Shadow Wants a Body (Part One)

Eternal Night Sovereign City, inside a tavern

It was once again time for Hun Mei and the others' customary gathering of demon gods to drink.

Only this time, an unexpected visitor had joined them.

Shadow sat beside the wine table in the form of a humanoid shadow, drinking alone in gloomy silence.

Though it was merely a pitch-black mass of shadow, for some reason, Hun Mei and the others could see vexation and sorrow upon it...

"Now this is rare. Right Protector actually came out to drink..."

"Right Protector seems to have something troubling them...?"

"I'm more curious about where all the wine Right Protector drinks actually goes. Can it get drunk?"

"Hehe~ I smell something interesting~"

"..."

The group looked at one another and murmured among themselves. Hun Mei, however, smiled slyly. Sensing something interesting, she took her wine cup and sat beside Shadow.

"Right Protector, do you have something on your mind~?"

"Why not tell me? I'll help you~"

Shadow lowered its head. Its black shadowy palm rested atop the table, then the shadow spread apart and formed a line of words:

"I want a body."

"You want a body...?"

Hun Mei and the others curiously leaned over the table, softly repeating what Shadow meant. They could not help feeling puzzled.

"Right Protector, can't you transform into anyone's appearance whenever you wish?"

"Wouldn't any body you wanted be yours to shape as you pleased?"

Rakshasa looked up at Shadow and asked in confusion.

The others nodded in agreement as well.

"Yeah, yeah. That shouldn't be difficult for you, should it?"

"But I want a body that belongs to me..."

Shadow casually glanced at a passerby below the tavern, instantly transforming into that person's likeness. With a sorrowful expression, it spoke.

It indeed possessed the ability to transform into