Sunny looked up and saw his own pale face looking down on him, a bright smile plastered on his lips...
The smile might have been bright, but there was something off about it, which made it look chilling and sinister.
The Vile Spawn was standing there, having assumed Sunny's form, and waiting patiently for him to do something. Or maybe contemplating how to kill him — Sunny had no idea what was happening in the creepy thing's head.
The Thieving Bird had left its fledgling behind... for Sunny to look after. Perhaps it had judged that its spawn was ready to leave the nest and spread its wings, or perhaps it wanted the Lord of Shadows to show the young Devil the ropes of being a proper Shadow Creature.
In any case, that thing was now Sunny's seventh Shadow.
He stared at the Vile Spawn in resignation.
'Well... let's look on the bright side.'
