Shadow Slave: Book1

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Attribute Description: "Every fire starts from a spark. Somewhere deep within your soul, a radiant spark shines with divine light." After Sunny bound the Mantle of the Underworld to his soul, using the [Soulbound Relic] enchantment, his skin appeared pretty much the same, but somehow even paler and smoother. (See [ Marble Shell]) [40] It was noticed by Roan that he seemed older, though not by his appearance. [41] This webnovel has an amazing world holding, a unique and complex power system, great character development, a price to every power gained and more. Not to mention it's amazing writing (when compared to every other webnovel, and even some mainstream books) and healthy amount of humor. Despite how complicated his relationship with Cassie is, he could put away his resentment for the sake of mutual benefit. He's a very pragmatic person when he needs to be. [61] He was really bad at dealing with his feelings and for him, fighting hordes of Nightmare Creatures was much easier. [62] It might be that the Spell does not consider him a human. After all, he was a divine shadow and shadows recognized him as one of their own. In this context, his own kind were actually not humans but shadows instead. [212]

The worldbuilding starts to get good at this point, unraveling the history of their alternate Earth, the nightmare realm, and its mysterious cosmology of dead gods and ancient horrors. Volumes three and four (set in a vastly different setting again) dive even further into this and the politics of the new human factions. It really feels like this one is going somewhere interesting. He managed to survive three whole months in the ruins by hiding in the shadows and hunting carefully chosen prey at night. [34] [190]

I also noticed how some scenes are extremely descriptive and beautiful written while others seem a bit rushed and blunt. at first i thought this would be a diminishing factor but i realized it actually helps distinguish specific important moments not sure if this is intended but its kind of genius. Nephis mentioned that Sunny attracts the stern stoic type, vaguely sinister, or completely insane kinds of people. [230] Sunny had been aiming to achieve his freedom which had his real goal all along. However, he found himself bound to more people, places, and things than ever before. He was bound by his own desires. This realization led him to question the power of the Demon of Desire, which had been one of the most powerful among the daemons, except for Weaver. He considered whether being bound to people, ideas, and values was a good thing, as he had chosen these bonds himself. Despite this, a small part of Sunny rebelled against this, wanting to be free and unrestrained. He had to finish his mission, which was to evacuate the citizens of Antarctica, and then explore other options. Despite his distant dreams, Sunny remained calm and determined, possibly recognizing his true conviction. [84] The fact that there was no Gateway in the Bright Castle. It turned out that everything he had endured to make it to the Dark City, the crushing intensity of their journey through the Labyrinth, the diabolical trap of the Soul Devourer and their escape from it, and the cold and harrowing night of traversing the dark sea, were all for nothing. His own dossier in the government database was rather short and mostly consisted of question marks. [73]

This allows passage into certain sacred places inside the Dream Realm and enhances several types of sorcery. It initially came from the [Temple Slave] Aspect. He guessed that one of the reasons Changing Star had chosen to impart her family battle style to him was because she had recognized that the two of them were similar, both of them had seen and known the truth of the world. [204] Nephis, after her powerful declaration to destroy the Spell, made it impossible for him to trust her any longer. [58]

Dream Realm

He had learned that his soul had a fearsome defense system against those who would try to possess it. The silent shadows that dwelled in his Soul Sea were not there just for decoration. [185] [209] He asked Nephis to dance in the Valor Clan ball. When they did, his heart skipped a beat, and that he missed having two. It was also his first time dancing but he looked adept that both of them caught a lot of admiring stares. [227] The Spell is not fair, it is cruel and unpredictable. But Sunny is from the slums of a futuristic dystopia - more akin to a Warhammer 40k hive city than a modern day city - if anyone could survive it, it's him. He isn't honourable, he values his life, holds grudges, is woefully underprepared and underpowered for most of his journeys... But he learns, he adapts, and he courts death through the Spell's countless trials.