Shadow Slave Regression.

Chapter 5: Welcome Back

As a small smile appeared on her lips, she suddenly felt the erge to tease the huntress for a change.

However, as she opened her mouth to speak, the sudden sound of alarms blared throughout the entire academy.

"WARNING!"

"AN UNIDENTIFIED NIGHTMARE CREATURE HAS APPEARED IN THE SLEEPER COMPOUND!"

"ALL AWAKENED PERSONEL, REPORT!"

The warning sent a ripple through the crowd.

As everyone stood to leave the cafeteria all for different reasons, the cohort exchanged looks.

Effie was unable to fight in her current state and needed someone to take her away from here, so Cassie stood and began to push her wheelchair in the opposite direction.

Nephis and Kai nodded to each other and began to make their way to the sleeper building.

Nephis's speed was faster than what most awakened could ever dream of, and Kai flew just a few steps behind.

As they both came through the massive entrance into the large reception hall, they saw over three dozen Awakened all standing in formation.

As they arrived the finals orders were being barked.

"The target is on Sub-Level 19, both first response units are currently MIA and are not responding on comms!"

"Once we enter the elevator summon lighting memories, the only report we have it that the power is out on the lower floors!"

Nephis felt a cold sweat on her brow.

She was not scared for herself, but Sunny was sleeping defenseless on the level.

When she looked toward Kai, it was clear he was thinking the same way.

Just then the captains nodded to each other and yelled.

"Forward!"

The three cohorts began to quickly make their way to the elevator insuring there were no unseen threats.

Once they were all on the elevator, it began to descend.

Everyone who had a memory lantern or light producing memory began to summon it.

Nephis did not need a lantern because she could become a source of light at any second.

Beside her Kai summoned his memory lantern and a familiar Falcata.

Nephis summoned her new armor and sword, the armor was a Transcendent memory of the first tier called the Undying Chain and was probably the best thing in her entire arsenal.

She had gotten it when her and Cassie had cleared an old ship of a nasty vine monster.

Cassie was trying to return it to its original state, and currently a good chunk of the fire keepers was on the island trying to repair the ship.

Her sword was an Ascended memory of the third tier.

It was not her favorite sword, but it suited her current power level a little better than her trusty Dream Blade.

Soon enough they were on a large Sub-level of the sleeper complex. It had roughly two hundred rooms across the floor and was defended by auto turrets which were currently raining bullets into the darkness.

They all seemed to track an unseen enemy, but one by one the sound of bending and tearing metal was heard and the turrets ceased their onslaught.

After the third turret fell, the first awakened was close enough to see the culprit.