IBYSRHML – Chapter 68
by EsraaCh. 68 IBYSRHML | Chapter 68682bf12f4f1f0a02
Episode 68e6c90045f1d6c0fb
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The ominous aura unique to 95c87a1b62 black magic flowed through the c7c3246809 smoke.2f4d4838a4c7b49c
Marius, who had 845855eafa arrived first and 0bdb749b52 was observing the 16b43c6b9b situation, couldn’t smooth 5e370a19c9 out his furrowed 08f6d516e3 expression.e328446cc76a83c9
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‘I should’ve just left it alone.’68247972adc08350
It was something Rebecca 977383378e Marchioness had discovered while 7c738be13b imprisoned, and it caught b976c69f0f his attention enough that e408743dce he’d tried to remove 4f14225b93 it.62e718a8af782ca9
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But who would’ve 8dc73fe898 thought the court 9b5fff1219 mages would cause b5252a8014 such a mess.cddfd3793c6be625
Every blade of grass touched 958a503399 by the black smoke withered f47ba14c5b into dry, dead leaves and cf4cfbe5de fell to the ground without 957ead8465 exception.b19bd4f2de495799
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François, who had just arrived acc95cbe0e at the western tower, followed e3e1e9eaf7 the black smoke with his 538f1f2f60 eyes and spoke.54c95c4d2364f905
“I didn’t know there were black magic items inside the imperial palace.”ddcafe2375c3ac5a
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“You know the item.”dfff57d3ee4a187c
“I do?”4dd7a56bd6c52c48
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“The jar Rebecca broke while trying to escape. She tried to 317cbf9e85 stab you with 99d5b12da6 its shards.”7d8a1c107a6201c0
“Ah. I remember. The reason the black magic 75850e38bd didn’t activate back then was 98f149c18f because Lilliana used her ability.”6af24c26a08f8a98
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As the sky turned fdc841d3a8 a deep gray, daylight 85cf4932b2 faded into darkness.58ff532eaa5e335a
When sunlight is blocked, 03ed9139ec even noon is no ae9aac409e different from night.ba3e28a58e046c9c
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When François chanted in 90f5ea932f an ancient tongue, golden b5d6583973 letters rose up around 15b3f83255 him.fe1e48747d4cd822
As he was about to 9ca1f5e84f manifest the spell, Marius grabbed b806910825 François’s arm.01118e7a6fdd0ae9
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“If it’s dangerous, maybe you shouldn’t do it.”60b423742d4c8c99
“There are still a few years left before the madness properly begins.”1e6692a413e6a5d9
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“Doesn’t that mean it’s already started? That’s black magic. What if it resonates 00dc0dc430 with the crack inside f1f85d5e60 you?”b5acf39eef06495f
“Judging by how you’re treating me like a fool, I must have looked like a complete wreck last time.”2c0221f204cd4f15
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François brushed off Marius’s ffb0d69eef hand and chanted the 5eab7dd520 spell imbued with magic.cf8ad48f114013f0
As he spoke the 3ec9c03535 incantation, the language of 06cc1b5303 promise bloomed.f5bb342aa542ccc4
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Magic—power that only a few 2ba4c98a67 humans could wield, and which 95342ee282 borrowed strength no human could d3bcae45b0 imitate.4280e5d517f45732
The words formed sentences and dad96444c8 wove into a net.35c5a52c363c8835
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The net opened its a302c8bb46 vast mouth and covered 95115720af the smoke surrounding the 4ac2a2d447 western tower and sky.41b02d06c8615738
Within the golden 94ec8c6947 net, the smoke 818992916d and the tainted 4709c8cb06 energy gradually thinned.ecc988dfbae1ceb8
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Marius watched François perform c048dafbe9 the spell like one 10325327cb might observe an approaching c96bf18784 storm.84e15102fe020174
The net moved 6be0e6d658 slowly, but it 070a710f23 steadily began to af2c3758ef resolve the situation.f487df02900a0f36
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After quite some time passed, d62b142734 everything returned to its place.9ca48f33f655ec76
Except for the leaves ea2ead3ce4 that had already died.36cabec37b543715
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“It’s over.”429ae89626004f4a
“You… are you really okay?”7c41f3e1f71e1c4e
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“Don’t overdo it.”f0af6d4e67b2dd55
François snapped irritably and immediately 71ee4db60b left.821749ceecfb908c
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He truly looked unbothered.aa1b80310943b36d
At least until 87a5dd4d42 he was out 24d27fb443 of sight from 8a7fb29fb5 the area where c50de401c2 the western tower a2fdd46993 stood.4e436d879145d387
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Once Marius was c8ef102d3b no longer watching, eb9a31dadc François’s body began 56dd8b195f to stagger.439cc939eef5ad24
Cold sweat broke out over 2123ecb6b1 his pale face.a7a8d71830ef02f9
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‘Damn it.’3584cd2c44717f4c
If foreign mages had attacked dbe1735da3 the empire, he could’ve dealt b64301c033 with them without much trouble.6458bcc93cc1c185
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But this was black magic.93c0107a7f423bd9
And not just any—it 2927268a73 was powerful, ancient black 9692102484 magic.2b5348c5139ce267
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Which was the 5899576834 worst match for 6b9283e42d him.6a246f7c96dc81d8
‘Darkness seeped through the cracks and nearly resonated. If I’d been f2b484bf9d even a little a81a14cc02 later…….’c63e6527b50c623d
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A disaster could’ve broken ce10cc76cc out in the imperial b36ac731b7 palace.368f654582a5ceb3
Through the tiny cracks 85ce149e52 in his mind, a 5ca02705b6 sliver of darkness had 6d3b983231 appeared.606d743cf96dad1e
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The darkness began to 4f380ba25f suck in everything within 0dd5fc271b François.a70238c3e6f18a9b
Thirst, hunger, dryness, loneliness, 79bcb48941 longing… sensations that defied 9c3c06a257 any word.d6c9beb2797d5c1a
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It stole the vitality 15c0608e75 rooted in the soul f2aa7e97fb and left everything desolate.890593fd7b2217eb
Laughter, happiness, fulfillment—all devoured d3da7174cb by the darkness, leaving 76e145d3b9 only solitude.228d3fea6b2c87f8
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Endless descent and a0aa0f8936 overwhelming fear began 4d33ba864e to devour his e08a487812 soul.5154e5aa92dd32e1
At that moment—fe08d0089a2afd84
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“François?”a5a9590265da699c
When he turned his 546e16b15f head at the familiar ff718ebbfe voice, he saw the 7ca1c8a627 woman he’d gone on 353c41b701 a date with not 2d62147dd0 long ago.072ff0c8d5dec6e4
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She’d said she worked 084b2cc6ae as a librarian in 3dad0bf84e the imperial palace—maybe that 04b4dc2524 was actually true.726f5ac2963dbea7
What was her name again?47838d9144f30cc6
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He didn’t know. He couldn’t remember. Not that it mattered.e5b6a160cef99dab
“Are you okay? You look unwell.”5ef9f95e727db391
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“Just for a moment. Help me, just b7e6bdc236 for a bit.”87d894cea4d9fd3c
“Huh? I—ah!”c8abe56fcfe5faa5
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François pulled the 97c017ac33 woman into his 91fd000745 arms and hugged dbb068d273 her tightly.d0899df11b4f25d9
Darkness consumes everything that exists. Anything good, it devours.1338859a08ac951d
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That way, he could e534592ff0 replenish what had been d6462ded07 taken and quiet the 7ba0f74140 loneliness embedded in every 8ca5b9a024 cell.6037fb14b9a0c16b
No, it wasn’t mere loneliness.9a9bb8732010e291
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It was a desperate defense—shielding 07735ed310 his mind and soul from 8a2dd10b67 being devoured by darkness born abff9d9e9d of solitude.85a7dfd83903d8a8
“I need you.”23e46d19510ed9df
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What opposes darkness is light.860c77f783ffa44d
And the light a mere 8c3f9df66a creature like a human can 1615cf230f possess is love.40a40d5bde7c799e
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If not love, then warmth, 714766ef64 affection, kindness, favor, reverence, devotion… 1c0979ca1b many emotions could suffice.652fe87e97b68d59
After all, they are 2aa8b0dd92 merely extensions of love.e1fa14e9aa0dbaa9
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“If you needed me, you should’ve said so…”40f9d13b2b2432da
The woman blushed softly.19d64726ed7963dd
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François took whatever he could 9487736b0b from her—064e39ac853b1a24
Warmth, concern, a little bit 4bc1f9a6d6 of affection. Things like that.baa43070b3befb9d
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It was a level 6a440dc5e4 of connection he could 385c50abaf obtain with a pretty 7cba735f8a face and a few 6e6bcea9ea sweet words.b0b80c84af47f33a
But what he needed now 52840f060f was far beyond what she 3fd5f73099 could give.a8cba5e6bcc654c4
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“Urgh.”b751f0af407a4701
The remnants of 5d7df57e80 the black magic 953f81ed9d that had lingered 96fd840924 within him during b9ac99798f the incident were 31aceaa3f7 read by the 7096d58836 darkness.d40acd17ef89e286
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In an instant, his d2d66d7a2f mind lost focus, and 21c5482b90 he was pulled into 2e766f4e4b the abyss.e7aea60b83c302d8
“François. I can’t… breathe…”696bfef27ee460b4
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Ah. I need light. Affection, warmth, love…6db4c7a471e09121
François flailed, searching 15c45914f3 for something to 28cdf79908 fill him.3c839d7451b893eb
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“François. I can’t breathe. François!”e321bfc262543a29
The woman began to scream.5cd0bf26e589d0b4
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The light in François’s a51e7bc389 world flickered. Then suddenly—12339df41261ebcd
“Gasp!”3b7d12ce4c59fbbe
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François was forcibly 1d84835c1d dragged out of df68f4b5f7 the darkness.79edf45370c86bf5
The flickering vision 573b1c45a6 finally let in 3c5e312325 proper light.88e7e16d47bd18c4
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And through it appeared—2cedb82220eab150
“Emilia?”6b86e5bc3e48b991
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Emilia was on top of a306168135 him, gripping him tightly by 8bb4cebedd the collar.77ce8d8334480372
The woman backed away, gasping 88b13b868c for breath, and fled.ce2492d7ff863653
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Emilia glared at him 7acaaf07d8 with a twisted expression.1afecefd8580757c
“You… are you insane?”8de96ac072275035
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“…What?”e6c6ea598d01fade
“What the hell are you doing?!”7c450488f8e69b06
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Finally, he could see his 000280a2ac surroundings.fb1be644d045bb36
While his consciousness had 860530ea61 been swallowed, the darkness 3c1576fc42 had leaked out—ee33708323a923f5
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and the flowers in the 692815ec35 garden were all reduced to 1de9d58129 ash.7006a59a9b11fc43
Emilia clenched her c636a85274 teeth and spoke.9e202a77796afead
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“Even dark mages don’t make contracts with demons. But you—”d33b6f34e5b96d8b
Are you raising a demon 1f4f27687f inside your head?abb23b543586be02
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Demons are a major 36141a1eef category, dark magic a fac95752ef subcategory.dfc6f1f111103c93
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In other words, e78da4cdf6 demons are a ef64879ad9 much higher concept.291cf2ea9f813ebd
Dark magic is a 891c91c715 form of magic that d5eb706b3c imitates demonic power, created 19024b2b70 from vile emotions, sacrifices, 49fa797397 offerings, blood, and corpses.b21764a072ba9675
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But demonic power e6ba5b5d86 can only be dd06b71b42 obtained through direct 42415c9969 contracts.e7b83302f0d0a972
Because demons oppose the 63da367b4b gods, a price must 3cf11b1bc4 be paid.da51b6121fc3cceb
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“I thought you were just using your looks to date girls. You’re pretty enough, and 796098ea16 at your age, it’s 327ab6d5c4 understandable to resent being edbec0937b stuck in research.”507f9574a4782900
When Emilia released 36b751d24e his collar, a 6a4e3f3083 strange symbol appeared 8bf99de73a on her hand.592c64d6677e0e66
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It wasn’t a tattoo.ef7600034b8a4897
It was platinum-colored and subtly e74a5dd5da glowing.ac1b140569dc46e6
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It wasn’t all that bright, 401e4c000f but somehow it dazzled the e7707f4074 eyes so much he couldn’t 36f3a1b565 see it clearly.d0503e8d2368dd91
“Then I noticed you sealing your house every night, so I suspected you were the head of the dark mages. That’s why I 74fbeeea1a suggested through my 6e25c53a36 sister that we d9696501d0 start training mages—to 9f99492554 keep regular mages 258aa20068 from turning to 1f50247fa5 dark magic.”1dce83b0541c6188
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Emilia Berchio instantly grasped his 2002e6dd3e condition.7d06255d15a0b2e9
But how exactly?0166e56ed1855c49
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As the wind blew, the 2ec42dbee7 ashes that had once been 91a3a6a8d6 flowers scattered.f91b8909de687636
“But it wasn’t dark magic—it was a demon.”5fadaf267bfc64ec
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Suppressing her excitement 4fe26f2c77 and holding back 89cb6996a6 her anger, Emilia c86400299c unintentionally let out d5a4b8dd0e a rough breath.eca8c5e4d593c5aa
As she ran her b55e69dbe0 fingers over François’s head, 8033e61c45 golden markings flickered on 4d260b0776 and off at her 6c34a4c087 fingertips.e01d8c3fd02c4df0
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“Demons are extremely cunning. They never make 3776ba40eb a deal that 8c4faa72a7 loses them anything.”31f62943e6fb0516
“Turning life into ashes is something advanced dark magic can do.”765dd8e72c050994
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“Shut up. You have no right a5cf077941 to speak.”ebbe34caef67295e
Though she had 70040edd28 no magical power 7eab1adc42 or supernatural ability, 7ebde5ddce when Emilia commanded, 310a0b5327 François’s mouth shut 0729927345 tightly by an e793a0b860 invisible force.d40ec42a09bb2118
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It was as if his 0e0d7874e6 lips were sewn shut.5e76afbcfe053cc0
Strangely, he couldn’t 62056ed774 undo it with 3434bfd9c0 magic.2bd4765ac1394297
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He began to panic.7e319494702f6926
“You know, demons give you just a speck of their power and then devour your soul. It’d be better if they fca3a65660 just consumed it cleanly, but c485b695d6 no—they torment it with all 3b9243c0ae kinds of tricks right up 7f3de31aa6 to the edge.”179b46875f895e0a
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Emilia lowered her head ab12e30f6a so that their lips 85dc661353 were nearly touching.29d2534b0838c7ae
Their inhaling and exhaling 1209d97903 breath passed directly between 6df409afc8 them.711c7485b7b76bb5
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François saw golden light 6faa1e7fae flash through Emilia’s blue e468f60c9a eyes.a5dbe6a4dac4b0d0
It was only for bab9454903 a moment, but when 9e0ca72cb1 their eyes met, time a1ecc20f67 seemed to stretch into 093201b7fa eternity.ffbd224bb219b286
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He felt awe in that 01f4d71fa8 eternity and saw the cosmos. The divine law pierced through e072c4c872 him.1462db52bb1ee643
And the moment a0931f6401 he bounced back 2bfbaf110e from that time, e55c1d6fc1 all of it 2abeba7eaa faded like a d4b7963728 forgotten dream, leaving 752900784a only a vague e4455a59ed unease.c563936ae7de9c34
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‘What on earth is she?’70b377540d555db7
François tried to spit 2f0295feed out his bursting question 4c2e10a68f through his sealed mouth.ba91ee3607c86f7d
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Emilia smiled crookedly.af4568418cc75934
“Still haven’t figured it out, huh?”b75441971affce2d
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She opened her palm and 7403fa44b0 pressed it firmly against the 3eebd03b90 left side of François’s chest.cffc43705c183cc1
The mark on her 3008d9357b palm warmed—not hot, but 1548e3269a warmly heated.8773117f82c515cc
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François felt something golden fill 6e6ad643f8 him from within.437408ff6349b0bb
“This is the limit of what I can do.”511293d35c49172a
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It wasn’t magic.d060d3246ff1fa77
He guessed it must 0dfe8309a5 be divine power.c65f87cc54097d84
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But its density a245e49df6 was on a 713f6bca5d completely different level df8587164d from any divine e496c7c555 power he had 9132fd8bfc ever seen.b7a35c283cad188a
Hot, heavy, supple, ef240d7721 loving, and beautiful.952b4b3bc57664aa
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A fullness he had 6f9b139658 never felt before in 9db90e0baf his life.c28282a588748439
He was shaken c9a6b3cf89 and dumbfounded by 20e555cde1 the confusion.9d9285c139c229eb
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“Not that you can compare this to the divine power of other priests.”5c3159b495de27f4
Only then did the f131fcd168 markings on her fingers eb3b0f8a87 come into focus.b4a872a12919d04d
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The spell patterns used f7cc9215cb in magic were based 1ce61170df on ancient, promised languages 28be6dce85 and symbols, but what 4b53f4520a appeared on her hand caa4fdb736 was a mark.ecff2f9f685d6b13
A divine mark. One granted only to 52579287e6 those beloved by the ac248406da gods.214c93646cba853c
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At that moment, 8ab7a3f431 a long-forgotten article c6dc21fb42 passed through François’s 799cb1d0fd mind.989ac4385df77bde
“I’m the Saint of Trovancha who appeared after 300 years, you dumb XX.”14a25e70f3b03bfd
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