Sunless walked through the Song manor halls, they were big, luxurious, fit to be the home of the legacy family.
It was filled with not only comfort, such as movie rooms and stellar bedrooms. But also for training, extensive dojo, archery range and more.
Servants bowed as he passed, greeting him and congratulating him.
Sunless just answered with the necessary answers and continued to the main living room, where Revel and his other sisters were waiting.
"Took you long enough."
Eunbin smiled as she got up and hugged him.
Moon and Caera got up to do the same, looking relieved at seeing him, Revel just smiled.
"I know Bin…"
He hugged her back.
Sunless was once small due to him growing in the outskirts in his first 7 years, but after receiving the necessary nutrients to nurture his body, constraint training, receiving the lineage of Beast God and Awakening, his height was the same as his elder sister… If she wasn't wearing heels that is.
As Eunbin breaked the hug and smiled, Howl tried sneaking up from behind to bear hug Sunless with her strength. But her brother's shadow sense stopped her from not being seen.
"Howl…"
She took a step back as Sunless glared at her with his new, black hollow eyes. A chill ran through her spine.
"Since when were your eyes so scary?"
As the barbaric sister pointed out, everyone was looking at his eyes.
"Since I woke up."
He answered carefully, getting used to his flaw.
"So it's the same thing that happened with Shan? Has your aspect changed your body?"
Moon pondered out loud what everyone thought.
"I don't think so… My aspect or attributes have nothing to do with my eyes."
"So what is your-"
Revel interrupted Howl before she could finish.
"Don't ask him that!"
All the women looked at the black haired one confused.
"What is the problem Rev?"
Bin saw no harm at asking a new sleeper about his aspect, especially since that sleeper was her precious younger brother that she knew for so long.
"Well… How do I say this…"
Lightslayer was at a loss as to how to remedy the situation. She didn't want Sunny to feel uncomfortable and to say every single thing because of his flaw.
Sure, from Shan to Moon, everyone always told each other their aspects and flaws, it wasn't about trust, but choice, the girls chose to reveal everything, but Sunny…
If they asked directly, he had no choice but to answer.
Sunless looked at how Revel was trying to protect him and sighed.
'Why did I even think of not trusting them?'
When he looked at the attribute [The Blood's Shadow] he thought of how to hide the fact from them, but seeing now, seeing Revel's reaction to his flaw…
"Sis… You can stop, I'll tell them everything."
Sunless sat on the sofa.
All followed his action, curiosity tearing at them.
Breathing slowly, Sunless began explaining.
"The reason for Revel's… reaction…
It is because of my flaw, I… I can't lie."
Silence rained on the room for a few seconds until Moon broke it.
"That's… not that bad…"
"But if someone asks about our secrets directly…"
Silent spoke for the first time and bringed up the main problem with Sunny's flaw: he knew too much.
As the Prince of Song, he knew not only every secret of humanity, he also knew the inner workings of the Song clan, it also doesn't help that Sunless helped in creating and making those secrets.
Assassinations, special operations, spy networks, he knew everything.
"Well, that 's…"
A voice whispered in the room.
"Sunny will learn to live with this flaw. As you all have."
A chill runned through everyone's spines.
The main door of the room opened and a figure entered.
It was Ki Song.
In her original body, still beautiful despite the corpse-like skin and sword piercing her chest.
"Mother-!"
"No need to fear a flaw, it is a part of you, and you will learn to live with it, maybe it will even be the thing that will make you thrive."
She sat on the center sofa, in a position that made her in front of Sunless.
"Now, you can tell us the rest, can you?"
The atmosphere was heavy when she got in, and got lighter as the gentle voice of their mother settled.
Sunless didn't fail to notice the way she framed the question, probably to let him choose what to answer.
"Yes, I can, It's… Kind of a long story…"
Sunless proceeded to tell how his Nightmare went, including how he almost died to and eventually killed the Awakened Tyrant.
All listened in silence, absorbing everything and not interrupting him.
And finally he told them about what happened to his lineage.
"WHAT?! What do you mean you lost it?!?"
Howl was flabbergasted.
Everyone was, even Ki Song changed her expression slightly.
"Shadow God's blessing…?"
Eunbin wondered.
"What if… You didn't lose the lineage?"
Revel asked carefully.
"What do you mean?"
Sunless asked.
"You said that [The Blood] turned into [The Blood's Shadow]... What if it just became a part of Shadow lineage?"
"Then why don't I have Shadow's lineage?"
"You do have it, you just have to find it."
Ki Song finally spoke.
"Either through the Spell or yourself, you must acquire it. It will give you something not even I can provide, Shadow God's legacy…
You can become his heir."
Ki Song's statement made the room go quiet, absorbing the scale of what Sunny can become.
"Shadow's heir…"
The words left Sunless mouth unconsciously, Shadow God was the most mysterious god, many hated him for creating death, but in the end, death consumed all.
"Then that just means you have to train harder! Then you can die slower!"
Everyone rolled their eyes at Hel's comment.
"Now that that's out of the way…
Your Aspect, what is it? Something with shadows I imagine?"
Moon changed the topic, the lineage was something for the future, his aspect was for the present.
"Well…"
He explained the nature of his Aspect Ability. No one had any thoughts about it, just that he had to train to learn more of how to use it…
What they did react to was the fact he gained a True Name.
"Is there something you don't have?"
Silent asked sarcastically.
"Good Looks?"
Eunbin asked, also sarcastically.
"He is more handsome than some Masters."
Moon stated.
"Ehh…"
"Well then! How about we help our little brother?! We all have free time today!"
Howl was really eager to train Sunny but…
Moon slapped the back of her head.
"We have to prepare for the Third Nightmare! Let Revel and Stalker help him."
"Alright! Alright!"
As the family laughed at the interaction, a voice sounded behind Sunless.
"You will need a blade for that training."
Undying Blade was smirking as he touched his shoulder and transferred a Memory to him.
Sunless entered his soul sea and looked at the memory.
Memory: [BloodRaven]
Rank: Ascended
Tier: III
Description: "A blade fit for the Prince of the Raven Queen.
(Finally, it was getting dusty)."
It was a black odachi with a deep crimson edge, long and sharp, in pristine condition.
The hilt had a similar color, having the symbol of a raven on it.
He exited and looked at the Saint.
"Dusty?"
"I made it when you were 13."
"Why?"
"I made one for all of your sisters. A present for when you completed the First Nightmare."
Sunless smiled.
"Did you really need to make it when I was 13?"
Blade answered without blinking.
"Yes."
With everything done, Ki Song then sat up and proceeded to get out of the room.
Revel looked at her brother.
"Ready to train again?"
Sunny sighed.
"No."