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Description

Each shade possessed different strengths and limitations, and while all were powerful, their effectiveness varied depending on the situation, particularly when facing a single overwhelmingly powerful enemy.^[3]

Shades did not quite possess a Will of their own. Even though Sacred shades were somewhat different, they still could not compare to real Spirits, and the Will they could exert was far less potent than that of living beings. This limitation could be partially remedied, as demonstrated in Chapter 2892 when Sunny used his incarnations to enhance the Wolf.^[3]

Shadow Domain

Main article: Sunny/Runes § Domain

In Chapter 2890, Sunny had looked into his Runes being back to the Nightmare Spell, under Shades, which contains all the soldiers of the Shadow Legion, and that by focusing on a particular one, a short description appeared. Because the number of shades was immense, the Spell somehow made it appear both compact and nearly infinite, existing in both states at the same time. Sunny gradually learned how to navigate the vast field of runes with no more than a thought.^[4]

Notable Shades

Sunny had slain countless monstrous beings across terrifying realms, their shadow fragments absorbed into his soul sea.^[1]^[2] Now, these silent shadows serve him in his Shadow Legion.^[5]

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Chapter Appeared	Shadow	Description
82	-	A slave with broad shoulders and bloodied black (unnamed; figure was deformed after he had been transformed into a beast as the host of Mountain King's Larva) The shadow of the cruel slaver that had hit Sunny with a whip and ended with his own hands Hulking carapace scavengers A fearsome centurion Giant centipedes Bulbous knots if carnivorous worms Man-eating flowers
592	-	Carapace Scavengers Members of the Carapace Legion Dwellers of the Crimson Labyrinth Horrors of the Dark City Inhabitants of the Chained Isles Spire Messenger A nest of slithering vines A tall knight in a heavy suit of intricate armor (Forsaken Knight) A strange creature with a chest in place of a head ([information missing in source])
1288		Most of the shadows were abominations — the Mountain King, the formless shadow of the unborn Spawn of the Vile Thieving Bird, the Forsaken Knight, the Mordant Mimic, the Terror of LO49, the mountainous Titan Goliath There were plenty of humans too — the nameless old slaver, Harper, Harus, Caster, Pierce, the Red Priest, the War Maidens, the soldiers of the Ivory City, Knight Amiran and the many Awakened of the Great Clans he had killed in East Antarctica, Saint Dire Fang and many more. There was also Solvane. Two of her, actually — one that he had slain on the Chained Island, and the other he had slain in the Kingdom of Hope. shadow of Daeron
82, 592, 1650, 2252	shadow of the Mountain King	In Chapter 592, this shadow was the first to move to protect Sunny during the soul battle with Mordret inside Sunny's soul sea. In Chapter 1650, Soul Serpent took the shape of the Mountain King; a version of it that looked as if it had been dipped into a pool of liquid darkness. In Chapter 2252, this shadow was among the legion of Nightmare Creature who entered the real world from Sunny's soul to fight in the last leg of the throne war.
2252	- (army of shadows)	Legion of Nightmare creatures of the Forgotten Shore led by Spire Messenger and Forsaken Knight Sleepers of the Bright Castle led by the shadows of Harus, Caster, and lost companions of the First Bright Lord The shadow of the Soul Devouring Tree Legion of abominations from Chained Isles led by twin shadows of Solvane Barrow Wraiths, slain while defending Rain's school from Nightmare Gate Legion of Nightmare Creatures from Antarctica — Goliath, Defiled Seeker of Truth, Remnant of the Jade Queen, Sybil of the Fallen Grace, shadows of Knight Amiran and Saint Dire Fang Abominations of the Tomb of Ariel — shadows of King Daeron and Wind Flower The shadows of various Nightmare Creatures he killed while wondering after the events of Third Nightmare Legion of powerful Nightmare Creatures slain in Godgrave — six Saints of the Song Army led by the giant with the head of a jackal (Jack) ~~The shadow of Condemnation~~ (expelled in Chapter 2400-2401; Absorbed by Shadow Slayer in Chapter 2408)
2285	-	Shades of millipedes
2284	Anvil	Details In the great hall of a ruined cathedral, which has been transformed into a forge, the shadow of the King of Swords is working at the far end of the hall, forging armor. He uses manifested shadows as the raw material and the altar as an anvil. His hammer shapes the shadows into massive pieces of armor. He retains his extraordinary craftsmanship but has no desires or emotions. He is at peace, dedicating his afterlife to blacksmithing.^[6] Sunny originally wanted to destroy Anvil's shadow due to a deep resentment. He saw it as a taint on his soul despite its value. However, recognizing the shadow's usefulness, Sunny decides against destruction and instead assigns it a role. The shadow of Anvil is made the blacksmith and armorer of the Shadow Legion.^[6] (See also Anvil's shadow)
2345	Obsidian Wasps	Crystalline Insect Hive from Ariel's Game
2350	Shade of Abundance	Snow Worm from Ariel's Game; Sacred Shade^[7]
2375, 2405	Shade of Wolf	Snow Wolves leader from Ariel's Game; Sacred Shade^[8]^[9]
2375	pack of Shadow Wolves	Snow Wolves from Ariel's Game^[10]
2386, 2576	Shade of Rat King	From Ariel's Game; Sacred Shade^[11]
2577-2580	- (army of shadows)	Left Wing - Commander: Saint shade of King Daeron and Wind Flower Snow Wolves from Ariel's Game Asuras of Condemnation Other Supreme shades earned in Godgrave Shades of seven Song Saints twin shadows of Solvane shades of abominations from Antarctica] Right Wing millipede shades controlled by Ember Queen (refer to Black Millipede Tribe) shadow of Rat King from Ariel's Game
2556		See also: Meeting of the new Sovereigns
2576-2580		(Conquering the Black Millipede Tribe)
2577	Shadow Wolves
2633	Rat King shadow of Puppeteer Moth (Spirit of Doubt)	Details In Chapter 2633, Sunny summoned the shadow of Puppeteer Moth whose countless strands of ethereal black silk shot forward, spreading through the air like a spiderweb, so fine that they were almost invisible. Each of these strings buried itself in the back of a shade, forming a connection between the Puppeteer Moth and the shades of the Shadow Legion. At the same time, one of Sunny's incarnations transformed into a shadow and wrapped itself around the Sacred shade, sharing its senses, allowing him to experience the overwhelming connection between the Puppeteer Moth and his undying army, giving him a nearly flawless control of his army.
2635, 2664	- (Shadow Legion vs the Corrupted Immortals of Eternal City)	shadow of Goliath shadow of Defiled Seeker of Truth Ember Queen and her millipede swarm Bestial shades of Godgrave Shadow wolves Obsidian wasps shadow of King of Swords shadow of King of Twilight (Daeron)
2847-2850	- (Shadow Legion in Nightmare Desert Subjugation Campaign)	Sunny's most powerful shades—the immortals of the Eternal City (refer to Corrupted Immortals of Eternal City), the bestial abominations of Godgrave, the prisoners of Ariel's game, the shadow of Daeron the Serpent King—all the Supreme shades, as well as the strongest among the Transcendent ones, led by the shade of the Wolf.^[12] Dismissed shade of the Wolf and summoned shade of Abundance^[13]
2850	-	shade of Abundance
2891	-	shade of Wolf
2977	-	sacred shade of Vile Thieving Bird
2977, 2978^(Confirmed)	-	There were fewer shades in Sunny's Soul Sea than he remembered. The Vile Thieving Bird had picked and chosen the ones it liked.^[14] Shades missing from his Soul Sea: The Rat King^[14] Defiled Seeker of Truth^[14] Many more. Thousands of them, if not tens of thousands.^[14] Abundance — not merely lost, but apparently destroyed/eaten by the bird.^[14]
3072, 3086, 3114	shades of Tainted Saints
3111, 3114	shade of Prince of Darkness

Known Sacred Shades

Note: Sacred rank is special because it is a being that is already a deity, albeit a lesser one.
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Shades	Obtained	Details
~~Condemnation~~	2120 (Expelled from Sunny's soul in Chapter 2400-2401)	In the Shadow Realm, when the shadow of Condemnation became vulnerable, Sunny rushed forward despite his severely damaged body, gripping the splinter of an ivory fang and plunging into the whirlwind of black dust. Ignoring the weakened alien force trying to absorb him, he stabbed the ivory blade, made from the fang of a powerful Soul Serpent and imbued with his infinitely cold killing intent, into the very heart of the dark whirlwind, where a perfect sphere was forming from the shard of shattered bone. Channeling his will through the fang, he willed it to deliver death and destruction, and when the blade pierced the heart of Condemnation, he felt an imperceptible ripple spread through the world and something ancient and vast break apart, followed by hollow emptiness. The whirlwind was torn apart, the black dust settled, and the shards of bone fell, while the ivory fang shattered in his hand and a nearly inexhaustible torrent of shadow fragments flooded his soul, replenishing his shadow cores and forming the seventh, final core.^[15]
~~Abundance~~	2348; Lost in Chapter 2977; Consummed by Vile Thieving Bird in Chapter 2978	Sunny defeated the Snow Worm by executing a layered strategy designed to weaken it from both inside and out, with every cut he delivered serving to allow Obsidian Wasps to crawl into the Cursed Beast's body and wreak havoc internally while Kai and Slayer embedded Finality Arrows enchanted to lock portions of its body in space, restricting its ability to exercise its infinite power. At the same time, Sunny poisoned the creature's soul with his deathly will, suffocating the spark that sustained its life, while Kai and Slayer supported him with destructive arrows and their Transcendent wills, amplifying the damage. This created a reinforcing cycle where the weakening of the Snow Worm's soul reduced its resistance to the binding enchantments, which further limited its power and allowed the Obsidian Wasps to inflict greater physical harm, weakening its life force even more. As its ability to command infinity grew unstable, the Snow Worm was forced to shrink continuously, its immense form diminishing until it became a tiny maggot, at which point Sunny crushed it under his armored boot, killing his first Cursed One.^[16]
Wolf (Snow Wolves' Leader)	2366 2949^(Stolen) 2979^(Returned)	Sunny killed the Wolf by activating the colossal weave he had etched into the mountain inside Ariel's Game, causing the entire volcano to ignite with blinding, incandescent radiance and unleash a wave of annihilating heat powerful enough to incinerate ash, melt rock, turn lava into plasma, and radiate outward across the slopes. Although the Wolf had already been wounded and managed to survive the initial wave of heat, the devastation did not end there, as the damage absorbed by the melting volcano was released in a devastating shockwave when the volcano shuddered and exploded, disintegrating its slopes into an expanding mass of burning rock and boiling lava. The following shockwave tore what little remained of the Wolf's scorched body apart, killing it through the trap Sunny had woven into the volcano itself.^[17] Wolf stood apart from the others. It was described as a Spirit of primal fury, cunning, and hunting, personifying the concept of the Wolf. Wolves were known as exceptional hunters capable of bringing down prey much larger than themselves. Additionally, the Wolf had been a Cursed Demon, a being of a higher Class than both Abundance and the Rat King^[3]
~~Rat King~~	2386 2977(Lost), 2978^{(Confirmed Stolen by Vile Thieving Bird)}	Sunny killed the Rat King after Kai used the final enchantment of the Supreme bow Sunny had crafted, the modified [Death Dealer], pouring most of his essence into a single deadly arrow that struck the mountain peak and obliterated it, crushing countless rats and, more importantly, hitting the single rat that served as the progenitor and source of the Rat King. With the death of its progenitor, the swarm ceased its endless growth, no new rats appeared to replace the fallen, and the vast horde descended into chaos, with the vermin turning on each other and losing all guidance. Seizing the opportunity, Sunny separated from Slayer and poured out his essence, manifesting countless shadows to finish off the remaining stragglers across the mountain, and just before the sun disappeared beyond the horizon, he heard the familiar words confirming the kill: [You have slain an enemy.], marking the end of the battle against the Cursed Beast, the Rat King.^[18]
Puppeteer	2408	The Puppeteer was slain when the Stone Saint (assumed by Sunny in Chapter 2404), exploited the fatal vulnerability caused by the immense strain it endured to slow the flow of time, adding his own indomitable will and authority to the devastating pressure of time itself wishing to flow free, which caused the dam of the Puppeteer's control to crack and collapse. When time resumed, the giant moth lunged forward and grievously wounded him, piercing his armor and breaking his arm, but the Stone Saint had already tossed his shield into the air beforehand. As the Puppeteer moved to extinguish the flame burning in his chest, he caught the falling shield and brought it down with the weight of a mountain, the rim crushing the Puppeteer's neck and slicing its head clean off, causing the gargantuan body to shudder, go limp, and fall still as the cursed tyrant was no more.^[19] The Puppeteer Moth was technically the most powerful among Sunny's Sacred shades, being a Tyrant. However, its abilities did not lend themselves well to direct confrontation.^[3]
~~Vile Thieving Bird~~	2977	The Sacred Shade of the Vile Thieving Bird was a deranged Sacred Terror that used Sunny in order to cleanse itself of Corruption. After accomplishing its goal, it vanished into the night and took a significant portion of Sunny's possessions. After being killed by Sunny, its shade entered his Soul Sea, where it somehow transformed itself into a Shadow Creature and escaped. This was unusual, as Sunny's other Sacred shades had never disobeyed him in such a way.^[20] The Vile Thieving Bird had broken out of a Nightmare, brought itself back to life, escaped Corruption through death, and then escaped death itself. Sunny regarded it as an unparalleled escape artist. After escaping, it became loose somewhere in the Dream Realm, and Sunny believed it would eventually leave the Tomb of Ariel and cause trouble for powerful beings in the future.^[20] After becoming a Shadow Creature, the Vile Thieving Bird appeared to develop a preference for Sunny's dark and dim possessions. It selectively stole shades from Sunny's Soul Sea, taking thousands or possibly tens of thousands that Sunny had collected over years of battle, including the Rat King and the Defiled Seeker of Truth. It also appeared to have destroyed and consumed Abundance.^[20] The Vile Thieving Bird also stole several of Sunny's Memories, including [Handy Bracelet], [Quintessence Pearl], [Definitely Not Me], and Nightmare's saddle. It also took Sunny's [Shadow Chair], which had originally belonged to Noctis. In addition, it stole the Citadel Sunny had conquered in the Burned Forest. Its removal was so complete that Sunny could no longer remember its appearance or location, as if the conflict through which he had claimed it had never happened. Sunny suspected the Citadel was being converted into one of the bird's nests.^[20]