Growing up in poverty, Sunny never expected anything good from life. However, even he did not anticipate being chosen by the Nightmare Spell and becoming one of the Awakened - an elite group of people gifted with supernatural powers. Transported into a ruined magical world, he found himself facing against terrible monsters - and other Awakened - in a deadly battle of survival. What's worse, the divine power he received happened to possess a small, but potentially fatal side effect... Character art by @Catphinee Discord: discord.gg/guiltythree Wiki: shadowslave.fandom.com OST: youtube.com/@skeuzmusic Reddit: reddit.com/r/shadowslave
They were walking past a painfully familiar building when the realization 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, combining state-of-the-art tech with ingenious spelltech, as well as employing many Awakened with actual healing Aspects. 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 Hollow are kept, as well."
Morgan looked at the alloy walls of the complex. A few moments later, she suddenly asked:
"This is also where Changing Star of the Immortal Flame clan is currently being kept, isn't it?"
Did Sunny imagine it, or was her voice suddenly a bit more cutting?
He frowned.