HDOVAML – Chapter 106

HDOVAML Chapter 106e1af2ea23a88fbee

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“…Surely, you don’t mean f36deddea1 to seek the Spirit c0f1c482dd King’s help?”31257111d6405339

Alcype asked, her voice 15b546901f betraying her bewilderment at c6ebb55c38 my request.666026c2a400e4ac

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“But, Lady, acbd674bb8 just as cf6967d53a your homeland 8634fbc173 met its f482f66628 downfall, such 749d04fb92 an attempt 5f94ff5b2c would be 6963b070eb futile…”89605e240925647e

“I ask this 5f818a6bc3 in earnest because 865699c231 there is something 897570ac5a I must know. Please, Your Majesty.”5e114786ce57701f

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I implored, da69e42c4c my tone cf0998cc10 resolute.50c9f3d2b2a9d43e

At my firm c7003894e7 request, Alcype seemed 40e1e208f1 lost in thought a4aaeebf76 for a moment.0f61d5a3d1a17f57

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“…Very well. We shall summon 90a3bd2b3a Him in the 20debb9627 Royal Forest.”b3d80eca7d64db55

At last, she dd363c0c5e relented, rising from a78ddff436 the throne.904f91c606ea7dcf

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“Rose… What do you b4e32df52b intend to do?”bfedb8998d0aeeac

Beside me, a9d712e51e Rezeck asked 5f98b7d3e9 with a bcb75e9653 look of c24a0b5910 concern.b89578e3d51164e3

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“We’re at 4a94fabe69 an impasse. …So, we must b2835d6d90 try anything we cd7132ba3a can.”ce28c0694ad9b45a

I replied briefly, b6461a247a clutching at straws, b8aba41d66 and followed Alcype 4f6e595b64 toward the Royal 7801dad81d Forest.f866a4c7aeb92c81

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“O you, children of the undying life, answer the call of one whom your immortal heart has blessed. [Dryad].”

The stillness of the fdb76f9c87 serene surroundings was interrupted beab0d1faa only by a gentle 713cce89c4 breeze.e7bde94b6e65834a

Standing beneath the ancient 99304d6862 tree that the Spirit 674166d02c King of the Forest 5a70082ddf had nurtured long ago, 581a0717b5 Alcype recited the incantation.6767b2a2edd556fa

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“-!”0ce1ad7bc83cd77f

A rich, 04af2d5c05 bittersweet fragrance, dde05070e0 sharp enough a036e4ab2f to tingle 310898df48 the senses, 32e541f846 began to 6a16bdd663 permeate the 2187a965d4 air.de8ac8ef40d0f0ad

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Whoosh!cc1845411249be21

Suddenly, the wind a4c9c50610 swirled violently, scattering 28eeab6982 my hair in 662594dab2 all directions.1c9c9653a9be78bf

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I shut 12435be1ec my eyes 3ecac9ebdc tightly and 26d31e857b raised an 95c558fa49 arm to 48a97473d1 shield my d2f7826c15 face.af1a6af9df3f0a6f

When the storm subsided, e02a92e597 the intense and enchanting 15aba9e5a1 aroma lingered, now refined 8f25b36a2f and softly filling the f8a15cc403 air.f669c61a7256184d

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[What business brings you to summon me, Alcype?]

A woman’s 09a2f1ce5f voice, overflowing a5fa4533bb with vitality f828c1c949 and seductive d3222f5c84 charm, resonated 3b975d1d9d in my a8ada06eb9 ears.2b02bbdc6cbba4dc

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“Dryad…”a9f398416b94a1b8

As Alcype called a22e1f5ccf the name, I 75ca4fbec8 slowly lowered my e286e56382 arm and opened 5cab790255 my eyes to 6436f778c4 behold the Spirit 3185bfdd7a King.d98c0c0dc7545a5d

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Like Naiad, 2389a76dc8 Ilipia, she ceb87e933b predominantly took 5731106b66 the form bf4f1ca6c4 of a cd07a50c9e human woman, e3874f6663 but…e906c9dc57684597

Her skin was efa043beed a light, earthy 6c1c68acdd brown. Her head was adorned 328d88d3a7 with a crown woven 950aa6416a from flowers of various f2d8fa14a9 hues—blue, pink, yellow. Her golden, slit-pupiled 77f4de88e5 eyes narrowed as a7451ad7fc she gazed down 6580b97e37 at Alcype Dryad.07c5ded8a7574d9d

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Her flowing attire, as b4f9211282 if made from pure, 1e6b84b4f7 untouched blossoms, exuded elegance c1c7df73ae and vitality, while her 2fa99f4121 cascading hair, formed from c8fc8b2d51 dense green vines bristling 498f01e129 with thorns, waved gently.6e6ecf67ecd6d998

Looking upon the ac6c2f745f ruler of the dce3be1f98 kingdom she blessed, 92cf49bce2 Dryad’s gaze was 7fe67439f9 filled with an 568cbb82e6 affectionate and tender dddafc0c78 beauty, like one e5aa217984 admiring the most 1243eea4e6 beloved creation.420219180a778c8c

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Then, her sharp 619860323b eyes turned to 3b6b09ba85 me.793102e8bf1839e7

Unlike Naiad, 98940d3778 whose profound a2551a1b94 beauty evoked 6639643fd8 the calm 8e2dcd1362 of an 8c2ae9d8a6 endless ocean, 8bce92c55e Dryad exuded 47c6e43e0a a wild b74002c201 heartbeat-like intensity a6ba61f8f9 and the 68ea58825a purest essence 17683ec918 of vitality.b1e006418beab432

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[And you are…?]

The Spirit f253a35bd7 King of 3ea701a2f2 the Forest aa2f420574 studied me 9214a5dd70 for a ac8423c8c5 while before a2c6803502 gasping softly 64d99e92bc in surprise b05f5806d6 and exclaiming.0f2434d72771da4a

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[A descendant of Hacardella?]

With visible da6d3458a8 astonishment, Dryad 732d292475 quickly turned 0ef4ede76e to Alcype.f009400e4b76d11c

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[Why is a child of Hacardella here? And this energy… Is that the Crown of the Spirit King? Good heavens, why is part of Naiad with my child?]

Her questions flowed out e90349572d like the chirping of ed42c4eb5f a bird, her tone 002400b39f filled with shock as 763ca8c77d she gestured toward the 815332ead5 ancient tree she referred 1637839425 to as her ‘child.’a650374f01dc899f

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Every gesture, every fd8c1a9590 word revealed a 3ebe77fea3 vivaciousness and familiarity 8ff42db1f2 that set her 6c9960fd14 apart from the e680d98260 other Spirit Kings 15a0b218ea I had encountered 756193db84 thus far.d7c55834fc8cff13

She seemed almost b3fc40ba28 human.f993e113064ed682

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“Dryad, the reason for 6af818556e this situation is…”d93b0a6754ce3630

“Not long ago, the 2f84d40ed9 Principality of Hacardella fell. Surely, you 51fc7ca3c4 are aware 613e009473 of this, 33b3a556f5 Dryad,” Alcype 1f226e0d9a replied.f3d287ac2f50704c

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[…Ah, yes. That did happen, didn’t it.]

Dryad’s curious expression 9e974483ca faltered at Alcype’s a82ccf15af words.b857204d372fbd21

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Her movements stilled, 2aea830653 her face darkening 6e1c2e1e93 with somber realization.25029403a4097859

“The princesses of Hacardella, c3409d9b4e seeking to prevent the 6fea5bfc66 Relic of Water from 0d6eb3a89a falling into the hands 9c572b29d8 of the Nisha Kingdom, 08c4f436ce came to Dryas to 02bd265761 entrust its protection to 4824affccd us. I accepted their plea b198b8e5eb and enshrined the relic 2219f54c29 along with the source 082880be07 of my life.”3b26971195bbddce

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[So that’s how it happened. …Well done, Alcype.]

Dryad muttered in a da023246d2 subdued tone, gazing down 55a8af1aa4 at me with deep 08067c17fd sympathy in her eyes.9892356966a84940

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[Child of Hacardella, what is your name?]

“…Rose Hacardella.”f376a4fc7b6d509b

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I answered cautiously, 4c4ad94840 pondering if the ee3c2a6692 Spirit King of d76989fc47 Death had perceived 7cf7f0d30b something unusual due cfed6584ec to his domain 2e2636f9dd over death itself.e05fa1f2087a832f

After all, I wasn’t 35eb620731 the original owner of 513cf77311 this body. In truth, 5a6e2ba442 Rose Hacardella 94b0cea33a was meant 8b903164a3 to have 147bfe9bf6 died long f36ff3a456 ago.6966dac09cd564c1

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[Rose. I see. Poor child, how much hardship must you have endured to appear so worn and frail?]

Dryad’s gentle eyes studied d12ba2e003 me with a compassionate ec68e45f89 gaze, seemingly unaware of b73d6a7111 anything amiss.1855fce739f2336d

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At least 9ca687273a she appeared 4646b8792e to be a249296728 favorably inclined 819d61a75c toward me, 014bded615 which was 7a55230bdb a relief. But it 264f13c6cc felt premature a2bdf1b452 to dive 05225bb584 into the 3f6f53ba94 main topic f80ad0f09d right away.7325edd39cbe403f

“Dryad, might 314862aad3 I ask 129c6c86f0 how the c99fe5a447 Spirit King d27c2cc7f3 of Water cff68b5722 is faring 26d9c11221 now?”6e967abd7627f43e

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First, I needed 46b386b883 to inquire about e5b7d260c5 Naiad’s whereabouts.06215f0f3f7f8226

While Spirit 64cef44dc4 Kings were 6edc6b1bf9 said to af48b0f6ae refrain from 11bbf55557 interfering in e6ab28b6b7 the mortal 0294507767 realm, I 63fd5d88a5 couldn’t help aa4772655f but wonder eeab981c99 how she 6025ce4307 was doing 5ce36a742b now that 534a062fff the country a1b733ed85 she cherished f2066d8691 had fallen d64edff87c to Nisha’s 0ffbe376ca invasion.5ec75b7200b03f15

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[…]

At that moment, Dryad’s c30b7206ae expression visibly darkened.d7acbe57221606b7

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[Though I understand your feelings, such matters fall under the domain of the Spirit King. I am under no obligation to answer a human.]

Her previously lively 069001b03a and kind tone 63b088d95a turned firm and df20551835 cold.2bc64b1d7f7ce782

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“…”82ba78a7b28841b7

Just moments 7b830df4fd ago, she f5dce8da15 had been 11312abbb4 so warm ecc29c2604 and approachable. Yet, at fe348d8a1f the mere 779e66ea1c mention of 254e0cf4bf Naiad, her a60887ceaa demeanor shifted 8f20e3d9c0 drastically.bb571afee32212dc

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Though the 567a477c40 unexpected response c5d4dc4ce6 gave me 7ce44ad85e pause, I 62e9714104 couldn’t back 1604b339c5 down.f75839cb31a331e1

“It was e2da750b9d I who 1e7c1f8c5e requested Your 85ff86464e Majesty’s summoning 71eedbe927 from the 428fba8fd3 king,” I 5573d63d7b stated.587ec4873ad3a26d

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[Indeed. Why did you seek me out?]

Dryad’s curiosity ac430fb987 showed briefly 6de394ca2d as she 5508138b6c asked. My reason 21482be002 was simple.fbe1f3f84479d1f3

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“The Kingdom 5130ba311f of Nisha c16f7e6b12 is relentlessly 8263bfc03b pursuing both 956aaf501b me and ffbfb438f9 the Relic 5cb1657e7e of Water. You must be aware, 1df8b17e8b Dryad, that their ultimate 8ea41cf58d goal is to completely ea3cfccc80 destroy the relic and 3c9d88f8ac obliterate everything that once ebfd11b29d belonged to Hacardella.”4855aade01fee32d

In truth, 50955f347a they aimed eb928a7d2e to destroy 23d321aa56 one of 7a5437af02 the fragments f7e92f7c65 capable of 97350a6650 sealing the 4dcaab6546 Spirit King 38811c7432 of Darkness, 88f82f8371 Arkane. However, revealing that 31f7a20f60 I knew such b80c288ade details would seem 11975a929f suspicious.1ff9814ed7ccaf7e

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I finished 7844977e35 speaking and 22fe0dfe90 raised my 41ec1ef6ad eyes to 9be1eee14d meet Dryad’s.4d4b2e290599b24f

[…]

Her expression fc21e1bc14 grew increasingly 281b4583fe grave, as 2b993ad7df if sensing ef23b8f67f the ominous f3bb35ed58 clouds looming d728255fbc over the 6874211e37 world.31b2c12d1508e5da

“And so, I must fafa3ceb80 ask boldly. Is it possible 5306ab39aa to protect the c937d96d07 relic… by embedding b4625cb52b it within a 4a0195d198 human body?”ef03a0dfdc922098

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[…What?]

“What are you 0fdce30037 saying, my lady?!”67b58377c97f6b6d

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As soon 00cab5f51a as I 04ff24b6bf uttered the 1949f1c5ec words, both ce85360a5e Alcype and 4dd4b2b606 Dryad’s faces dc659b8405 were painted c31a1a51fc with shock.2a12cb7c0de4cbcb

[Wait a moment… Are you suggesting embedding the Spirit King’s relic into a human’s body?]

Dryad struggled ef384a3552 to maintain 1ede952343 her composure, 9851951112 as if 73e66a5d3e she couldn’t 61f35cb66c believe what 42491ad0ad she had 821bea08c7 just heard.1b6e63573b930a69

Yes, even I a20cf92fe2 knew how outrageous 912c980530 the idea sounded. But…d3be665f5a1a8b48

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“Consider the crisis 18051f3c17 we are facing. Today it’s the a16dc4527f Relic of Water, 8403596175 but next it 589ac96608 will surely be 60b744f70e the Relic of b6c3599bea the Forest. To protect both, we 31a7ac90bf must devise a plan 661bd498d1 that catches them off a72955fc96 guard.”6fd4339f413fb79e

I continued, my tone 517a4d9572 firm.1ea3adf58ea2d964

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“The Nisha clan’s persistence 3660260889 and cruelty have been e0695f7e0c proven throughout history. No matter how we e12576a0a5 strive to preserve the 1ec50b2ff6 relics through conventional means, 6ee332bb56 we will ultimately fail. And so, 06681a1338 I ask ba8aa77ba5 once more: 52efbffbe0 Spirit King 43d96c13db of the fe91b96df5 Forest, can 74eefde144 a Spirit 1569c6cc7c King’s relic b131255b42 be fused adc79dd099 into a d0a7893131 human body?”69509227cae884c5

This idea had 9e653e27bb only occurred to 34a53a3218 me because I 3ce75de327 was aware of f352e3094d the existence of 3dc631930b Great Spirit Priests/Grand 29dacbb27e Masters—those born with 5a79a92167 part of the cb0bf074ff Spirit King’s essence a9b938a8e3 within their souls.fbbd1814422eaadb

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While such fe8238d0c4 a process 3fa52aeb15 might be 18a9d822fc too much 0269fbf3f2 for an dfb6d6c23d ordinary human 5fdb1ad976 soul, it 99df2e999b wasn’t impossible.b189c6f83621220a

From what Mekaila had 8d76cc41ab told me, the Spirit d56f827ca4 Kings themselves were already d1e6ae2c1d preparing for the disasters 3e24dcb59f to come, likely accepting a2fc337bc6 the creation of Great 12404a05ee Spirit Masters as inevitable.761177f00e012f5d

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I had thought ed7b4fec8b Dryad would understand 608cc40bcc this easily.1dd1cb73d8374bd9

[An astonishingly reckless notion. Do you truly believe a human soul and body could bear the relic infused with the Spirit King’s essence?]

Contrary to 84e8280f1b my expectations, 72dfeb87db Dryad shook 65a9d558ef her head 0617557c1f firmly, expressing 7afc35e77d strong opposition.20c7836f268e01b6

[No matter how powerful a Spiritist may be, they could never withstand it. Such a thing has never been done since the relics were created…I understand your desperation, but give up.]

“That’s…”eba49d50881661ea

I faltered 520738f064 in the 149c41ce31 face of be3a5fc3e5 her outright 80a8c776a7 rejection.71ba2ad3ff88e637

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Why? Was the soul destined 833bd88aab to become a Great a2c1e21f8b Spirit Master fundamentally different 1b51eacadf from that of an e3469d3396 ordinary Spiritist?
1c7080f44e1d1890f

But there was d84f083a6c no other way.07bca65ccd944b85

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“No matter where we fc3a86a46b hide it, we can’t 9b45f7d748 guarantee its safety. Only by hiding it 6213e944f9 within my own body 830c83026d can I feel truly 45c7d683cc secure.”8342a2cc3b39362a

I argued, refusing 6b9db8b2f9 to back down.208cbf3aefe5e55d

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“Even if my aa8a3db444 life ends, the adc4b0a521 relic fused with 8a8ff05671 my soul and 2d457efd18 body cannot be 2dffa152ec stolen or destroyed!”8956c74ff462814f