Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2548

The Castellan's eyes quaked. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

He remained motionless for a few moments, then turned his glassy gaze to Sunny. There seemed to be a hint of an emotion hiding behind the cold stillness of his blue eyes, but Sunny was incapable of recognizing what it was.

“I am not Omer of the Nine. I am the reflection of..."

Sunny interrupted him:

"Yes, yes. I know."

Turning away, he glanced at the Great Mirror. Now was the time to press the attack and break the Castellan's conception, but he lingered, suddenly distracted by an odd feeling.

The Great Mirror...

It was calling to him.

It seemed to be exerting a subtle pull on his soul, but apart from that, it was pulling him closer quite literally. Sunny felt as if the Great Mirror was a magnet, and his body was made of iron.

It was as if his blood pressed against the walls of his veins, pushing him to come closer.

Needless to say, that was a bizarre and distracting feeling — enough so that he momentarily lost his train of thought.

‘Ah. I see.’

It took him a few moments to understand what was happening.

His blood had a peculiar quality thanks to Blood Weave - its parts always strived to fuse back with the whole. That was the reason why he hardly bled... and at the moment, his blood wanted to reunite with another lost part.

There, behind the black fabric covering the Great Mirror, another piece of Weather's lineage was waiting for him.

‘I found it.’

Sunny allowed himself to feel the thrill of having accomplished his goal. He stared at the Great Mirror for a few moments, motionless, then turned back to the Castellan. His heart was beating rapidly, but no sign of agitation showed on his face. “You are not Omer of the Nine... but you were him, once. So, is there a difference?"

The Castellan fell silent. His gaze remained inexpressive, but Sunny knew that the ancient reflection was troubled.

It had already been in a sorry state after being abandoned for thousands of years, slowly coming undone — and now, its condition grew even worse because of the clash of human desires it had been forced to endure.

It was strange to assume that a reflection had a mental state, but if it did... the Castellan's mental state was weakened.

If Sunny convinced the Castellan that he had betrayed the Mistress he claimed to be eternally loyal to a long time ago... then perhaps, just maybe, the ancient reflection would accept a new master.

Not because the previous one was not worthy of being served, but because the Castellan was not worthy of serving her. Were reflections capable of feeling guilt? Beastie, the first Reflection created by Mordret, had never stopped searching for its sealed master. So, the others could feel some emotions, after all... or were at least capable of learning to feel them.

‘We shall see.’

Still conscious of the Great Mirror behind him, Sunny failed to suppress a question. Glancing at it briefly, he asked in a false tone of indifference:

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