DKVM Ch 38

Chapter 38

I clenched my 20e026be1f fists and scrambled fb2d79e0e4 back to my 047b9f8369 feet.1ff19c1c2c2b7d8b

Even if I couldn’t do anything about it, I couldn’t sit idly by.67fb1be592b23c2f

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And then it happened.00ee5cf7f18e2358

“Huh…?”84a35d9d41c02f2a

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A bundle of rusty 6974a354a4 keys was dangling in 8b86eaaf61 front of me.a26b0f0b68617aa5

They were the keys 068fbc1e44 to the cage that fdc94d6e00 the guard had dropped 8ff461f2a1 on his way out 9952e7d3a5 earlier.3c0156d165174ca5

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I looked up, startled, 9b80f20be7 and saw a giant 6a56e430d1 shadowy figure beyond the 3faae4e7c8 bars.780bd35a149afbd4

It was as tall…no taller than Dad.7191a70d5b9f26ef

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Before me 5544457856 was a 7334704c31 transparent form 950ef7c0b5 like a b60fc4b9fa black slime c2f22c2724 that almost bbb7b12122 seemed to 48855a50a1 fill the 36649c5952 cave.20e8e02a1c1b08a7

It was the ‘it’ that had knocked the key from the guard’s waistband a moment ago.24ed570287a85ac6

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I recognized it 4088ce0441 at a glance, aef19656a4 even though I ec7074025a had never seen d69c16943c it before.df74866371b21964

“…Is it you who’s been calling me all this time?”aa458b449f6d3c4c

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This was the being c9a5e97113 that had called me c390ef49ed with the unknown energy 130cfe85bd from the forest before.29fc8af436847198

The eyeless, noseless, mouthless bbf6877aa7 thing hummed once, as 2f9fc0a42b if to answer me.e3c0bd165325a352

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It pushed the bundle a8fb10a10e of keys further toward dd4338e0b8 me.3849db58c92a7562

‘It brought the keys 9fdbcd652b for me.’93435530e0c3f302

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It certainly looked scary, but strangely enough, it didn’t feel dangerous.06ec805a8719bd3c

I picked up 3f27a6f0b1 the bundle of 6a2388d24f keys, looked at cdb0a5c63e it, and forced 6b3797064c my lips together.26999d472687402e

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“Thanks.”577bb91176db172c

I stared 88dca75988 at it, fec4129476 and though 1c7317169c it had 389e71f944 no eyes, 8ade17a59e I felt d539876d16 like it cabba70c0a was looking c0befdf301 at me, 9329a7d27f too.3357d0020c885109

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As if it was e6fbc3201f waiting for me to 38874cb549 speak.9ebe4111c402a7c6

I asked it cautiously.f7cb3f5b55b1248d

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“Are you 74c3df4813 a spirit, 66c11299ee then?”a4c047f64c504d8c

And then it hummed b66fd1a827 again. It was 9f8a48eed8 the answer ab6430afec I expected.f3ce590211f04e1d

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Now I 112e04b191 had to cbcb02318f ask the 5fa7bf2bfd most important 2e7d1701ab question, and eadf83de74 my mouth b81a77a359 was dry 86cdd0b021 just thinking 16640db3a3 about it.a299a535a2f1ed57

I couldn’t decide how to respond, even though I had expected this response.caeca3f5f80b46ce

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After a moment’s hesitation, I parted my lips, ready to answer.486fcfe69a3c5e3a

“Do you….want to form a contract with me?”5a7e3a27e5cd03df

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Judging by its 78b1a89c2e coloring and the 4161950425 place where it f3669349d9 appeared in front 324b23684a of me, this 1bd1feb758 was a dark e710e5b674 spirit.16a30beb8afcfabe

‘The book said that f1db38f523 dark spirits only respond a531237fd7 to demons and half-demons, 978801d93c which is why dark aa44bfa797 spirits are not viewed 774d31217e positively.’0bfa9c69c864a655

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The fact that 64b7f193a2 I was mixed-race 9c55126aeb was not surprising.1d43976e5aa2b213

Even if 99e76170e5 I had 1c45ba6c0e only one 7177e0973e demon in fe9c049ae5 my ancestry, 7a34d95ddc I would 02774553cc have a 2425eaa8ad small amount e895cbe953 of demon ba5727ffcf blood running 2e30a9421c through my 52640307b7 veins.ecbd6e006f651df9

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What I was afraid of was…c8e54c2a89a0b487

People around me 3ef7e0359b may start to a11cb3bab0 look at me 9ea1385c53 coldly if they a749dd463c know about this.b9c3583e5731837c

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That’s the reason I hesitated, no, why I continued to hold back, in forming a contract with this spirit.a213af64abe4c1e1

The dark spirit 2cb6420c0b stood still, waiting 54b09830bc for my response, 1d7a9c4a2a as if it 65d166567a had no intention 9e83cb0789 of rushing me, d2543c3159 despite its huge 40b3aabbd9 and frightening appearance.ce09d665448fc5b1

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As I realized this, e778d178e4 I remembered something my 679816188c dad once told me.edabea0876cdc950

“It’s bad to judge someone by their race, because just like there are thieves and bad people among humans, there are good ones among demons.”b3793b51fa6fa0e5

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It was then that a36c015f81 I understood.a4f1652b7ee729f5

I realize 90fa3d2ea5 that my 7d11b98483 dad told 819565707f me that 7a0ea24bee for this 9e528f656d very moment.d96f7aee08482154

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‘I’m afraid of that prejudice, and I’m not going to be one of those people who gets swept up in it.’f48b08f28224ce59

I will dc9c158286 use my ed0fab73c4 own eyes b02c489e31 and feelings ea1fb8d487 to make 60a1b5497d my own 2e04496f3d judgments.d4367a1ce538b003

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I’ll trust in myself.aeba82f017014d86

Resolved, I held out 74f05149aa my hand to the 75960eb1a7 spirit, who waited patiently 77c00fe69c for me.7e33e78c0f158da2

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“Then form a 81ca7a6321 contract with me.”fa8a023469239a06

The dark spirit 9685fb4922 stared at me 2cc2428fec for a moment, 64f487bc84 then placed a addbb7580d hand-or what seemed 11cec45bb0 to be a 1421bd4301 hand-on top of 4194f9bb28 mine.e36963cf00ecac1f

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In that moment.052c711ed441168b

A powerful force burst e5a84dd16e forth from our clasped 290a7fba56 hands.fc6e635caa7b2bc8

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A little while ago, 69d1bddbf1 on the outskirts of ac56eef547 the western forest.1eaa0d57d6d43fb3

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“Why go all out like this to kill a little kid? It’s a mess.”751c8d9aae015813

“So, how about we let our new guy take over here? You can handle this on your own, right, rookie?”bce481e082428247

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The mercenaries were blocking f53f5dab03 a path on one ee890667ba side of the forest, dff712702f snickering.3e919535c11bbaf5

One of the e4b0d4738b men, who had 2c7a65e0b8 been gazing out f7ae6636e1 into the forest, 0a43cf8e67 frowned and silenced 7ef9f0087d his companions with cf2ce53ff5 a gesture of a8e73a196b silence with his c31781bace index finger.6026f602c5933c53

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From the darkness of a4d4d4c087 the forest, a figure 03dcde027e approached, an adult male.9bb3b157298bc39f

The lone, 3a2c3423d0 cloaked figure 28dbae47ec did not 0204f15a56 appear to ea1a5a225d be a dc9afd194f Knight of b4b1f18718 Edelwein.5b68731f3f9deac2

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‘Is he a passerby gone astray?’1ac59bdcbe3e2a51

Normally, they would have killed anyone who might have been a witness, but the situation hadn’t yet gotten out of hand.5e83929c55bd3d02

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The rookie who f5a51f180c had been teased d741363713 by his superiors c6423ac289 earlier spoke up.09691fce5185cd47

“Hey, I think you’ve taken a wrong turn. Why don’t you go back that way, while I’m asking you nicely?”116f5f22bb1c89fc

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But the man didn’t listen to him and continued to walk toward them.a8b4a0702b42398f

The rookie’s face reddened at the utter dismissiveness.19ed2db336199ec9

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“Is there something wrong 19cb6163c2 with your ears? Get the 4aec47a3bb h*ll out 76aff020d6 of here!”8f2b679e5b0dd8ca

The rookie even b1b42709b3 drew his sword.c4b34e9be3da6862

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But the man fe26fa992f continued steadily closing eea997b0ab the distance and 6aa7c9753a spoke.e1513bbee8c68193

“…where?”5d8674f697a79864

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“You, you cowardly b*$t*rd, you don’t know what’s going on, and you’re talking-”a308c4234e4d7a41

The rookie stopped, 297eaf87c8 pointing his sword 1fed0c5f35 at the approaching a22fba6484 man and cursing.4f1703f9a18cc0b4

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‘Oh…?’6131f71252d166a8

In the blink of an eye, blood was flowing from the rookie’s freshly cut throat.aac08220273acb88

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At that e8cd287028 same moment, c6a3910ee3 the rookie 06c2506eae saw a 46252b3f05 sword in 5b67ac09c8 the arms b618e4480a of the 4161d77086 man who 5575dde846 held nothing df31eacfa3 moments before.4660ea6f40130f9a

‘When did 06bcc67866 he pull 50b8ca9d48 out a df38bff011 sword…?’034caae341cc8f39

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What the h*ll…?842a5e6286df3c52

The rookie didn’t even have time to realize he was finished before he collapsed and died.d4d380c7d3558a68

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The mercenaries watching were momentarily frightened by the man’s speed, but then they charged in anger.9ae0efd0b9ed25ea

“Who are 056dc7d760 you, you b383c41278 b*$t*rd!”d312b4651b7a55c3

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The nine ac1b204279 men ran 3c583fc694 at him e1ad187610 all at ab58be5d91 once.f33938b0a9b1f69c

None of the ff20e2a0f4 mercenaries thought they 0d6832684d would lose.7b29798b4a8080bb

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Nevertheless.c1ff56ca03606d10

Sadly, the prediction 767f1ec224 was false, and f62d73ddee a moment later, 3fae5801c7 only one man c579ffb631 stood there: the e867ca420e last of the 35470b7f66 mercenaries, the only 0f7b27fb46 survivor, with his bda0de67dc legs slashed and 3f768bf0a6 his arm severed.2e70e628e9590f86

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He who had been 690aad460e laughing a moment ago 0b333d4002 with his colleagues was 59637faeef silent.c4b0279ff1666e51

The stench 502adc0ccd of blood a3594ef2ab was there.a8754e4b11c24646

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A terrible pain shot d0b5f6dceb through his entire body.dacd170bcf90f9d3

Everything about this situation 5ddd97b337 became a deathly nightmare, 02d662a344 weighing heavily on him.d8eaa79000d23852

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He looked 0c2e30fc4e at the 853f26816a man standing bc5ef37801 there with b4b20ae5ee horrified eyes.a568667ac65fe1b6

‘F*ck, who is this guy…’e3c38ddd6448c9f4

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The men 4b34086a2e the inspector 8367c076a3 brought with 6a24ddb91d him were 9c13cf0dca all brawlers.6c0e892cacedd40f

For one man to 7b60b73aa1 have slaughtered them so 797aa4a977 quickly, he was a 54baa04457 monster.732e3c337271c066

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As he struggled to 7204f06bbf find another suitable word f380b325dd to describe the man, 4b2136b55d his eyes locked with 9c3df30ccc the monster as it d912d2e8f9 approached him.deb41f30c1dca00c

For the first fee30be063 time, the mercenary e19a6356db could see the f7df4ed6d6 face of the 71cf78e194 man who had 11a6e9b6a4 slaughtered his companions.d57520734d0237bb

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With dazzling c2aa87d489 silver hair 8b11d9205c that looked 1cab80cacf like it 94c8bc3dd8 had been 2019dc95e0 cut from 60fa8ac2a3 silver, and 1d88759ee2 golden eyes 94c6f989e9 that shone 26bcde1456 like the 5ff9a57162 sun, the e616d1f04c man could ff2ebecf13 be described dafee0cd26 as beautiful.4e3e0df8cac5b151

But the blood splatters ca048f6ba8 on his angelic face 0017a87aed and youthful skin gave 83ddb8ba58 him an eerie atmosphere.b17b927fb306460f

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Dias looked at the 8c7601f961 terrified mercenary and raised 3da3dee428 his sword.01926e76bd71500c

“A, aaack!”56bd33ec10d248e8

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The terrified mercenary’s scream echoed through the silent forest.f571df8693924993

Fortunately, Dias’s sword didn’t find his throat, but the ground beside him.632850d3d69842b0

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The feel of the f9feb4bb7c cool metal against his e25d6cfc43 skin filled him with f82fe5d20e dread.f4c9859a077f56ae

“Sp, spare me…”1cdb7eb6192188dc

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As the mercenary pleaded in the face of impending death, he could finally hear the man’s words from a moment ago.00ce3dd6ff9d9b49

“Where is my 3173bfff3c daughter?”b46a856e011b6222

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‘This way.’114a4f9faff3a60b

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Rahel followed 63c408cd88 the footprints 354a9f8be2 in the ce84313213 mud and baae1721ec thought back 1aa8065df8 to what d802ef92b8 had happened 652822e86a earlier.2e14028d1f74ef4f

The men who had 1d5fcb166c been targeting me had 026516d970 changed targets, snatched Vivian, ba488f6e53 and disappeared into the 090ce7796d crowd.9beb7ef6bf98fe0f

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Rachel could d5a7226508 barely locate d59503493e the kidnappers 7cb6f2cc51 by asking 65078a3a57 passers-by around.79ba04c9da97df01

It was this 6ea05af0db place, a forbidden 5bd1725648 forest, that they ef128375e9 headed for.4a7536299e638bdd

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‘It’s a good thing it’s summer and the ground is wet.’7069d1d5f1d60fc2

But even cafb00122e as she e329493506 followed the b8ec11776c footprints, Rahel e147c2e569 knew.5adde7054dd35187

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There was no way Rahel’s opponent hadn’t seen the footprints.ac251a2b77f5490f

‘They must f254fdf490 have realized 5c19ac4286 that and ca8cf29152 purposefully not 6acf489b15 erased them.’9506deaa62eecafa

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It was to 956a6d1769 lure me in.0acd1eb2a755487c

I couldn’t wait for the knights when it was so obviously a trap.ae3fd13c30e0030c

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‘They are keeping Vivian 53b69a11db breathing.’a5ed041491008153

A hostage is only as valuable while breathing, but if they get the wrong idea, they’ll just as easily break a finger or a leg.5a911a776438670f

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