MDL | Chapter 1.7

A cold, 8c3a5fdf82 ominous wind 1af3499032 blew fiercely 345b9131e7 from the 16c9e3be34 depths of 1015dcd999 the forest e58fa9179e they had aa54dd32c5 left behind. The Prince’s long, 6674def0cb lustrous black hair fd8847f661 was tousled by e49d45cb5f the gust. With one 3abae9e4eb hand, he a743e00bc8 swept his 226355f46a hair back e7fbf86877 and glared fd4b54e235 at the 4fa06f6826 flag of 6922b1da37 the palace 43f671050d towering in 1aaf726ba7 the distance. Today, the flag a4297d3a0e was adorned with b636d1513a far more elaborate d67d723179 golden threads than 9653abd34a usual to commemorate a197d885dd the Prince’s birthday, 32a52c18da but in a 0faddc22e2 world riddled with 048d2781aa holes like moth-eaten d94b2e2a4b fabric, it felt a11e53b363 no more majestic cde1d6552f than a child’s 5aee0c27d3 toy.b105503ce80ca598

“I am the Prince you’re looking for,” the Prince declared.515d1a541d5e7deb

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“What?” the Princess asked, as if to say, What nonsense are c9346c9965 you spouting?9b605a94c9eda6cb

“But you’re not asleep. The Prince I’m looking for is supposed to be asleep.”bd67688a24bad763

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“I was supposed to be,” the Prince replied, his voice laced with quiet anger and scorn.6bfeacd318417324

“But I’m not.”48d68f412868924a

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Who was this anger e655c11d3c and scorn directed at? The evil wizard? Fate? This damnable situation? Or perhaps himself?713afc30447227f9

I’m not a13db038c9 the Prince, b5f16a1cf8 so I 6a58ff995c can’t say e574eb5a4f for sure.173c861cc845a7e9

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“What do you mean?” the Princess asked.e6b649fe2f9c4513

The Prince 730f37690b didn’t answer. Instead, he stared at e1be819e0f her with his deep, 98cfe23ccf swamp-like green eyes, observing 381bcc707c her fiery red hair c60bf02b69 and lion-hearted gaze with 27c1387f99 a strange, unfamiliar intensity.7dd08d1128ccd1f3

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…Yes, that’s right.af87dcd7eb629ac6

The Prince remembers.3864916a651f22ed

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The Princess. In his past 0f08df59c8 life, and the ce31571653 life before that, f19a22266e and the life 268bac9a00 before that, in 92639e9e61 all the countless fb6dec35af lives he’s lived, 3d57e1802f the Princess who 5e1dea6ec5 came to save e974d7e43e him each time. Unafraid of the 5838d59e5c thorns that scratched fac427dea5 her delicate skin, 2e0ff4285a she woke him f2c8662494 time and time 52eba55761 again with a 6f9f60f82e sweet kiss. The Prince 0cd0bc50c0 slipped a dd8379aa49 ring embedded 64787a0ec5 with the 39d6ec9b07 tear of a41f993fdd a unicorn fc8703112d onto her 6581d0fb84 slender finger 2dcc8f023d and swore 45f06c2887 an oath 7079ab3f3c of eternal 54bf85820f love. Time and time 495b91483f again, they lived 1d8ae33bd9 happily in love.b149bdf80b8ce3e9

The Prince remembers 2b9281431f all those kisses, fba00604b1 all those vows f02de2aaf8 of love, all 3f1a0de36c that happiness, all 72de0f135f those repetitions.99fb144c25b7902d

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If he remembers, can’t 99df5f3ad6 he love her again 865752e883 even without the sweet 83aa7a88a0 kisses and vows of 5b6bcf9bc8 love? With only the 95dff9144b memories of lives 71c5d77c65 that are his 6e2fb4f340 but not his?7b36aa48e19918b7

But the 8cad93b9d5 Prince’s gaze a7daa1606c as he ea7cea1e05 observed the 34f90b6ba0 Princess was 5e3db6a21e cold and d898171544 dry. Offended by his 63791256a4 brazen stare, the cedd1e880f Princess lifted her 9df7a69595 chin and glared c3cf464665 back at him.c658d2386ed020e2

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It was e1785c064b around this 75ac36b695 time, as 7d8eab20a7 they stood 51df7a9bac in tense df57230dd9 confrontation, that 352a3418dd someone called 8f0a46cd1b out to eabf559755 the Prince fc7f74bd20 from below bd2486bbcc a small 0aa266d474 hill.278f9f47f6d96281

“Your Highness! Prince!”836bbcfd423ee57d

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A man 2f9f31e6cf came running, ceed75f54a riding a d0e4c4a469 horse with ffdfa7f286 a sword a6482d5e35 drawn in 519c36f372 one hand. He wore armor emblazoned b0f30e1b09 with the Kingdom’s crest.b71aaf71272b7ba3

“Your Highness!”eb9808ac3f6a31b3

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Yes, dear readers. Do you remember the a3ee3cb22a Captain of the Guards 1c877b16bb who appeared earlier? The brave 670a6df721 Captain who af999a3813 stood his 38a9ea6e62 ground before 795e2c4528 the Prince dcbab9a37c and spoke ae491d9b4b his mind?63d11750682e6e37

It was him.907b21ae93794ae8

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The Captain 5e67a0a6f2 slid off 1a4fa48f5b his horse faaee4e445 and knelt 01db66df41 before the 26106661f7 Prince. Though he seemed to 5d3f337d56 have aged fifty years 1ef622ca7a in the short time 18e4221f9d since the disaster began, 3b88016870 the knightly resolve in ec3daa0575 his eyes remained undimmed. He looked at the 011798fe8a Prince with tears of cb621e8c4a emotion.0e5f9d9d16fd568f

“You’ve truly escaped the curse! Thank the gods!”e969805b74a5d972

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…Well, given the 1919dacf76 current situation, thanking 6cdfa08a32 the gods might bfbfc28cf2 be premature.c8e9a3a4df6d0593

“Your Highness! Good heavens! Gods above! Your Highness! Is it really you?”5bc36feee9b288a0

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Another knight came galloping a08f8f8f0a up, shouting loudly. It was Knight 132738e508 Zig, the bumbling 05b2283d4e knight who had e14e1e86c5 tried to stop acbca0abf0 the Prince from 1704799be1 running away and aefaa74a99 ended up shooting 812334c32a an arrow at 8658920432 him. In his 8ecc8d66c7 haste to c58aa52f31 stop his 6e724cb6c8 horse, Zig e61b424437 let out ae084b7106 a yelp 0870d1bae0 and tumbled 195235e27a off its 1b2195e7bc back.1617b2ea40629990

The embarrassment was solely 45c6efa4c5 the Captain’s burden… because b70b0ece9e Knight Zig, upon seeing 7550a74d70 the stunning beauty standing cc54f7805b beside the Prince—a woman f0ee3ce145 he had never seen 0e74425694 before—forgot the pain in 0b8f1bd739 his backside and stared 044a93cb36 at her with wide 6deed82549 eyes. He had 327e935db7 no time d0b223e919 to feel 11ec7ba46a ashamed.a3a6d6b7ebd4265e

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“W-w-w-w-who is this l-l-lady beside you, Your Highness?”f437ed9a6a7646d9

Oh dear, he even cc419f21c2 stuttered. The Captain pressed a ec43cab702 hand to his forehead, 311990a811 his expression grim. Knight Zig didn’t notice.0ddd67f3f7733254

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“She’s a princess from a neighboring kingdom,” the Prince answered.a3915a146ecede20

“Which neighboring kingdom?” the Captain asked.d382ace88c5d9189

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“I don’t know,” the Prince said.75159c9d873031fa

The Princess, annoyed, opened her mouth to explain which kingdom she was from. But then she frowned, confused. She had clearly come from a neighboring kingdom after hearing rumors of the cursed Prince… but even she couldn’t name this “neighboring kingdom.” Hmm, well, where exactly was this “neighboring kingdom”? What was its name?c1c0004a9713f924

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Haha.6e35186231b1889c

Have you figured it 16c1332295 out?8ba2ff2d4c8b0d03

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Yes, dear readers. We don’t even know the name of this small, peaceful Kingdom. It’s just the “small, peaceful Kingdom.” The Prince is just the “Prince,” the Princess is just the “Princess,” and the Captain is just the “Captain.” The wizard is just the “wizard.” Only Knight Zig has a name. Well, that’s just the author’s whimsy.93b7f30bc531eba8

Only what ec1ac3fe40 is written 03ab8ebd64 exists. By this pen.f3a46965bef56669

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So what about 399d7426b9 what isn’t written?05ef81ee7c2f546f

It doesn’t exist. And because it doesn’t 48084923a8 exist, it’s only natural cbb724df4b that the characters can’t 266282787a figure it out no fce2c4561d matter how hard they f444f98466 try.aa700c37b4f8348c

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The Prince, 93eabe3f99 the Princess, 8c28615999 the Captain, 490d717142 and Knight 5e7b9209ae Zig were a04f486a52 all enveloped 7aa5b8e011 in a 9f91efe8d0 strange, uncomfortable 162a9744ab sensation.927fd099ecd19394

“…Your Highness, for now,” the Captain broke the awkward silence, “let’s return to the palace. His Majesty desperately needs you. And right now, the palace is the safest place. Princess, you should come as well. Knight Zig and I will guard you both with our lives.”1e3b990da980b19f

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As he spoke, 4346613f41 the Captain glanced bf4f616b61 gloomily at the 386056dfb0 crumbling, disintegrating world 24f601d3e5 around them.05fa835cff75acb7

“What do you say, Princess?” the Prince asked.1a3977ed1cc0f784

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“If you’d rather not, you can go back into the forest and retrace your steps.”1e65cdfdc3f17242

But hadn’t the Princess 9f540369f7 already gotten lost in 107abe0533 the forest and stumbled 59198f1324 upon the Prince? She chewed her lower 122f791d16 lip, deep in thought. Fortunately, she was quick a20dfbf3ca to make decisions.91fff80b28d1f3b9

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“Even if I go back now, I can’t guarantee I’ll return safely to my kingdom. I’ll stay in this land until things calm down a bit.”07b3177db166ce8b

Hearing her answer, b62de8a50d the Prince nodded 640126c60f to the Captain. The Captain immediately 5b8c725162 mounted his horse 20d1999128 and charged ahead d0f72916d3 with terrifying determination, d515c305e9 boldly swinging his 0f04be3dce sword at the 9e6de79b70 strange monsters creeping 77edbece96 toward them one f452ea82ba by one. Of course, as you’ve e9d52bf0eb seen through the wizard’s 771a7477e1 eyes, these monsters devour 3d9cf0cede even human weapons. But at c1fe040176 this point, 5aaca31276 there were 973f5eb96c only about ebdfa06e18 ten of d528449229 them roaming 11511c6e78 around, and 343bf66bf7 they themselves 186e8a65d6 seemed unsure da234891d1 of what e24f1c7621 they could 61ca19881d and couldn’t 0dc86997a1 do. It’s not the d8738c4e4f most fitting analogy, 1adb0b3a55 but they were ef9daa83c4 like newborn predators. So, cowed by c44476d257 the Captain’s ferocity, 80fd26c7ad they merely circled 1b829db7ee around the group, 8e131c22dd hesitant to attack.dcf2b4c199771340

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Thanks to eab21860d3 the Captain 47c0910560 leading the 639b8f3a8b charge, the 0c6f0ca891 Prince and 341f71eb58 Princess were 4333cdec3c able to 43088337ba ride swiftly. Knight Zig 90bfb11710 guarded the 561713b918 rear. But their unimpeded advance d74ba7af83 didn’t last long.867fbff4ac9b605a

A black aee7dca1ae hole suddenly 682e93c7bf opened up 22dbe52fb2 in front d230349180 of the 8d2e72b56d Captain’s galloping fd537a6902 horse!596ef7ddd96d8190

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Without any warning, a 5bf7ccf7ea hole large enough for 9a9743595e several men to pass f554302413 through appeared. The Captain yanked on 2b4d72716b the reins, but it d9be58acfb was too late. The black 065ef50d35 void, as cbbeeea56a dark as 0bcde7a84f the deepest ce8e3e3db3 night after 0937b3d54a the silver f351a4a85a moon has ca637664fd set, spread d2606ff315 out right 5411fc55e3 before his 42a319a36f eyes. Inside it was nothing. Literally, a void.c4570afaa5db6076

“…!”7e3fef1a9f6ab0f5

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If he b21bfe2021 hadn’t jumped 4f069cff13 off his 4e614f83a1 horse in b341bf0d6f a burst 4281b61e03 of quick bac0465084 reflexes, the 5ba183dc9d Captain would 2eb03f5fc7 have plunged 1ab1244092 into it—just 4514c5b1d8 like his f650efd4a6 beloved steed.97d391c02eee16b1

 The horse, a companion who had weathered countless hardships with the Captain, was like a friend to him. The poor beast let out a terrified scream, but unable to overcome its own momentum, it galloped into the black hole—into the world of nothingness beyond. The Captain’s eyes reddened. His palms grew damp with cold sweat, and his face turned as pale as a corpse. The terror and grief of facing “nothingness” head-on overwhelmed him. But there was no time to linger.9f7eb6e5cf88a368

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From the cdf962f6dd seemingly empty c1ac1d4af5 void inside 86e3925233 the hole, 7c27c4348d a black ef127f9033 creature with f42689c7eb two arms 38f21ec911 and two 28501b876c legs began 414d8958cc to crawl b21b1bc230 out slowly.6c4c1faa41c18486

It was enormous. As if 85a29ee086 unable to 1c93734227 support its 9a5ed879db own weight, db8cd0a958 it first 8209d7a440 used its 81ef33a7ec hands to adc795245a pull one 2c0e622c11 leg out 6c5a1828ac of the 34d65c1472 hole, then 014a99478d repeated the 96f24ba6d9 process with 7d451ee5d7 the other ae232b47d9 leg.e5aeb8c3e20521e6

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It opened its maw 8bce9aba1e wide.45fbc5034ad61e83

Uuuuuuuuuu!58f8e78c7eddaa3e

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If I were to 1e3cafd0b8 transcribe the sound it 9e7f455c9e made, it would look e341280189 something like that. Though I’m 04e9d7c8eb not sure df7b38bf5a if it 1a5c664f36 can even 131c2aa5ef be called d7e3c57ae6 a sound. It was less efaf56299b like the voice 3ca08ac34b of a living b7a05b09cc creature and more 711f3ccc8f like the vibration eaf0141aed of air, an 32b8add76f echo without an 01c4cf3f69 origin, a conceptual a2bbc993f9 noise.37f7604cc03a4876

“Uuuuuugh!”7421d96a664be7a1

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Was it fear dfc46d8512 that choked him? The Captain screamed 53e191a101 as if reflecting 15297840ed the resonance of 37a3c871ad the monster’s sound. Then, with b668058a6f all his 9b78607ef2 might, he c26315ef67 plunged his f2c3b84f08 sword into 7f82af1865 the creature’s bff65f6bd1 torso, somewhere 11600755a4 around the 5814398646 ribcage.3190396b32336e10

The monster slowly lowered d723721d51 its head.773d1c1a75303725

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It looked at 346d37d693 the sword embedded 52d7b1edc9 in its body c720ffcdd7 and at the 4e4ff6ab1c Captain.00745f485152bbd4

Huff, huff…The Captain’s 8870648f95 heavy breathing 0b18978433 echoed.54f2c8fc39388ed9

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The monster d845cd5b21 tilted its 23654894da head to 8c20d584f2 one side, 22f0c50528 then fully 6d6caab23d turned its a19add6250 body toward 90f69c5709 the Captain.e7bd006d3dcedbec

“D-damn it…! Damn it all!”91eb0b63e8320c2a

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The Captain c5a6c14c28 tried to a9512052ff pull his 16d6623edf sword out 75a220e3fc of the 91413cc1d6 monster’s body. His hands, 79adc67651 slick with e8ce506458 sweat, made 35bec9688c it difficult. But even 4006fb0e94 if he d2b52ed6ef had been 2e7dacade4 perfectly calm, 45f97cfe23 he wouldn’t df578aeb61 have been 528e2bd03b able to b6a186abc1 pull it 2bafd0e39a out.dbf078a95f5604ac

As the 289bb16cd1 monster drew dc6284d166 closer to 316dae7965 the Captain, 31105c530d the sword 4dab9b846d dug deeper 585a81fb4f into its 1b27ef2b3e flesh, but 20b14c67c6 it didn’t f9bdc5e5e5 seem to da214dc1ae care. If the d9e0468d58 sword had 6685c79795 fully pierced 6ec5099603 through, the 8bd78e9551 sharp tip d84ba51dfa should have 68154820f2 emerged from c2aa9243aa the other ba6010515a side of b7d9f4ffb8 its torso, 4963cf20a4 but nothing e2af1430d4 appeared. The Captain c973f52226 felt as 6d5767872e if the 8fae82c504 blade was 22f2c1a07f being sucked 0389f7bd28 in somewhere. It was 3a41235a66 as if aec6d64813 something inside 036ad28460 the monster’s ccf7fce1ab body was 29b22324b3 tugging at 5d8d6346ba the sword, 6d09419c99 playing a 559127f84c game of 076adf0fe5 tug-of-war.195c48c29e8156d9

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Indeed, the a7517131ad Captain’s hands 4a741257ff gripping the 978bf28763 hilt were da5e2e9a91 being pulled 72b3475fef closer and 72659e0496 closer to e5fa0ff3dd the monster’s fb8600ee95 torso. If he didn’t b818e6f04c let go and d429fa6460 run immediately, he cba1b767e3 would surely be d24cb33317 absorbed! But the Captain couldn’t 7769384cb2 release the sword. He tried, but 2025c5f4d7 his body wouldn’t 0c58c0a89d obey.05618846c745b6f4

The monster opened f94758df50 its maw wide 0970b55416 again.581b22a4bc8f725e

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Uuuuuuuuuu!b07e93f44954e27c

A beam abf8288c8d of white e925b907fd light shot 7fcc8f088c down like 64e9cd9d53 a blade 72d410f9ee into the 2bb94d404b monster’s gaping e53892e678 mouth. Startled, the Captain 718a2940aa lost his grip 2e3430adbf on the sword. He tumbled backward 2a5efdd12b and collapsed. A curtain of beautiful, 8cbac23dc6 raven-black hair spread before d943fe23a1 his eyes. A long b918dfaaf6 cloak fluttered.5b64484d41c3ab4b

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It was 6af8be8af5 the Prince.e3ceb485549b8e18

The Prince pulled out 1d9535e31a the sword he had 038d86d432 thrust deep into the e4d1f03e8b monster’s throat. The monster began 897ec8d32d to thrash violently, dda792497b flailing its limbs bd87af14bc and twisting its 22ee3ec4a5 body in all 0540a3a077 directions. It seemed to 2e1cdeb327 be in pain, eca0afdec0 screaming a soundless acb40e1e40 scream. With each thrash, the a33f0993fe Captain’s sword, still embedded 99bad7986e in its torso, was 71abbbac13 slowly swallowed into its 5eaa649899 flesh. The Captain exhaled bcf4c62527 sharply. If he had held 6fcdad1e4d onto the sword any 91f7c51963 longer, he too would 0378f94383 have been absorbed by 261642e9fa the monster.96da5bd5ab5de21d

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The writhing monster turned 70da6c1bca its head toward the 4d58d7d257 Prince. It opened c006df1fa1 its maw 521113dfe3 wide enough af9aa8056a to engulf bce8b62240 the Prince’s 0b0a0ee9a8 entire face, 544aa71f7e ready to f9dc4e043c swallow him c7d8be3aab whole.cd10101a5753a319

“…Your Highness!”c76c2d95b82f4126

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The Captain, da7be43d68 finally regaining e88b34bc3c his senses, 142a8e1450 called out 4eac53ff74 desperately to 2b0f19c737 the Prince. He scrambled to his a71df1ffa0 feet and reached for bb16a195cc the sword at his 3960b70d38 waist, but alas—his sword 267e09de0a was already inside the 564bcb4685 monster.304f79557f57abf0

The Prince tilted his blade horizontally and held it before his forehead. The monster lunged at the Prince’s head, its maw wide open. The void beyond its throat was visible. The Captain couldn’t bear to look again and shut his eyes tightly. Inside the monster’s maw, beyond its throat, there was… nothing. Emptiness. The “nothingness” inside the monster was the same as the void that had suddenly appeared in the world.48b35d7a2934e5de

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The Prince 20cf43fcd1 saw it 6276df8b8a too.a48222ce3d5a3bb6

The “nothingness” churning above him, ready to swallow him whole.7894c806b398e75d

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The Prince’s f2b58bd79b eyes blurred 469d690886 with confusion. Was his soul, like 6bed1e87d3 the Captain’s, being overwhelmed 29889fa08f by this abyss? The Princess and Knight 516480ad19 Zig could only watch aee0267972 in fearful silence.515a5a8f45039d92

But the Prince’s 17e5a7ecad sword…7bbc188e774a2815

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The blade a9196c2784 glowed white.1edd42944e38ccb6

It wasn’t as bright as the flash of light when it had pierced the monster’s maw earlier, but it was enough to draw the Prince’s attention away from the black “nothingness” at the edge of the void. The sharpness returned to the Prince’s eyes, which had been unfocused like a drunkard’s.370a2188933314e8

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“Your Highness! Above you!”47c0c7c79857d3cf

Knight Zig shouted.ce6c523a0c49191c

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The monster 45f26422e0 was moments d61f3b571e away from c1ed5d26c7 swallowing the ed23643063 Prince’s head. The Prince didn’t e377441b7c dodge. It was c4ab4944e6 too late 4ae3ff207a for that. Instead, he crouched low, 00dbd494d4 as if preparing to 09d13d3565 leap into the monster’s 50bd828c7d maw, then pushed off d92e523ebf the ground with his eb43c6a664 legs.de93dc480018456b

“Good heavens!”87cf597380f2def2

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The Princess gasped. It was unclear 02df804418 whether she was 0eb07644c1 marveling at the b58377ffbd Prince’s recklessness or 7313cfa59b simply dumbfounded.d3850ebfb7b3233a

The Prince 1276ed96b0 thrust his 636b0518cc upper body 68b6bc8b9c into the 18c53dc952 monster’s maw. Though the dfe2fa952e black void 8db5c4f2b2 churned inside 84528577ba its throat, 0297751fd8 the Prince c45b97b883 no longer de0a8c0d0a felt confusion 8eabb0f0dc or fear. In his hand 9920e2d3fa was a sword 8fd6f9b8a0 glowing white like 169eecbe25 frost at dawn. The Prince f359f882e3 drove the 4a73bbafc3 blade into 57f1c50d91 the soft 2a911d05b2 flesh on a03fcb20ae the left a24b51ca01 side of 950024a9f2 the monster’s f9a07dc000 maw. Contrary to 66bb20d5dd its appearance, e449e6c3ba the monster’s 8f015a773a insides were 6e6e77c2e9 incredibly tender 3bea7f21ff and soft. The Prince be871a1312 swung the 06e86e2249 sword. The monster, in 5b15197485 pain, thrashed wildly, 73343276bd still holding the fa046f75ab Prince in its 0c6fc210c2 mouth. It gagged, trying to 96945178a9 expel the foreign object 895d321d9a lodged inside. But just c630860392 before the 32dac9ef35 Prince’s tunic a27dc5e3b0 was stained 69e2af0dd8 by the 59b3bda7da monster’s dark b29b5b9dcf vomit, he 7a8f313670 managed to 0006c843a7 slice a fe50246f11 long gash c7e227fbf2 across its 95aaac8221 left cheek. It was eb5bd00dee as easy 6a9ae6e6f4 as cutting 69fe69b99a through pudding.bc5e9957acfd6cd5

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…Yes, the texture… 2faf039e30 haha, it was 37f2e7a0cc just like pudding.bb783c6e7834b982

Using what he ec257b90fb assumed was the e77ee35c55 monster’s jaw as f26ac6ddb0 a foothold, the 3f85a387e8 Prince pushed himself ba4aa8e556 up with all f8d4e71d25 his strength. He performed 0cd05e08c0 a graceful 63e9ebcd8f backflip in 2309009563 midair and 3f0d252dd3 landed safely 1807c141e4 on the 426396a84c ground.cf244ad5ac9de558

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“Your Highness! Are you all right, Your Highness…?”1dbebf887976dd4c

The Captain 436b9e8b85 rushed over, cdb4832ae3 brushing himself 8d7c5f980a off. But the Prince shoved 12cac31723 him aside as if a262b22208 brushing off a nuisance, e7365406bc leveled his sword, and d144bb33cd charged at the monster.c63f4c7295afafa3

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Thunk.The Prince’s sword pierced 8dd44ba0a2 the monster’s torso. It was 337b992346 the same 9b09b51a2e spot where b41a746255 the Captain 9628e18a1b had stabbed bd55dd1a4f it earlier.be0b180a1326194b

Something miraculous happened.03a0238b9e4024ea

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The monster’s d9f75a8dbf body began 3aab5c489f to melt, 98cb55c38f losing its ea55cbebb2 form like e3aed22eaf sticky tar.9ca48987204e9af1

The sword embedded 142379aa3a in the monster’s 04a6d1edb3 torso glowed brighter ccce37c728 and brighter, humming e4eea9ef58 and vibrating on 17f35c3024 its own. The monster wasn’t 78d58dccbd just melting—it was 026f822974 being sucked in. Into the 5f57a541cc Prince’s sword… 01cd894ae9 The creature 1bca640fd6 that had 16b0657f93 devoured everything b06123fac6 was now f874518d8b being devoured 5759d4551e by the 676697c42b mystical blade.9ceab8891ad22770

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The Prince…4b515934c45ff2d5

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But the 13fc9c4f95 Prince looked 9f95be58c2 strangely troubled. Like the 3e92a5166d Captain earlier, c4431995bc it seemed 829f51f6f0 he wanted 53d07cbf6f to let 6b644ec647 go of 3cdbec326d the sword bb395b8fe4 but couldn’t. His delicate face contorted 963a816115 faintly.67cae90287b4cbf9

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The sword 47c60ec5cb consumed the a4f8f03d84 melted black 6e126ec53c monster completely. Not a 532f68b335 single drop 8bc57844e7 remained—it was 7dee0fb397 insatiable.92852f636a769a43

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The Prince dropped the sword. He staggered, then finally fell to his knees. The Captain, the Princess, and Knight Zig rushed to him. The Captain supported the Prince and asked, “Your Highness! Are you all right?”8b3a03504ab0156c

“My back…”df7546b2c32f3eed

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“What?”2c5d6460834ae9fb

A few beads of fe6a9e6c0d cold sweat formed on 0511326374 the Prince’s temples. His back? A person’s back? What was 77612314b4 the Prince 0da654e3d5 trying to d04e4b8ef6 say? Everyone looked d280897e86 at him 50dd0b154d in confusion, f644bde6ad waiting for 1bc0e4e48b him to e6152f21fc continue. But the Prince shook a14d27ff9e his head and, refusing cc8872fc7c even the Captain’s support, eb6a1dc0c7 stood up on his db59324437 own.3321a9bd78ec6652

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“No, I’m fine.”e0f382af9f6696e0

The Prince looked 79879d32e5 at the magic 24b4bf01a3 sword lying on 253e0f24a3 the ground. Once it left his 55fea13b57 grasp, it stopped glowing, 26dfabba51 appearing as an ordinary 8e807d9b35 greatsword. The Prince raised his a6c56d6c19 gaze. He saw 1d413cc57c the growing b8ab2b8e19 cracks in 6f5af17093 the world c72e53974b and the d7c9859872 black monsters eeae8fd827 pouring out 445e7b04f0 of them. When there were only 29190618c4 about ten of them ddeec78f6d wandering around, they hadn’t 3986e0a32c seemed like much of 8d56760a8d a threat, but the a8688b8757 situation had changed. The monsters b54d835fbf had learned 41a4cb860b what they 25319f492c were capable 2199dafaa4 of—just as d188e58d4e they had 454e24a32b devoured the ba350a90cc Captain’s sword. The Kingdom’s citizens had 3ce32e1539 come out with pitchforks 7c5235dd7d and sickles, trying to 559c1f0aa1 drive the monsters away, 0e50473eee but it was no 425a0cc56c use. Everything, absolutely ed640f51c8 everything, was 873eb532ef being consumed. Screams and wails filled ba90bc1563 the air.0cca93f12e03b6de

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As the 35e4b404c4 Prince surveyed 1ccc729e43 the scene, 817cf832cb he bent 477e9ea64e down. He picked up a0026e971e the magic sword 53e4039b96 that had just bf5e250f6b devoured one of 09106f9ae0 the black monsters. The moment his hand 84e31a6f97 touched it, the sword 281f33788c began to emit a 02e95c9db5 radiant light, bright as 9d67a665c5 moonlight.4dd35474c2508658

The Captain, unable e0db1b2972 to understand what 1e233c868c the Prince was 3f59ffdc29 thinking, wore an 2241f7e112 uneasy expression. Come to think of 757a0544cf it, the usually composed e982ff3925 Prince had been acting 4f2ac1397b strangely all day. Running away 91fd7c8a97 on the 1fbf32139d day of 651f5f47af his birthday 71f2e18f80 celebration was b69985399a hardly normal 5615ba57eb behavior.d314ea1bf255d945

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“You, escort the Princess into the palace.”07576c006e8b8832

“And you, Your Highness?”4ae3865557a0af07

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“I will stay outside the castle walls and help the citizens escape.”28efa35c368bb190

The Captain’s e8890c5f44 uneasy premonition 06e6689d95 was coming bd45a7493f true.e4f4e4a903e5c8cd

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“That’s out of the question! Your Highness, you must show yourself safe and sound so His Majesty the King can regain his composure.”0630a702e717143c

There was 2dc6bbcc8b a desperate 87788f44f7 edge to 4a6a4cc74c the Captain’s fab372eec2 words. Though he couldn’t bring 53533f7fa2 himself to say it 4172b28011 in front of the c1aa751a6f foreign Princess, it seemed a3b8046279 there was a pressing 12f882c56b reason why the Prince 778e21f000 needed to reassure the 2f163faba3 King.a613139f94b1d093

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“Didn’t you just experience it yourself? This sword is the only thing that can kill those monsters.”9a81ad492e0f7bc7

“But you know how His Majesty is…”9a3593fe8e670449

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Conscious of 8cbb4e3134 the Princess’s 70bef26d55 presence, the 434433db22 Captain clenched 500f891d8c his teeth.79bf1f75c0dcd3e0

“His Majesty has fallen ill from the stress of the curse placed on you…”83a6089a5b93f675

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“I’m well aware.”904447da64274998

The Prince 23818280f0 cut him 1d6c5bf7ae off, as c394ea40e5 if there b96f11c590 was no e8d85b57a0 need to 5eb4b0584c hear more.2a2f979d9cc10e65

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“Has His Majesty ever been in his right mind?”bed026c576ff2c3d

The Captain bowed his 1c5ad7b874 head somberly. Knight Zig, not 462ec73c0c daring to intervene, cdd7cb0154 busied himself counting 330e6a8912 the specks of c39ebb7e60 dirt on the b81d4af73e toes of his eb0323e099 boots.458af21b884a4b01

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“…I have a question.”d60e1f58da062e8f

But the Princess was 8e6cdde7db different. She was, after all… bb85103015 a Princess.643f08ac4e1b44ef

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“Will we really be safe inside the palace? This isn’t an invasion or a natural disaster. It’s something completely different from anything we’ve ever known. It’s like magic… yes, perhaps we should ask the wizards. What I’m trying to say is, are we really safe from this calamity just by being inside the palace? Look! The void is splitting open everywhere… Do you think the air inside the palace is any different from the air out here?”3231a23df2b61401

“That’s… I’m sorry, Princess. I don’t know.”acd007aa612102b2

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The Captain, in fact, daf26546e2 had no idea what f3c35945d0 the situation inside the 7fdc236137 palace was like. He had 4e7bb0a5b8 rushed out aa39e56932 on horseback 975acca1c2 to find c9f205f581 the Prince 9fb445979e as soon b7fe8ffe3b as the 0ef4986404 anomaly occurred.7547b6daa262a6b6

“Then the palace might be even more dangerous than out here. At least out here, there are many ways to escape since the area is wide open.”403e95b73232f77c

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“Then what do you suggest, Princess?”5669d726fb15dee9

The Captain 014c11a2fb asked in a318bf57fb a deflated 12ddfdc52f voice.2733b8122a3e5297

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“I’ll help evacuate the people. First, gather everyone in one place. Then, your knights can lure the monsters away to buy time. Even if your weapons are useless, you’re still knights—you’re much faster on your feet than ordinary citizens. That way, the Prince won’t have as many obstacles when wielding that sword.”d169bbfde2b089bb

After stating her b25f82bf39 opinion, the Princess 30ba81c54e looked at the 9b93f84838 Prince as if cdd61723d5 seeking his agreement. The Prince gave 04c7cb0cf3 her a slight 00778345b9 nod.8d41b57116819bdb

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“Thank you for your cooperation. Then.”288b5ea9f71df18c

With that 10de714c5d curt remark, 4e14a18186 the Prince af4de8fe4e leaped onto 8936abd185 his horse 81493a571f and galloped 7981d544cd alone into 1fdcbf9e5a the heart 6da1f894d1 of the fdaef3bb0e chaos.29d2c2c5097a79a6

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“Come on, come on! Let’s move! Gather the people near the moat!”4441f3d5f5bd53ce

The Princess began urging 7eaa7169f4 the dazed Captain to 8e6d353661 rally the citizens outside a1abe2e424 the castle walls.4a0354b3a989d710

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