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in this chapter the ancient saints. Are being given a lecture bout everything
The silence in the hall was deafening and somber with a few heavy sighs among all waiting for the scenes to continue since the runes had just told them so and as such the scenes continued to play showing ling and effie's husband arriving at the brilliant emporium and aiko a forgotten shore survivor now working as as Sunny's assistant followed by effie's arrival and the lavish meal she was served by sunny these scenes didn't get much reaction from anyone except for boredom and some cooing at little ling's cuteness or absurdity (in case of smile of heaven after watching effie alone finish a meal for 10 people
[After Effie was done with her meal, she stayed for a while, catching up with Aiko. They had invited Sunny to join them, but he politely refused and returned to the reception desk, pretending to read the Monster Almanac.
Therefore he eventally heard Effie sharing some information about the meeting she had attended in the Castle]
"Eavesdropping ? I didn't expect that from master sunless for sure" effie in her usual easy going teasing matter said while earning glares from Morgan and some valor saints at her talking about such important matters in public settings where it's so very easy to listen in while her forgotten shore cohort sighed at the boisterous women
["It's about the winter solstice, of course. Which is today. By tomorrow, many Sleepers from the waking world would be sent into the Dream Realm, scattered all across its territory.
With how many humans are here now, most will find their way to the nearest settlement without much problem.
The rest will be picked up by the patrols we've jointly established.
Well… apart from those who are unlucky.
She grew quiet for a moment, and then added in a somber tone:
Of course, there very well may be poor bastards like us two. Since not all regions of the Dream Realm have human presence, they can be lost. No one wants the Forgotten Shore to be repeated, so this time, there is an initiative to widen the search area. Valor is even sending a team into a Death Zone."]
"What...you were trapped in a death zone as a sleeper?" Smile of heaven asked her eyes widening in concern while broken Sword looked at Nephis they had been told by her how effie, the good looking young man kai and the blind oracle Cassie were in her cohort since they all were sleepers so this meant they had fought and survived in a death zone.
"I'm glad your okay now" smile of heaven said softly and somberly caressing Nephis hair while the women in question looked a bit awkward at how they would react when they'll get to know the type of crazy things she had done...she was anything but okay most of the time...like that one time she challenged the 2nd nightmare as a sleeper or how she survived on the carcass of a great monster as a master while flowing on a sea through time while a hungry blood thirsty great beast who was formerly a sovereign and here right now was chasing her...and most of all how she was planning on killing her parents old Friends and stage a coup to usurp the throne of humanity... truly she was anything but okay.
[Aiko frowned.
"Let me guess who is going to draw the short straw. They're going to send Changing Star, aren't they?"
Effie sighed.
"Yeah. My poor Princess can't catch a break. Well, of course, it's all a ruse. The real reason they are sending her there...
...is the Lord of Shadows."]
"You joined valor?" Broken sword asked in a whisper with a hint of disappointment...no maybe sadneds in his tone and Nephis didn't know why but she whispered back hurriedly...
"N-no i...it's complicated... Ut I'm sure this screen will reveal such secrets as well" she finally said a complex weave of emotions in her eyes
As if a bit comforted by that thought broken sword nodded and awkwardly patted her head while smile of heaven stared at the father and daughter duo with a single thought *truly like father like daughter both are autistic*
"Who's this fellow lord of shadows...he had such an odd title" smile of heaven asked curiously while Morgan replied this time
"He's a saint who lives in the middle of a death zone called c
Godgrave which borders with both the song domain and sword domain"
"What?...are all saints strong enough to survive a death zone?" Smile of heaven asked a bit shocked that there was a person living in the middle of a literal death zone...
"No....he is a particular personality in this case...no saint- no,no person is ever foolish enough to live in a death zone" seishan answered with a bitter smile remembering how the delegation in the form of mordret that song domain had sent was rejected by the LOS.
while mordrets usual smile looked a bit colder and sharper than usual at the mention of LOS
[Sunny turned the page of the Monster Almanac, his face remaining perfectly neutral.
Aiko, meanwhile, raised an eyebrow.
"Lord of Shadows? Who is that?"
The huntress shrugged.
"He's just a rumor… ah, but since Valor is taking action, I guess he's not, after all. In any case, there has been a lot of talk about a mysterious Saint appearing in the Death Zone between the Sword Domain and the Song Domain not too long ago. If he really exists, and has been able to survive there alone for so long… then he is immensely powerful.
Of course, both Domains would want to obtain his allegiance."
She hesitated for a moment, then added darkly:
"Or, if that is not possible, to make sure that no one else gets him. I guess they are sending Nephis to test the waters."]
Broken sword nodded thoughtfully
"truly this saint has to be immensely strong to have survived in a death zone for this long
Smile of heaven nodded as her thoughts drifted and she glanced at anvil then ki song and finally at her husband broken sword she still didn't understand what exactly happened between those 3 and how or why had ki song and anvil turned so cruel in the future to kill a valuable ally if they cannot obtain there allegiance suddenly the last sentence about Nephis caught in her head as she looked at Nephis with a hint of worry...*she...doesn't seem like the best person to speak of alliance's*
[Shaking her head, Effie remained silent for a few moments, and then laughed.
"Can you imagine? I mean, has Anvil lost it, or what? Don't get me wrong, I love Princess… but really, she is probably the worst person in the world to use as a negotiator…"]
Effie who was just about to laugh suddenly stopped feeling a cold gaze on the back of head while smile of heaven nodded mentally agreeing with effie's statement
While the song saints like beastmaster giggled and said to gilead the summer knight in a venomous tone...
"Seems like you're sovereign is not that well liked".
B fore more insults or jabs could be thrown at each other by the two great clans the scene continued
[Sunny couldn't help but agree.]
Suddenly the mood grew somber once more as the FS cohort and most people looked down a bit...Sunny's statement was a clear indication that he had once known sunny clearly even before there third nightmare...yet they knew nothing about him or rather they had forgotten yet the next statement and scene made the hall explode in murmurs and thoughts.
[Of course, what Effie did not know was that the person Nephis was supposed to negotiate with was sitting just a few meters away, having just served her a delicious dinner.]
"What? What is that supposed to mean?"kai asked a bit dumbfounded
While Morgan established her own theory and seishan her own.
"It has to be his aspect to maybe travel from bastion to God grave" said morgan
"Maybe he's using some unique memory" said seishan
"Or maybe....it's his transcendent ability since we can now be confident a
That he is not a master but a saint considering he aomehow also lives in a death zone and is known as a saint and LOS" Nephis asked her eyes lingering on Sunny's nonchalant face
"So he's playing a double life huh?" Effie asked a bit hurt to know such a dreadful secret of her favourite eye candy- I mean master- no saint sunless
[Viewing ended]
[ The screen faded into the now familiar black as the runes ignited]
[ Viewing has ended your reward of 5 questions will be given after the next viewing]
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The chapters might feel rushed and a bit small but I thought I should atleast update today cause I might now be able to update again for next 2 weeks maybe so I thought it was only appropriate to feed the hunger and thirst for such chapters
Also comment what you want next
Signing out for a week at the very least
~ reader_who_dreams