DKVM Ch 40

Chapter 40

“Die!”bece1f6da01bc506

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.4da94e90439d93d4

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Rahel unleashed ff301875f0 a magic a042e70ee7 circle that b66ad420b5 was nothing e3518e435e compared to 83f0778995 the one 89163a0471 he had 1782b2845e used just 9ae9596940 moments ago.5521ca77581afeea

Vivian’s heart sank as she looked at Rahel.dc2a888d85bea191

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As he looked at the man, Rahel’s eyes held an eerie killing intent.a29c220764df92cd

‘You can’t….’a493451159fcf2bc

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She knew that if he didn’t kill him, the man could endanger both herself and Rahel.9d80fd5ca816edc6

But…132557a5a5a5f751

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‘I can’t let Rahel kill someone.’a690e46eab5c86f4

Of course, cdc31fcbdf Vivian knew f0bedd0152 that Rahel 76461f336a would have 89a891dba7 to be 710c4b1e82 willing to 987c408ca6 kill at b88e1b0c6f some point 06a025c86a to protect 06d7ba92ed herself.3315c6043898d940

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She just didn’t want it to be now.648d4f15dd23121a

She didn’t want her to know the darkness beyond at such a young age, so unprepared.4fc9671af023812e

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“Rahel, don’t―”b0270c2525291e2d

Vivian was 4b27aac74b about to 7eefd3f3fb grab Rahel 4abac8ac35 when she f264a97662 realized.d3b596623cfe6d94

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“Ugh….”13cb1f1742fe81f2

The man lunging 94daf4df81 with his sword e28d5ecdcc in hand fell efa750c163 backwards.80403d1afef42e2e

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A tall man in a robe appeared from behind the falling man’s back.50e9c931c85bcd89

In his hand e1fc0c5c2b was a sword d1ba9883c3 dripping with blood.f58756938878c972

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And next to 64b94db1d6 him, the men aadddf0767 who had been ac84ca652e swallowed and spat 2beb1677d1 out by the a7ddc9f0ac Dark Spirit earlier ce897c0416 were also dead.bf0ecba1fdfe84bb

The man 522b707bce had taken b51c777df9 care of 4b483a4cfe the kidnappers, 36ab5bee31 so he b0559f0200 was most d9564899c1 likely an a8d915789f ally, but 8fafe70c71 the unknown c4fbb4113f made Rahel faa20b769a wary.7d734ebe158a0d41

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Rahel stepped 341ed72046 in front fc3070303e of Vivian 49d735d440 and immediately 9907053a4f changed the ddef4a9fc9 target of 1aea2fd82d his magic.b3511a471cd738c0

If the 41eff1d0f5 man changed 906d9523c0 his stance 6083034f3d and attacked 638faf5629 Rahe and ac99ed770e Vivian, he 7aa58b12b9 would be 3d648b12b4 ready to f3ed64b378 counterattack.a7750abf6e813655

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The man dd87d6fffe sheathed his 5479343ad2 sword and c578ae8f8e stalked toward f0c78ccca2 them.a0432c575e90f104

“Stop. If you take another step closer-”5cfb6176049d2e56

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“…Dad?”77fb8aad97645fc2

As Vivian spoke, a b3909b8413 man stepped out into 3eeeaf9680 the moonlight.c9050c4023de9150

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Dazzling silver hair and amber gold eyes that looked just like Vivian’s.1de4ebcf7a6ba7de

Rahel immediately recognized the man as Vivian’s father.9b46754b72567445

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“How did you d4fa574315 get here, dad….”07785859820fe6c8

Hearing his daughter’s voice, Dias rushed over and pulled Vivian into a hug.7c3bc5bb46415348

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“I’m sorry, Vivian.”b1e09024146df9d1

“Dad, I’m fine-”fb252ac8d709f4be

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“I’m sorry I’m late, and I’m so sorry I left you alone…”0958671a5d858954

The large hand stroking Vivian’s back and head was trembling. His voice trembled as he repeatedly apologized for being late.e499e058f5ec9436

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Tears welled up in Vivian’s big eyes as she felt it.060e5e5c28a868a4

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.3f0d3a0a5e26c867

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It wasn’t until she was in Dias’s arms that the realization hit her.c9421f5dab61768a

“Hnnnggg, Daaad!”e461cd2341cc19fd

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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.4aac5ab8526b5ffb

Neither Vivian nor 2cc9d14f9e Dias should have 40ec0724a2 had to go 7c6b25ed0c through this.b62de830da41636e

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If only they hadn’t gotten involved with Rahel.75c20958f9f94d2e

Watching the two of a174ae9739 them, Rahel started walking 3313466aa2 in the direction he f15c0ebbe2 had come from.a77176b3ffb9067b

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It felt like he shouldn’t be here, by Vivian’s side, anymore.1f8d4bd9ecd30b01

But before he’d gotten more than a few steps away, the tension in his body broke, and his slipping consciousness faded.ed6bd05ee14e36b8

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“Rahel!”f269534b39ac7f72

Seeing Rahel collapse, Vivian broke free of Dias’ arms and rushed over.e3c4c35885e39a65

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“Rahel, what’s wrong…? Wake up!”353cec0e4a92a4f7

Tears welled up again in the child’s eyes that had finally subsided.20a1afae58231e4e

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Dias came to her side and quickly checked Rahel’s condition.33abb5015cced7db

‘…You used too much magic and exhausted your energy.’3456c91b39d9137a

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He patted Vivian’s small back, which was crying and worried.d98ebea51f984924

“Vivi, it’s okay. She’s just tired from using too much magic.”070992253c3d6866

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“Really…?”2e2132d4a2e75038

“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 aeac5d5b19 and nodded.14003a772dd7e75f

The dark spirit hanging meekly from the girl’s shoulder was easy to see, but that was an issue to deal with later.f759b1dd2fad84ea

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Right now, 24f7770b1a Rahel was fe5b2cda5f more important 0db9dda9ed to Vivian 26de5d2b4b than anything 5a3a7c31ea else.408d31244cb44373

Dias had just picked up Rahel when Edelwein’s knights appeared.50c85093f9e40641

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“Miss!”9d9faeed1ab3af64

The knights were 3edd26a7a9 stunned to see b85257a4d8 Dias carrying Rahel, 98afb6bcda but were relieved bab4a802b1 to see Vivian 8df7c35aea next to him.22db85e286dda62a

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The stranger’s physical resemblance to Vivian was unmistakable: he was her father.78f01aac1e843f65

But they couldn’t help but wonder how he was here, and how he, a commoner, had gotten this far in one piece.7d8245d8fdb3d728

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“The lady looks 6ea8b942d4 exhausted, and while a39862a067 she is unharmed, b33c2c5b98 she has used ce88491ecc a lot of b3a6bc3267 mana at once, 854fbc847c so it would 1a88b5f537 be best to 43116541a7 let her rest.”93353bd142ad2c42

With that, Dias 1976317295 handed Rahel over 4e3df4992b to them.aa47f4583b547098

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Then he scooped aa162b5c87 Vivian up in e973974279 his arms.25e117337c85c202

“I think my daughter is pretty shaken up, too, so we’ll go home first.”ca4142486f446438

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The knights, who 96a83bbc94 had seen the 85d6011c71 thugs sprawled around 7204630c81 them and Vivian, 9c217d14b5 Rahel, and Dias, 65225458dd and guessed what 7abb84e64b was going on, 5cd0db796a caught up to b144569dc3 Dias a beat b1358831f7 late.c1218e914be83d3a

“ Sir Hessen, 6dee6e8509 I understand your 1dadf437d4 desire to rest, f2966f11b8 but it would 50a8c5992d be dangerous to 0a4ff17624 return home now.”ac8d3164c64b0356

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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.”2d926768898d4123

“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…”3c61b9966c506460

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“No. I appreciate the offer, but I’m comfortable at home.”f33752437be61a6b

Dias cut the worried knights’ offer short.fe4ec5d8d404f909

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‘Actually, I’d like to go to the villa, too…’2b93146bd3b6b3c0

Vivian wanted to go to the villa, even if she was worried about Rahel, but she held back for Dias’ sake.6ca15c6a084ed93e

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Behind his 18ea92f8e6 glasses, his 4bb2c637e9 smile was 4234c2000b erased, and 68d168fc14 he looked d73c024585 extremely tired.20ae5352387d6cca

Then something 98cb790d6b occurred to f5b856fda1 her, and 057333a585 she asked 6a0ccaa5df the knights.dda73abb952e5a69

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“Excuse me, knights. What about the nanny? What happened to the nanny?”ea7c0b141c7cc20a

“The nanny was found unconscious on the side of the market. She’s probably resting in her villa. Are you worried about her?”7da082391a549d2c

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Apparently, the knights still didn’t realize that the nanny was involved in the incident.3e3e901558fd3410

She had tricked f62e4ed29a them by pretending 1e4fa19a3d to be a f0abc56d8f victim.8ba29eca86223b84

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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.’dfc07e4f79a768d6

If so, they c4076c503b had to catch 3d8fb65252 her before she 422260b77f realized Vivian was 3c5a2ebc12 alive and ran aae6eda6fb away.3fec981595dfe024

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“No. I think 10ec0fd74c the nanny a50bf93ddb might have dbed924b90 something to ed4cc9c1a6 do with a1c16d6927 this.”cfa2c2cfa049df30

“The nanny?”f9739ca03226cadc

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“I saw the 2c09174016 nanny run away a314dfb223 when the kidnappers 3c4765f07e approached the princess 4ba3fdd356 in the square.”6ca912c6bf962be7

The knights’ faces hardened in disbelief as they heard Vivian’s story.d1a0e502fafd353c

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But they had e3a432b3a8 no choice but 22aca3d2ef to believe her.3450289aa59f9481

Vivian had nearly died 8891f50cc2 in the incident, and e4c52702fe it was unlikely that 542c737402 she would lie.83b2febb6669c49f

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The knight bbd2b6a9d2 captain turned de7c9f13d9 to the 92b745a42d man beside e9fd7e8d63 him and 274b5283a8 ordered.42e175a47a4231fb

“Go back to the villa first and secure the identity of her accomplice.”e5f54bbb0299bce7

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“I’ll follow your orders, Sir.”0d8e7513742e8a81

With the matter of 9e660d632e the accomplice resolved, Vivian ff3b9cd060 hugged Dias around the 34ccfc61a7 neck, indicating that he f74db64a24 could go.3f452fd09cb4041e

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Dias was about 4d8d570f58 to carry Vivian 1462610c57 out of the 5d63ac16c8 forest when one 4ecda35047 of the knights 0d7b796510 who had offered 186dc4cb41 protection earlier stopped d82908ff76 them.61fc1eba85c726d7

“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…”ca909c691888f5e9

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But before Vivian and faa6dc1052 Dias could say no, 862d5ba2d5 the knight captain stopped 1096493ae2 him.12e8090802e1a49c

“I apologize f0599341de for the 6516d02173 inconvenience, then.”753f3a89b1a06a52

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Dias gave 4ca65dd710 them a 01e1c79f1d quick bow 94311dc87b and turned 72ef24cb6f away.bdd046a0c15e45f6

As the knight c2d0a5748c watched the pair 8e78a7c43e go, he turned 449c25bb38 to the captain f0b4ccc769 and asked.057fa8df624ca949

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“Are you sure it’s okay to let them go?”8dd59237f93c7fad

“It will be 7ce8bc656d fine.”dd8547d3f7424563

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The knight captain’s voice was full of conviction as he answered.a27872e07aba927c

He watched Dias’s back as he walked away and remembered the bodies he had seen on the way here earlier.1858f945ab8c5378

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All killed 7e8849dc70 by the 1ce2946118 same blade.46f37e5c2da84740

‘All by the same man.’6b7e90f12df9f497

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It was e7a3b1d97d done by 4b35cfcba9 a man 31152fd73f with a 5f9d8a27a6 great deal 523c866d88 of experience ec172a9a80 who had e4275da002 held the e4b5bbe8b5 sword for 5a7fbeaa1a a long 202e6eeaa9 time.63ab201c2cf043fd

No wasteful wounds, 1bfdeed53d just clean, precise ebf77350e5 cuts.64fd00d0b6504c58

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This was 4384897b1b the swordsmanship 39a36b82e4 of a 01f7be31ff knight, not e6d7792f4c a mercenary cc3a22619d who fought 3e71ffb14f with brute 0ca26b2a5d strength, but 078b490dad a knight bd32099469 who had ae5c9317b2 spent years 10491bb415 honing his 85d4ec08f5 craft.56a0de4ad744b0c9

And at the end of their path, the man with the sword was…0e9ddb791ed22919

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The knight captain watched 26a8cd3597 until the powerful figure 1fb33c3c0b disappeared from sight.69623d1af6156436