Chapter 180: Absence of Light
’Huh.’
Sunny had been hoping to get Shadow Strike from Kurt’s Aspect, which would allow him to damage shadows. His own shadows would be able to target flesh as well.
But, although his lethality hasn’t increased in that regard... it seemed that his nature as an unkillable cockroach has become more apparent.
The shadows in the room danced around with a mere command from Sunny, forming simple shapes. It didn’t seem that they were capable of complex commands just yet, but it looked like that Sunny was able to control any and all wild shadows within a certain range.
Kurt’s Shadow Manipulation was different from Sunny’s own Shadow Control. Sunny’s Dormant Ability gave his shadows sentience, and allowed him to give them complex commands that they could complete without his direct input. Of course, he also got the benefit of the augmentations his shadows give.
Meanwhile, Kurt was able to control both his own shadow and the ones belonging to inanimate objects, hence, manipulation. However, this came with a few caveats. The only benefit to controlling other shadows was to either hide in them or to enable his Awakened Ability; Shadow Strike.
One thing that changed the effectiveness of Shadow Manipulation was the difference in affinity.
Sunny’s [Child of Shadows] Attribute was much better than Kurt’s [Shadow Sworn] Attribute. After all, wouldn’t the shadows prefer to follow the commands of one of their own, rather than someone who was simply sworn to the shadows? Plus, Sunny was a Divine Aspect holder. The chances of anyone with a shadow-related Aspect being as powerful as him was practically zero.
Not only was Sunny’s control of the wild shadows much more sophisticated, but his range far surpassed anything Kurt could do as an Awakened. His range was increased thanks to his Shadow Sense, which spanned multiple kilometers.
And since Sunny already held the Shadow Slave Aspect, he gained plenty of benefits from this Ability. He could control the shadows to follow him, concealing himself in a mass of shadows. He could also move the shadows to a place where there weren’t any, increasing the flexibility of Shadow Step.
If his foes believed that they were safe in the light... then he’ll bring the shadows to them.