Chapter 147: Obsidian Tower
Sunny stood naked on the rocky surface of the dark island. He grimaced and looked at his body, which was a map of burns — some more severe than others — then summoned the Puppeteer’s Shroud.
Not wishing for the soft fabric to touch the worst of his wounds, he left it the way it had been during the latter stages of his journey through the Sky Below, with the leather elements gone and the upper garment undone and tied around his waist.
This time, his body was wrapped in shadows and appeared to flicker with darkness — at least, it did from his perspective. The coils of the Soul Serpent seemed to shimmer as the Essence flowed through them.
A moment later, Saint stepped from behind him and moved forward, summoning the Midnight Shard as she walked. Knowing how badly his soul was damaged, Sunny decided to keep the Broken Oath locked away for a while, so the Shadow was not surrounded by the destructive aura anymore.
He was also not in any shape to fight himself, at least not very effectively, and that was why the austere tachi was currently in the hands of the taciturn demon. If push came to shove, Sunny would either use the Moonlight Shard or command the Soul Serpent to assume the odachi form.
With a heavy sigh, he summoned the Endless Spring and greedily drank the cold water from it, then leaned forward and poured some on his head. After that, he finally felt like a human once again.
...All in all, things weren’t that bad. He was alive and in one piece, suffering from neither thirst nor hunger.
Here on the dark island, the air was pleasantly warm. Bright stars burned in the empty void high above, making for a beautiful view. Right in front of them, the graceful silhouette of the Obsidian Tower rose from the ground like a black rift in reality.
It turned out to be much larger than Sunny had thought, but the ancient pagoda was more or less fit to have been built for humans. Well... maybe for extremely tall humans. Or... tiny giants?
As Sunny studied the Obsidian Tower, Saint tilted her head and stared at the black pagoda, too, her ruby eyes reflecting some strange emotion. Was it... recognition?
Why would his Shadow recognize a tower hidden in the depths of the abyss below the Chained Islands?