The Dreamer's POV

[Moments Before]

Shadow was a Minion of Mikey Rael, whom it regarded as it's lord and master.

As a loyal minion, it had only one duty... to obey any order its master gave.

This time, it was not going to be any different.

The order given was quite complicated, bit something any mere subordinate could perform.

However, since it was somewhat intelligent—though not as intelligent as its master—Shadow felt it could achieve it.

"Locate the woman controlling the monsters in the city. She should be somewhere close by since that's probably a requirement for using her Skill. I'm not certain, though. Make sure you check the areas that surround the city, especially high vantage points."

Those were the orders that its master gave.

As a Shadow, it could stealthily blend with its surroundings, and it also had great skill in scouting.

Even when it was still alive, it was the leader of an entire regiment of Shadows.

That's right! He was an elite Shadow.

Not only was its task to find the woman that its master was searching for, but it now had two subordinates that had been entrusted to it by its master.

Carnage Beasts.

Shadow knew that even one of these creatures would be more than enough to finish it off, but they were currently its subordinates, ordered to listen to its every commands.

Since it was the only one who could use proper stealth techniques, it's duty was to locate the woman while the other two remained on standby.

Once it was done with that task, he had his other mission.

... But it wasn't time for that yet.

'First things first!' Shadow thought to itself as it scoured the environs for what its master defined as a high vantage point.

It didn't take long for him to notice a hill that was conveniently close to the city and fulfilled all the other requirements given to Shadow by its master.

'That has to be it!' Shadow's eyes widened and gleamed with delight.

Using its stealthy moves, becoming one with everything around it, Shadow drew closer to the target destination, now improving its vision so it could observe if any enemies were close by.

It would negatively affect its master's grand plan of it failed in this Immensely important task, after all.

Fortunately, it didn't get caught.

Instead, it spotted two people on the hill, one of whom fulfilled the description its master gave.

This woman had ebony skin, and she was currently lying on the ground, her eyes closed and her body unmoving.

She had a smile on her face, and it seemed she was enjoying herself somewhat.

'Bitch...' Shadow found itself thinking for reasons unknown to it.

Standing on the lush surface beside her was a random guy who seemed.to be equipped with decent equipment.

The guy seemed to be on the lookout, most likely serving as a guard for the lady who was on the ground.

'I see... I see...'

With this, Shadow considered its first task to be over.

It forwarded this observation to its master through the link they shared, awaiting the signal for its next assignment.

~Hold on. Make sure the other two are close by and ready when I give the signal.~

Once Shadow heard its master's words, it found itself bowing its head without realizing it.

Glancing at the Carnage Beasts who stood a distance from its position, Shadow nodded at them, and they obediently nodded back, ready for when it would give the signal.

Shadow returned it's gaze to the woman on the ground, and found that she was scowling this time.

It didn't know why, but Shadow felt genuinely pleased to see the woman in a terrible mood.

At some point, she coughed out, clutching her chest as if she had just been attacked.

The guard beside her appeared flustered, but maintained its lookout position.

Shadow didn't know what was happening, but it suspected that its master was the one responsible.

'Good going, master!'

As a minion, it had the duty to cheer for its master no matter what.

He heard the woman growl, and then her brows furrowing and her lips curling down to form an immense frown.

At this point, Shadow could tell that the lady was immensely pissed.

What exactly was its master doing?

~Shadow, it's time...~

Just as Shadow thought of its master, it heard his magnificent voice in its head.

'A-ah! I see...' It prepared itself for what would come next.

~You know what to do, don't you?~

Shadow nodded obediently.

It was finally time to fulfil the second command it was given.

Though, this one involved less of it, and more of the two Carnage Beasts that were now slowly approaching the target.

~... Devour her!~

"ROOOAAARRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHH!!!"

At this point, it was like all hell broke loose.

Shadow could hear the wild roars of the Carnage Beasts as they rushed from their hidden position and lunged at the prey.

"W-what are Demons doing he—?!"

Shadow heard the guard bellow in shock. While the human wasn't one of their targets, there was an additional clause to the command that their master gave them.

Anyone who stood in their way... had to be eliminated!

~SQUELCH!~

The blood of the guard sprayed all over the woman as it died a painful death, screaming a name in sheer agony.

"M-Miss Sasha! Save me! Save meeeeee!!!"

It's screaming head ended up getting crushed by the massive jaw of one of the Carnage Beasts as a crunching sound permeated the hill.

"U-uh...?"

Whether it was due to the warm feeling of blood on her body, or the screams of the dead guard, the woman slowly stirred to life.

Shadow watched in anticipation as she opened her eyes and found herself surrounded by two Carnage Beasts who had blood dripping from their sharp fangs.

Their errant growls made even Shadow tremble as he watched how horrified her expression became.

"N-no! Stay away! Stay away from me! Stay back! S-stay ba—"

Her screams were cut short by the Carnage Beasts devouring her, feasting on her lush hair, her succulent brown skin, and her juicy innards.

Blood gushed out as they enjoyed the pleasant meal they were blessed with by their master.

Shadow couldn't help but smile in satisfaction at a job well done.

'Master... will be pleased.'

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[A/N]

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