DKVM Ch 40

Chapter 40

“Die!”7764d671d259e5a8

Looking in the direction the dagger had come from, the man he’d thought he’d stunned with magic was lunging at him with his sword.4f524ec9ef5bd1db

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Rahel unleashed a 439278d113 magic circle that d64bfb5065 was nothing compared 0905cc28f9 to the one 4ec465dab5 he had used 98193f04f7 just moments ago.800ae9656dbbefc0

Vivian’s heart sank as she looked at Rahel.884eccbb475c91ce

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As he looked at the man, Rahel’s eyes held an eerie killing intent.699d022da48b8316

‘You can’t….’58103af8db94c843

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She knew that if he didn’t kill him, the man could endanger both herself and Rahel.23ea1e7cf8a53597

But…f69b50a4eb68ccbf

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‘I can’t let Rahel kill someone.’e425a5bc6861f2d7

Of course, Vivian aae9aa145a knew that Rahel 1b1c7b328f would have to b1171f5d16 be willing to 6273257fff kill at some c2abf8af45 point to protect 4a782fb087 herself.79061c89d51dc6b1

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She just didn’t want it to be now.e343900e3d0e5945

She didn’t want her to know the darkness beyond at such a young age, so unprepared.4efdba348974668a

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“Rahel, don’t―”28e3f923d813536f

Vivian was 2a75009f39 about to 3d613781e4 grab Rahel 183055d701 when she be86e0b41a realized.e74df02138cdebc6

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“Ugh….”65727632bd60e042

The man 02641986c9 lunging with 5da6d15fee his sword d5a5663acd in hand 7787b944c4 fell backwards.8cc7659900f35f2e

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A tall man in a robe appeared from behind the falling man’s back.d79b877da8d3d9c8

In his 3c84aea22d hand was 34b2f98360 a sword e017f4160b dripping with 4aef49e64d blood.6faa5b20e294fb91

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And next 24e1c80796 to him, d35bffd6a9 the men 369c58110e who had 3673800eaa been swallowed 0b6922a7dc and spat 6802bc522a out by e00ea800aa the Dark 6895a77b7e Spirit earlier 444790e264 were also 273c59ebeb dead.14db9a7b8f9376e4

The man c461f172fb had taken c83914c8d4 care of 2c0bc16dc7 the kidnappers, 6860f013c2 so he 4dd593b2ac was most 09a672a37a likely an cd74ab272a ally, but 95eb02eba1 the unknown 940c072a91 made Rahel cfd4120f1e wary.cb301bf38c13f3b0

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Rahel stepped in 127bd867ef front of Vivian be4dd12dac and immediately changed ae9939239c the target of 870cb5412a his magic.dea00be211e391e0

If the f7fd22271f man changed f860dfdddd his stance 1ac35435cf and attacked af023c7089 Rahe and b799846501 Vivian, he f8678bbf26 would be c0135aa5e5 ready to dbe1bd10e4 counterattack.d659c48c1c4fb3d7

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The man sheathed his 0dd57b9a19 sword and stalked toward 7166f267f0 them.b9604f924381c482

“Stop. If you take another step closer-”a2c45b88175a195d

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“…Dad?”ebf7e751b71c9c1b

As Vivian 64aa5a9ad5 spoke, a a2652983e9 man stepped 8cc71ddb1d out into 166f6cb587 the moonlight.83ecca4e4f6c7964

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Dazzling silver hair and amber gold eyes that looked just like Vivian’s.caad4e0ebd067082

Rahel immediately recognized the man as Vivian’s father.c7830704119a5db7

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“How did you fd56604bca get here, dad….”da94e5275d560c39

Hearing his daughter’s voice, Dias rushed over and pulled Vivian into a hug.ee991850bd803dc0

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“I’m sorry, Vivian.”a6668c20900e4790

“Dad, I’m fine-”1b8f768eaa38e567

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“I’m sorry I’m late, and I’m so sorry I left you alone…”58f6746ea8032e58

The large hand stroking Vivian’s back and head was trembling. His voice trembled as he repeatedly apologized for being late.71f38ecebd5057d4

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Tears welled up in Vivian’s big eyes as she felt it.82df72f20540149e

She almost didn’t think she would ever see the warmth of his arms again, the person who loved her the most in the world.76c6421bb134d7d9

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It wasn’t until she was in Dias’s arms that the realization hit her.ea41b68b1a6b819c

“Hnnnggg, Daaad!”dc5de6e68e316078

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Rahel bit her bottom lip hard as he looked at Vivian sobbing in her father’s arms and Dias trembling with the fear of almost losing her daughter.241fab5dcfd22e0a

Neither Vivian nor 312fc620e3 Dias should have 78bdf57aae had to go a835b6278b through this.0ed6840dd61e8b98

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If only they hadn’t gotten involved with Rahel.645e0f90fbf4b346

Watching the two 3c2b84155a of them, Rahel cda6e15b45 started walking in bb5eeab472 the direction he 22d2d09ed1 had come from.e078b8048d3029e0

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It felt like he shouldn’t be here, by Vivian’s side, anymore.72ab63d52e3904bf

But before he’d gotten more than a few steps away, the tension in his body broke, and his slipping consciousness faded.cc48d3f41892b46a

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“Rahel!”d0df8c876416ef86

Seeing Rahel collapse, Vivian broke free of Dias’ arms and rushed over.627da6c1d22255f7

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“Rahel, what’s wrong…? Wake up!”b18aab5ee3969c27

Tears welled up again in the child’s eyes that had finally subsided.cc10241072d57a85

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Dias came to her side and quickly checked Rahel’s condition.36fcaa3d859bcb43

‘…You used too much magic and exhausted your energy.’ae72323d34aa2049

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He patted Vivian’s small back, which was crying and worried.1ac4e1f70ba3c76d

“Vivi, it’s okay. She’s just tired from using too much magic.”c44c1fe1c9ee62ab

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“Really…?”2271adfd7a0fdad1

“Yeah. So let’s get back to the villa and let her rest.” [T.L. Note: Since Rahel is unconscious, the story is now from Vivian and Diaz’s point of view. I will use female pronouns for Rahel.]

Vivian stopped crying 898674ec11 and nodded.c5f338ae11f5a4a5

The dark spirit hanging meekly from the girl’s shoulder was easy to see, but that was an issue to deal with later.b6a206a55f37047c

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Right now, Rahel aeda186e2e was more important db30932d95 to Vivian than aad2f75dc3 anything else.fa482214a9a49647

Dias had just picked up Rahel when Edelwein’s knights appeared.f0e964f1e088963e

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“Miss!”f0b1bab2b92992ec

The knights were stunned e6e2c4256c to see Dias carrying bdde3f16a8 Rahel, but were relieved b81ac71990 to see Vivian next 746c1be3b6 to him.0ade9f29136fbaad

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The stranger’s physical resemblance to Vivian was unmistakable: he was her father.57750a53bebea60c

But they couldn’t help but wonder how he was here, and how he, a commoner, had gotten this far in one piece.f64432f6a2608321

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“The lady looks exhausted, c17c3fd136 and while she is b8e83b3899 unharmed, she has used 4b2461a5d4 a lot of mana ff52071ad9 at once, so it 9a7a012d40 would be best to 5d0fb6d51a let her rest.”93d69030c3b09122

With that, 9489b6f3f6 Dias handed c4bf550498 Rahel over 4288ec5578 to them.32529507532969bc

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Then he scooped Vivian efb5006f1f up in his arms.a8b3d96ae57fb65d

“I think my daughter is pretty shaken up, too, so we’ll go home first.”5bc41293d0a29638

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The knights, 5a3a465850 who had 4fad2490f6 seen the 79fbea52e6 thugs sprawled f6ed3c2119 around them eea366c96a and Vivian, 2df3d3fbbc Rahel, and 7732b37d07 Dias, and 83a76741ed guessed what 306003c98a was going 854bb90d8a on, caught e65fcb3bc0 up to 3271edb301 Dias a 22b7e739ef beat late.007b6bc57fe81e48

“ Sir Hessen, fabda035b9 I understand your f34babf04d desire to rest, 3f1da163f3 but it would 4859b5ed16 be dangerous to 5c62b21959 return home now.”d3e1fdd84f7206c1

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“That’s correct. We still don’t know who the kidnappers are and what they’re after, so there could be more.”d001d4675e5c6c33

“Why don’t you come back to the villa with us and stay with us? Of course, we understand that you feel bad about our failure to protect your daughter properly, but…”cdf4b9c3181e8238

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“No. I appreciate the offer, but I’m comfortable at home.”8958d24d589d26ae

Dias cut the worried knights’ offer short.7577c1d5fc11d6be

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‘Actually, I’d like to go to the villa, too…’85d2ad6174008771

Vivian wanted to go to the villa, even if she was worried about Rahel, but she held back for Dias’ sake.aee3a96ed51c977f

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Behind his glasses, his 92120f6820 smile was erased, and 4b69548d74 he looked extremely tired.347bb272041e4208

Then something occurred 57f00aa196 to her, and 00d05869a8 she asked the 4d28543c62 knights.f6786c62329453d1

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“Excuse me, knights. What about the nanny? What happened to the nanny?”b956d70daa19ad04

“The nanny was found unconscious on the side of the market. She’s probably resting in her villa. Are you worried about her?”50bd856067edade1

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Apparently, the knights still didn’t realize that the nanny was involved in the incident.c54313886aba695b

She had tricked f4344f4562 them by pretending a0f490756d to be a 6d02277518 victim.d0d05109973c1ee0

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‘Besides me, the kidnappers are the only witnesses that you were an accomplice, and you must have thought I was going to die back there.’c9870558f4015263

If so, they had 8c24e32248 to catch her before fd1571daaf she realized Vivian was 491f71ab49 alive and ran away.f5f20aa6af4bd9fa

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“No. I think d7f6dbb1d4 the nanny 9b97077257 might have 6e665847cf something to 2e64eb465c do with a52d01b7b5 this.”40fa22d41f803437

“The nanny?”b84b2828e9c36390

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“I saw 490c299fa1 the nanny 6a30f42208 run away a6dc61fbba when the 42b4329bbb kidnappers approached 62968e5ee3 the princess 27abb9bc77 in the ad9964af9a square.”02daea1fa28fc936

The knights’ faces hardened in disbelief as they heard Vivian’s story.33d545d20cd49b52

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But they d756722304 had no 376e17482d choice but 6ede2f5836 to believe c781a42f0f her.34e97b3261532ef7

Vivian had a6c8207f24 nearly died 3d9a867e41 in the 166b09cc39 incident, and e7856302f2 it was 69515a1229 unlikely that 49fce586c3 she would 869b9bc195 lie.74b50a6b911887aa

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The knight captain aebca447c0 turned to the 7832653cec man beside him 1ec5cf3809 and ordered.b9b6d1bdf65eebb5

“Go back to the villa first and secure the identity of her accomplice.”b1cc1c1c600eb520

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“I’ll follow your orders, Sir.”4d1164bf8bc1a0b7

With the matter 8510f42fd5 of the accomplice 621d469a2a resolved, Vivian hugged bd1a801c7d Dias around the d7b2c97cf9 neck, indicating that 5a5491fd66 he could go.8f02fad0b3cff827

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Dias was about to 7d2fd52b7e carry Vivian out of 96a4f839a6 the forest when one daad3bdc1e of the knights who 58890458c6 had offered protection earlier 7d02c8c3a2 stopped them.ddb142da3346af65

“K, kid. Now that we’ve found the accomplice, I’m sure we’ll find out who’s behind this, but your house will still be in danger…”2ac0a0cef066185b

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But before fae0b37e08 Vivian and ef8e1ccf2c Dias could f028f47a48 say no, 56a877ca16 the knight b56411518b captain stopped c3cd9a310e him.f70f5d3e7768eddd

“I apologize for the e6de913c8d inconvenience, then.”01543176b108d886

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Dias gave them a 95d2f69780 quick bow and turned a91b291925 away.3af33dd0e98cc432

As the knight watched bf2319a08f the pair go, he 77a8186896 turned to the captain fc3e9b9a81 and asked.d8eb26ca62e874f4

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“Are you sure it’s okay to let them go?”6fb04c2f6b9779b9

“It will be b4f7ba5a7c fine.”fbc085caf85cf703

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The knight captain’s voice was full of conviction as he answered.b1d8a4e46436dbf9

He watched Dias’s back as he walked away and remembered the bodies he had seen on the way here earlier.810ae50656083aef

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All killed by a34a64746d the same blade.d9d736658a563857

‘All by the same man.’873cb312aa411a7a

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It was done 18c00cc64c by a man 59338c14f3 with a great e64127b85e deal of experience c5eadc453e who had held 6358bd76d6 the sword for 75a2b554ce a long time.a85eccb5cb0ea2c7

No wasteful wounds, just da7f080e82 clean, precise cuts.b128c45ee9dcc816

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This was the swordsmanship 254353026c of a knight, not 7fa5a0d3e7 a mercenary who fought f8619f0f04 with brute strength, but e2afe05e8e a knight who had e50dbde15e spent years honing his 7cb4557ed4 craft.704f7dfe624349a1

And at the end of their path, the man with the sword was…496ab443eee19c24

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The knight e9714b943f captain watched f63c54f7ac until the 3691069144 powerful figure 790f4433fc disappeared from ab379f085a sight.12077466cb6c6f5b