HDOVAML – Chapter 99

HDOVAML Chapter 997366a18b2670746b

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…Why is this happening all of a sudden?34f8fb8b0a545494

I frowned, gripping my 3d87da0dc2 spear more firmly in 1d510b16ee preparation for any unforeseen 0ed4a561e5 situation, and slowly stood 21654c6b1e up.7711d1df4f38f275

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“Have you lost your mind…? Aaargh!”19f95b7696786a83

At that moment, 1135cd64f6 one of the 16363c958f men, who had 3279a77609 been staring down da7d2e703c at his comrade 7f8b10c9f9 as if looking 5dda02f000 at a lunatic, b413c0fe5f glanced behind him.623d8ca9eea3b5b8

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The next instant, he let d9aa760667 out the same horrifying scream 23394210cf as the colleague he had fe5da216e9 been criticizing and began convulsing a9fa6802b0 violently.dafe980bea2d0e5e

“What the…”00027027920ea081

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“Call the captain!”b891b25c155261da

“What’s wrong with everyone?!”e4f69a2736840673

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Was this some ef0f27c5b8 kind of signal?58b1841bfa8b8f37

Soon after, all 611dd7dab6 of the group 5a33d8e6f2 began staring into 32c6309246 empty space as 162e341e42 if something invisible d06c11a5d6 was there.77ee03517e964bd0

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Then they screamed, 8d98ff9c2c muttered incomprehensible gibberish, bf17dec03d and writhed on 635287004e the floor in 7501c45a50 terror. Some wailed, others shouted a98cff4599 in rage.027d14c89ddd9935

There were those vomiting 6228f46977 so violently it was 4eadcc23ae horrifying to watch, others a9e25b7e51 laughing maniacally as though f300b13d74 consumed by fear.955273871e72f315

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‘Could it be…?!’4a05bd4dc6f829e4

As I gazed 51de1777d1 at the scene, 17dd254eea a strange sense 494656f733 of familiarity crept af99dde056 into my thoughts.1a0b8bc7c36b360d

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Suddenly, a memory 722b9a2727 from the past f47c23857f flashed through my 0fff5fd526 mind.94c9843aeb2c16b3

The blackened skies of Litera, 28c2561f0e densely filled with summoned dark 82375a7da8 spirits. The spirit summoners, lost in 5a57199161 a madness akin to paralysis, ee90b1a41a their sanity overridden by hallucinations 8c7da36b23 incomprehensible to others…7a64a3bc8720e0d8

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Finally, I grasped the 03a0e3ea22 truth behind this bizarre 2e4b572278 occurrence.60b9ffb8127d3a99

The strange atmosphere I had eee0840621 felt since first entering this 10b63c1e9c cabin, the young men scattered 9a66ad4d2d about with an air of 993a82f9f2 innate authority and arrogance characteristic 095f50d23d of the highborn—I quickly turned 91b10d55ab my gaze.fae12792511dd95e

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“Who… who are you people?!”dfea5e3e5dbdb601

As expected, the cfb84b9706 men who had 580db6f33d been sitting quietly, 0fe826817e their presence subdued 9cfd97179d amidst the commotion, ffa7d177eb stood simultaneously.9f2be3a05c4a6bcb

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With eerie expressions devoid of 872c2e3e5a emotion, they stared at the dfa835c160 people convulsing madly beyond them.f475d92338dba613

One group was seemingly consumed cab1902cdb by hallucinations. While the other, e1df9218f8 was exuding an 520e74021f odd and ominous a5d6dcba06 aura as they 4d71217215 watched the scene d2cfaee666 unfold.ee60ad900cf7532f

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It was a 031f387e90 dreadful conclusion, but 4f84972dc2 I couldn’t deny fecc53bf3e its accuracy. Clenching my teeth, f8665884c1 I pulled my 8c825fc698 hood down further 1d73808817 and thought to a88f203a73 myself.874d232c9a1e3217

Dark spirit summoners.7fd0456012ae09de

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On this ship, c63f101a15 of all places, 4f3f94bbc1 with me aboard—if 3143e917a5 there were to ec1ff7ae2f be a reason 3822b8251d for them boarding 473633c78b en masse… there 4836eba039 could be only 1f7fa9d25c one plausible explanation.6a0a508c080ca4bc

They must be 8d9fe1adeb pursuers sent by 47c7a14f1e the Kingdom of ffc24f03ab Nisha, chasing after 2499d2e4fb the fugitive Lady 923d3b41d5 Rose Hacardella!3408efb9d58b762e

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Ah, it was my 784d34ca28 foolishness not to have 5e82da4c46 acted sooner despite sensing 05f8163673 their obvious strangeness because 9c0ddc8c45 they didn’t wear Nisha’s 906e84e459 distinctive attire.a0910f8b97327848

If I had f13bc55f25 realized this earlier, 4e1ccc4da9 I would’ve disembarked a6cdad8dcc immediately…!e1549d38c68d6ebd

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“W-Who are you people?! Why are you 828ed05829 standing there, just bfc971b842 watching us?!”d2e4fbe9921a7bd7

Due to those writhing in b3fd96c60c hallucination-induced fits, I, along with 7f0576ed12 several others, was forced to f4f3d8b58a retreat to the rear of 2ecb072792 the cabin, now facing off 9475e32cf5 against the spirit summoners sent 96121ccb76 by Nisha.eb4d8aa4d29d8415

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…What were they planning to do?fe71d110f5b246d4

Was there any escape route?38e9426af45d3584

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No, drawing attention with 9a4e05672c rash actions would only 487d8e0bd2 provide them a pretext df43a73e73 to identify me.1ac6c5e5e6f78315

“…We mean you no harm.”1e692c46a1126ce8

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At that moment, one of d01a2aa528 them spoke softly, breaking the 2e1a96e505 silence.4d14b8def09958b7

“The one we seek is here—I offer my apologies in advance for the suffering you must inevitably endure.”804f99a76b189685

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“What…!”43d5e0ced888bace

The ominous words 815e9f0a61 struck fear deep 0ffd5a8254 into my heart b9e2c6935d and the expressions 1f912f7e7c of those around 801f729410 me turned pale 08cc6ead1f with terror as cc4803884e well.02c829a240442c43

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As I inhaled sharply f10cae62da and turned back toward 9da9270fd8 them..f401f4b6dcceb267

‘…Edith.’2fc3b09fd8e3eb88

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With a vision of 515beabd20 pitch-black darkness swallowing everything, 9dc714b4c2 a chilling voice called d3210ffd6d out my name.b7570e4738d67f0b

Standing before me e8cea25702 was someone who ac5446b67d made my skin d3668024ea crawl.ec13287acf63fa02

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I stared up at dd74b0b529 him in stunned silence.ec4ea492e5f358d7

‘Why have you been hiding all this time?’c991f394e924833e

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I had reverted to 6ea1b20802 a younger version of b22ab38d58 myself. No, even younger than I f46bc22536 remembered.d837b3824bb0a207

I was back to 9c327ce3bf the very beginning when 8bd83cae5a I was seven years 6e07b1b941 old, sitting in a 067ac5b53e cramped wooden chest.586744df3bcbb43f

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And before me loomed 8226f10f3d a giant man, casting 866c620c61 a shadow as he c66605d561 leaned down.2b4ede250e7b1101

‘My dear daughter, your father has come for you.’db019773df88678a

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It was Roberick.39a772b7fa022f2b

His face held a nauseatingly 2b2a1e8d84 bright smile, his delicate features ec599cebe3 twisting grotesquely.4fef7ea7c4181771

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In his hand, blood dripped baed4a03fd ominously from the blade he 49b8b1fb05 wielded.88f85e41000cb3a8

‘Come, step out of that narrow and wretched place.’f433c52eeb979086

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He extended a e5a2cad703 hand splattered with 28f35ef2ce blood, whispering tenderly.5bc3f86e082860f8

In that instant, 157a694843 I had completely fc1d567a74 forgotten that this 58d39238fc was an illusion ac6d245ad4 conjured by the 1357cb86dd power of the dadd202710 dark spirits. Instead, I was thrown back 45782d3825 into the mind of my cd74648d04 younger self, overwhelmed by terror 82e851d731 and a horrible sense of 845ca40b64 disgust.2b26d438052b7e6c

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‘G-Grandfather…’8f822ff2e8ee7f19

Desperately, I searched around aeb013e83c me for the one 5affad1ac9 person I trusted.51ab4e4a6934df61

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‘Where are you?’f9df301b13a6c5c4

But my grandfather fd68e98fec was nowhere to 4b85f8975c be seen in 416c1ece00 the suffocating darkness. Only Roberick and I existed 46f8202aa0 in that desolate void.265be1f8f9469477

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‘…Are you still looking for that man?’bdb2ae71001cd44f

The refined voice, brimming with cd1dd11075 joy moments ago, twisted with 0c89b553e6 venomous rage, dripping with malice.3e7fb3ebe11523de

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‘Look at me! I am your father!’c4e040b03e58a1c3

Roberick grabbed both of 27540177c0 my arms roughly, hoisting ccd9e4429a me into the air b5c2f6100a as he roared.59afdc0fce0ad6fc

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“Ugh…”900c2e4f7ddcebe4

‘Do you think an old, feeble man can protect you?! You are my daughter, cedce0512e the only child to 06690c37ab carry my blood!’b91a8acc08b8fe54

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He shook me violently, his b2d608beaf disfigured face spewing decades of 684dcd5e23 jealousy and hatred.b53f1f168b866694

I was utterly b17796674f terrified at that 4caa667618 moment.d9352f715f2bfc8b

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‘Everything of Siorn Arkaites Bastevan’s is mine. If I have 6553d054f8 you, that man 3f39a8fb6a will have nothing 833455ae94 left!’782bca7958e21632

The petty inferiority, the ad996a504b way he viewed me 280e14be72 as an object of c0e7da3f43 his obsession rather than 5c8dabb560 a person.f16e2a291295f65c

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‘Grandfather, Grandfather! Where are you? Please help me, please…!’aea28bd7b4b7f1f7

‘Silence! You foolish child, forsaking your df24dd431b father, who cherishes you, to ea2655ffe0 seek that old man?!’718aace68ecef9bc

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“Aaah!”049e2af9f771d488

I screamed, struggling desperately to 6eb4915d65 escape his grasp and crying 2916251d48 out for my grandfather.c8c94d717bd51fa9

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Enraged beyond measure, Roberick bellowed b7a2c8c612 furiously and threw me to e9bc238e45 the ground.833156acd573f707

The pain was 78c5e6a6d9 unbearable, as though c4fcf8170c my bones had e3e31c75a2 shattered.8c5263fc3442bc24

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“Hic, waaaaah… Grandfather! Grandfatherrr!”45b3d1c7808ac569

Tears streamed uncontrollably down my a177caffa9 face as I crawled through 59ed986dde the oppressive darkness, clawing at fb6d97612f the void in a frantic 3eb35437bb search for my grandfather.a2c56cbd99db91ff

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It was terrifying. The man before c54d86554b me was so e891b7085f horrifying and repulsive 878b9dbc41 that I never 6cca077347 wanted to lay d1827a0178 eyes on him 1b770782bb again.5fe86390c7ec4658

‘Stop this, Edith. Do you think such 42ef8f4c66 petty defiance will allow 143f3df164 you to escape me?’dd2224942bffeaf7

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‘No, no…’dee6012b3efb2763

As I cried so hard cd8ed1e97f my vision blurred, Roberick’s voice 8246b30328 echoed in my ears, sticky 678d69005c and suffocating.01537ba841654d82

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‘Even if you take my title, the entire world will still see you as my daughter. History will record your 8d8837e16f name as such. The only daughter 8f90c22f36 of Roberick Arne c349b5a4b1 Hailien! But, despite the fd30450f68 love her father d6727c2d87 bore for her, bf423889aa she betrayed him, 0696c64788 turning her back 9b68db24f9 on his will 94a3eb859e and committing the fb733d56e7 unfilial act of 6f44456d44 rejecting him—all to 820768a0fb restore her disgraced 1b8f0990b0 maternal family, which d5a9795a86 had fallen from 2bd89d5027 grace!’1cc009ccd8d7331e

‘No! Grandfather didn’t do anything 920e890b61 wrong, and neither did a4e3002b48 Mother…!’04a632cc3fa98594

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‘Deny it all you want, as if doing so will change reality!’3a315c46b0196b60

This grotesque and 722196b77a terrifying illusion was caf129d03e paradoxically exposing and c6ed43b3ca mocking the fears 8e006fad66 I had buried 1a2c04f745 deep within me.d151bd99770f9a68

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The arbiter of neutrality, 5f64172711 who loved Arkane, maintaining 4af8f90d15 balance with absolute authority dd54ef502f while restraining all the 2d64829705 spirit kings.5380f434a87ce988

Because he hadn’t sided 27869b068c with the Spirit King 366aa87738 of Wisdom, Mariette had 3923d29c01 met such a tragic 96ebc3f7f3 end.b758cc24c46ff45f

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What miracle could I c2a20371e1 possibly achieve, when even d975e4f51e the great Spirit Kings, be42853bab who could foresee the 0a5c80aa02 future, failed to inflict 4402e95ad1 meaningful harm upon Arkane…?3bfcc7161d6ec03a

“Hic… Waaah!”8a21c80df06d5059

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In the end, I broke 4ce22e1f47 down, sobbing helplessly like a a6fcb6456d powerless child. Everything was unbearably dreadful.9a1dcb0745e94128

A living hell, a7dacf9b2c tightly enclosing me 3042caa156 on all sides, 7fa22a4ea9 whispering that it 7eb5fec550 would never let 1c3a1f7ad5 me go, was 5bed433edf mocking me all dac9bf4a32 the while.4249e721f1dbb780

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“No, please, stop…”e6b608e027e6c872

“…You’re safe now. Pull yourself together.”b6a62d979de0c7d4

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For the first time, c2e931e5b3 a voice that wasn’t 0c8780c33a Roberick’s quietly reached out 0d6285f74d to me.bab1d2b4e6325b83

“…!”226c4abb4f3c77a0

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I opened my eyes 1b358738cf and realized I was 1ea5e04661 no longer surrounded by 25d6f67fa9 a suffocating darkness.e1376ed37f9d51fe

“Ah… Aaaah!”70860fc60a9a3292

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But as soon ffd71c2524 as I saw 5cd388e16d the figure of f72a097f47 a man, close a392cd8f92 enough for his 33b50da1ae form to be 781b4d999c visible through my dd0b11c68d tear-blurred vision, I b5fab16bcf screamed and flailed 543d08cb78 as if possessed.205b20c3e9eb21a7

“Let me go! I said, let me go!”b7c4a7860f56f6e5

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The grip on 5fa5bd9f1f my arms didn’t 9c1de3fa9e loosen. It felt as 7e8877e10d if Roberick still 7220037e6b held me, refusing b9819e6eae to let go.157faa6020254c90

Trapped between illusion and 13b2d35db7 reality, unable to fully 32a6710f30 awaken, I cried and b2a7186239 struggled like a terrified cea52bfc1d child, desperately trying to 1cf5aa7f97 break free from his 493d803fc7 grasp.8bc59a2a7e3164d3

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Drip, drip…a9decf50ec7d15e0

“…!”ff48a6ee47d431ee

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But then, a sound, an 1bc7b2a97e unfamiliar noise intruded upon the e0300cc9d3 cacophony of my screams and dd46dc4e91 sobs.6cc577d35926abc9

For reasons I couldn’t understand, 56032dbf27 my mind momentarily cleared. And through my tear-streaked 7366d9ff57 eyes, now clearer, I b2e8af3b50 looked ahead.b68141610789d2f0

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Finally, I saw him. The man kneeling before me, fb6772c11d looking down at me.1a9a375b1c218a5c

“Are you feeling calmer now?”f964a7043ab8122c

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Our gazes met—his white-gray eyes, dc5a830645 tinged with an inescapable void, 9a235c1dbe pierced into mine.cd02b4fd0c9a4041

If the night bf1b9d412b were to manifest 52cf00ace2 in human form, b05c70c3b9 surely it would 62bf894a59 look like this.ae70aa125ef7973c

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The man, with his black 42ddc105a6 hair resembling the night sky a8a8fc3f6a and pale skin, possessed a 0ca4bf71f0 striking, almost otherworldly appearance that f77af6bd0b instinctively reminded me of someone.b200c9e4dc211d81

Yet unlike him—who was 0ca5d929fb undoubtedly mesmerizing but exuded 5c377291bd a chilling aura of 393f19a7ed death—this man…758beff1a7039b7b

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“Princess.”1ce2069c861ee8e4

His voice was gentle, carrying 16f941556a a faint trace of sorrow, 6612d54d2c as though he bore a d69c68239e deep and hidden grief.95a2b14e1334b704

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“You are…”3cf39359e3fd3a12

The man, gazing down ea83a547dc at me with eyes 3e8ceee2f0 the color of ashes 0b53fd241c from something long burnt 18b465c70b away, was not Roberick.1eb792709c3dafcf

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All that had ece18db110 terrified me moments 59195a4a88 before had been cf000bd739 nothing more than e9e654e0d8 an illusion.e94b4b18d61c02da