'So Ki Song is dead too, then.'
It was really all over. They had succeeded.
Things went better than he had expected…
They went almost exactly as he had hoped.
Almost.
Sunny smiled darkly.
"Are you wondering if you have a weakness, as well?"
Nephis tilted her head a little, looking at him with her expressionless gaze.
"Everyone has a weakness, Sunny. I have a… couple, myself."
He nodded.
"How… do you feel? The Sovereigns are dead. Your family is avenged. You must have waited for this moment for so long, and now it's here."
She lingered for a bit.
"I don't feel much of anything, really… yet. I think I will feel more later. For now, I am simply content. A hard task is over. More arduous tasks are to come."
Sunny sighed, then took a step back.
There were so many things they had to do, so many things they had to discuss.
Before it all, he wanted to simply embrace her, hold her, and kiss her.
To share the joy of their victory with her, even if Nephis wasn't capable of feeling that joy just yet.
But… he was not destined to feel the soft touch of her lips today.
Instead, he felt the cold touch of Weaver's Mask as it settled on his face.
Raising his black odachi, Sunny smiled bitterly and said in a cold, emotionless tone:
"It's time for you to die, then, Changing Star."
Far away, his dark legion had already slaughtered the remaining abominations. The shadows did not retreat back into his soul, however…
Instead, they surrounded the two battered armies, looking at the soldiers in eerie silence.
The human shadows raised their weapons.The monstrous shadows bared their fangs.
Nephis frowned.
"What is this?"
Sunny let out a disdainful laugh.
"This? It's betrayal, my lady. I would have asked for forgiveness, but really, it's your own fault. Has no one ever told you not to trust a man whose loyalty can be bought?"