are you going to join the immortal flame Clan? Now, can we join too? Normally that would not have been a problem. Sadly for sunny. He could not refuse to answer any question Speaker 2 due to his floor so it took some time and Ingenuity to not let anything important slip while raining the Speaker 1 students in. If eventually he forced them to concentrate on the lecture after the lecture was over, he Speaker 2 had to take care of some administrative issues, as well as visit teacher Julius and assist the old man, with Speaker 1 a few tasks, seeing that his assistant was very eager to leave. The elderly instructed did not keep Sunny Long and soon, let him go with a knowing smile, ah, youth Sonny, frowned a little as he Sorry to the door. What is that supposed to mean? Throwing the confusion out of his mind, Sonny decided to not waste time, and use Shadow step to reach the train station, as fast as possible. On the way home, he was deep in thought after the night of experimenting and exploring their bond, he was very curious. What else nefis and him could do as far as Sunny. Understood it Shadow Bond made it so that their souls were strangely considered to be two parts of a single hole at least, when applied to the function of their aspects. So, did that mean that he could pull their with him through the Shadows? When using Shadow step? If he used to charm like blood Blossom, would it affect be shared to her? If so, would the Boost granted to them remain the same or grow twice as weak, he had many questions like that and answers to them, could only be found through Speaker 2 further experimentation Sunny was very excited. Why wouldn't he? He was always resentful of his weakness at the fact that stronger awakened or powerful nightmare creatures could snuff out his life. Without too much trouble, anything that could Grant him. More power to defend himself was a boom and a memory of how powerful he had felt last night was still fresh in his mind. Of course, reality was not so Speaker 1 simple, firstly, any experiment would demand left to go through torturous pain? Secondly, he had not forgotten that this power came at a cost. The cost was, his freedom. Nephi seemed to be reluctant to Speaker 2 use the shadow bond, to compel him to do her bidding, but he could not be completely sure of her intentions, Speaker 1 not until they talked openly about it. It was just that he didn't want to have that talk yet. Talking Speaker 2 openly about anything. Was the last thing he usually wanted to do later, I'll do it later. Speaker 1 Nef was barely out of the nightmare. Sunny himself had not been in the best of shapes after ascending for Speaker 2 a while. It was better to give her some time to balance herself soon, he was nearing his house, Speaker 1 the security system automatically scan his Biometrics and unlock the door opening, it Sonny walked inside and took off his shoes. Then he looked around and noticed AN fitting on a tall, stool near the kitchen counter staring at her Communicator, with strange, intensity. Her eyes were burning Speaker 2 and it seemed as if she had spent a lot of time without moving, she seemed to be so engrossed with what was happening Speaker 1 on the screen that she did not even pay attention to his return clenching. Her fists nef Speaker 3 suddenly spoke. Come on, you can do it, she is good, but you are better. He Speaker 2 blinked a couple of times unaccustomed to hearing such enthusiasm in changing Stars voice. She was Speaker 3 usually far more reserved and what did she mean what was he supposed to do? Who was he Speaker 1 better than? Ah, she must be talking to herself but what the hell is she watching? Sunny took a few steps forward and looked over shoulder. A strange expression appeared on his face on Speaker 2 the screen. A ferocious swordsman in Black armor was fighting against a graceful woman who wore a light metal armor An Elegant half mask rose petals fell from above carpeting, a grandiose Arena, a darker dachi, and a slender. Esther clashed against each other filling, the air with the clanger of Steel weight. Isn't that? Isn't that my duel against Queen B? That was a memorable fight. He had barely Speaker 1 won that one, Sunny blinked, a couple of times remained silent for a few moments and then Speaker 3 coughed. Oh, hey, I'm back. Nephew is froze. She paused the video. Speaker 1 Hesitated then slowly turned and looked at him with a startled expression. Oh hey Sonny stared at her Speaker 2 for a couple of seconds then asked with a little smile. What are you watching Netflix? Suddenly live and up and gesture that her Communicator that I stumbled on a video of a very interesting Speaker 1 fighter. Have you heard about that guy Mongrel his incredible. I've been watching up, studying Speaker 2 his fights for a few hours, Sonny scratched, the back of his head, and then said evenly, Speaker 1 Mongrel? Yeah, I've heard a few things about him. Incredible, you say do? Tell. What is so incredibly about him in detail? Then he suddenly frowned and sniffed beer. Speaker 2 What's this smell? Crap. Don't tell that the filtration system is glitching, Sonny looked around, and Speaker 1 then froze, his eye twitched what what happened to my projector a familiar deadpan expression appeared on nephew's face. She glanced in the direction where the expensive model of the projector, had used to be lingered for a moment and Shrugged nonchalantly. Oh a malfunction, I guess how strange chapter 785, Solitude, audiobook. Chapter 7: Solitude Made by the nut, Lord. Speaker 2 None of the text used in this audiobook belongs to me. Please support the original author online. This is a fan-made project and I make no money from it all. So join the Discord for a lot of more audiobooks as Sunny bitterly explored, the Damage Done To His entertainment system by The Strange. Speaker 1 Function nephews silently watched him from her stool doesn't make sense. Gone. The projector is completely gone. It was so expensive after a while. He turned to changing star with a miserable Speaker 2 expression and opened his mouth then frowned in confusion. Wait, is that my shirt? Nef shifted a Speaker 1 little and then said a voice. Even I don't have any clothes, Sonny stared at her for a few moments. Then wait a hand and looked away for getting what he was going to say. Never mind, you can keep it. We can also order a delivery of anything else you need. I am an incredibly Speaker 2 rich on entrepreneur, you know, he paused then added with a bit of embarrassment. Well, I used to be Speaker 1 rich anyway. These days I pretty much spend everything on Research, she tilted her head, a little, then suddenly said, stop the girl, your tutoring visited, what pretending to be Speaker 2 nonchalant. Sonny glanced at nefis and answered in a new neutral tone. Oh, strange. We weren't supposed to have any lessons until a few days from now remains silent for a Speaker 1 few moments, then looked away with a smile. She is a bright kid. I'm glad you are teaching her. He studied her expression with a frown. What up with that smile? Finally, Sunny Shrugged. Well, money is money, my lessons aren't cheap after that, he sighed through the destroyed projector out of his mind and walked into the kitchen. Are you hungry? I can cook something up. My culinary skills have improved a lot. You know, as you should have already noticed, it was a Speaker 2 strange thing back on the Forgotten Shore. Nefis had always been the one in charge of feeding the cohort. Speaker 1 Now their role seemed to have reversed in more ways than one she deactivated her communicator Speaker 3 and said neutrally, I could eat. Thank you. Then changing staff. Frown slightly and Speaker 1 added. Oh but I don't have a lot of time. There is a consultation with the government Psychiatrist. I need to attend shortly by remote, of course, Sonny stared at her for a while, then shook his head, this is so weird deciding to prepare something that did not demand a lot of Speaker 2 time to make. He took out a pack of ramen, some vegetables, a piece of natural meat, and a pair of eggs. I never thought that I would hear something like that. From you, of all people at psychiatric. Speaker 1 He started the process of cooking Ramen and added. That was it really that bad changing star side and looked down after a while. She suddenly said, no, it wasn't too bad, her voice sounded distant, and a bit strange. In fact, out there in the dream realm, I felt nefis inhaled deeply, and then looked at him. Sawmilly dot. Happy Sunny almost dropped the cooking pot of all the answers out there. He had not expected to hear that one. Looking at Netflix, with an incredulous expression, he asked, what did you say? Happy she Sighed and nodded, I know that it sounds strange. And yes, traveling through the hell alone was excruciating terrible and hard. Many times. I did not think that I would survive Speaker 2 other times. I wanted to die. There was so much pain, so much hunger, so much Speaker 1 thirst, so much cold, so much unbearable heat. So much silence. A wistful expression slowly settled on her face, but it was also so simple. So liberating, all I had to do was walk fight, kill survive. There was no space for Unnecessary thoughts, no burdens. I had to carry, no complicated feelings, no responsibility. I did not have to remember where I came from and where I was headed. Speaker 2 I did not have to apart of anything, it was just me against the nightmare creatures and the dream Speaker 1 realm itself. He listened silently trying to imagine what living like that would feel like Speaker 2 Well, he didn't have to try too hard. Had he not experienced something similar while living alone in Speaker 1 the ruined Cathedral of the dark city? Yes, he had not been entirely himself back then, but but he Speaker 2 was also, the happiest. He had ever been. Perhaps, there was a blessing, giving up on everything except for Speaker 1 the things he needed to survive. Even if the things he was giving up on, were his sanity, his future and his Speaker 2 very Humanity, granted. His isolation had only lasted four several months instead of Speaker 1 years and the environment had not been as dire. What would have happened to him? If he had not abandoned the cathedral to Speaker 2 join changing Stars, ill-fated Crusade, she looked down and added evenly. I have never felt truly connected to the rest of humanity. I was always a bit of a stranger, I guess, out there in the dream realm with only nightmare creatures surrounding me, that connection, grew even more ephrath. Speaker 1 Sometimes, I even felt like everything except for that desolate Purgatory. Had been just a fleeting Team a strange illusion that I had imagined the dream realm. It seemed much more real. It Speaker 2 seemed like a place where I belonged with other monsters, like me. She sighed been looked at him and Speaker 1 added. So that's why I agreed to the offer to receive counseling. It is not because I feel Speaker 2 fragile and on the verge of breaking apart, it's just that I'm afraid to lose, what little Humanity Speaker 1 I have left. I never had a lot to begin with after Neff was done speaking. Sunny Speaker 2 stared at her, for some time. Then shook his head, I don't think I have ever heard an F specs so much, Speaker 1 placing ramen in the boiling water. He glanced at her with a frown. Well, if you put it like that, I guess a little counseling, would you good? However, I can tell you right now and without a shadow of a doubt that you are not a nightmare creature, you're a human through and through the leave me, I would know. Speaker 2 A pale smile appeared on changing Stars face. Thank you for saying that. Speaker 1 He looked at her with an amused expression and then smiled, I don't think you understand. I am not Speaker 2 saying this because I consider you a human or because I feel like you are a human or because I believe Speaker 1 that you are a human. It's just a fact he pointed to his I I have special eyes. Remember from that attribute of mine. I have seen what people look like and what nightmare creatures Speaker 2 look like, inside. He peered into nefer soul and remastered, almost blinded, by the brilliant Speaker 1 radiant of five, flaming incandescent sons that burned inside of it. There was no sign of the vile. Darkness Speaker 2 that dwelled in the souls of the corrupted, Abominations cracking, an egg on the edge of the pan. He looked at her and Speaker 1 scoffed dot. You don't look anything like a nightmare creature. That's all chapter. 786 Lifeline soon, two bowls of delicious steaming RAM and were on the table in front of them. Lifeline Sonny had never invited anyone to taste his Ramen but he was quite pleased with the result. His Speaker 1 Past of only eating synth. Pace seemed so distant that he did not even want to remember it. Both dug in and finished their portions in record time. Sunny drank, the last of the fragrant broth and let out a delighted sigh nefis. Acted more reserved but he could feel that she was very satisfied too, putting the bowl away. Changing star smiled slightly and looked at him. A hesitant expression appeared on her face a few moments later. She suddenly said, be that as it may while I was Speaker 2 lost and wandering, the dream realm slowly, forgetting what it felt like to be human. There was one thing I clung to that reminded me that all my prior life had not been just a dream. Do you know what it was? Sunny thought Speaker 1 for a bit then Shrugged, I don't know, a memory. Your sword dream blade. She lingered for a few moments then slowly shook her head. No, it was you Sunny froze and stared at her with surprise Nephi smile slightly your rooms. Though, I could not know what was happening to you, Cassie and the others. I could still feel connected to you through the rooms, I could see that you were still out there alive and doing incredible things. The new memories you receive told me a little about what kind of enemies you fought the speed at which your aspect. Speaker 2 Legacy progress, told me how hard you were working to sharpen your battle skill. As long as I saw the rooms, Speaker 1 I knew that I had not imagined the past and did not feel as alone she shifted. And then added when I was bored. I like to imagine what exactly happened to give you a sudden influx of Speaker 2 fragments. What? The nightmare creature that gifted, you a memory, looked, like, how you defeated it things. Speaker 1 Things like that. Oh, and I was born often while my journey was often full of hardship and dread. It could also be terribly monotonous sometimes. So, that was pretty much the. Only way I could Speaker 2 entertain myself changing star looked at him lingered for a moment and then said, Speaker 1 I know, it was not really something that you did consciously still. I wanted to say thank you. You helped me a lot. Sunny, you made it easier for me to keep going. I won't forget that. He stared at her suddenly uncomfortable, then he looked away in embarrassment and cleared his throat. Ah, are you sure that you have not received counseling already? I mean that doesn't sound like you very are enlightened. Anyway you're welcome. I guess nefis, smiled and did not respond, Sonny remains silent for a bit and then forced himself to say Speaker 2 that. Actually I spent a lot of time staring at your rooms as well. He looked at the floor Speaker 1 granted, I was not exactly going crazy from isolation like you, well, except for a Speaker 2 short stretch of falling into a bottomless Abyss all alone, I guess. But the point is, to be honest, I was, I am unsatisfied with the fact that you are so far ahead of me every time you Speaker 1 gained a soul, fragment it urged me to try and get two the stronger. You grew the more. I wanted to become stronger as well. A large part of these things I gained was because of you. I Issue too, kept me going in a sense, he fell silent and then glanced at nephews with a slightly bitter expression. Of course, no matter how hard I tried. I had never managed to catch up to you every time I fell short. It did not feel nice at all, but it Speaker 2 also forced me to try harder. I guess, she studied his face for a few moments and then Speaker 1 shook her head. It is much easier for me to gain Soul fragments, you know that, even though I am still ahead, I suspect that you have fought and slaying much more nightmare creatures than I have. In fact, I know you did Sonny smiled who cares? It's not a competition where you get rewarded for the effort only, the result matters in the end. A person is either strong or they are weak. The stronger ones. Will always Trump will. Those who are weaker? Isn't the how the world Works nefis looked down. Then, slowly, shook her head, you are wrong. I think results matter yes but it's not like how you got there. Doesn't every Victory, you Speaker 2 achieve teaches you a lesson, every defeat you suffer teaches you even more. I guess it all Speaker 1 depends on what you call strength Sunny grimaced. Well, let me ask you a question can you say that I am stronger than you changing stared at him with an even expression. Several seconds passed by, but she remained silent, a dark green appeared on sun is face. He sighed. Speaker 2 And then collected the empty bowls to clean them. If he doesn't seem to think that I am according to her, Speaker 1 I lack conviction, I don't even really know what conviction is, and where does one find it? But even I can't honestly say that I am strong within you. That should tell you something considering, you know, my clear conscience, Memphis lingered for a few moments and then suddenly said in calm tone, you are stronger than you, think you are Sunny, put the bowls into the sink and turned on the water. Standing with his back to her. He stayed quiet for a while. After some time, he started to Speaker 2 wash the dishes and said, dot your counseling session is about to start. You should hurry. She looked at his back for a few moments. Then silently stood up and went away. Sonny was left alone in Speaker 1 the kitchen. He finished washing the bowls, put them on the drying rack, and wiped his hand with a towel. Then he glanced in the direction of the guest room, shook his head and scoffed. Ah, who cares? Apparently I am incredible chapter 787 training session a Speaker 2 week. Later, two people sat across from each other on the cold floor of the underground, Dojo their eyes closed Speaker 1 with their legs crossed, and their hands resting on their laps. It seemed as though they were meditating, of course, they won. While Sunny was calm and in relaxed, nephews was the opposite. There was a furious Speaker 2 to solar energy flowing through her body. Making it hard for her to remain still invisible. To anyone except for her partner radiant streams of ethereal Essence rushed through her veins. Like rivers of Speaker 1 flame, her breathing was uneven and there were beads of sweat on her face. Sonny observed changing star through his Shadows after a while he said, you are doing much better. While crude, your control is already stable? However, there is no Precision to it. A master has to be Speaker 2 intricate in how they apply an expand. Their Essence. That is what truly separates us from the Speaker 1 awakened. While the soul of an ascended is more potent. The Gap is not too large. It is our Speaker 2 ability to make better use of this potential that really separates us from the rest of them. Neff was doing well, Speaker 1 in fact, a rapid progress in learning how to control her, Essence was nothing short of exceptional. However, she was facing substantial obstacles in her training. Not only was changing star completely new to that aspect of her power. She also simply had too much, Soul Essence. Compared to normal Master, she had at least five times as much of it. If most ascended contained a tranquil current of essence within their bodies, nefis contained, a furious sea. Her Soul Essence was also different from anything, Sonny had ever faced it was much more potent fiery and vibrant, probably Speaker 2 because of the fire attribute she had inherited from her mother. What it effectively meant was that nephew would have to put much more effort into learning to control her Essence. However, once she did climb over that steep obstacle, the result was going to be simply terrifying showing her, the way puts on his own Speaker 1 experiences. In perspective, gifting him a few new insights of his own, just as it had been with rain. The Speaker 2 role of a mentor. Allowed him to learn a lot himself teaching was, truly the best way to learn now Sunny felt that his own Essence control was far more precise and new and that of most even without the help Speaker 1 of Soul. Serpent, of course he had no chance to test it in actual combat yet he was Speaker 2 Also growing more and more sour about the fact that both blood weave and Bone weave will purely corporeal, Speaker 1 in nature, although Shadow Essence was unique. It did not receive any augmentation from his attributes. In Speaker 2 fact, the only time it strange nature played a role had been during his encounter with the vial, feeding bird Speaker 1 spawn, even though that single instance had saved his life. Sonny, really wished four more, maybe I am not utilizing its full potential if there was a way to do. So however he had no Speaker 2 idea how maybe if we was lineage had not devoured, the shadow Gods, Sonny would have been in a Speaker 1 different situation as it stood though. I wonder if there is a soul weave Nephi's side Speaker 2 and open her eyes. The turbulent flow of Soul Essence in her body settled returning to a Karma cycle. She rested for a moment and then Rose to her feet, Sunny did the same. Commanding, the Speaker 1 foreshadows to wrap themselves around his body. Are you ready? She nodded, and then exploded in motion. Attacking him with her fists empowered, by the Shadows, Sunny easily, dodged, deflected and Speaker 2 blocked, the torrent of devastating punches, and kicks. This was the second part of their training, Neff is not only had to learn how to control sole Essence. But also how to use it in battle, she had to retrain herself from the ground up to account for all the new possibilities that the Ascension granted her. This was not an easy task, considering that the different went much deeper than simple, physical ability, and explosive Speaker 1 might at their high level combat became much more tactical. Solar Essence was a precious resource, that could achieve a lot, but was also easily wasted. A master had to be strategic in how they Speaker 2 Unleashed their powers, their physical performance aspect and memories could all benefit from vast amounts Speaker 1 of essence. However, they could also quickly depleted the same statement held true for awakened. Speaker 2 But to a much lesser degree since Master's had much greater Powers at their disposal and Dusky It much greater volumes of Soul, Essence. It was a constant and complicated dance. That required a lot of skill Speaker 1 foresight and cunning to be performed to the best result. Sonny himself. Still had a lot to learn serving as a Bono fight punching bag for nefis was not the most efficient way of learning, but it had its own merits by dedicating himself to nothing but withstanding, a constant barrage of attacks and rationing his Essence in the most efficient way. Sonny was teaching himself, how to prepare for long battles of attrition. At least she had mastered Essence control in enough to not ruin dojo for a while. The underground Speaker 2 chamber was filled with nothing but the sounds of heavy breathing and flesh. Slapping against flesh, both Fighters were exerting themselves to the upmost degree Sonny had it easier since he was defending, but receiving so many crushing blows in a row was still not for the weak of heart. Each of Memphis empowered strikes could have punched through an armored vehicle after all, if not all the fact that she was not using her flames, To augment herself, sunnis would have been suffering from internal bleeding by now having nearly in disruption bones was a big Advantage, but it did not make him Invincible. Their Furious Clash lasted until nef is exhausted. Most of her Essence determined to launch one. Last attack. She stepped closer a slender leg whipped forward, threatening to crush sun is rib cage. He swiftly turned and caught it in the air then gently placed it on the ground that that enough for today. Since Speaker 1 this had been their routine for the entirety of the last week. Neither said another word. Both fell to the floor, spent an utterly exhausted, their breeding was hoarse and their clothes were soaked with sweat. Damn. I need a shower. However, the idea of standing up scene, 2 cruel, right now, Speaker 2 Sunny turned his head to glance at nefis and judged that she was in an even more pitiful state. So they simply remained on the floor for a few minutes, laying side by side and trying to catch their F after a while, sun is Communicator suddenly made a sound of course it was not on his person a clash of such intensity would have quickly destroyed the expensive device so Sunny had left it on the lid of the Dreamscape pod. Now he faced the necessity to walk all the way to the Alcove to retrieve it. Instead Sonny commanded the happy Shadow to Glide their turn tangible, pick up a communicator and bring it back. The fall was utterly delighted to oblige anyway, as the shadow Speaker 1 gingerly crossed the underground dojo and presented the communicator to Sunny. He glanced at the screen and then sighed time to go Neff. Cassie is on her way, chapter 788 cordial, invitation Sunny, took a quick shower and went down stairs. Chapter 788 By the time he came down, nefis was just exiting the guest room. She changed from the gym shorts, and a tank top. That she had been wearing Speaker 2 for their practice session and put on some of the clothes. They had ordered for her a few days back. Speaker 1 A silver hair was wet glistening in the Rays of sunshine that poured Through the Windows without having to say anything, Sunny went to the kitchen opened a drawer and took out a can of Grounded Coffee. Then Speaker 2 he stretched his arm back by then nefis had already filled a pot with water and placed it into his hand soon. The pleasant Aromas bred through the house. By the time, the coffee was ready. Speaker 1 A PTV was in the process of parking nearby. Sunny dumped two spoons of sugar into his cup left but one intended four nephew without any and added to the third changing star. Meanwhile, was opening the door for Cassie soon. All three were seated around the table. Enjoying their Speaker 2 respective beverages. After a while Sunny glanced at the blind girl and asked, well, Speaker 1 what's the news she lingered for a bit? Then pushed her cup away and produced two flat, white squares, Sunny stared at the four a bit confused, then he blinked a couple of Times, is that an envelope indeed? That was what the white squares were. They seemed to be made out of paper and each had a round piece of red wax attached to it. Sunny had only seen an actual Speaker 2 paper envelope used in Period dramas. So he was justifiably surprised to encounter one in real Speaker 1 life, taking one of the envelopes, he curiously studied it from different sites, how quaint there was an Speaker 2 image of a sword piercing and an Village in to the red wax. So at least he did not have to wonder Speaker 1 where the strange things had come from legacies amused. He furtively glanced at nephews to learn what Speaker 2 one was supposed to do with the paper envelope and then repeated her actions soon. A different piece Speaker 1 of paper appeared in his hands. Master sunless. You are cordially. Invited. What what is Speaker 2 this even more confused? And before he turned to Cassie and raise an eyebrow, she was supposed to bring them up an update on the situation with the government and Clan Valor. Not some weird messages, the Speaker 1 Fine girl. Smile slightly basically this is a gesture of Goodwill. She paused for a moment and then added in a bright tone. It is an indentation Clan Valor is holding an annual ball in Speaker 2 about a month. We are all invited to attend which is usually considered a great honor. Not every Master receives the privilege to brush site with the most powerful representatives of the great Clans and actual Speaker 1 Saints. Sonny blinked, a couple of times that is holding ball. Some weird Legacy ceremony. Wait, what? Kinds of ball? Are we talking about something like a football? Why do people hold it annually? And more importantly, why do we have to attend? This, all holding ritual. Nefis Speaker 2 silently covered her face with a hand and said, a hint of exasperation finding its way into her voice Speaker 1 Sonny. A ball is a social Gathering usually accompanied by a dance. It is not a literal ball. Speaker 2 He stared at her for a moment, then glanced at the piece of paper in his hand and coughed. Oh that Speaker 1 Makes more sense I guess. Cassie, listen to them. Speak with a strange expression, then tilted, her head, a little and said dot of course, in our case this invitation holds special meaning it is a sign that Clan Valor is willing to be patient and wait for Memphis to recover. It is also the indication that the final negotiation is going to take place during the ball one month from now, this gives us time to prepare. This was a good piece of news. All things considered basically, it meant that. Now that the initial week was over changing Star had more time to get ready to face the representatives Speaker 2 of plan. Baylor, it also meant that the great Clan was not going to do anything before that giving her Speaker 1 freedom to recuperate in peace. It was more or less. An Armistice, a bright smile appeared on Cassie's delicate face. But there is more to show their since writing released the fire Keepers, they were holding hostage. Both are already back and resting in the immortal flame manner. This Speaker 2 This means that they are serious about building a good relationship with us. I think Sonny, let out Speaker 1 a sigh he was not really attached to the FireKeepers. Still they had gone through the Civil War in the bright castle and the seed of the Crimson Spire together. The fools also treated him as one of their own for some reason. He had felt a bit guilty knowing that some of them were suffering because of the terrible mess in the night Temple Effie Kai and Aiko were going very happy to hear the news too. However, it was not like Clan Vela to let go of Leverage, Sunny glanced at Cassie and frowned. What are they scheming? The blind girl hesitated for a few moments, then trumped I am not entirely sure. However, I do have a suspicion, this Sudden Change must indicate that something important happened to shift the balance of power. Even more in favor of Clans song. That is why Speaker 2 Vela is willing to make concessions to ensure that Immortal flame becomes their Ally sud. Speaker 1 He felt a strong sense of unease. What could have happened to change the power dynamic between the two, great plans so much. He took a sip of his coffee and then asked well, so what now? Cassie Speaker 2 smiled now. Now, we are free to do anything. We want for a month, the government is going to Speaker 1 insist. That nefis makes at least one public appearance, but they won't be too forceful in their demands. Speaker 2 So we can do whatever she turned to changing star and said a voice full of Speaker 1 warmth, neph. How do you feel about finally coming home? We can go to the manor right now. If you're ready, chapter 789, only forward. Chapter 789 Netflix looked in the window and remained silent for a while, her face was distant and still after a while she likely shook her head? No, not yet. Casey seemed to be surprised by that answer. No, but why changing starside? The FireKeepers that is what people call the Awakened. Who follow you, right? They all look up to me, do they not the blind girl silently? Speaker 2 Nodded, of course, we have been waiting for your return ever since Escaping. The Forgotten Shore. Even though the dreamer Army was an alliance of convenience, the bonds that were forged between its members are Speaker 1 real, their bond to you is real too, sunny sipped, his coffee with a strange expression. Neff, meanwhile lingered for a moment and then said, but they want more than just a Speaker 2 welcome me back. They expect me to lead them like I did on the Forgotten Shore. Am I correct Cassie? Nodded once again, neph looked away. How can I lead them when I don't know where I am going? I I need more time to figure things out before I face them. The blind girl remained silent for a Speaker 1 while. Then sight I I understand I think Sonny meanwhile did not understand sure on the surface what Nephi said made perfect sense. She was not sure of what she was going to do. So she could not offer the remnant of the dreamer Army Speaker 2 guidance. She could not become their General again until she decided on the direction her soldiers had to follow. However, Sunny Harbor, doubts about the cynt righty of this indecision. Nefis had never been one to Speaker 1 allow her, hesitation to slow her down. More than that, she had spent two whole years alone in the dream Speaker 2 realm. If he knew anything about her, he knew that she must have dedicated a considerable amount of that time to obsessively making plans of how to destroy her enemies. Once she returned, of course, there was a lot of new information that became available to nephew after she came back, that had to change her approach a little, but Speaker 1 should not have affected the core of it. So why was she hesitating, what was she struggling with Sonny? Did not know and was not sure that he wanted to know yet? In any case he was going to learn sooner or later? There was something else that bothered him, though. He glanced at nefis and Cassie. And then said, His voice grumpy. Aren't you too? Forgetting something. This is still my home. We only agreed that nefis. Would stay here for a week. Shouldn't you at least ask me before deciding to leave her here for a while longer? He was not going to let changing star pull off an Effie that easily, Neff turned and looked at him with an unreadable expression. After a few moments of Silence she asked Sonny, do you mind if I stay for a couple more weeks, he coughed and then glanced away in embarrassment, of course, sure, no problem. Glad to have you and all that. See, Speaker 2 was that so hard Cassie remained for a bit longer to get nefis up to speed about the state of the Speaker 1 FireKeepers. Under Renovations they were making to the immortal flame Manner and then left running a prominent awake and organization was not an easy task. So she had a lot on her plate. Sonny and neph were left alone. Again, he hesitated for a few moments and then asked do you really not want Speaker 3 To go home. I mean, I never really had one more or less before buying this house Speaker 1 but if I did I imagine I would have missed it a lot. Neff is glanced at him then slowly shook her head that place is not really my home. We were moving a lot while I was growing up Speaker 2 sometimes because our financial situation changed sometimes due to security issues. That Speaker 1 manner is just the last in a long series of temporary shelters. She remained silent for Speaker 2 a few moments then added. I guess. It were the people who surrounded me that created the feeling of home Speaker 1 but they are all gone now, one way or the other. So there's nothing for me to return to Sunnyside. Remembering the conversation. He once had with notice, I don't really understand what the immortal flame Clan is to be honest. And who those people were you once said that you were raised by your grandmother changing star, nodded The Immortal flame is just me now. At its height. It was one of the most influential Legacy Clans, you could have called it a great plan even although that distinction was not established yet back then. Apart from the immediate family, the Speaker 2 clan also encompassed, hundreds of other people professionals to manage our properties Craftsman. Mundane soldiers, awakened retainers their dependents. A legacy Clan is more than just a few powerful Speaker 1 warriors. It is a large self-sufficient institution a tribe, even she grew silent. And then said, of course our fortunes turned after Immortal flame Speaker 2 himself died. And my mother became Halo. Then my father was gone too. Only my Speaker 1 grandmother remained to take care of me. She was not an awakened. However, don't think that she was weak because of it. On the contrary, all the, my grandmother was a mundane human. She was also the strongest person I've ever known nephews looked away. A hint of emotion appearing on her face. She was a member of the Speaker 2 First-generation she was born during the darkest times of humanity, survived a bloody dissent of the spell and the final convulsion of the old world order, then participated in the establishment of the new one. Speaker 1 She was strong. She was also wise and kind, I couldn't wish for a better Guardian, she looked down. However, she was not enough to keep the immortal flame Clan from falling. Especially not Speaker 2 when we found ourselves in the crosshairs of my father's former companions slowly, Speaker 1 but surely we lost our assets and our standing, some of the people in our employee left of their own Speaker 2 free will. Others were forced to abandon us because of adversity. Many of those who remain died trying to protect me the most loyal. One still persisted. There were several awakened among them and even a master Speaker 1 my mental side, but in the end, he was gone too. By the time, I Speaker 2 turned 16, all that remained were a few mundane servant who had been with us for so long that they had. Had nowhere else to go after my grandmother passed away and I felt the call of the nightmare spell. I paid them a generous stipend from what little funds, the clan had left and let them go. You know, the rest Speaker 1 changing star remains silent for a while and then added dot. I remember walking through the manner before Speaker 2 leaving it to comply with the third directive and surrender myself to the police. It was so strange seeing Speaker 1 it completely empty. My grandmother was gone. My mother was in the Care Facility, the servant had left. It was just me alone. She looked away, suddenly a pale smile appeared on her face. Nothing held me back. So I wasn't sad to leave at all. There was only one direction left for me forward. Sonny looked at her silently a summer expression, hidden in the depths of his eyes only forward that was true for the both of them still. However, was it worth it to not be held back by anything. If in return, you had nothing to hold dear turning. Way he sighed. Life was not that simple anymore. Chapter 790 outing Chapter 790 audiobook made by the nut Lord. None of the text used in this audiobook belongs to me. Please support the original author online. This is a fan-made project and I make no money from it all. So join the Discord for a lot of more audio books. Despite the fact that Neff has decided to stay with Sonny for Speaker 1 a couple more weeks or rather that he had allowed her, stay their routine somewhat changed because at the Armistice with Clan Valor, she did not have to stay inside all the time anymore. So Speaker 2 while the two of them still continue, having exhausting practice sessions every day. The intensity of the training Speaker 1 diminished on the first day, after receiving the invitation to the ball, nefis had left to visit her mother soon. After that, she made a strange request. A counselor assigned an F by the government had suggested that Speaker 2 she should not isolate herself from mundane human and instead seek out opportunities. To participate in Collective activities, people usually enjoyed. So she asked Sonny to help her figure out what it was that people did with their free time. Sonny was glad to help the problem was he Speaker 1 had no idea himself. His life experience was richer than hers, but the knowledge of how people Speaker 2 live their lives in the outskirts, did not exactly apply to their situation after becoming a citizen and moving to a better part of the city Sonny had spent all his time. Doing more productive, things than Speaker 1 relaxing who had time to relax. There were so many things, he needed to achieve. As the Speaker 2 result, they had to turn to other members at the cohort for advice. When they did Effie enthusiastically volunteered to arrange in outing, all those Sunny had a bad premonition about her proposal, he found Speaker 1 no polite reason to refuse to Giddy Huntress. So a few days later, he found himself doing something Speaker 2 that he had never thought he would ever do some. He was getting ready to go to a dance club. What am I Speaker 1 Been doing this, this is so stupid standing in front of the mirror. He solely looked at the pale young man that stared back at him. The young man was dressed in stylishly understated clothes that mixed black with different shades of dark gray. He was undeniably attractive although not exactly masculine in appearance. The attractive young, man, of course, was him or his reflection rather Sunny studied it and frowned whatever. It's just a nightclub, I have fought Saints and survived. I have conquered the red Carlos. See him. I have faced a demon. How scary Speaker 2 can a bunch of drunk mundane to be shaking his head. He let out a heavy sigh, and went down to the living room Speaker 1 as he sat and waited with a dark expression on his face. An expensive, PTV arrived and parked near the house at that moment Effie and nephew merch from one of the smaller bedrooms on the second floor and started to sending the stairs. Flying. Finally. What took you? So he turned and froze unable to Finish his thought standing on the Polish steps nephew looked different. Although she was famous across the Speaker 2 world. Most people only knew her by name, very few had actually seen the renowned changing star of The Immortal flame Clan mostly because she had yet to appear in public after her return from the dream realm. However, it was still prudent to mask. Some of her more recognizable features to avoid being mobbed by Speaker 1 an excited crowd for that reason. Sonny had lent her the Autumn Leaf using the Cosmetic memory nefis changed the color of her distinct silver hair. Now her hair was black and lustrous falling to the middle of her back like a waterfall. The finest silk contrasted against it, a calm gray. I seen even more striking Ivory skin seemed to Glow. Despite the fact that she was not channeling the radiant white Flames. What was more if he had been the one who chose and bought the clothes for the two of them to wear today. As the result nefis was wearing a vibrant red dress, that barely reached the Love her thigh and left her shoulders Bareilles. She looked stunning Sunny gulped then forced himself to look away a few moments later. He finally was able to say something that I'd never thought. I'd see you in a dress one day nefis glanced at herself. Then Shrugged with Speaker 2 indifference. I like it. The style does not diminish my range of motion. I can move freely if something Speaker 1 happens Sonny hesitated and then glanced at Effie who was wearing less flashy clothes with suspicion. How come you get to wear pants Effie grind why else? That's because I'm not a princess doofus. She giggled and ended a spin what you don't you think that my Ensemble is flattering. It was maybe even too much so not knowing where to put his eyes Sunny gritted his teeth and forced himself to stare at the wall. This is going to be a long night. He Speaker 3 cleared his throat and then said, yeah, you look nice too anyway. Speaker 1 Should go our ride is already here. Effie giggled again, patted him on the shoulder and headed for the door. Sunny and Neff is followed soon. They entered the PTV and greeted the others. After seeing Kai sunnis, mood improved a bit. At least the former Idol seemed to be in his element. Cassie. On the other hand seemed uneasy. Well, no wonder a club filled with thundering music was not the best environment for a beautiful blind girl to be in. Of Speaker 2 course, anyone who got the wrong idea, was bound to learn that they made a giant Mistake, by approaching her with ill Speaker 1 intent, Kai smiled at him from the driver's seat. Sonny you look great. Then he turned to Memphis and Effie, and smiled even wider. Almost blinding them with his dazzling Grinch, but not as great as the lady do, of course, Sunny rolled, his eyes just drive. All right, let's get this finished with a soon as possible Kai wink at him, then looked at the road and sent the PTV. Would relax. Sunny, it's just a dance club. What's the Worst? That Could Happen, Sonny and the gloomy Shadow simultaneously shuddered? Are you kidding me? Did you have to say that out loud chapter 791, human rituals, standing at the edge of the VIP area that Human Rituals lunged above the dance floor of a popular nightclub sunny and nefis looked down at the undulating mass of human body's Speaker 1 below them. With strange Expressions, the music thundered and reverberated from all sides, making the whole Space vibrate. The darkness was filled with flashes of light and glowing figures of elaborate, moving projections. People were having the time of their lives, the club if he had brought them to was an exclusive Speaker 2 and luxurious establishment at only the members of the elite classes of human society could visit the amount of credits being spent every minute on exotic alcoholic beverages and legal, stimulant was nothing short of astronomical. The value of designer clothes, Cutting Edge, Tech accessories, and precious. Jewelry present in the Dancehall was almost revolting. The best Helix excitement. Permeating the air was almost Speaker 1 palpable staring at the mass of dancing. Human in bewilderment, Sunny shook his head, what a strange ritual nefis, turned her head slightly and raised an eyebrow dot. I know, right? Speaker 2 The members of the cohort were occupying a large part of the VIP lounge intended for the most distinguished pattern of the club. Even among the mass of Elites, their status was A Cut Above the Rest. Cayenne Cassie were enjoying something called champagne at the table while the other three moved to the edge to take a look at the main hall of the club changing stared at the dancing crowd and frowned their behavior. Doesn't make Speaker 1 any sense. Sunny nodded in solidarity? Indeed after a while he added, Speaker 2 they are not even dancing. They are just rhythmically, gyrating, their bodies. It also appears that the proximity at which one is allowed to gyrate his or her body to other. Participants is representative of their Speaker 1 Desirability. Anyway, they all look incredibly stupid. Nefis tilted, her head, a little, it is not that simple. I think this strange Dynamic actually seems to be very nuanced. Speaker 2 Just look at the women. They seem to be using their looks physical coordination and Agility in order to attract Speaker 1 a men. However, once men are attracted the women act, as if they are disinterested, most of the time they truly are other times, it is just a signal for the men to try harder. She grew silent and then added with slight confusion. The most startling part is that all this information, Speaker 2 including the complicated evaluations based on obscure parameters and much more is communicated. Absolutely non-verbally. And in a way that both men and women somehow seem to understand while chaotically jerking their Speaker 1 bodies, it is like they all develop telepathic abilities, Sunny scowled. Anyway, Speaker 2 these gyrations are clearly meant to illustrate once high-value as a romantic partner and that is What this dance is a venue for the dancers to seek out physically desirable Partners, however Speaker 1 everyone acts as if it's not. In fact, most of these people are pretending that the exact Speaker 2 opposite is true. He rubbed his chin as if showing interest, is in itself and admission of inadequacy and undesirability, those who do manage to find Partners, do it through a series of obscure, hints Speaker 1 and Silent signals. This is so inefficient. Why can't people just honestly State their goals and desires? They are all pursuing the same result. Anyway, changing star, nodded thoughtfully Effie, who was leaning on the railing near them stared at the two of them with a perplexed expression. Then the huntress slowly shook her head you are both idiots. You know that sunny and nephews looked Speaker 2 at her with surprise their movement, almost simultaneous. What, why is this analysis Speaker 1 wrong? If he let out an exasperated sigh they are just having fun gods. Don't you know what fun is? Believe it or not it's just pleasurable to let loose and move your body to loud music sometimes. Actually, you should try it. A very similar expression of subdued Speaker 2 revulsion appeared on both of their faces. No, thank you. I'd rather not the huntress, rolled her Speaker 1 eyes, as for that stuff, about seeking Partners. What's wrong with that other things can be pleasurable too. You know, both sunny and nephews blinked. Not how frivolous, of course I do, don't I know it. Well, Effie grown and grabbed her head hopeless, both of them. After a few moments, she sighed, then looked at nephews and asked, well, anyway, this is a perfect example of what humans like to do. Is it working? Do you feel better connected to humanity changing star? Hesitated, then looked back at the mass of dancing people and remained silent for a while. Then she said it is strange to see. So many people acting. So carelessly, to be honest, all I can think about her face. Turned Sommer Speaker 2 nephis, lingered for a moment as she studied. Speaker 1 Crowd with a dark expression dotted, how easy it would be to kill them. All, they are just so unaware and Speaker 2 unprepared after long years of living, in a state of constant, pain and struggle desperately, trying to survive and fighting harrowing enemies. Almost every day, it must have been hard for her to come to terms with this Speaker 1 strange. Peaceful reality, Neff might have returned to the waking world, but her mentality was slow to adjust. It was still in the Dreadful grass of the dream realm. Mentally changing star was still living in a nightmare Effie. Looked at her with a dubious frown, you will be surprised. This is an expensive Club. So a lot of these people are awakened. In fact, I'd say that places like Speaker 2 these have a higher concentration of Awakened and pretty much anywhere else in the city, except for the Academy, this club is better suited to resist a southern gate. Manifestation the headquarters of most Legacy Speaker 1 Clan's glanced at her with surprise really the huntress grind, of course. Not all awakened are obsessed with fighting like the two of you. They treat the dream realm as their job, not their whole existence while they sleep. They perform their duties. Man. The walls fight the attacking nightmare creatures, maintain their citadels and so on, when they wake up, they go about their actual lives. Chapter 792, blind spot Effie smiled, then gestured at the dancing crowd and added after they returned from the dream realm. Chapter 792 Most awakened spend, Speaker 2 at least a part of their day training to raise their usefulness, to the Citadel and increase their chances of survival. Speaker 1 Some have important jobs to perform in the waking world as well. Our infrastructure runs on spell tech after all, she shook her head, but other than that, his plenty of time to live and have fun. It doesn't have to be all work without stop. Some might even say that not having any other interests is detrimental. The huntress looked at the man Shrugged. I mean, how can you be motivated to fight? Speaker 2 For this world. If you never experienced all the nice things that it has to offer, maybe that is why Speaker 1 your counselor told you to participate in mundane, human activities, Neff awakened, and especially Masters, like us need to Anchor ourselves to humanity somehow, but there's no gateways here. Speaker 2 Sonny took a sniff of the strange sparkling liquid in his glass. Then carefully, tasted it, this champagne, or whatever it was called, was way too expensive for him to pass the chance of getting his money's Speaker 1 worth out of it. Well, he wasn't paying today but still it was a matter of principle, of course, Sonny had sworn off alcohol. But with him being a master now there was no way for him to get drunk unless he wanted to not because of mundane drinks like this one anyway. Unless he Speaker 2 consciously willed, otherwise, his body was going to treat alcohol as a weak poison and resisted tastes Speaker 1 sweet but also bitter. Very refreshing though. How strange Fees words made him thoughtful. She was not entirely wrong Sonny himself. Felt a bit ambivalent about the waking World which had not been kind to him in the past, he only liked it better than the dream realm, because it was safer and had nice things like delicious food, comfortable, furniture, and network dramas also Reign was here. But what if an awakened was indifferent to all those things, would they even feel compelled to do anything to protect the waking world? What was going to stop them from abandoning the mundane completely? After they became a master or a saint or a sovereign nefis. Meanwhile continued to study the dance hall after a while she said, there might be many awakened here, but how prepared are they to fight against the flood of nightmare creatures? It takes a lot of courage to face an opening gate out of those who are courageous, how many are competent enough to make a difference? Not everyone is like Mongrel very few can stand their ground and fight. Gave her a strange. Look Speaker 3 huh. Speaker 2 Have you been watching a lot of videos on the network? Princess you are quoting Mongrel. Now changing star. Shrugged, I just find him admirable. The huntress suddenly grinned and said in a conspiratorial Speaker 1 tone, Neff, do you maybe have a crush on Lord Mongrel? Sunny almost bat out his champagne, he turned slightly and threw a murderous glance at Effie nefis, however, remained nonchalant. She showed no reaction and simply said, I just appreciate his skill and his integrity. At first, I was merely attracted by how beautiful his swordman is Flowing, unpredictable, supremely adaptable. I watched a few of his duels as well as his performances in the dream, tournament his dedication versatility and domineering attitude left. A deep impression on me, changing star shook her head, but those were just games. It was only when I stumbled on a clip of Mongrel, single Speaker 2 Handedly stalling, several waves of nightmare creatures in front of a gate that I truly grew to appreciate his Speaker 1 character. In my opinion, he is what a true awaken should strive to be someone who is not Speaker 2 resigned to bowing, down to the spell and is determined to resist it. Instead, his will Mastery of combat Speaker 1 and wisdom are commendable. It warms my heart to know that there are warriors like him out there. Sonny gripped, his glass and forced out an awkward smile. Hey, let's not go overboard about that Mongrel guy, shall we is not that great. I mean, he was not really alone at that gate. There Speaker 2 were other awaken helping him. As for all that wisdom stuff. I am willing to bet that he did not mean any Speaker 1 at the crap. He said, nephews looked at him with surprise, I disagree. I think that Mongrel deserves all the praise. He is truly remarkable Effie. Meanwhile were looking at them with a grin, Speaker 2 Sunny, suddenly got a bad feeling before he could say something. However, the huntress leaned, Forward and whispered into Nephi's ear, you do know that Sonny is Mongrel right. Sonny choked on his champagne. The Exquisite glass cracked slightly in his hand. Nefis froze, her face remained still as ever. However, despite the dim lighting of the nightclub, he could swear there was a hint of pink slowly appearing on her cheeks, was she? Blushing, damned Effie, I'll kill her changing star remains silent for a while then said in her usually, even tone. But of course, I definitely knew that she straightened her back and then added, I was just commenting on his perceived accomplishments. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to visit the restroom. She glanced at sunny and Effie with a deadpan expression then turned around and walked away. Her Pace was calm and steady not rushed at all. He waited for a few moments, then threw her head back and exploded in laughter. Oh Gods doesn't make any sense. So inefficient Speaker 1 I can't with these two Sunny glared at her with murder. In his eyes. He remained silent for a few moments. Then said softly, hey Effie, she looked at him with a wide grin what doofus he sighed, then rotated his shoulders a few times. Do you have a, will the huntress blinked a couple of times? Sure, I made one before the second nightmare. Why Sonny looked at her and smiled politely oh no reason. No reason at all chapter 793 memories of the future Effie wisely, chose that moment to disappear and join the dancing crowd below. Sunny ground, his teeth for a few moments, then shook his head and walked to the table. Landing on a luxurious lounge, chair with a sigh Kai, briefly glanced at him and smiled. Where are Fe and Ladyface Sunny stared at him for a few moments. Then looked away fee. Went to dance Neff. Is in the bathroom also, will you cut it out with the lady? Speaker 2 Stuff, the two of you spent months traversing the Forgotten Shore. Together back when we were returning from the Halo mountains, she is also younger than you. That is more than enough to drop the formalities. Don't you Speaker 1 think the Archer coughed? Oh well I'll try he didn't sound very convincing forcing Sunny to roll his eyes. Anyway, what do we have here? At some point a waiter had entered the lounge and placed a tray of various Foods on the table. While trying very hard, Speaker 2 not to throw reverent. Looks at the distinguished guests knowing that there would be no chance for him to taste anything. Speaker 1 Once Effie returned Sunny used the opportunity to try a few as he chewed on a piece of cheese, that had been dipped into a sweet viscous, Amber liquid Sunny smiled in delight and asked, wow, what's that? Sugary syrup Cassie turned to him? Then smelled the air. I I think it's honey, Sunny blinked, a couple of times. The word was familiar, but he usually heard it used as a Speaker 2 Term of endearment whom you that it had actually come from something this delicious. What is Honey though the blind girl tilted her head, a little then said with a bit of surprise in her voice. Well it is a sort of liquid that special insects produced by ingesting and regurgitating floral nectar, Speaker 1 I guess, Sunny froze. Grew a little pale and slowly pushed the cheese plate away from himself dot. I see, I see good to know with that. He gulped a mouthful of champagne and tried to discreetly rinse, his mouth Sonny was never picky about his food. He Speaker 2 had even sustained himself on Roar, rotting mimic meat 4, an entire month once. But even he had Speaker 1 his limits, damn rich people, what are they going to come up with next? Two nephews returned. She Speaker 2 was acting as if nothing had happened and her face was perfectly composed. However, there was a Speaker 1 hint of confusion in her eyes as she sat down, Kai hesitated for a moment. And then You seem concerned did anything happen, ah, nefis changing star paid no attention to the lack of Lady and simply shook her head nothing. I just overheard a bit of a strange conversation on my way back. Apparently, there is a little snack here in the VIP lounge that those women would want to taste odd. Why wouldn't they just order it themselves? Well, maybe it is not on the common menu. Sunny glanced at the small bowl of Honey with disgust and sneered if they wanted, they can have it. I have no object ions, they are free to gobble it up. As far as I'm concerned, ignoring a strange glance from Kai Sunny took a sip of champagne and relaxed, a little that was the point of today's outing. Anyway, after days of serving as a punching bag for an untrained Master, he deserved some rest soon, enough Effie returned. The huntress was practically beaming with delight. She quickly destroyed most of their food, Paul herself, a drink and And this is fun. We should go out more often, sunny and nephews looked at her in horror while Kai nodded indeed. It's just a shame that they don't have live music Effie. Meanwhile, looked around with a bit of curious expression, dot this is strange though, I never imagined living like this. I mean, my goal was always to become a master but now that I did everything, seems a little surreal, the Archer smiled wistfully. Yes, life is full of surprises. Isn't it before the Forgotten Shore? I had a clear picture of what my future would look like. Then four years I tried not to think about the future at all and now that I reached that future, it's not like what I thought it would be, not even a little bit Cassie. Let out a small sigh me Speaker 2 too. When I look back on my youngest self and think about what she expected from the future, I Speaker 1 I can't believe how naive and short sighted, she was she feels like a stranger a Few days is fell on, Sunny. He raised his eyebrow and then said what this is Speaker 2 exactly how I imagined my life would go. Actually after I returned from the first nightmare, I thought Speaker 1 that I would soon be a full citizen super rich and have unlimited access to tasty food. So I don't know what you're talking about. For me, everything went according to plan Effie, rolled her eyes and then glanced at nefis. What about you? Princess changing, Starling good Speaker 2 for a moment. Then Shrugged I am exactly where I expected to be too. Of course the Speaker 1 details are different but the result is the same legacies. Don't really have a choice in these matters. Sunny suddenly became curious. I heard that all children of Legacy Clans are inevitably Speaker 2 infected by the nightmare spell. There is just no chance for them to remain mundane is this true if so why what is so special about your kindness took a sip Speaker 1 Champagne fought for a moment and the said calmly, there is nothing special about legacies. As Speaker 2 far as one's chances of becoming infected. Go, we are not inherently predisposed to awaken. Unlike what many people believe there are just certain measures that a clan can undertake to make sure that it is Speaker 1 too sunny blinked. A couple of times like what neph looked at him evenly. It is simple. Really, the parents of a legacy childe just have to import for assistance from a saint that is why lesser Clans always seek to align themselves with more powerful ones. The child is brought to the dream realm and then returned to the clan. This way, the seed is already planted in their Speaker 2 soul, once they come of age, it is inevitable for the seed to bloom and bring them to the first Speaker 1 nightmare. Sunny frowned feeling. Something strange about her phrasing seat. As in the seed of nightmare changing star calmly. Nodded of course. The first nightmare is not different From all the rest. It is also born from a seed. It is just that this seed does not grow in the dream realm. Instead, it grows in a human soul, have you never thought why? There are no gates at the first category? Well there are of course every aspirant that fails their first Speaker 2 nightmare becomes a miniature gate, allowing a single nightmare creature to enter the waking world. That is why their corpses turn into monsters chapter 794 adulthood the Adulthood southern Revelation brought the mood down for a few minutes. Sunny silently drank, his champagne. Thinking about what Neff had just said. It made a lot of sense in a dark and disturbing way. It also shed some light on how the Spell chose its victims. He doubted that a seed of nightmare, no matter how small could blue in just any Soul, it probably required fertile soil, to take root. Of course, in this ravaged World, there were plenty of broken and traumatized people who soldiers could Nur A nightmare seed, it had been even more. So 50 years ago when the spell first appeared Speaker 2 had the collective anguish and torment of those lucky few who had survived the dark times summoned. It from whatever held a spell existed in ushering. The rise of the first generation of the awakened and everything that followed he did not know Speaker 1 and doubted that he would find out anytime soon, if ever nevertheless, there was another interesting Speaker 2 hint in what nephews had explained to them if legacies wanted their children to inherit the mantle and only saying, could ensure that the poor kids would be doomed to either awake or die. Then Saint held even more power among the Legacy Clans than he had thought and who were the first saint of humanity. Asterion, he song Speaker 1 and the Lavell and broken sword, they were the first. And at some point, the only people who all Legacy Speaker 2 Clan had to befriend. If they wanted to ensure that their bloodlines continued walking on the path of Ascension. Was that, perhaps the initial reason that had elevated, the great plans Above All the Rest. Interesting. He was not in the mood to ponder the origin of power that the sovereigns held. However, thinking about Speaker 1 the great Clans made him feel sour since today was sunnis day off, he chased the weary, thoughts away, and tried to enjoy his drink. Instead, Cassie, meanwhile said with a deep frown, isn't Speaker 2 it too? Cruel to subject your children to such fate and without even giving them a choice, only one out of three aspirants survives. The first nightmare, of course, that strongly depends on Speaker 1 how well prepared they are. So the number should be less gruesome among the legacies, but still, what kind of parent would do something like that to their child Nephi's lingered for a while then sighed? It all depends on your point of view. Sure it might seem cruel to some, but some might see it as giving their Speaker 2 child, a chance to grow strong in a world, that is not kind to the powerless, legacies are a warrior Speaker 1 caste at their core. They were born from a ruthless War one that almost destroyed all of Speaker 2 Manatee I can understand why they value strength and Duty above all else. All that talk about parents and children brought Sonny into a dark mood. He was 20. Now, he was more or less, an adult, in fact, he was already older than his mother had been when she had him. This really is Asian made Speaker 1 him feel very strange. Sonny stared into his glass for a few minutes with a grim expression, then side and stood up. I'll be back in a few with that. He left his friends and went away in search of a bathroom in truth. He just wanted to be alone for a bit soon. He was staring at his reflection as the water was running from an Exquisite brass faucet, the young man staring at him from the mirror. Did not seem amused Sunny frowned thinking about whether mauld was hiding somewhere in the mirror. It had become a habit of his to consider such things from time to time. Luckily this time the prince of nothing seemed to be, no way to be found Sunnyside in relief and then left the bathroom. To return to the VIP lounge on his way. However, he encountered a small disturbance, a Speaker 2 group of young men and women were blocking his way, discussing something. With one of the clubs employees in loud voices, Speaker 1 their clothes look, extremely expensive and their apparent was impeccable high class as Speaker 2 he came closer. He heard the most extravagant looking member of the group saying with outrage dot. What do you mean? Speaker 1 You can't let us inside. This is our usual spot. I can see from here that there's plenty of room left in the lounge. The beautiful ladies inside, wouldn't mind some company, I'm sure. Speaker 2 Actually, I am willing to bet that my friend and I can show them far greater time than their present Speaker 1 companion. The hostess looked at him and said, in an awkward tone, sir, I am very sorry, Speaker 2 but the whole VIP lounge was reserved by the esteemed guests. The young man. Scoffed, Speaker 1 esteemed guests. Do you even know who I am? I sincerely doubt that anyone in this ramshackle Dollar of yours has more esteemed than I Sunny Side approached. The group of young people and patted the loudmouth on the shoulder. The young men looked down in confusion, then frowned. I suggest you unharmed me. Friend, what do you want? Sonny smiled, relax, buddy. I just want to give you a small piece of advice. He hugged the young man with one arm. Turned him to face the VIP lounge and pointed at nephews Cassie Effie and Kai. Who could barely be seen from that spot? Do Speaker 3 you see these people? Do you know who they are? The loudmouth. Scowled, then fought for a moment. And ask with curiosity, oh, you know, these Beauties, who are the sun is green, grew Speaker 2 wider. Well, let me tell you, they are all experienced murderers and Killers. I once Speaker 1 all the tall, one tear of Fallen Beast apart devour, its meat and on its Bones. The pretty guy Speaker 2 next to her used to be nice but after being burned alive and having his skin replaced with primitive grafts by Speaker 1 An unlicensed medical practitioner, he developed some strange ideas that delicate blonde. Girl is actually the most terrifying. There are 50 powerful awakened that follow her around like lost, puppies Speaker 2 and eat from the palm of her hand. All willing to obey her commands. Every one of them is a maniac that stunning incredible beauty next to her, boy, I don't even know where to start. She was Speaker 1 contemplating killing everyone in this club just half an hour ago. Luckily we managed to distract her with each word. The Young Man Group paler and paler. His friend was suddenly silent too. When Sonny was done speaking, the loud mouth nervously, looked at the pale and that was resting on his shoulder and asked in a small voice and, and who might you be sunny smiled? Brilliantly me. Oh, I live with two of these girls, I have a nice house, you know with Speaker 2 very special facilities of the underground, kind if you know what I mean, the third I had Speaker 1 To spend almost a month locked in a cage with that one. Gods. That was rough. As for the skin graft guy, he drives me around the young man. Turned slightly green. Then gently moved son is hand off his shoulder and backed away. I i s c. Thank you very much for the advice FR sir on second thought we should be going. My oh my oh my Speaker 2 look at the time, his group suddenly disappeared, as if they had never been there in the first place, Sonny looked at the hostess and Shrugged, well, whatever, by the way, we're out of snacks. Could you bring us some more just, no honey, please chapter 795 moment of Peace, audiobook, made by the nut, Lord, none of the text used in this audiobook belongs to me. Moment of Peace Please support the original author online. This is a fan-made project and I make no money from it. Also join the Discord for a lot of more audiobooks to sonus Absolute shop. Nothing Speaker 1 Thing really happened for the rest of the night. There was no deadly brawl. That forced the cohort to intervene Speaker 2 no, Emissary of the great Clans arrived to crash the party. No, gate opened right in front of the club. He Speaker 1 had been fully prepared for something to go terribly wrong. But in the end, nothing did Howard. The Speaker 2 five Masters, simply had a good time. Listening to loud music, being served delicious, drinks and food and enjoying each other's company. Sunny did not know if this outing was helping nefis in a way that she Speaker 1 had hoped it would, but he found it unexpectedly. Relaxing spending quality time with good friends, was what normal human was supposed to enjoy after all. However he had never had such an opportunity as a mundane Sonny had never really fit into any of the groups. He had tried to become a part of in the outskirts, he had always existed on their periphery before being expelled from the as if something about him caused a subconscious rejection, he did not really know what had changed. Maybe it The people he was with or maybe it were the circumstances that had brought them together. Most likely it was sunny himself that had become different. In any case for the first time in his life, he felt Speaker 2 safe and secure about his place. He felt as if he truly belonged with these people that did not Speaker 1 mean that they were connected at the hip, of course, in fact, the members of the cohort had plenty of Speaker 2 differences and underlying conflicts that had the potential to push them away from each other. Even the phrase Speaker 1 itself was not exactly accurate. At this point, they were not really members of a distinct cohort anymore Speaker 2 even if all five chose to pursue the same goal together which was rather improbable Masters, rarely operated Speaker 1 in groups. They were too rare and Powerful for such an arrangement, most ascended Speaker 2 independently, only gathering together to face his specially terrible threats. But that was all right. This was Speaker 1 how mature relationships was supposed to work sunny and his friends did not have to spend every Speaker 2 18 minute together to preserve their bond. It was deep and tempered enough to remain strong, even if each of them walked their separate path from now on still the prospect of Separation made Sunny feel wistful. He would have preferred for the five of them to stay together at least in some capacity. However, the Speaker 1 future was too obscure until the Fateful ball. It was hard to say in which direction their lives would go. That was why this rare moment was so precious, throwing all serious, thoughts out of his mind, Sonny relaxed and tried to enjoy it as much as he could. Who knew when they would have a chance to spend such a peaceful evening together. Again, if ever steal was once again, striking against Steel, in the underground, Dojo, well alloy was striking against alloy to be more precise. Chapter 4 For once Sonny was not suffering on the receiving end of changing Stars, assault the Slender young woman was actually sitting on top of his inactive sleeping pod with her eyes closed meditating as she controlled the Soul. Essence rushing. Through her body, instead Sonny was defending himself against Earnest but amateurish attacks delivered by Reign, what? A nice change of pace, the teenage girl was trying her best to get through his defense. Speaker 2 But even when Sonny drastically toned down his speed and strength, her efforts were simply not enough Speaker 1 despite her hard work outstanding talent and the Swift Improvement she had made rain was like an open book for him. Of course, he couldn't expect much from a mundane teenager still her performance. Today was far from Stella Sunny frowned. Concentrate you are distracted, rain. Greeted her teeth and tried, but her mind was obviously elsewhere. A few Speaker 2 minutes later, he was forced to command her to stop and stared at his people with without dissatisfaction. Are you going to Speaker 1 take it seriously or not? What is wrong with you today? Sunny knew that he had lucked out with his student. Unlike most teenagers rain had never given him any trouble with regard to her diligence and Speaker 2 Motivation. It was only natural for her to try and slack off eventually, but he had already gotten used to his sister, giving it her all during their lessons. Now, nothing short of excellent would do rain, breathe heavily, then threw a furtive glance at the Alcove containing the sleeping pod and the Dreamscape pod Speaker 1 he cheeks. Turned slightly red. Sorry I just I can't lady changing star is here Sonny scowled what about her? The teenage girl looked at him with embarrassment and then said in a small voice you don't get it. She's watching Sunny blinked, a couple of times and then stared at her in confusion. Her eyes are closed. And anyway, you can't fight Speaker 2 properly because someone is watching. Are you kidding me? Do you think that battles happen in private or something? Speaker 1 Rain shook her head. It's not just someone, it's the changing star. She is, she Speaker 3 is, you know, famous, Sony scratched, the back of his head. I am famous too. Speaker 1 Know, but look at nefis. She is some of my number one fan, as it turns out yet Speaker 2 she is practicing diligently without letting anything distract her. She is not Starstruck at Speaker 1 all the teenage girl shook her head again, it's different. I know that you are a big deal. I am also used to seeing Effie and Lady Cassie, even even night, but Ladyface is on a whole other level. She's not just a celebrity. She actually matters. She is one of the most the mostest people Sunny glad at his little sister actually matters. Ouch. He sighed, then lowered his alloy stick and summoned, the endless spring, I guess we're going to have a different kind Speaker 2 of lesson today. Sunny put a hand on rain shoulder and pointed at nefis. You're a smart kid. Speaker 1 Rain, your father works for the government, you should be able to separate truth from propaganda. Sure. Neff is an extraordinary individual and she achieved a lot of incredible things. But she is just a human all that stuff that is clouding. Your head is just an illusion that other humans Speaker 2 created to shove an uplifting narrative down the populations throat. You can't be that gullible and believe Speaker 1 in things that aren't real, the teenage girl remained silent for a bit then frowned. But these things are real. Whether they are true or not, people believe in them. So they array are chapter 796. Chapter 796: Real Deal Real Deal. Sunny tilted his head. A little, what do Speaker 2 you mean rain glanced at him? And Shrugged it is because my father works for the government that I know this stuff. Well, let's say that millions of people believe that lady Neff is the hero that is going to lead Speaker 1 Humanity to conquer the fourth nightmare. It doesn't matter if she truly is, as long as people believe it, Speaker 2 she has influenced over them. Her Image might be an illusion, but that influence is real, which Speaker 1 means that her power is all Speaker 2 So you are saying that just because someone decided to make Neff into a powerful hero and manipulated people Speaker 1 into believing that she is. She actually became one Reign nodded, think about it. If Speaker 2 Lady Neff is decides to appear in public tomorrow and appeal for people to take arms and join the government Speaker 1 Army, tens of thousands of new recruits will answer the call, maybe even hundreds of thousands. Speaker 2 How can something that can affect hundreds of thousands of lives not be real. So, she is different Speaker 1 from a celebrity, like night or a master, like, you. She is the real deal. Sonny, scratched, the Speaker 2 back of his head. Why am I getting school by my student about lies and deceit of all Speaker 1 things. The worst part of it was that rain made a lot of sense. Power was an elusive concept. So, was the difference between the real and the unreal, it was easy to point at an object and say that it was real one. Could see it touch it and break it. But what about less tangible things? Was friendship reial or love or belief. For example, if belief in something could Speaker 2 affect millions of people cause them to throw themselves into a war, persecute a group of individuals or building credible miracles of architecture. It was indeed stupid to say that. The thing they believed in was not real, since it was able to exert influence on the real world, the object of their belief, stop, being an illusion and Speaker 1 became something different. Something like a a deity Sunny frowned. What the hell Speaker 2 am I thinking about? I was supposed to discipline my lazy student. Not go on a philosophical tangent about the Speaker 1 nature of divinity. It did not apply to actual Gods. Anyway, when they had been alive, the gods did not care about who believed in them and why, why would they if their power had been born long before he even existed at that point Nephi suddenly turned her head and said, without opening her eyes? You talk too much. Keep swinging that sword rain, the teenage girl. Flinched and obediently raised her weapon. Yes, Ladyface, Sunny opened his mouth. Wait, whose the teacher here, Neff? Meanwhile, lingard for a moment and added the power. Speaker 2 You talk about might be real, but it is fragile and insubstantial, it can be broken. Just as easy as it was created, unless the person wielding it has actual strength to defend it. At the end of the day, nothing that has been handed to you is as valuable as what you have nurtured and cultivated yourself. Speaker 1 So don't slack off in your training. Her expression, softened, a little, and the corner of her mouth, curved upward you are doing very well already. Just continue practicing with the same determination. A bright smile, suddenly appeared on Reigns face. Really, you really think so? Sunny said so too, he said that I am way better than he was nefis. Slowly, shook her head Speaker 2 Sonny did not have a systematic education and a solid foundation that you enjoy. He never had a proper teacher, let alone a personal tutor. And yet he has achieved so much in such a short time, you are far from his level for now, even if you catch up to his corresponding accomplishments, it won't be enough with your background and advantages. The only acceptable result is to surpass them Sunny scoffed. Yeah, no way. That happens rain through an angry. Look at him and then said defensively. But I am not even a sleeper. I don't have a soul. Core. And an aspect, I can't do what he did, neph opened her eyes, and looked at the teenage Speaker 1 girl somaly. It doesn't matter if you are an awakened, a sleeper or a mundane. Human chances are, you won't even be infected by the spell. That doesn't mean that you have an excuse to remain weak. In fact, that only makes your need to grow stronger, more dire. She sighed, most people in this Speaker 2 world are mundane and yet they face the same dangers. I've known many Brave individuals who did not possess Supernatural strength or a powerful aspect. It takes a lot of courage to Speaker 1 resist the tyranny of the spell without them. Those people might have not wielded weapons or fought on the Frontline Speaker 2 of this war, but they were more courageous than most awakened I've seen and the impact they made was no Speaker 1 less. Real Netflix closed her eyes again and resume cycling. Her Essence strength is strength. Whether you become an awakened or not, you need it, so train earnestly. Don't let my presence distract. You sonny felt like, he urgently needed to say something. He Speaker 3 cleared his throat and looked at rain solemnly, but yeah, this world is not kind to the weak. Speaker 1 Well, you know this wasn't that the reason you asked me to train you in the first place. So stop staring at Neff and get to work. The teenage girl hesitated for a few moments and then bowed. Thank you. Brant teacher, Sonny ground his teeth. What, why don't I get a thank you. What the hell? The alloy stick in his hand came to life, shooting forward to strike rain on the shoulder. However, the girl had not let down her guard, reacting with surprising speed. She sighed stepped his attack and deflected to stick with her training sword. Then counter attacked. Sunny almost got hit in the nose, he hit his surprise and continued, pressuring his student. Well, whatever just happened appears to have worked rain did not seem distracted. Any more, at least. Chapter 797 different side on a cold, winter morning, two people were making Different Side their way through the black slush that drowned a rundown Street, piling High near, the dirty walls of the cheap panel buildings that clung to each other as if for warmth, the loud sound of their steps. Echoed in the dim Twilight Speaker 1 making it seem as if a monster was chewing on rotten flesh. Neff is glanced at the dirt covering her expensive boots, then smell the air and grimaced adjusting, the collar of her white coat. She then glanced at sunny and asked, why are we here exactly? He shove his hands into his pockets and Speaker 2 Shrugged. Weren't you told to submerge yourself into how mundane humans live. Well, here we are. Speaker 1 This is Life 2. Life 2 He gestured at the ugly landscape that surrounded them and sighed after several years, Sonny was back in the outskirts, brings back memories in the aftermath of Speaker 2 the collapse of old Humanity, ravages of war and natural cataclysms made most of the planet, uninhabitable. Speaker 1 People to exist in relative safety people had to congregate in large cities, like the one he had grown Speaker 2 up in the northern quadrant Siege, Capital everywhere else was either drowned underwater or looked like a desert, Speaker 1 of course life. Persisted some trees and plants were still clinging to life Speaker 2 large. Mammals mostly went extinct but a few species of animals and insects had managed to adapt. Speaker 1 However, the damage to most ecosystems was too severe. The Earth turned Baron, the water turned poisonous and even the air itself was not safe to breed anymore. Luckily, humans had technology to help them survive, the city Incorporated, sophisticated water, filtration systems food, distribution infrastructure. And other means of keeping the population alive, it was surrounded by tall barrier walls that prevented excessive micro-dust various toxins stray. Remnant of weaponized bacteria, harmful radiation and other hazards from getting into the air supply Sunny did not know. Speaker 2 Much about how the barriers worked but they were sufficiently effective in keeping the city in a bubble of breathable. Air, of course, each district also possessed its own additional means of purifying, the air even further Speaker 1 the problem. However, was that the barriers were stationary, while the city was not the human population Speaker 2 across the planet had dropped. But here, in in QSC, it was slowly growing, as a result, the city Speaker 1 grew too. It stretched further and further both into the sky and underground. Of course. It also spalled horizontally eventually the city had outgrown the circle of barriers. Speaker 2 Hence the outskirts appeared although there were new barrier walls in construction their completion required vast amounts of funding human resources and even more time, the Colossal skeletal frames of Unfinished, barriers had loomed above the outskirts for as long as Sunny could remember unfinished with Speaker 1 what he knew. Now, he doubted that they would ever be completed at all, in any case, hold Speaker 2 Generation to people like him had already lived and died outside their protection. The air in the outskirts might not have been as bad as in the desolate Wilderness Beyond, but it was far from safe. Those who breeded every day did not tend to enjoy. Good health all along lives. It reached breathing in the familiar stench. Sonny struggled not to follow nephew's example and Grimace, he had been accustomed to the smell foremost of his life and never paid it much attention, but just a few years of Sweet Life in the Dream realm and Speaker 1 in the better parts of the city, made it seem rather intense. What's the big deal? It's not that bad in Winter. Anyway, just like the are all other facets of life in the outskirts were barely suited for human life as well. The buildings were straining to keep themselves together. Clean, water was scarce. Most Speaker 2 food came in the form of Saint paced rations, provided by the government. Everything was dirty worn out and Speaker 1 on the verge of collapse, the infrastructure, barely functioned, theoretically, there was To be a working transportation system with connections to the rest of the city. But in practice, it broke down and malfunctioned. So often that getting anywhere with its help was hard. That was the reason why Sonny and nephews were currently on foot. He did not regret this turn of events, however, because that gave them the chance to get a good. Look at people who lived in the outskirts, just like the slums themselves. The inhabitants looked decrepit. They were all frail Finn. And with unhealthy skin, the most striking difference was their height. People who lived in the outskirts were much shorter than those who lived in the inner city, mostly due to malnourishment and sickness in short. They all looked similar to how sunny had been. Before the first nightmare looking at the now he couldn't help but think of his past only three years and a few months ago he had left this place thinking that he would never return but Sonny was already a very different person. He saw the familiar sights differently too. This is so strange. Speaker 2 Sonny had always thought of himself as someone from the outskirts but now after traveling through several regions at the dream realm and building a life for himself in the city, Sunny suddenly understood that the outskirts were not a monolithic place, they were actually vast and encompassed numerous different areas. He had Speaker 3 only ever known and explored a small part of them. The only world he had known for most of his life Speaker 1 was even smaller than he had thought. How could it not be? So Sunny had never considered Speaker 2 such things but after his last conversation with Master jet, he realized the true scope of it all Speaker 1 from what she had told him there was somewhere between 60 and 70 million people living in the outskirts, Speaker 2 20% of the total population at the city existed in these and pleasant conditions, barely surviving as they were slowly ground to dust if the massive evacuation from Antarctica. Succeeded that number was going to grow. Speaker 1 Even further be outskirt were much greater than Sunny had ever thought more than that. Speaker 2 At every city that remained on Earth had its own version of them. Even if the excess population of nqc Speaker 1 was by far, the largest thinking about all the struggle misery and desperate, hope that surrounded him Sunnyside. People were people even in this pit, they found ways to adapt and find Speaker 2 moments of Happiness. They never lost their motivation to live and seek purpose. It just that those Speaker 1 moments were rare and their lives were usually on the shorter side. His family had not been unhappy until it was destroyed. People more lucky than him. Could have a semblance of a decent life. Even in the outskirts, although their chances were slim nefis, grew silent. Observing the inhabitants of the outskirts with her usual distant expression. However, there was a hint of emotion hiding deep in her eyes after a while. She turned to Sunny and asked, are we here to just walk around? He looked forward. Then shook his head. No, we came here for reason chapter 798. Chapter 798 Lonely tree soon. The Narrow Street they will Walking on May Speaker 2 24th like these were not rare in the outskirts since no one really bothered with City Planning here, the mess of streets and alleys grew chaotically. With many of them being nothing but an accidental result of tall, buildings factories and massive human hides, being constructed, in close, proximity to each other as a result, Speaker 1 there were plenty of random gaps. Like this one around, what made the empty lot special. Speaker 2 However, was that it had somehow turned into a small Park Greenery was exceedingly, rare in the Speaker 1 outskirts which made the park, especially precious the modest space in front of them was currently covered by Dirty snow Speaker 2 but come spring, patches of real grass were going to appear from beneath it. There were a few bushes, a Speaker 1 frozen pond. And a lonely tree that somehow clung to life, despite all reason, currently it Speaker 2 stood bare and dark devoid of the bright, crown of its leaves. The park was surrounded by tall buildings. Making it seem as if it was situated on the bottom of a deep. Well, Spa sunlight fell on the tree Speaker 1 from far above Illuminating, its thin branches, and a gray. Snowflakes that swirled in the air around them. Speaker 2 There were several clean pathways through the snow as well as a few damaged and vandalized benches here. And there, several people were sitting on the benches, enjoying a quiet moment of respite, they gave the young Speaker 1 woman dressed in white, and the young man dressed in black uneasy looks Nephi. Studied the park for a few moments, then glanced at Sunny. Aren't you wearing that something can happen? He took a look at her. Then Speaker 2 at himself both were obviously out of place, considering their physical appearance and expensive Speaker 1 clothes, everything about them, screamed of wealth status, and citizenship Sonny doubted that Speaker 2 the inhabitants of the outskirts would recognize them as ascended. But they would inevitably come to the conclusion that the Speaker 1 strangers were Rich. He Shrugged what can happen even if some idiots decide to try and Rob us, Speaker 2 The worst they can do is shoot at us with cheap Firearms, I doubt that their bullets can bruise our skin. Let alone penetrate it. One would have to use a heavy assault vehicle with state-of-the-art Magnetic Cannon or better yet a spell tech Armament to leave a small scratch on the body of a master. Even then Speaker 1 Landing a shop would not be easy. Nef is shook her head. I'm not worried about us. I'm worried about the idiots, Sunny smiled. Well don't be if there is one thing we Speaker 2 outskirt rats are good at it's self-preservation. Anyone can see that both of us are killers, they'll stay away, changing star gave him a hesitant knot. A few moments later, she asked. Speaker 1 So what is the reason he lingered for a moment? Then Shrugged, I Met Your Mother already. So I thought I would bring you to meet. Mine is raised an eyebrow. I thought your mother was dead. Sunny nodded. She is come, he headed toward the tree knowing that nephew would Follow as they approached Sunnyside and said in a neutral tone, most people in the outskirts, don't get to have a burial. So, there are no Graves. Either space is a precious commodity energy, and fuel are too. Human remains are usually dissolved and then discarded still. It is nice to have a special place. To remember them by this tree, is such a place for me. Speaker 2 A long time ago, I carved two lines into it, one for my mom and one for Speaker 1 my Dad, he stopped and stared at the tree a distant expression. Appearing on his face in truth. Sonny had Speaker 2 been thinking about his mother a lot recently and that prompted him to visit the small Park. Taking nephews along was just an afterthought he had decided that showing her the hidden side of the city would do her some Speaker 1 good. It could give her perspective at least as they stood silently under the tree Nephi studied it for a while and then suddenly said, there are three lines Sonny looked at her in Fusion, what Neff pointed to the bottom of the trunk. There is a third line. He stared at her Speaker 2 for a moment, then turned away. Oh, the third line is for me, I added it before going away to face the first nightmare changing star glanced at him. Then asked in her usual, even Speaker 1 tone were you not confident of conquering it? Sunny laughed Gods know. I was pretty sure that I would die. I was ready to actually back. Then I was sort of ambivalent about life, I guess very few people from the outskirts of I then nightmares. We are physically weak and less educated and proper citizens. Local schools are not exactly known for training skilled Fighters. He remained silent for a moment and then added it weird Speaker 2 actually a large part of why I survived the first nightmare was exactly because I did not really care Speaker 1 to survive. Since I already accepted that I would die, I did not worry too much about Anything no matter what happened. I was able to calmly react, instead of panicking, I acted with unrestrained coldness and calculation Sunnyside, of course, such an attitude is of limited utility. It helped me at the start, but one can't get far by acting like a Walking Corpse. It was only halfway through the nightmare that I suddenly decided that I wanted to live. And once I did, I really, really wanted to live. That was what pushed me to go on despite all reason and eventually escaped. He looked at the lonely tree, lingard and said, I haven't been back here since when I was carving the third line for myself. I had no idea that I would return one day as a master, let alone one with the special, strategic asset, designation and enough value to make both the government and the great Clan's fight over me. Sunny shook his head and grinned, what a strange turn of events. Ha chapter 799, outskirt rat they stood silent. Chapter 799 Lie under the tree for a while eventually nefis looked at him and said evenly, you did Speaker 1 well, Sunny glanced at her, with a pale smile, then nodded, I guess I did, didn't I, my mum would have been very happy if she was alive that is I am healthy well-fed and have a house in a good part of the city. I even found my a student. These things might not sound like much to you, but to her, they would have been like a dream. He turned to the tree and added after a short. Pause. I don't really remember my dad too, well, because I was too little when he passed away, but my mom, I remember her perfectly. She was like a ray of sunshine. The strangest thing, though, is that when I was a kid, she was the whole world to me. I thought that she knew everything could do anything. But now I realize that she was barely older than we are. She was more or less. A kid herself is looked at him and said, but we aren't kids, Sunny tilted. His head then Shrugged. That is true. I guess we are adults which is a strange thought. I don't really feel very different from how I was before, at least not in terms of being confident and knowing what the hell I am doing changing star side. Then shook her head, a little that is because you have been Speaker 2 an adult for a long time. People like us have to grow up early Sonny. Thought about it for a moment, I don't know. I have a suspicion that when I look back on today in a decade or so, I will be dismayed by how big of an idiot. I was Nephi smiled with the corner of her mouth. Got that has nothing to do with adulthood. He spared her a short glance and scoffed that was the point where you were supposed to say that. I am not an idiot. You know? She stared at him with a dead Panic expression. Then said in her usual tone, I know, Sonny couldn't help but laugh anyway, I don't really understand why I wanted to come here. I guess I expected to feel something, and I do. It's just not what I thought. I will feel Nephi's lingered for a few moments. Eventually he Speaker 1 said with a hint of hesitation in her voice do you maybe want to say something to your mother? Sunny lingered for a while, then shook his head, what is the point? She is dead and a dead. Can't hear anything. Speaker 2 They are simply gone, they only exist in the memories of the past. I would rather concentrate on the future. Despite the fact that he had achieved many things that his mother would have wanted for him. It had not been without a cost his house, his wealth, and a fridge full of food, he had back home were only one side of his life. The other side was full of dire things like the sovereigns, the opal Speaker 1 scale and nephis his bond with. Her was a dire thing, too. He his future was not cloudless at Speaker 2 all the past few weeks had been some of the calmest and most enjoyable in sunless life. He had mostly been in Memphis company, doing nothing but training and spending time with her he had hidden his Head in the sand and refused to think about all the troubles that loomed on the horizon. That Pleasant time was coming to Speaker 1 an end in a few days. Nefes was going to finally leave to face the FireKeepers about Speaker 2 a week after that, they were going to accept Clan, Bayless invitation, and attend their ball. After that, Speaker 1 everything was going to change. Their Futures were going to be decided on that day. Sonny found himself standing at a crossroad, not knowing, where any of the roads actually LED even worse. He was not the only one making the decision on what turn to take all of. It was so tiresome. He sighed then walked over to the tree and touched it for a brief moment. Hey Mom, it's me. I am doing well, I guess rain is well too, she looks like you very much. You would have been really proud of her son. He felt rather stupid at that moment but at the same time strangely soothed. He hesitated for a few seconds and then thought. Anyway, I don't Think I will be able to visit again for a long time. Not that you're really here. Oh, that young woman right there is Nevis. She is my well it's complicated. In any case. I think you would have liked her. I have several other friends too. So I am in good hands. You don't have to worry about me with that. He stepped back looked at the lonely tree one last time and turned away. Let's go as they walked away. Neff looked at him and asked tentatively, are you alright? Sunny smiled crookedly and Shrugged. Of course why wouldn't I be she opened her mouth to say something? But at that moment several figures suddenly appeared from behind a corner surrounding them. They were all dirty and disheveled looking like typical outskirts thugs. The leader. A muscular man with a chemical scar on his face pointed a kinetic handgun at them and grinned. Not so fast. Lovebirds rich kids, like you really should think twice before coming to where you don't. Speaker 2 Belong, Sunny silently pawned. His face dots. So why don't you give us your communicators and other Speaker 1 valuables before something bad happens? This is so embarrassing before Speaker 2 the thug was done speaking, Sonny appeared near him, grab the barrel of his gun and squeeze gently turning it Speaker 1 into a deformed steel pancake. The muscular man stared at his weapon in shock, then suddenly let go of it and jumped back up awakened, run the thugs. All froze for a second Speaker 2 then paled and dashed away disappearing, as fast as they had appeared. A few moments ago, Sonny was left Speaker 1 standing with a broken gun in his hand. He sighed heavily then threw it into a rusty, trash container that stood a couple dozen meters away, the gun Clan clanked against its Edge as it disappeared in sight. Speaker 2 Unbelievable. The most disheartening thing about it all was that he knew the leader of the thugs, growing up in this area of the outskirts. Sonny had run into this particular gang more than once something being Treated by them, something running, small errands for the thugs in hopes of earning some food and yet none Speaker 1 of them had recognized him. Instead, mistaking Sunny for a rich city kid. He looked at nefis and cleared Speaker 3 his throat up. Sorry about that. She shook her head. No need to apologize. Sonny Speaker 1 hesitated for a moment then Shrugged and continued walking away from the park. I guess, I am really not an outskirt rat anymore, chapter 800 facing the music, a few days passed. Chapter 800 In Pleasant Tranquility eventually. However, the time ran out Nephi's gathered her things and left for the immortal flame manner, leaving Sunny alone. It was a bitter sweet feeling sweet because he Speaker 2 finally had the house for himself once again, bitter because well Sonny was not sure that he Speaker 1 enjoyed his home being so empty anymore. Nevertheless he had chosen not to follow her to join the rest Speaker 2 of the cohort. Yet Sunny felt like the looming ball was going to change a lot of things and had to Speaker 1 Prepare a few contingencies. If the worst happened there was a big possibility that he would be gone for Speaker 2 a very long time. Again, there were things he had to do. Just in case his lecture course, at the Academy had just started. But at this rate it was under threat of ending. Prematurely Sunny spent some time imparting his students with the best and most Essential Knowledge. He could relay in such a short amount of time. But other than that, there was not much else, he could do to prevent his academic reputation from Speaker 1 potentially receiving a hit. Luckily all Masters LED hectic lives. The administration was Speaker 2 lower accustomed to their star lecturers disappearing, four months on, and without much of a warning. So his case was not Speaker 1 unique. His second worry was the brilliant Emporium. The memory was already in a difficult position Speaker 2 because of the invisible. Placate that had prevented Sunny from visiting the dream realm and hunting down nightmare creatures for Speaker 1 half a year. Their inventory was running low in the past. Six months, Sonny had slowed. Speaker 2 Shifted his business in the direction of selling memory versions of mundane items that he weaved, that was not Speaker 1 a straightforward Endeavor. However, sure, the idea of having a toothbrush memory sounded pleasant, but he had to use a soul Shard to create one considering how expensive Soul shards were in Speaker 2 the real world. The price of a simple toothbrush would have been simply unreasonable. So after thinking, for a while, Sonny had come up with a strategy of Shifting, his Focus From the necessities and toiletries to Speaker 1 luxury items that way, he could price them high enough to earn more than the price of a soul Shard. Speaker 2 Rich clients already had access to mundane items in the dream realm, due to their connections, to Master's and Saints, but were willing to pay a lot for the convenience of having various luxuries readily at hand. So Sunny spent a few days painstakingly creating an especially large batch of these extravagant memories and then met with Speaker 1 AKO to transfer them after thinking, for a while, he gave her a strange set of Speaker 2 instructions Sonny wanted the brilliant Emporium to stock up on as many memories that provided either warmth or resistant against cold as possible. The second priority went to memories. That could serve as a source of Light, which were usually cheap and plentiful. He also told Aiko to sell Every Soul sharp, they had left. The reason behind this decision was simple, the approaching disaster in Antarctica. Once the government announced the voluntary mobilization, a lot of people were going to need to equip themselves for the harsh realities of polar night. The large amount of opening gate would also flood the market with soul shards, probably crashing their price. To a certain extent. In any case, he hoped that the brilliant Emporium would survive for a while. Thanks to these measures, should something happen at the ball. Lastly, there was rain, his sister was going to turn 16 in a few months, which meant that Sonny had very little time left to prepare her for the potential first. Nightmare on the other hand, there were not a lot of things left that he could teach her. Speaker 1 Of course, rain still had a lot of room to improve, but at that stage sun is present, was only of marginal use what she really needed to do, was to truly internalize and assimilate the skills and knowledge that he had already imparted to her. While Sonny could help his sister along most of the work had to be done by rain herself. Still, he used the week before the ball to the fullest extent. The teenage Speaker 2 girl might have been sour about how intense their lesson suddenly became, but it was for her own good. Speaker 1 She was already better prepared to face the nightmare than he had been by far whether or not that would be enough, he did not know other than these three things. There was not a lot for sunny to do. He prepared Speaker 2 his home to go into conservation mode in case he did not return from the ball. He restocked the Covetous offer with various supplies for a long Expedition. He fought against Saint to clean the rust off. His battle instincts, he tinkered with his memories for a bit, trying to improve them all of these prep. Might have been for nothing but Sunny was more willing to be wrong than to be unprepared finally. The fateful day came win. At the thought of how much money he had spent on that thing. Sonny donda stylish Speaker 1 black suit and briefly looked at himself in the mirror. The bespoke attire had been made by a luxury Speaker 2 establishment that serviced, many prominent legacies and Incorporated. The most rare, and durable materials, many of them Speaker 1 coming from the dream realm. The suit was made in the style that many awakened preferred existing somewhere Speaker 2 between the modern fashion. And the more Antiquated aesthetic that memories adhere to. It was elegant and fitting, Speaker 1 including a stylish half cape and Tall leather boots. Even though Sonny had said a few strong words to Speaker 2 Chi during the fittings. Now that he looked at himself, he could not deny that he looked rather good. Sunny Speaker 1 Leone, good for a few moments, then sighed, let face the music. I guess with that he Speaker 2 briefly circulated Essence through the coils of Soul. Serpent wrapped 3 of the four Shadows around his Speaker 1 body. And walked out site his carriage in the form of a luxury. PTV was already waiting Speaker 2 audiobook made by the nut Lord. None of the text used in this audio book belongs to me, please support the Speaker 1 original author online. 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