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Shadow Bond

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**Shadow Bond** is the innate ability of Sunny's Aspect, **Shadow Slave**. It made it so that Sunny's and his master's soul were considered to be two parts of a single whole, at least when applied to the function of their Aspects.

## Rules

* For one to become the master, they must recite it out loud in Sunny's presence.
* After having a master, **Shadow Bond** became inactive (*gray and lifeless*) in Sunny's Spell Runes. The runes of the *Shadow Bond* had turned grey and lifeless, but it had not vanished.
	+ A divine shadow could only have one master, as long the master remained alive, nobody would be able to use his True Name.
* Sunny's Aspect described him as a divine shadow that had lost its master, implying that he can lose a master and still live.

### Extend of Master's Order

In order for *Shadow Bond* to compel Sunny to action or inaction, he had to be able to execute the master's command. So if the master wanted to bring the moon to them, he would be forced try his best. Though ordering Sunny to survive won't magically restore his body or heal his wounds.

## Other Functions

Beyond its main function, it allowed Sunny to peer into his master's Spell Runes. But same is true for the master as they are able to learn a lot of his as well. Aside from that, he and the master can augment each other.

Experimenting with the application of the bond, a lot was discovered:

* Both Sunny and his master could be enhanced by his shadows.
* The same augmentation could be done to their Memories, Shadows, and Echoes.
* Sunny can pull his master with him into Shadow Step.
	+ Sunny couldn't bring other living things through the shadows, but his Aspect had already shown that it treated his master as an extension of him in certain instances, or more accurately, Sunny as an extension of his master. They were connected by Shadow Bond, which meant that their souls were bound together.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 784 Single Whole
2. ↑ Chapter 350 End of the Nightmare
3. ↑ Chapter 352 Monster Core
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter 357 Risk and Reward
5. ↑ Chapter 1280 Beauty and the Beast
6. ↑ Chapter 500 ...In the Depths of a Nightmare
7. ↑ Chapter 778 In the Shadows
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Chapter 781 The Brightest Light
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 1216 On the Run
Underworld

The **Underworld** was situated beneath the Hollow Mountains. This Death Zone was the very dark and cavernous domain to which the Prince of the Underworld had retreated after his conflict with the Goddess of the Black Skies.

## Description

Its halls and caverns were filled with True Darkness.

## Inhabitants

Even though Nether ruled the Underworld, there are many others living in its darkness.

 Stone Saints
 Discarded and outcast creatures

### Creatures of the Underworld

Many creatures in the Underworld were abandoned and discarded, some the result of Nether's failed attempts to create the Stone Saints, and some were outcasts and derelicts.

Besides the abandoned creatures, there were other terrifying things as well that were born from the darkness and hunt creatures. There were also ancient horrors dwelling in the very depths of the abyss that would crawl from below to devour other creatures.

## Background

After Nether lost his war against the Storm God, he secluded himself in the Underworld, becoming its ruler and focusing on creating the Stone Saints.

## Trivia

* Nephis' Second Nightmare confirmed that the Underworld is below the Hollow Mountains.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 377 Mantle of the Underworld
2. ↑ Chapter 454 Hope
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Chapter 1257 In the Darkness
Sunny/Progression

**Note**: Sunny's progression path was different from all of humanity. It was harder, larger but also so much more promising.

Sunny receives fewer Shadow Fragments from Nightmare Creatures and Humans alike as his Soul Rank ascends. Soul shards are useless for Sunny as needed shadow fragments, which could only be received by slaying enemies of equal or higher Rank.

## Core: Dormant

Humans only ever had one soul core.

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## Class: Monster

After the acquisition of the thousandth fragment, a second shadow core was created. Thus, having a second shadow. He now has a **class**, *Monster*. Sunny can now augment two memories at the same time.

After his Awakening, both of his cores are now of the Awakened rank. The amount of essence consumed during the Awakening directly corresponded to the starting capacity of the core. Now, that he's Awakened he won't receive shadow fragments from killing Dormant creatures. Slaying an Awakened Beast, he will now get one fragment instead of two and receive two by slaying a Fallen Beast instead of four. While Dormant creatures did not bring him any shadow fragments, they did bring him Memories.

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## Class: Demon

Sunny now understood the difference between moving up a class and rising to a new Rank.

*Ascending to a new **Rank***, elevated the quality of his shadow cores and essence, gifted him with new abilities, and allowed for deeper access to his Aspect. *Reaching a new **Class***, primarily affected the quantity of his shadow essence, and as such, the increase in power was much more gradual.

The main benefit of having several cores was there was no limit to his capacity to store essence and reinforce his body. Manifesting a **third shadow core**, he now had the ability to augment *three* things at the same time.

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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 352 Monster Core
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 380 Above and Below
3. ↑ Chapter 1063 Lively Corpse
4. ↑ Chapter 4 Mountain King
5. ↑ Chapter 8 Nothing at All
6. ↑ Chapter 14 Child of Shadows
7. ↑ Chapter 46 Experience
8. ↑ Chapter 52 Clarity
9. ↑ Chapter 77 Enthralled
10. ↑ Chapter 106 Creating a Monster
11. ↑ Chapter 300 Bright Lord's Slave
12. ↑ Chapter 329 Siege of the Crimson Spire (15)
13. ↑ Chapter 340 Honor
14. ↑ Chapter 354 Awakening
15. ↑ Chapter 379 Chained Isles
16. ↑ Chapter 399 Golden Coin
17. ↑ Chapter 385 Iron Hand Island
18. ↑ Chapter 427 Death of a Mimic
19. ↑ Chapter 434 Same Old Nothing
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Chapter 520 Deliverance
21. ↑ Chapter 521 Undying Chain
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Chapter 527 The New Guy
23. ↑ Chapter 917 Black Tongues
24. ↑ Chapter 920 Sum of Its Parts
Shadow Shell

**Shadow Shell** existed as a combination of Sunny's Dormant Ability, Shadow Control, his Ascended Ability, Shadow Manifestation, and his Aspect Legacy, Shadow Dance.

## Origin

The essence of his battle art, *Shadow Dance*, was shapelessness and formlessness.

Sunny, having mastered the first *three steps of Shadow Dance*, used it to shadow enemies, copying their combat techniques, resulting in predicting their movements, the flow of their battle intent, and thoughts

The **first step** enabled him to observe simpler battle styles, which he achieved by defeating Nephis in the Crimson Spire.

The **second step** vastly elevated his comprehension of the fundamental principles that governed all battle techniques, enabling him to shadow more sophisticated styles and intuitively understand the more esoteric components of the advanced battle arts created by the Awakened. This breakthrough was achieved after collecting a vast library of techniques in the Dreamscape, culminating in his first duel with Morgan.

The **third step** of Shadow Dance demands accepting the formless nature of shadows and letting go of one's true self, which can lead to losing it forever. Sunny made this breakthrough after being trapped in an endless procession of harrowing dreams by Nightmare and having his memories blocked. He used his True Name to pull dissipating pieces of his true self back together, advancing his Shadow Dance mastery without losing himself. This breakthrough improved his understanding of shadows' battle intent, combat intelligence, and ability to predict their thoughts.

Sunny created Shadow Shell using his *skills*, Attributes, and Aspect Abilities. Shadow Dance was crucial for creating other creatures' shells, as it required a deep understanding of desired forms. However, Sunny was not shapeless like shadows, and despite training, his human body remained rigid, despite being malleable. His Aspect Legacy enabled him to construct shells from shadows.

## Shell Forms

Shadowspawn DevilA fearsome creature almost three meters in height, with onyx black skin and bestial demonic face. Its mouth was full of sharp fangs and four long horns crowned its head, protruding from dark, coarse hair.

 The creature had four hands that ended with sharp claws and a long twisting tail. Its eyes were entirely black, with no irises and two vertical, furious pupils.Onyx SerpentA mighty serpent clad in an onyx scale armor, with fangs as sharp as diamonds. He transformed the Shell hiding below his scales into an adamantine Mantle, an obsidian armor, light as a feather, and crafted not to restrict movement.

In this shell was Sunny in his fragile incarnation.

The river serpent was a monarch among beasts. Its long body was fast, mighty, and tenacious. It was incredibly fast and at home in the water.
## Trivia

* The first time Sunny used Shadow Shell was in the shape of Shadowspawn Devil.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Chapter 1140 Staring at the Wall
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 1036 The Fall of Falcon Scott (54)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 1276 Dance of Monsters
4. ↑ Chapter 1282 Currents of Time
5. ↑ Chapter 1112 Different Kind of Deception
Seekers

**Seekers** were a group in the Great River who were always trying to reach the Estuary.

## Trivia

* They are all kinds of humans and creatures who came seeking the truth which said to be hidden at the Estuary.
* "that which was defiled" was one of the Seekers and the first person who learned the hideous truth that the Demon of Dread had hidden in the Estuary.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 1293 Defilement
2. ↑ Chapter 1292 History of Time
Wormvine

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## Wormvine

* Name
* Status

### Vital Status

[Reveal]**✞** Deceased Chapter 520 Deliverance
 Killed By Sunny
 Cause of Death Death of Host

## First Appearance

### Novel

Chapter 418 Remnant Crew *(Mentioned)*
Chapter 727 Unforgiven

**Wormvine** was created by Noctis, a Corrupted Monster capable of devouring Saints, from the ashes of the Sacred Grove and Aidre's blood.

## Description

Thick strange reddish-brown vines that release sweet-smelling poison. It sprawls to the entire Shipwreck Island and its vines buried underground.

Its nest is in the main cargo of the shipwreck. It usually slumbers until one of its vines is disturbed and is said to be weak to fire.

There was a shape of a human twisted in a terrible convulsion at the very heart of the vast pulsating mass of moss. The vines sprawling through the entire island all came from within the flesh of that creature.

**Wormvine** was susceptible to fire, as well as other means of dealing damage powerful enough to wound the abomination's flesh.

## History

The magical circle in the sorcerer's residence, the river of blood that Noctis had fed to the soil below, the cracks on the stone floor and the tremors that had been running through it from time to time. These things indicated that he had kept it in the ground beneath his residence for hundreds of years, nurturing the abomination by feeding it his essence and blood.

When he departed from the Sanctuary for his assault, Noctis took it into himself, making his body both the bait and the trap for Solvane who had desecrated the Grove and killed its Lady. He starved the creature of soul essence due to this he was restrained by having to suppress the creature and prevent it from devouring him from the inside. When it finally found a new host, it was free to exert his full power.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 472 Worthy Reward
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 727 Unforgiven
3. ↑ Chapter 418 Remnant Crew
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 419 Eureka
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 513 War Council
6. ↑ Chapter 518 Cargo Hold
7. ↑ Chapter 519 Trapped
8. ↑ Chapter 522 Invincible
Weave

**Weave** was used to be one of the human cities on the Great River, like Fallen Grace.

## Description

Weave is a floating city that has countless artificial islands connected together to form a single whole. There was a network of canals between the various districts that served as roads, and a forest of narrow towers rising into the sky. Most were windcatchers with some blades still rotated, some were broken and still.

The architecture was varied, airy and beautiful, with some buildings constructed out of stone, carved ivory, and some pavilions of sun-bleached, bright silk. The city had districts with homes, fruit trees, and city-ships. Floating fields and gardens were separated some distance away from residential districts.

## Location

Weave is situated too far upstream so they had to battle Corrupted creatures of the future often and no one from the Verge has ever reached them.

## Background

Daemon followers were not welcomed in Ariel's Tomb. They were chased away and traveled upstream for a long time before settling down and building Weave.

The day when that Defiled appeared in Weave was also the day it was destroyed. The city did not die until a few decades after the Defiled that destroyed Weave visited.

## Trivia

* It was established by the heralds of the Nightmare Spell.
* The floating gardens and fields in Weave which has some soil that is why the people in Weave can only afford to eat fruit, bread, and rice on special occasions, as the city's surface is limited. The River People ate what the river gave most of the year.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1305 House of Parting
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 1286 Fortuitous Encounter
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 1308 Weave
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 1293 Defilement
5. ↑ Chapter 1309 Mad Prince
6. ↑ Chapter 1292 History of Time
7. ↑ Chapter 1305 House of Parting
Slaughterhouse

* Bar Above
* Arena Below

**Slaughterhouse** is a nightclub meant for very specific clientele. There are few of such establishment in the city.

## Function

*Ground Floor* is a usual dance club. Beneath it is a VIP area with an *underground arena*. There is nothing illegal going on but the things happening are in poor taste. They usually send Echoes that are dormant beasts to fight against mundane fighters. The fighters are paid generously and the club profits from the rich who enjoy watching these kinds of fights enough to recoup losses if one of the Echoes is accidentally destroyed.

## Underground Arena

The arena was large and looked more like a luxurious theater than a fighting pit. It resembled a stage that was surrounded by a protective barrier fashioned out of transparent alloy. Rows of seats were furnished with red velvet, and there were private boxes for the most affluent of the visitors. The whole space was sparsely illuminated, with deep shadows nesting between the areas of light.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 505 The Slaughterhouse
2. ↑ Chapter 507 In the Spotlight
Runic Sorcery

Hope's magic is also known as **Runic sorcery**, or Runic magic. This is the most common type of sorcery used by mortals without a true understanding of its nature. This type of sorcery is used with Sorcery of Names.

This is based on the inscription of runes and seemed to have been mostly used by humans. Enchantments were simply expressions of the enchanter's will, and the **runes** were the building blocks with which the enchanter manipulated the movement of energy to achieve their goal.

## Background

Runic sorcery was not the same as weaving. Mortals were only familiar with one type of sorcery in the Dream Realm's primordial era: the Sorcery of Names. They could invoke the true names of things to wield great power, but speaking those names aloud was often an impossible task.

Hope, however, had invented the concept of writing and gifted it to humans. With the knowledge of writing, humans learned how to transcribe true names and did not need to speak them aloud anymore. Furthermore, the names could be bound to material objects through writing, thus granting the invocations permanence, and could be shaped into songs and phrases.

However, it was still based on the knowledge of true names. Without knowing the meaning of the name, transcribing it would have no effect.

## Examples

* Underneath the ruined cathedral of the Dark City, in a small cell within that broken circle. Runes were carved into the stone floor, surrounded by countless symbols that were not recognizable.
* The Gateway within the Crimson Spire was surrounded by a circle of runes.
* The stone arch on the last level of the Ebony Tower and the one connected to it, situated in the beautiful white gazebo on Ivory Island had runes too.
* Inside the Night Temple, runes on the jail cell.
* Warmongers' weapons were enchanted with runes.
* The whole vastness of the ancient arena in the Red Colosseum was a runic circle.
* Underground level of Ivory Tower.

## Trivia

* Runic sorcery and shaping *(See Sorcery of Names)* relied on True Names, one etched through a written language, the other invoking them directly.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 693 Knowledge of Everything
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 613 Schools of Sorcery
3. ↑ Chapter 615 Ancient Runes
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter 1070 Dysfunctional Citadel
5. ↑ Chapter 277 Demon of Fate
6. ↑ Chapter 336 The Gateway
7. ↑ Chapter 453 Shrine of Stars
8. ↑ Chapter 565 Unleashed
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 614 Hope's Canvas
10. ↑ Chapter 1069 Secrets of the Island
11. ↑ Chapter 1350 Familiar Pattern
Well of Wishes

**Well of Wishes** is the title of Ananke's favorite fairytale.

## Story

It was said that the world was born from a wish, and a Well of Wishes is hidden at the estuary of the river. It flows back in time, to the moment when the world was born, allowing anyone who reaches there to have their wish come true.

There was a brave girl who was separated from her mother by the currents but found a magic ship that allowed her to sail the River like an Outsider. By the time the Riverborn girl found her Outsider mother, the mother had grown weak and frail from old age. Knowing that time would separate them again soon, the girl sailed for the Estuary where she found the Well of Wishes. The girl's wish was to be with her mom, and so, the Well made her mother Riverborn as well. She returned upstream on her magic ship, and they lived together happily, forever.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 1331 The Well of Wishes
Madoc

* Names
* Status

 Cause of Death Torn to pieces of flesh by the black tentacled creature from the gargantuan gate in the middle of the fight with Beastmaster

## Relationships & Affiliation

* Relatsh
* Occ
* Affl

### Relatives

Anvil *(Brother)*
 Mordret *(Nephew)*
 Morgan *(Niece)*

## First Appearance

### Novel

Chapter 804 Whispering Blade

**Madoc** was one of Anvil's siblings and the *nominal leader* of the great clan Valor. He was a legendary warrior and one of humanity's most formidable champions.

## Appearance

He was a tall, strong, and severe man, with a sharp face and even sharper, cold steely blue eyes. His black hair was touched by silver at the temples. He was wearing an elegant attire that somehow looked like a suit of impregnable armor despite being made of nothing but black fabric with a vermilion cloak. His sharp facial features and eyes resembled Morgan's.

## Aspect, Abilities & Flaw

He has a unique ability to make weapons he wielded invisible and his Saint Transformation unseen. it was widely known that when he fought, it was as though the world itself was slicing enemies' bodies apart.

## Background

He was a veteran of many wars and led the Knights of Valor into plenty of untamed regions of the Dream Realm. He spent years of lengthy and harrowing campaigns of subjugation to expand the borders of human territory.

## Trivia

* His beloved wife had written his speech during the Valor Clan ball and praised her for being far more eloquent and wise than him. She was the beautiful, mature woman with elegance and grace that accompanied him in the ball.
* He was sent to eliminate Mordret.
* Both Morgan and he knew of Mordret's Aspect Rank and Abilities except for his Ascended one.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1109 Titanic Battle
2. ↑ Chapter 1203 Battle of the Black Skull (17)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 804 Whispering Blade
4. ↑ Chapter 1099 Vanguard
5. ↑ Chapter 1108 Gathering Information
6. ↑ Chapter 1105 Step by Step
7. ↑ Chapter 1127 Escalation
8. ↑ Chapter 1173 Red Herring
Runes

**Runes** are the individual letters or symbols in one of the dead languages called the *Runic language*.

After Sunny learned from Julius how to read and understand Runic Language, he mostly read the runes themselves and not the Spell translation of the runes.

## See Also

* Runic Language
* Sorcery

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 28 Training Montage
2. ↑ Chapter 353 Light Bringer
3. ↑ Chapter 631 The Funniest Thing in the World
Sovereign (Disambiguation)

This is a disambiguation page for Sovereign (Disambiguation)These topics are referred to by the same term.

**Sovereign** may refer to:

* **Sovereign**, a human who had reached the *Supreme* Rank. (See Awakened Hierarchy)
* **Sovereigns**, the three Supremes ("Aster, Song, Vale") who ruled the most powerful Awakened — the Legacy Clans — from the shadows.

## See Also

* Asterion
* Ki Song
* Anvil
War Maidens

* Occ
* Affl

**War Maidens** were a beautiful group of fearsome female warriors who were trained to become perfect vessels of War. Their sect was called Red Sect.

## Description

The female warriors were all true battle masters.

## Trivia

* The legacy of their foremothers was the Glass Knife, entrusted by the Shadow Lord a long time ago. To retrieve it, one has to prove themself before the Chalice, that is to kill the three Ascended Priestesses.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 663 Heralds of War
2. ↑ Chapter 666 Dark Rider
3. ↑ Chapter 668 Vessels of War
Sun God

* Names
* Status

**Sun God** was also known as Lord of Light, a manifestation of fire, passion, creation, and destruction.

## Background

The Lord of Light was angered by the prideful ruler of the former Sky Below and struck down her kingdom by bringing down his heavenly flame upon the lands, piercing the ground and causing the whole region to fracture, its fragments falling into the searing inferno of the divine flame one after another.

See also: Hope's Shackles

## History

In the Second Nightmare, the followers of War God and Sun God, in the Kingdom of Hope, seemed to be in conflict with each other, and so were the lords leading them.

## Trivia

* The Sun God's lineage was inherited by the Immortal Flame Clan.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 372 Names of the Gods
2. ↑ Chapter 436 Nothing to Worry About
3. ↑ Chapter 437 Nothing, Nothing, Nothing
4. ↑ Chapter 611 Immortal Lords
5. ↑ Chapter 353 Light Bringer
Storm God

* Names
* Status

* Affl

**Storm God** can also be referred to as Goddess of the Black Skies based on the runes describing the Mantle of the Underworld, "black skies" could also be translated as skies covered by storm clouds, or the night sky.

## Appearance

There was the shrine of the Storm God on the fourth level of Ebony Tower, which implied that the relationship between the Nether and Storm God is as simple as it seemed.

There is also a statue of a veiled woman holding a star and a bolt of lightning behind the altar inside the Night Temple.

## Trivia

* Her blessed, One in the North, was the High Priestess of the Night Temple.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 372 Names of the Gods
2. ↑ Chapter 378 A New Beginning
3. ↑ Chapter 453 Shrine of Stars
4. ↑ Chapter 557 Night Temple
5. ↑ Chapter 685 Temple of the Night
Temple of the Nightmare Spell

**Temple of the Nightmare Spell** is the temple created for Nightmare Spell by followers of Weaver inside the Tomb of Ariel.

## Description

The Temple of the Nightmare Spell looked frightening and sinister on the outside, but quietly beautiful inside. Inside was a vast hall shrouded in darkness that evokes a solemn atmosphere with its intricate tapestry of falling light that resembled the inner workings of the Spell and the darkness of the vast hall created a mysterious void between dream and reality.

There are also white tapestries of enormous spiderwebs growing freely between the columns and support beams.

In the center of the hall was a roughly cut stone mass resembling a broken wide pillar, devastated and then damaged by unbearable heat, as its upper part was deformed like a melted candle. The stone is covered in engravings, with only one remaining. It depicted an enormous gate, wrapped in unbreakable chains. In front of it, features a tall figure hidden in a dark mantle and a face of a fearsome demon mask. The mask had ferocious fangs and a crown of three twisting horns.

The column, brought by the elders of Ananke into the Tomb of Ariel, is one of the greatest relics of Weaver. The mural depicts the deeds of Weaver, from birth to the bestowal of the Nightmare Spell and the inception of the idea of the Nightmare Spell.

According to the legends, after the gods sealed the primordial void, Weaver was the only one of those who had entered the eternal abyss and managed to return alive.

The gods had sealed the eternal void, from which they were born. The unknown were creatures of that void, while the Unknown was a specific being that had somehow given life to the seven daemons. The reflection of either was forever frozen in the depths of Weaver's eyes.

## Trivia

* Weaver had no desire to be worshiped as it was futile as fate would remain uncaring and inevitable, regardless of one's virtuous efforts. So instead, followers of Weaver created temple for Nightmare Spell. The gift Weaver has given to humans rely on instead of the gods, the daemons, and of fate itself.
* No one knows what the Demon of Fate looks like, but they were often depicted as a spider. Due to that, spiders were considered sacred to the followers of Weaver. It was forbidden to harm the spiders or its web.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Chapter 1311 Temple of the Nightmare Spell
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 1312 Ancient Mural
True Darkness

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**True darkness** had its own elemental force, one that was both independent and opposed to light. It was different from light and shadows. Instead of a simple lack of light, pure darkness was a rival of light. Since light and shadows always went hand in hand, it was also the enemy of shadows.

## Encounters

* Dark Sea
* Forsaken Knight who can hides in the darkness
* True Darkness in an old tunnel in Antarctica *(Refer to Heart of Darkness)*
* Hollow Mountains

## Differences between Shadow and True Darkness

Shadows were made from the absence of light. They were manifestations of emptiness and shared more in common with light than they did with darkness. True Darkness, on the other hand, was its own entity.

See also: Shadow (Disambiguation)

## Lore

### Hollow Mountains

Legends says that a terrible creature was slain by the gods once, at the dawn of time, whose blood seeped into the earth, forming true darkness. The dark creature must have been a being of the Void, greater than an Unholy Titan.

The Hollow Mountains are a scar left by the creature's death, and most of true darkness remains below them. Nether made his home in this area, but it was not entirely empty during his rule. There were many others living in the darkness.

## Trivia

* Sunny cannot detect anything that came from true darkness:
	+ He did not detect Forsaken Knight when the latter stepped forward from the darkness and pierced him.
	+ He cannot see through the old tunnel in Antarctica due to it being drowned by true, pure elemental darkness.
* Awakened cannot sleep and be transported to Dream Realm while surrounded by True Darkness in the waking world. Same with a Master, they cannot sense their anchor in Dream Realm.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 931 Rival of Light
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 180 Break Point
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 930 Old Tunnel
4. ↑ Chapter 61 Sea of Ash
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 1257 In the Darkness
6. ↑ Chapter 935 Unmoored
Twilight

**Twilight** was the name of the city King Daeron and his vassals had built.

## Background

The people of Twilight are odd, as they were not Riverborn or refugees from the Dream Realm. They appeared within the Tomb much later than the Sybils and the Seekers, when the River People civilization had already been established and the Defilement had spread. If not for the fact that they simply can't be from Earth, they would have been challengers.

The legends said that the city of the Serpent King was lost but not destroyed, devoured by time.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1305 House of Parting
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 1293 Defilement
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 1360 Marooned
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Teddy

* Names
* Status

* Occ
* Affl

**Teddy** is one of the administrative workers tasked with the initial debriefing of the returning sleepers from the Forgotten Shore.

## Appearance

She is a young woman dressed in black slacks and a white blouse. She had dark-brown hair, neatly tied into a high ponytail, and thick glasses that were constantly sliding down her nose, forcing her to push them back up.

## Personality

Learning of the feats of the sleepers of the Forgotten Shore, she was filled with a sense of compassion, pride, and hope. She wishes for the best for humanity and takes her job seriously.

## Trivia

* Teddy (Teddy\_910) is the first cameo for one of the readers in Guiltythree's Discord server.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 356 Interview with the Shadow
Tomb of Ariel/Creature Catalogue

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1261 A Butterfly Flapping Its Wings
2. ↑ Chapter 1262 A Shrimp Between Two Whales
3. ↑ Chapter 1271 The Krill
4. ↑ Chapter 1269 Third Contender
5. ↑ Chapter 1282 Currents of Time
6. ↑ Chapter 1345 Monster Herders
7. ↑ Chapter 1375 Spoiled for Choices
8. ↑ Chapter 1370 Insidious Adversary
9. ↑ Chapter 1376 Fighting the Future
10. ↑ Chapter 1375 Spoiled for Choices
11. ↑ Chapter 1373 Counting Echoes
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Chapter 1378 Graceful Blade
Seven Houses

The purpose of the **Seven Houses** is to provide proper childhoods for children, similar to the **Birthday Ceremony** outsiders have.

## Houses

* House of Birth
* Second House
* Third House
* Fourth House
* Fifth House
* House of Youth
* House of Parting

## Migration

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The city migrates upstream each generation, allowing young ones to have children of their own. It is also that their parents grow a little older with each migration. However, the longevity of Riverborns is long, and the future is more forgiving than the past. The eldest ones assume guidance roles in the Seven Houses.

The city may reach a point where older populations cannot migrate anymore.

## Trivia

* In Chapter 1320, the last three of the Seven Houses in Weave were nowhere to be found.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 1319 House of Youth
Roan

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## Roan of the White Feather

Illustration

* Names
* Status

### Titles

* Master Roan
* Ascended Roan

## Relationships & Affiliation

* Relatsh
* Affl

## First Appearance

### Novel

Chapter 380 Above and Below *(Appearance)*
Chapter 381 Roan of White Feather *(Named)*

**Roan** of the White Feather Clan clan is one of the only three Masters on the Chained Isles and was married to the only Saint in the region.

## Appearance

* Debut
* Antarctica Campaign

* Dream Realm

### Debut - Dream Realm

He was tall and had broad, powerful shoulders. He was wearing a light armor crafted from the adamantine scales of an unknown monster, with a blue scarf wrapped carelessly around his neck. His hair was the color of straw, as was his manly beard. His eyes were bright blue and dangerously attentive.

### Antarctica Campaign

Master Roan has not changed much since the last time he and Sunny met, other than the length of his beard, everything else was the same. He is a tall man with broad, powerful shoulders. His light armor was crafted from the adamantine scales of an unknown monster, with a blue scarf wrapped carelessly around his neck. His hair was the color of straw, as was his thick beard. His eyes are bright blue and piercing.
## Personality

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A rather friendly person as he warned Sunny about the dangers of ascending islands. He was envious of Sunny's slender physique due to the circumstances of being in the middle of the *Crushing*.

According to Sunny, Roan turned out to be a rather pleasant person, contrary to his expectations, probably because he was a legacy by marriage and not by birth.

## Quotes

  ― To Sunny about Forgotten Shore kids,Chapter 383 Cowardly Researcher

  ― To Sunny when he visited him in his residence,Chapter 402 Chain worm

## Trivia

* Roan believed that Sunless was called the "Devil of Antarctica" due to his love of striking deals with people in exchange for soul shards.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 403 Sky Tide
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 381 Roan of White Feather
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 979 Full Circle
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 383 Cowardly Researcher
Zhang Feng

2047-2049

**Zhang Feng** (2001-2059) was a Chinese politician and soldier who served as the President of China during the Fourth World War. A hardline Maoist, Zhang oversaw the genocide of tens of millions of people during the War, depopulating many regions in his quest for the "perfect" Chinese race.

Considered one of history's most brutal dictators, Zhang's rule of China saw it descend into global war after the Thanksgiving Day Attacks that he launched on the United States.

## Early Life

Zhang Feng was born on April 18, 2001, in Beijing, China. His father, a former soldier in the Third World War, was a hardline communist who hated the ROC government in Nanjing.
Stev

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* Status

 Cause of Death Killed during Siege of Crimson Spire

* Relatsh
* Occ
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**Stev** was the one in charge of the Memory Market inside Bright Castle.

## Appearance

A man that was old by the standards of the Dark City. He had a round face and cheerful eyes. Apart from his extremely tall stature, there was one other special thing about Stev's appearance, and it was that he was fat.

## Personality

He seemed to be an honest merchant by not being shameless to sell absolutely useless armor.

## Aspect, Ability, & Flaw

His Aspect Ability had something to do with healing.

## Trivia

* He was the first obese person that Sunny had met in the Dark City. Having a belly like that in a place like this must have required a lot of work, talent, and dedication.
* He was officially under the Host.
* He has a hundred battle-ready Memories stored in his soul core that solved the lack of weapons on Nephis' side.
* He was in a makeshift hospital at the back of the formation during the Siege.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 172 Memory Market
2. ↑ Chapter 173 Black Armor
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 320 Siege of the Crimson Spire (6)
4. ↑ Chapter 304 Hunting for a Big One
5. ↑ Chapter 305 Trail of Blood
Volume 3: Prince of Nothing

Fan art By Jacqueline

**Prince of Nothing** is the third volume of Shadow Slave written by Guiltythree. It tells the story of Sunny when he and the other survivors escaped from the Forgotten Shore back to the real world and became Awakened.

## Synopsis

Stricken by grief, anger, and sorrow, Sunny returned to Earth with a heavy heart. He was betrayed by his friend, was forced to leave another in the hellish Forgotten Shore, and worst of all, he lost his freedom. Striving to improve himself, and defy his fate as a slave, and in order to be able to fight against the enemies of tomorrow, Sunny decides to work in the Chained Isles with the help of Saint Tyris. However, he had a lot to do on Earth as well, be it helping his sister Rain or shaking the world with his hidden Mongrel identity. Meanwhile, plans crafted by the wicked create a chain of disasters and cause conflict with Valor. Sunny has to use his deviousness to escape it all.

## Mini Arcs

* Fall into the Tear (Chapter 431 - 443)
* Exploring Ebony Tower (Chapter 443 - 456)
* First Gate Experience
* Fifth Annual Dream Tournament
* Imprisonment at Night Temple

## Parts

Chapter 460: Fight or Flight

End of Part I: Hall of Chains.

## Trivia

This volume contains 250 chapters, 300,000 words.
Volume 1: Child of Shadows

Credit: Oana Roxana Birtea (Yuuza)

**Child of Shadows** is the first volume of Shadow Slave written by Guiltythree. It tells the story of Sunny after being infected by Nightmare Spell, surviving his First Nightmare and his first journey to the Dream Realm.

## Synopsis

Sunny is affected by the Nightmare Spell alongside many others and has to prepare to survive as his life is about to turn completely around. He has to forcibly challenge the first nightmare, a dreamworld where the Nightmare Spell leaves the challengers in a hellish environment with dangerous enemies.

Through deception, luck, and sheer will, Sunny manages to survive the first nightmare but his misery has not come to an end. In a month's time, on the day of the Winter Solstice, he will be transported to the Dream Realm where his luck will decide his fate.

With the little preparation he can do in a month, he goes to the Dream Realm, soon encountering Nephis and Cassie. They find themselves in the Forgotten Shore, with dangerous Nightmare Creatures, and relentless tides of the ocean, their only hope lies in Cassie's prophecy of a castle due west.

## Mini Arcs

* First Nightmare (Chapter 1 - 16)
* Studying in the Academy (Chapter 17 - 29)
* Heading to the Dark City (Chapter 30 - 95)

## Trivia

This volume contains 95 chapters, 135,000 words.
Shadow Saint/Progression

**Note**: Shadow Saint grows strong by consuming Memories and Echoes.

## Stone Saint

Show/Hide Progress

 182
 189
 209

## Marble Saint

Stone Saint ate the black gem from the Fallen Devil, Forsaken Knight. In the depths of it, there were four flames for each of its four cores. It started her evolution. **Stone Saint** evolved to **Marble Saint** after becoming a **Demon**.

### Rank: Awakened

Show/Hide Progress

 399
 497
 510

### Rank: Ascended

Unlike Sunny who reached a new class after filling his cores with Shadow Fragments, **Shadow Saint** achieved a new **Rank**.

Show/Hide Progress

 660

## Onyx Saint

Evolved to **Onyx Saint** after consuming something from the dark sphere of Heart of Darkness

### Rank: Ascended

Show/Hide Progress

 1026

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 110 Memento
2. ↑ Chapter 510 Human Echo
3. ↑ Chapter 273 Chrysalis
4. ↑ Chapter 310 Shadow Demon
5. ↑  Chapter 511 Ascension
6. ↑ Chapter 940 Heart of Darkness
7. ↑ Chapter 944 Safe and Relatively Sound
Поверхность

В очень большом числе случаев, могущем считаться подавляющем, возможность выхода со станций в зазеркалье на поверхность невозможна, из-за заблокированных, ведущих в тупики выходов переходов.

Там же где выходы оказываются открыты, можно увидеть пейзаж, похожий на тот, что есть в реальном мире, но лишенный людей, животных, птиц, рыб, насекомых. Максимум из живой природы можно найти лишь растения.

День и ночь сменяют друг друга, полностью воспроизводится погода, хоть она не совпадает с собой в реальном мире. Существуют строения и машины.

Но и здания часто схожи с реальными лишь только внешне. Внутри это может быть пустая бетонная коробка, или даже лишь две-три стены, хотя может быть это быть строение, идентичное реальному во планировке, но совсем пустое. Или же даже полное вещей, но большинство их них будет больше бутафорскими, чем походить на реальные. Также нередко большинство построек как и подземная станция - неразрушаемы. И хотя часто можно оставить царапину, выбоину или надпись - они исчезают, стоит отвести взгляд и снова посмотреть на то же место.

И чем строения будут дальше от выходов из метро, тем более условными постройки будут: от практически идентичных копий ближайших зданий, лишенными лишь живых существ, до буквально лишь символических гигантских или не очень деревянных/каменных/кирпичных/металлических рам с изображением на границе доступной для изучения зоны.

Собственно территория застройки как правило не превышает - 500 метров - 1,5 километра в радиусе, а за ней начинается лишь практически голая поверхность земли (максимум песок, щебень и очень низкая трава). Все дороги подходя к этой границе приходят в состояние запустения, а водные потоки постепенно, но быстро высыхают.

Расстояния, когда застройка превышает 1,5 километра характерны для **проспектов** - совокупности близко расположенных станций, у которых есть выход на поверхность и они объединены им.

Отходить от последних построек категорически не рекомендуется, считается, что на большом расстоянии начинают рушиться законы реальности и можно как минимум застрять в почве, как в трясине, а то и провалиться сквозь землю.

Вместе с тем и вблизи станции и зданий бывает беспокойно и ощущение слежки при полностью пустой местности.
Volume 5: Dread Night

Illustration

**Dread Night** is the fifth volume of Shadow Slave written by Guiltythree. It tells the story of Sunny and his friends who became Ascended and Sunny's search for true strength.

## Synopsis

In the aftermath of the events in the Night Temple, Sunny finds fame as a lecturer at Awakened Academy. Amid negotiations with clan Valor, Jet offers him a spot in the Antarctica Campaign. Nephis' return shifts the balance, leading to unexpected discoveries. An invite to the Valor Clan ball prompts an encounter with Mordret, and confrontation with Nephis influencing Sunny's choice to join the Antarctica Campaign in search for True strength. In the frozen expanse, Sunny leads, but tragedy leaves him questioning his purpose. Rejecting the Sovereigns' power-hungry ways, his focus shifts to protecting loved ones and challenging their oppressive order.

## Mini Arc

* Antarctica Campaign
	+ Stay in LO49 (Chapter 876 - 900)
	+ The Fall of Falcon Scott
Soul Devouring Tree

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## Soul Devouring Tree

Illustration

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## First Appearance

### Novel

Chapter 61 Sea of Ash
Chapter 77 Enthralled *(Named)*

**Soul Devouring Tree**, also known as "Soul Tree", is the Nightmare Creature that nearly enthralled Cassie, Nephis, and Sunny in Ashen Barrow.

## Description

This tree rose into the sky like a tower, its branches wide enough to cover the whole Ashen Barrow in their shade. Its bark was as black as the water of the Dark Sea, while its leaves were as red as blood. The crimson crown of this majestic tree looked incredibly vibrant and magnificent in contrast to the gray sky.

This magnificent tree stands atop the *Ashen Barrow* with its onyx branches and vibrant scarlet leaves. It looked striking and majestic. Its fruits, hanging between the scarlet leaves, were round and appetizing.

According to Sunny, the succulent, juicy fruit was probably the most delicious thing he had ever tasted. It was both nourishing and refreshing, with a rich texture and a soft lingering aftertaste. The ruby fresh practically melted on his tongue.

## Ability

It has powerful mind hexes that can subdue creatures and make them want to spend the rest of their lives taking care of the tree. In return, the tree gives them its Soul Fruits which could be used as a substitute for soul shards. It is suspected previous victims' souls are trapped within its fruits.

## Background

The origin of the Soul Devouring Tree is a black seed that lay upon a mountain of corpses forming a blood-soaked hill. The black seed lay floating in a pool of blood there and grew to become this terror.

## Trivia

* It was a bolt of lightning that ignited the fallen leaves of the Soul Tree that created the sea of ash, Ashen Barrow.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 86 Final Clue
2. ↑ Chapter 61 Sea of Ash
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 63 Lord of Ashes
4. ↑ Chapter 77 Enthralled
5. ↑ Chapter 84 Black Seed
6. ↑ Chapter 65 Lights in the Darkness