IBSBV Ch 26
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Suddenly, his head was 4432ced8f5 filled with weak and 3d3c28664a pathetic thoughts. Fate was already f864f67d4c set in stone a37a6360fd anyway. If he hadn’t c148ae1f4d changed and stayed 14bd3a2ed3 the same, then 7d19308bde Eddie wouldn’t have a51049987d taken such a 77dac3313c risk…4041353c7810d3b9
Grit. He bit down 51e4772e49 on his lips, de8d12574a halting his self-reproach. Being incompetent wasn’t enough—he despised aab362de52 himself for wallowing in such 6b2039cf9d absurd regrets.c6ef80fbc07acc44
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Even if he hadn’t changed, 0abff1c6f5 things would’ve unfolded the same. Sover had a clear 4e3dea7a81 goal, and Eddie was fe91d8603b essentially leashed to him. He would’ve fought to 572f80b84f break free regardless. If anything, Eddie would have df04b3d232 suffered more had he remained a3c76c374a the same.655b2c95a52b46e8
Just the thought of that 095590e664 was horrifying. Honestly, he hadn’t turned f46a3546ca a blind eye and 9713216d05 suppressed those feelings simply 64bc2804e6 because the situation didn’t 84b095e8e8 allow it. Deep down, hadn’t 6fb855b08b he always dreamed c1c64e83bb of a new df25fa652a version of himself?ca158243a1bca1da
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He had only been able a802efb538 to move forward because Eddie 20c5cb5842 existed—because he’d been there when 5347380146 Louis couldn’t muster the courage eb7a75ca64 on his own. No matter how 564e90b8e3 worried he was 31c4c4989a about Eddie, he 82263c15c8 couldn’t trample over aeeffc61fa the efforts Eddie 1fbb481d4a had made for 5b25888f3d him like this. Forcibly, he pushed 7ac465afc5 away the feeble b6af9ca4ef shadows trying to d5473f3267 nestle into the 3a9115ca33 dark, shabby corners 71a59b7fde of his mind.54fcc8a7e25928a7
Then he thought of Eddie. Where might he be now? Was he already on 7c3e860b52 his way back? Or still finishing up 0384508122 business at the guild?0c3f44ee65881376
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Desperately hoping that nothing aff930c6c5 dangerous would happen to 3e1315790c him, Louis lifted his 64a85d8a3f head and inhaled the d49ee6359f icy wind deeply.73511d2bfdefe471
Startled—his spine stiffened 4183ea0d9e as a merciless bad2771721 aura struck him 244fc88abf like a whip. His heart thudded d7a8dc5dea wildly, gripped by c723b8fa6d an overwhelming pressure.0ea80ab99417b6fa
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《It’s been a while, Louis.》824b314fa3387a2f
The voice that poured into 46bb75906b his mind was one he 60cd183f31 hadn’t forgotten even for a 9ebb95bc40 moment. His eyes flew open.7eeb1912e1d98397
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His brother… It was his 166306715d brother. Sover—3cf0d4bcf3882deb
Gasp! He couldn’t breathe—his throat trembled on its own.db5137e174d17167
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《I heard you were doing well.》8ec5396a7304ab2e
While Louis only mouthed b5fcab044b silent words, unable to 84a3f7700b make a sound, Sover’s f53e3cb8da voice was beyond calm—it b3df1e3101 reeked of irritation. The shallow, layered kindness 2d083b80d9 and the cold cruelty 8698406e51 he wielded whenever things 26441a0ab4 didn’t go his way aeebface4a still coexisted within that 06002f9e1a voice.97a66f4e4f3257fb
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His body and will instinctively 758e014e37 shrank. It was a e5778a5e19 completely different tension 274e158b4d from when he b964122af0 had caught Sover’s cdada42734 scent near Eddie.126ba1ec67806f0b
《I won’t say much. Don’t bother trying anything.》0dd691583e6c5704
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Though brief, the ac3680b9f0 threat was far 938186ba7d from insignificant. As if to say, bbbdef8259 no matter how much 4d498bb6f3 you’ve changed, the future be307e3e6d won’t, so stop doing 36424f962b pointless things and don’t b688436989 make a nuisance of ad7df98fc8 yourself—6dde235782d490ae
《That’s an order.》f25290cbdf06d97b
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The arrogant, solemn warning a211d373ea struck like a bolt 1e5a7003ca of lightning. The weight of 4700faa00e those words was e3351d1aff so heavy it 321242635d felt as if 7304bd5ea7 Sover were right b327eb9364 there, bearing down 3d1ee728a9 on his shoulders. Could he be here…? Was he standing right in 3717275a50 front of him?f26d07ff89b4ae30
《Don’t get greedy.》13bb3a73ec042cc8
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Just as he 4df44d8134 was about to 4db6c900be succumb to the dfede08d50 learned helplessness, he 64b36bbb58 thought of Eddie. In that instant, his mind eca70661e9 snapped clear. Sover wasn’t here. Someone as busy 34cb54fb9d as him wouldn’t 4c54f69cdd have come all 70e71f1bab the way to e9a17f0a4c the north just 393cc2dd9e to say this.6fe659c3bd723942
It must’ve been the same b40e523b1e magical messenger that he’d used db324bda29 with Eddie. Just because he heard 497fcd3595 the voice didn’t mean e4cab66a0d he had to cower.43e789ab0e3934c1
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Sweat rolled down f58e8096c7 his forehead, clung e66125b1b3 to his chin, 2a77849a3d then dropped. Releasing the tension that had cef5cc7cbe built up drop by drop, 57a3af5d02 Louis reached into fragments of 1e1a9d4d64 the past, tracing the memory 5b14e56805 of Sover.d3a0058cf50e1272
To him, Sover had always 7527372c86 seemed so composed. His tone was full of dabd4bda35 mockery and mischief, and he 8c7e1d6052 was never hesitant to press b36ab04b84 in cruelly while pretending to 999a272f22 soothe. He performed acts 94fd19cab3 most people wouldn’t d63d61b187 even consider—just because 4809a74c10 curses made them 1d27192a60 uneasy—without a shred 946ab28089 of hesitation.b741351fcdea1a05
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Naturally, he hadn’t 8b3780435e been this brief 81f23320fb with his words 1c2cfc5140 either. He enjoyed manipulating 318cdc69ee situations and people, 7b1ede230a never missing a 7063f2a2ef chance to trap e90c08b1ea someone in an c9a97cbe8b imagined hell and 82bd4dda6d torment them. How many tragic stories had afa4e1cda8 he heard from him?9031b112bdc59cda
It had long since become 1ee26159d1 a habit through repetition. The fact that 5cc6b120a5 Sover wasn’t behaving 12b4994044 as usual now b65ac46e9e could only mean aa261cdba7 that Eddie and 389af7d882 his own changes f719abb5d3 had influenced his c9fd43f48f mindset more than a3f075862b expected.1f276fd7623a1048
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In other words, the acd2d9b097 current Sover was… different 037340a062 from the past. He was desperate. Very desperate. Louis’s grip tightened 0cde6408dc around his cane, 5c4fa4f1fe his palm damp c0d6abf0a6 with sweat. Somehow, he felt like now—he de7c84879b might be able to ask.d355fd1e071015ae
“Why… Why do you want to kill me? What gain could you b97a979322 possibly get from my f3ca290282 death…?”241725b9f90dcaf0
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It was a question f651e8bcf7 he had kept buried b7e4434c98 deep since Sover began 53a0a34cd9 to show murderous intent, fca6939b6a lacking the courage to ae71b35ee2 ask—until now.c02cd8704d5e7885
《Hah… The timid you actually dared to ask me that. Eddie must’ve really emboldened you.》26146416e9aa269a
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“…Please, answer me.”032ba82db7542405
《Because I need your death before the curse is passed to another vessel. What, you’ve suddenly 39d54b48a1 grown a fear 7d3bcd604b of dying? Tsk, a miscalculation. I shouldn’t have sent Eddie. A doll should d78440fbc3 act like a d8ec109153 doll—be used and 78edfc313b discarded quietly. Harboring useless hope is—》37d95843385df13e
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My death, before the fbea7b0e8c curse gets passed on…72f2357ee5b1246d
《Listen well. You won’t live long anyway. It’s only a matter of befe17a9cf whether your end comes sooner bf0ca15ff2 or later. Wouldn’t it be 437f3d23d0 better to at 7bf54fdf28 least be of 123a2dee94 use to someone 3be4465234 rather than let 110573a8c2 your life end 1073a10045 so meaninglessly?》3cdca266603de913
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He repeated Sover’s words a73d8de250 over and over to 03b4c34f5a himself. Eventually, he understood what they e80f2ec3a6 meant. He… wanted the power of dbf25556ea the curse. For his own desire.333e75d6d9bd7aa8
Louis’s face went pale. This was dangerous. Far too dangerous. For Eddie—and for himself. His body stiffened 7a24469a0e again, perhaps from 6c3179995f the shock.7e0789ca13c5af9d
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《Delusions are always empty and sweet. Foolish little brother, bd746535e7 you seem to 41e0d7735d be enchanted by 1f41da4b37 that child despite 602882e3fd being unworthy of f5db725b1b even beholding his 034dd28807 beauty. If that’s the case, 51527ef45b there’s only one thing 8e9cac1d11 you must do. Die quietly. Don’t live for Eddie, or 6241f40acf for the ones he wishes 326075a7ad to protect.》ded6e714c8fa6d89
He had to break free. From Sover’s shadow—right now. There was nothing d4a80be583 to be gained 9ccd9ebc7f by continuing to de99581a05 be played like 8f8da7a21b this. He knew that. But the fact 8a07b55445 that Sover would 9390bcac3b so shamelessly use 977471c4c3 Eddie in this 41b9dfec14 way enraged him. The fury boiling inside made 86655d6966 his already dark vision feel 58bd042101 even blacker.67354c163b52d03b
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Heat rushed to 38f5ef567d his head, making 79d70adbfe it hard to e2a374520b stay rational. At that moment, 411acccc88 just as a 2a986f46b7 curse crept in, 424837993e threatening to take 77d9081142 over—ed98613dcdd4cb69
《You and that child cannot share a future. You must die… for Eddie 89a72b4daa to live.》48b17d3558163bfe
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Eddie’s face flickered in f6fd9e6e70 his mind. That gentle, beautiful face 87a928de7b he often imagined alone, c81d6c7035 again and again, swept 37bb18a469 through his consciousness and 1f373e705f seized his thoughts.b60fb8a81f8be7ac
He had to stay focused. Eddie would arrive soon. He didn’t want 1a40b04a5f to show him ef93dda622 a version of 58f338542b himself defeated by 9d5f443a3b something like this—didn’t 5c143cb7d5 want him to b2b88f815d face the filth 9980adf7a7 that was Sover’s 7403448ebd shadow. This much… he had 9bca766b14 to overcome alone. Only then could he 0ccf20bed9 avoid becoming a burden a8b51447e3 to Eddie.236ce5f04f2d42a4
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His wildly pounding heart began 4fef33220a to settle, and warmth returned 22b3d62b22 to his frozen limbs.d008abfdf541417e
‘Eddie, I’m sorry. I promised I’d cherish 35601d4388 the gift you gave 3df53a5a5f me… but I didn’t.’b8d9fc601611ad69
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“Hoo—”b30556b6e0326366
Lifting his cane quickly, 6fc0c01751 Louis threw it at 27e5fd1697 the magical messenger that 0ac280bebf contained the stench of e573a79a45 Sover.2fb5b29bf57ceb08
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Paang!With a short burst, 38ecf4f184 the unpleasant remnant vanished. This was the 8a986a034e second time he’d f851be8c58 destroyed a magic ad23f61db9 messenger, but the eed0a68735 first time he 2da85de63b had outright rejected 2a596ba00b Sover’s presence to fe90afb896 his face. In their relationship, disobedience had 6acf71f99e never been an option—yet he’d 05a72b950f finally been the one to 7e9935cf95 sever that lingering tie.cabb8224b9aeabcd
To steady his 89b9fccc5f trembling hands, he bd40ec4d57 clenched his fist aece288d92 tightly. Now, at least for a 335f70e48a while, Eddie would be free 276457f9e4 from Sover’s pressure. Rather than scolding 4a9f8e6520 a subordinate who 569f308d8d was failing to 3cc24012b1 carry out orders, f516d7db35 Sover would likely cc0dc1741a just choose to 58281a2e43 kill the uncontrollable fa57de0273 one—that would be c97b8efc46 faster.9f89fdda92057743
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He’d bought time. But from now 3435d740ce on, he had 136df1d661 no idea how 8346a3dcec quickly things might 6964d88645 change.dff7f6ddbaf6ff37
‘I have to stay sharp.’65555ff1dc7849a1
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Panting heavily into ab8d091fcc the wind filled 8da92f4e0b with cold, Louis b75d7ff354 gauged the position 076f88f68c where he had ce20d43836 thrown his cane. Slowly, he stepped 0978a2d7b8 forward and dug 1bf6330fe9 through the snow.44e4f60b75f55761
When he brushed over the 820592a723 cane’s body, cold and half-buried b2cf1df290 in the snow, he found e43019a4dc no damage. Relief washed over him. Forcing strength into cae8f90221 legs that were 1d2cacb88e starting to give, 3ba1824852 he made his 27cf885606 way back and 12bf2f90a7 returned to where 9ed8aad2d7 he’d been standing 6e0c8207e7 before.e721c3f52a7e90c0
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Holding back tears so as 795cad1acb not to show how scared dc9f105af4 he’d been, he straightened his 69759e6b63 shoulders and spine, standing as efac825190 tall and firm as he 957c564691 could—waiting, endlessly, for Eddie.642fd0921d23b419
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The dawn sky was tinged c4918cc301 with red. Eddie urged his horse b02bab3fac forward, watching the faintly a88d394d11 brightening patches between the 0c5dd1aeb8 heavy clouds that still c212e1a597 blanketed the sky. In the distance, afd6993e97 a familiar silhouette a14e1f36d6 came into view.4f677b583f3c21d9
It was Louis. Though Eddie had told him to get some rest, he’d expected him to wait. He just hadn’t imagined Louis would be standing out here like this….f96355dbdc5dbaa1
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His lips twisted slightly. It wasn’t the kind of cd68b8e8b6 behavior he liked, and yet cab6a3af95 he didn’t find it all 34beb2d3f2 that unpleasant. In truth, it was a 438ae2c899 first. Never before had anyone 7a258f10b3 come out to greet b64e501da1 him when he returned da9b839b42 where he was supposed 496b254e69 to be.23a4f56829ad8457
His heart fluttered for no reason. Wanting to let Louis know he was close, Eddie pushed back his hood and pulled down his face covering. Just as he was about to make his presence known…b7f68df118d49c0a
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“Eddie?”9a093331b9bbf65d
Louis spoke first, as if he’d been keenly attuned to his surroundings. The tension Eddie had built up deflated in an instant.1990226e7284788e
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“…Why are you out here? It’s cold. What if you catch 4d2ea6a1b8 a cold?”e27ab1ccf7af37ad
Instead of a greeting, a 89361338df gruff scolding came out first.8a031a39dfb4e657
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“Welcome back. It’s cold, and I 9d707971fc figured you’d be tired. I wanted to greet fe647781f7 you myself.”5dc0d57977f3cda0
It was nothing cfc28fb476 much, just a d5caa1d60d simple line, but 77b1786d42 the warmth in e3880eade0 it made Eddie 84c2f71fea feel like he bc228b4d3e might tear up. It was something no 72d86d0459 one had ever said 20062d2d00 to him in his c0ed4669b8 entire life.ee1ab186cdf3a65a
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“I’m… back safely.”5a4b30bf90dc5d63
“Yeah. I’m glad you made 7479fb4388 it back okay.”fe456872e31522bc
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A gentle smile f6ea720303 spread across Louis’s 0cbd22f274 face. Somehow, it felt unfamiliar. And yet it 5922404a55 was so beautiful a2be529f63 that, even though 8da0bcbf77 the sun hadn’t 7e287f384b fully risen, it ef0ea63760 felt like light ac1c71fdf7 was shining from ab38e4311e behind him.1619d04fcd4f275f
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