Life had suited him well for the past few days . He had gotten off the academy to his house .
Did some dudding or dedicated fixation to the uncredited jostle that was his house. And turn it into a living place . With the unerned credit in his account bought a sleeping pod for himself and was finally going to let himself asleep since he hadn't done so till yet after awakenening .
So I'm going to earn myself some money and join an awakened cohort. He knew living a lofty life was out of option since only a harrowing end awaited such a person in Shadow Slave. Even cowards will put a fight to death if cornered .
Well he was one relying on his Innate Ability to avoid even a slightest hint of danger back in his journey . Even Sara was tantalized at that .
Now his went into the sleeping pod ready for his life . When he opened his eyes he was back in the Chained Isles .
As he went to the command headquarters to get his lodging he met very unfamiliar gazes though few since not many lived in the Chained Isles.
As a relatively short settlement housing was provided by the White feather clan in this area . Along with other necessary basic things on the offset that you would be productive in the awakened world and not a lone wolf or deserter of the Chained Isles .
Since the population was low only around two hundred most almost all white feather clan members . Unlike Bastion where awakened had another community Clan Valor only acting as a government . Here everything was white feather clan .
You would not even need to find an awakened cohort if you wanted and be assigned a party . Only if you agreed of course .
The non clan members were only about two dozens or so . Some Probably wanted to leave but because of the extra perilous journey to travel to other parts of the dream realm . There only good chance or method to travel to other parts of the human conclave being the merchant caravans that Gave visit irregularly in many months or sometimes near a year . Buy that time most would definitely get comfortable hear and be reluctant to part in a perilous journey to parts unknown . It had to be known that even other areas were too sparsely populated in comparison to the waking and remotely distant from each other .
He was given a lodging . A building made good for what was available in the Chained Isles and the rest of the Dream World . He decided stayed in the Chained Isles for some time .
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Lumian woke up in a yawn, it was an uncomfortable feeling to sleep in the Dream realm compared to the waking world but he starting to get used to it .
He had stayed in the Dream Realm three days straight for now . Getting himself slowly acquainted to the sparse folks that lived here .
They were all cheerful eager to get themselves another new face . And the surprise came in the way of meeting Sara again . Though with brains anyone could know that she would here for a long time . Getting in contact with a Saint to help you get a new citadel especially in such small time would be a mountain's work for anyone not in a legacy clan .
And for what he knew She was not . They made small talk and chatted happily being the only two new arrivals here in the Chained Isles . Not many were sent here every year on the winter solstice and as Divination had proven to the White Feather Clan that they were the not the only roster of this place, apparently five others were sent here , news had reached that two had taken asylum in the second citadel of the Isles . And they would be quickly sent here .
While three others were probably on their way , even tyris somewhat helping to looking for new sleepers since this place was filled with abhorently strong nightmare creatures .
Sliding of those thoughts he quickly made his way to his appointed location . A place where he would meet his brand new awakened cohort or hunting party . Apparently Sara would also be a part of the same team .
He found his way into area where they were gathering . Soon, 6 people came into his vision.
Lumian spoke " Well are you all here, Am I late ?"
Including him they were supposed to have 7 members.
A tall lanky dark haired man spoke " Well just around time maybe we are all early since there really is no alarm clock here "
Lumian spoke back " Are you Anthony ? "
Anthony was the name of the hunting party should we say awakened cohort's leader's Name that he and Sara was joining .
The man spoke ," I sure am boy , Now let's do the introductions, As you can see I am Anthony the leader and a capable Mage to support the team "
A beautiful young woman spoke next " I am Fharie The Cohort's Scout" She looked athletic and at the same time somewhat of a Silent stalker to Lumian .
'Heh... have I heard that term before,the thoughts came but before he could think tall his flaw shortened them'
Next a tall and morely Muscular Man spoke " Well I am the vanguard , call me Shwan"
Next a young woman with warrior clothes yet a type of maturity spoke " I am Sicily the cohorts warrior and that Anthony's Wife"
'Well That's New....." Lumisn thought.
And then a teenager clearly their age spoke " I'm Simon ' I comes from this year's batch of sleepers."
So one of the two huh...
Next Sara did her introduction" I'm Sara a new awakened"
Then finally came his turn he did not may much . " I'm Lumian, just became awakened recently"
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Time passed in the blink of an eye , a week had passed since then . He was now in the waking world , Signing a contract with an Healthcare agency to work for them to heal others .
Though it was nowhere near a corporate job, or even a job . His work schedule was not fixed . It was more like a free contract where he can healing work for credits without schedule .
He even included some free treatment to people in the contract though it could not really do much in this widely forsaken world .
And another day passed . He was now moving through the wilds of the Chained Isles with his cohort toward their target . Nightmare creatures were not just fully hostile corrupted beings wanted to extinguish the flame of existence but also to the awakened a type of food source along with a resource for other resources that could come to work in the Dream Realm and could be sold .
Their target now was a type of Awakened Monster called 'Howlnight' It's bones were tough to be good building material , fangs sharp to come handy in forging important resources or It's flesh as sustainence back at the citadel . It's fur was also sought after for some comfortable clothing. With the scout Fharie lead they gad located it .
At their was a wolf type creature with four legs with eight sharp large fangs showing off his mouth .
As the Creature noticed them , it lunged at full ferocity.
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So how was the chapter? Leave a comment or two for support ? Tell me what I can improve upon the story and writing . I have read lots of shadow slave fanfics and I sometimes drop because of these factors . Either the pacing is just too. slow sometimes it becomes too dark and edgy . Sometimes the plot goes way offsand so you replace sunny , sometimes characters act wayyyy out of character and sometimes it becomes too cringe to read . Do you people also feel like it . When the ff is good then it goes dark and is dropped or the premise is good but you Don't like the Mc of ff or the progression . My writing I know it turns boring at many parts . Is the pace good and fine so more niche activities or things to propel or more action scenes to propel the story .