Shadow Bond (A Shadow Slave Fanfiction)

Andel's Fall (2/3)

As next morning comes, all of the Hunters under Andel are forced to wake up early at the Pathfinder's behest. Unpopular as such an order was, it did make sense. Sleepers needed less sleep than Mundanes, not to mention that Andel had, if not his life on the line, then at least his livelihood to care for.

Ignoring the grumblings of his subordinates, Andel summons his Memories and orders them to get theirs out.

As Sunny hobbles out of bed, most don't even bother to look at the slum rat they know is doomed to die. Instead focusing amongst themselves and wondering how they can use their knowledge of the route to make the most out of their bait.

If only they knew that Sunny managed to map out a huge chunk of the area surrounding the Cathedral.
With the help of his shadows, an eidetic memory, and a Silver Headband he secretly equipped during the night while under the covers, he knew more about the paths than all but the most senior hunters.

As they exit the barracks, Wyatt checks up on him.

'[We both know the plan, right?]'

'(I can't tell if this plan is crazy or arrogant.)'

Humorously the voice in his head jokes around.

'[Well, I love spectacles. Besides, the best way for them to forget about you, is to make sure they remember me more.]'

The plan was actually a rather simple one, Sunny would pretend to get kidnapped by Scurvy, and sometime later "Unknown" would leverage his incredible strength to supress the hunters while they were in the middle of the ruins.

After they lose the ability to fight back, Wyatt would use the [Golden Leaf] to rob the men of all their possessions. Following that they would dissappear into the room inside the Cathedral.

'(What if this ends up like the "Triple Centurion Incident?")'

The third shadow, and the one they kept around during the night, shivered a bit, as though the thought of such a thing happening terrified it.

Deciding to assuage Sunny's fears, Wyatt responds lazily.

'[We have a Fallen Armor of the sixth tier, along with an Awakened Charm of the sixth tier. How could they hurt us?]'

'(I'm just saying, back then we had that Awakened Charm and ended up with a hand and foot missing.)'

'[Yeah yeah. If they're stronger than I estimated, we can come up with another plan, we can even leave. Is that okay?]'

'(Yes.)'

'[Good. Now then, I need your help. When they refuse to give their stuff, should I say "You're courting death!", or "You have eyes but cannot see Mount Tai"?]'

Hearing this downright stupid question, asking about cringy lines with the same banality of picking out clothes, he almost laughs and blows his cover. Fortunately he keeps a straight face on the outside and berates Wyatt.

'(Neither you fool! What does that even mean?)'

'[I just thought it'd be fun. Humor is so hard to find if you don't make it yourself.]'

When they finish this conversation, the hunters are already walking through the outskirts. All of the eyes in the area are on them, a few even throwing pity in Sunny's direction.

Except for one person. Who's glaring at Sunny so hard that even Wyatt's a little terrified.

'Sorry Effie, I'll be back soon.'

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The journey starts out relatively tense. After rushing into the City they make a rather strange decision.