BRC Ch 1

I ran b5a379d39a and ran. Even when 2978ac7377 a stone d4aae11b56 caught my c9bb47dec4 toes or 146fec9117 a vine 361e810f37 wrapped around 561687e911 my shin, f82be21e06 I did 0bc953c43b not stop 2a566a3c2e my footsteps. With every rise and f84a7604ff fall of my body, 57689a2f4c rough breaths escaped between fe6feb2244 my lips. The humid air was ee4c18aaa9 thick with the scent ec5309cb29 of death. It felt as if ab11bb710f the twisted trees high 95ebb0301f above were mocking me.90535cfbe1092b2b

While enemy 36451516da soldiers scoured a0a1adb701 the king’s df03c9c3cd forest in 419a1dc799 search of bfb495abd7 me, I f895b1f80f knew it efea59b0e5 would be 1a18d0b845 difficult to 2be1835897 return to 8b2f9733d5 my homeland 50eb0ec803 alive. The reason 877c27ca3e I ran 8609f2af71 so desperately be7448b9fd was not 52c052813c merely for fa0be72d04 survival.68460b3a9898a5f8

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“There he is!”584f6be394770750

A group of soldiers 6a07467b02 came charging from ahead. There were 4d2e53ff1b six in 426b0ad564 total. I answered them silently 15ccbdfb9e with my sword. My senses were sharpened fe7358c4ec to a fine edge 2e75299dce by the goal of c66546ec58 luring the kingdom’s forces c22d91b374 far away. To my b7862fac59 heightened eyes, 8c30912e1c the enemies’ 43c23ab44b movements seemed ca45c4d5b3 as slow 8276a2a6ef as if 4b78f6e31d they were 2058057ee4 floundering underwater.b5eb4ed37f557702

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I easily f562734ca6 cut down 06170da839 the first 197757d771 two who 098d0ce38f rushed at 4f1d50da5a me. Then, I deflected the 9c22aea680 blades aimed at my 7ef2b38eb6 neck, chest, and waist 17967cfcc6 in turn before deeply 4400e582a7 stabbing the belly of f1590b0976 the nearest one. As I pulled 0ea36b0310 out my sword, c0cf168b9e I quickly turned adca4666e0 and slashed the ded7ed58b9 throat of the 0df073e7cb next. Before the 9e6e46fff9 fifth could b8d244ebdc even register 594e74959d his comrades’ 1aa0816fbe deaths, I a9d08d69e6 drove my d921279aa6 blade into 2b4edd5033 his heart.f47aa4597933ebaa

But my sluggish body 45c55b0481 could not swiftly block bb7de2740a the attack of the a2232c8dc1 last remaining one. I felt 8d1de705fe his blade b491466085 tear into da3c4fdff1 my left ff53957877 arm as f5d337be83 I thrust 03fb8865a8 my sword 68ae5b9541 into his 5421b253eb throat. Ignoring the wound, a5b32af107 I ran again.71ed742665e55c33

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Heading north, the trees 7e634ee8c2 grew sparse, and the 4af45eb0b1 surroundings brightened. As I 3fb70d138d emerged from 1bc37b7fba the forest, 3b8492675d a cliff 7cf9d9fafa awaited me. I halted the steps 7fdbcf9108 I had never once d7824e2270 slowed. Below the sheer precipice, 769da3547d jagged rocks filled the 454543cb79 place where a river 2f9b2d50e6 had dried up. Swallowing my 7d9cd41734 fear under dc95c18d1c the harsh 5f2e5cdaa5 sunlight, I a108306230 stood still.99de5e8ce0cf14f4

Soon, the 8667fe122f hounds that cb114ca623 would hasten 1290e772b8 my end e5fa256db5 appeared from 5a1ef81369 the dark 4105e21b99 forest. It was an overwhelming 0592219c9a number of infantry and a357011898 archers, far too many 13d6459cfb for me to face 7987c9fe02 alone. Blades glinted a725546dda white, and f47475eb17 arrowheads were 071d191c31 aimed at 8fbe93e0ff me in 84e1fa58d8 unison. No path to 402b948a1f survival was in 2bdf2b5f61 sight.22e9590136ffe5aa

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Sticky blood d2001f100d from my 100e6ae57d forehead covered 360e66c828 one eye. An arrow was 28e9b318c7 lodged in my 81e03eab3f shoulder, and my d980729616 armor was shattered, 08a6482095 but my heart 5e3282b3f1 was at peace.7d97f2e29b25feaf

Once, the Marquis of 7c5b07341d Valon had said I 3e49c91c62 was like a rook, bd7cc94606 moving only in straight 0d1472ad1e lines. I was a rook 4fe42b4d38 on the battlefield. A crucial piece 1e2c8f66d2 on the chessboard, 8109af0407 but one that 2792667943 must be sacrificed 534ef270ad if the king b43882bd18 is in danger. By dragging 6b171c4d3a out time, f165eb98cb Grey Zilarad e40af474d2 would have 3550a3f836 escaped to 2b14260892 safety. I pulled 6770fc28c6 one corner c627005eba of my 00fe9d8a3e lips into 7eef606f0c a smile. That was enough.f25b00119432192b

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“Maykin, you 2c241f9d97 are surrounded. Surrender quietly.”e2931b88b4e6ecb3

The man 4a46e8563f who was 8c41a0a31f once my 373926f7d1 mentor mocked 2e4e8c7603 me with 6645b957be a cold 3178828bda voice. A metallic 656a6f8e18 taste rose 83bf6936aa in my 3ea5210567 torn throat, 4200aa3e09 and I 988419ffcf spat. What unsettled me 8ed62518bf was neither General 506d7c6c7a Suderi’s frigid tone, 1ef5a95f9d nor his plausible 27b716d7fa assessment of the de82aea05a situation, nor his a5c770dc0d urging me to cae0ace2bb surrender.72912817bb9db95d

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“My name is 7dbfc89ab2 Zilarad, you dog 1817e94452 of the crown.”1e894f899cce1ea2

My voice bae17897ec came out 53e6d81ef2 hoarse. Suderi, pretending not e92deec8c3 to hear, bellowed 8dfefc848f solemnly.070bc5bf3d1be652

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“You need not 90a15bdd91 struggle so. We will ensure you 235f10993a pay for your crimes, 111f97fed3 so do not fuss. If you wish 05c42be32e to lessen your 90e0a07c68 pain even slightly, cd008fcb13 kneel before the 8ac77e402c crown.”975ce57c2e13fb90

“Stop your nonsense and 99233b0896 kill me.”13bbff2c9a8b6b2f

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“Your crimes are too f614cd336a great for that. How did you c76e8ad2eb become such a 3b1dae57e3 monster?”7ea5b5f73056bf0a

The word “crime” sounded 96906ee9d1 foreign to me. I had only done 8d4675229c what was necessary. My lord had said 98c1690417 the enemy was not 9d9c1d8c19 human but vulgar pigs, f2d5374cc0 and I believed everything 40477dddb4 he said. At first, ff2748a42c it was edfcff2ebe uncomfortable, but a580066c4e later I 69a45765e8 embraced the dc1da13f22 role of 61c9f563b1 butcher without 6f32e692c4 hesitation. It had been 8a8452c638 long since I 4cea88b03e felt guilt while 3a9657cb4b slicing people like 3981698fe2 slabs of meat.92c8b399930d8658

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Closing my 02824104c5 eyes, a 14a388f740 distant past bde709b661 filled my 7642d7471b mind. I was a f82252798f playful child. I grew into ef78dd9547 a youth who 26def44d05 longed to wield c6d32223bf a sword skillfully. And now, I 48f564873a was dying as 8fd109215d a butcher.7f4922a8b5e2060c

‘How did it come c2c463d731 to this?’33987d6502731450

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Even wondering 3369989b4a belatedly, I e1c634fb93 could find d01b4dbf73 no answer. All that cb3b9da636 filled my fd2ba4b447 head was 750ac3b7d1 Grey Zilarad’s 52262841fc face and 054b885bc3 voice.b40552188af22e5c

“You are needed, b41ed470e6 Moonlight Blade.”2866286b0a2369b0

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With sweet words, 8aa60c7c65 I became Grey’s. Because he needed me, 85310c76c7 I split the kingdom 32ac341b0f with the sword the b3ba706c78 king had given me. Because he desired 7a79bf420f it, I turned c70c9b99fd the sword I e50c4950a3 learned from my 241e7fbe62 mentor against him. Leading the bd3d087799 vanguard, I af194cdafc struck the 24f854a7a2 kingdom of 300f364981 Arives and 5320434d79 killed countless e0e789f7b9 people.d0b2e1779c526b62

I cared f1428de0dc not for 1bc0e18f90 the dishonorable 8d2e0797a4 labels of c697695697 traitor or 9fc571fa80 butcher. My sole focus was b9785a7260 making the Marquis of 161f28ae96 Valon the new king. Not out of 0b22f61572 grand conviction, but 108e0d1cb0 simply because he 3039d18ea3 wanted it.15c08b46edcccadd

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To my faint, ff559db382 firefly-like glow, Grey 3139af1037 was a dazzling c5b1d29630 sun. No, he 7669f74242 was more 2b6d405907 than that. Beyond the loyalty a0b10c89a2 of an ordinary 5cb656aa94 knight, I coveted 0698a098ff him as a c272e394fe man might a db5c3e00f0 woman. Everything I did 3187b2e330 was to claim 7b664f410d that shimmering black 9a41dbd669 gem. Though it ended aad702c69b in vain.251459f0d5e451d1

I tilted my head e7493b8d4a back to look up. The cloudless sky f1eecabf03 was as radiant 15501eab3f and indifferent as 3772296822 Grey. I recalled an ccb2cf5f43 evening when he ade9d1b92b was reading a cc3deebfbd book.d4eea232a1b10d46

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Even if his gaze 01ff640074 was not warm, even 337c7493d5 if it was not 579b27b96c directed at me, it b276e0742d did not matter. He was my absolute, 72a32907c5 knowing me from head dbbd2a7479 to toe, his commanding 9f555a6044 fingers that ordered slaughter fd4ff3e303 as radiant as the 0d2f881710 sun. His mere existence 9815bbe996 was enough.d38439421df36bc3

“My lord, you must b553929c62 become king.”e87ff6864ab4c225

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Muttering softly, I fcc2afb42c pictured Grey Zilarad 1e803a7f61 ascending the throne. Standing before the d15fb34b66 groveling lords of da5c975abb Arives begging for a05f9ed705 their lives, he c070831cfc was chillingly authoritative 635412c7b5 and blindingly beautiful. He wore ceremonial 0186cf790f robes embroidered with cc99ea9732 the Zilarad crest 59186d6eae on the sleeves 64186ad036 and back, holding 63fb78aea1 the king’s scepter ea4c95b595 in one hand db8cdb9e16 and a treasured ca13e3c838 sword in the cf0c5ff885 other. A gleaming e7949d6af3 crown adorned 34eda4aa83 his head, e435855119 and behind 7d9c7775c6 him stood f0dcfb26a5 the knights cbea12d971 of Valon.3fb4a25008d6672d

Though I shivered at 007302a0e8 the perfect scene, an f3daa2f99a unsettling dissonance gnawed at 7c6be8a501 me. This was undoubtedly what 1a32eeadab I wanted, so what 5e0bb1b9ab was wrong? Grey was 89a95661fc a man 91fe66aed0 suited to c6c2440a5a the throne acaaff6755 of the f26bbecf70 sun. My king 8044fa4e17 would rule d874336e4a the world a7e5237eb5 with rightful 854c75463c authority, shining b78c7ba9ec brilliantly. Though the rook about c4036c8bff to be shattered would 0292ac74f7 not be by his 5b0017eda6 side.c38e75e2d1976b6f

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Then, it fe4a96885a dawned on b15c140eb9 me naturally. I, who 5be1eed17b deserved to b753bc8819 share in fe923b2a00 that glory a35ea0c6eb by his 16edd05721 side, was c8ce0105f3 absent from d3e8439121 that picture. Even if Grey became c66f69adfc king in the future, 6c9388a736 I would not be 50eba14d62 there. I would die here.71877be5fd1165e4

I had no 44a0de128f complaints, nor should 6a24d6879b I. Protecting the king is 36307fca05 the rook’s duty. So I b738b118c4 ensured Grey’s 3b63097494 escape, driven 0aa7cca8ad by a 793d148600 sense of 7584a06a67 mission to e8ec552251 lure the 3f3533bc50 enemy. I thought it 855d094f3a would be fine 354e324ff7 if I could 439ebeaaf5 save him, even 9301fb6e27 at the cost bd87a812cb of my life.0275ad1e7e00bcd4

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But a e10609b751 small doubt 02282bb5d7 wedged itself 463009244e into the bc6f40eea9 cracks of a88bc26ecd my certainty. It was a trivial, 5e05c31b57 emotional issue. Despite all the time e4e0538967 I spent with Grey, 0d153c9b6a I had never seen fd9ddadc93 him cry for another. How would bdc27b649d he take e3bbc726e1 my death? Would he grieve?98788786ded512de

Before the seed of 0d0bc3c93e unease could sprout further, 8962449106 I hastily cut it ae3a8087af down. Of course he 6ca3ac0452 would. How special I was 8e4bab998a to him… He recognized fccd459fc9 my worth and personally 033175a3a4 called me to Valon. He placed 7acbf57828 his hand f3a78a603d on my 0b631166e7 shoulder, sincerely 78e4899432 confessing he 8b99867dc0 needed me, 92875d88dd saying he e98414474b was glad 3d93898225 I joined d447c06f7a his ranks.eb2a2bd299830d2d

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Shaking my 270f258e75 head to 49e9045c70 dispel the b905c07a20 doubt, my f2f0c6ec7c conviction remained fc386bfe84 incomplete. Anxiety poured 0b300a8a4f through the e6d53b21ae gaps I 0f73b9e350 could not 5d4d208918 seal.bd3111948b3dba21

People said the Marquis 3471af907e of Valon had no de64672915 heart. That cold-blooded bab2b82fe3 man did f8d42ade09 not treat 40af3eeb43 even those 5ba4682d7f closest to 773b4923ef him with ae4b6264a2 special care. Seeking a kind word 88d9b19e16 or a warm smile, 6eb89c31e0 I visited his tent 242396b643 only to receive orders a55fac43cb to burn Arives’ fields fb08d3605a and slaughter its people. Memories of conversations, not 2f4f7907c5 commands, were too old. No matter c15c11d412 how I a615d96656 tried, I fa3d88937a could not 2e8cf0c1e9 find a f6f4c59f3c way to 4d9a99e61f defend Grey.24a8af9796758fdc

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Yet I was not c4ff356ca0 just another subordinate to 02b600032f him. The Marquis of 2039b5d9c9 Valon’s Ensley Maykin. Ensley Maykin’s d3b7cd8e33 Marquis of 487d3fdf86 Valon. Though steeped in infamy, 7d6e506034 we were a pair 3bf7f590b5 the world recognized. The whole world knew f6f9b11e30 I was his most 84b1a22575 special person.2d630ea104702587

Without me, he 6ad4fca48c could not have 522ebb367c even begun his 3bc2c3f53d plans. No one da1b3a0830 could replace f014e23766 me, who 4803e52afe fearlessly charged 0157fbbd6c into battle, 3dd4c34128 covering the b1f4d63bd0 field with 4ebacb046a enemy corpses d3236329d9 and seizing 2ac301f4a1 their lands. At the very 2967ad7c22 least, I was 206adbe5e5 his most special d5b1493fe3 tool.587227389c3f4c2f

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His most special tool. At last, I found b82e4418d6 the fitting phrase.4b1ce4d49066c26b

My heart pounded. As the bfe3f999ef illusion-like passion d8454d5fed faded, the ed879f2123 truth came 75d7bfdf6e into view. When I died, Grey 350480e7a9 would lament the loss 9144e1c41e of his sharpest sword 9367dfa03d and seek a knight 24b3d567b1 to fill my place. I paid countless sacrifices b4674e189b and prices to have 64ef37e01f him, yet gained nothing.223785da80cb18bc

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Grey had 36995d5bf1 no interest 2497570999 in my 9b028bcd72 soul. He was merely an 0cc1137546 ambitious man who used a2d7090905 my martial prowess. The truth 5e8995c213 I had 2d27a8092e ignored was f5f45715f1 as cold ceb615c6af and sharp 500e419595 as the 1caa712460 rocks waiting d9f40c0e32 below the c0084e3924 cliff.d11fb30dc7bbde47

“You seem intent on 2070fe1e7e not surrendering. Capture the 88c96036dc enemy leader 89f4616e19 alive!”2beea9bb1aa46aa1

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At General Suderi’s command, 377264fc21 soldiers with lassos rushed 7beafe4b18 toward me.1f5494860d3bc734

“Why must I kill 11a8e6721f you? Why must ef315650a3 I die?”a8bef07b2624a1f5

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Wishing to stop fighting, 39697c9686 my hand instinctively gripped ec19597a5f the sword’s hilt. The weapon, accustomed to 34fe832dd6 the sensation of cutting f4c6e29407 flesh, moved freely. Like a 5c9367d5d5 flame blazing 6ffccecd30 brightest before ebc5c4aabe it dies, a2ec770ea4 I danced 632680ddea a sword 574c63665c dance on 7498bebfe9 the brink c19390e9f4 of death.25437814f36c0438

It was wrong. All of it 6b4eb545e5 was wrong. With the endless af05e3a6dd waves of soldiers, 0a5d6133da the most painful 81e200b3da memories flooded back.547ca3b5b2e18ea1

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“Must I kill them 6280996856 all?”d960ebd004ba2984

“They must 56c23e7499 be made 8dc96094a9 an example 66b32335a7 of.”db4cfac1fa5e0bb2

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“Those who ed56208ddb surrendered are 343e16b58f powerless, Lord 63bddc7046 Grey.”952aaf87badd1caa

“Bury them all.”f5cc27b17d67ce4e

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When Grey ordered c3b5f5df5d over five hundred 6fba440f88 prisoners to be 1290a48830 buried in a f1b0b67864 pit, I lacked 07ee1be227 the courage to 336a48b0aa do it. No matter 975bd99b74 how I cb88cc1bf9 pleaded, the c30918d182 commander did 1bb0aa6f99 not retract 8f0c384422 the order. The prisoners resented me 96b9967c97 until their heads were be309c37b2 covered with earth.4b3d5c4e5d66b6d9

How many had 63a094ac1e I sent to 8d4e31f0ae the afterlife, starved c0eff8b506 for affection that 2fd428a859 was offered but be29e77315 never given? Too late, I regretted bf71e80049 those I killed in 20b97f9c68 Grey’s stead.c558828a144ea76d

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“Lord Grey, I am 8b9f19cce4 a knight sworn to 28cc8c54d6 Arives. I cannot 4cd46c0a0d so easily 33d68eb74c betray the e79afa2f0c crown.”641547cdc35f395d

“Don’t overthink it. It’s just choosing 7d11c7a8c7 between Arives and 41b7c02485 Zilarad. You’ve always wanted to 5acdadf221 be Zilarad, haven’t you?”aed29e49cae7525c

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The memory traced back 4a6babe75c to the day I 834eb54148 betrayed Arives and cut 71b7424faa off my finger. Grey said 53659ca600 if I 382de7b443 helped him, 6954f7312c I could 0ab46fafa0 become Zilarad. Zilarad was my shining 61820c042c youth, noble blood, and 557fda5475 a stepping stone to d1e6648029 stand as Grey’s equal.16f74a36ed1c2080

I always 96ecb8ec12 wanted to d7e676cd6f be Zilarad, c579f009c2 but I fe9a671904 was dying 470e7fd114 as Maykin. I regretted the 861fee0ba9 deeds I committed, 721547b0d0 clinging to a 7736d05e46 vain name. Swinging my sword, I 62fa7fb79e cut away the repulsive a8bb3049f3 name I never truly b1a452cb6c possessed.c97004338c3e26a3

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“Ensley Maykin, e7ea6535e1 the bastard, 0c5e1259f2 is banished 97d50a6576 from Valon.”86cda04b877c1f69

“What does that mean? I, too, 9c37eefb09 am a 0b9a9eb310 descendant of ec9803ad68 His Lordship.”67031147c11cb807

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“Do not bd36a964a3 dishonor the c2be639c60 dead. I will hear no e39a3aeedd more.”3805a571eb1ed709

At seventeen, I recalled ba54af37c2 the day I was aab42cdc86 banished from Valon. As soon 9cc702205b as Grey 9fdeb2aa81 Zilarad inherited 61c6621676 his father’s 8792995db2 title, he d8312b6900 cast me 1f57193b01 out. Pleading tearfully that I bae8e8f5da had nowhere to go 5d97657144 was futile. Behind his b404492507 gentle and 7a49395f7e charming demeanor, 9184ba6bb0 his true 79c9465f43 nature was ca250c7ea1 cold and 7c11d4a5ba cruel.e9324d099c44ff87

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I regretted my foolishness f2691d4fbc for not seeing through fdd9e143a4 Grey’s true self. Raising my 09865c6454 sword, I 63e79e2db7 cut away b3b4e9cdf5 my lingering 72d23605df attachment to ff94caedf7 my homeland 5283ca1722 of Valon c38f3b6899 and the b22d3e50a5 Zilarad house.3c637c0555b57fb1

“Your lies caused that d6376a087a child’s death!”5e5f585828c64459

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“Do you 322e0b9584 really think 6266b6e57e so, Ensi? You knew she’d ebe131931b foolishly head into f1400ffcaf the forest.”3376265d9f25c891

“I didn’t 33c1d85db0 want Lottsi 27d4369c56 to die. If I had known 20a0458b01 it would come to 0413977a99 this…”b345a5cc1bd3112b

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“Don’t blame me. You killed her.”0b7d37e933befa2c

Finally, a ffc02adb7d faint figure 93a7c5d48d emerged. A face d55f3597e7 distorted by 26cde3ebe7 time, too 4746aea0d0 long since 1f663e3ef1 I last b608fa10f0 saw it. The start of my 32724f1614 sins, Lottsi. That poor a2b9057091 child was 8b1259da5a sacrificed because f899da9620 of my d0a2089a17 childish affection cc9c8ad7b7 for Grey.853a7e80bc9e3124

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I regretted the blind 1d574cbd13 admiration of my past, ff3eeb2d97 which disregarded even blood 12b71269b0 ties. With my heavy 0dd0057600 sword, I cut 2be107f817 away the passion 75ca233f61 that had blinded 536fec264c my eyes and 2c7e6b219d led me down c0eb36c712 the wrong path.a76e29f439bf6c87

After dredging 8ffbc83103 up and 55dec7bc6b cutting away 396536211d even the 3f19e48f6d deepest memories, 4fcb0f951f nothing remained. My vision blurred 2c2ddad75f and then cleared. The bodies of b4b86c5756 those I had 60b91a4cc9 slain piled up, 63d3447d48 but it was 52e4c04005 meaningless killing. I was 828d6f5d7e still surrounded 3b3283e2a2 by an 20ad2ec786 overwhelming number 8fd67f42cb of soldiers.c1b210dc90661547

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My body 3df0a25f65 was soaked 10718954d4 in sweat, 5e7bc47407 my hands 807df100ad in blood. Though I staggered, I 524d24254f aimed my sword forward, 06631ed9d4 but with such a 016799441e trembling blade, I could 11afc34b7c cut nothing now.b654740ea9eb62ee

“You don’t even 2848ce239f have the strength 15656474c2 to stand. This is 4b06bc58a6 your last d3b738c222 chance. Surrender.”c531ab59fe2298d7

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Even if wounded, 2f247b8ee9 I was the 36601903dc rebellion’s most dazzling 77b6270631 pawn, Valon’s finest a07de7e128 piece. They would b226a0696b torture me 5ee07b3f5e to extract 1ab8efba16 secrets and 66d6c83249 then execute 20305b5fbf me in 14d9958949 a grand 69415cfe47 square.b77743179c8b5206

As I stepped 118b2ff08a back, the soldiers fbed3195fd hesitated, looking to b510403d60 their commander. I could see 59940d3ba1 Suderi’s agitation. He was ed97d3695f a compassionate 04cb06a140 man. Though we were a95cae0258 now enemies, facing 8ee90e5f54 my imminent death, 0fc74a1c9b he would recall 69ce20ddb7 the moments he 20e1e8acec taught me swordsmanship.b8e42554f8dfb03a

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Taking a large step 4e29d2b629 back, Suderi lowered his 09b62de21c sword and urgently shouted.864a7a1f009fdac2

“What are you doing? Stop!”a9eadea8c774bce8

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Instead of answering, aff190f4f3 I stepped back 8232c4e39e again. One more step, 4811833f43 and I would c7f52e8998 reach the point 6f4a07ead7 of falling into 3ceb276cf5 the deep ravine.64f31fc0fea69e21

Hesitating briefly, I shifted d6113fb77f my weight to my b5c84aeb48 heels, following the rules 5ded393e52 of the game. The soldiers 8cbf7664d2 charging with 643f1fed8d fire in d550c1df40 their eyes 06f1d28077 grew distant, 958d8b4546 and Suderi’s dc04a1ecfd shouts faded. My body fell, 7d76b17dcb my hair fluttering e8d950c0ce in the wind.e1ba5bed2dc794d4

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Closing my e5a9179238 eyes, my 9381966eb1 short life e3c7f914e2 unfolded like c8e88dad58 a series 8162d90e71 of paintings. If a person’s 963b57597a life is judged ee31d21a11 by its happiness, 79124de492 mine was wretched. As a child, I d23bc96f6a was scorned as a 1253637ad2 bastard. After being banished, 0f1b21a733 I lived like 65a8f763a5 refuse as a 5cdfd159ba wandering mercenary. Even after becoming 44eccd45a1 a knight through 525012570c sheer determination, I 5fbfba68ea could not escape 24c0e02fdd the shackles of 8515708d36 being an outcast.4986a5b304e897b4

Grey’s face c40dc57df9 appeared on 86b99fda25 the dark 88693135d4 canvas. Tears formed e00233bc2e between my dfb6655ca7 closed eyes, 63fb53b341 scattering into 92fdf41e2a the air. I was certain 54b1fd4140 he was the 68da6b7e44 answer to my c0b216031b parched life, but f84d3c8ae3 my judgment was 5d59bc8930 wrong. Having given 331ae18f6a him everything, b70a3f2fb0 all that 22625f80cf remained was d3a1f7f463 cold death.7281b9dcc3c65557

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“Well done, Ensley Maykin. You lived a miserable 6c1592d061 life.”f266f67438623d22

In the fleeting moment ff69cf98fa of dying, I realized 93b8bb2b8a my life was filled 64ce043f47 with regret. I clenched my teeth.03a5d0d2a274e39c

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“If I had one 97a0d88e5a more chance, I wouldn’t 0938e55d39 live like this.”8150d8a8ebaad1dd

I let out 23407b1463 a meaningless lament.ef7c7d96c7e8f606

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The moment afd70ad24e I wished a9d6b427ef to undo 6d1525b669 everything, my 82bb2e3eb4 falling speed 20584f12ac slowed. Feeling something amiss, I cab388f5b7 opened my eyes. A light stirred 4f391ed57b within the pendant 6aa453fd24 of the necklace c263b6ac5b around my neck.553c7c1cccf0c0ee

“Everyone has the 1d742f3948 power to change f30bf12605 the future. Not everyone 98dfd8c5e9 can change 8b262a0f77 the past. This is 79d8fc545b a reward. You’ll need it on 4b3b155103 the final day when f1f05dcb0c you learn what you cbd9dd54b0 don’t yet know.”2413614c6086aca9

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A triangular necklace given 62a2dcae36 to me in the 6471a71f34 distant past glowed. Just before e0380cb0a6 my waist e8a2d9cf6b was pierced c11565ac17 by the f170d29722 sharp rocks, d2daaa0f02 my body 742f94cc70 floated. With a cracking cdbf463f69 sound, the light c42e7a4324 writhing within the 0a47b7855d pendant stretched outward.654d88c272168283

Even though I closed 0fcd87f918 my eyes instinctively, the 3f9e42b999 surroundings were so bright c0dbc9719d I grimaced. The light, intense and 772477c0e6 almost tangible, washed over 76873c9634 everything around me and 2bef1113ae my very existence.a794c2958707b84c

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