Shadow Slave - Chapter 2570: Shapeshifter

Could she tum into a Nightmare Creature?

‘I won’t be seeing it today, though.”

It was called [Pure Soul].

In any case, he was thinking of a different Attribute — an Attribute that seemed to explain the unique composition of her soul, the deadly purity of her battle technique, as well as why she had been able to persist in the Shadow Realm for thousands of years without being consumed by it.

‘And Nightmare. One hellish horse is enough!’

Slayer was not a Sovereign, after all, and neither was she a Tyrant. So, she had no Domain and did not rule over anyone.

Slayer’s fourth Ability, which corresponded to Orphne’s Transcendent one, was simple at first sight. In fact, Sunny could have already guessed what it was, having seen it in the visions bestowed upon him by Ariel’s Game.

It was full of suspicion.

Could she take the shape of mythical beasts?

And even if he did not know how the battle of two Supreme Shadows would end, he knew that it would definitely reduce the Nameless Temple to rubble. ‘some other time, then…’

Could Slayer tum into a dragon?
Sunny gave her a long look.

Instead, it was the fact that Slayer was a being who had existed for thousands of years, and had therefore met and killed a great number of beasts — and the fact that the definition of “beasts” the runes described was quite vague. Their direct meaning was “bestial things”, which was not exactly precise.

‘It’s interesting.’

‘Who could have thought?”

Whether it was because Slayer was not the same being as the original Orphne or because she had already fulfilled her fate, he did not know.

‘I’d better keep her away from Kai, just in case…”

Sunny was not sure if that was deeply fitting or reflected poorly on what kind of world they all lived in.
Regardless of that, he felt lucky that Slayer had not possessed these powers when they fought atop the shadow of Condemnation.

An Aspect was not complete without a person’s Attributes, though. It was Slayer’s Attributes that made her powers shine… one of them in particular.

Slayer ignored his pointed gaze, continuing to stare at Saint with her usual air of cold malice.

For example…

Feeling fortunate to have survived that encounter, he looked between Slayer and Saint with a thoughtful expression.

He shivered.

Sunny smiled and leaned back.

Could Slayer take Transcendent Forms of human Saints, as long as they were bestial?

After all, he was too busy to procure another Citadel.

After all, Slayer could simply summon wings and fly high into the sky, then unleash a barrage of arrows at Saint from dozens of kilometers away. If Saint summoned her true darkness to blind her, she could continue to fight by relying on her other senses…

Sunny knew that Orphne of the Nine had possessed an Attribute similar to his own… his former greatest benefactor and most awful foe, [Fated]. However, Slayer did not.

Hell, she could probably shapeshift into a Dark Drifter — the eerie Creature of Darkness Sunny and Slayer had fought in the Shadow Realm — and be just as at home in the embrace of true darkness as Saint was.

It allowed her to take the shape of beasts she had seen, heard, smelled, touched, or whose flesh and blood she had tasted. She was a shapesifter. Such a Transformation Ability was certainly versatile, and could be a powerful weapon when faced with a certain kind of enemy… but that was not what piqued Sunny’s interest.

That said, he could not be sure.

She had a fifth Ability, as well, although it was unlike those of human Supremes.

What about other kinds of creatures?

The most accomplished killer in the world was also the most sincere person in the world.

Sunny was not sure who would win that fight, but he was certainly curious to see.

Slayer’s powers, unlike her personality, were more subtle and understated rather than furious and ferocious. Despite the nature of her Aspect, though, Orphne had been far more deadly than any other human Sunny knew of, and had achieved far more terrifying feats.

Just like the Supreme Abilities of Sovereigns, it seemed like the extension and culmination of her other powers. It allowed her to clearly sense and understand the Will of other beings, as well as communicate her own better — she could imbue her weapons with her Will in a direct manner, for example, making them that much more deadly.

Orphne of the Nine had possessed a pure and unyielding soul that shone with beautiful light and refused to be blemished. That, perhaps, was the source of her tenacious resolve and single-minded determination, as well as why Slayer was always able to be true to herself, both in thought and in action. And that, in turn, was the reason she had been able to persist in her quest to slay the Demon of Fate until both of them perished, even as the world was coming undone around them. That was also the reason why her soul shone with pure light even after she became a shadow, and why she had been able to withstand the jaws of the Shadow Realm for thousands of years.

Her fifth Ability was connected to the very essence of Supremacy, instead — to the Will.

Sunny was quite curious which of these two Supreme Shadows would win if they were to duel.

That Attribute had a more practical side to it, as well. After all, one of Slayer’s powers allowed her to imbue her attacks with soul essence, and her soul essence was similarly pristine — and therefore far more potent. Her Will was pure and sincere, too, and thus could be expressed more effectively.

Most Monsters fit the definition of a bestial thing despite not being Beasts. Humans, meanwhile, were Beasts, but not bestial things… most humans weren’t, at least.

His money was on Saint… probably… since her powers lent themselves better to direct combat. Slayer was a fearsome fighter, as well, but she excelled in subterfuge more than she did in direct confrontations — she was first and foremost a huntress, not a warrior.

He had seen her take the shape of a hawk, as well as of a fearsome black leopard powerful enough to kill one of the Sacred Spirits of Heart God’s forest. Who knew what other shapes she could assume?

Well, that was before Saint raised her Shield of Nothing to negate Slayer’s powers.

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