Shadow Slave
Shadow Slave

Shadow Slave

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Shadow Slave novel is a popular light novel covering Fantasy, Action, and Adventure genres. Written by the Author Guiltythree. 1181 chapters have been translated and translations of other chapters are in progress.

Summary

Growing up in poverty, Sunny never expected anything good from life. However, even he did not anticipate being chosen by the Nightmare Spell and becoming one of the Awakened - an elite group of people gifted with supernatural powers. Transported into a ruined magical world, he found himself facing against terrible monsters - and other Awakened - in a deadly battle of survival.
What's worse, the divine power he received happened to possess a small, but potentially fatal side effect...

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: 252 comments on Chapter 1176: Bitter Feeling
  • HeavyLumos 12

    Coming back here after reading other novels makes me realize how much for granted did I take the author’s name-giving abilities. Other authors are really struggling out there lol. F for author-nim

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  • Monocle 6

    Is the 3rd nightmare already start?

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    • SomeRandomNerd 15

      You'd know if you'd read the novel instead of stacking like a coward ;) Nothing personal, just me staying consistent in my war against stacking

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    • Grey123 1

      nah

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  • Hidden_silk_ 12

    I hope when I return from school I hope there would be *BOOM* And there would be the mass release in front of me

    Edited: 5h
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  • HeavyLumos 12

    Just got back to reading this after stacking 300+ chapters. Can somebody quickly remind me of the power system again? I know what stage he is at right now but completely forgot what comes next!

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    • Liege 5

      ===Nightmare Creatures=== - - Ranks: 1 Dormant 2 Awakened 3 Fallen 4 Corrupted 5 Great 6 Cursed 7 Unholy - Classed: ------------------------- Soul Cores: 1 Beast -------- Mindless ------------- 1 2 Monster ------ Mindless ------------ 2 3 Demon --- Gains Intelligence ------- 3 4 Devil - Gains supernatural powers - 4 5 Tyrant ---- Rule and Authority ----- 5 6 Terror ------------------------------- 6 7 Titan -------------------------------- 7 - - ===Awakened Humans=== - Colloquial Names by Humans: 1 Sleeper 2 Awakened 3 Master 4 Saint 5 Sovereign 6 ? 7 ? - Soul Ranks: ----- Soul Cores: 1 Dormant ------------ 1 2 Awakened --------- 2 3 Ascended ----------- 3 4 Transcended -------- 4 5 Supreme ------------ 5 6 Sacred ------------- 6 7 Divine ------------- 7

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      • HeavyLumos 12

        Thank you so much mate. This cleared up all my doubts!!

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      • Obsidianslight 1

        The number of soul cores doesn't increase with rank but rather with class,still thanks for the information

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    • The_broke_ones 6

      He is a master right now. He will become a Saint in the future

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  • ReadingBook 1

    he stodd at the edge

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  • Dokusha 3

    I can't really explain this feeling well but mordret is kinda like scary but more on the creepy side. If i were to compare it to a movie then it'd be like those ghost stories that has possessions and stuff. While sunny is scary leaning more on terrifying since he's ruthless and is actually just like a monster. Like most of his actions are like 60%ruthlessness and 40% thinking Meanwhile Mordret is mostly planning his moves and his kills just feels like a bonus to what he's doing.

    Edited: 10h
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    • RiovoGaming 6

      I feel like Sunny is more 100% thinking, with a lot of ruthlessness mixed in.

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    • Suza751 10

      Kind of understand why Anvil decided to kill his on son. Mordret is very unstable... he enjoys killing.

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      • fantasydaydreamer 3

        Give that man some love

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  • ArborVitae 8

    I have read all the privilege chapters If anyone wants spoilers contact me πŸ‘

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    • The_broke_ones 6

      Then can you help the admin with getting it?

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      • David798833 1

        If he read it from another website and shared it here, I'm afraid he would lose his account there at the source. (Don't ask me how I know, because I lost my account there.) But if he gets it from WN or just shares it with a few people, that's wonderful.

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    • Hidden_silk_ 12

      Did sunny do something badass??

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      • ArborVitae 8

        yes ..chapter 1186..peak fiction

        Edited: 2h
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      • fantasydaydreamer 3

        man, is he fighting alongside valor? ah

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    • Zurko 4

      has sunny found a way to bone the stone yet? get himself some saintussy? (this might be the worst thing I've ever typed)

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    • KenZon 1

      Sunny used the mirror artifact on someone?

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      • ArborVitae 8

        no not yet

        Edited: 10h
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      • Error495 3

        Nope not yet.

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  • Vitchu 7

    i have a question. would Sunny's personality change in the future? i'm at volume 2 but his personality is getting worse the more i read. his emotions and mental state are too fragile, he's quite immature, he's too insecure, and thinks as if the world owes him something. what the hell is he on about? with how annoying his personality his, i even wondered if i should continue to read and hope that he'll get better or just drop this. i'm also confused on how many people are addicted to this novel with this kind of MC. the only reason that i'm still reading is that i hope he'll have some upgrades and Cassie is just too cute and still want to read more of her.

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    • Ahthyn 5

      Idk about you but I find that the more flawed a character is at the beginning of a story, the more satisfying the payoff of seeing their character development is going to be. Not going spoil anything but there are multiple moments that showcases his growth of character and mindset in a way that one can't help but go "that's my boy!"

      Edited: 7h
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    • AytekinSarican 3

      Oh boy

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    • BurritoChipotleRain 6

      also another note to add about the part where sunny thinks that "the world owes him", i don't remember exactly who but he was also told off about that kinda mindset by other characters as well, but hes like that cuz of his upbringing, he had barely anything as a child and even then that something was taken from him, and now that he finally has a chance to improve his life, he is put into one of the worst situation ever, basically he's been suffering for so long, that he feels like their should be a payment for his suffering that's basically why he's like that, i'd suggest reading a reincarnation novel if this type of novel doesn't suit you, most reincarnation/regression novels usually have an adult and mature/levelheaded mc, sunny is just literally a kid so ye

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    • BurritoChipotleRain 6

      well it's not like sunny is some guy that got reincarnated, he's literally just a teenager that got put into the most unfair situation ever, became a sleeper with no training and pushed into the hardest location known ever, he's as hopeless as one can be, but yes he does get better, and a lot better

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      • Vitchu 7

        well, that's good. I don't really care whether he retains his immaturity, fragile mind, and insecurity, but i wish his personality of always blaming the world for his past and present problems disappear. it's what bugged me the most.

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      • BurritoChipotleRain 6

        yep he even got told off by a character lmf**, i cant remember who it was exactly but he let go of that mindset eventually

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    • SUNNY_X_SAINT 1

      Sunny will go through a lot of character development very soon. Just keep reading.

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      • Vitchu 7

        can you tell me what volume his upgrade will happen?

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      • AytekinSarican 3

        Volume 3 and 4 will make him out of that mindset and volume 5 will change his character a lot from forgeten shore. You might not even recognise him.

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    • SodomySonata 2

      Yes

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  • Sumer 32

    Guys, an honest debate about your perception of romance in this novel. Because of two-three readers who seem to wholeheartedly believe that Sunny is in love with Nephis and there's definitely romance Vs my viewpoint of Sunny's complicated feelings of admiration, hostility, confusion, distance etc all mixed up, i don't see any realistic romance happening any soon. What's yall take in this? It's really interesting, same story, different interpretations

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    • ShadowDream 2

      In my view, Sunny hates, cares,fears and adores Nephis all at the same time. But it the end I do not think he will end up with her. She is just to crazy for him.

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    • Wandering_magician 2

      Yea well...sunny is immature/ignorant in the regards to love/relationship (every 'normal' human feeling aspect tbh) even if he gets in one that'd be awkward like tsunderex tsundere relationship unless Effie is the significant other. Well anyways sunny x neph 4eva

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    • Ahthyn 5

      I mean Neph has been literally the only person Sunny has shown any romantic inclination towards to begin with. I wouldn't say that either of them are aware of their mutual attraction for each other yet but there have been quite a few moments between them that confirms said attraction at least. Deniers will pretend not to see it and dismiss them but then you might as well headcanon Sunny as an asexual because so far he doesn't have interactions of this kind with anyone aside from Nephis.

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    • lucisragnor 31

      Warning: Turn back now if you're a new reader. πŸ˜’ I don't believe that they will be able to develop any romantic feelings for each other while still being Master and her Slave. Although, Neph has been actively trying to avoid ordering him around, that Shadow Bond is still like a guillotine over his head. "There is nothing more pathetic than a slave who begins to trust his slaver." This is what he said to Hero back in his first Nightmare. Many things have changed since then, but Sunny still leans towards defiance. Anyway, I'm not saying that it's impossible, but it's gonna take a lot of work for them to cross over into a romantic relationship. They also tend to avoid talking about the difficult stuff until one of them(most likely Sunless) explodes and starts an argument πŸ˜…. The only bright side is that they really do care for each other.

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      • Suza751 10

        Well articulated and I agree. Sunny is fond of Nephis, he might even have a bit of a crush on her. But he equally despises her and wishes to be free. We just saw him laugh in utter madness at the fact his newly forged ideals were forcing him to Neph's side. She wants him to submit to her, to be her right hand, to never leave her. Some time ago when she spoke of her failures in the forgotten shore - one of the 1st was allowing Sunny to leave her. Ngl, i think shes obsessed with her revenge and sees Sunny as the answer. Together they are unmatched... if only Sunny would just obey. I still think Nephis is twisted and would be no less a tyrant than the current sovereigns if given the role. She is warped by her vengeance thinking Sunny will slowly side with her... but he isn't.

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    • themanwholived 4

      I doubt he loves her Maybe more like admires or maybe crush idk But sunny does not love nephis ( in any way )

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    • jtthefirst 13

      it's simple, Sunny likes Nephis, he just doesn't realize it yet. I mean he has probably never had romantic feelings before, so he doesn't realize that's how he feels about Nephis

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    • BurritoChipotleRain 6

      i really like how they showed sunny's complicated feelings towards neph in the novel tbh, one moment sunny is talking about how much fun he is having seeing her and just being with her, and the next he's wishing for her death to be free from his fate, he hates her so much that he would prefer for her to die, but if anything life threatening does happen to her he will also do his best to save her, it's so contradictory and its really fun to read through, but rn i personally don't think he loves her, but admires her to an extent that borders on obsession

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    • SomeRandomNerd 15

      I don't think he's in love rn, but he's getting there. I mean, our little shadow cockroach called her cute a few dozen chapters ago. That's gotta count for something, right? Still, I think he's gonna have a relationship with someone else before he has one with Nephis. Why? Well I read on web novel a comment of the author and he hinted at Sunny maybe being in multiple relationships and it would just fit really well in his Charakter arc of slowly understanding his feelings and what he wants

      Edited: 13h
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      • Sumer 32

        Yes, i was thinking of him calling Neph's action cute a while ago. But realistically speaking that hardly amounts to anything compared to blushing, getting flustered, doki doki etc.

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      • Fruitpunchsamurai 3

        I feel like he loves nephis maybe it's her brainwash pheromones or because there powers work well together but he clearly gets mad when she tells him they will never be equal and that too after they danced he also got jealous in forgotten shore when she made Casper her right hand man and he was willing to stay back with her on forgotten shore all of this points to romance cause men don't do this kind of things out of the goodness of there heart.

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      • SomeRandomNerd 15

        "brainwashing pheromones" Excuse me, but when did Nephis get this power and how high are you at the time of posting this?

        Edited: 1h~
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    • ArborVitae 8

      sunny Γ— imp

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      • Sumer 32

        Mf I said a real, honest debate! πŸ‘ΏπŸ‘Ώ

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      • SUNNY_X_SAINT 1

        Yes, let's be realistic. The true ship is obviously sunny x Saint 😎

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      • ArborVitae 8

        Iam ready for real honest debate

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  • Linji 7

    let's all leave fated cooked because the arc that is about to begin could be the best of the novel

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