Shadow Slave (Guiltythree) | Aposle of Oath

Sunny opened his eyes wide.

Right there in front of them, a corpse was standing on the edge between light and darkness, staring at the six humans with the black chasms of its empty eyes sockets.

No, not really a corpse.

A skeleton.

Defying all laws of logic and physics, a creature made of nothing but human bones suddenly lunged forward, baring its teeth in a hungry grin.

Yeah, before the creature could reach to far something grabbed its skull.

The pale hand that grabbed its skull immediately tightened, causing a loud crunching sound to ring out.

Sunny stared at the mess of broken bones with in confusion.

Then turning his gaze towards Effie a question nearly slipped his lips.

'Wait... that's it?'

The huntress yelled, tearing him away from these thoughts.

"Don't stop, move!"

The cohort rushed forward, following Effie into the depths of the catacombs.

When Sunny was approaching the remains of the reanimated skeleton, he noticed something that made a cold chill run down his spine.

The bones were still moving, slowly assembling themselves back into the shape that resembled a human.

Just as he stepped past the creature, one skeletal hand suddenly thrust in his direction, trying to claw at his leg.

If not for Sunny's quick reaction, it might have succeeded in injuring him.

With one slash of the Midnight Shard, he crushed the clawing hand and threw it away.

Falling on the stones a few meters back, the hand remained motionless for a moment, and then began crawling back to the quickly recovering skeleton.

The monster was being rebuilt by some terrifying, invisible force.

Drawn by its unseen pull, the bones were putting themselves back together one after another.

Those too damaged to be of use were simply replaced by one of the bones scattered on the floor of the tunnel.

Soon, the skeleton would inevitably rise again.

A disturbing thought entered Sunny's mind.

He finally realized why Effie had told them to keep moving instead of trying to kill the Nightmare Creatures populating the catacombs.

Was it because these creatures were... immortal?

...Or rather, undying.

Sunny felt a sickening premonition that he was right.

If so, things were going to turn from bad to harrowing pretty fast.

It was at that moment that his ears caught a distant rustle coming from the darkness ahead of them.

For a moment, he felt fear grip his heart, thinking that the dark sea had somehow found its way into the catacombs.

But no, this wasn't the cursed sea. Instead, it was dozens no, hundreds of skeletal feet scraping against the cold stones of the catacombs.

Maybe even thousands of them.

The hordes of undead monsters populating the catacombs were coming to rip the six humans apart.

With a grimace of dark resentment on his face, Sunny gripped the Midnight Shard tighter and hurried after the other members of the cohort.

'Come... come and get it, bastards!'

Pretty soon, the undead creatures were upon them.

First in ones and pairs, then in small groups, the bloodthirsty skeletons assaulted them in a constant stream.

Appearing from the darkness of the catacombs, they lunged at the cohort in a whirlwind of bony claws and teeth, each bearing the same eerie skeletal grin.

Effie, Nephis and Isaac who were at the front of the group, faced the brunt of the attacks.

The huntress exerted her inhuman strength, bulldozing through the skeletons like an incarnation of ancient fury.

Her round shield acted as a wrecking ball, shattering the undead monsters left and right.

Nephis fought with the elegant fluidity of water but also with the crushing force of a devastating flood.

She was holding the longsword by the blade, using its crossguard and pommel as an improvised mace.

With white flames dancing in her eyes, she moved from one skeleton to another, skillfully deflecting their blows and crushing one skull after another.

Issac on the other hand, was rather ruthless.

And his two arms, a weapon carved from the bone of Nightmare Creatures were held.

On his right was a ridiculously large and heavy axe.

The axe was crudely crafted yet held a sickening ability to finish the job.

With one swing multiple skeletons were torn through their bones, spraying across the catacombs.

On his left hand was accrued carved sword.

The sword wasn't used for offense, mostly defense, as it did not hold the same amount of volume as the axe making it less effective for large amounts of enemies.

If anything got past them, Caster was there to deliver the finishing blow.

His sword shone with a ghostly green light, slicing through bones as if without meeting any resistance.

The proud Legacy fought with graceful precision, always managing to immobilize the enemy with just one clean strike.

The skeletons fell to his sword before even having a chance to retaliate.

The four powerhouses made paving the path through the horde of monsters seem almost easy.

However, Sunny knew that it was anything but. Each skeleton was stronger and faster than a human could ever be.

It took incredible skill, resolve, and coordination to cut through their ranks without slowing down even for a second.

Soon, he was forced to taste the true menace of these undead abominations for himself.

Sunny, Cassie, and Kai were relatively safe at first, but with each passing minute, their situation worsened.

The catacombs were a real maze.

More and more often, the tunnels they were taking began to open into complicated crossroads and connect with other branching paths.

When that happened, undead creatures could lunge at the cohort from the side, bypassing the impenetrable barrier of Changing Star and her three champions.

More than that, as the number of skeletons destroyed by them increased and several minutes passed, the abominable monsters began rising back from the ground and dashing in pursuit of the party, soon attacking it from the rear.

Eventually, the cohort was constantly assaulted from all sides.

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

"Both of you move towards the back".

Isaac said no it was more like an order.

Nephis gave him a strange look.

Effie on the other hand had her face twist with worry.

"Are you trying to die".

Effie growled.

Her voice gave no room for argument.

Yet Isaac still did.

"Don't worry I only need one minute then regroup to the front".

Isaac explained his voice somewhat muffled by the current battle.

Effie face twisted further.

She opened her mouth, wanting to angrily rebuke, but was stopped by a hand on her shoulder.

Turning to look, she saw Changing Star, grasping her shoulder with a firm grip.

"Princess I-".

As she was talking Nephis cut her off.

"Trust him".

Effie froze wanting to refuse before clicking her tongue.

"Don't die pillow chest".

Effie said before going to the rear.

Nephis froze for a moment then gazed at Isaac.

In specific she gazed at his chest.

Seeing how they weirdly protruded slightly yet not too much to seem feminine she couldn't help but mumble.

"Pillow chest…".

Shaking her head, she began to make her way towards the rear of the group, wanting to support Sunny and the rest.

Isaac, on the other hand, was looking forward towards the group of skeletons lunging towards him.

Then, for some inexplicable reason, unknown to anyone, but Isaac, the air around him started to change.

Then a loud explosion rang out.Sunny opened his eyes wide.

Right there in front of them, a corpse was standing on the edge between light and darkness, staring at the six humans with the black chasms of its empty eyes sockets.

No, not really a corpse.

A skeleton.

Defying all laws of logic and physics, a creature made of nothing but human bones suddenly lunged forward, baring its teeth in a hungry grin.

Yeah, before the creature could reach to far something grabbed its skull.

The pale hand that grabbed its skull immediately tightened, causing a loud crunching sound to ring out.

Sunny stared at the mess of broken bones with in confusion.

Then turning his gaze towards Effie a question nearly slipped his lips.

'Wait... that's it?'

The huntress yelled, tearing him away from these thoughts.

"Don't stop, move!"

The cohort rushed forward, following Effie into the depths of the catacombs.

When Sunny was approaching the remains of the reanimated skeleton, he noticed something that made a cold chill run down his spine.

The bones were still moving, slowly assembling themselves back into the shape that resembled a human.

Just as he stepped past the creature, one skeletal hand suddenly thrust in his direction, trying to claw at his leg.

If not for Sunny's quick reaction, it might have succeeded in injuring him.

With one slash of the Midnight Shard, he crushed the clawing hand and threw it away.

Falling on the stones a few meters back, the hand remained motionless for a moment, and then began crawling back to the quickly recovering skeleton.

The monster was being rebuilt by some terrifying, invisible force.

Drawn by its unseen pull, the bones were putting themselves back together one after another.

Those too damaged to be of use were simply replaced by one of the bones scattered on the floor of the tunnel.

Soon, the skeleton would inevitably rise again.

A disturbing thought entered Sunny's mind.

He finally realized why Effie had told them to keep moving instead of trying to kill the Nightmare Creatures populating the catacombs.

Was it because these creatures were... immortal?

...Or rather, undying.

Sunny felt a sickening premonition that he was right.

If so, things were going to turn from bad to harrowing pretty fast.

It was at that moment that his ears caught a distant rustle coming from the darkness ahead of them.

For a moment, he felt fear grip his heart, thinking that the dark sea had somehow found its way into the catacombs.

But no, this wasn't the cursed sea. Instead, it was dozens no, hundreds of skeletal feet scraping against the cold stones of the catacombs.

Maybe even thousands of them.

The hordes of undead monsters populating the catacombs were coming to rip the six humans apart.

With a grimace of dark resentment on his face, Sunny gripped the Midnight Shard tighter and hurried after the other members of the cohort.

'Come... come and get it, bastards!'

Pretty soon, the undead creatures were upon them.

First in ones and pairs, then in small groups, the bloodthirsty skeletons assaulted them in a constant stream.

Appearing from the darkness of the catacombs, they lunged at the cohort in a whirlwind of bony claws and teeth, each bearing the same eerie skeletal grin.

Effie, Nephis and Isaac who were at the front of the group, faced the brunt of the attacks.

The huntress exerted her inhuman strength, bulldozing through the skeletons like an incarnation of ancient fury.

Her round shield acted as a wrecking ball, shattering the undead monsters left and right.

Nephis fought with the elegant fluidity of water but also with the crushing force of a devastating flood.

She was holding the longsword by the blade, using its crossguard and pommel as an improvised mace.

With white flames dancing in her eyes, she moved from one skeleton to another, skillfully deflecting their blows and crushing one skull after another.

Issac on the other hand, was rather ruthless.

And his two arms, a weapon carved from the bone of Nightmare Creatures were held.

On his right was a ridiculously large and heavy axe.

The axe was crudely crafted yet held a sickening ability to finish the job.

With one swing multiple skeletons were torn through their bones, spraying across the catacombs.

On his left hand was accrued carved sword.

The sword wasn't used for offense, mostly defense, as it did not hold the same amount of volume as the axe making it less effective for large amounts of enemies.

If anything got past them, Caster was there to deliver the finishing blow.

His sword shone with a ghostly green light, slicing through bones as if without meeting any resistance.

The proud Legacy fought with graceful precision, always managing to immobilize the enemy with just one clean strike.

The skeletons fell to his sword before even having a chance to retaliate.

The four powerhouses made paving the path through the horde of monsters seem almost easy.

However, Sunny knew that it was anything but. Each skeleton was stronger and faster than a human could ever be.

It took incredible skill, resolve, and coordination to cut through their ranks without slowing down even for a second.

Soon, he was forced to taste the true menace of these undead abominations for himself.

Sunny, Cassie, and Kai were relatively safe at first, but with each passing minute, their situation worsened.

The catacombs were a real maze.

More and more often, the tunnels they were taking began to open into complicated crossroads and connect with other branching paths.

When that happened, undead creatures could lunge at the cohort from the side, bypassing the impenetrable barrier of Changing Star and her three champions.

More than that, as the number of skeletons destroyed by them increased and several minutes passed, the abominable monsters began rising back from the ground and dashing in pursuit of the party, soon attacking it from the rear.

Eventually, the cohort was constantly assaulted from all sides.

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

"Both of you move towards the back".

Isaac said no it was more like an order.

Nephis gave him a strange look.

Effie on the other hand had her face twist with worry.

"Are you trying to die".

Effie growled.

Her voice gave no room for argument.

Yet Isaac still did.

"Don't worry I only need one minute then regroup to the front".

Isaac explained his voice somewhat muffled by the current battle.

Effie face twisted further.

She opened her mouth, wanting to angrily rebuke, but was stopped by a hand on her shoulder.

Turning to look, she saw Changing Star, grasping her shoulder with a firm grip.

"Princess I-".

As she was talking Nephis cut her off.

"Trust him".

Effie froze wanting to refuse before clicking her tongue.

"Don't die pillow chest".

Effie said before going to the rear.

Nephis froze for a moment then gazed at Isaac.

In specific she gazed at his chest.

Seeing how they weirdly protruded slightly yet not too much to seem feminine she couldn't help but mumble.

"Pillow chest…".

Shaking her head, she began to make her way towards the rear of the group, wanting to support Sunny and the rest.

Isaac, on the other hand, was looking forward towards the group of skeletons lunging towards him.

Then, for some inexplicable reason, unknown to anyone, but Isaac, the air around him started to change.

Then a loud explosion rang out.

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