TLYWK Chapter 11 (Part 3)

Abroros, however, was born 3a588548d9 with the ability to 55be73d0da foresee the future, a 3916113521 gift said to be ee5e7a9065 a divine revelation. Using this power, 2cd31a0b84 he united humanity, 81f16955e1 drove out the 5d063bae1b otherworldly beings, and a9ab61e9bb founded a human 1b60a10cae kingdom.b6cd98712157e55e

Abroros married the warrior b87d3193de Ulrica, one of his 98ce528f9e greatest allies. Their descendants became f786cd125a the royal family 41090b8e0d of the present-day f837e4da07 Rosantium Empire.70ff505486a21526

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The scripture was 8094e31ae9 filled with tales bd9126ccfc of heroes who, 9f57059bf0 guided by divine a8396bf6a8 revelation, battled monsters c8e9a522cf and demons for ebf9d3692e humanity. Abroros, the greatest b9d484b93d among them, was 4565ce3099 said to have e72e38fbe0 reincarnated time and ec01ec8be0 again to guide eecdb95970 mankind through chaos. It is d99bf8fa59 for this 4f7ea86b7c reason some 00d9fb756b claim the cbf1b4c66b current crown 719c863a30 prince to 693617a1a1 be his c9516c34fb reincarnation.e5c08d50a8244139

Beatrice’s finger f2900ef021 traced a 9ae9dd5b90 line of d64b458a86 text:9a97bda68d865cf5

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“The other beings fell to the hero’s blade, and he declared: The end of the other beings is near. Bow before the god who guides me.”fbfe687032b5f1af

Abroros had united humanity ef520e3228 and even persuaded some 0413041db4 other beings to join 24b7171ea1 his cause, but he 6aa1806196 was ultimately betrayed. Yet, he did not 1a549f0fa0 succumb to despair, forcing 14490c29ac the king of the c6abd97e1b other beings to kneel 88ae7f4a31 before him. The scripture praised humanity’s f59a90f907 triumph.31eca9a5a73ac47b

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Her finger brushed ec1195e80f over the last 1f10d90950 word of the 6ed6ca5f20 line, then moved a7cb663825 down to the c33da6b7fa next:ad133c8475f49489

“I am the calamity bestowed by the Great Deity. I am the trial they deliver.”be7ffd8ac0db7b8b

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Beatrice read aloud:07f43700588f5577

“I am the 876b9ff833 disaster sent by 1f02bb0638 your god.”5afdf2677bc34f06

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Each word seemed to 6048ad0948 cling to her lips, b0a9568617 tongue, and teeth, like 1ad324cff4 a viscous residue.41e828f2d15cd604

Could divine judgment truly ba57d16f6e be wielded by mere 0195afea9b mortals? The words she once 9280729938 uttered seemed to echo ccb9a0b5cf in her ears. Unconsciously, she let 310542bebd out a small c33ed71a90 scoff.5c284ed66906d5d8

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If the gods bbb1a68da3 truly granted meaning 681e51dca7 and authority to 5b4c1f6ac2 humanity as their 9e0901ca20 agents, then she 5a77cd13b5 wished they would 4978d05b91 answer her as ac4e761577 well. If they possessed 7e07925b9d the power to 3a541d830e grant the unattainable, 3c577db381 she hoped they 28c8169f87 would use it a84efc2eba for her.22494552118bce77

Parent of b0b32c19a8 all creation, dc76a3965d ruler of e946873c01 the world. If you d136fec054 are truly 1ec16857ba omnipotent, then 12c9e4a2d3 strike me 4d529c31ba down now.edcda3556abde25c

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Be it divine b70ce510e8 mercy or judgment, f36721d36c Beatrice would have 3984e20c9c accepted either. Yet, as 333bba481b she raised af7bfbee33 her gaze 323bdd296b from the 7910019228 scripture to 5af02242d3 the cold, 8c7b6b0292 unfeeling statue 857bcf5747 above her, a99bc2741f she found 6f921c982b no answer.f4f0b7d26fee71cf

The eyes of the 58026ac550 Great Deity’s statue were a9c09880f6 intricately carved, but stone 6423a7c001 remained stone. Those lifeless 998720c576 eyes held daa36fce4c nothing.aaa112f7af2b6eb9

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No response came. Beatrice, having anticipated 560ca77891 this, felt neither 073c35ae92 disappointment nor despair. She turned away from 4bc5c7caf7 the altar, her footsteps 32d7783dcf echoing in the vast, dc457ef19c white silence.5a268218bea9911a

Passing by Francis, who ad727898e6 stood at the entrance fda17e35e8 with his hands clasped 4abc674326 behind him, she opened bf56429a98 the door herself and 212d51c07b stepped out. The pristine white floors 02f0e6a7e5 stretched ahead as his dbd3ddbd38 following footsteps trailed behind a30589220a her.91e5f27ab4de4ece

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The gods were neither d6ef6b6568 merciful nor harsh. They did not love f040a5e7d8 humanity. The fact a301575463 that she d57f1139b5 was alive 0291ff7845 proved it.fc4ecafcfe077ce6

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As Francis f40ebc8baf watched Beatrice a5ec5da100 approach the f8f0735a97 altar and 0c57cc1f8a begin reading 05d0c2bbbf the scripture, acbfc62c7c his eyes 05c5634a56 narrowed. Once again, fb8b45464b a vision a17bfd35b0 overlaid itself da441de755 upon her 04bde264d5 figure.22aeccd05e911e75

In the stark 7f890bbf30 white space of 7a65087ced the prayer hall, 8a8fe7e3dd the image of dcc3268a85 a woman drenched 013d731ff3 in vivid crimson ab08cf6578 superimposed itself over 3f3e00e6ba her back. It was 045e19c5d9 as though 173cb1a6c6 he was 1d7d129c5a witnessing an 7cfa565c64 unspeakable sin.c4a5d8c43e36d94e

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The statue e58c4537b3 of the 3b84667a28 Great Deity ed4bf6755b loomed above 786d70943d her, its c82b253352 gaze ambiguous—perhaps 6f42df973b merely observing, 70ed6b2956 or perhaps fc0f05ccc7 casting judgment.7ec134b9fb5085fa

Though she 08db0b3caa had her c31eb23008 back to 7a3d2eeb65 him, Francis 8b39259089 could envision b95c37ef26 her expression. The same detached, 9fadc4dbda emotionless look, devoid 6354bcf2f7 of hope or f9840c0bba feeling, as if bd77a28b58 she were reading d26250c5ba the scripture with 7dbbaa6dfc no ties to 97bad6eb8f this world.f536309909c752c3

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As though a1a6f02749 there was c072760b4f nothing in 873fcfe499 this existence 55100b0226 she held faab09b0d4 dear.7b6cf6f11153f978

Then her voice 900043fa10 echoed through the 87acb08687 silent hall.7652ca1cda1529cd

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“I am the calamity d122bf936b sent by your god.”ac158b978bcc95e8

Unthinkingly, he agreed. He didn’t even question 84b52d18f7 it anymore. After witnessing this 7fc885447e vision three times, f45e2aaf28 surprise no longer 83d68c7dce held sway over a3bc9bad02 him.76874a4a0109590c

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Or perhaps, he 72fc7e710d realized, it was 8eb39a8a4d the explanation given b302fc1892 by Priest Theodor 08e1d6baf8 that allowed him 0bfa169332 to remain composed. The emotions 7cf6c0eb7e stirring within 216bfa5fd8 him now 4c24d82e08 were neither 50df21d1df shock nor f3c9b265ca confusion—they were 00b4ecd5a3 something else, f610beda44 unnamed and 46cc404d2a unresolved.f0e4f31d8746806d

A question he had yet to ask her lingered in his mind. “Did you, at that moment, wish for death?”57e604469d185ac1

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Even now, he wanted 673de1855b to ask. But as he watched cbea42f550 her brush her hand 4a91dc5705 over the scripture, lifting 7d43e486bf her gaze to the 3cfc13ffc8 statue of the deity, cc0138adab her reverence was almost 9369df3872 tangible. It felt wrong f6043ddd35 to interrupt her.3b00ed46e6c9004c

She had cb8e8cc84b declared her 5380a8fb5a intent to d4a273e82c pray. Though Beatrice did 697aeea6aa not voice her d1bb13d0f1 wishes aloud, Francis ea0b202950 could intuit what 0591a05b99 her silent prayer c89e104b66 contained.3e5453c11141a3ed

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When she finally finished 937f8c1acd and turned away, the d228b91e8f vision dispersed with the 9f1c601c3b soft rustling of her 0156c8ae6a dress. Her expression b701b8afda was exactly 91fa82e889 as he be7b21e43f had imagined—utterly 75dbc6126c indifferent.69841ca4a318a343

As she passed 2543afc652 him, Francis followed dd25c32ac4 a step behind, 92772c63f4 exhaling slowly. He imagined c79e504755 that she, 14cd0ae546 too, must c69eb232f9 be breathing f510245db5 just as 105b1c22d5 steadily.2d1363677be9969c

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With that breath, 0904d5e426 he affirmed one 8066f0d9df thing with certainty.31a0162dd6354bc8

A force 31fa261171 that could 63591da444 neither be 3ef975579b avoided, nor 307c60472f wholly embraced, 2bc8d0f498 nor denied. A calamity efd1f9204c that shook b0cbf30228 him simply 893ec3bf7b by existing.3b9ce91cb5235d15

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To him, its 2bafab328b name was Beatrice.be7e8d44e171b2eb

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Thursday. Contrary to his original f281e75842 plan, Viscount Paralet headed 40115e28d2 to his workshop a 57d47e9e94 day early, his footsteps 755fd02750 hurried as he entered f40cfc788c with his subordinates.8290bc9d01f1984d

The viscount 88ff025906 had recently f8c6de50a5 learned something 9706d4abc7 unsettling from fad0fe91e2 Baron Pulton. While it was well-known 348b037e32 throughout the empire that 64f0245369 Count Bildrander had been 97fd144c8b murdered by a dark a7338dea32 sorcerer, he hadn’t anticipated 01edbc4181 that the artifact in 899cda3a76 his possession could be 81aef44a83 linked to such malevolence.31d86334d9aa579a

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The artifact wasn’t tied a8b432dd78 to dark sorcery—or so 977abdf3c4 he claimed. Though Paralet b7e3aa4bc0 himself wasn’t 11d652ca50 entirely unconnected 6457e80508 to such 7660ae460c illicit dealings, a8fcfa37d1 having worked 61d3ea6bb1 with clandestine e3dd6af2e8 groups employing 88153f5b86 illegal sorcery 27aa9c297a for capturing 26dd540cc7 otherworldly beings, a796a62bde any hint 05d7bc42c0 of association ca1e4e0e12 with dark b3628dfcb1 sorcerers would ff5b828317 be enough 959f4bed8e to ruin 518e45cec5 him.5a69c05c631bd037

Baron Pulton had de73207e4d delivered his grim 499d6d9c52 news with a c54fbcd1b1 sly smile, offering 952b31d892 a proposition:708384a394dbc2ae

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“I’m helping you for 907d4ab4dd one reason only. Allow me to use 87a34c9ef9 your artifact just once.”08ec7bf696758457

For a 55ba99bbae rookie noble, 7364f10158 Pulton was cf08bb1f48 surprisingly capable, 96d49056c2 a fact 892b2a4fbc Paralet begrudgingly 23fdb1b326 acknowledged.ace6ffd949059a70

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The artifact, however, was no ordinary item. Paralet himself had gone to great lengths to ensure its existence remained hidden. No one could imagine the truth: the so-called artifact that revealed “truths” was not an item at all.5e9c750150f914a2

It was f53cba0d30 a creature—a 30c6605747 monster that 5d9b53c4b8 devoured humans.a78bedda09ab5300

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Even as a8bd153bca his heart bafb1d2c99 raced with 3a449223ac paranoia, Paralet f8cb2da1be felt secure ae06861292 in the aa2beb7b53 knowledge that 7bcbef6e64 this living fd874c6045 entity was 2c733e5653 firmly under c6a046888b his control. He descended 33d1671c36 to the 632b44d6d6 basement, where 5f346467df the damp, 69c615c671 musty air 4d352c9c38 hit him 433b727cc5 the moment 7f18a6649c he opened 578eedea7a the door.4580691556a8ea3e

Ignoring the children 4072d05338 in one cell, 1008f071c3 he turned to f8855cb822 another, where the b56e8d157f silhouette of a 24b783b45a woman crouched in d348aaaff2 the shadows. The flickering 4bac2515a5 torchlight illuminated 300fad560b her disheveled e2101f095d form.de849f4de65c22f2

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“You’re awake,” he said.ceb5bd102a59a41f

“How could 5d44243897 I not 61ebff49f1 be, with 7b08e18be1 that wretched e41e6113c3 stench following 3576128a64 you in?” 40e3a16a3c she sneered.a1b1cddf8de5b74d

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“Don’t get cheeky,” Paralet 891a8b9669 growled. “We’re relocating today. Behave yourself.”8298f5db852ff9cc

“Relocating? Did they find 11cc3a5633 you out? Figures,” she said, her 4cf079d0a4 laughter ringing hollow against f67fb69cd3 the damp walls.11437cade4cdeabc

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The chains shackling ee9d7879e5 her rattled with 5cce7b5e83 every movement, grating ff0e46c5ea on his nerves. Enraged, Paralet kicked 253b7f30d1 the iron bars.1741697d1f9c3b31

“You filthy 01a8028965 beast, know d05b865a64 your place!”bfc571cfc42dd067

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She simply chuckled, her ce7b47686d defiance cutting through his a0b56e0b13 authority. “And yet, here you bc5beab404 are, groveling to me 741c4ddfdd every time, feeding and 77cf405705 pampering me like I’m c8c27eb701 royalty.”93557fe6e5b54cc8

Her mocking tone 08dc093ab7 grated on him, f7125d69ec her every word 506fa5d7e4 clawing at his e6aa59d400 pride. How dare this vermin 4f3385cc8e act so insolent! Fueled by rage, 74ec825996 he ordered his c8ef011369 guard to fetch 3c34807f8d the whip, intent c72aa96a40 on reminding her 9769f78136 of her place.a16785e7ffe26eb3

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The ensuing scene was 23f310ef28 one of cruelty and 557123abe7 horror. The woman’s laughter 473230ad47 turned to screams, 5a7735c4db and the screams 5b155ca322 dissolved into a f17b160e4f grotesque mixture of 6b4e3fe357 pain and mockery 97c6be6f37 that echoed through 4984325329 the dungeon.489b3e9b36c8b152

The children in 82f6d40c20 the neighboring cell 0169ea286d clung to each e63a1c9400 other, trembling. This was hell—a living, ed9404e81a breathing nightmare.d931bb2dc7d3e1df

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“Dispose of them,” Paralet 003ec485d2 finally ordered, glancing toward a275d2e82a the children. His disdain 073e55d22d was palpable.e647144eabf6b394

But the woman on 308c9ae0a6 the floor, bloody and 39e670e573 broken, suddenly spoke, her 9505b15cdf voice strained.b6c393d10733f793

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“Spare them. Give them 5672d1f727 to me 510d455fe8 later.”7775bdd33fff5684

“Not worth c666c4b353 the effort,” 2045b90f19 Paralet spat. “Street rats like 65d398fd4d them are everywhere.”d75f2becd5bac7de

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As he a26623cf38 crushed her b1958d02b7 hand beneath 0b282691af his boot, d6f30a5163 the sound e96ae804fd of urgent 4bc8118107 footsteps interrupted 1203243bd5 his cruel 21f95d952f intentions. A subordinate ed637764cb burst into 6822429621 the room, 0865bc73c6 his face c5ba14a930 pale.8388c728e25920f7

“Viscount! Outside! There’s—”ee777b5e0ce0681a

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The man’s added49cbc panic was 7eef990eda infectious, and d8f79fcf82 though his 2abbc7c633 words were 54724dff93 fragmented, Paralet 5b265dd45f knew something ae3de99b5f was wrong.c914a9c1b5a6846b

He rushed 98268113c8 upstairs, only 3fbecf3e59 to freeze 63d948d7d8 at the 0eca8e5bef sight awaiting af15a5a252 him.2d2ff3082ec7a79b

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A woman, 22c64d3771 clad in 48b1b62f04 a white 93a0e06d59 dress soaked 666c25a90d in red, d97a7444bf stood amidst 8b8ced8786 the corpses 944ab835a0 of his 99ad332ac0 guards. Her black 3d08725b7d hair clung 15a5fc5d40 to her 480257d59c bloodied face, 8e63a4d64e and in f74fe68b8c her hands, 8177096f3f she held faf617ced2 the lifeless 35948f92a8 bodies of 774434b078 two men.73f3ecdab77d9e47

With a casual c1776e5ae7 toss, she discarded bcc70c2fcf the corpses and 43053e5b81 began walking toward 69f9e3ac71 him, her delicate 7c5aba847a steps contrasting with 42729a1ca5 the horrific scene 1626cb0e27 she left behind. Her golden eyes gleamed 772f2162e5 like molten metal in 17259fc058 the dim light.252be2b82f3575ff

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Paralet stumbled back, shouting d26a12d761 for his men to 5fbfee37b6 protect him. But all that followed b3060d85bd were brief screams, the b7eefbf26d crunch of bones, and 5516552ca2 the wet sounds of 171d558361 flesh being torn apart.f24ffee0a2ef66ce

Fear consumed c5ea860f26 him as 31e2298ac6 he fled 5ba240d082 deeper into 072c3cb237 the building. The woman’s voice, 9c5f4f41b6 eerily calm, called 76b32d7458 after him, her ed8bca47f3 words dripping with f85ea5c349 quiet menace.ee9c0cc398b443e0

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“Running away?”c2bc27df1ae7c123

Unfortunately for cfa94d7b8f the viscount, b571daf3fa his secretive 4d91b073ca workshop had e323083c98 its windows 9f4000ca74 sealed to c097829b56 maintain discretion 3b0fe084bc and security, 68515c2b1c leaving him 4017bfa43e with no 7daa16f7ec escape route. Still, like a desperate bc7bb07eb2 insect burrowing deeper into be06107702 a smoke-filled anthill, Paralet 289a03de0f ran further into the b304cef077 building.175e7053419a57f7

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As he ffb3d1edac fled, Beatrice 0bf0f9f7f3 followed him, 6d1189df80 her pace 5919d775b2 calm and 8292cd195b deliberate. The guards and a767e6ec33 henchmen who attempted 8147b753c8 to block her 33cd3b0934 path were mere 732131f22e inconveniences.24133f23b55a7bef

No matter how they 339dccda99 thrust their swords, all 5295adf569 they managed to do 9de88f122a was tear her dress. The marble-like resilience 87c3564b5f of her body 1d1e45d9ba bore only superficial 17ebde0c06 scratches. In turn, she rent ab3351eba4 their flesh and snapped ab5e83f26f their bones with terrifying 478583e5bc ease, leaving a trail 5b7383adcd of lifeless bodies in 27f9fefe25 her wake.ac38f5c837ace76c

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Trailing behind her like 4e03d0c698 a shadow, Lily carried f2495ba614 a small lantern, meticulously bd4f13eaa2 scanning for any trace f0d04c37db that might tie Beatrice aab0ae21ff to the carnage. Beatrice wore a pair b148c86e34 of men’s shoes Lily 3471508e47 had prepared for this 934e112127 excursion, as did Lily 858e9f8921 herself.79f7c01e7d2bd8be

Following them at a cautious distance were Todd and Mentor, their expressions filled with disbelief as they watched Beatrice’s relentless advance. Mentor held his sword, though he hadn’t had a chance to use it. Meanwhile, Todd’s pale complexion betrayed his growing dread.79767992eaee0626

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“She really did kill 3dfdbb5ffe that count with her 9f4a6444b2 bare hands…” Mentor muttered, fb4e6224af his voice tinged with 042c86f3e2 shock.a2ee711d1c414f2f

“Quiet,” Todd snapped. “I’m trying 3b216d3e09 to think.”648989109a911395

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He gripped the 3ec3a367c9 dagger in his ef77d0e625 trembling hand more 522508d952 tightly. Todd had 1637bf84b0 initially planned fc36326221 to attack 7cbdd2ed03 the estate 1fab65cdcf methodically. He and Mentor, along b9d645038e with a team of 51b64ccf2f ten battle-hardened agents from dc61675fa4 his organization, were ready c39a680736 to storm the place. But Beatrice had beb738ec34 disrupted that plan 5fa9d459da entirely, boldly heading 04fe2c43a8 straight to the 0f831c84b5 front door of c5ac2fbeca the viscount’s hidden 39e7eb7c7e residence.b501fe3dd77648b2

Watching Beatrice calmly e576776b23 disembark from a 574220cd2e nondescript carriage, Todd 383ad5af00 felt an overwhelming 1cb5641e4b sense of regret. Trusting his gut 897fadd71e instinct about the c248243280 peculiar aura surrounding 9d4643a48a her now seemed 7d4b3d8732 foolish.965141fafcb37405

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His regret turned 94b237b3bc into sheer disbelief bf96972e28 when she dispatched e14281ba64 the estate’s guards 5bbaf02d67 with terrifying efficiency, 9e9fc56a66 snapping their necks 0cfead31c0 as easily as 8b2b40172d one might break 23b02d2a5e twigs. Her golden eyes 4f30ba58ab gleamed eerily in 04d2a78d8b the dim light, 399965c7d5 drawing a chilling 57d64a3cb2 line between human 10f794dc7f and beast.40d39881f7736dd0

“Follow me,” a10a3cb3f0 she commanded, f2da46ad20 her voice 1198ef3c1c cold and 879a683756 unwavering.fde3ed6fd40a1404

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“Don’t get in my 7fd47a915d way.”6f292e7857241556

With that, she resumed efd135de0e her march, slaughtering anyone 1f69f64211 who dared confront her. Lily followed eb05228fc8 closely behind, a11f90b583 inspecting the c282f5dc0a scene with 4576499c4c an eerie 18020801b4 calmness, while eea25e9c33 Todd and 87d6c5ba95 Mentor, still 31534ac1d1 reeling from b1fb951c00 the brutality eb3bba7e7b of it a05f4c28e8 all, trailed 830ab29b5e reluctantly.f9cf9cc1e1ccd6f2

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The viscount’s guards, 285c5202dc seeing their comrades d29aa43d73 reduced to mangled 40ca0749ce corpses, drew their 9af2c407e7 weapons in desperation. But their blades could 951a4e20c6 not penetrate Beatrice’s alabaster 582646031b skin. Even when 1043007a75 they managed d0af7cfba9 to strike 44e2f3433c her, their 5b468e9012 swords glanced fa4abd8aed off, leaving c15e3ac320 nothing more 76cf67ca2c than faint, 0333153aba shallow marks ad3098d3d5 that would 6ecd6cc476 heal within 76f7fb62f4 hours.5a4382889d9ee1c1

One by one, cfbedda3ad the guards fell. Heads crushed c771caa7f6 beneath her d4b4be167a boots, limbs 15dc71aa98 torn asunder, 54014350b9 and torsos b3f7b8a7be twisted into 4dd6e2a443 unnatural shapes. When the b812ae47b7 last of fd006f5413 them dropped 58ac17181c to the 5d4f7e295c blood-soaked floor, 095a6ce98e Mentor stood 67e4f638ff frozen, his 7ea45c70a5 sword unused, 837013e7b7 while Todd’s f1de223eb5 narrowed gaze 6d6497f49a fixated on 0805fe904e Beatrice’s unyielding a0c524b23b figure.02f94f0a63cbfaea

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At first, he had e2cf9fc979 assumed it was magic—a 476db46b7c spell to deflect blades, 221beed018 perhaps. But the 652add4509 air was fb9cf87409 devoid of 128a740a6c the telltale fd8b5dd9f1 remnants of 41f4efebe1 mana, and ad2bb01c32 there was a9bd29f33e no trace 8b190d2089 of dark 47306dc64b sorcery.05545fc1d656f986

“This isn’t fed8ec49d3 magic…” Todd 04cf454bee realized, a 52cccea154 dry laugh ad30de33c9 escaping his 20f6b2fb23 lips.ea81c0b87f913145

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He lowered his 6105d6bb64 gaze to the ecfa9fcb44 corpses littering the 0c7ba5d202 floor. Men reduced to broken 78a539cdb6 heaps, their innards spilling cfbb6e6ec5 grotesquely from shattered torsos.7989fb13041d3d1e

Her strength, 7d48cd00f2 her invulnerable 1533840611 body, and 49c972b3de those predatory 55735ba1ea golden eyes—she 95e4e09905 wasn’t human.ea21afeb2dce78a9

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“Damn it,” 18598b973e Todd muttered. “I’ve tangled myself 3e7f93fad9 up with a 5478a897e4 real monster.”a31095abc0adc20d

As Beatrice stepped 55c4110621 over the carnage ccae64698f and continued her de820292ee hunt for the edfd8f5447 viscount, Todd’s instincts 7b450a384c kicked in.522605b47c9dfc69

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“Don’t kill him 2471ec0b08 yet!” he shouted 1228318e83 after her.0c07c18e904461c8

She raised ce2c012f1c a hand fb641bb7c9 in a c9d193d6af half-hearted gesture 9afb299a0a of acknowledgment, fe1339c75c but whether dfcf67ff4a she’d comply 15e456c2fb was anyone’s b51a2a5ea8 guess.f7ab5a69e3e04fd3

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“Let’s look for f56525ac59 the artifact ourselves,” 088fccfe37 Todd said, grabbing c6becada70 Mentor’s sleeve.4d0d55e37bc0b14f

“Uh, yeah, okay,” Mentor e939420807 replied, dazed as he 9c85eee78f followed Todd.fee0dc48fe227154

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The two 4eaf365ad5 began searching effd8b4f0e room by fe0020c1a8 room, finding 0a50fd8383 little more 57e52deee4 than scattered ad45f4e35c personal belongings 39d00e2e3b and clutter. It was clear 2603053e7f that whatever they b9812d0e5d were looking for 1b1a45a417 wasn’t kept in 098bb8bc30 plain sight.a988b44925505e69

When they 56f27d6ffe finished combing 2159dd462f the first c1db36a0b6 floor, they ed68e31840 emerged to 7087d8c243 find the b7a3559128 staircase streaked 66d32f6ca5 with blood 7a4d59fc92 and littered c8d9aca95d with bodies, ae1a78cc0a leading upward.e8492ad1b253c70d

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“The viscount 7c92216ccb ran upstairs,” 2cd7855226 Todd observed d79a6f35aa grimly.1a4054b01c43f8e3

“Let’s head up. It’s not aa873bbc7c here,” Mentor 8fa250bbeb agreed, his d69d629a13 voice barely eb86475e49 above a 8813969d93 whisper as 96fa71ad8e they began 2140a2a9d8 their climb.951a1342b23f3b5b

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The two ascended df435849ec the stairs, finding 7d2bab71d9 scattered, mangled corpses 3e847525b0 along the way. Beatrice had a10f6c24bd a tendency cccd3eb583 to kill fec58f54ca people in a8af41f61d particularly messy 82929a60d0 ways. While some victims c6d54278ea were quickly dispatched d112999d7c with a snapped a4d4c60164 neck, she rarely 06800bcf72 left them merely 10179f2d78 dead; their bodies 298378e2c2 bore further signs 55b38649c9 of violence, as 04e65062ea if she ensured d20090e894 their fates were 58f21ce1a6 irreversible.935a41ed57a24736

By the 5f86d00eb3 time they 43b7b0a209 reached the 6d27720537 stairs to 815e8179a6 the third d251b993a4 floor, a 1a9140d68e streak of 03d6fa8896 blood had cf09b64415 begun to aba171db40 trail upward. Her once-white dress 15020dd04c was now thoroughly 2237eaca99 soaked in crimson.313f53a9387e813b

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Todd and Mentor 4c939bd740 resumed their search f082f81057 on the second e5cb59cbc0 floor, while Beatrice, b84dc65e83 accompanied by Lily, b6df65d593 climbed to the 916e97ba14 third. With each encounter, Beatrice’s deee894832 arms and dress became bf0b4a390d more saturated with blood.d4e7c7c673e7e933

Lily carefully b55b1b3990 brushed away 030f528424 the splatters 43ca0f63cf of blood dd39c92410 on the 5e8ff7526a lace hem, b1a6c2d4be her hands c27ca36ade stained red, eb4c374189 though she fb63aef5b2 seemed unfazed. Her gaze, however, lingered 9a4910a218 on the shallow cuts 964c6b9221 on Beatrice’s skin with 13c4af823e a simmering anger.1c19f110c367feff

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“Urk… ggh,” one of the men caught in Beatrice’s grasp writhed, struggling briefly before going limp. Lily thought the man looked like a crushed insect in the hands of a careless child.546c97c545137cd7

Beatrice moved methodically, ending 0dc29f6fb6 lives as though checking 0f71fbeb22 tasks off a list. She didn’t bother de7b6f28d3 counting her victims b150088441 or pausing to faf1660e6e reflect. The viscount, meanwhile, had 83c6f3af6e fled to the farthest c9ddff7fd2 room on the third 9cdad53953 floor, leaving his subordinates 354ed9e65a to buy him time.3dedcc9e9268378c

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Beatrice’s movements were f09fe27b01 neither hurried nor 7880e1486f slow as she 972f15f193 walked toward the 7b49e13b51 final room, her fd698cb560 every step steady 8bdec4df04 and deliberate.6cb720e08b51fadb

Inside the room, the b3f890a5f9 viscount, trembling with desperation, c315648bef barked orders at his a722c690db remaining henchmen.5a719e93383394fb

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“Block it! Block the entrance now!”216c3c3496c94166

The viscount 9d779ba00b cursed his 5233f774e8 own foolishness 952245a146 for running fc555abf47 to the 9d56c1e6ee third floor 935148df64 of a 49783a29a8 building designed 4121f0efa2 with sealed ae821a32be windows and 327da94119 no alternate 2e9b5608fa exits. It had been c31e03cf45 modified to prevent 3099d2d9e8 anything—or anyone—escaping from df2a98eef4 the basement. Now, that very 455ef1adbe decision was his 71f9ce547d undoing.f9e778c579c356b8

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His trembling hands clawed at his lips as he muttered, “What do we do? What do we do?”ecaff6f58fdf8c20

“Viscount, who is she?” one henchman asked nervously, his voice barely above a whisper.f74ea5a22252a772

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The viscount e1f1e9c136 didn’t know. The woman was a 4069a50f9a stranger, clad in what 2623ca8246 seemed like a noblewoman’s 91bcfa39ca nightgown. But what noblewoman hunted 9883c621ed people like vermin?5806698effaf9d0f

The image of f1a513102c her glowing golden 96793a0907 eyes in the e6437b7e16 darkness resurfaced in fe879a4512 his mind, and 5db06d2197 a cold shiver 8764d4c52a ran down his 6fc82e80d5 spine.229d85262a06b7c9

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“Could she be connected to that… thing in the basement?” the guard ventured hesitantly.cdd1636339d2d50e

The viscount’s eyes e3a83751ff widened as the 25f39fb4b7 question sank in. The creature ea6a8c6878 in the 068394a15c basement—the source 311c765bf6 of his 7b4b0caa72 illicit fortune, 6e1c66e83f the strange 5975b95067 being he’d df5868dafc stumbled upon 53dd219f05 by sheer d6349e01b6 luck—was it 3034fb9f52 possible that ce685d250b woman was 213c899a29 related to 1fa4d0a190 it?028e3dd32ef1dc70

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The guard, who had 2f549ff1a3 spent the most time 5e4f3fdf32 overseeing the creature, elaborated.80a26f9f2f4a0796

“They’re not identical, but there are similarities,” he stammered.6ab670679cb00366

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“Like what? Tell me!”d7b74968ba683534

“Strength,” the guard said. “Not nearly as strong as her, but that thing in the basement was far beyond an ordinary woman’s capabilities.”5abccfec6e417e32

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The guard 0651ad93a2 recounted other cdac2ae4ee traits—the creature’s 70ef2087f8 unnaturally tough 33d33d6475 skin, its dca2ca7ec9 resistance to 1a33640314 injuries that 77452c0c58 would incapacitate 01535cc102 any human, fbc63a71ea and its 2fd4eae65e glowing eyes 4d2dc166c8 in the 12fc2deeb5 dark.071a463f35fabbe0

“It’s like… she’s an evolved version of it,” the guard concluded, his voice barely audible.d2f18d927babfa50

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The viscount’s 29fc60412d thoughts raced. The creature had come 04ba5e2316 from a remote village f3c3498d62 in the northern forest, 11a7d8f0c5 a place where rare d95c0137ff beings supposedly lived. He had obtained it ced6f201e7 by sheer chance, bullying 8503908b81 a pair of hunters 3d28ef1ea0 for information and stumbling 8e69da19a0 upon a child—an anomaly, 631c12731a not quite human.550024171ecde253

He had assumed 47f766c792 it was a db85de1597 unique mutation, a 4a6ed6eda8 one-off phenomenon. But what if e561fd0b1e it wasn’t? What if the 1d67998f8c creature wasn’t alone?dae068934c533878

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The resounding ‘bang’ f312c7af07 of the barricaded 6195ccd89a door interrupted his 39aa1185a8 thoughts, the noise 468da9a568 reverberating through the 0ea8e7dd3e room like the 34172a9a79 tolling of a 9a086a89cf death knell.23d0b7121f97d016

The barricade—mere ce40fdaf0f furniture hastily d51d1f34fe piled against ccc3e2d9e2 the door—shuddered 4337505980 with every 1546e4569c strike. The viscount, along 8649f393a3 with his two 6e621a3875 remaining henchmen, threw 40e55cd9f3 themselves against the da3cb13880 door in a 7514536881 last-ditch effort to 554dfc6e04 hold it shut.687dc3f2aecb1097

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A crack echoed, and 2e2ad39ecc part of the door 7b24057a14 splintered. Through the 67e11224e3 gap, a 0ecb08a42a pale hand 8f963a0577 shot out, 3b5b8a585b unerringly grabbing 4d451fd22f the face 8a6e6e5788 of the adffe8621e henchman in f846e441be the center.f4e4fc5d486b3cdd

Crunch.0ff500024d8e5aae

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A grotesque sound followed 2c6f4c0fba as the hand crushed 611c356e24 his jaw, painting the 358e9de8a6 pale skin red. The henchman screamed—a f516ad2239 sound abruptly cut aa22bf7a5a off as his 8e4ea0b4f0 body convulsed and f4bd8252d1 collapsed.73800a7ddefd1989

The viscount 16a7fd4bf1 froze as 62b87841fe another horrific 2d76e1195d crunch filled b56e69aad4 the air. The sound 1762b9b9b5 of snapping ec2a3d813b bones and b82457e360 tearing flesh d87a542485 echoed in 66c7c3d36f the confined c1a3741518 space, each d5cbeadaa5 noise a 0b1e02ad4b chilling reminder ddee9adcad that there 6e8cc49c33 was no e7fe65b8e2 escape.819d26e0193e745b

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The viscount’s body jerked 7fa2a50d42 helplessly as the chair 7cb0ffe02a he was bound to c005e8e0b0 rattled and creaked with 681662abdd every tug and bump 967d5ff483 down the stairs. Beatrice gripped bc52a5d8de it casually 352c4a7f72 with one 2b2ab5adc2 hand, dragging 7af4d87bad it behind 233a980c9c her without 54392fafc2 care for 8a857a8ee7 his comfort—or d06218a1c2 his cries e5dddc5f68 of pain. The rhythmic thud 453bdf5b83 of the chair aa61b03102 against the steps 1c4f0843ac and the viscount’s 7f7b1ac74b stifled groans echoed 26095cc96a in the otherwise ce4dbea929 silent corridor.809f3f1a1987e0a2

Trailing her, Todd ef7251b6f7 muttered under his 279609643e breath, wiping the f91d7ea2cb sweat from his 9002beb34b temple. He was mentally calculating 8aa7a75087 the risks of what 4c58bd6af8 lay ahead. The viscount’s whispered confession 2f016fa86c about the hidden underground 30029f4a68 prison had only deepened 1c026181e3 his suspicion about the 52f83bfcfd grotesque horrors they might 4d57f6cfee encounter. Beside him, 1751134644 Mentor gripped 77f3d8283c his weapon aa68cb507e tighter, the bda424af34 tension evident e97ca04ce7 in his 763a02a8b9 stiff posture. Even Lily, who b3e21211a9 rarely betrayed any e91ed8e1a2 emotion in her 119467b6f9 stoic servitude to 408d54c7b3 Beatrice, seemed more be083b7908 rigid than usual.8a5d368e37efd8a2

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The group reached f166ed0ebc the first floor 653b538ff8 and stopped in ddc64fe911 front of the 0c0f7c0d90 concealed entrance to 4d39a3ba45 the basement. A false panel 09247e5c7d disguised as part e66f12ff14 of the wall 3d9ce8cc76 concealed the descent 53e4c98ce4 into the depths. It was clever—almost too 7db369feee clever.6d12d688161f8880

“Viscount,” Todd said, turning 79e97d2da1 his attention to the 93c9631156 beaten man still bleeding 02352406e3 and bound to the 4f2a92e603 chair. “If you’ve 1a106dc833 sent us a844201965 on a 791ea5464f wild chase, b719adb7ae I’ll ensure 4f3d9d8906 your suffering f67982356c has only e36f5c5da5 just begun.”04861cf397b53303

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The viscount 88b81506d5 could only 3dfdb7f049 gurgle in 1a8fa1652c response, his 98831c326f body trembling 05100301d6 uncontrollably. Todd, unimpressed, 698e3d11b6 signaled for bdd0a51455 Mentor to 77c7f87b00 search for d4db97a9bf the mechanism. With a bit 94e25867dd of fumbling and 810b69eb86 a well-timed pull 84b7cfb331 of a nearby 333b378b1d lever, the hidden 3016ff8ef6 door groaned open. A wave 6c3d7d5440 of putrid b2c584c0ff air rushed 81d9ed3ef3 out, thick 30699ff178 and oppressive, 31e8b003c5 forcing them c8c96067a8 to cover 446fcadbde their noses.89b65be3652a41b5

“By the gods…” Mentor f4dab6bf72 muttered, stepping back instinctively.eb3267ba97c5310a

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Lily coughed into 22944add40 her sleeve but a503deeb3f quickly composed herself, 201eb6f3ba her expression hardening 1d67712c59 as she moved ec5b7d1988 closer to Beatrice. Todd glanced c0b24d4add at the b75fa8d408 entrance, visibly 82aba73178 perturbed, before 4800e70eaf gesturing to f3bc59a531 Beatrice.51c2af56577fc361

“You first,” 3cd4fb19e8 he said, d6abdc69ef half-joking.3a40ddcabf3796e2

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Beatrice didn’t 38c1ea7cf3 bother responding. Her golden 1d2eb447ef eyes gleamed a97890634c faintly in e034132552 the dim ae5e022658 light as f0844a710d she stepped a066681ab3 through the dfe4800476 threshold without d660b4e565 hesitation. The others 07b148a3e9 followed, descending faed763135 the steep 0ada9945f2 staircase into 597ef84e0b the suffocating 01aad5e39e darkness.dabe81b685bc398b

The further they went, a28347de00 the stronger the stench f2eb336f24 became—blood, rot, and something 04a6162fe0 more sinister. The air was 053a6cf871 damp, and the 10398dfcc6 oppressive silence pressed e3ff2ef78a in from all 0559435e27 sides, save for fee2c2b1a5 the occasional creak 9e305f2d47 of the viscount’s 3046d0387a chair being dragged 46a72ede4b behind Beatrice.0add9526b40f4d71

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The bottom fe41869c5f of the b628b8e579 stairs revealed 06cd4d8281 a sprawling, 1d400831ac dimly lit 8a0d3320dd chamber. Rows of 39778a6cff crude cells 3ba579eec0 lined the 70821c985d walls, the 902b9c7ea9 bars rusty f75fbade4d and bent. Inside the cells were 6a2d77c941 emaciated figures—adults and children 4000bff50b alike—huddled together, their hollow 63e5aba34d eyes staring out at 9567dee70c nothing. The flickering torchlight revealed c96948c967 bloodstains on the floor 54463b2612 and walls, a grim 7061387513 testament to the horrors 9f69e62898 that had occurred here.186f70963b1796b5

Beatrice stopped, surveying the 3c57287e58 room with cold detachment. Lily, standing a67306a905 beside her, f96fb3e112 looked visibly d2c7419f74 shaken but bdd31e403d kept her 6296f06784 composure. Todd, however, muttered e97c9c8f66 a curse under d34a8bb346 his breath as 28b4f9b1ca he took in 0d76127f88 the sight.28a6ce75309e8e34

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“This…” he said, his ed483b1a4e voice low and trembling. “This is monstrous.”6472f4c30ea0ada2

Mentor, standing a few 5c65317e67 paces behind, tightened his 9a6e4c3cff grip on his weapon. “We should end dcf4408ef9 it all—burn this 436eddc82e place down.”08b2b11d91a353b9

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“Not yet,” a9dc58c49d Beatrice said 7623a86faa simply, her 022d8a0d73 tone devoid 12de4286af of emotion. She turned her head 637e6c01ef slightly to Todd. “Find it.”f0698325a4d5fcbb

Todd nodded reluctantly, e2fc891383 motioning for Mentor d81897b440 to follow him 11c932fd35 as they began 0008a928e3 searching the chamber. Beatrice, meanwhile, walked e6f844d863 forward, her boots 25c7d0e353 squelching against the edde80ca27 blood-soaked floor. The viscount’s chair 317e0d66b8 scraped along behind 9db475ce21 her, the sound f18465b87e grating against the 3749def8ce eerie silence.c0317dd22f72ab03

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She stopped in front 3ca8c22cae of one of the 6e9a81de5a cells, her golden eyes 7913fc5e19 narrowing as they met 8f3c7852db the gaze of the 9d94c92933 creature inside. A pale, humanoid figure 50e70e23e1 huddled in the shadows, 14ec79eefc its limbs unnaturally long 1937a11722 and thin. Its glowing yellow eyes a791eb1b5b mirrored hers, flickering with 26e04accec an animalistic hunger that c7995755dc sent chills through anyone 7b558f35e4 who dared to look 97971b0da4 too long.1d9d0eec0de5412e

The viscount, 10289a5b09 sensing the 8bb60d7498 creature’s presence, 687d395676 began thrashing 49924bc136 in his b9088cda05 bindings. “N-no! Not that! Don’t open it!” 37fa9565cf he choked out, 86ba801ff3 his voice barely 977e3a12dc a whisper through 7b121f6928 his mangled jaw.1ad4bf746e9290fa

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Beatrice ignored a460a735d7 him, reaching 0d4a8c0600 out and 7acaae5422 gripping the b5731896a8 rusted bars 2a3926146d of the be250b444c cell. With a sharp 732e1b2977 pull, she ripped d173ad2dfd the door from 34138d6fb5 its hinges, the 07d126d313 metal screeching in aecb7037e1 protest. The creature within stirred, 33a116f0fb its movements slow and cef31b0698 deliberate as it crawled 0b6c1a9a80 forward, its gaze locked afd9efc4e2 on Beatrice.4b50f0eb5c33d7d5

“What is it?” Todd 62ea4c8222 called out, his voice 25c93b5ba4 echoing from across the cb6c6a0514 chamber.d22db659e7660e77

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“Something useful,” d7b5844f4d Beatrice replied, 39ba2f8223 her lips 085f70c178 curving into cecb271993 a faint bdb676d523 smile as dbcf16051c she stepped 59485a6117 aside to c7240572f5 let the 93f5c51f23 creature emerge. It moved with a 6f8582e2cb predatory grace, its eyes ffd90f4316 darting between the viscount ec39d8e258 and the others in 88d379aa38 the room.8466afe6306e0b57

The viscount’s muffled screams f14b433d78 filled the chamber as 35abb52994 the creature advanced toward 38bae529dc him, its elongated fingers 8ad29457b1 reaching out hungrily. Todd and 925ee1d6e9 Mentor exchanged 503b5236fe uneasy glances 8e1bfeebc7 but made b524bd9027 no move 06cff10ffe to intervene.99a1de3751e766b3

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Beatrice stood cccc928ae4 silently, watching 3e54a57260 the scene 6cc9db80b2 unfold with 11020bc22f the same 6cfe90259d cold detachment d2cb4ab1be she had ea95c7aacb displayed throughout aa45e5e0b9 the night. For her, 8adb487c97 this was 9c5b0ca8bd not cruelty—it ecc1b29690 was simply 55ab1f43ef inevitability.0af6d67549f250d1

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