Chapter 31: The Flip Side (Rewritten)
Within the shadows, Sunny had a contemplative expression on his face. This... shouldn’t be possible.
Why was there a large expanse of shadows under Belobog?
’I guess that’s something to look into.’
Sunny attached himself to Dan Heng’s shadow, becoming completely imperceptible from either him or March. Through his shadow sense, Sunny could feel one of the search parties approaching the two, meaning that a conflict was inevitable.
Honestly, Sunny couldn’t understand what went through their heads. What was wrong with killing the Silvermane Guards? They were the ones that were pursuing them, so it would only be right to fight back. Besides, they must have been prepared to die when they decided that they should be going after three Awakened. Shouldn’t they respect that resolve?
’Where do they get off judging me? How have they even survived this long in the first place...’
Sunny was envious of March and Dan Heng. He couldn’t remember the past four years of his life, but he would bet everything on the possibility of his path being caked in blood. Being able to live a life in which one didn’t have to kill seemed quite nice...
Which was why they were going to learn the cold truth now. Not killing an enemy is much harder than simply ending their life, especially when said enemies had no desire to hold back. In the guards perspective, they were rebels; enemies of Belobog. Sunny doubted that they would have the opportunity to worry about whether they might fatally injure one of them, as the soldiers would be going against superhumans.
This single difference in goals could decide whether or not Dan Heng and March would lose. It wouldn’t do them any good to underestimate them just because they were normal humans. Not only that, but they had an Awakened among them, which adds another level of unpredictability.
As such, Sunny was going to hide in the shadows to observe this encounter. He was curious about what the other two might employ, since they seemed quite confident in their ability to deal with this situation without spilling any blood. Maybe they had restraining Memories, or tricks that they had created with their Aspects.
As the Silvermane Guards appeared, Sunny watched the imminent encounter from the safety of the shadows. The petite girl that led the Silvermane Guards on this pursuit argued with Dan Heng for a couple minutes, demanding that they hand over Bronya — who was being held limply in March’s arms — and to surrender so that they can be arrested.