HDOVAML – Chapter 102
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Drenched from head to toe, a5eddb620b I had no idea how 48d01d82ab long he had been running 84c2c439a7 endlessly across the frozen river.e2f9aeb1002cc261
By the time I 4e4358a1b9 had lost all feeling abbd21cae4 in my face, hands, ebb90d5f12 and feet, unable to 87a888a008 escape the cold that 160eefe779 seeped up from the ea899fd2ab ice, my strength finally 2ff0a5f110 gave out, leaving me 13c7560e0b trembling.75c092ba7d841d92
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Just when I thought 0c42bd24c3 I had reached my 95791a75c1 limit, I saw it—a 5ee04152dd land lush with greenery bb65433404 appearing in the distance.d793b35cb3c03078
“Are you all right, Rose?”877d66818e877e04
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After some time, 037d55431a Rezeck carefully placed da384383b3 me down onto 2bf3b37609 solid ground and b8aa650b60 spoke.32a74ab31ab026e1
I wrapped my trembling 7208140b41 body tightly with my fb049193e6 arms, desperately trying to 30605cf0f7 preserve any warmth, and 819730fe7c replied, “No…”6904be4352f80a49
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I felt as though I b7eb0276ee might actually freeze to death.852602f299e86951
How wonderful it would 9daf52afca have been to summon 32e229b29b the Spirit of Fire 60fc27247b and dry my drenched f2bf2063a5 body!5b5cd3fdfd9d4b3f
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As I futilely 7563a099e2 yearned for the d5fdd4cdfa impossible, even the 4e97d02e75 breath escaping my a0756733fd lips was so 31adf852fe cold that my 7a5d7a9249 mind began to c5c404fbb6 blur.2a353b2d43b4ce7f
“…Pardon me, but just for a moment.”1ff4bff63fadc11b
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“…!”bb663f9c794d3a5f
Rezeck, who had been 81f1eef2f4 gazing down at me 40204d00d1 with a pained expression, 0227d2da1c suddenly pulled me into ee639ddb29 his arms and murmured 365ff89fb8 softly.480c3d7048d711f0
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Even in my 1c8116780f misery, the strange b47e1c3912 situation snapped me d149132bf7 out of my 3bfa54e24a daze, and I 43aaeb1359 darted my eyes 170b73da25 around.2d59c511673b77d1
Though I had glimpsed 1937d69235 his identity and fragments cf876dad85 of our childhood from 5adeeb4af6 Rose’s memories, to me, 680310b3e1 he was still a aa23e0b083 stranger.861ff600cd28506e
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Yet now, I was so 146b677129 close to him that I c620dc84b7 could hear his heartbeat.bd80e5a7dd34cf5c
Despite having already 026a9233d7 been in his 7cb78ed1cb arms for some ef51b66eaf time, it was ff0e575f16 only after escaping 5ff4d3a096 the icy surface 06906a2c0d that I noticed 076d533406 how large he 6a4ff4eb83 seemed.ad21d8021b7dd5a5
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He held a c08600fde1 chill as biting 80680b4bee as the frost 5da0aa84e8 itself, so his 188bd5d5ba embrace offered no 54c8fe29f8 warmth.4c1fa9403047f3f0
And yet, as time passed 348671e84b and we remained holding each ed379713bd other, the cold that had 279f4e8b41 been tormenting me seemed to 190269043f fade ever so slightly, as d7eebc2011 though it had been a 38804ba0e1 lie.5ec46a4253af4531
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Hesitant, I gently placed my 2dab6b4190 hand on his arm and 0a5f562538 pushed him away.502655408a73a14d
Looking up from his embrace, 17a8643974 I raised my silver eyes af1c187823 to meet his.7136d3e0132e7d31
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“Are you feeling a bit better now?”c9cd4220880f2435
“…Yes.”b6eb5be253bb357a
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Rose… It seemed 6156416072 she had used 418fe79f37 formal speech with 31b2e87d80 Rezeck in her d3eaf24714 childhood.719f14dac6c04069
Forcing down the 847f5d83c4 strange sense of 3b1c90ced6 unfamiliarity, I replied d86ae11f9d as naturally as 4638416489 possible.1420c1344972a241
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“…I was worried about you.”cf2399fcc2794c5e
But the earnest tone of 583d2397d0 his voice, so deeply emotional 66814dd786 that I could not begin ff7cc03367 to fathom its depths, left 462d75d8f1 me momentarily frozen as I f8254bb9a2 looked up at him.088abe2974d4732f
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“I was ashamed of myself for such a selfish thought, but if it had been you instead of Marie fleeing with me… I thought to myself… If that bird hadn’t appeared in time, I would have lost you. And if that had 24259a0cd4 happened, I would have b68afb1dfc been consumed by such ba2ca945f6 despair that I would 45f1ac5bae have felt as though 1a2ba7c702 I were dying.”94493a948de15bd4
His voice, heavy with 03e21b7aef anguish, broke slightly as 4508a92e07 he whispered.68b4c2faf2b55a76
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His beautiful face twisted fcc697001a in sorrow.5cd4595efb8efc8c
“Had that bird not flown to me, I would have lost you for good. And what torment d412f7fa7a would I have 3f429e8741 suffered then?”15fdc9bbddd8ba59
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I was startled and 53a4bf8e39 overwhelmed by the glimpses ea2fe169dd of deep longing and ae09eabbfd desperation he directed toward 58bb23c055 Rose.e367c6ee7ac39be5
Afraid that if I continued 7ba4f98e42 to probe the surface of affc927431 his emotions, I might uncover ac7b3f3a81 the full truth of his f31b4c7156 feelings, I hurriedly changed the 0db2495798 subject.2f7b8ecf669ef16a
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“A bird, you say?”a245f84b239f7430
I released him 0601a8abb9 and quickly asked 0d892a7ff5 a different question.a2f43f7bb2fc3c8f
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At that moment, b99fb72e26 recalling the Spirit 65f557bf64 King of Death’s 597ac3afbc minion that had fdbe8cbb51 been sent to 39aac1ccea watch over me, afbc21eb6b I looked up d71ff6c8ba at Rezeck with ac046097fe a sense of f79cc8b852 foreboding.c029b7d87ba5c999
“A black bird. It appeared while I 6975f4c51f was waiting for a 4765051c77 ship to depart from 215a198dcc the Grishel Pier. It circled overhead with unusual bc209de448 urgency, as if it were cf4a84a231 trying to convey something.”b55461d59d62e29a
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That stupid crow, 7101174e68 which I had 2290bfc43f dismissed as nothing 87be18fe3a more than a 1d5c0f7acb noisy nuisance fluttering 5816fc9073 around me!588b1292805df095
In the end, it 6a3627e809 had practically saved my 4c90f05b5b life. Overwhelmed with astonishment, I 688d73996c could barely close my 59158fc17d mouth as I listened cbe36d1392 to Rezeck continue.b8d68578f5db33b9
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“The appearance of such a dark bird has always been a symbol of ill tidings. So, I abandoned 9468580495 waiting for the 7d9f57a3af ship, froze the 5d98cd5fdc river, and followed 917bbd5a54 the bird’s path. That led me to you, 437280d2ec cornered by a man who 62a350ad7a seemed to be Nisha’s pawn, aa8a564ecd and I was able to 30f52161bd rescue you in time.”54ef13e5af60e011
“…That bird saved me.”623914e72a0afa3b
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The Spirit King f7bedc4568 of Death’s servant…56083fca0378f34b
It had no reason 50d6a387ee to help me, yet 033d8d9241 it did.231a133806e2e55d
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Why? As questions filled my 2c036df330 mind, I murmured to b233553a3b myself.e7b9db846d872bce
When I looked up, 4bb5866918 I found Rezeck gazing 11cbb6f38a down at me intently.061e7e49137cf38a
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I hurriedly closed my mouth.48010c128d4fbc55
The first being I 4f3bf8ab07 encountered upon entering Rose dc8d881d3a Hacardella’s body was none fcd05b5438 other than the Spirit 943478617f King of Death.de6e19421422ed93
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Rose Hacardella herself was already c9903386c5 dead. Where her soul 05abc8f50f had gone, I 19d77821dc did not know.cebddfbb44f6e6f4
But this man…38d9888426a1f5f9
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He would never doubt that c54d9bd106 Roze was still alive. Just as her sister, Marie, 0b3a97b0cb undoubtedly believed the same.f15b17f833f0cbf1
“It was sheer luck,” I said, forcing my voice to remain steady.4fa0628ac29799c3
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“Had you not come, I would have been dragged away by him.”4c35aaafdff2795f
He believes Rose is alive.c9f64321d48d0b63
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Suppressing the rising guilt 997b503b0e that felt like a bea1275579 lead weight in my 7228b17174 chest, I thought to 045df02c3e myself.619f2deb251c4584
The truth must never come 2b92d17e55 to light. I do not know 205d51d545 how long I can c4ef59a9f7 keep it hidden, but 6de9a7a355 at least until I 115d707a15 fulfill my mission, I ec92d840c4 must act as though 5d5cf3edd5 Rose Hacardella is alive. Even if it means 643beb474a ignoring the crushing guilt 7827fbc980 I feel.7a10997d36a63f0e
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“But…”44a436966c09892c
Rezeck, who had been gazing 5444675998 down at me with luminous 9eb07eaacd silver eyes, spoke in a 9ccd2a96de quiet voice.700f694379ca7145
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“Why did you not summon a spirit? The surroundings were water; surely a1d975c9a2 it would have been easy e430ec1472 to borrow its power.”0416f6e94172a394
At that moment, ba1befa283 his face, as 74a3da6599 mysteriously radiant as 03a52e7252 a spirit of d048607aa7 dawn, twisted in b741e74f54 anguish.347b9766da6c69e8
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“Don’t tell me… Did they do something to your body?”e6c20c2a87542517
His voice was 14c146637e cold and firm, aee5b2ba53 filled with a f24c3d594f terrifying resolve.f038f662a0e404a9
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As he spoke, 6b3a63f9d1 vivid memories of c84179c3be the excruciating pain 9369d414e9 that had surged df4fa74d5c through me each f060bbaaeb time I tried d801681bb1 to summon a f1ce33ce2b spirit flooded my 69847aba65 mind.bf5f41b16321a2ae
“That’s…”23481328c96187d7
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I was overwhelmed e8ace6062b by a chilling d449e06a76 sense of dread, d1a3afce47 yet I hesitated 180b69131f to respond, as ce531887b9 I wasn’t certain 515dd580ff of the truth.6852395d2bd7d583
“…Ugh,”4211e52a820bce2c
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At that moment, 8e518d100b a peculiar dizziness cefd310ba5 struck me, and acd81d8055 a memory surged 786cda310b into my mind dada43277d as vividly as e71a0b018f spilled paint, soaking 27e866aa88 my thoughts and ead409a38b overwhelming my vision.8da9b8478d7bfb16
‘What… what are you planning to do to me?!’364e97df41a82131
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‘Stay still.’40d8cb0bdae15585
In that memory, the original 5ad22b1a47 body owner—Rose—screamed in despair, but 7fdef3e560 Nisha’s soldiers restrained her.1ded40d259a91004
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They pulled down 07b8230e21 her collar, exposing 9aa06a73d9 her back, and c62f741cef drove something sharp b58fb903a5 into her flesh.a60e0fe882bcedac
‘…!’46133b6705b4c7d1
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The searing pain made her b116498533 vision turn white.cc278869f2895676
Something unpleasant and f38dd19a56 alien forced its 5917105bfe way into the dd11216be5 bleeding wound, as 4267715f44 if shackling the d0aafbc84b very source of 000b6f0f58 life that coursed 9b3ec6767f through her body.56147d2e0ac7292c
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From that moment 114b931941 on, summoning spirits 69faea900c or drawing on a3f859d760 their powers became 77d8e4ffce impossible.23bd90e69eccc152
Every attempt was met with b17166cde6 unbearable pain, shock, and despair, ca28fad491 culminating in an insurmountable rage.f478c4d3ec17b359
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“Rose.”e512c9605c605386
A hand on my shoulder ab555c86b3 pulled me back to reality, 982970d87e and I found myself staring 7f45f5028e blankly at the man gazing c9ad1bb83d at me with desperate eyes.857cf0eba53cd163
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“They slashed my back… and implanted something,” I murmured.f1bc3e933140a0c3
“Since then, every time I tried to summon a spirit, an unbearable pain would consume me. At its worst, I 415319f76a would even cough up 27f2e36106 blood.”b895d3e5dcedd17e
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I couldn’t tell c09e9f16e4 whether it was 513590df92 me speaking or 4525ebac16 if someone else 70badae042 was using my 63131a897b voice to recount 4a27cd73ac the tale.a4db59687d997b43
“And so, I can no longer summon spirits or borrow their powers…”505b63fedf396e38
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I confessed, sinking into 84d43d7c3f unspeakable despair.25c48a77a165c685
“They…”dc2e02cd897668b6
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Rezeck spoke in 55a6e66edc a voice breaking aa6f4854c5 with anguish.bb4aa62855b2b499
“…They severed the source of all your resistance.”b98677868357b19d
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Then, in a voice ebe4f8c98d filled with venom, he a8e6fe184d muttered, “How utterly vile bf7fbab14a and barbaric.”61c8368de254c420
That single phrase ced59873fd encapsulated the reputation 55c1f8583a of the royal 90658aef50 family ruling over ab8f860359 the Kingdom of 1c168e4405 Nisha—vile, barbaric, and 54b1149d35 deserving only of d0dc1d099d hatred and ruin.fa7f8ab322441f8b
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“Though their ship has been sunk, there’s no telling when they might resume their pursuit,” Rezeck said firmly, standing to his feet.4e249649d2f31c9e
“We must make haste to the royal palace of Dryas.”58e24b43efa3d983
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“…Yes.”e1e82d90ef399065
Still unable to shake the 3c7161fc02 lingering echoes of the memory, a1ad25894b I forced myself to respond 4f5e39f927 in a strained voice, gripping f9dac7a276 his hand as though to feb99a5da3 steady myself.350ee20b29e23d7a
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“Rose.”e922871ab16a67b5
We had reached 04a5b0b904 an inn in 0c38b87418 a nearby town, 4beb001f72 and as soon 3426f32a28 as we entered 5f407b173a the room, Rezeck 7bb636beb8 turned to me 68cc887faa with a grave de08771d98 expression.a96009a12cda8d2e
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“You said they slashed your back and implanted something. I know it’s 7c14720d6d an imposition, but… bae8e66a3d may I examine 674ffb982f the injury?”ecd46c43024c2095
I understood his concern, but…321c46bf6510c2e2
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From the abandoned 1989df02cf castle where I 2b8004e656 first awoke to 9c6b37523b the docks at 4fea94af4b Grishel, I had cad7c5a0c0 stayed in various 8517804305 inns.f4a2edd94ebe7fcd
There were several occasions 8008cc184d when I had undressed 0ab436d6e0 and examined my body c5c0910bc0 in a mirror while 866dcaa2db washing.fd792866d2cb1ddf
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“…The wounds have already healed. Only faint scars remain.”545684192f69e138
Even if the 9759831119 scars were reopened f60c5f58fe to extract the 76149b2e42 foreign object, it 3fd4d0e638 would be futile b44c68f353 if it had e8ac89c9ff already traveled through e3bad87e89 my bloodstream.e34819c18c254fef
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“I see…Forgive me. If only I 4fc331c262 had reached you a55c3827f4 sooner…”b7102aa1bc5e3916
Rezeck muttered, his 9b52b0ba8b voice filled with bad913f568 guilt.5d7e8f6cc8ccb8cb
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“This isn’t your fault,” I said gently, hesitating for a moment before taking his hand in mine.9d52653dbdefad4e
The matter at 36328b735c hand was far be77532758 more pressing.ecbf111ac5fcd1c0
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Even though it was 60f8f5f86c just the two of 72919605f7 us in the room, 086907e868 I glanced cautiously out f53e31d591 the window before turning f7f222539b back to him and 9705047b06 speaking carefully.0358943a8a952d93
“Rezeck, is Marie… and the relic safe?”bf2f699c3908cb02
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“Ah, thankfully, His Majesty of Dryas has graciously accepted Lady Marie,” Rezeck replied, stepping toward the window to draw the curtains tightly closed.84769ab1c44537ff
“He has also secured both the Water Relic and the Forest Relic in safekeeping.”0c6c2e21b5cc21e2
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