Shadow Slave Regression.

Chapter 5: Welcome Back

Eurys seemed to focus for a second before he started to mark on the map, as he started to mark in the sand he spoke.

"There are only three that feel weak enough to be of the second category. Seeing as how it is supposed to make you into and Ascended, these are most likely what you are looking for."

Once he was done speaking, Sunny looked around the map.

One mark was in the Hollow Mountains, or Nether's Chain. Another was far to the northwest near the start of the burned forest and clearly outside of the forgotten shore.

The last one was directly in the center of a giant circle that Sunny had drawn on the map.

Eurys had drawn a circle directly in the center of the crater, right were an Angel or Nephilim had once landed.

'Well, it looks like the destination is decided.'

Sunny glanced at Eury's and pointed at the mark.

"This is our destination."

Eurys looked at him and nodded.

"It is the closest, and you are already familiar with the history of this place. Since the Nightmares take place in the past it is a good choice."

Sunny nodded.

"Well, I guess you don't get to die until I make it to the seed of nightmare."

Eurys laughed.

"I can't wait!"

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In the academy compound, a tall girl walked through the pathways making her way to the academy wide cafeteria.

To her side a petite girl with pale golden hair and unseeing blue eyes walked.

They were chatting about menial things on their way.

Of course, these girls were Nephis and Cassie.

They had stayed together at the Awakened academy for the last ten months due to the great clans and their possible hostility.

Nephis had sold her manor and now lived in an on campus rental house.

It was not very large, but it suited them very well. Cassie had stayed with her instead of her parents due to their bond.

Well, and the fact that Cassie was blind and required help with things in both the waking world and the dream realm.

They usually stayed in the academy during the day just lazing around their home, but three times a week a certain girl would come over to train. At night they would sleep and join with the rest of the cohort and the Fire Keepers.

Nephis, Cassie, Effie, and Kai had all decided to stay together and anchored themselves at The Sanctuary of Noctis for obvious reasons.

The Fire Keepers had followed suit and had anchored themselves to the same Citadel.

However, today they were not going to just laze around and keep each other company.

Today, Effie and Kai had come to visit. They saw each other almost every time they went to the dream realm, but over the last month they had both been gone quite a bit.

Mostly because Kai was tasked with exploring and island on the far western parts of the Isles, and Effie had gone with him.

They had returned a few hours ago and returned to Waking World. So, when Nephis and Cassie heard they were back, they called and decided to meet up.

Of course, Effie had decided to meet them in the cafeteria.

Nephis and Cassie had not asked them, nor had Effie or Kai told them. But Nephis and Cassie both believed there was something going on between the two.