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... Character art by @Catphinee Discord: discord.gg/guiltythree Wiki: shadowslave.fandom.com OST: youtube.com/@skeuzmusic Reddit: reddit.com/r/shadowslave
Blood of the Moon
No one dared to speak for a few moments, unnerved by the sudden change in the sorcerer's mood. After a while, though, Effie tugged on his sleeve and asked:
"Uh, care to elaborate... Grandpa Noctis?"
Noctis looked at her absentmindedly, then flinched and jerked his sleeve away, wiping the spot where the little girl touched it with a repulsed look.
"G—grandpa? Who are you calling a grandpa, you critter?!"
He moved his chair away from Effie and stared at her menacingly for a moment, then threw a hurt look at Sunny.
Sunny shrugged.
"...You are a thousand years older than her."
The sorcerer opened his mouth with a deeply offended expression, then puffed and looked away.
After a long and poignant pause, he continued: