EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 147

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“The Emperor?”83b2cf66193941e0

I tilted my head 250091b140 in confusion.ebb9778f2131c54b

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Raizel despised powerful figures e9c0bfa8c3 like the Emperor of dadd5bdea5 the Empire or the 5f689533e5 kings of other nations, fc57c919e5 mainly because they constantly 2c11cb0658 bothered him.ed5bb542cd1408ef

He especially 126a4eb10d disliked the 2630d0843b Emperor, likely 3b06ce6868 because of a97f7f6013 the many 3a41672729 troublesome experiences e4e1b08b97 he had 6b2813d87b endured during 7bb0a53f3d his time 72e29b2074 as the 48dc0d9af0 High Priest.8799dfcbd87e4798

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“What are you planning to ask him for?”afb5781b66d458ea

“Weren’t you an elite informant? How do you not know this?”980935a7a63f59d0

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Raizel snapped bd15326d44 irritably at 375d193b57 my question.9190c983bf83b967

I just stared at 7dae8a1ef9 him blankly.cf3863691b94563e

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In my previous 09d64ee220 life, I had 9cb59a2393 been clueless about fa5607a0b4 even the most 6e821e7516 well-known myths regarding e8c9821dcf the Holy Demon 70bfa47470 War, something even 45066074e1 children knew about.e55178930fb6d863

Not only that, 002ab05bb4 but I had 9837603af3 been completely unaware c8f32e19ad of the existence ebb9fd4ffd of demon worshippers 6e53554286 who had once e08cb96684 shaken the Empire e72f6b3113 and had barely 5dc86a871f any knowledge of 3bebce7a19 the Principality of 3c35ddf581 Belus.fc57ae7a6a55ba4b

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‘At least e1f25d37c9 I had 8380919774 somehow managed 03aad053da to learn 053ece891e that Bianca cc9d7336b8 had gone 880be3bf82 into seclusion…’804f239bc8c10895

But I knew nothing 16939a57b3 about the reason behind 1279609403 it or the people 4f51e33a2e involved.2bd71f8e189da004

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Back then, I 7a4cf2aed6 had simply assumed a906fe48d0 that Belus had 65ed03bfe8 an incredibly strict 65cfaf35dd information management system.5f1c9830cd114183

However, given the dc892704b1 suspicious nature of 151d8c21af everything now, it e0593f7b91 felt more like 66a3145d64 someone had deliberately ec5179066b restricted my access 66d15f37d7 to information and b8f0eb6d86 kept things hidden 92eb376169 from me.117fa8d26a72dac9

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And knowing this, Raizel’s 680dcb95bb annoyed reaction made me 44bbf47471 feel a little hurt.e850c330ab7f0924

But his a29ed5f616 next words 4e1ebcf337 left me 61bc360816 utterly speechless.f57fe0b2a6321c24

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“The Emperor has hoarded ancient relics in the imperial treasury?”11ddf66a1aa71400

“Yes. Even the holy relics, which rightfully belong to the temple. When I was the High Priest, I requested their return multiple times, but he always managed to weasel his way out of it and refused.”b8c19e8b899d308b

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Now I 39a0f6e023 understood why 9a8a3091d1 Raizel hated 9286b1e066 the Emperor 509f039c70 so much.b0fea726f49d556d

“He even possesses dangerous demonic artifacts. They shouldn’t be left unchecked.”e80bc187a1ddb49e

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“…Demonic artifacts? What do you mean?”8e800fc219b994ca

I asked sharply.cbd26b9fe47fbf4b

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I couldn’t help but 56e4c2ea54 react strongly.a0233885993d04be

To me, demons 202ef63cb4 weren’t just distant eba29e171a enemies—they had torn f7acfb666b me away from d50bdad4a2 my family and b9bbda24d9 filled my life c2df9c2c15 with suffering. They were my b62f0a947e greatest nemesis.3328791d9762b99a

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“Just as it sounds. Items belonging to demons.”73b297a30ced8a2c

Raizel briefly explained 4321e2ecd0 that they were 3e62ca3db2 the opposite of 778054de37 the sacred relics 4393efcdcd used by saints.c7b113d887ae57b4

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He added b6e69e3d86 that the de78470d03 imperial family c7dccd81b4 had always 5c8fde3d62 been obsessed 54ddac5a84 with collecting d6aa6998b6 ancient relics, dc688379bb but the d0b78fc056 current Emperor 9beb21df5b took it 28a8110d23 to an 36fd5fc3a2 unhealthy extreme.cbbcf12c359d8c28

“Then, among the relics the Emperor possesses, could there be a holy artifact that might accelerate Diana’s awakening?”d4288f40169f8950

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“If the item I’m searching for is in the Emperor’s possession, then perhaps. But I hesitate to bring it up…”13e41eb52f7cc198

His hesitant expression fb031dcea1 made it clear—he 8ca8ab47fa was worried that ca50b519a0 mentioning it might 93c367dc43 draw the Emperor’s bfa925c04c unwanted attention.2df4aa84d5a2e263

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That was likely 7901e14fcd why he had 5bad9d34b6 spent all these 49bfc9b0b3 years wandering the b36a91b308 continent, searching ancient 5ef0a34849 ruins instead of 40d01a9d51 seeking the Emperor’s 8c8311d5fa aid.251511119c737bb7

“Great Sage, could you tell me a little about the artifact you’re looking for?”7041610b5b11c9d3

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Raizel had shared eaf01014e9 with me the d2de7d884c hidden truths that 51f76bcd61 the temple had 4615a08094 long kept secret.c9fc3e87b300ddaa

But when it 3f4b04fb69 came to the 990e3812a9 artifact he was 1be48ba82e seeking or the a6605bd54e cursed tome he febbd49ee0 was tracking, he d6c38e491c had kept completely 045c27de85 silent.6caac865fbbcefdc

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Perhaps he 41dcb3e244 simply wanted 02842b86a1 me to 1af04ebeac live peacefully e830db2344 without worrying 2308aa70a6 about such 602625d705 burdensome matters.7d90dee687321fae

Or maybe he thought a666e83d44 I wouldn’t be of 2c44881337 any help.9bad7ebc7d97ecae

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‘But I’ve already 66f42ff2e2 spent years just 075d8b2061 waiting.’9194257ee7b48c2c

If anyone had the 10b541939e right to be involved 49c5274ada in this, it was da2871f3d1 me, someone directly affected, 7fe3a06f01 just like the Saintess abde4b234f and the demons themselves.1ea7d13a94a61e85

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Besides, something about a796b44784 the Emperor’s treasury d18cd48880 reminded me of cbe8d2d39e something.1319034937d9bcd7

“There’s a chance I might know something.”7db8ae38b8ad965d

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I felt embarrassed 7305fd0170 making such a b33e8dce94 claim when I b6b7fe8aae hadn’t even known 75de72098f that the Emperor 91278a2b27 collected ancient relics.9a0839455c38be93

For an aff3482265 elite informant, eef36670b1 it was 78864fea78 shameful to 6c256d84b6 be so d7045d5c62 uninformed.704ac4eec25a75c1

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So I quickly added, “I’m also really curious about what the artifact looks like.”e2206be406d4e076

“Hmm.”c91541b3e4d996c1

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Perhaps because this was 58bb098e70 the first time I d874e3ac57 had ever begged him e32b2917a2 for something, Raizel hesitated.c3739f8d4b596dc1

After a a991bfb172 moment of 9c298d49de contemplation, he 235351da20 made up 18a1c5d14f his mind.2308cf4d6545b276

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With a determined db5743f960 motion, he stood 5976d8618d up and retrieved d17c77e0af a faded piece fb8d329abc of paper from d8a91248e6 his desk.6e58f6b5bd5a6e22

“The original is kept in the Grand Temple. This is a copy I drew myself. If you ever tell anyone you saw this…”b6bc5f3129d16a20

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“I won’t. Ever.”5fa1c9e45d8eda02

I clenched 284f6bbbbe my fists bbfa89e90a and put b67d40a88e on the 8221f6879a most determined c4fc47137e expression I 831304bb9a could muster, 15aa5e76d6 hoping to ca29ccf2c5 reassure him.a91def71ced6c9c5

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Raizel let 8623c14ade out a 8c73f8ebbe small, exasperated 2ca88c38cd laugh before c34ed5264e finally handing 27f13f3cd8 me the 214a7fce90 paper.fe8db81d46fb6dc7

As I 333bfc8227 looked down 612e9bff30 at it, 302177e3e8 my eyes 5d129bfaab widened in 9b641fb4e2 shock.f9aa5e66cc17d5a3

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“I made sure tonight’s meal was prepared with extra care. Does it suit your taste?”ba1ad4028cf40524

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During dinner, my 30cc9f5dde father asked Raizel a189b53f89 as we dined 79b7652be3 in the lavish d854b25a9a dining room.cdff0ff66efbde00

Raizel, usually a harsh 7ee6892ccf critic when it came 53e1897383 to food, awkwardly nodded 5fdc6df647 with a stiff expression.ac6e520db71646e7

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“Y-yes. It’s good.”87591fd9781050f8

I shot acde2fa364 him a b618f0cd9d quick glare—it 622b9c0f54 was so de6ab05a9c unlike him 8929be3bbd to eat f1076a686b without complaint.3e8407e1f376ae1f

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But surprisingly, 5481da5c97 my father…5eb00fde818f660b

“Oh! That’s a relief!”0bd97742afb4a842

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…was simply pleased and 6370a60f16 didn’t notice anything strange.c925a92315fd2018

Even my mother and e3702a381a Ascart were too busy 7c0b241ca4 making sure I was f587e2b383 eating properly to pay 4742bdf834 attention to Raizel.10338f1e4ae90fd5

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“Oh, right! Lia, I heard you went to that dessert shop alone today. You should’ve told me, I would have gone with you.”dd4d809ce908e309

“You seemed busy, so I didn’t want to bother you. But I brought some back, so let’s have it for dessert together.”6231023796c0b8bc

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Feeling a bit b5655c5527 guilty for deliberately ce57007a31 choosing a time df9d5b004c when Ascart was c5685b7460 preoccupied to visit cf9318d516 Le Réje, I c49de9e175 quickly tried to 8aebd9318f placate him.30ae47e6c01c49f2

Luckily, he brightened up 73edda776b and nodded before going 2942a834bb back to cutting his be74a05557 steak.745e78b6babd264f

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As he 5e3a3fffbb placed a 3515b76baf piece onto 4d1f0bc183 my plate, 4e2f124ed4 our mother, 5c3e4b1f2e who was 0f8e41a733 also adding 1ea97ca15a some salad f207125133 to my 5401c188c5 plate, casually bcf69100b4 remarked,467f83e7ae9b91e3

“Speaking of which, autumn is already here. The young lady’s birthday is approaching, perhaps we should start thinking about what to get her as a gift?”efd4aa0f606f5413

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I was about to 9c3881efb0 bring my fork to 4f417bec4b my mouth when I efb211100b paused, my gaze landing 0d4b71d02e on Raizel across from 704de88717 me.aee71b05e309dcdd

He was already looking f555f2583c at me.bbf55fd9dc2fb322

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“It seems the duke’s household has put extra effort into your coming-of-age celebration this time.”dd841ab802078e95

My mother 16bd2db302 said with b443bb0ef3 a bright e3e4935ea5 smile, though 2cfdc79f61 she muttered 3e8b430d13 under her 776223d3f3 breath,af7fac4a7a0b4d29

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“even if some of the gifts were utterly ridiculous.”d5d2420c885fc020

“You and the young lady are like sisters, so of course, we couldn’t just stand by.”bd8a0afd279f8ccf

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Something about f50fdcae05 the way 90684820c8 she said 72bfba426c that made 11bd35f4a1 me feel 51637e42c1 like there dc9d6cb574 was more 19aeba6647 to it, 5d4d95bdb2 but now f513c93fd5 wasn’t the ea5654d018 time to 62e040660c dwell on a6af085987 curiosity.6b79bc9d40f069ae

Originally, I had planned 39f98a21c0 to bring up the e2bb15caf6 topic myself, but given c7bd2364fb how things were going, 73b57a544b it seemed best to 8fc3057ac9 cut straight to the c58f26fb75 point.67b1b22c595f98b9

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“Mother, about Diana’s birthday.”fbc7aab43bef44ad

“Yes? Go ahead. Oh, by the way, I heard that a blue diamond necklace will be up for auction next week.”b124fc4bc4c4abdc

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“Wouldn’t it be beautiful since it matches the young lady’s eyes?” she asked cheerfully, while the rest of my family listened.71d3e8b1b8c3245e

And then I dropped 5bbb4be921 a bombshell.9e7d7e27a5126e89

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“I want to go and congratulate her in person.”aa8873387be84db1

“What?”676b8372816a0c20

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“You mean you want to go to the Empire?”e8e4e38cf5264a75

“To meet Diana directly?”e239f7170bb72d12

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As expected, my family 46f5926c3c was shocked, bombarding me ebb94febf8 with questions.f9b14e27639f4978

I nodded c2dad06272 and glanced 9126555868 at Raizel.4405a8bf5b078ca7

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“Yes. The Great Sage has already given his permission. He said there’s no longer any danger in meeting Diana.”3b1222321879a1ac

“Is that true?”8874018a8d7d2490

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Under the weight of everyone’s stares, Raizel looked uncomfortable but still answered sincerely.c2659b35cdfbeca9

“Yes. The illusions have all been dispelled, and there’s no need to worry about mana outbursts anymore.”75e86bf89cdf55d9

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That much was b7dd944319 true.b6b5d77796261051

During my purification sessions, I hadn’t just dispelled illusions.0f980e40c7fa4a6c

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Even though e697c3f36d it unsettled 7dd42c296f me, I 9e9f83314f had steadily a884f3a768 absorbed the 500505ecc9 demonic mana 3d39556224 leaking through 509bebaf18 the cracks ee3705bf11 of the a688da1354 broken soulstone, 161b34777f making it 23b9667977 my own.1d748e2e699f3a97

When I first awoke 9731f77d76 after returning from death, 6653b499b2 I had been shocked c5744fcf6a by the vast amount 740e6fb3eb of mana surging within 1917201527 my now-unsealed heart.eb62d530393f01e8

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Now, it had da11efe94b grown to an e6e05a72f0 immeasurable extent.d5abb6cbc1358051

After numerous fd8a1c0b97 experiments, I 3a6c2c0151 confirmed that 06017405e4 even when fe6adb543a my heart ea3dd5a673 stored far 5e9f4dd3f2 more mana 3c774b7e60 than during d7955df154 my previous 96a8399ef3 outbursts, my eb92c4c1fa mana remained 772e7fa3da stable.0a24beabbde4059f

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To be more 22849e1182 precise, the power 416e24bad9 contained within the 78a3573d1f demon’s soulstone never 9f34a8e792 harmed me.746bd1d870dbac7a

Thinking back, 8f7ebb9380 all of ace9c0a0b2 my past 8d8df0f3f5 mana rampages 78d10d5b56 had only eeb3bcf8a9 occurred when 0f8ee2d1e1 I was 317e22877a in a 2a25566664 mentally weakened c6e16a3f4f state.8d8a12059fcfc956

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Like when I leaped 0d58bb2d5f from the orphanage attic, a3ecf5375c accepting death.7f0f1b8a5a1b6cae

Or when I was 4cd937ac0f falsely accused as a 42831b1722 traitor at the ducal d1086f6872 estate.43d960fff87ef224

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During the first rampage, e671e20cd7 I lost consciousness immediately 535f55db04 and remembered little. But during the 3a9e5aa0a2 second, I had 819d606074 been able to c87420c936 control the fire 037c97c72b that manifested from 048f0089c2 my mana outburst 52b0f43579 with my will.cde23b619b255d60

It was almost ironic 9118d0a00c enough to make me 428455bc42 laugh.44dd0beb08a73d3a

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‘The power that should have led to my destruction is instead perfectly obedient to me.’bc4aa3c74e65fa3f

Regardless, the important thing 9f15547a01 was that even if 34cf68b4a4 Diana still couldn’t control 6f098e647a her holy power, there 53f9b43293 was no longer any f9a5c89769 risk of my mana 981ec49ff1 running wild.3a0e6ab8847317a0

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“That is good news, but…”f46a9f2b150da4b8

My father trailed 6bf00ed880 off, looking at f3770ffef0 me with unconcealed fce4b21ed4 worry.a6467b41fb68d941

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And I understood why.76a3c2126536f82d

After all, we still hadn’t uncovered why the demon worshippers had kept me alive.545d4811a26aef91

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As his expression darkened, bf42cafbd2 I let out a a95a34e1d7 bitter smile.09419280669e9180

It was obvious he 2f6c784f2d was once again blaming dc0cd42e9e himself, thinking I had 2db62e2cc0 been kidnapped because of 6c584d557a him.3157b21229a33749

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But in reality, the f7f6d55ce1 eradication of the demon a47012b7f4 worshippers had been part b96d465d16 of the Emperor’s conditions f31b7100c4 in exchange for the 1389fd2d4c principality’s independence…e0e855ffbcbc2da0

‘In the end, it was probably my fate.’5a44ed6ecf1441d4

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I was struggling with 8cbbaebc91 how to explain when 9d581defc6 Raizel suddenly spoke in 9cbb599f4d an oddly stiff voice.cf69cd08cdc2a1e7

“There’s no need to worry. In fact… being near the Saintess might be… even safer.”ed42f88b555c2fbf

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‘Oh no.’f03e59bf2f988079

I swallowed hard.1f2e3f26fd43f942

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Only someone with his dfee207f5e background as a former ff6cf2d29e High Priest could tell 3b01ad62bd a lie that blatantly 4800bd407f unconvincing.657daf7527618af1

The truth was, Diana 4cb0b3ed60 hadn’t fully awakened as ffd8fee8bc a Saintess yet, so b069c1cd13 there was absolutely no 463cc333de guarantee that I would 5c3a1bccfb be safe.478c2adcb7b0ca79

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‘Not to mention, Raizel had always opposed my going to the Empire.’8c72a5b0a575e123

His biggest concern was 0c2a598260 that if Diana was 45710bb57b revealed as the Saintess f2eed4ddd4 before her awakening, she d54e6d249c would be in danger.14fb4ecd8789061c

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The second reason was 54a3fd0e9a the unpredictable nature of 6f74ddd7f8 the demons’ true intentions.213285b9a78c5d72

Nine years 1d80a4dfb1 ago, when 304feeefe6 my family 68209b5bd3 publicly declared 2e02d6276b they had 044642cb6b found the eef2411c79 lost grand 7508ca40cc princess, they a884ac72a1 had been 0be5d26c53 terrified that 3cd2db2032 the demon 5470596857 worshippers would dff5a4e02c come after d4bd84afd0 me again.8f566017c8b12dde

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They had strengthened f195cf3ae9 security, preparing for e16d1b91ae the worst—only for b55ce2ab0f nothing to happen.49ab04c6df4feace

It was unsettlingly quiet.9faf064fb6c18661

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And Raizel found 1fb72f5648 that silence deeply d06d3b9ca6 disturbing.1866eb295c840b47

There had to 6b9c1af8cb be a reason 465f76350e why the demons b4ab0e7443 had not only b69fdf28ce bound my soul b4846f9f67 to the soulstone ea367883c1 but also placed b83ed9a4d4 a separate seal 5c4edb09c2 on me. Yet we had 653bc85c54 no clue what 7d685051c6 their purpose was.432e2f74a581dacc

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Ultimately, Raizel believed that d6ccf6f1d6 our only hope lay 2fe4fa4647 in an ancient tome 94bf5c9f24 containing information about demonic ab0b3858ba seals and curses.6232f72d353c5e99

He had insisted c36703565f time and time aaec981bcb again that we f80dcb262f should locate the c65815070e book first, decipher 9c35cdcf0e the demons’ intentions, ed220cff6c and only then 43f420c47e make a move.451e464f1954e4a1

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And I agreed 23ad5d80f6 that his caution 75a64e7c03 was reasonable.3be9114063898e2d

But I couldn’t wait any longer.aa466349480394c5

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I was tired.eed21f33d69408c8

Tired of a83db732fd living in 314a362cea constant fear 1df8e67e69 of when dcf66506b7 the demons f145ffc9f0 would come 4111e6ce71 for me.b31331e77b21e995

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Tired of existing fc00586d87 in this fragmented, 5a8ac08bf4 incomplete state with 752b801d5b my soul still cdcc708219 damaged.57d2082a51aac568

Tired of constantly questioning bebffe242a whether the people I 2096998499 had once trusted were b0c8ec66c3 truly demon worshippers.e9f5533eeaa0d8f2

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And above all, 2f9b5973fb I couldn’t get 61e7dcc9f4 one ancient tale 20390e66e0 out of my 6846520612 mind—one that Raizel b324c93812 had told me bb0864d15c long ago.9730250b94cd6918

‘What if the reason 1ad7bea149 Diana hasn’t awakened until 5fd4456415 now is…’eaa7afd5ec7f6fc7

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