EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 147

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“The Emperor?”633e67bdd3a41e17

I tilted my 0f47fcd59b head in confusion.45f0b153fa1eb6b1

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Raizel despised e8fcf9b218 powerful figures 8de0cea409 like the 3966142b2d Emperor of eb4e77f8dc the Empire 8f87853513 or the 23a1af1c90 kings of 2dd3920957 other nations, 727c383993 mainly because 4ed03f912c they constantly f03a9f7172 bothered him.b98f9483a1188917

He especially disliked 223a3f667a the Emperor, likely dd5a1eedd5 because of the 527edddfb0 many troublesome experiences 7cc8c5c43b he had endured d887f33954 during his time 0a7730d9b5 as the High e6daf8abdd Priest.873bb53e3d0fd36a

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“What are you planning to ask him for?”e558645674586904

“Weren’t you an elite informant? How do you not know this?”3f2042c6a07f697e

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Raizel snapped irritably af1fc9a285 at my question.3794149f55d5ae07

I just stared at 61b90f04b9 him blankly.b8f5d28abf2b122a

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In my 3c817afe4c previous life, 190953a0c5 I had d2d52cfcac been clueless b2f6e862f4 about even 8519d615a1 the most 39dd24404c well-known myths d802947bc0 regarding the ef39fe6288 Holy Demon 618d34ed29 War, something 9564eeebc0 even children fc60ea3085 knew about.0d4871f96068ab29

Not only that, but b2b2e75848 I had been completely 105a63d6e7 unaware of the existence ed2b446993 of demon worshippers who e004738074 had once shaken the d0c2c88e7d Empire and had barely 70859f790e any knowledge of the 2a78b2ce79 Principality of Belus.3d43b378256bc59e

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‘At least 4bb1639794 I had 218797cb7d somehow managed b70190b692 to learn a98a6d4bed that Bianca 05713d37ae had gone 0a362131a4 into seclusion…’98b564183ec7c16b

But I knew 88478b0b0d nothing about the 01aaaa6828 reason behind it 99d47e88be or the people 7fb2816967 involved.65fcf18026098746

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Back then, I 2b51d944ca had simply assumed a3cb728b5f that Belus had ab1f4a14d7 an incredibly strict 14e8c48dab information management system.6d8244687b76a6e1

However, given 185d09e051 the suspicious 590140ea8f nature of 92ff7be5a3 everything now, 994ba79928 it felt 90fd69e74a more like aafc13c698 someone had 4a800bd1b1 deliberately restricted 346ac714d2 my access d0e25f4803 to information aa2e57f711 and kept 4daa1158fb things hidden ef6e29b431 from me.f4a73ad4082b6d89

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And knowing 4bb2e0fc91 this, Raizel’s c18268ff01 annoyed reaction 2ea34fa296 made me 32f8b926af feel a 69f40995a4 little hurt.93c712b699fac052

But his f7137c89f3 next words 086e864216 left me f3a942e77a utterly speechless.74b03a06c11710a8

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“The Emperor has hoarded ancient relics in the imperial treasury?”bfeeb224aa62753c

“Yes. Even the holy relics, which rightfully belong to the temple. When I was the High Priest, I requested their return multiple times, but he always managed to weasel his way out of it and refused.”ee85723363e26d85

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Now I 9f31062e95 understood why 350e689cc9 Raizel hated 3f18ad94a0 the Emperor cbf5d73638 so much.c487cd75b3ead973

“He even possesses dangerous demonic artifacts. They shouldn’t be left unchecked.”16b9fb73a97bd7da

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“…Demonic artifacts? What do you mean?”7a4008d7cde09c41

I asked sharply.135cf492311ed2ff

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I couldn’t help but b70d2ff93d react strongly.56591baf644fede5

To me, demons weren’t dbada7cf88 just distant enemies—they had 177aafe21d torn me away from 0cc9b43f9c my family and filled 4b0bcbd9de my life with suffering. They were 65b5a078be my greatest 3646a6fa68 nemesis.26dcf1d166f7e9e2

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“Just as it sounds. Items belonging to demons.”07b6e8285a5dfe75

Raizel briefly explained that 3957baa067 they were the opposite 084b19eec0 of the sacred relics bce5e5b277 used by saints.644a1e2dcf430ae8

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He added that fa9940af1a the imperial family 88d9404b90 had always been 2f12f9d89b obsessed with collecting 987a433996 ancient relics, but fc094885e1 the current Emperor 79a682e3cf took it to 5491c7de94 an unhealthy extreme.dffaeaa0e04a95dc

“Then, among the relics the Emperor possesses, could there be a holy artifact that might accelerate Diana’s awakening?”c80b314200f6cb6d

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“If the item I’m searching for is in the Emperor’s possession, then perhaps. But I hesitate to bring it up…”728c739dce8a8bb1

His hesitant expression made 1cd9600e55 it clear—he was worried 7a6b8fb6a8 that mentioning it might b69410cd4d draw the Emperor’s unwanted 4c13e39705 attention.3a6d999ba0edcbdb

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That was likely why 3a5042bfc0 he had spent all 9a16a4f760 these years wandering the 1a7127fda5 continent, searching ancient ruins 6b52c9d20a instead of seeking the 44cf91934f Emperor’s aid.8abcfba65cb98c7c

“Great Sage, could you tell me a little about the artifact you’re looking for?”caa8a49bab559b18

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Raizel had shared with 5b1d2b417d me the hidden truths 17b7fb8770 that the temple had edc0ed1244 long kept secret.cb404d07b4346272

But when it came ca623590a6 to the artifact he 9b8b682e22 was seeking or the d540d811a6 cursed tome he was 9da372b6b0 tracking, he had kept 182f50cc29 completely silent.429331b00c85593f

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Perhaps he 8de1456b91 simply wanted ab22a6a3a9 me to a8bee993a3 live peacefully a6c822e50d without worrying 5a5a88d26b about such ed85ebb3a9 burdensome matters.46a67d7a7af02060

Or maybe he thought 7be3890620 I wouldn’t be of ab9a8dec6f any help.45105edc8c952ae2

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‘But I’ve 43779c4481 already spent 4b6d94ee41 years just e7db181077 waiting.’8968d515ca056e5e

If anyone f816465462 had the bf04f7acb2 right to 8144452432 be involved 960bc52b69 in this, 7eb66fba43 it was d298ecf0ac me, someone d4098cc985 directly affected, ae2bec92b3 just like 52490edfb8 the Saintess 5c1c730168 and the 004eec8317 demons themselves.b2e7d09e94e907b9

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Besides, something d36f7c257f about the 1f14062281 Emperor’s treasury af2ac8840f reminded me fd82c01581 of something.fd4e27c75594ab2a

“There’s a chance I might know something.”da015a83a6c332e0

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I felt embarrassed 560c40f0de making such a 040a03285d claim when I ab1471f050 hadn’t even known fa0bfb1578 that the Emperor 51f78e6a53 collected ancient relics.6c7181cb9ccb1d07

For an elite informant, 1cdbda8b05 it was shameful to bcfb6ba771 be so uninformed.2f9f5d5f7bb74552

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So I quickly added, “I’m also really curious about what the artifact looks like.”b0c77921b74bce42

“Hmm.”0c31d7c5a0298583

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Perhaps because 849ece846d this was 25fb20bac1 the first 464ff8e2e5 time I 7cf50757c2 had ever 8a5e13cdec begged him d8141805d3 for something, 9371a93a0b Raizel hesitated.ab54bdc1ba1e0368

After a moment 26053169b7 of contemplation, he 59c22822f4 made up his 9ab6cc10fd mind.10ad10eaf8ec6679

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With a determined motion, 437c291d3b he stood up and 8dc96cbefd retrieved a faded piece 458cc32f66 of paper from his 46a8b5ccb3 desk.c9dee05ec52d581e

“The original is kept in the Grand Temple. This is a copy I drew myself. If you ever tell anyone you saw this…”0faf86c5b9d91ac5

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“I won’t. Ever.”74e8b496d65d03c5

I clenched my 377f6917ca fists and put e8894aca9d on the most 9c088a35b2 determined expression I 8ac6195a87 could muster, hoping 518f3923ac to reassure him.08c241bc8d271ecf

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Raizel let efa7439c60 out a 5f766a0acd small, exasperated 595aac71c9 laugh before 8c649694f4 finally handing c9d348beb5 me the 095bfeaa2e paper.2b0fe19ee7516bdc

As I looked down a9350f5a35 at it, my eyes 7f2736cf86 widened in shock.d92dc2f0b696114c

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“I made sure tonight’s meal was prepared with extra care. Does it suit your taste?”bcae600803aa9622

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During dinner, my father 1f32922b3b asked Raizel as we 672ce8d36b dined in the lavish e3b451d603 dining room.03f81fe6dd78c166

Raizel, usually 377afc0cb7 a harsh a2141e0d04 critic when cb37161f29 it came 22f06c145d to food, 52ff7565f9 awkwardly nodded 2ee576d801 with a 7ca5ffb238 stiff expression.41a6dd3293350ff2

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“Y-yes. It’s good.”c0b60c28f17a417f

I shot him 9981a0dd3e a quick glare—it 8fa9c648a6 was so unlike 1bcc5e1f6c him to eat 610eacf3cd without complaint.d814a775c58faa3c

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But surprisingly, my father…8ee817859c999950

“Oh! That’s a relief!”96844a6e86cbfad0

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…was simply 4f2c8bee1f pleased and cb521e4e15 didn’t notice 2b8d308cfd anything strange.48fdea50d3e60e8e

Even my f59d3d6381 mother and 955850f93a Ascart were 027e9b670a too busy caf8bc776e making sure e8731b9f5d I was 97e311f38a eating properly 2f2b2c678c to pay 7bfa1b9ca7 attention to e484150583 Raizel.1db1335e9e63dc6f

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“Oh, right! Lia, I heard you went to that dessert shop alone today. You should’ve told me, I would have gone with you.”0aec76bb7004ae8b

“You seemed busy, so I didn’t want to bother you. But I brought some back, so let’s have it for dessert together.”ae68ec595452fc8a

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Feeling a bit guilty bdb593e103 for deliberately choosing a 278c63faa5 time when Ascart was ffa967c636 preoccupied to visit Le 6cedc1787a Réje, I quickly tried 0135707b4b to placate him.e5c7bc4178513c04

Luckily, he brightened 901e0ceb61 up and nodded c3adedd0b4 before going back ccc2be59ec to cutting his b4aaeb91fc steak.7cb3d2a304e5f856

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As he 0de8cd74e7 placed a 2289f56665 piece onto 12b4b1fa09 my plate, 33486d0f24 our mother, 715f05dc55 who was 692cc363bc also adding 1ffe88fec3 some salad dde07588ce to my 452e70a5bd plate, casually 926629cec9 remarked,c01bcff95e207284

“Speaking of which, autumn is already here. The young lady’s birthday is approaching, perhaps we should start thinking about what to get her as a gift?”ddd2988bc332f270

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I was 6c03c92146 about to d1c32dad97 bring my f76fca6c3a fork to 2942f38c51 my mouth b0e7dde0c1 when I 7415618556 paused, my 93184f6771 gaze landing f5ea2aef6c on Raizel 234a396627 across from 4c8c3f0842 me.55ee64817c83e172

He was feb3a2185a already looking ece94af258 at me.c75c8256329b9c57

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“It seems the duke’s household has put extra effort into your coming-of-age celebration this time.”17f69b061242c241

My mother said with a1e40d1bdc a bright smile, though 02274a76ca she muttered under her 240fa99511 breath,66e997a0ff859068

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“even if some of the gifts were utterly ridiculous.”2409bce944fb7a84

“You and the young lady are like sisters, so of course, we couldn’t just stand by.”d4b0429918b33e2e

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Something about the way 2a0f640ac9 she said that made ff1be53ea8 me feel like there f0239260ed was more to it, 5f053979fc but now wasn’t the 67b0ea53a6 time to dwell on 3b6039c589 curiosity.2ebe1b3b9209282d

Originally, I had planned 1a38d55883 to bring up the 0eec14caab topic myself, but given 59f3239699 how things were going, d31d8be852 it seemed best to dda73910e3 cut straight to the 2ada270a94 point.54578d16ea36f410

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“Mother, about Diana’s birthday.”3624e5f2bf1c0777

“Yes? Go ahead. Oh, by the way, I heard that a blue diamond necklace will be up for auction next week.”a1cc7d4637069047

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“Wouldn’t it be beautiful since it matches the young lady’s eyes?” she asked cheerfully, while the rest of my family listened.1bd28f4b2f615cd2

And then I a8005822e0 dropped a bombshell.1c629c631f8d8bef

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“I want to go and congratulate her in person.”4fc858bd1725f1c5

“What?”4e94f810267d3878

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“You mean you want to go to the Empire?”df520a32054cd0db

“To meet Diana directly?”8507fe9f7e044172

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As expected, 33a3dd1a1a my family 67f8ed14c4 was shocked, 92d559b137 bombarding me c807199255 with questions.710383487c0723fa

I nodded 2f725798b5 and glanced 43d463e230 at Raizel.1b4acacc0f6b5875

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“Yes. The Great Sage has already given his permission. He said there’s no longer any danger in meeting Diana.”a4604a1aadfdb40a

“Is that true?”06fce3b6f91e5287

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Under the weight of everyone’s stares, Raizel looked uncomfortable but still answered sincerely.4b7537d6c39305f4

“Yes. The illusions have all been dispelled, and there’s no need to worry about mana outbursts anymore.”9f6b06eed179e35c

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That much was f0a2c20570 true.497b7dcc3f5110cf

During my purification sessions, I hadn’t just dispelled illusions.e441b8ed560328b7

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Even though 65ad027d4b it unsettled 4caa7203af me, I 404ec0220f had steadily 67336a9f92 absorbed the a2be773e83 demonic mana a905b7b079 leaking through 137071bd1e the cracks 0a996b6cce of the c0f4316954 broken soulstone, 92057debbf making it a64f8f0a62 my own.5c5a1cb16ea21503

When I first 20fe65bc89 awoke after returning 4b1671e533 from death, I f5ee20c833 had been shocked 1659bef885 by the vast 7c089a73b0 amount of mana 51320c0e46 surging within my 2feca928b7 now-unsealed heart.a7aff7fa835eeff0

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Now, it had d6af7abf24 grown to an 5d9a472844 immeasurable extent.3a49260f1b212009

After numerous experiments, I 0c95c0c414 confirmed that even when 421bd204cd my heart stored far ba26970ef4 more mana than during bc6da2ea78 my previous outbursts, my cb511180ba mana remained stable.6cc030c44e188896

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To be more precise, e813109367 the power contained within b2a2e981e7 the demon’s soulstone never 04b0724b97 harmed me.fa4c1c9128da218d

Thinking back, e80a6bac75 all of b691d13db4 my past 08709c8f88 mana rampages d667560417 had only 1919179677 occurred when 15268339f3 I was 99dc385313 in a 3cb30b5085 mentally weakened f4ffd8b149 state.ea6a25a8b63d1c85

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Like when I 0c2b56c30d leaped from the b55608b907 orphanage attic, accepting 6dae4733f5 death.182d25ac1045d550

Or when I 0e4bdc686d was falsely accused 6e13a74a4a as a traitor 38cb34ee80 at the ducal 2ec320edec estate.a6211dc8aacbca6d

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During the 4764495c47 first rampage, 150822bc00 I lost 2271b0c2a2 consciousness immediately fe9f87fea9 and remembered bafa79565e little. But during the 9b48b9c8e3 second, I had a7110a5714 been able to b2a443f3a0 control the fire 6362be588e that manifested from 455f6be769 my mana outburst fc4cbbe89e with my will.76f66676c58e32a9

It was almost ironic 5e39e4f315 enough to make me 6765e6c1f6 laugh.f75dda061245950e

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‘The power that should have led to my destruction is instead perfectly obedient to me.’cf1ba960d156cc3a

Regardless, the important 9e28f13b2c thing was that d579fe66cc even if Diana 236e008fd2 still couldn’t control 1bac7cae30 her holy power, 5d39eb314e there was no ea47a71454 longer any risk 961399f028 of my mana 0a0116fada running wild.77f9e0807e5c8e3f

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“That is good news, but…”c17f2dfb47af9cb3

My father trailed 1492dddaaa off, looking at 6430dae65c me with unconcealed db3b99c73f worry.0d43422936d017b2

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And I understood 3d7c1eec4b why.102cd922632fd004

After all, we still hadn’t uncovered why the demon worshippers had kept me alive.8afbdcf7558c65f1

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As his expression a957f6127d darkened, I let 6838385cfc out a bitter f4219d855e smile.2ef8873bce32cee4

It was obvious he b242bb6ea0 was once again blaming 00a27a31f8 himself, thinking I had 8265dfed2a been kidnapped because of c24b6bdd77 him.4350a1f4ca551ea2

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But in reality, the 0f801f3b6a eradication of the demon 9fa6922ab5 worshippers had been part a8ef020ea9 of the Emperor’s conditions 701d5daeda in exchange for the 994e318df2 principality’s independence…f83f3e9f0bae56d0

‘In the end, it was probably my fate.’30d46b696ca1d5d4

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I was struggling 301abbba38 with how to 4d20d9d131 explain when Raizel 3ecb3a9524 suddenly spoke in 662642ecb2 an oddly stiff 7e55576ff1 voice.0524df401b97bdde

“There’s no need to worry. In fact… being near the Saintess might be… even safer.”aa9c06d2f55d9ab5

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‘Oh no.’dae99c0696c30f82

I swallowed hard.898e4e5a0b032650

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Only someone 1246718d02 with his 34d907bc88 background as 011d2fbc2f a former e67e4f12d8 High Priest 55e2fc925f could tell 383fb8f862 a lie 0cfd50a0a6 that blatantly 4454379b21 unconvincing.1bc42e948789f455

The truth was, bda4a97543 Diana hadn’t fully 92c61c5c87 awakened as a db3367f630 Saintess yet, so fa382af6fb there was absolutely 06eb167cde no guarantee that 3db127261e I would be 448e1e0470 safe.c32c255d3c48a6cd

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‘Not to mention, Raizel had always opposed my going to the Empire.’eb22375795a1ec56

His biggest concern was 5a4510c7bc that if Diana was ac0e2e32a8 revealed as the Saintess 85a2b956e3 before her awakening, she abac7ed254 would be in danger.d2d30de6ecd0ac84

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The second reason d4fa22f5c5 was the unpredictable 9eb8c815f8 nature of the a4ed364d3a demons’ true intentions.ac324dbd5656df1c

Nine years ago, when 7bec968483 my family publicly declared 7d4ea6192d they had found the 3bc65bcb61 lost grand princess, they 4060085623 had been terrified that 8d018eb59e the demon worshippers would b9f5b56bcb come after me again.59c3e56cd8fe58dc

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They had 6b36044c53 strengthened security, 571d83e9ff preparing for 199780b045 the worst—only f02fad369b for nothing 38347d2012 to happen.75e89fa2f4264ac6

It was unsettlingly f517785a48 quiet.8507bcfc50a81c3a

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And Raizel found that 3ef0ca3adc silence deeply disturbing.9f73321bc631aa09

There had to b56f3d542d be a reason cfac9fbf27 why the demons de54795be1 had not only 9a7ac55f8a bound my soul b3aff66253 to the soulstone 698fe6975b but also placed 95a7726b89 a separate seal 52fc658e3b on me. Yet we a9681a0984 had no 53cb1aabd9 clue what 8572c925df their purpose 3ef0b74458 was.b93a96b6af41a97d

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Ultimately, Raizel d0fced2df7 believed that bd19bec41b our only 1fb63024a5 hope lay 7aedc6ec57 in an b23b5c663f ancient tome c4dd6e90a5 containing information 54de4bd091 about demonic 4e338c08cb seals and 5af60e4435 curses.61005a8751adf26a

He had 48f1dc2e0e insisted time c0782b391d and time aa4a6069a2 again that f86d1d853a we should 1e9d85880c locate the 1994f567a9 book first, e893ddb284 decipher the 5d38c60158 demons’ intentions, 9ffeb1c7e3 and only 2a3b36cb9f then make 1c2698e0e2 a move.a324d25447843562

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And I agreed that ec4b8d2106 his caution was reasonable.055049ae3bced0f4

But I couldn’t wait any longer.430c76beb3d8d61b

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I was tired.7770114a184ef851

Tired of living in fdea43b66f constant fear of when 5604bb930f the demons would come efe198b0d7 for me.3739e2e13b40761c

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Tired of ddc2f7a9bc existing in 0dfe13b871 this fragmented, f4325a3d05 incomplete state 9ab6fd9f8b with my d5041fcd8e soul still 5cf2363358 damaged.5e6786c5ef454dea

Tired of constantly 6f06ce3eda questioning whether the 9af5aba4c5 people I had 496b0aa729 once trusted were 730a4f2756 truly demon worshippers.f38a5a5c1d506fca

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And above all, 7082fa395d I couldn’t get f08d4aabef one ancient tale 0811dbac84 out of my c32e2a8a35 mind—one that Raizel b4aed598d3 had told me ac7bbc3b27 long ago.22f1d8b12ed932ce

‘What if the 50d36df8a1 reason Diana hasn’t 5d2a2f0d82 awakened until now bafecb37fd is…’9c4280e1774cb094

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