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
As Simple as That
Some time later, Cassie's office was a mess. The actual damage wasn't that severe, but there were parchments and sheets of paper scattered everywhere.
The two young women were sitting on the floor, breathing heavily. Cassie's blindfold was a little crooked.
Nephis glared at her for a while, then groaned and hid her face between her knees.
Eventually, her muffled voice resounded in the stone chamber:
"I… I forgot to retrieve my damned dress…"
Hearing that, Cassie livened up a little, as if feeling a chance to redeem herself.
"Oh! Don't worry. He picked it up."
Instead of answering, Nephis slowly raised her hands and silently grabbed her head.
After a few moments of silence, she said:
"When is the war starting? Let's go to war, Cas…"
The blind seer smiled.
"Of course. I'll go with you."
She paused for a moment, then added softly:
"But honestly, I don't know why you are reacting so strongly."