After the initial shock of a surprise attack subsided, the Deathless regained their cold composure and turned their attention to the third army that invaded the Nightmare Desert… the army of shadows.
Once that happened, the advance of the Shadow Legion swiftly slowed to a crawl and then halted altogether.
It was then that Sunny fully realized the strange nature of the enemy he was facing.
The Deathless were not living beings, and they weren't entirely sapient either. Thousands of years spent in the desolate hell of the Nightmare Desert, locked in an endless battle, had not only stripped the flesh from their bones but had also erased all traces of their personhood. The curse of Shadow God had shattered their minds a long time ago, as well.
But that did not mean that they were mindless.
