Shadow Slave FanFic [Missing Piece]

In a dark Room deep underground a Man with Raven Black Hair, Porcelain pale skin sat on a Chair. With his hands tied behind his back and his head Hanging low. His long hair fell down hiding his Face from the 3 people standing around him.

'It's…it's him, Sunny! We found him.'

Cassie was sure the Second Finn laid eyes on him. There was a certain presence to the Man in the Chair and she knew that presence all too well. Even if it has gotten more vast and Powerful. It was undeniably him.

"After Months of Chasing you through the Dream Realm and Waking World we finally got you. Now your Memories Will be ours."

The Man that was speaking had an eerie voice. His brought shoulders were packed with Muscles while the Armor he was wearing showed a Symbol Cassie was very Familiar with.

'The House of Night! They catched Sunny? How?'

She had no Idea who the 3 Men were but one thing was Clear, they were all Saints. She continued to watch the Memory of Finn with great interest.

"Our Boss will shortly be here. Then we will start with the Show. You will have no Choice but to give us your precious Divine Memories you were bragging about in that Bar."

Again an Eerie laughter spread through the giant Room whose ceiling was hidden by a seemingly endless expense of Darkness. Sunny who was sitting in the Center, Chained to the Chair, didn't move one bit, he didn't even Speak.

After some time a 4th Man arrived. This one a Saint too. Cassie actually knew him from one of the Meetings between Valor and Night. He was a cunning warrior and a force of Nature. Especially in his Element, the Ocean, where he was home.

The 4th man walked up to Sunny and stood behind the Chair he was Chained to. He leaned down to Sunny's head and spoke coldly.

"How do you enjoy our Shackles? They were Especially made for Awakened you know? They drain every ounce of Essence and become harder to break in return so even a Saint like you will never be able to break them. How did it feel to wake up without a Drop of Essence left in your Body? I bet you're barely holding it together, now that you are on the verge of Collapsing we are gonna have our fun with you."

Suddenly the Man sitting on the Chair moved. Raising his head to let his Hair fall to the side revealing his Onyx Black eyes. He opened his Mouth and spoke evenly.

"Is that how you Tortured all the others? How you broke them down to make them Transfer all their Memories? Is that how the House Of Night handles their Business?"

The Man standing behind him just laughed. But suddenly he grabbed Sunny's Neck and pressed down on it. His voice became more Crazy and Angry at the Same time while a mixture Of Hate and Greed burned in his Violet eyes.

"My Clan has no Business in what I do here. This is for my own Wealth of course. Why would I go out and fight endless waves Of Creatures when there are literal Bags full of precious Memories like you running around? You should have kept your Mouth Shut, boy."

A moment later the Man let go of Sunny's Neck, allowing him to sit up straight again. Sunny still had an even Look on his face when he turned his head to give every person in the Room a Glance. Finn, who was sitting in a Cage shuddered when Sunny looked him straight in the eyes. He felt like the Man was staring right into his Soul. Little did he know that this was exactly what was happening.

Sunny hadn't decided to give them All a Glance for nothing of course. Instead he was doing so to be sure. Sure in how to handle this Situation he has brought himself into. Months ago he had heard rumors of People vanishing without a Trace. Coincidentally all of them Vanished after a drunken Night close To the Storm Sea. Most people thought a Nightmare Creature had been the cause but when Sunny got curious and Followed one of the Man That were blabbering about how Many new Memories and even Echoes he had obtained something Unexpected happened.

He was attacked from the Shadows, so naturally Sunny was very interested. Following the swift Shadow out of the Small City around the Citadel he found a Group of Masked Man waiting for the Victim. They quickly beat the Clueless Master Unconscious and dragged him away.

In the end that was exactly how Sunny had ended up in this Situation. He had Gambled his life for the Chance to find out what had happened to all those People. Well at least the life of one of his Shadows. He wasn't crazy enough to do something so Drastic Just to lift a Secret or two.

Now he was in the same situation like so many others have found themselves in before. He was probably the first Saint though and the First person they encountered who didn't just have Normal Soul Essence.

He had guessed what the Shackles on his Hands and feet were for of course. Actually he didn't even have to guess since he was able to decipher the Runes on them pretty easily. They were a poor replication of the Collar That restricted his Aspect in his Second Nightmare. Almost as Possible as the Circle of runes that surrounded the Cage he was put in at the Night Temple.

So he was patiently waiting for the 4 Man to finish their preparations. A good Session of Torture needed a lot of Toys after all. Where would be the fun in just using a Knife and a Whip for example. No, the Toys these men had prepared for him came in all kinds of Shapes. The only similarity… their Use. To inflict the Most excruciating Pain a person could ever experience. Well some of those things Sunny saw could be used in a different Kind of Setting with the Goal of inflicting Pleasure instead of Pain but that wasn't a coincidence either.

'Those sick fucks have done Unspeakable things to their Victims. I hope sunny has a Way out of there.'

Cassie thought while watching the Scene from Finn's perspective unfold. When the Man with Violet eyes grabbed his first Tool her Mind went into overdrive. She was worried of course. Worried for Sunny to get hurt. She almost broke the Connection right then and there but she pushed through it. Hoping that a Miracle would happen.

Sunny Who was still watching his Surroundings with an even Look finally Focused his Gaze on Finn. The young Man Shuddered. He didn't understand how Sunny seemed more Scary than the 4 Man around him. They were putting him on edge but him? He was the worst. His eyes pierced his Own to take a look at what was behind them. Deeper and deeper Finn could feel Sunny's Gaze drowning his Soul. Suddenly A shallow smile crept up Sunny's lips and he whispered loud enough for Finn to hear.

"Close your eyes…would You?"

Instantly Finn's eyes shut tight. Unfortunately he couldn't cover his ears Since his Hands were bound by Shackles too. The very same Shackles he heard breaking and falling to the Ground before all hell broke loose and the Room got filled with horrifying Screams of Pain.

Only Moments later Finn could hear the Door of his Cage open and a Voice spoke to him. The same voice that had told him to Close his eyes.

It was strange to hear the Voice of the Man who just a Minute ago Finn was sure would kill him to sound so Calming.

"You're safe now. I would advise you to leave this Place as soon as you can. Here, Take this as a Souvenir. It was meant as a Decoy but this whole thing went much better than I expected."

A hand touched his Arm which made him Flinch. But when the Spell spoke to him, his mood turned from Scared to Confused in an Instant.

[You have Received a Memory]

He did not dare to open his eyes before but when he did there was Noone. He was completely alone. The only thing left were the 4 Dead Body's or what was left of them. The ones Gray walls were now Painted in Scarlet Red. Scattered on the Floor were parts of Body's. Limbs, Organs, Teeth, Hair, even a Violet Eyeball lay on One of the Tables. Minutes ago filled with Greed and Madness, now completely Lost from Life.

"Holy fucking shit…he…he Massacred them."

That was the last thing Cassie saw when Watching Finn's Memories. When she was back to reality her Head hurt terribly. It was a lot to take in for a Single person. Not just the fact that they have proof now that Sunny Was still alive after their Third Nightmare but also what he has been up to.

After deleting their Meeting from Finn's Memories they Left him in his Apartment and called an Ambulance right after. The young man would have more than a light headache when he wakes up. Soon they were back in Jet's PTV with everyone's eyes Focused on Cassie who hasn't said a word since watching Finn's Memories.

"Please Cass, talk to us. What did you see? Have you found out something about Sunny?"

Nephis Asked carefully. She noticed Cassie's state Of course and knew that there was little out there that Could shock the Blind Seer so she was surprised to see her in such a State after witnessing Finn's Memories.

"I…I saw him. But I don't think you guys wanna know what happened. It was… Terrifying."

Nephis took a deep breath while the Tension in her Body lessened.

"I think you don't Understand how much I wanna see that Memory Cass. Please show it to me. I need to see him to know That he's fine."

Cassie nodded slowly and said with a low voice.

"OK, but first let's get back To his house. We need a better environment for this."

And with that Jet drove off. The drive To Sunny's house was filled with Silence. Noone except for Cassie has seen what Sunny had done. She wished to delete the Memory from her Mind but was unable to do so of course. After they Arrived at his house Cassie showed Nephis the Memory She pulled from Finn's mind. The Process was done in mere Minutes but it left quite the impression On her of course.

Nephis always knew that Sunny was capable of Great things, but killing 4 Saints In a Matter of Seconds with such Brutality? That was something she hadn't thought him to be Capable of. In the end she wasn't appalled though. It didn't matter if Sunny had stepped in their Trap completely on purpose just to Kill them all. To her it seemed just.

'Those Men were a danger for Humanity that exceeded their use to it by a hundred fold. So in the end was it really so Terrible what he has done? Sure, the Method he used to Kill them was Brutal and not like anything he has ever shown before, at least not when Killing humans.'

"Now that we know that he's alive and Clearly well. How are we gonna proceed from here? He's out there, doing whatever he wants as it seems. Those Saints from Night have only Catched him because he clearly wanted them to."

Jet was right of course. Sunny was hard to catch and even harder to find when he didn't want to be.

"Why don't we get Effie and Kai here first. The two will be happy to get the news too."

Cassie was Nephis suggestion one step ahead of course. She had told the two Government Saints To gather in the Ivory Tower immediately after getting The Memory from Finn.

Hours later they found themselves in one of the Conference Rooms inside the Ivory Tower. The entirety of the Changing Star Cohort has come together to speak about their Missing Member.

"So Doofus is out there killing Bad People? Cool, I guess. At least it means that he's still alive. So much we know now."

"That's not the Point, Effie. We now know that he isn't stuck somewhere or Lost forever in Dreads Tomb, so why hasn't he Contacted us? Hell, why is he not sitting here right now? So we didn't have to have this Conversation in the first place."

Noone had an Answer for Nephis question because nothing made sense. Jet Sighed and pulled out some Government Files she had gathered from the Waking world.

There was a Giant Board On the Wall where she Began to hang Pictures on. The only one they Immediately Recognized though, was the one with Sunny's face when he was Still 16 Years old. It was taken in the Police station when he surrendered himself as a Carrier of the Spell. Sadly that was the only Picture they had of him.

"We really have nothing else? Not a single picture of him that Isn't almost 10 Years old?"

Kai sounded sad and concerned at the same time. It suddenly dawned on them, the fact that they had All taken his presence for Granted. Like he would always be with them, no matter What. Noone has bothered taking even a Single Picture of him because of that. Now that he was gone and they had no Idea when and If they would ever see him again it made them Realize how big of a Mistake they had made.

"We are the worst friends in two worlds. No wonder he hasn't come back."

Effie's words were filled with sadness. Tears ran down her Face as she wished for nothing more than to turn back time and tell sunny how she truly felt. She liked to make jokes all the time. Calling him names and pushing His buttons, but now after 3 years of not having a Chance to be around him she realized how much she missed him as the Great friend he was.

'I should have been a better Friend.'

"I think it's needless to say That we will have to work much harder if we wish To see Sunny ever again. We need to talk about a plan Or something. Sunny is out there, doing whatever he wants. There has to be a way to exploit that fact to get to him."

Cassie's mind has Been working overtime for 3 years now but that didn't stop her from keeping her Focus on the Subject.

'I can rest when we have him back with us.'

Nephis took a deep breath and Stood up to better speak to everyone.

"I think it would be best if we Focus on gathering everything we have about Sunny. From personal interest and Achievements all the way to his Goals. That way we can better conduct our Plan to get him on this Table again."

She took a look through the Room to look into the Faces of her dear Comrades and Friends before she continued. Her eyes started to tear up slowly while her face felt like it was on fire.

"Because if there is one thing I'm sure of, then It's that we need him not only as a Powerful ally but also as our Friend and If I'm being completely Honest with myself and my feelings. Sunny is way more to me than just a Friend, I love him, more than anything in this world and I can't believe that it took me almost 10 years to admit that out loud."

It was a rare thing to see Nephis shedding tears. She did do it when her Father and Grandmother died of course, but after that it has become somewhat of a Myth for the elusive Changing Star to cry. So it was even more special that she of all People was now Crying and Sobbing for her lost Soul mate.

She took a look at the Picture on the Board and whispered to herself.

"I will find you…my Lost from Light."