Chapter 115: Reflection
Sunny had never fought in his shadow form, and really, he didn’t even know how. All he had were his instincts, but that wasn’t enough. In fact, trusting your instincts too much was a sure way to get yourself killed.
Intelligence was the most dangerous weapon in the arsenal of a human, and it was Sunny’s mind that ended up saving his life.
He had realized that his enemy was not invisible, but a shadow just like him only a moment before the creature was upon him. In that split second, Sunny managed to come up with the only way to escape death.
As sharp pain pierced his entire being, he lunged forward... and escaped the shadows, rolling away on the grass. Jumping to his feet, Sunny staggered and clutched at his side, blood flowing between his fingers.
"Argh..."
The shadow of the unknown abomination lunged in pursuit... and swiped uselessly across his body, not causing him any harm.
It was just a shadow, after all.
Throwing a glance at the thin tear in the Puppeteer’s Shroud and a deep wound beneath it, Sunny took a step back. Simultaneously, he gave his shadows a command to hide themselves under his armor and augment his body.
Physical attacks couldn’t harm shadows... but shadows also had no way to harm living beings. That was the thought that had saved him. If he had failed to assume the shape of a human in time, he would have been dead by now... most likely.
Because he had not, however, he and the shadow creature were now at a standstill.
The master of the Reckoning Island tried to attack him several more times, each strike ending up as fruitless as the previous ones. Then, it froze, as if slightly confused by the situation.