HDOVAML – Chapter 18

HDOVAML Chapter 18e7121d91eb222056

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Phoenix statues in a9ecea3918 the form of f9e465a8bc birds turning to 94ea275134 flames also stood 57144304dd in the crown 16ea208922 prince’s palace. The fact it had 1e3bb888e9 a red hue overall c5ba62d2b4 was no different from f9e0138f83 the main Imperial Palace.2f42d466e65fc376

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“You look very much 66bc6ae609 like the Archduke of c603fa1cfa Haelian.”0ad18d6568b3b29e

And the fact that 8ac139d834 I had burdensome gazes 19b868beb6 all over me.e771e40cf47ff1ca

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The crown a55f2d6ca0 prince looked b8a9f2922a at me c8f86e4d6d with interest 298980c65e and spoke.8829639c13207fd9

Next to him, the 96a3ff4e81 2nd prince, who had 8c651df7d4 been staring at me 35ed642b8f for a while, suddenly 35ce301316 shouted.10a05bcf7493615f

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“You’re really pretty. You look like a277f06f6b a fairy!”9c003e59877dbfde

..thank you for the 24f488702c compliment.827761696c5204b9

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I only smiled vaguely 56c7392c1d at the two princes, 0aa4fb1923 who seemed somewhat unsatisfiedc1c5fd9f62a85e2f

“Of course, 388d3ec56c the young 96273aebc2 lady of 9351bd8018 Bastevan was 9a560fd24e also a aa4f0253d1 great beauty.”a596dc90970269da

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When the story of 87de3aabd0 Mariette came out, I cf1783d7a8 was forced to stiffen.87d45694973e2d3e

I looked aebfee92e8 at the 10f65452ae crown prince’s c2198ca85b expression, but 71860728bb it didn’t 2f33677d33 seem that 98d8923079 he said 76ec3c7f27 it with dcb939cfc1 any particular ba89f6b82f intention.2fc7df8ea4231baf

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“Your highness, didn’t 72740b2bf8 you say you b0d3d895f9 were looking for 1ed7c37a11 a book on dfcfc47e46 Lytera?”2ba424d030694b48

At that eb08897b41 time, Allea, c785369839 who’d previously c9f9a43b6a not been ceb5f301fa a part acffe84557 of the 25ce910de1 conversation, stepped 491e86b9c6 in and 3edaebe10a spoke to 72f47e2381 the crown 45d3555058 prince in 5cab2dfa44 a friendly d6c25c35d8 way.afeb2f99f20bea60

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Lytera?b1f3da21e6ae6cdb

I blinked my 2a8823c2c8 eyes.d11fef782e06fe1d

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A few months c535be56b0 ago, when I’d 726755459e run away from f29be8da65 Roberick with my 2b2a23687d grandfather.3d3dfbe21f51ab73

‘…where that 85f33a2f18 old friend fc202d0a69 stays.’413df9aca07cb5cf

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My grandfather once 076cb172e6 talked about the c8048342d7 place where his 3240b38fad old friend stayed…at 13dc9d8977 the time, he’d 2ccd07a2e6 only mentioned the 4cdd8f4629 name, Lytera.22bd3027dd2e2ac9

The situation 6cad355f60 back then 4f2539c65a was so 7cb99b15f5 bad that 51a46fee2a I’d simply a1163c898c overlooked it.38c402bcb832b8a3

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“Wait, did you really b3c9deaa23 bring it here?”f74a4fc8820c115c

“Yes…actually, it wasn’t 1400bdceae easy to bring, 616e70074a but I begged 224ddebc04 Daddy and I 8183d7725a finally got permission.”345d2c0383624ab0

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…wasn’t Lytera just d9a85321b0 the name of 36e1cc8fda a place?12e6494178fc4cb3

I thought, staring at 2116212b9f the face of the c9c7b30a84 crown prince who looked 07478901f9 immensely pleased.56b9f798714272ed

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“Thank you. I’d just ce2a30c17e mentioned it 73cade2cc1 casually, so c9c72e730a I didn’t e589817cf6 expect you 9d13b62d8f to remember.”86ebe051b23bb41a

The crown b727686d7f prince smiled 76b998ad53 brightly and 6fb0f1d04c said to 6b32913119 Allea.af2b5320fa53f354

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“Lytera? It’s an 1324fcc109 organisation whose e914e7919a information is 775b308544 kept so 2de23385f0 securely that cdfa15918b you can’t 32f70806f2 access it c220eac663 unless you’re 5322b58e52 a grade 721dfc0b55 2 spiritualist 6c948f53c4 or higher. Did Grand caeddb8976 Duke Haelian e9711a8821 really just 9142ddfd4e give you ac39d19633 the book?”ffed5cad40a7d94c

Besides him, the 5b50187648 second prince, who a347b3e3b1 was biting at 968a279e5c a snack with 5cc894c193 his mouth full, fad0abff45 mumbled.86476639a5a43f42

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“Yes, it’s a7c3a8b248 a little 001d1907ce embarrassing to bea09251c0 say this 9b346bcce1 myself, but 4b80aa67b7 my father a0b4e4efc8 tries to 741a595f59 do whatever 1927c0ae50 I tell 7955087ce9 him…”a149e20d9791e0f3

Allea replied with 4d701737b1 a shy smile.9360011d1346e9e3

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“Lytera has finally 5dfd380c6b figured out the 6e8bbf55c4 technology behind the b9b75fd130 device used to 04448762f8 control the atmospheric d09924978f conditions in the 93534e4039 kingdom of Nesha.”8bbbb645fca632f5

…what the hell
is
Lytera?8e967c3e5220a7b1

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No organisation can 053607a1a7 access climate change 0065e98866 research without a b27d4e1b16 senior spiritualist researcher 98d2d5fa37 being among them. My grandfather had mentioned 07e48a04d3 his old friend was dae3582bd8 there – but I e50f545782 only now wondered what a7c7bda640 kind of person that 470ac3ee51 friend was.a0439f20cdc7c559

“The king of Nesha 0729818252 is also a spiritualist. My father is always fa6db705ba on the lookout for 700947179c them. It’s because rather f6ff36b638 than being adverse e656e20c0f to the power def20c0203 of darkness, they 82ab52d40f revere it.”ccf34613121901a2

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They continued to 74259ce0e2 talk and laugh e525126ff1 on topics I ff13740547 couldn’t understand, and 519f0dc2f9 I was left e690da4ac2 to suffer alone.d3264f1e5306a035

“And yet,”9daaf61de55cbc68

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The crown prince sighed d46ef1b27d and murmured lamentably.8270029e636dd6d4

“My father 5aa06d2d76 gets angry 0f5029f149 at me ed3d87281e for not 3de1bb87f8 yet choosing 9c3d669379 a partner 004f7de688 for marriage. I heard he’ll 4ad4407936 appoint me a e47bb4ccbc fiancee himself and 257c6b92be the ceremony will 847b9c927d take place in ab7b9427aa a month or ae82d5ea99 two…I’m really not 7d4a0f64ec looking forward to 29ccf6f910 it.”5eaae9a01e7333c4

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Allea accepted 14a39cf31a the prince’s 4a2325c53c words with e0b10dfc08 a pitiful 2f22a6b92e expression.c5f8e3fb3042ac81

“I hope your highness 949762f859 will like the fiancee. How lucky would b1a43b5692 it be if ccfc292352 you were to d3f02a3da2 fall in love a092ad7f75 with someone your 535b97787c parents approve?”b57fd078644366ed

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The crown prince 834b869619 grinned and laughed.267557dde1533261

“Thank you, Allea. For some reason, 3b37cf7cfc I really feel 1b71853fdc at ease talking 700f5af588 to you.”ac979ed0aaa8c443

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“That’s an accdcff118 excess compliment. This is c8e2d4bf9f just who 7f8dc5a8ad I am.”51c9654b7943cb10

It was terrible to 3292ab2914 be caught between the fdbcaf2123 crown prince and Allea, 69ecae97b8 who’d fallen in their c78ed95324 own worlds, and the 94219c6c58 second prince who was 3803bcb32c stuffing desserts into his 875626b389 mouth like he was 04dd9833bb possessed.1bd4197eadbfaa68

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I can’t take e153434d0c it anymore.f02f09693a06b060

I don’t want to 293cb267dc sit in a place b6ceca15b9 where I’m treated as 01e2176370 non-existent.f65e786ea3b4a30a

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I crept up 82ae86fa96 from my chair 8be59498a3 and slipped silently 6a943e89c6 out of the ce920f2a6e drawing-room.d565eee7192c5fc9

At first glance, it 42ae9f42a0 seemed that Allea’s eyes 9d87a5465e were on me as 77c7f2e77f I stood up, but ec23eb2251 no response came from ef310336fb her, and I just 42075a3cb4 kept my way firmly.b0c1a4c5036b5b98

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The crown 785785da77 prince and cc04c1a3b8 second prince 20e986742b did not 5b40428b13 notice me cc827c636b leaving even 4d9e71e5c7 after I 22f8127780 closed the c1a2605100 door to ad37cc9f95 the room.fc6e6a4153cffa57

“…there’s no one.”dcd12b84c8d34b57

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I was worried that 02ebed91f0 a servant would notice 1495a167ad me coming out of 5f4e83a854 the room alone, but bc69683b0f it seems it was 09540d12bb for naught.The corridor of a9cd6734aa the crown prince’s palace fba8a39551 was filled with only 9e0241f18a splendor and somehow lonely f8d3cd6200 stillness, with no human e93bf8fd17 shadows.7f83d1aab1117b91

Only the 46b3031eee sound of 756f0cede7 my footsteps 3b33a9af40 walking down c0e996113f the hallway 392e7b6922 echoed.1419882aab8033db

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“…why is it 129dfd4241 so quiet?”4762a957ba09f5da

It is very quiet.6bf9736b1065a886

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It is almost abnormal.d0f9a678a23fe785

“Oh, it’s cold.”5deeb20d364a349d

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I crumpled my face a11c9fc0ec as the hairs on f781ec0ba8 my arm rose suddenly.5e7874459b4b9a6b

It wasn’t just the 495b180c01 silence, but there seemed 3b346bb836 to be a strange 09f5617ab3 energy here.d1c450373ce579ec

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“Wai-”1b3855ab80d7b7a6

oh,2611e9e6fb238357

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Isn’t the air 1f542a759f around me freezing?36d1f3d4a9942c94

I wrapped my arms 3f56eccc7a around me and looked 1b54356361 around.c40fbb25e124b261

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What the hell b1e16599dc is this?594df4afd9d4fe99

This cold 4d2a322a1e energy will 87ae8bb7a0 freeze my 43a4345ddf lungs.2c3a7d847bf961fe

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It was similar 98537242e4 to the spirits c00b2172e1 of waters that f5126fc977 I liked to a0160e5ef3 keep around me, 3d2d921107 but then it 36b1e6e8e4 was more…d1b9492b0d504d03

Chilling, ominous.29e2d88e066f737e

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It was dd0bf54482 then I c578ded756 sensed something 2bc81c90f9 sinister.5bb660fa0ab7f97b

A huge mountain of fd36e86efe ice broke through the 9ff66763a4 outer wall of the 027960a153 crown prince’s palace, as e5ee083632 if it had frozen 16f943adb1 the water vapour present 1ae53f72b4 in the air for aeec8ed582 it’s purpose.ab00022ca8e187da

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…what?cf91c5cd82a8e0c6

“What is that…?”056edf81070f002f

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I looked up 0f2364810b at the huge bc0d76f287 ice wall in de8ae0695b a daze.a30c57598f98cadc

I wasn’t dreaming.2780d97e1416eb23

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Obviously, I wasn’t.7449b274062e15aa

Kung-aca05f763224a0d7

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“Yes.”c81c578e2cb2fbdd

At that moment, 52324b776e the ground beneath ee95c951c4 my feet began 913f2c400c to tremble.b45caebf6ea9f461

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Whoo!3a16d4edb9594222

The ice began to 777bb557c1 penetrate the crown prince’s c1f0501f66 palace.c93f2335cfecbbec

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“Argh!”057976d3e2fadcea

W-what?! Why did this become 95fd6e8092 an apocalyptic block-buster all 1c3e417d75 of a sudden?6dcd8d1ed6f7bcb5

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I screamed 09def39e41 and began 763778c6ea to run.1e00896d8dea60ec

“What the 07b8c230f4 hell is 3b5dfe1e3b that!?”70d7e51769ed388a

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“
Imperial Majesty
, anyone, go let e4f4fd98d1 his majesty know!”24ee284e30eb8208

“Oh god!”ea0f5b4725e97747

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Where have e8da63dd55 you been c8df37d46f hiding until 69c1566499 now? The huge ice-wall b2a450f7cd broke down the 63e810758e crown prince’s palace 9b1c901772 and advanced, the 8da40a4e7e servants screamed and d0b05f5f35 scrambled everywhere..f666db39a124ae50

Crash-!5e95a75be3a11d71

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The sound of the 8f447c4086 outer walls of the 2e615d1ba2 palace being knocked down e95b1f2c98 rang as if they’d 20db73aba7 pierce my eardrums.99efd7276ad7e523

No, wait, what’s going 9b5f44016e on here?705ff2e773038b9b

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I stopped running b5bdc1074c in a hurry, 942a174eda and looked back 5df576381c at the iceberg 2960459912 again.86897bf9936df9da

The situation 773f20bb7b was chaotic.9184813acf64016d

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Rather than grasping the 4dd361e0e7 situation, the servants were 60855d7c9b bent on escaping.235d1584ccdcc4d8

Also, there, on the 308be97cab outer-side of the iceberg…44736d232edc6a87

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“Ugh.”4dd2b8a6d9c4895f

Perhaps due 7f5cf4b0fe to sharp 85daf844c2 ice columns 18f6a47a5e sprouting like 6bf8ea3d85 thorns and 8379568141 vines everywhere, 96e69c244c red blood 4c77660051 was flowing fce5c210fa down the 9947a24d0d outer wall 97d0370687 of white 7b2dcbb698 ice.36c03847060e3e2b

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I witnessed the e8f476bf90 scene for merely 4d626a4d2c a moment and 16ee77a0df almost bit my 4582cf754a tongue.8fa771d54a298631

“Argh!”231f91800d9e683a

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“Help me, f2b39575ed help me!”d3318a6035e76b10

Screams were roaring 7cde20ea21 everywhere, but the 6e50d6193e mountain of ice 752582f571 seemed to have 6f440cb381 no intention of 675545d0ae stopping as it afa8a49a60 advanced more and cc23d1d144 more.d35768b3722721b1

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“…what is this…what 0cca1c724a do I do…”f7f22a9e5b0e9af9

I clenched my e6276a8f82 teeth.61f2b6c5fbc88fbc

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I couldn’t 0aed597e28 help it.8b9c399bc97b91a9

Even if someone 722e59a2f7 tried to solve 42131c0804 this situation, they’d 9c6b3f108a have to summon b1208c042f a spirit.d6e0d789ac37075a

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People keep dying.e2bd069d8458c776

I thought b0e03d79cf furiously, busily 90582a61ed shaking my 7e1f9f98fc feet to ad536e2b74 get as b4e4284c3a far away 3561ac0928 from the a5ec6b744c ice wall f141d9c4d0 as I fc4badda50 could.325e68d13a3dac93

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In this f6f0b670d5 situation, Ilipia, aa8c6994d2 who doesn’t bc9da3fd29 possess the 3f99c9946d power to 6647f868f2 attack, won’t 4570ba98d6 help.0fc133db006c4f36

I looked up bb37835b05 at the icy 26121b3aeb wall and lapped 80aae67313 my lips.3d6995309d5778cc

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Then there is only cb68653341 one spirit I can 7146ddc4da summon.75d599735997d4c5

“You, children of life e67065c21f that do not perish. Reply to the 866dad0579 call of the a120f16a5a one whom you 44a28238a2 blessed with your 4f87fff728 immortal heart!”8a950d817db8a904

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I shouted her name 8669860d8e desperately.2f13a29cdd6ce439

“[Naiad!]”

Tong –0e67cfbb628a3547

In such a tense 35fcaa3949 situation,d267f2387c1a50a2

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The sound f05f9956e0 of a e36e901d3a drop of 8e3736a55f water falling f69f9d9b13 into the 640c7de07a still sea 5d701104a8 suddenly filled f967cfc872 the room.138bc7385173dab7

[Long time no see, Edith.]

“Naiad!”7839a89eb10a2d3b

A happy 6b86c01683 voice called 1c5c167691 my name.289ee2caa8adbb4e

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I missed you so 1918c63a24 much!31181714b563f445

I ran 74d9119cfd to Naiad 94964c4253 in tears.1562515c1787f460

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Naiad gently hugged me 12f2e5f783 and looked at the 5fad61e059 surroundings.96d4b4b56487042d

[I was hoping that you were feeling better by now. It seems you’re in a pickle again.]

“Naiad, help me! That strange mountain 77a281c742 of ice suddenly 67ab70971f came out of 0591dfd846 nowhere and is a7e2ab1b06 breaking down the 9300f921fc crown prince’s palace.”17598e8de43ca08b

While speaking, I wondered b5c9a6dcac if this ridiculous situation b086c5606e was really fit to 98b7301325 be called reality.8c5e701d1de0068f

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Naiad looked 32a66780c9 back at 4235b0cfe6 the huge 5fd62f3625 ice wall.51cadb43e55c6656

Her eyes widened.827c4b2825b84be2

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The next moment, 96085c0c40 she cried out 2c5d7b2535 in a grave 65fbe1f845 voice.1931ebb0763940c0

[that’s…that’s the energy of Fincher!]

What?a9f241e010236af1

Fincher
?2bf458e8156b6050

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I looked c977be6f17 up blankly 778534c42d at Naiad.3d2de7dfb9b18d57

Isn’t that ee8e264df1 the name 233d8948c2 of the 3ae112ad71 spirit king f89f18fa61 of ice?0826bbe51669f7f1

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[How come…]

However, Naiad’s e36d3c056e surprised face, a8376ca7fa which I 13d06edd30 saw for a4efa309f1 the first f3607cf66a time, induced 42ac5af087 aggravating anxiety,9506a786dc33c4d0

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“Naiad, why is 0ece903aa2 Fincher…”fba595eaf843557d

It was when 11d03c8017 I was cautiously 0af20d7647 choosing my words.07ab2ec66272ea27

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Saah-9c558407ab830ac3

An eerie f6914b0670 chill came 086da52386 from behind 8dbcd96361 my back.32ccb88d0511b962

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It was cold, 0959772c09 so cold it 78e76606c6 seemed that it 582ff7378e would freeze and f6edac08b6 devour me.52434b61a16ed41e

I turned a112cf1356 reflexively, inhaling, 5d7727f08c and at 3d24a228eb that moment.32b6a065bed6d3f9

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“!”328bccbddb0e0322

A dead 88367906bd cold hand cb77d0cbc6 gripped my 85a30b8496 neck.d16548f0f32110aa

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I gasped and b138adc420 slowly raised my ea81554731 gaze.ae92fc14d38b9306

A blue glare flashed 488917fe61 right in front of 3f8d873566 my nose.a0e9cb54704867db

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Black hair f56fac576f and cold 780cd88fb7 blue eyes.99fe49be20f1322f

He’s only a b022030073 couple of years d608f6762d older than me.e03e01128a7da4f6

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The owner of the 59b577760f hand that holds my 5ccec0ff00 neck had a strange 3b08a3aadd beauty, one that pertained 935ee737e8 that if I got d9c13fa654 too relaxed, I would 2629860414 sell my soul to 6936f09aa2 him.69472aae4b4bbf87

What’s this?c87050bdb84a0853

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Why grab a person’s 9d23c2b3fd neck all of a 5c1ccc54c2 sudden…?c4c98ab3a7f761e9

I narrowed 09522fe2a0 my eyes, 72469d792b and opened 79dcce910b my mouth 3e689f1aa2 carefully.a4f8ba6932e2ffed

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“Who…”3284eeee46c67a6a

At that moment, d48934ddff the boy who 4ab263df55 was staring at c6c0704505 me smiled with 0d2fec04f7 his lips raised.3075ba3f4bc19b1c

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It was a d5daeee551 beautiful smile.ab9969ab09125c3f

But with the boy 4a76166903 ready to strangle me ff440482d6 at any moment, the 8c8206d522 smile looked like one a80f16cd41 filled with madness.56e6fdb683bc486d

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“You are…”61a62e957ff32e53

The boy, with his a940b10b04 hands still on my 590aad4974 neck, said,827af5e88328bfd6

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“You’re the daughter 2a0014b37e of Haelian.”cb1a4232011f028a

…what?9f5caf1b94e00662

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How does that co-relate 56feb9f913 to here?e17f4a4f5d80da6c

As if it 7680eedad4 was nothingi, the bfde37796d boyg tilted his b2625d1a04 head and examined cfb137f79b every inch of 5fe2eeb724 my features.92e9225894683374

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And then 38a5bd6588 he spoke 15fb57dd65 again,b66913d8fd81285f

“What’s your name?”3aa7d6e8fc350f23

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