Chapter 109: Viral Sensation
Sunny Shadow Stepped into the kitchen of the Astral Express, went into the fridge, and found a tub of ice cream with March’s name on it. Without remorse, he emptied it all into his stomach. Then, he returned to his new, unfurnished room, getting ready to head to the Chained Isles.
By then, all the Shadow Essence he had spent during the duels and to keep the Mantle of the Underworld from turning back to stone had already been restored.
Wearing the onyx armor required a constant flow of essence to maintain the [Living Stone] enchantment active, and with the Soul Serpent assuming its weapon form, Sunny couldn’t use the Shadow to keep the expenditure to a minimum. Wearing the Mantle for prolonged periods of time was rather draining... however, it was also a perfect way to train himself on how to manage essence most efficiently. He had no complaints.
...It was funny, though, that the Dreamscape required a person to expend real essence despite being just an illusion.
’Oh well.’
Climbing into his new, state-of-the-art sleeping pod, Sunny lay comfortably in the soft cradle and smiled.
With that, he closed his eyes, and very quickly fell asleep.
While his soul wandered the Dream Realm and his body slept, locked in a room on a space train that was stationed in an arctic planet... several things happened in the real world.
The clip of his short duel against Leo Striker had unexpectedly gone viral.
All around the planet, countless people watched it with a wide range of reactions. Some found it funny, some fascinating, while some simply scrolled past it as they watched their feeds.
Even those who did not have any interest in the Awakened duels found it striking, though. The image of an infernal wraith clad in black onyx armor defeating a charming, noble human warrior with one swift and ruthless strike was, indeed, very cinematic... and humorous as well, as the figure was simply a fan emulating their idol.