DOTD Chapter 12
by NikiniksWhere was the great wizard who would take something from him by force?
“I suppose I was sensitive back then because I felt compelled to find the Master.”
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Any little thing could be a clue. An excuse followed in a small voice.
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“You should have believed me a long time ago.”
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“…”
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Yzmel closed his mouth again.
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…The little brat who only kept his mouth shut when it was to his disadvantage.
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“Okay, then don’t mention it.”
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“I’m not going to apologize.”
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“Yeah, and don’t apologize either.”
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“I did what I had to do.”
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At my nonchalant reply that none of that matters, Yzmel frowned slightly.
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What mattered to me now was not the apology I hadn’t expected.
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Looking around, I reached down and checked myself. There were clean bandages all over my body, including my wrists and sides.
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Some small cuts and bruises weren’t covered.
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“We’ve taken care of most of the big wounds, but you’ve lost a lot of blood, so you’ll need to rest for a while.”
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As if to prove his point, I closed my eyes, blocking my vision with my palms against the extreme dizziness I felt.
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“Like I said, you’re in pretty good shape after what that monster did to you. I don’t know if you realize this, but wounds from monsters slowly fester if left alone. They’re very difficult to treat, to the point where even a small wound can be life-threatening.”
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Without being asked, Yzmel continued to elaborate. He talks too much. He said I was supposed to rest.
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“By the way, did you have to break your wrists to get the restraints off? I’ve never seen anyone use such a clueless method before. I didn’t even know it was possible in the first place…”
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Feeling a little bone-rattled, I threw up my hands in the air.
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“…Why, do you have something to say?”
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“So, you’re the one who found me first and healed me?”
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Yzmel’s face stiffened ever so subtly.
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“I was the one who brought you here and healed you, yes.”
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“And?”
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“There was an explosion, and when I went over there, you were lying on the ground, and then…”
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Yzmel looked as if he wasn’t sure if he should say this or not.
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I sat up, waiting for him to finish organizing his thoughts.
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As the silence seemed to drag on, I couldn’t help but think of another face from earlier, one that was still haunting me.
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Eventually, I spoke first, “You… you saw him?”
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‘I wasn’t mistaken, was I?’
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“Him?”
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Yzmel’s eyes sparkled. He didn’t look his age.
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“If so…”
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It was only when he trailed off, as if lost in thought again, that I realized something.
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‘Would he recognize Louis if he saw him?’
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As my mind raced to that point, I hastily added for clarification.
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“I think I saw someone before I passed out.”
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“…”
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“So you mean, was I the only one there?”
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“You were the only one there.”
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“Oh.”
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A sigh of disappointment escaped my lips.
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‘Pity for what? That it wasn’t Louis? Did I expect that?’
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I bit my lip. He wasn’t the Louis I knew anymore. I shouldn’t have expectations.
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As if observing me, Yzmel slowly looked at me, and then spoke, “Well, there was someone here, but he was gone in a flash before I could get close.”
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“What? Really?”
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“Yeah. It sounded like he was saying something to you. Didn’t you hear?”
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He said, ‘I’m sorry.’
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The bitter, pleading voice rang in my ears again.
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It sounded so much like the warm voice of the old Louis, so different from the cold voice of the demonized Louis.
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Maybe that’s why I thought I was hallucinating when I saw him.
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But it wasn’t an illusion, it was the real Louis.
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‘Why? Why is he there, looking like he’s been hurt so badly?’
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No one on this continent could have hurt him like that, except some of his friends.
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The realization that it was indeed Louis that I had seen left me with a trail of unanswered questions.
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Waiting for an answer, I shook my head, not telling Yzmel the truth.
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“So who is he?”
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“…”
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“He’s… Louis, yes?”
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“Huh?”
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The question pierced through my mind, and Yzmel’s voice came out loud and clear, startling me.
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Even though I was startled by the sound of my voice, he continued, “Is he the one who you call out to every time you wake up?”
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I didn’t have an easy answer to his impatient question.
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That might have been a question for him, but it didn’t seem to be a simple curiosity.
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It was more like he was trying to get one more piece of information.
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“I’ve noticed before, that there’s nothing considerate about your question.”
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Instead of giving him an answer, I pointed out his rudeness.
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It made me miss Evan a little, who never asked me anything despite my suspicious words and behavior.
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Seeing Yzmel’s piercing gaze, so different from his, made me sigh.
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I should point out here that I don’t know if he realizes that the ‘Louis’ that came out of my mouth was Louis Usher, Emperor of the Usher Empire.
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Well, there are plenty of people with the same name in the world, and besides, he disappeared before I could get a good look at him.
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There shouldn’t have been any way for him to realize they were the same person.
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“So, you’re not going to answer.”
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“Yeah.”
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“Well, that’s a little awkward.”
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What’s wrong with this guy? I’m in more trouble than he ever was.
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“Haven’t you ever heard of being obsessed?”
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Meeting my trembling gaze, Yzmel raises an eyebrow.
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“I don’t fully trust you yet, and I tend to put the safety of our Master above all else.”
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Which meant I was very suspicious.
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“Haven’t you ever been told that you’re suspicious?”
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Yzmel said, the corners of his mouth twitching upward as he met my doubly nervous gaze.
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“You know what? The Empire and the Tower don’t get along very well.”
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Of course, they don’t have the best of relations, they’re at war.
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But it was clear that he wasn’t referring to a superficial relationship.
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Besides, why mention the Empire out of the blue?
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Before I could continue my thought, I saw Yzmel take a step back and move his hand slightly.
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It seemed like slow motion as mana gathered at his fingertips.
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Sensing danger in that small gesture, I reflexively gathered my mana as well.
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It was a split second.
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One of the restraints that hung on the wall like a decoration flew up and bound my wrists, and the attack that shot out of my hand was only a fraction of a second away from reaching Yzmel.
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“Ouch.”
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Staggering backward for a moment, Yzmel groaned, clutching his cheek. Crimson blood trickled down his palm.
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“What the…!”
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I screamed, pinned to the bed by handcuff-like restraints.
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The sharp clinking of metal echoed through the room with every movement.
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“This magic…”
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There was a brief flicker of surprise on Yzmel’s face as he saw the wound, but none of that mattered.
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‘How long had it been since I was free of my restraints? How long I’ve been struggling to get out of these?’
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As my frustration intensified, Yzmel warned me calmly.
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“You’d better be careful, you’re not completely healed yet.”
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I chuckled in exasperation.
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Yzmel takes out a cloth and rubs his palm against his cheek to wipe away the blood.
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Up close, the wound wasn’t very deep, but he could see that some of his long hair had been cut off.
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“I should have aimed for the neck.”
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He continued, unperturbed by my coldly spat words.
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“What’s wrong with giving you back what you should have kept?”
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“What?”
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“The Master of the Tower gave orders to capture an unaffiliated mage, so here you are, on your way to the tower. I only treated you because you were sick, no exceptions.”
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There were other reasons, of course, but the words that followed were probably the ones that bound me.
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Maybe he’s assuming I’m some kind of Imperial spy, and that’s troubling.
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“You’re not the only one who’s suspicious.”
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Knock, knock—
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There was a knock on the door, cutting off Yzmel’s words, who was sure to recite a list of suspicious things if I left him alone.
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Knock, knock—
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The voice came again, staggered, as if in urgency.
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“Yes. Come in.”
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The door was hastily opened and a wizard in robes similar to Yzmel’s entered.
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“There you are! I’ve called an emergency meeting! Monsters are swarming the tower!”
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Sensing the urgency of the situation, I locked eyes with Yzmel, who nodded with a look that said, ‘Here it comes.’
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He sighed slightly, as if he didn’t like the idea of leaving me behind.
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“Don’t move, I’m going to send you to the Master when this is over.”
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With those words, which I couldn’t tell if they were a threat or a request, Yzmel hurried out of the room.
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Behind the tightly closed door, there was a sudden silence in the room.
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“A monster?”
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An ominous premonition swept through him.
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— ‘Children with my power, instinctively seeking you out.’
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Louis’s voice from my dream returns, overlapping with the monster that keeps heading my way and the many monsters surrounding the carriage.
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‘We need to run.’
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A red siren blares in my head.
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