Nephis was working on her plan.
Everything was going smoothly.
She had faced some setback, but everything was set in motion already so it wasn't a problem for her plan.
She knew what to do.
She needed to collect all pieces. Otherwise their mysterious supporter won't agree to the next part of the plan.
In these past months, she had ventured into dream realm with her cohort and collected the pieces of puzzles.
She even did a rip off deal with some greedy women to get one of the pieces of the puzzle.
But the last one remains out of reach.
The man who had it was nowhere to be found.
She sent people to his residence.
It was empty.
No fearsome creature was there anymore. And no crazy kid who lived with that fearsome creature.....
'Is he dead? No, he isn't that easy to kill, and considering what she told me, he will come back here eventually. I just have to wait.'
So she did.
So continued her charity work. Collecting support from outer settlement and receiving the fury of Bright castle.
Some of her followers even payed the price for her actions, but that's what their role was anyway.
Follow behind her, until death.
So She waited.
Until someone informed her that two suspicious people were coming back to dark City while one of them was carrying a huge monster.
No doubt it was him.
"I'll go and bring him back." Caster said as he moved out.....
"Wait!"
...
"I'll go." Nephis told Caster.
"My lady, you don't have to go there personally...."
'But I have to, ....or he won't come back..... Not after what he did... that day.' Nephis thought as she moved out.
....Not having any idea that she had just ignored the proud Scion of Han li clan completely.
...
...
...
...Nephis waited inside Sunny's old residence, waiting for them to show up.
They were moving slowly so she got here before them.
'I wonder who's the other man....'
Soon conversation was heard outside.
These two people weren't cautious at all.
She was right there and they still came as if no one was here.
'Did he lost his edge?'
Soon Sunny entered.... carrying a whole nightmare creature on his head.
'What is he gonna do with that?'
Soon another man followed.
'Is that the rich Lagecy I heard about? why no one knows his background?'
"Sunny!"
"We need to talk."
Suddenly the waight from Sunny's hand fell on the floor.
All kinds of shards scattered around the floor.
She finally understood that why was Sunny carrying it on his head..... That thing was actually.... filled with soul shards.
A hint of greed flashed in her eyes.
.....But she controlled herself.
She waited for Sunny's response.
Which came as....
"She did it." She didn't understand.
"She did it.... Raine, she did it. ...She finally succeeded.... She killed one of them."
"Prisma....she finally killed a Shadow." Sunny shouted to the man behind him with pure excitement.
'what is he talking about? Who killed who?'
The man behind him didn't respond.
He just staggered.
He nearly fell on floor.
"....Are... you sure?" He asked as if not believing what he heard.
"Yeah, man, the spell just announced it in my ear, that my minion died. And considering what we know already, those shadows should be my minion...so I'm sure she's the one who killed them....."
"Let's go,Man.... Even I'm excited over this after all this time."
'Am I being ignored?'
"Sunny, I'm here for the-"
"We'll talk later, Neph..... We are busy right now.... This is far more important then anything for ....Us.... So.... let's go, Man. Why are you acting like some shocked NPC? let's go to the base and see what happened to her." Sunny turned towards the man behind him.
"I'm...just ....I can't believe this is happening,... finally...after all these mont-" he was yanked on his feet by Sunny in middle of the sentance.
They moved towards the Goddess Statue. ..planning to move past Nephis..
... completely ignoring all the soul shards.... and... Nephis herself.
Pain inveaded inside her as she felt her eyes turn hot with burning fire.
"We need to talk." She blocked their path.
"I said we'll-"
"Step off, bitch!"
....
"Didn't you hear we are busy? Get lost. Let's go Sunny."
...
Sunny stood frozen.
Nephis mind shot circuited.
Pain envaded like never before.
Her anger caused her aspact to trigger on it's own.
But the man moved past her as if he had done nothing.
'He'll die. He'll die. He'll die.'
She was ready to summon her Sword when....
"We'll see you later, Neph. Sorry about him. He's just ... excited." Sunny also moved past her.
She stood in the hall, dumbfounded, fire still burning in her eyes.....
...
A beautiful lady in her shining armor stood amidst the glittering soul shards as if standing in the beautiful night sky. She shone like a beautiful moon amidst the countless stars around her.
It was a breathtaking sight.
Sadly she was ignored by her beholder.
....
....
"Ok, first, let me go and cheak my soul sea." Sunny said as he went inside the room where Raine was waiting for him.
"Ok." Raine was in prayer position again.
'why is it that this guy suddenly turn into a believer when it comes to his blade?'
...
Shaking his head, Sunny dived inside his soul sea.
In the dark that surrounded his soul sea, he saw quite Dancer trying to kill another one of the shadow.
The blade was still passing through them but Sunny could see the rippels caused inide their body with each strike of the sword.
'Maybe it's possible now? I hope it is, man. I don't want to wait anymore!'
"Hay, Prisma!"
He called out to the sword.
The sword paused and turned towards him.
'Why she's always pointing at me, what did I do?'
"I see you finally succeeded, congratulations." Sunny said with a smile on his face.
The sword moved around in air as if telling him it wasn't a big deal.
"Maybe we can turn you into a Shadow finally,.. now that you did what you were doing, you know." Sunny told the weapon.
Prisma slowly floated towards him and stooped just a hand away.
"So you are excited too, hah?" Sunny raised his hands praying to all dead gods and all abominations.
When he finally touched the sword, the spell whispered in his ear...
[Transform Echo into a Shadow?]
"YEEEESSSS"
The sword flinched and moved back a bit, ready for any attacks.
"WE DID IT!..WE FINALLY DID IT... WE SUCCEEDED. .... IT'S POSSIBLE... IT'S POSSIBLE." Sunny shouted like he had contributed to this success as well.
"IT'S POSSIBLE, PRISMA! I CAN TURN YOU INTO A SHADOW. HAHAHAHAAHA, That bastard is finally going to die from happiness, he's dead, he's so fucking dead, hahahahaha."
He again touched the sword.
[Transform Echo into a Shadow?] Spell asked again.
"Fucking, Yes." He said with a wide smile on his face.
...
...
Sunny open his eyes, to see the man still kneeling on the floor.
"Raine." Sunny said in a somber voice.
"That Echo ..... It got destroyed."
Colour drained from Raine face.
"H.....how?" He asked with a shaky voice.
...
"Because that's how it works, dumbass.... They gets destroyed and get turned into a Shadow." Sunny told him with a cheeky smile.
A dark blade rose from his shadow. And floated in the air.
It was pitch black. Like made out of darkness itself.
"Here, you can finally have her back." Sunny raise his hand to touch the unmoving man's shoulder and transferred the Shadow.
The blade disappear in the air
"..." Raine didn't move, even after the spell announced in his mind that he received something.
He couldn't move.
SMACK
"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, GO AND SUMMON IT."
"...yeah!" This man looked brain-dead.
SMACK
Sunny smaked him again.
"Ok,... I'm going. ...I can't believe this is actually happening...."
SMACK
Raine finally close his eyes and went in his soul sea.
"I hope he doesn't turn into a hollow, after seeing what I saw." Sunny said.
...
...
Raine opened his eyes inside his soul sea.
It was a bright place with a clear blue ocean and bright blue sky.
The sun shown brightly, brighter then ever thanks to his overflowing fragmants.
Many orbs floated around that sun.
He looked at them.
He couldn't wait.
But he didn't wanted to hurry either.
He closed his eyes and opened them again.
....
He summoned his runes.
....
Name : Raine
Rank : Dreamer
Fragmants : 1535/1000
His Memory section was filled with Swords as usual.
But the Echo section was empty, instead a new line of runes appeared below.
It said Shadow.
A name was beside it.
[Prisma]
"She back. She finally back." He said amidst tears as if he hadn't accepted that fact Until now.
He summoned the blade.
It materialized from his shadow behind his back.
It rose slowly in air. Looking menacing with her dark appearance.
"You are back. You are finally back.....sinff.... Prisma!... I missed you. I really missed you. ....Sniff...I missed you so much." He held the blade in his hands clutching it tightly amidst tears.
Strangely he didn't get hurt even though the blade was unsheathed as if it had turned soft for him.
"I won't let you go, ever again. Sniff... I will never let you go, ok?. ....Hey... don't cry... I'm here,....I'm here for you." He clutched the blade closed to his heart, to show his affection.
They stayed like that for who knows how long.
Finally they parted.
"Sniff ...You have turned ugly you know that?..." He said while still crying.
The sword attacked him as if offended.
He received the beating with a smile on his face.
...
...
"Ok, let's check your runes, shell we?"
"Man, I'm so excited.....you are too, right?... What's that?.... You are telling me to brace myself? ....now I can't wait even more."
Raine summoned the runes of his Shadow.
....
Shadow : Prisma
...
"So, it changed your name, well, name are just what we call each other anyway...." Raine said.
...
True Name : Slayer Of All
....
"...."
'What the fuck? What the fuck? ....How did this happen? How did she receive a true name?...No, this is not a complain....This is a approval.....this is a approval...I approve this....I approve this shit wholeheartedly.'
....
....
He read further.
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Rank : Awakened
....
'No, chance here, hah.., no worries? With me by her side she'll climb the rank like never before...'
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Shadow Discription : [This miraculous weapon was once abandoned in the God forsaken realm of Forgotten Shore and was later turned into a Shadow by treacherous Lost From Light as a gift to an erratic spirit for helping the Shadow defy his fate.
P.S. : She's definitely his wife.]
"What the fuck....!"