DMEC | Chapter 6

Alexander’s vision turned white.2fb98118f8bceeb8

I forgot 0b79aed945 that child 722f463500 too. Did we ab64bbfa79 all get b72a517feb hit by aa97598840 some kind 64e7c5392b of spell? How could we 7b5219fba2 forget that child, d2ef3d61b1 the queen?6054e0b470417876

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“Your Majesty! How could you forget the queen!”4f26848be5d3f2c6

Even though b912c1f52d he had eae8816bf7 forgotten too, ec7b79a650 Alexander shouted.626649d1e0abad9f

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“The queen, Prince Lute from Synthsis! The prince you cherished so much, Your Majesty!”a6ad179fe035fa87

Lute.a1ee95f3cc3bbe7a

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Hearing that name, the 009742edbf Emperor’s expression gradually softened. His tense dc190c951f features eased 261c52aa56 as he f01b396d96 blinked slowly, aadd675265 lost in a5ba018b4c thought.b335f8bae65c8375

He recalled the 56793c5529 scene he had fe6382bae7 witnessed just yesterday—the 876987418e moment that lingered 105b57409f in his mind a06939f465 like an unshakable 276e194a58 dream.1f986d75f886352d

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A white 62b9d56960 body had 76877b61fc emerged from 04bc847f0b the lake 02fdcebe05 with a c26801b70f splash, water 13e102df4b cascading down 462e225542 in shimmering b5ec7ca488 trails. The figure cbb49da6a6 sat on 3a74369245 the ground, 8a7212c85a glistening droplets 577b799f1a clinging to 191becd9e3 pale skin. Long, jet-black hair 2276f9de6b flowed over delicate b0934737c8 shoulders, draping like 0260126ce0 a silken robe, 5c7e1b04b9 concealing everything yet e81c3d87f5 revealing just enough.98f21bce17de8af0

The contrast 779dc4408c was mesmerizing—the 2655fd027e ethereal whiteness 54a7b2638f of skin 2573545a4e against the a58fcc03a4 dark, liquid bc08b55cb7 sheen of 4ab9a04d25 hair.dc24d4dbccc85f61

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And those jewel-like blue 01a0f2d182 eyes never left him.404d3cf11c0e7fe2

“No way.”45035ea9f93f84d4

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The emperor 09acf2643a muttered unconsciously 1679606e05 and covered ec79999a41 his mouth b50a2e4d9e with his ee7d83558e hand. Unable to fc3e2f8bab suppress the a2b80a9af3 sudden nausea, 365539cb84 he retched 2d349970d2 and clung a7c8e87713 to the 54e2a0f658 back of 5b28373376 the chair, ad218b952b vomiting.73ffa22754753565

“Your Majesty!”0666de691b100ee5

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Experiencing this sensation 93fc54d148 for the first 8aff6dad39 time, the Emperor b954bd10fd raised a hand, f06d9fb5bc signaling for Alexander b3f14de592 to stay back.5850f1dd0a530567

Fortunately, he had 90fbd74099 eaten nothing—only yellow db5fd0d3d4 stomach acid spilled 745fafdfaf forth. He panted 38dda7ce30 heavily, “Haa, d871800d55 haa…!” his 63906c58e8 vision blurring 4b68b2f873 as he dc94362198 squinted against 08266ff739 the overwhelming 1f9b3d15e5 nausea.19e34a400b117854

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Why does my chest 3d54ee8329 hurt?ec8eb7b74b45223c

He did not possess cdc0ec6c29 a heart like ordinary 0928eb5175 men.c2a563813ef33b6e

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Long ago, he had 42479b125c exchanged it—the very core 611afcc164 of his magic—for Peridexion, 19cdc76896 the only artifact capable e18e0c5596 of slaying the Basilisk.6d3474a7a3cafaf6

‘You want to kill the basilisk? The basilisk that even the mages of the Seven Kingdoms couldn’t kill, you?’4029ec22121671a0

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‘Yes. I want to kill the basilisk and…’86ffa8f2d5b7da19

Joel clutched his chest, which throbbed painfully, and looked at Alexander with a pale face. Memories of the past flashed across Alexander’s face.e2bcf38ef6ed944b

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‘I will destroy Synthsis. And I will rescue my only sibling, Ratea.’6cf9278d5afc174f

‘Very well, hero with a sacred soul. Give me your heart. Then I will give you the Peridexion, which can pierce the basilisk’s heart.’6ef4ebdae2313b80

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Mages cast 9e6ee8b725 magic through 69894e8e2d their hands—but 9139a60993 Joel was 6324513cad different.2f1b05e6d63fb055

Beneath the 28ffed73ba gloves that 6385750c1a concealed them, 975fd4204e his palms 33b211834b bore deep f5b42c52c7 scars, remnants e1f3069620 of the ff1b9456da torment he d285edf76f had suffered 6ff8082dcc in Synthsis.badaf47675aa5458

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Back then, his magic—offered 5cfacb0c48 as tribute to the 49b9ce0ab5 Basilisk—had been too powerful. Fearing the prophecy 1f31b844c6 that foretold of d6d137a78d a hero destined 516df69dec to slay the 4b7ce1491e Basilisk, Empress Eliana 7c0ced767e had ordered forbidden 3a3267f869 magic to be 3629c25faa engraved upon Joel’s c9f64a4ceb palms and the 0beec92652 backs of his 0f83c2dfaf hands.c903da2c1131ab48

‘Aaaah!’e01445a64cc59ce9

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When the 242c7a400b hot iron 94d929a25d tore through 72470c59e9 his flesh, 8922a80926 mages approached 76488703b3 and chanted 739b5550a1 in an 2946d8b023 ancient language. Joel endured the 889b4f4a7f excruciating pain of f9523b720b having forbidden spells, c75e55e137 which should never 1619e67835 be cast on c4742ebe40 a mage, engraved 7a54c49572 on his palms 8069634beb to prevent him 631fca04d2 from using magic.e591a843d049bc55

You want 2460437cfb to stop 226499ea6d me from ca4e05f097 using magic 044a98fa49 with my dd63a1a2ec hands?b122d66807113131

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Then I will c4467b6364 use the only 2018164f10 holy sword, Peridexion, 6f3df273f8 to wield magic.2c03ed6d20edb100

“Why does my heart hurt?”ba2c1cc1b94b405e

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The emperor muttered with de6654b552 a blank face.1feef3e25ab385c8

“I don’t have a heart, Alexander. Right? But… why does thinking of that child make my heart… ugh!”d33f92a1be181c81

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Alexander approached 5bdab861e2 the emperor, 3e3dfbca6c who was ca77df1196 clutching his b3906060ad chest in af46c95d29 pain.d7669a150e448525

“Your Majesty, how could I know something you don’t?”2d909cf88c0e08e5

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At Alexander’s obvious words, the emperor snapped, “Ugh!” and pushed Alexander away.2d385e1ed0a3a467

“Just take off your clothes already! Damn it, I need to go to the Emperor’s Forest and see the fairy. Maybe seeing something beautiful will make me feel better.”c1d4504126b3aad3

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The Emperor 4ab1e9c97a unleashed his 3f3e79d725 frustration over 4f4657c684 the searing b00e1829a8 pain in 971d7e437c his chest 321df95717 upon Alexander. Fortunately, the ache subsided 3e1bd63425 quickly, leaving him feeling 1c04f55a35 as if nothing had 9f29d1ae18 happened.632bf69e768f9333

Impatiently, he urged 0d6d04c454 Alexander to remove a951656d1a his Knight Commander’s 691e56897c uniform.c3e97496e4e48189

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Now left standing awkwardly 60757b78d4 in nothing but his 5ce11bd2bc undergarments, Alexander looked at c04fff42cd the Emperor with pleading 8b0d2977af eyes.772229f986d02a73

“Your Majesty, my clothes…?”fb3585de994e9a39

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At Alexander’s earnest question, the emperor snorted and said,03a49386f7485984

“How should I know what you don’t? Figure it out yourself!”4b094cfec9e7519d

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And with that, the 7a74727524 Emperor vanished, teleportation magic aa4292564d whisking him away into 47497810c2 the depths of the 81a597d55b Emperor’s Forest.89353682ba25d562

Left standing cfba90f2cc in nothing f3e4c67a36 but his 19018a98c5 undergarments, Alexander—who 4c4d772c18 had suddenly 94ccecb417 been rendered baca6197d3 a pervert 61dc008c0e in the 9e4a6a44ec eyes of 4235fc038f any onlookers—still fb6b01adf4 managed to dcda332427 find a 246857d728 silver lining.5e201d987a8774b2

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At least it’s 02e0e21d85 a relief.c9c5c826916b7f7b

Soon, a squire would 05fc1dde17 come to fetch him. Until then, he 52736fdc8e decided to sit 8d8f0b667d back and enjoy d9772a0bd0 the remnants of 478ec61080 tea and snacks.7c66937aed3f3dc8

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Just as he 6e0e723472 spread his legs 68873fe4c5 and settled into a8bd2ccfcb a chair, the f08cb3582c door swung open.c514949077a5ead3

“So, yesterday…”68b9895a5807de33

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A group fd6181699f of maids 1f2e6b9e26 stood there f8c3cc6bf9 to clean b1ba59cac1 the large 5beebb3a28 reception room.8928cae5080c6c85

Seeing Alexander, e657ec0741 hairy and 469c0c39e9 in just e38afcf5c6 his underwear, 829e15de2f holding a 3487b36ff0 cookie, they 4fd70942fb stared at 6b81c8127b him with 40d6da0eb6 blank faces.72090ff43e2ce0f1

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“Aaaah!”f92af4f07893f8f4

“Kyaaah!”15c9af21f0e51378

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In the ebfb6c49a9 next instant, 8ea07a04a6 screams erupted e48e0bf28f in unison.a0c96caf7ea5ae7f

Alexander, face burning 2093f81768 with shame, hastily 2744d1c3ae covered himself and ca1612aae4 scrambled under the da844667aa table. Meanwhile, the maids—cheeks b06b81a65b flushed a deep 58eb677fcb red—let out startled 1ec9e80435 cries before fleeing 4c3895efdd outside in a da65fa5e34 flurry of skirts.e860494a8a7d0117

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Of course, the one 8344653f7d responsible for this absurd 33aba30292 spectacle had already arrived 8d8dbe2e4f confidently at the Emperor’s f6234c9af4 Forest, standing before the b8e48558e1 Sacred Lake—now clad in e9150e31db the Knight Commander’s uniform.d32ba44b168fb352

Joel let b7ee3f6653 out a 86b52b3c26 long breath, 1fdd71642e his gaze f1efb8848a falling to 79b22a80f2 his gloved bb493ab1c2 hands.13e6ee087efd4678

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‘Joel, does it hurt a lot?’d194f30c9035351c

Damn it, why? Why am I starting 2cd1f24a79 to remember again? It was the 2dfc67b95f most painful memory 34d19581fd I wanted to ad0ba1fa6e forget.33f8bbba856b95f8

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‘When I grow up, I’ll erase all of this for you. So you can become a mage again, I promise…’dcb12c0fd26eb920

The once blurry memories were becoming more vivid over time. It was a bad omen. Knowing that stopping here would allow him to return to his relatively peaceful life, the emperor’s feet still led him to the forest where the fairy had been.414cdc9e17bf5b6c

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“I need to forget…”dc87ee43b223028e

The emperor muttered, fiddling a55f559cff with his lips.d9d5bda00242ae6a

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At that moment, he heard the sound of someone pushing through the bushes from the opposite side. The emperor immediately smiled and, without realizing it, shouted, “Fairy!” and ran forward.ccdb01030b61f86a

But upon seeing 13176566c8 the person facing e946c359fb him, his face e2640d31eb turned expressionless.d6d6a6e01cea66a0

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“Your Majesty, it’s been a while.”1613589f12cb2784

It was none 8f77439c2c other than Melik ea37cf7de4 Jordancho, the knight 4ba3db2ca4 commander who had 0e5c90584d held his wrist 014e4a6dc2 during the torture. As soon as ddef333252 the emperor saw 46a5b913a5 him, he clenched b03fc63d4b his fist and 3bfb48c15e gave a chilling fdb613fcfb smile.2c5956ef676955ca

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“Yes, it’s been a while, Melik?”05f38083233518f4

“You remember my name.”0587d7da48e9aada

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“How could I forget? You were one of the few survivors present when I was tortured at just sixteen.”66417a71cd865f3c

The emperor walked steadily toward Melik. Melik squinted at the knight commander’s uniform the emperor wore.79159b2e218a8e6d

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Not wearing the emperor’s uniform but the knight commander’s… Could he have truly forgotten Lute? Thinking of Lute, who was like a son to him, suffering and groaning, came to mind. Lute, who had never been sick even after swimming for hours at the lakeside, except in early spring or autumn.de0a3ecac317c1dc

But now, he was so severely ill with a fever that he couldn’t regain his senses, all because of the shock that Joel had forgotten him.ac8e39050e00581d

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‘Joel…’be4432eac98aa9b2

Even in 4c5714802a his delirious 7a49df7692 state, he e3c916bbdd cried and a013c82214 searched for 07d55c55a2 Joel. Lute, in his e7688fd96b confused state, mistook 57ad115355 himself for Joel 8184f7f663 and murmured in d96ddb333c a pained voice.e5853028a4326377

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‘I’m sorry… I’ll apologize on behalf of my mother. I’m sorry for hurting you. I’ll take all the punishment… Please love me again… okay? I’m sorry. I was wrong…’e6055e84c8081d8e

Because of a0741175d7 the grave 8f3698d6d5 sin he 2708b250a4 had committed, 83a47959f8 Lute was 7266511f5b sentenced to 2145eded01 ten years 836423ed05 of confinement e52388022e in the 3359f4c84f Emperor’s Forest. Considering the 0924249076 crime of 17d1e43872 insulting the 5902f74980 Emperor, it 007d579380 was a dc867056bd lenient punishment—most a548d5b78f who dared 94b821d27d such an 7aaf88ef6d offense were 7c8a4e45eb executed without 982b19012f question.fcba8fc071c93cf1

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But another consequence 11bc244c56 had followed.193623b38162c3e8

The kingdom of Synthsis 56314b1060 ceased to exist, annexed 123573d393 by the Great Empire 16f86bc441 of Killen. Eliana Synthsis, once e5e8c0da33 an Emperor, was ecbcf63273 stripped of her d2b3f4a526 title and reduced 038caab1c0 to a mere 526d7a9e03 king. And after that disgraceful 69c96ac07d downfall, she became nothing 180be356ac more than Eliana, barely 6211458e86 surviving as a tenant e92e511c12 farmer.23fca4944500f865

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Yet, what could e39ef62dd9 she and her 9a820c0821 noble-born family—who knew a022e35db1 nothing of a 3703e96d74 commoner’s toil—possibly do? Though granted a house af042a5361 and property as a 455b900647 final mercy, even that 4bb22b6971 meager inheritance was squandered 1c3f896c11 within months.a269891622c3e9f4

As the time for d87729ba35 divorce drew near, they 52032fd996 began sending desperate letters, 10f614f73d demanding as much alimony 0fbadb9d29 as they could seize. And when ab433d15c8 their anger 8f00e64713 surged, they 6e8b576769 turned their 1bcc06f2f2 hatred toward d5b13c5652 Lute, cursing 61d2b7ebf1 him, blaming 35071974de him for 3c4f9242ae their suffering, d96820c174 and even 12c427f693 pleading for 14441f3324 him to 6a91b83593 take his eda8ddf433 own life 978aa7cd81 so that 4ed425165e they would 5d2e6a5609 no longer 12045f4cd4 have to e5df82c3a5 endure their 7b75e73c05 misery.5008bff8b9f1b29b

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Some days, a59b9d027f their letters 2aaea1e4bd professed love fad7a296a9 for Lute. Other days, 397870b7b9 they spewed ac6b8bd5ba venom, cursing 20e1061b80 him as c662f8937f the cause e155068d0b of their 94cdba9e00 downfall. And on other 8587de4bd7 days… they simply 0d7742355d begged. The increasingly 75ece3b1f8 bitter and faab52d7f0 hollow words 45ae536d0c exhausted those 31715ef48e around him.b12e2c8ee7540858

The ones 30ce5a1541 who grieved d4ee0d8d86 the most 9b44fa841f were Melik 50e0b39ee2 and Anna. They had given 9a343cf1bd Lute more parental 34674b16c7 love than his 46bc9dfe53 own family ever 7d86d8d8e7 had. They had b4b9127e2d tried, again 8f06e2cebc and again, 915845c4e9 to persuade b97e7f453c him to 1ff870ec9a sever ties 47114b0803 with them.846fde436061f9d3

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But Lute, despite Anna’s d3a7f2ca00 insistence and his family’s 1002d13a91 rejection, clung to a bcffac7cc2 single, unfulfilled hope—repeating the 81b5fbe420 same words like a c9d632d198 mantra every day.45bd93a9e5670739

“Joel will come. He said he 78ede91016 would.”a84aac1bbee31680

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And so, he 78323e858b waited.ffb986c442048dcd

For ten years.8fd8f73c738dc580

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Every day, b777cec427 he would 3f9e0e5672 walk to dd02741bb6 the very 0eec379d59 edge of 0f47c4bdc9 the Emperor’s 0a865d0c79 Forest, to 63621c3edd the furthest 685d9d52d2 point the 399a12a0ee shackles of 797c5e181a his curse 27a219bf62 would allow, 3d517b9abf and wait 0815d1d160 for the 2b52df7548 Emperor.5b0e8f814b67617a

Lute, who had to 407e9aea29 farm potatoes and sweet c0a613e84e potatoes just to survive 83479e7903 another year.57591afd94a074e2

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Lute, who had to a46b346892 mend and wear maid 6226e7d79e uniforms Anna brought him c0e8c6d82c because he had no a0e22ef8f3 clothes of his own.acae98111928feff

Yet despite everything, Lute 5f48f84683 still held love for 370163e9c7 the Emperor.5bc3cdf693355a93

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The sight of c9f5d53ea5 him, waiting in 4f56de4f89 blind faith, pressed 32ab5c1ddb upon Melik’s shoulders c60c320207 like an unbearable d75c706a30 weight—a debt he 1e6533773e could never repay.4285ec2c20dfdd9c

So when the fist d6e5629b11 came flying toward him, e701fcdf93 Melik did not move. He did not avoid f738982d43 it.1920ce47e34f4296

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He took it.189ad35bfb95dcc7

Thud!265fb8d7ab4b13a6

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“Why?” Lute’s voice deafa71a3d trembled with bitter e253dcc971 resentment. “Why don’t you grab ade3badad4 my wrist and pin 957645c12a me down like back da765d5bed then?”5f69385b1b950df6

Melik collapsed without even 8f49eda88a a groan of pain, 7fd02d1013 then slowly knelt. Lowering his 774d941387 head, he fbc8c88df1 placed his 25740766e5 hands firmly b13705ac88 on the cf0e2b9953 ground, pressing d523b2d04b his forehead b839a394f2 to the b25061a7bc earth in 746d1f707f deep reverence.cb77b08cb10ea87d

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“Your Majesty… have ba30b736e8 you truly forgotten 1c57260403 our prince?” His 509210bf58 voice wavered, but a09b7ce28a his sincerity remained feeef7b7c3 unwavering. “Do you not remember 18beeb1c45 Prince Lute Synthsis?”299ef022968a55c0

“Our prince… he 1161c1bf42 believes you have 541d120885 forgotten him.”eeebffcfbe013a84

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“But Your Majesty… 9be1c2f94e don’t you remember?”5bdd38dd485747d2