Chapter 224: The Road So Far
Sunny shut down the illusion. His room was silent and submerged in darkness, almost like the lightless expanse of his soul.
Crawling out of the Dreamscape pod, he glanced at it, and then walked to his relatively unused bed. There, he sat down on the soft cushioning, crossed his legs, and closed his eyes.
Back in the illusory world created by the will of two siblings, the tournament was coming to an end. There were spectacles, festivities, and accolades being given to the winners. But he didn’t care.
He didn’t care about the legend of Mongrel, either. Sunny had no doubt that his inexplicable refusal of the final reward and daring challenge had created quite a stir. Were people praising Mongrel for his resolve and ambition? Or mocking his defeat and calling him a fool? In any case, the network must have been boiling right now.
Sunny couldn’t be bothered to check.
He had much more important concerns.
There was the final reward he had received, given to him by Morgan of Valor despite his failure, as well as previous rewards he had no time to study well.
And there was Shadow Dance. This was what he had to concentrate on now.
Sitting in the darkness with his eyes closed, Sunny thought back to the revelation he had received during the battle with the monstrous Saint and started to slowly digest it. He had the key now... all that remained was to absorb it, turn it from a fleeting feeling into an inseparable part of his mind, body, and soul.