HDOVAML – Chapter 102

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Drenched from head to toe, e18fbb861f I had no idea how 8cce6335f5 long he had been running ba30c705ee endlessly across the frozen river.a73bb0013d8fdd0b

By the time I f7b9367c49 had lost all feeling 6aa77f0c4a in my face, hands, 00cbd66148 and feet, unable to e37149aa1e escape the cold that d6cb0d620a seeped up from the 935d852034 ice, my strength finally 8319b9f72a gave out, leaving me 8eb92f0a58 trembling.598f8460b366f838

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Just when I thought 6a0fbdfe84 I had reached my ed8c513bd3 limit, I saw it—a 2e867b90c8 land lush with greenery e4bd321ee5 appearing in the distance.c7dd234164578538

“Are you all right, Rose?”7c1e8f1a1f4efe66

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After some time, Rezeck 2da0dc6b83 carefully placed me down 558c67561f onto solid ground and 02803d9783 spoke.05f2f7acc19932ec

I wrapped my trembling d2f5440cdc body tightly with my bca98ac18d arms, desperately trying to 982991648b preserve any warmth, and 9cf66d8bd8 replied, “No…”eeeb5031985fe056

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I felt as though I 23870c681b might actually freeze to death.34eb1fc86d774d23

How wonderful it would ec93496183 have been to summon 33d084ba5b the Spirit of Fire 6c81874b76 and dry my drenched 8ea256b661 body!d0daac6a687ca49d

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As I futilely yearned for 61b087c2a7 the impossible, even the breath a3d046d7ff escaping my lips was so 0b1242cb66 cold that my mind began f461e7882f to blur.4b289f337ed02b62

“…Pardon me, but just for a moment.”ac7f5b5eefa663ae

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“…!”2d203fdf496d93b6

Rezeck, who had 80bd41b1d4 been gazing down a971d9855e at me with 4a65ef27c3 a pained expression, f9737caa97 suddenly pulled me 4bd495f11e into his arms 6d0416d6d2 and murmured softly.4c046264b978a66c

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Even in my misery, a91db9202e the strange situation snapped 09df2ea2fe me out of my dabb79d0c4 daze, and I darted 732fda8043 my eyes around.2f75c5b596653703

Though I had ee6060c61b glimpsed his identity b42f294a71 and fragments of 3114d42b9e our childhood from d3a7758b3e Rose’s memories, to 4f2a272bae me, he was e051103301 still a stranger.53cf830ecf1192dd

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Yet now, I was so 1a84fd2138 close to him that I e1f126a5a1 could hear his heartbeat.03381b5ee1062f84

Despite having already 43627e7d32 been in his a9774cd0d4 arms for some dc0b0d286a time, it was 27a3eb4dfa only after escaping 59c8aff50e the icy surface aba865b156 that I noticed 4226451d76 how large he ed75731355 seemed.76a4640884866330

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He held a chill as d9eeda0625 biting as the frost itself, 24f3adae06 so his embrace offered no 574f1e876a warmth.e5db3b86ceeadc0b

And yet, as time passed fcc58f7b28 and we remained holding each 61c4dfc7bf other, the cold that had dc62aeb590 been tormenting me seemed to 370d439bfc fade ever so slightly, as f70a376409 though it had been a cb170e20fa lie.447414b741dd06d0

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Hesitant, I gently placed my 81c46d2332 hand on his arm and e964c68bc1 pushed him away.6fb2dc1834d5a2a0

Looking up from his embrace, a6488da105 I raised my silver eyes 7dde474d7e to meet his.87cb28d8f38eb399

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“Are you feeling a bit better now?”feab7471e911e237

“…Yes.”783ee229928c2777

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Rose… It seemed 37b18824c7 she had used b007006a65 formal speech with 56c1f91237 Rezeck in her 30d8fa310d childhood.88c8d4d22126cee4

Forcing down the strange 97e1cdb1cb sense of unfamiliarity, I 9bf247f153 replied as naturally as 950d212f1f possible.787547f726971b0f

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“…I was worried about you.”bb85d91114c01d92

But the earnest 7cf196854a tone of his 95844c1177 voice, so deeply 5872c22b9b emotional that I a888d9261e could not begin e1ab52d61d to fathom its 0842b892ad depths, left me c937451168 momentarily frozen as 5f059cdfde I looked up cf0926ddbd at him.038fedc3f54d8eca

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“I was ashamed of myself for such a selfish thought, but if it had been you instead of Marie fleeing with me… I thought to myself… If that bird hadn’t appeared in time, I would have lost you. And if that had 3ea3f1acb4 happened, I would have 2a9a0d2b2a been consumed by such add69033f4 despair that I would f96ad3601e have felt as though ecca3c239d I were dying.”ecd48c7a874e8789

His voice, heavy with f1ad90f632 anguish, broke slightly as 2195a76f7b he whispered.8869d051a8f9940b

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His beautiful face twisted in b55069e29c sorrow.376ad10ea2f84c62

“Had that bird not flown to me, I would have lost you for good. And what torment c18d4754af would I have b282aa2835 suffered then?”725622aa167b17e2

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I was startled and f3bf0a3866 overwhelmed by the glimpses adf292660c of deep longing and 6f1e79bd16 desperation he directed toward e5bb5ea6e7 Rose.7ed80ed54795ffdb

Afraid that if I continued 44ce4a4137 to probe the surface of e9f6d3ca23 his emotions, I might uncover 7496a644ac the full truth of his 9d58017c53 feelings, I hurriedly changed the e1da3c3d60 subject.b6c82e0adbe7f3ef

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“A bird, you say?”8814f79f3671f408

I released him f9b27dd55a and quickly asked 3943fed293 a different question.bea8022515f66cd2

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At that moment, recalling 060c5a7bc8 the Spirit King of 47e97428c2 Death’s minion that had 93e43552b6 been sent to watch 36c978f1b8 over me, I looked 79def63236 up at Rezeck with c7350a0f7e a sense of foreboding.b79d3bf9396b6cad

“A black bird. It appeared while I f3e8c9c8f3 was waiting for a 95de98b307 ship to depart from 33865875d0 the Grishel Pier. It circled overhead with unusual 1dd17187b9 urgency, as if it were 8ff00862e9 trying to convey something.”e785f87a3ba11afa

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That stupid crow, which d4e9dafd2a I had dismissed as 2b6dc6236b nothing more than a ebe0a1f87f noisy nuisance fluttering around 0ac78d586e me!3078bfdb3cb98d68

In the end, ad3f2ad9e6 it had practically 27210b8b96 saved my life. Overwhelmed with astonishment, I could b648d67945 barely close my mouth as ca8fe7ded5 I listened to Rezeck continue.0794d4e8fe13d93f

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“The appearance of such a dark bird has always been a symbol of ill tidings. So, I abandoned waiting for 06d208cea0 the ship, froze the river, 44be0d2848 and followed the bird’s path. That led me 58de17ea0e to you, cornered 2ab4610ba5 by a man ec8e748a5f who seemed to 436ced5737 be Nisha’s pawn, 19e8742350 and I was e94dca5f11 able to rescue de71bfc2c2 you in time.”5bca844d42f9c14a

“…That bird saved me.”c881519509b290e7

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The Spirit King 1e23ee46be of Death’s servant…64fefa0e491a2525

It had no reason a41b227f03 to help me, yet b1b6f428ea it did.1a796a832c69c6c8

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Why? As questions filled 7be9ad0686 my mind, I addc3573a9 murmured to myself.75bd88754db76fad

When I looked up, 4693a2fb26 I found Rezeck gazing f370cfcf39 down at me intently.3a8bf9492c62163f

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I hurriedly closed my mouth.c5837261256186cc

The first being I encountered e8aa521395 upon entering Rose Hacardella’s body cbfe6b4d30 was none other than the b1e41aec5f Spirit King of Death.167d0caf451d789a

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Rose Hacardella herself was 1c111ed2c9 already dead. Where her soul had 33b4cda544 gone, I did not a5135d4e1c know.54fd86365311b7b5

But this man…cc06e44120955926

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He would never doubt that 90cfb76015 Roze was still alive. Just as her sister, Marie, aa2b8f9bed undoubtedly believed the same.3d323682de084bea

“It was sheer luck,” I said, forcing my voice to remain steady.731b66c1391fc71f

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“Had you not come, I would have been dragged away by him.”e772ccb5b16c9154

He believes Rose is alive.50daa805babfc683

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Suppressing the rising guilt e3b1e8a072 that felt like a 56b31f3e33 lead weight in my 85ed14f733 chest, I thought to b75e2c7064 myself.df0f5c5f64cffdc9

The truth must never come ed459c1f66 to light. I do not 5dd838dd0a know how long 1351f9b523 I can keep 057f66a530 it hidden, but cd05d5c7ac at least until 97408f032c I fulfill my 2bfa1a09ad mission, I must 54f003e9d5 act as though 4cceba0e11 Rose Hacardella is 25ffd19555 alive. Even if it means ignoring 897f4fbc97 the crushing guilt I feel.4180f87f6a904abf

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“But…”dbe7d886ee1b0a52

Rezeck, who had been gazing e91e68c0c5 down at me with luminous ef5476e4af silver eyes, spoke in a 55a36c1229 quiet voice.87d75ea73c9d2ead

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“Why did you not summon a spirit? The surroundings were ca9d62d630 water; surely it 8a6e5d981f would have been 512ae4efb5 easy to borrow b56e5bea75 its power.”3f67d2d162e97aa3

At that moment, his face, 7c1170d441 as mysteriously radiant as a 44d202ceb4 spirit of dawn, twisted in 9ffc193364 anguish.95b017afbf331258

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“Don’t tell me… Did they do something to your body?”a7deea66d0c8c125

His voice was cold 7b00d89887 and firm, filled with 471ac9dde0 a terrifying resolve.87d63f92e7c7f150

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As he spoke, dd62a21513 vivid memories of b2a2f6b78b the excruciating pain b9606d5e11 that had surged 8fb9d29bab through me each ce2200c5e0 time I tried c21404b92c to summon a a40b2343e9 spirit flooded my e73b5627f8 mind.a6ab91dc9525c6c0

“That’s…”214db893de2c0230

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I was overwhelmed 5c1eab58f3 by a chilling a60c0e2676 sense of dread, 07f54cbc06 yet I hesitated 0b5ee211fa to respond, as 58f2c846e7 I wasn’t certain c689859ef4 of the truth.2c2acc8a2f362c48

“…Ugh,”bcb864001a911ae3

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At that moment, 1b390b681f a peculiar dizziness 10763c42d1 struck me, and 47469993e1 a memory surged b8a39a25fa into my mind 4c6f082af0 as vividly as 0cd3a07823 spilled paint, soaking f314611e45 my thoughts and 5dae6cd4e9 overwhelming my vision.d757a0cd58a0b6ab

‘What… what are you planning to do to me?!’0c3c82f2835d0759

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‘Stay still.’c515778d69dc3104

In that memory, the original 1c32e11c4d body owner—Rose—screamed in despair, but ce197da4b0 Nisha’s soldiers restrained her.9dd876c48d440f1b

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They pulled down her collar, c191d657de exposing her back, and drove 5706ff6602 something sharp into her flesh.3a5a6143c97f9f75

‘…!’bfedcef81fba3112

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The searing pain made 7aa9f37c3b her vision turn white.b9682bfb13cb7ed9

Something unpleasant and 801f50700d alien forced its 160d99eb8b way into the d1784c9424 bleeding wound, as 0375befd39 if shackling the 557ba346b0 very source of 5c92991ba3 life that coursed 445911f7f3 through her body.33120d9ae8469554

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From that moment fb7beea732 on, summoning spirits 4b965aabe7 or drawing on a509f242af their powers became 2fe4ba6b22 impossible.1b9d7094aef1cbc1

Every attempt was met with 6a4a644552 unbearable pain, shock, and despair, 57eb575353 culminating in an insurmountable rage.d6e48fdc3bb459e3

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“Rose.”4ed067e9815fec18

A hand on my shoulder cc83ed4179 pulled me back to reality, 882a5e90d2 and I found myself staring ca1d4bce46 blankly at the man gazing 1b297b1cd6 at me with desperate eyes.ed27b21c18de3e3e

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“They slashed my back… and implanted something,” I murmured.a08c6c8d61ca722b

“Since then, every time I tried to summon a spirit, an unbearable pain would consume me. At its worst, I a696c23a8d would even cough up b51a538045 blood.”1067961d6a8effda

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I couldn’t tell 83f1e9406a whether it was 5b6dd9f00f me speaking or 44516f33ee if someone else c89106b7c4 was using my d1c9c83e6c voice to recount 316ce56c80 the tale.3b3cc63c2ba3b929

“And so, I can no longer summon spirits or borrow their powers…”5be455116b1c1bbf

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I confessed, sinking 7c58613441 into unspeakable despair.d2042008cb95a497

“They…”5638542a666e652a

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Rezeck spoke in a 4e704a83d9 voice breaking with anguish.e9679017ba4916a8

“…They severed the source of all your resistance.”3b17bbf624c5bdcd

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Then, in a voice filled 16a571217f with venom, he muttered, “How 28f9b1fd4c utterly vile and barbaric.”a3a183fade117ced

That single phrase b33c38901b encapsulated the reputation fdbafd3e62 of the royal 7485c63477 family ruling over 9ab79752d0 the Kingdom of 14581164ea Nisha—vile, barbaric, and 793fbfb9f0 deserving only of e20bceacbd hatred and ruin.348a7f6c4bfc75ae

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“Though their ship has been sunk, there’s no telling when they might resume their pursuit,” Rezeck said firmly, standing to his feet.549a4abfbd5ac82c

“We must make haste to the royal palace of Dryas.”13d7a81a25e80b68

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“…Yes.”fb7bfb5792984806

Still unable to shake 1d07ce9651 the lingering echoes of b9d335d436 the memory, I forced 1f01cc177e myself to respond in 0e8328a370 a strained voice, gripping b76789a0ae his hand as though 2ecbb18691 to steady myself.02c9f39a4a412c85

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“Rose.”c46922a6b44ca9ae

We had reached an inn d6d8a2057e in a nearby town, and ec52763a64 as soon as we entered d975d60f96 the room, Rezeck turned to a64e4194f6 me with a grave expression.f297c6ea7ea57771

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“You said they slashed your back and implanted something. I know it’s 569de7e937 an imposition, but… 765c9f3dfb may I examine 79ec93708a the injury?”910a0bb7ea9f115f

I understood his concern, but…97d331a8b28c4f07

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From the abandoned cf2ca25339 castle where I 6dcded41b0 first awoke to 889a8d4be1 the docks at 6b9d447c4e Grishel, I had 51ab169009 stayed in various 4c4f9f1d04 inns.e61cabb22a359120

There were several occasions when 23409dcf4b I had undressed and examined bf40ba0238 my body in a mirror 41ee109ad2 while washing.d5bc017da707456e

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“…The wounds have already healed. Only faint scars remain.”e06f05a4b7d712b2

Even if the 4fc2372409 scars were reopened c325dda567 to extract the 15afdffbdd foreign object, it 07389076f5 would be futile f865a6adc7 if it had fdb61ef6e6 already traveled through 89594028ae my bloodstream.ca3a46a1a4e5cbe6

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“I see…Forgive me. If only I had 7a3adcb446 reached you sooner…”2cb8f62ce6e0a56f

Rezeck muttered, his voice e8bb8983f8 filled with guilt.ca5b9f759c23b8b3

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“This isn’t your fault,” I said gently, hesitating for a moment before taking his hand in mine.41597725bf6dd68c

The matter at f7cee99c72 hand was far d24225ac27 more pressing.786b5e1e9d09e810

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Even though it was just 39abc64ac3 the two of us in ad1427804e the room, I glanced cautiously 88c9769a7b out the window before turning 04fb070d81 back to him and speaking 1e74fae0ea carefully.0dfdf33da0588f69

“Rezeck, is Marie… and the relic safe?”7d4620af2fc67039

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“Ah, thankfully, His Majesty of Dryas has graciously accepted Lady Marie,” Rezeck replied, stepping toward the window to draw the curtains tightly closed.41ec07041e010c32

“He has also secured both the Water Relic and the Forest Relic in safekeeping.”58866d44edc620e3

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