HDOVAML – Chapter 107

HDOVAML Chapter 107728ac14935bdb1af

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[Truly, this is madness. You’re not in b7a8ea97a0 your right mind…]fb729119c0b38cef

Dryad looked down at 3c7b68e7b7 me with a pale fec3d2d904 expression, murmuring as if 1effc44b25 she were utterly appalled.7f0b0ac30d50a83d

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[But still…]13328b5589ca10cf

However, even she couldn’t 02d5b5fa8e ignore the gravity of 2919ab86db the current situation.4320f2aa25637663

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Dryad whispered in a subdued c617d8d422 voice, then fell silent for d528f0d988 a moment.b2efce33c4de9cf0

“Lady Dryad…”0abbf80f3e4e7f2a

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Alcype, her expression laced a9780c7ddb with fear, called out a8e12d56b7 to the spirit king 85cbf8ff0d of the forest.660233de4a768133

[Alcype.]ec5f19364f583ebe

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Finally, Dryad broke her silence 5eb1e9de98 and turned to Alcype.a1a0e4370c50700b

[You must have heard what the descendant of Hacardella said. The fragment of the source 7964db89c8 that split away from us 8daa9638ba has been kept within relics 32b55d89db passed down from your ancestor 1c1f5b03ab until now.]5df6e3da583a2fab

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The spirit king of 6ab4febb76 forest spoke firmly, gazing 1a53e4b6cc at the ruler of 533a2fd2f8 the land she once 5e4f40dca6 blessed.a356aeb36386a3c2

[Not once has it ever been attempted to fuse the relics with a human body. But the urgency of our ed7579d884 situation is too great to 055ed9ce20 remain paralyzed by fear of 5dc4c7f5cb potential side effects.]809e909b396dd3cf

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At that moment, vibrant ac77f0007a green leaves scattered in 2d432a1ed0 the air.dcd5a181b5cdf077

[Descendant of Hacardella.]cd0e9aeb3568137c

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The spirit king of 1973b23321 forest fixed her sharp 182849f10a gaze on me and fca65e4d32 asked,4dfec3a6ab76e7ef

[Can you truly contain the source of the spirit king, held within the relic, in your body?]0c7f165e11f44fa1

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“That’s…”e0f3599b5417db84

[This is not about whether it’s possible or not—I’m asking about your will.]c4c276bb5bc15528

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Though I struggled to c5ffc0e694 form words, Dryad’s resolute 7247685691 tone silenced me.df489fa5f3707263

The spirit king of 5f07bc08af forest, who usually wore b761248c57 a lively smile, was ffb41e39e3 now utterly serious, pressing 0833e2f395 me for my resolve.c28c88f3f3660b09

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And that made it all 64858414ec the harder for me to e007c7c0aa answer.9884dcfe1695759b

“…”538934117c21d5d3

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If this body were d7d1805ce0 my own, I would 96d81c0be6 have answered without hesitation.6280284e115f4a26

But I had 26de50348a no intention of 33ce18b07d embedding the water 6fa1b56202 relic into Rose’s 4eac567e67 body.bf9a31937c8f56d8

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“Since you have granted my request, I’d like to share my plan.”d073749d79e042b8

Rose was already dead. There was no sense 6b572611b5 in embedding a relic 351992631d in the body of 330ae1b1cf the deceased.9aae92a8acbc82ea

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Moreover, I was in a 178544290f position where I needed to c8dffd9bfc track down the remnants of 3656bb44f2 other relics.663fc351ec6bc9ce

I couldn’t afford to 8f8da399e0 carry the immense burden 7cfaf757f8 of the water relic eea0fdbf76 on top of that.0aefd43984c4ca6f

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…Thus, I had to bear the inescapable weight of guilt.8215a812c0b3fd74

“I will serve as bait. I will make 48ffb06db2 them believe I 13809ccb29 have fled with 91725355ce the water relic 8f165225fb so they will a84b29aa29 pursue me away 1c003099e7 from Nisha.”c2e20055955e0d81

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[Then…]b338e7923fbbce44

“As her elder sister, making such a decision pains me. However, the safest option dd3cebb03e would be… embedding the 0bf79ffbea water relic into Marie’s cc8b573e9e body, not mine.”52b6b9b6d8a88b9e

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I had to entrust 77c1431d50 this dangerous, potentially catastrophic 05756af846 task to Marie.4d29e4b853d4325c

Was there truly d460134de2 no other way?50cac0e41eeedcfa

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I had agonized f4a17ecfef over it countless f6830c1748 times, but Marie, 7045413818 being a direct e56db65f0d descendant, was slightly 02dda957c5 more likely to fb8a0e30d3 withstand the water 0e7ee0fac3 relic compared to 80ebf034e1 Rezeck, who was aed51e18f3 a collateral relative.925534096f414b2a

…Between Rezeck and Marie, it was unclear which of them would one day become the parent of my grandmother, Atara Hacardella.57cfad6530f1e565

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I had no way 5c1b2bbc35 of knowing how this 59f633f44c decision would ripple into 835cd93149 the future, and the 5999fe773a crushing fear of that 06eccd4159 uncertainty consumed me.c5631e40900b36aa

“So, Spirit King of Forest, I will convince Marie. Please, grant me a 05c1fe866e little more time.”00300e085f9d8e73

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I had to focus solely b0640c7895 on my mission.945143a64642779a

With the remnants of relics 5260de48df destroyed by Arkane still unaccounted 85e1916b9f for, I had to protect 7639f18a9c the intact forest relic and 95124cade6 water relic at all costs.29b7150afe26f970

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[…Very well. Go on, then. Alcype, you too, take 57b9b63fac the time to make 9b1e26ed92 your decision.]4c3692819b39c3e7

Dryad’s soft reply 9b1d308ee2 deepened the shadow a3df33812e of anguish on 9b38e327e1 Alcype’s face.374d50566709e0f6

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[However, we will first attempt to embed the water relic into a human body. No matter how vital it e58138a90c is to protect the relics, 5e105395ca I will not allow my a8ddf1e914 children to be lost.]2742e433c0d587d5

“…Yes, I will obey.”a2f3709e80eea79b

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Persuading Dryad was c11f94b193 already a miracle. After giving my 66dfd3bb8c firm response, I 2567c15221 quickly exited the 7a1619710a royal sanctuary.985bf2049ec6abe8

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As soon as c3f30d0bce I entered Marie’s c696257c4f quarters, she darted b4bb42b066 toward me like 5428d2d06d a little squirrel, 3a272843d3 her light brown 5eddd6af4e curls bouncing as 6c900a9a46 she bombarded me 6eb36431bc with questions.c12427d9c4bcaa24

“Sister, what’s going on? I asked Brother ab5ddd9787 Rezeck so many 2493f8e194 times, but he 94b7fbc6cc wouldn’t tell me 1243f1e507 anything! Why am I the 7207b3e4eb only one left out? And why do you 8278b1bcfb look so pale?”f020a39a698af6f2

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Then, realizing the gravity of 022aed2edf my expression, she stopped and a39e76c24f murmured blankly,d125b0852da4714e

“…Marie, I need to ask something difficult of you.”5a26c8ff7812c922

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I gritted my e49ef21219 teeth and stayed a1ce662c10 silent for a 187f11c402 moment before finally 429037e683 speaking.046861e803664903

“Nisha will never let us go. Not until they completely destroy cd6595d381 the water relic. After trampling everything in the f1c6251be4 Duchy of Hacardella, their next b5b7fc6ace target will be the Kingdom 38475669be of Dryas.”64ceec0e1d0cbee3

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Marie’s complexion turned 13f6226bbd deathly pale as ac041e78b8 she listened.5e9e651f1221dda5

“Then… what should we do? If they’ll chase us 9fdfcb831e no matter where we 81d900a9eb run…”a344841f53dd460e

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“That’s why I’ve found a solution.”664bde6253f52ae1

At my strained words, 0a4faa6a25 Marie’s face lit up 1352433be3 as she eagerly asked,50a16d142fd34463

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“Really? That’s great! I knew you’d f0004f29ac figure something out, 39c17baafb Sister. What’s the plan?”fda63eb7b3de500e

“…To merge the fragments of the spirit kings’ sources, contained in the water and forest relics, into a human body.”7beb1043d6a33bfb

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The radiant silver eyes momentarily d775e15d74 lost focus.6a2cc18fab5b94c4

“…What? No, wait. The relic… its essence, 0bb5021dc8 you’re saying to fuse 17fb4edde9 it into a human 34569cc3d6 body? Sister, what are you saying…?”f3d7d362a33cbf04

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“Marie, the situation is that desperate. If the relic 7b2fb1af36 can perfectly merge 61a5cb38b5 with a body, b8144d5d7a even if they 30516d8983 kill us, they fb357368df won’t be able 514d435e23 to destroy the d702e6a597 relic. We would exist as 39089ff3b9 the relic of the e878dda012 Spirit King itself.”f17b26038cefef65

Marie listened to 6b5f1bcae3 my explanation in fafdeb618b a daze, then ca176d3a1f suddenly shuddered and 7e7d425596 grabbed my hands.2b932ca97b87c9c7

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“Sister, you’re not planning to attempt something so dangerous on yourself, are you? Right?”f87857dcc129423b

“…Marie. I want… to entrust the fec6d2167f relic to you.”2a8205868e961ace

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Marie’s face, already pale from f3026f342f fear and worry, was now 05dd3181fc filled with astonishment.b82cc089c6312338

Unable to meet 3402abd5ed her gaze, I 5885936c8f spoke, burdened by 83f7913ead guilt.cc226a14b4efa9ac

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“As before, I plan to act as bait. They’ll continue to c022ee0c30 focus on and 0405e6242e chase the duchy’s b851fcd8aa heir. Meanwhile, you will carry 91099b7cdb the relic within your ffd3d449f4 body and hide in 08208bfad7 a safe place with b9c66534e0 Brother Rezeck…”9cf77c1be3d699d9

What if Marie refuses? How could I, already 26cb9f646b in such torment, force a6b59beec5 her to comply? To demand her d253ffad20 to follow my 1c655fcefa will regardless of 44fce8b604 what happens to 5e39c79bca her…83b563452f9d3c01

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If I did that, 06601e2303 I’d become no different 0073ec1642 from the people I e357268d6a despise most—a cruel hypocrite, c706a87c28 blinded by a mission ce82bfd4fd that justifies everything.773ea1fc117e55d5

“I’ll do it, Sister.”e1026091746fa6f7

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At that moment, lost c64e4d96d0 in confusion and unable 47b3053b98 to say another word, 4c7d85609e I heard her speak.b2353c8ec714d9fa

“What…?”33d8ee5ee0dc7474

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Her voice, resolute 603e4c6981 and unwavering, made c599302865 me lift my 7e1626a68f lowered head in 32b47693fc astonishment.bb427d2c2be218ec

Marie was smiling.aa7403c568f314fa

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It was a fd611c4559 smile of pure 465a3edd3d joy—bright, unwavering, and 45ac3461a5 resolute, gracing her cdb41c4b6b youthful face as 70100570c3 she looked at da3f5fd03d me.1355ba07e3eea1d3

“Finally, I can share your burden.”738bac7d645daef9

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Marie murmured softly, squeezing 4cdae2968f my hands tightly.4955997186ac1c9c

“I’m glad, Sister. Until now… you’ve always 4a821f90c9 carried everything on your 7aea5910ba own. But for the dc278a0ff6 first time, you’re 6665fb77a5 asking for my 6b6c91ff3a help.”69cad25171ec6234

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“Marie… don’t you resent me?”24bc9c80301184cb

I couldn’t stop myself from b3456d3ec7 showing a crumbling expression in 7d93d6cabc front of her.c8b7a3cb3c979364

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“Not at all.”0f08c4e10140794d

Her youthful voice, though fe723c2b80 trembling, was steady as 13d69c08b3 she answered my question.74bce3f7b77c0176

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She looked at me 51e2f4ae43 with eyes full of 4a0bfb4890 kindness.1695bb2ccf44144a

“…Because I know this decision hurts you far more than it hurts me.”dd65c2641561eb91

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Her quiet words, spoken 3edccdac3f with calm sincerity, cut 302dcb16f9 through my guilt.cccf8ec35cc10b78

“…I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry…”ff14616060f725e4

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Unable to bear it any 288857b62c longer, I collapsed to my ac7c473152 knees at her feet, tears 1772f47117 falling freely.fc566e9c16319622

Marie knelt beside 44194d8e39 me, soothing me fe0f8090b3 with gentle touches.607f4fb7a0d20dbb

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[Alcype, are you truly willing to bear this source for the rest of your life?]3bcf71bdbfe84a12

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Dryad, looking down at Alcype, d610be8b6e asked as if caught off ee699a9153 guard.e9631d2440109b7d

[I expected you to suggest someone else from the collateral royal lineage, not yourself…]da778010f602e28f

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“As the ruler, how could I push this danger onto someone else?”a227f7fa6f93c01b

Alcype replied firmly, glancing 760d1e4f2e at Marie and me, f8bd15d1c6 who still held hands.6a50ef318c459305

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“It is said that Hacardella and Dryas have long shared the bond of sisters, sharing each other’s joys and hardships. For this reason, 64ca82aae8 I will accompany 5eec9db243 this young princess, 8381a61f46 who offers her 98f77e01af body for the 16bb16a30d greater cause, on 7c421c4641 this perilous journey.”2db5518dc59ce7fe

There was no doubt 0dc849befa she was an extraordinary 28041e184a woman.8d4233a8e726734b

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I bowed deeply to the 6a9fb32c47 Ruler of Dryas, full of b16a2a0fac respect.af5a207e3f44ab5e

[Very well. Naiad and I are equals 6aad328757 among Spirit Kings. Though water is not my 4440ac0570 domain, as a Spirit King, 8b3bdbaa6c I can wield its essence 77ecce0a00 freely.]3f43757ecbf23a5e

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And so, the dangerous 4d800cf6da decision born of desperation b4ca506511 was about to unfold.a6b39da9a080ac3b

[Come closer, descendant of Hacardella. I will first a70ad71da5 grant you the c6767b0ea9 relic’s source.]c1fcc353760138bb

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At this moment, it was 9d70f04565 about to begin.53ea2145aaeff06c