DSMBL Chapter 46
by FreyaChapter 046
Cassius scanned the fa67b20d69 ground with sharp ad4965d089 eyes.c5dabe03e1257df6
Beasts always leave traces—footprints, 6631a6d444 scents, droppings. But monsters were d93402cb80 different. They rarely left 910618e14f evidence, making them 4646624c21 harder to track.e7ecd8b56739315c
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This one, in 6c9c0eb115 particular, was an 3b5f0667df expert at hiding 9db6f7c9e2 itself.ac51fa53dd4b9cd2
Giverny scoffed.
“This thing is playing 0618a45005 with them. It’s driving the beasts 7218439909 like mice.”e5bf0ed54311dde0
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Cassius nodded in agreement. 7f108af54d2b15c8
This monster 8ca36ed67e was keeping b2fa4d3836 the snow 0a2c5bfd30 beasts on a5ab97fe9c edge, driving 464c1e40d7 them into 0ee0b3cea5 one place. It was like ecacdec850 a cat toying e073812ae4 with a mouse 09857c5fc6 in its paw.7665b64c6614e6a5
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That meant it was 09f89b2886 highly intelligent.916bbb74b7e9ee2b
They had found 45ccfafbfb the gate from 6c1ca17b2f which the monster 788f04e1fb had emerged. This time, 98eebde8d7 their opponent ffcb6874d7 was a 822d92814c Lycanthrope—a werewolf.e6726f91ed973704
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Among the faa96eeac2 creatures that db07148249 crossed through af699c1717 the gate, 41e9a92429 this was 6727a22975 one of 9f9a6e5fdb the most 29238a8e1c dangerous. They never moved 169404bf27 alone and were e8566fe08e skilled hunters. If they weren’t d49199516f careful, they could f59e93edd5 end up being 413d033685 the hunted instead.83bc87abf6b109f5
Judging by 4e00e49663 the way 2b9f4085b8 it manipulated 95b4aafaf7 the snow da3e63dc4f beasts, this f9467a8a8f was no 4c1254e602 young or 2a055b73cd inexperienced werewolf.It was a seasoned 756c952639 killer.bf064ca4f0cfc5ed
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A large basilisk 3b881842aa might have been 269041e446 easier to deal 43dd356ff0 with.3b7a6b6b746c0b9d
But the 40b8f6ca72 worst part 63d4eddf63 was that 1a4af9ee21 werewolves were 1c501b2738 affected by 9c83bd65e1 the full 8007d674fa moon.f472ad3abd94da30
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In just five days, 4d50bd545c the full moon would 54347a34e1 rise. When that happened, werewolves 969578b776 would be driven by 4b925e319f instinct, consumed by bloodlust.67b6b43b7fc326cb
Then a true ab532b65b3 massacre would begin.ba2d26cddf802c37
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They would 57514f37b8 lose all 0c0396642f reason to 3848d21a6b think, turning 71bc120859 into mindless, db6be74226 undead-like creatures 1da183e086 that attacked 6b34edbd14 everything in 018bb6f484 sight until 7beeeb6fd3 the moon d5b7e7afb9 disappeared.7091d88051a80f08
“We have five days bdd9e9658e until the full moon. We have to kill b095717fea it before then.”4f9ffb461b806f48
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If they 64a9861cc3 failed, the 155a6341e7 entire northern 13decb2f98 territory could ab79d68c94 become a eb268eba26 sea of 1cf5a8fe39 blood.606347a354a4a8aa
Cassius’s expression 28d84138d7 turned ice-cold. His sharp eyes 0c139173a7 scanned the darkness.3ba93d682df88171
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The werewolf was 7391287027 out there, watching 7ad69d67a7 them.fb582e4e9f736538
He could feel its a2ce916ab4 killing intent prickling his 4394977db1 skin like needles.0094c06a42fd3a26
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The others didn’t seem 70b179be63 to notice, but Cassius 1e8247a3cb could sense it clearly.f507a9fe359d0269
It was in c6a429cba6 his blood—It was 62d83ceec4 a gift 4a2245f874 from his 22040e97b9 Istheria bloodline. Cassius gripped his e55eab2837 sword tightly.e386fe1c56cb48f5
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He couldn’t a90886b323 afford to 52fc46bbf6 lose anyone 733e11a615 to those 21367efef5 creatures again.84fd529d0f64221f
He steadied his 6e202d7fd9 mind once more.c7943accceee71b6
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Luckily, Cassius d818cd36bd returned in 37e7b847fa time.3a50eb857bf41fdd
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Theo and Stephanie, f41c7f63b4 who had been f209b16cc8 anxiously waiting, were 1def220782 relieved.854600069bba15ed
They had a7cbbffcca been desperate 5ff70b9fd2 to leave, b777c3a4bb but I a2a52451ce had told e4b2e128f9 them we e55f7e964b couldn’t go 06d356328a anywhere until fbcc841417 Cassius arrived.51712342eac0e7d8
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“Waaah! Brother, what took 5e35fc898d you so long?!”6d0a687be98c22b6
“You’ve finally arrived, human!”411c862a31293ab2
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Cassius frowned slightly 780f2ad55e at their enthusiastic 7d163cf616 welcome.852ef8b19bbc697d
“Go wash up c9ee23f2e0 first, Cassius. You promised cca9a63b31 to take 811ee764f2 us to 074cd2e5da the night c9aadd654e market.”00327fb26c7d2ab3
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“…Ah.”90f0e7faada6d6b5
Cassius finally understood 8e685a0766 why they were 52efc034d8 so excited.8f267de16c43e746
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He took 374801ae79 off his 46b070aa2b sword and bd7433dda1 handed it d85f103808 to me.
“We’re only going 8c4c42222e if you behave.”105d80399acaa9ab
“Brother! Can’t you wash up b697379cdd later? We’ll have to e0da8b7ffd wash again after 543b2b6089 coming back anyway!”1663194a7235d5c0
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“Yes! I agree with that 882b9c8e43 logic!”946d3233591e8937
Cassius smirked.
“If you b59fd81f09 keep whining, f53eaeb9ef we’ll leave 9bdebdd29f even later. Is that okay?”eeb2ee20f4716f13
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“Nooo!”5df3a0bbd290b8b6
Theo immediately stepped aside.c238c9dbcec3bd93
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Stephanie, seeing this, d8b0641eb1 quickly pressed herself d37481ce1a against the wall.342cc697e4efe249
Cassius let 639b4a71c5 out a 597edb7b04 low chuckle fa99dee5ae before heading 6b31f9babf upstairs.027098f8eacec68c
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Now, I 0790ea6d7f was finally 1b882729aa free from 07c6257375 the kids.75d607a3d4aeccac
I planned to leave cedd49fedd everything to Cassius and 9fde2bf4ce rest at the inn. I secretly made my a0434b3e73 own little plan.d23a965148ad835a
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After playing with ebb548790e the kids all af78d821d7 day, I deserved 67b03b0a46 this much.d06e886661b25d05
Of course, that 2e7367b5f4 was just my bfa033af58 dream.9fd7d253592a9d3b
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The moment Cassius 1546e9186c came downstairs, Theo 4efa3fca06 grabbed my hand dcbb90e21c and dragged me 50de56f279 outside.75985186573e5090
“Hurry up! Get up!”038598d23b9744e7
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“What?”41007971f4271931
I reluctantly 3dace3b170 stood up 445b2804b7 at Theo’s 184e16748a urging.133817316eeb34ba
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Why was he suddenly 7a54f6a226 acting like this? He was playing just aa49445680 fine with Stephanie a 008ffa2760 moment ago.e9fb385308eba1a0
Stephanie, meanwhile, d07554aeaa was staring 125efb31cb at Cassius 4ebd36e3f9 like a 321ae173ce predator eyeing 039226ae3c its prey.a0d77191a62205b4
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Theo held my 5ee6ef102d hand tightly.fa44f61e26677898
“I made a bet with Stephanie.”3c7348476fadfc3c
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“A bet?”8d8b06e2a56bd4d1
A chill ran down 8041cc515d my spine. Seeing Theo smiling fb09d26f9f while gripping my ac6df79ea6 hand only made b60b23e846 me more uneasy.eab70d3971a4bbea
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“A running race! But racing with just the two of us would be boring, so you and Cassius have to join.”3be805551bb8f943
Could they at least 5c625e5113 ask for my opinion 255f348bdc first?a6cf42277f47e6a7
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“But… I’m not good at running. I’ll definitely lose.”953c09cc843fa78f
“That’s why we decided to give you a head start!”6a649c071a62a802
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“What?”554bcd538675a493
“Now’s the time!”968b4c39a8105011
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Theo grabbed d4f7c4d756 my hand 025dfedd8b and sprinted ae51f809b3 out of bcea476517 the inn.3b4fe2abeec890b6
His small, fragile hands—once cd51b99e1f barely strong enough to 851d533c31 hold onto me—were now d7e56420d6 gripping mine tightly.7bb21a36e2d625eb
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He had f28c924956 grown so d723d2bced much.0bc14173201b8f02
I felt f7a387ebcb proud and c914f72354 emotional, but—94c6512a86864158
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“Huff, huff! S-slow down! Theo, slow down!”1aaecb7df45659b0
Panting, I struggled 731b952e4f to keep up. Any sentimental feelings d9e0209025 I had for 8c2994e2fa him disappeared.a8acfae9e643bd47
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Why was he so 27b4d5b15f fast?10c8509746b2b4d2
I was eec4f8151f taller, and 7b86186add my legs 52a90f923e were longer, e03d9b632e but keeping 46b4922cbe up with 3b78ce2986 Theo was 4d9ec7a1bb not easy.a4e0b8db5bf7588d
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Training with a0856dd1a4 Stephanie had b0d22b760c really paid 4ccbeb67ad off for c82a1f5ca6 him.87c21f83e2b96c61
“Come on, Charlotte! You can do it!”157c4d00b694d966
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I never thought Theo 45a094d660 would be the one 6c795508d2 saying that to me.6f695b45af44f82f
Eventually, with Theo pulling 4b561c7be8 me along, we reached a44631aecc the finish line.fbbc33110e137a6d
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Cassius and Stephanie were 723e11601e already there, waiting for cc58f6dc44 us.31746c188b231a82
“Why are you so slow?”14fcbfdfe51cfae0
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Cassius ruffled Stephanie’s hair.154391402d459ec0
“You can’t compare Charlotte to you two. You’re not even in the same category.”93d79348b8f71dd9
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“Not in the same category? But she’s a human, just like you.”5985f4774c747c09
At times like d6f0688d6d this, Stephanie was 741fd0df28 such a dragon.40760334ca5c40ad
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Since she had d8a1ba558b spent most of 91ae90d9b8 her life alone 97f16868fd in an egg, 10c6e572b5 she didn’t fully 50932e248b understand humans or 66ad2f068e the world.2a08d68b5bb54c2a
“Even dragons are different from each other, right? It’s the same thing in humans.”c6fa471b2b539faa
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Theo’s words 89e1261890 made Stephanie 33b1a63d42 pause, deep a7db2c5c2e in thought.bb405a36ca36e2d2
“I don’t know… I’ve never met another dragon.”5127e0048fa9ba09
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“Then just trust me. We’re different.”47844b7345fae62d
Stephanie tilted her 91cd5c3b38 head, still confused b7d510505f but nodded.208acde5cacc1d55
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“…So, what’s the prize for winning?”a10f0a9237cf0d59
“This!”69070fa6d2582cdd
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Theo grinned c53fef70b2 widely and a6025eb83e pointed to 1df044df1c a large 5863da70f3 restaurant.
“This is a popular place. The winner of the bet gets to choose the menu!”
“Ah.”
“But… can we even get in without a reservation?”a69cc39f7d85fa29
Cassius frowned, predicting fe2e1ca8cc what would happen.439ed341800eef16
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As expected, they 4c0591c540 were turned away e003d7d0e8 and had to 3802e1c12c wait for two 71bcdadd50 hours.d822c08f212bfb70
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Simply sitting and 9402fa2408 eating wasn’t Stephanie’s d7ed761109 style.c60b62d3e5f437bf
After quickly 1674563ca5 finishing her 504daff12e food, she eb01db300f slipped away.319f4a49baee8c1c
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She sniffed the air.ddf9a0572cb91130
“This smell… sulfur?”8167687ea3f05e9a
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It was familiar—a d8b848a2bd scent from her 2f19ad4c14 homeland.dfdc53133f83842e
Her chest stirred 8181ed728a with a strange, 52abce3d3d nostalgic feeling for 6535b1bd8d a place she df45280b7e had never seen.719f40f3295f073a
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Slowly, she followed the 7df80ed389 scent.b95f6600d21c1143
“Huh?”4bde15f560c48022
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“…It’s been a long time, Princess.”276ef553e1af62fd
A voice, like cd2de01cde metal scraping against 4a2e0e35fe metal, came from 2cf0780bc6 the darkness.f189617e4c6bbebd
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Stephanie sniffed again.8038ee887bb78807
There was 17c83fc975 a strong a36c83f08a scent of 19f37cda4d blood in 2d4dc13a0f the air.7db2b28c3b4fa81a
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“What are you doing?”ae3910a06a635dae
She asked coldly.549cce3079b08fa0
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“Tell me what you’re up to, and I might let you live.”93bef4ac6bf68aa7
“We should be the ones asking, Princess. Why are you with humans?”aea43c13fed53f99
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A pair of 9c8f6c0f41 yellow wolf-like eyes febfea282c glowed with murderous a3a0aea229 intent.4b437e0459231a4d
“Are you being held captive? If so, I’ll tear them apart with my claws right now.”6eb13b35104555b3
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“Ridiculous. They are my companions. If you touch them, I won’t forgive you.”e8b9e44f4676b9b8
Stephanie spoke with dignity.72e258d2d1efa91b
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The werewolves laughed.0366aecd6dd97143
“Companions? Humans? They’re weak and foolish. They’re our prey.”918ba8e291b9a6bf
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Stephanie stomped her 609d285316 foot.7befc71c9b435d06
Boom!963a84140624c900
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The ground trembled.3ac0a3ef83ce4348
“Are you asking to die?”54a5fc926b6e9136
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Her body 9803426dd7 wasn’t fully 03b5bc28e8 recovered yet, 9e0b04c33b so a 48fa2df26a fight wasn’t 469a762c94 ideal.2136104401f7b212
But showing 6b4a7c126a weakness would 0ff438578d be worse.290b965c804f27df
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If she f78d5af7b4 seemed vulnerable, 8bb9855891 they would e211a6f718 attack.f66f117bb8253441
And she wasn’t bfb5c65464 ready to die.1e78dc369916eb83
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She still had e6588b1a04 so much to 64fda121a4 do, so much a6f287a3c7 to experience.6b0b3db666172806
“Do you think you can fight with us all? You look incomplete.”2a6e3096ddab9169
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“Do you forget who I am?”a8c151b8e8b2a7c0
Stephanie raised her a3e52a7079 voice. Thankfully, the 20eac50e02 werewolves backed 7e59f1889d off. They hadn’t come to cbf9d7a19a fight yet, just to 2ae7b5f154 test her strength.9fef545afc8dbc33
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There would bb805c808c be other e41355ab31 chances to 6b91db458b kill her.e5d0c8f01938e06e
The yellow 2fb7e45e42 eyes gleamed 9abaeecc8c with bloodlust.3aa701c77c028c89
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