Shadow Slave
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... Discord: https://discord.gg/NpDgaxRA6Y
Drastic Measures
Sunny remained silent for as long as he could, until, finally, the Flaw forced him to give an answer.
He looked grimly at Noctis, and then said — or rather, thought — hoarsely:
"...Maybe he just wanted to see you suffer."
Noctis laughed brightly, then nodded.
"Oh, indeed! Maybe you are right. Gods can be very cruel, sometimes. After all, they are much more ancient and vast than kindness and compassion. Or, maybe, it is not really our lives that keep the Demon bound, but instead our will and desire to keep her imprisoned. Or maybe it is a test of our conviction… that is what the Sun Lord believes, at least. Or maybe… maybe he actually hoped that we would free her. Who knows?"
He smiled, then sighed, and finally added:
"...If mortals like us could know the will of gods, then we'd be gods instead."
After that, a somber silence settled over the deck of the flying ship.
Sunny stared at the delicious food in front of him, realizing that he had lost all his appetite.