Chapter 588 - Trust lssues (1/2)

'Mordret… he has taken Welthe'

Sunny shi+fted, lowering the Cruel Sight and slightly turning its blade His heart was full of unease, his mind in the throes of a dark premonition The banished prince had already been monstrously powerful… how much more deadly would he becos were now clear, at least Out of the two Ascended knights, Welthe had been the more powerful one Her Aspect possessed Abilities that could debilitate her ene her own physique That hy she had been the one to sap Mordret of a large portion of his strength and attack hie to see that the Prince of Nothing had struggled to defeat her so ainst one of the Masters, how had he ever planned to face both?

However, if he had decided to take Welthe's body and thus couldn't har an Ascended elite while not being allowed to wound her was a dreadfully harsh task

Had Mordret been aied his plans on the fly when the opportunity presented itself?

Was his intention to take Sunny as his vessel just a ruse, a er?

'No way… he already has a body of a Master There is no reason to abandon it for the sake of ht?'

"Ah! That is htened, then stretched, looking at his own arrihtly and let his hands relax Finally, the Prince of Nothing turned slightly and looked at Sunny with a smile

"Wouldn't you say, Sunless?"

Sunny lingered for a uess How does this work, exactly? Are you an Ascended now?"

Mordret's smile widened a little

"So curious Your inquisitive nature is truly worthy of an Acade the questions like always, huh?'

Sunny sensed the slender saber laying by the former Master's feet, then concentrated on the corpse of the female sentinel for ato escape this place before the Saint arrives?"

The Prince of Nothing bent down, picked up the saber, and sighed

"Oh, that… don't worry I do have a plan It's just… I a to like it verydown his spine Mordret's tone was still friendly, but the iood

'bastard! He's going to double-cross me, isn't he?!'

Well… it's not like Sunny had not been planning to do the saritted his teeth, then said somberly:

"We don't have to do this, you know It is just like you said… there's no quarrel between us We can just go our separate ways Maybe even work together… uh, for a bit Let's be friends?"

Mordret chuckled

"Oh! I would like that very much But, Sunless… if you really want to be my friend… why do you still have your eyes closed?"

He took a slightly aard step forward, as if not yet entirely used to his new body

"It's hard to trust someone who refuses to look you in the eye, you know Why don't you look at me, huh, Sunless?"

Sunny paled, then backed away a little

"I… I'd rather not My eyelids hurt"

Mordret grinned

"That is a pity But oh well… to tell you the truth, ouldn't have become real friends, anyway"