Sunai

## Sunai: all we know and you need to know.

The **Sunai** is a species of monsters in Verity. They are the most destructive and most rare, with only four Sunai ever coming into existence. They live in South City, Henry Flynn's section of V-City, in the Flynn Compound.

### About.

*Sunai, Sunai, eyes like coal,*

*Sing you a song and steal your soul.*

(The poem verse used to describe the Sunai

kind of monsters; every one of the three monsters of Verity have their own verse in the poem.)

### **How Sunai come to be.**

Sunai are born of mass-devastation (such as mass homicide), and they look entirely human. Instead of feeding on flesh and blood, they feed on the souls of sinners, people who have committed acts of violence and have created monsters.

### **How are they different?**

The Sunai have two distinct differentiating features. Their eyes are gray, and when a picture of a Sunai is taken, their eyes look smeared black (apparent from the poem that goes; Sunai, Suani, eyes like coal). The other feature being the marks on their skin, counting the days since they've "gone dark", which is when they lose touch of their humanity and cause mass destruction to everything and everyone around them. They have two distinct forms that usually don't cross: human and devil.

### Going Dark.

Often when Sunai relapse from going dark, they feel like they've lost a bit of their humanity, a bit of their soul. Some Sunai-such as August, resist this, and take satisfaction in going long periods without going dark. Other Sunai, like Leo, enjoy going dark, and are cold and calculated, seemingly devoid of warmth and affection.

The Sunai kill people and harvest them through music- a popular theory is that when a Sunai first awakens as a Sunai, after having been killed as a human, the first piece of music they hear will influence what instrument they use to channel their abilities. For example, August first heard classical music from a violin upon awakening, and got his hands on one from a homeless man in an alley, so he uses a violin.

The Sunai will go dark if they go too long without feeding. Some Sunai readily accept their need for feeding, whereas others don't. For example, in This Savage Song, August tries to go as long as possible without feeding, taking his brother Leo and how he can go long without feeding-however, he is aware of what the consequences would be if he leaves it for too long yet he risks it all.

### The Sunai and the Fynns.

The Sunai all live at the Flynn compound. The compound is quite the large building, as in This Savage Song, August and the Flyyns live in a private apartment on the topmost floor of the compound, which is the 20th floor. The Sunai seem to rarely ever leave the compound, exception of Leo as he leads the FTF (Flynn Task Force) and patrols the compound and leaves at times of need. August and Ilsa however are Sunai that stay put the the compound for their safety. August mentions being homeschooled, or "self-schooled." And Ilsa isn't or doesn't leave the Flynn apartment at all.

### What we know for now.

Each Sunai appears to be quite different in personality. August is shy, philosophical and tentative, Ilsa is scattered, sweet and prone to have a wondering mind, Leo is cold and seemingly unfeeling (the three of them being introduced in This Savage Song), and Soro appears quite closed off from any affection, being quite practical (being introduced in Our Dark Duet).

## Known Sunai

* August Flynn
* Leo Flynn
* Ilsa Flynn
* Soro Flynn

## References

1. ↑ http://www.epicreads.com/blog/world-of-this-savage-song/