Chapter 3 The Strings Of Fate (1/2)

Chapter 3 The Strings Of Fate

For a few minutes after that, Sunny was in a dark mood But then he pulled hi to enjoy the fresh air Indeed, air like that was hard to come by in the real world: h and unpleasant, not to eneral stench of the outskirts In the better parts of the city, sophisticated filtration systeently — however, filtrated air tasted sterile and stagnant Only the very rich had access to truly pleasant breathing

And here he was, able to enjoy an unlieneration chaebol

'Truly, being chosen by the Spell has its benefits'

If only there was no dreadful cold, his feet did not ache, and his wrists and back were not in agony!

The slave caravan slowly dragged itself up theand periodically falling to the ground A couple of times, those who could not walk anymore were taken off the chain and unceremoniously tossed off the road, down into the abyss that loomed to the left of it Sunny watched them fall with a bit of compassion

'Poor fellows Rest in peace, you pitiful souls'

All in all, he was in good spirits

It was a bit strange to feel good ahtmare, but, thankfully, Sunny had time to prepare himself for this eventuality When the symptoms of the Spell first appeared, he did not handle it well Dying before you even turn seventeen was not so one could easily cope with

But, in the end, it only took Sunny several days to co his parents'place — well, actually, since he was too poor to afford even the cheapest slot in the remembrance facility, it was just two lines carved into an old tree — and adding a third line for himself, Sunny suddenly became relaxed and carefree

ReadNovelFullfor the future anymore Once the worst that could happen had already happened, what else was there to fear?

So, beco to death was not that much of a shock

Besides, he knew that cold would not kill hi the caravan further up the round was still fresh in histo do the caravan in… and by the look of it, the attack was going to take place in a matter of hours, not days

So he still had a chance

Using the opportunity, Sunny decided to take another look at his status and sued by the Aspect and didn't study the Attributes well While not as important as one's Aspect, the Attributes were often the deciding factor between life and death They represented one's natural traits and affinities, so passive abilities and effects

[Fated] Attribute Description: "The strings of fate wrap tightly around you Unlikely events, both good and bad, are drawn by your presence There are those who are blessed, and there are those who are cursed… but rarely both"

[Mark of Divinity] Attribute Description: "You bear a faint scent of divinity, as though soo"

[Child of Shadows] Attribute Description: "Shadows recognize you as one of their own"

'Hnized the first attribute, [Fated], as the lance, it seemed to indicate that he was destined for a certain fate — to die miserably and vanish without a trace, for exa the description, he realized that being fated actually justwhen he was around

'I guess this is how I ed to receive one of the super rare useless Aspects — and a weird variant of it, at that!'

If [Fated] was his innate Attribute, then the other two came from the [Tehtforward — it was supposed to allow passage into certain sacred places inside the Dream Realm and enhance several types of sorcery Since there were no sacred places in sight and Sunny's Aspect had nothing to do with sorcery, it was useless, too

[Child of Shadoas a stranger one He had never heard of it and had no idea what it was supposed to do — at least not until the sun hid behind the an to darken To his surprise, Sunny found hih it was still as bright as day This ability alone was nothing to scoff at, and it was quite possible that shadoould reward hiifts

'Finally soood I wonder if…'