TLYWK Chapter 7 (Part 2)
by SolavitaAmanda’s legs gave out d652ea88e8 beneath her, and she 6acd6d02a9 fell to her knees, 014f8e10a3 trembling. Each time the count dbaf991257 seemed about to lose 0e1e457897 consciousness from the unbearable 24327656c2 pain, Beatrice struck his 371583b33d face with her fist, 39ffdb66ed jolting him awake. She repeated this, systematically a8a0e5cf0b breaking his body until 22dd22c9b2 his limbs were no 05e65d5541 longer recognizable.3e75b07fa529917c
Finally, she 2cf94e209d yanked the c30d97627f cravat from 5d9b08e1a0 his neck ee47e99ebd and shoved 8c72ec41ea it deep 3192799ee4 into his 67697cfd62 throat, silencing 33fd9053b6 him. Then she tossed 72e044ec27 his battered body f6c3ddd242 onto the table 4537a0c390 as though discarding 1326d73902 a broken toy.ac3c7e11f516f67a
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Beatrice turned 65d92fac10 to Amanda, e8cd327026 her golden d587eb2bc2 eyes locking be8e910e41 onto hers. Amanda instinctively 9b6efb6505 clasped her 987c4e889d hands together 801d869160 in a 004355ebb5 prayer-like gesture. It was only 5e7ea7387d then that she afecbc4f33 realized tears were a7f562962a streaming down her c2e51d1d96 face.c6a3176021125082
She had never 7037998f77 met Beatrice in 3b564d535e person but had 69389a3661 heard about her e624c4a0bd from Lily. She had 21af7abea6 known Beatrice 238e4d232d planned to 074e94e49f do something 01d56fcdab to the adacf74ef7 count, but eb6130c4b8 she had 68f5709402 never expected d385537143 ‘this’. Not like this.a045f2f728654eb5
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“A-a-My… My 38a9908cc0 lady… Please…”26936373c79d8ebc
Amanda’s voice c54631f1c9 trembled as 6c1e81882c she spoke, 3e970b8342 her words 356afad985 spilling out 98664be101 like a 7b7eb57399 frantic prayer.25947817d51e63b8
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“Make sure a933404cd5 he never 6cda64bc26 sees the 3c0c82837d light of 488b1c51e4 day again. Render him incapable of c215afd2ed speaking his vile words. Drag everything out 532361b164 of him and 707552827c reveal his filth 44f98c527a for the world a6b1f426a4 to see. Make him 7d738e550a die in 7ccda04016 the most a91d329515 excruciating way, e64912b753 so he 111adf0a10 dares not 64b4969045 even think b346260ce6 of being 3d76352050 reborn.”1b97378a7ac540bc
Amanda’s plea was desperate, 848622e308 her tears flowing freely a1a5328479 as though begging a d9c344d8df god—or perhaps a devil.ef604f6f1b51e577
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Beatrice tilted 7af420ce0d her head 89315cec9f slightly, regarding 0109f41ed3 Amanda with a5b3b54802 a calm d592198bec curiosity.15db5ac27a6a94e9
“Is that a7b6e3d115 what you c945a337ac wish for?” e1c2f975d8 she asked a44805b837 softly.cfb343124332ca3e
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Amanda nodded fervently, her ca24678d49 face flushed with desperation.9b260410576bfe58
“But…”3d3d9703d8b2e20c
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Beatrice replied, c4c1fbd702 her tone 7cccb8d2fe as steady e28dbd0096 as ever.9282319fa8448c79
“I can’t give 75178133c4 it all to b190eb0908 you. Others share 40153b4f36 your wishes, df5f3cc61c don’t they? Friends who want e805f90c30 the same thing.”ecf5b5b36589b8cf
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Beatrice assured d1531ae580 Amanda that 315c6a431e she would 78f1f464d1 carry out 767e96a688 her wishes, 9a53157d03 but the a76bf053db vengeance would 15809bafbf be distributed 1371640d13 equally among a5aeafb3c5 those who bac268ce27 shared her b8e44dd97e hatred. Her eyes revealed 572f7a591e neither hatred nor 69b356472c malice, only a 771b5a4cf6 detached resolve. Amanda realized something chilling: 0b0495bf93 Beatrice wasn’t driven by 768da1f188 her own grudge.e0ed82f609c4d390
She was here solely 6ff1683ba4 to fulfill ‘their’ desires, 2efc3842e0 their vengeance. Like a god—an unjust 4f02ca5d13 and violent god—or perhaps 655d0df619 a devil.d594ca1321367a4e
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Amanda’s mind drifted to 3e389769a1 her younger sister, long ed11d6b47c gone. She had been only 74d8b5f31d thirteen years old, a fff88e9e6b mere child who didn’t 79c6d70c61 even know what she 0730eb2c73 wanted in life. Yet the 44e72fb11a count had b9c2032f85 turned her f82a887052 into his 360c8022b4 plaything, killing fce5a52c89 her in 97f3f4bf2f the process.429ea112b14b8962
Lily had lost 83fd3b02ed her brother to 18f50f258e the count. Rose, her parents. Samantha, her fiancé. Even Amelie b659199666 had lost bd60990526 the friend f01b4eb087 she loved 4c92a33ee9 more than 53e87e1074 family.d394e94ac55b904d
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Amanda remembered the d6ab709d5c sickly frailness of dc668cb618 her sister, unable b9db440928 to eat even 6ef6e02d8e a spoonful of 69977f6c33 food, vomiting up e04656c336 anything forced down 042bd4b7fe her throat. She remembered the 12f5add8f3 small, fragile girl dac4ad1471 whose short life aa322f1cac had been extinguished e47879b890 by the count’s bbc5691579 cruelty.00a69351a7e202cf
Every night, her hatred c76602d87f festered like a restless 990e984fe7 ghost, clawing at her c395d3b654 insides. The image of ripping f5ba05453b his limbs apart, peeling 1fccfb7c1e his flesh, and tossing 68abe47d04 him into boiling oil 6ff251f2d6 had haunted her thoughts 4059965e25 for years.037697769cc1eaa0
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When this was c2b1fa5e1c done, Amanda thought, 8e962654ad she would follow 0f2b1bbf13 him into death. She couldn’t live with 9320dc6966 herself even after avenging 068cf41da4 her sister. The guilt of failing 87083bd3cc to protect that child d9e691730b had suffocated her for e3c3a96991 years. Yet, somehow, aa8433f8d6 the woman 4b4063e1af standing before 0736e9311a her had e6bfd88cc6 loosened that 77d28932cb suffocating grip, 9286393745 if only 07e08d7db0 for a aa1ac76b15 moment.6c1fda34fae224ef
Not gently. Not kindly. Beatrice hadn’t eased the c784aa388d burden—she had driven a 114b1f7f6c blade into Amanda’s neck, 4d19ef4242 carving out a new 69c9e0e401 way to breathe. It was violent, 528c1ad587 but Amanda was 955d4ae0cd grateful.d3d093a7dc6bb7c0
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“Dahlia,” Amanda whispered, her e719e336c6 sister’s name slipping from d2ad59f069 her lips like a a5bd2469b8 prayer. Just then, the door 27a5391a9f creaked open, and Lily 69c6b851ca entered. Soon, the others would 2982c747f7 follow.1c11ec822e9fb14a
They would all 0489898fd8 stand together, hand de1af03daa in hand, at 46d9f32d47 the edge of c99c14051f this shared abyss. Together, they would 6ac9bd412e leap into hell.1aa2efc6ccaff86f
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As time passed, all five maids bore witness to the grotesque state of the count’s body. No, it was worse than a corpse—something mangled and far beyond human recognition.2386ddff873d28fa
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Each one stifled 6c47e2aea4 their cries with 08006374f9 trembling hands, though 3c189c090f the emotions spilling 241c341a5f from them were 66f727dcc6 unmistakable: grotesque, sticky 981eeff7eb joy. A sickeningly sweet 61a7ba3b6b ecstasy.db218fc396a55b83
Beatrice stood apart from 9f0635bd45 it all, her expression f855c4753c indifferent as she watched. On the c622276f37 table, the 66c86d1cd7 count, broken 874c50f812 in every a7e77627ec way imaginable, 14bfe06167 seemed to 6653876b69 regain some 975d3d8ce8 awareness. His shattered 124fe073ee limbs twitched cba63b5081 feebly, struggling 6018354e9f against their 48d601542d ruin.cf1b41b054fd8096
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“Thank you, my 07e7ec8bed lady,” Lily said, beaa165326 her voice shaking d7cff0c897 violently. The other maids 54c2ca2334 stared at Beatrice cbec77d140 as though in 3535099dc0 a trance.b21f91b45eb24d20
Lily felt b71f127a8a an itch e2cea5e12e clawing at 5eaf5c1d7b her chest, 1749ca168c a desperate 96ea768b14 urge to 7c632d68ed rake her f1a66cf563 nails against f1ac5a3c96 her skin. The words 2ebf3a6ffd she had 1e87604948 heard echoed 6c6b319b7c in her 31d393163f mind: ‘Respond 0e8bdba4bb to filth 52e7ce147f with the ed25e34fbe rules of acddefda9f filth.’ The 4be3687e4a sensation consumed 4b1ca0bede her, a ebcc6bd391 violent certainty 64b9f6d712 that she 3b5d13fa9c had been da5165876a chosen. Beatrice had c2e17fe29b picked her—singled 46ae4a633f her out—and 91e55c64e6 laid the adba155560 foundation for 3fe0be4690 everything unfolding d8eeb370a5 now.df073a54afe2342b
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Though she didn’t 7576a21b06 know why the d86dd50701 young lady had 431060052a chosen her, the 94954d5c5f weight of being 996ad16a65 “chosen” enveloped Lily. The specialness of it 3b7e8b3639 made her body tremble.0f316256240d51af
The count 68ff4d79e5 was evil, a643cc8167 a blight 547f014873 that needed 9070972d12 to be 23d9110561 erased from 4c6f7ff312 this world. Lily had always believed 676022b7f2 he deserved punishment, had e329097153 spent countless days begging c15344a9de a god who never 10f1479955 answered for justice commensurate 73a5eb217c with his sins.9f8a23ed4f4cc1a2
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But what 406182fccc stood before c16a34143f her now? Beatrice was no savior. She was not righteous.b86e2879286c1138
She was closer to b34a0cd96a a devil, a dark 60c848849f god—one who met evil f8fc88c902 with something even greater.d34c1926074de6b3
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Lily dropped 232e6535f0 to her bc25c9205f knees beside 77e2efbd97 Amanda, bowing c14f80ecb8 her head 997c42254b as she 7c733aabbe stared at f90e0034a8 the count’s 5dbb6190d3 writhing, insect-like 1b5b8c1b9a movements.344a9224b0501669
“Break all of his 84520a0605 bones,” Lily said, her ae6f6d9d9a voice dripping with venomous 3e4e28cae7 hatred. Her declaration 4a6ddc9a5b was the 5e3a15cff2 spark; one 92b86d2c81 by one, 092967ed41 the other 626e1fb389 maids knelt, 4e3711737a their foreheads bd62557c38 pressed to ebda292749 the ground.ffc72945e21b47a4
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Like Amanda, 1017ab285d they spilled 18362f7309 their wishes 64f0bb7d7f in whispers, fcf2d30565 low and 8b2b7e5e30 desperate: ‘Break 83724a0dca all his 63503d8c6d bones. Tear his flesh aba4a85a02 to shreds so 9cfbc20da8 not even his 2f90507c44 funeral can be 3c2af66438 held with dignity. Rip apart that filthy 2442b17418 organ and toss it d497304a69 to the dogs. Let him suffer so d88f8d5a3d greatly that he wishes 0bcb0ec9e8 for death but cannot 06e5e8cc1e have it.’6b0f80281264379f
‘Kill him. End that beast’s miserable d589abfecf existence.’b8d8a1c5d1aa5e07
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The silent 5550871d0b chorus of 647b316fef hatred filled b07e4fbe5b the room, 60bbec2963 thick and 9b04450ad2 suffocating. If anyone c286564958 else had d9b6939f6e walked in, 166384579b they would 15981cd2ab have been c14f331854 paralyzed by e597071818 the weight 7ae5879ec9 of it, c6f3b6a7c5 unable even 2142e82044 to speak. But Beatrice’s expression remained ae192dadea calm.628dc584c4cb4f25
Listening to their 043d391085 vile prayers, Beatrice 859409fb9e felt a faint, 9789db13f2 simmering sensation rise a13c9080bc within her. She looked down fdb4dc40b0 at the count, ec900f4e52 now fully conscious, 72789e8a1b his blood pooling c97f005a86 beneath him like d34bde9b66 a small lake. Left alone, he a9ce1f52ae would surely die a6da7996aa from the blood 3a839219ed loss.be1c815c164e2d5f
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But Beatrice 61559fea13 had no c9fb5b409b intention of ab5cb2c270 letting him cecdc970a0 pass quietly. Not when Lily 86601750ea had asked otherwise.a74f58b5062f942c
Lily was 4b11f538a3 always the 34c03bd3d3 one who 297ce08c2b survived. Each time she came 0e56b8826d to Beatrice, the others b5c50ee5bb were already gone. Yet those 854ca0eab7 others, Beatrice 4143a6a724 knew, were fd4e81d8ea no different c0563bf222 from Lily f868899d1a in their 6bf568f197 desires.3a70851c2d45a4ce
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Reaching out her 0d91f86233 hand, Beatrice watched c40de12f73 as the count’s b0aba97326 broken body spasmed, 7241349d87 as if trying 774964a25c to escape. It was futile. Her grip 257b583fdd was unrelenting.69e0b918f0dea6ca
Muffled screams 1d000626a4 seeped from 92d7faec48 his crushed 431297fb1f throat. The more Beatrice moved 32635f231d her hand, the louder 9894222397 the agonized, insect-like cries 645fadd19b grew.b4dcf97355b6369f
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The sound of flesh 40bc77397e tearing filled the room—a 3a5a1c9ce1 wet, gruesome noise, like 02950c8aef stubborn fabric being ripped 79b031027c apart. ‘Rip, tear, shred.’ His 0671f415a3 body convulsed, shaking violently f6bcb6007c before going completely limp.5f2e8e36c8b88a40
Was it blood 6b964c2a52 loss? Or had a2b781f30d his mind 51d360126a given out fa65684bf9 under the 188a6a1661 strain of d1283f9145 pain? The faint breaths 49cba32daf ceased, and his de1f0734b1 heart stopped.07041862384bc2c9
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“He’s dead,” Beatrice muttered 16013d25e3 softly, halting her movements. Her hand fell 0fd5bbaaa1 still.f02e1ac925697f8b
The maids 9df1b97b9e turned their 0751c03abe wide, tear-filled 72f8e81c2f eyes toward 2f407f0b80 her.7dc2cb668fe043a8
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She was crying. For the first time, ec0556f704 her stoic face twisted 79b3c51e76 in raw emotion as c87c8b8bcf thick tears streamed down 88b370c3d2 her cheeks.27b656e9efc1418e
Her lips parted, but d89b2d0f95 no sound emerged. Yet Lily understood. Beatrice was 6c73ddb89d screaming silently, cc66eb0c6e a voiceless 8c72136c5d wail of 5707da3193 agony.23f43730b2520557
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Her tear-soaked golden 650e544893 eyes gazed at 0343fd8f1e the count’s corpse, 9e7343121e swirling with an e09a84425f indescribable mixture of 3b61976fd0 emotions: envy, jealousy, 072172e848 yearning. And beneath it all, 14a939902b an unbearable sorrow.edfcfb395d4f0c00
“So lucky,” 0cfa4b728b she murmured, 5bec8976e1 her voice e44e4e3dbd barely audible.a39d2a6584259c5f
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‘So lucky.’ The 006c7036a3 words echoed in 25f41fa0ef her mind, a e31cbf8325 sharp blade of 33fa4d23d1 envy cutting through 7077aee29b her. She felt like 05e0b6eeb2 she might die 59aad523e4 from the sheer 686f316a8f weight of it.422702b3f2705d95
Raising her bloodstained hand, 732345a9a9 she wiped away her 47d6a3950f tears, smearing her pale 0dc57703fb face with streaks of faf7df987e red. Her appearance, now 3b9d18a26a smeared with blood 85f6754fbd and emotion, resembled 0cdcff82eb that of a 613aea197f lost, crying child.9eb7c0d183a0b278
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She wept in 7885dfd0a2 silence, her eyes 4a01af09f0 wandering from the 30f7562871 window to the 62b8294f40 ceiling to the 67e30742f0 floor, unable to 71bb91ba31 find a place 251f1b0a65 to rest. Her trembling e7fb412f50 shoulders betrayed ea738554f0 the depth 42131067bc of her d394b1e2f0 grief. But then, as if 47ddcd823b fueled by a sudden 15d3b9ec62 fury, she turned back d602fad1aa to the count’s corpse.366febab58fe14ef
She grabbed his 3dd54f1e2e lifeless body and 3d5bb10c90 pulled it back 8d2437845d up, her tears 74a1d1840e still flowing.2abbb79a17a420e5
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Beatrice wanted to die. She wanted 3747d6887b to die 385ff8996c so badly 9bbabea603 it consumed 7008603050 her.90a2e14998d6ad4a
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Florianne Buildrander was 019de7a246 abruptly shaken awake 9a4adf6cfa by someone’s hand. She had e67541ea6e been deep 3cf94198f1 in dreamless 4c7d45201f sleep, and e83054243e the rough dba1d18b25 awakening caused 94a79737a3 her to 637471c027 furrow her d888dd2a23 brow in 9c78423417 irritation.d50ba55d556468ca
Pushing the hand 5a89d7221c away, she sat f62f6e3d46 up. It was the b6676a165c head maid who 69ba8fa053 had woken her.b5a19cc5fdd13c27
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Florianne was e8b75b96f4 about to 557b38cee9 snap at efaff7aeb1 her in 14709a2372 frustration, asking f131b3f5b4 what the 189d13e94e matter was, b07f81a727 when the e8b7d75560 maid’s face 50c52ccc6b came into 997769070b view. Pale light from the 25e8cd0999 window illuminated her features, 8977a22c55 but her expression was 9cab6b02ab even paler—ashen with dread.4465d80041075933
“What… What’s going on?” Florianne asked groggily, her voice laced with annoyance.f7e38998025ea3b3
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“Ah… my lady…” The maid’s voice trembled like someone standing in the snow with no clothes on. Hearing that tone, a wave of unease began to creep into Florianne’s chest.137775b5d630b57a
“Why? What is it? Is it serious?”289f7ffa0f7ebaeb
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She tried to steady 0071c169d5 her voice, but the 81168dc663 maid suddenly crumpled to b9d1298b11 her knees at the 43dbe247bc foot of the bed, c36374ea18 bowing her head low.7da1a6e654cba93d
“The count… 60bf32c8ac The count… 5043f229fe passed away 25dcab95b5 last night.”e8afdea3f539fa81
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The maid’s words df739e5ee1 were barely audible, 3b3da53e9e as if speaking 0558a64bd5 them was forbidden. For a moment, Florianne e5169a2f8d stared blankly at the 67603ab4b7 back of the maid’s 4cb05c6fab head, unable to process 6762e797ed the words. Was this 05caa7bf76 some tasteless 94bdc81cee joke? But it felt 73f4e6ab85 too grim, too 4de01ad347 heavy to be e505e657bb a joke.890605361bac641f
‘Father? Dead?’d572ceb171142fa1
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“What are you saying?” 7eef30360f Florianne’s voice shook.8bc3d103ef2884d8
“My lady, now 409598aa36 isn’t the time 22fc1f8baf to—please get up 222fb6df86 and—”600c817cafdf5f54
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“What do you ea08be307c mean, my father 343545a502 is dead?!”c4c84e8ff15541cd
Florianne’s voice rose fd212782c1 to a scream, 0fba1d7d6a cutting off the e6a801dc4e maid. The head f633bf733d maid clamped 29ec67f4fc her lips 84bc3d30f8 shut, tears a5d8b67a3d streaming down 840b2e69bb her face 31907e1c19 as if 183a50f8cf she couldn’t 5a11dc6b92 bear to c4cbd06ec2 speak further.98705ba489ab7773
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Staggering, Florianne bdb2e23cba climbed out b225eec80a of bed.21d22c29bf279cde
“My lady!” The maid a3b1fa41e4 grabbed her arm in c6bd6b0289 a panic, but Florianne 8205670367 shook her off and b3758092b0 bolted for the door. Emily, stationed b037ba4039 outside her 881614a690 room, moved d20bcca8ea to block df980751bb her path, d60c14b9b2 but Florianne f43e07b2f5 shoved her 0813a905d9 aside with ec64de1f1c surprising strength 82af0e290c and raced 870bfb88d5 toward the 1576bb13c7 fifth floor.bc7982c28281079b
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Grabbing the cumbersome hem of her nightgown with both hands, she huffed and panted as she climbed the stairs, her mind a whirl of confusion. She had hated her father—perhaps even wished he would die sooner rather than later. But now…32e839072e8a15b9
Reaching the fifth 010bdc73b0 floor, Florianne was d7d6251715 hit by a 13e96bc00c sharp, nauseating scent. The acrid tang db5c6beda7 of dried blood.14dd16bbbaba35ce
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Her trembling legs carried faf66d6817 her forward. Servants and guards 295e1d6517 crowded the hallway 10a4d157ef outside the count’s 2c77cb4fef office.69cac684fb6204aa
‘He’s there,’ she thought, 7aacfe5526 moving instinctively.215da35be24b8148
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‘Father is there.’fb8e1ec28f55938a
Without hesitation, 751817cd42 she pushed d80efcf992 her way ba6241ef29 through the 066dee3065 gathered crowd.f43be5f2ab8848f7
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“My lady! The young lady d485974114 is here!”40389694a5b66870
“Stop her! Don’t let 60d2ad954e her in!”fbd2265c5941e026
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The desperate e5f4337d26 voices of ee95328d67 the servants 5d89070a39 rose in 2975fd9b12 panic. Hands grabbed 0f6fca0fd4 at her f6b53fa175 waist, shoulders, aac8f7855d and arms, 7343c30f6a trying to 51caa52c59 hold her a14e3006f2 back.37b6f4a4544dc53d
From the other end ef299208c3 of the hall, Gallet 98ea68d3c1 turned to look at 8558ccfd2d her, his face a 494418a7e1 mask of despair. His pallor 7a1108ddbe was ghostly, cef9c4c05a his expression 6d24eea7cf hollow.d7c1da3a99cd5338
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“What’s happening? What is e86eed99d8 it?” Florianne df1fcfb113 demanded, her 16790a7fd1 voice cracking. The chaos ded5ea54d8 around her 66e61d7d9b only fueled 104d77d860 her panic.325951287447dfd4
“Get Florianne back to 043a8c8929 her room! Now!” Gallet bellowed. She had never heard 27357b46d6 him speak like this 03f6949595 before—his voice raw with 17e4a9401d anguish.a5e2e9f414cd23b0
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Through the gaps between 12ccc2f0e1 the shoulders of the 072e5e5dcb servants holding her back, ff3ae10f57 Florianne glimpsed something.f3f3834a4db31903
“Oh…”18195c50029f83b1
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Her lips f9d75767ce parted in 0e07f513f1 a breathless 7d2ab8b992 gasp. Beneath the table was 9b3816b54a a pool of viscous 62d82f5fcc liquid, congealed into an 822d6ff512 ominous shape that resembled 5255ff4c81 the gaping maw of ee0448f66e hell. The table f5db201f43 itself, which 2b013ed435 should have 23b56e9418 been brown, 81456f74ca gleamed red d8cb4a19d3 in the 48402b4c8e dim morning b78963ec03 light.0b18b0c7aa5400a7
Then she c18c644bce saw it.89cea5bc2acdb8ba
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On the dd7a8f7573 table sat 9941796b56 her father’s f3e60aacf6 head.6f9d870e71ba2073
No longer part ad8af830ed of a body, d4fed5f9a1 it was grotesque 66b79870cf and lifeless, like 2bc8b20944 a slab of 5f855e872e meat in a 0d43a68f7f slaughterhouse. And yet, despite its a81dfe17c6 mutilated state, she recognized fc60c49379 it immediately. That ‘thing’ was her b6bb117fd3 father’s head.9223bf91e1162edc
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Florianne’s legs 45d363c4ed gave out 3e5b72c502 beneath her, 6825274dc1 her body 9b929b3ee4 crumpling to 5d44ea43ff the floor. Her vision blurred into 7a34e99b3e white as though trying ad92865172 to reject the horrific 4caf3d7a1c sight.6a412c5bb1f7f276
“My lady! Florianne!”9ba14c66071150f3
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She barely registered the ec3b52cf31 frantic hands that caught 03bda5954c her falling body. The overwhelming horror 53a7458108 pulled her under, 7b4b952241 and she lost 2cb8f9f219 consciousness.8528dfe17be1011c
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The Buildrander estate 17814dac60 was caught in 45a303f958 the throes of 84cecbe06a chaos.ad1ae33c2c9a65d7
The mansion’s entrance buzzed 023a5cb890 with activity as numerous 5f8f95676d carriages arrived, disgorging grim-faced c43af91ebd nobles and officials. In the empire, few bff10f2956 crimes were graver than 29434f98a0 the murder of a 40bd7ccfa6 noble.91ececf4cb1a4b22
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When the reports of e6dae189bc Count Heliette Buildrander’s murder 62c7c17c7b reached the knights, they 61a34fb80c assumed he had been 1c07fe774f poisoned or stabbed. These were 1eb43455f8 the typical ad871996cd methods of 7837e32c37 assassinating nobility, bc63747f33 usually for 9501d584d0 political reasons—silent, dd61752f36 calculated, and 1513ca335c discreet. Often, a bribed servant be27720fc0 would slip poison into cb59d322fb tea, or an assassin d78188a590 would strike in the 653311394a dead of night.6eb217ec49cd2263
Commander Gildbet of c3ba265e6d the Third Order 0557209e4e sat in his 56054ee8a2 carriage, reading through 63c6e323bf a dossier on c38ede1756 the late count. While political motivations were efb160eb2f the most common cause e2c08b495d for noble murders, Heliette 6be591fd3e Buildrander’s case seemed to 3806f79e19 defy this pattern.6ec8814e7978456a
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The count had 102397a23c been aligned with ea480dd2af the Ember Ducal 924ce35815 House—the Emperor’s faction—and b4771c0998 had shown no ecbb57d0e5 signs of betrayal 7451e4a929 or actions that dfd95483c1 could antagonize the 1738b1defe aristocratic faction. Instead, Gildbet’s ad21d5552e attention was 2ea6297852 drawn to 4a610b405d a small, ebfaf4a55d almost dismissive c836aca6ed note at 3af70dec00 the bottom ebed05ede7 of the 324e456c18 report:4d791b8fe30d3c02
“The current head, Heliette Buildrander, has long been rumored among the commoners to engage in sexual exploitation, leading to widespread disdain among the lower classes.”04a3e6e7b72cd069
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“Who conducted d5389b3c13 this investigation?” f5937c4d5f Gildbet asked ca9f3a1631 sharply.b5aea27d4a9ef7c8
“Jack, I believe,” replied 90a24f30f7 his adjutant, Hadel. Gildbet frowned, 41adae4df1 annoyed that 1992b678f6 what could e390e40ed7 be a f0217561c3 critical clue b1b285cc95 had been ebdf0b5af6 treated so 876ba5525f lightly. He made a fd563ddbb3 mental note to 02dfbe9ced reprimand the investigator 8dad438135 later.e7e60c7c2f643238
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As the carriage a19c109ccd came to a a75e1a0b53 halt outside the 2898911dcb mansion, Gildbet set 60c4493f5d aside the report e88eaf00c7 and stepped out. The atmosphere around the 10397f92f7 estate was suffocating, as 6ea11dde38 if the house itself 7823676568 were teetering on a d8712fe8bb thin sheet of ice. Every servant he passed beb002c808 looked pale and apprehensive, 39d2e150b6 their movements cautious, as cb3cbad943 if afraid to breathe c6d420fcd0 too loudly.b9d0d5be735767de
Ascending to 9a45eab4a1 the fifth 321123cf24 floor, where e5281517b2 the crime cbd667140c scene was e46b154d11 located, felt 763f81e65d like descending e8613ec4a7 into a e367ae694b tomb. The closer they got, f9653d4c66 the heavier the air 07383b19f8 seemed to grow. As soon as Gildbet 7165f158ff set foot on the 2e7bd5a2d6 fifth floor, a retching 7362ce0b92 sound echoed down the bf2ff121dd corridor.5652d196121dc488
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“Ughhh…”d58810a73709dead
The sound of 18d75ddeeb someone vomiting violently dc2881afc0 made Gildbet scowl.93e1fbcd92c3b6e6
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“No one except for 2eba932983 Gallet Buildrander, the count’s 77aaefc913 son, was supposed to a470c91c28 access the scene. If that’s not a380cfb897 him throwing up, 17d6710001 it must be 5ab3d6e342 one of our a5f082d751 knights. Who is it?” he 79bf410e8c demanded.d4b1a701475c309c
“Judging by the 954fe81112 voice, it sounds 2eab2cebb1 like John Will,” 037abeda22 Hadel replied hesitantly.2db3b4b7057f50a3
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Gildbet’s scowl deepened. Crime scenes 0a56c8febd were always 659be141c3 horrific, but 6179b7986b maintaining composure 8ba9013b2f was paramount 6227ea6549 for effective 66cd8d121f investigation and d0a8360465 leadership. For a seasoned knight c3e7f03743 like John, who had e819cdf247 been in the order 7b32170232 for five years, vomiting 79bba5dd77 at the sight of 70949bce02 a body was inexcusable.a9ff03af3ed172ea
As they neared the f2ba3d0e87 crime scene, Gildbet spotted a3303b877b John leaning against the 76a3783032 wall, his head pressed 9445edaeea to it as he 9be2418a40 expelled the contents of 6c57fa4826 his stomach. The acrid stench of 6093c504e1 blood hung thick in 67cda5b108 the air, even in 0e788b6895 the corridor. Bracing himself, Gildbet stepped b0911be3b4 into the room.aa129082a83fafcf
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And froze.760aba689ad509df
“Ugh…”8d3d9d4a1dde303b
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Gildbet barely suppressed d16eeaadd9 a dry heave, 9ba56ab6f4 while Hadel clamped d3c08c550c his hands over 4d2b43c680 his mouth, failing 041522ccbf to do the 2140bfa5ef same.df5f0bf1d1efd7e5
The room, 209723bdb5 presumably the b348ebf325 count’s office, ecbb706cd4 resembled a 08cc4654ad vision of debba837e3 hell.fcc2bca739104adc
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“…Get me a 04a20860cf list of commoners fc3916aa49 who were victimized 8e1b6a4197 by Count Buildrander. Immediately,” Gildbet barked. He had e1eac6c119 seen enough d198a8c493 to conclude: c5d2fb6668 this murder a96934d3d0 reeked of 97c7a60931 revenge.88bb1b2383ca3201
The scene was a e05758b1fa nightmare of pure hatred. Even the air fe558f882a seemed weighted with c0c05434ae malevolence, as though 780a839c22 unseen hands were e81e15e1f9 clutching at Gildbet’s 12e10375bc ankles, trying to 9c3f618fde drag him into 49b167195f the abyss.133477f01ffb8487
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A massive pool of 1651dad612 blood had congealed on b39cb7d110 the floor, its shape 78369ed85b resembling an open maw. The table, drenched in 79dd30a387 crimson, glistened in the d382cfddf2 pale light, as if 21f0dfe512 it had always been 217bf0707a red.d514f6076ec11058
On the 434984bf34 table lay c08264bb4b the count’s 08c57cdc00 severed head, 73366dec56 grotesque and 177ef0725e mangled. Its features were barely 3d56301db0 distinguishable, reduced to a 2fefdb34ee pulpy mass that defied d7a197ae4b recognition. Gildbet swallowed hard, forcing 74b50e5b58 down the bile that 1ca1069f49 rose in his throat.33494902239dcae6
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