Chapter 741: Chain Breaker (1/2)

Chapter 741: Chain Breaker

For a fewat the beautiful ivory walls of the great paGoda that towered above the world Although the whole city was being consu was calm and quiet

He couldn't quite believe it

Solvane, the Saint of War, was dead The i steel was dead The noble dragon that had dutifully guarded the toas dead, as well

They won The Nightmare… was conquered

More or less

From the blood-soaked arena of the Red Colosseuhtmares, to the numinous Temple of the Chalice, to the furious battle for the sky above the Ivory City, to confronting the Prince of Nothing… soh all of it, and triumphed

What were the chances of that?

'Just five months but it felt like a lifetime'

Of course, there were a few issues left

Most of the army of the perished Chain Lords was still intact, and on its way to the city The cohort had dealt a terrible blow to the s shi+ps still re thousands upon thousands of soldiers Now that their commanders were dead, he was not sure ould happen to them, and how they would react

Noctis was nowhere to be found

And Hope was still chained, even if not for long now

With a sigh, Sunny stood up and gri weakness overwheled… he had never abused it to this degree before, not even during the siege of the Crireat, either Sunny had given his all to come this far, and now, he was at the end of his rope

But he was also so close to becoe of the island, he looked into the darkness of the Sky Below for a few lided down to the last re the Ivory Island in place

There was not enough essence left in his soul to turn into a swift shadow, and he was too tired to run, so Sunny si his enchanted cloak to scale the uneven links of the heavenly chain from time to time It took him a while to traverse the wide chasm of emptiness and climb to the surface of the familiar tranquil island

The emerald rove of ancient trees… he had been here before, in the distant future Of course, now, the island did not look exactly the sarass, and wisps of s city by the wind

He looked at the Ivory Tower and saw the body of a beautiful white dragon wrapped around it, not yet reduced to weathered bones

Sunny remained motionless for a bit, and then went to find Kai

The young rass not too far away, unconscious His arrated, and his bark-like skin seeed and scorched Many of his bones were broken, and his disfigured face was contorted by a grimace of pain

But he was alive

After checking on his friend, Sunny caer His wounds, while serious, were not enough to kill an Awakened At least not in a short ti what else to do, Sunny summoned the Puppeteer's Shroud, rolled it, and placed the soft fabric under the archer's head as a pillow Then, he lingered for a few moments, patted Kai on the shoulder, and stood up

Then, he sloalked forward and stood in front of the dead dragon's head, looking at the closed gates behind it

This was it

The prison of Hope…

As he studied the gates, so suddenly rustled behind him Sunny remained motionless for a few moments, and then slowly turned around His eyes were dark and hollow

Noctis did not look as bad as he had after the battle with Solvane, but he also did not look good The sorcerer was battered and beaten, his body covered by terrible burns His elegant gared and uneven

He also looked… different

It was as though the burden of rey eyes finally disappeared, leaving the and clear The sorcerer looked radiant and at ease, e aura His friendly presence enveloped Sunny like an embrace

Perhaps this was how he had been centuries ago, before the duty of being a shackle to Desire turned hihed down by the curse of eternal servitude

Noctis glanced up, at the ivory expanse of the great paGoda, and then looked at Sunny with a smile:

"Ah, Sunless! Please excuse my disheveled appearance Looks… looks like we've won, doesn't it?"

Sunny lingered for a few moments, then offered him a silent nod

After that, he faced the sorcerer and asked:

"So What now? This is it? We are done?"

Noctis rehtly shook his head