HDOVAML – Chapter 128

HDOVAML Chapter 1285b0de438cc1be9c6

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“Your Majesty, we have eliminated all the priority targets that needed to be killed.”b05f8f21947f35b1

In the midst of 6c9ba6477c a violent silence, Azar 558bef26a4 appeared, knelt down, and 6774bf0a79 reported.3354d8f453c781f7

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“…Is that so?”fba0f42fed4ecf5a

They were destined to die 9e34970a55 anyway. What was the point 91d6a20b2e of venting anger on 6961008a23 them?1b3bf121ee1a1929

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Riat, briefly lost in ffe0f8c201 shallow contemplation, removed his 06f95b5f95 foot from the man’s a9dc857b0e head and stood up b05a9a81ae without a hint of 5b8a953e9d hesitation.a922f21b7572ba29

“Have this one sign a confession before killing him.”b6b7b0ebfcb91ea3

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“Yes, Your Majesty.”33b3e78d441d7b20

Leaving the command ccf2e268c5 in a flat 36b54f134c tone, Riat gazed 76e9daa951 forward with a e71456515f cold face, devoid e2069f2a6b of all emotion, 0d4cdbfd1c and departed from 785088f0ee the royal house 9b0ac3ed6f of Einar, where 5e6404956a the delusions of 42d1df66fd the past were 035047993e deeply rooted in 57db24cbea a revolting manner.b184cdcfa27b7dff

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Only those granted permission 25f4d29dca could step foot on b7d62cb245 the path leading to 0fa79b04f5 the Sanctuary of Shadows.c7189f25aa649458

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The ones awaited by 0d46a910c7 the master of darkness, 2d1383aca6 throughout near-eternity, were the 712b2d75dc chosen—and death.fb89b3b69d6a6bd4

And today’s visitor, as always—00d2bd3df7e1a2ef

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[Ashmed. It’s been a long time 31c1e42303 since you’ve come to see 58fde34b4a me.]14b39ada357c087e

—was Death.1a8d7ce5aa7b92ca

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Arkane, leaning against the massive 3f4191124f body of a giant serpent, d62ba12809 smiled faintly as he gazed f4787ed7e3 into the abyss where all 249d0a2bec light was swallowed.d9839aa633317bb1

He raised a pale, withered b8e606cedc arm that gently extended from f71197ef04 the flowing ceremonial robe and 65a412fa16 beckoned softly.fc4cdb397073aff1

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He was calling for 0ab2b0ceaa his one and only abc73aa239 younger brother.b3c4ab4fb23e0c40

[Come closer. I was just debating 6b983a2c31 whether to go see 44b6688080 you myself. This works out well. Have you been at peace?]d0e77477fad9eb59

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[…Brother.]9599e84597bfce5e

‘Peace, indeed.’e30bf89e39773ab9

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Ashmed, wrapping his turbulent thoughts 6d9fc6e434 within, stepped closer to Arkane.d8a3dfb677413317

‘He’s always this gentle before me.’0f2f4c423fa3e5bb

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[…There’s frost on you.]527685f24779a7df

Arkane, who had been 8bdf07c9b2 watching Ashmed carefully, suddenly c0ab083070 spoke in a quiet 689799dd2d tone.023a7c02070416e9

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[Have you been with Prinscher during the time you didn’t come to me?]f10ea15fd4196900

[Ah, this is…]7b7c67171e58557b

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My brother does not 8e87ec69db approve of me associating 53c031ac7d with other Spirit Kings. Prinscher, who had never shown 0cd16ee7b0 any hostility toward my brother, f04dd75473 was no exception.d7effd271e6db842

[…]b425dd2f04f3b9d6

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Ashmed opened his mouth 19f5f984b6 slightly, caught off guard, 91da337823 to explain himself, but 8d51c21b52 Arkane silently reached out d26d2376fa and brushed the frost cb5c3a6372 off Ashmed’s shoulder.4b51792599ecaeac

[I see. This much must be let 40b2b5f611 go… since you won’t be 61e480b888 leaving.]ad40fac82a47ea5b

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[Even though he’s always by my side, the moment I look away, he feels as if he’ll suddenly vanish, leaving only a cold trace behind.]43879768ceed1c5d

Arkane quietly whispered, 6efffab106 barely audible, as b2e1d16497 he suppressed his b4c3e86fb1 emotions.f75f84f84750af77

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[Brother? …What are you talking about?]1582be43b1e754b2

Ashmed, unable to understand, 1e7761ac2b slightly furrowed his brow b9fe8fdf37 and asked.4685832872d2d480

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[Let’s stop talking about others. In a time 50006f2fa8 when even focusing 1a3f087af0 solely on each 1d6dccc007 other isn’t enough, 0d31b64806 what’s the point cc54111cf1 of conflict? Come, sit here beside me.]dd87b4a5d985b357

Arkane, smiling brightly as if e76383f00a he had never stiffened his 4b05e808d3 expression, took Ashmed’s hand and d11abbd010 led him.d89b2e635064f43e

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[…Brother. I did not come 07c893c56d today to exchange pleasantries.]54082bb62b769fe5

However, Ashmed stopped in place.971685b5bbf7ec1e

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[I have something I wish to ask.]070246e557dd81e3

Though his blue eyes bc4beb1959 reflected nothing but pure e45ac9d2e6 trust, a visible hesitation 17a295f0a9 lingered within them.e562ab3614b83d13

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[…I overheard the royal family of Nisha, your faithful worshippers, saying something.]f2eef7cac1aeb4f1

[Nisha?]04604cc9312ccd1c

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A chilling unease swept in. Arkane subtly clenched 21e8ee27e1 his hand as 0511fb2361 he asked,0d1cfbf783dc2502

[What about them? What did they say to 7b027af3ae darken your expression so?]6bb20a101cafcd13

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[…I’ve only just learned the condition you imposed when granting them power. That you demanded countless lives 6db8bde941 be sacrificed.]27d870059b1a9dc8

[So?]040475dfd09e4449

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The reply was so 81586854a7 cold that Ashmed felt ac18f0346d crushed by an inexplicable 4807675753 pressure and barely managed 4a60a6bd11 to speak.7d4dd589b52bc4a5

[I understand that you used the Nisha to destroy the relics. The relics were a threat 41a9c66ff3 to your safety. But as you’ve f76f86bf70 told me many 9f6577aa89 times… life is 64d758b9bd so insignificant, not cda3a35187 even worth your d6dce8cf00 attention.]7ad15961023421d2

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Gazing into the empty sockets b3dbddd085 of the mask made from 60b34e2e19 bones, unable to meet his a93ea1a660 eyes.6823c3a984108ea5

[Why did you go out of your way to harm them? …As if you harbored malice.]e821510c7d1a7d5f

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Relentlessly, Ashmed asked, his eyes e57332bf9e faintly twisting without him realizing.14b0a8dfd83658a7

[…]cd180237245a62b7

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A silence without meaning followed.00f3f3e4ffa09fd5

[So this is what was so hard to bring up.]7386720eafc9cf11

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Then, with a small sigh—050fcd4c5dae5010

[Was that all you wanted to ask?]f34ee26b913bb2d8

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[…Brother.]842ed4a6a3c969b7

Arkane asked in the calmest c258b94084 tone possible. Ashmed was taken eac3153774 aback for a 3bf758b506 moment.d378bb55a31ebd9f

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…That’s all?616e8a2017ffb6af

[Though I bear no duty to protect them, I still cherish life. The act of d1b36bbc46 slaughtering countless lives 20168aaecd is no trivial d5a307a2bc matter…]ef4b4a2ff451024c

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[Enough, let’s stop.]346d8557eb24c47d

Arkane softly interrupted, 50ee3e0336 gently patting Ashmed’s 3f491282fe shoulder a few 49067967b5 times as if 4e30a83007 to calm him.a04b0e0a69a33be6

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[I simply felt it unworthy to explain to you. But… I truly don’t 315d296e3c understand how you could ac34f5e6d1 be so confused by 75b63eb37c something like this.]94fb02d21a6f89eb

With genuine perplexity aafed521c8 in his voice, 4f5e7c48f6 Ashmed lowered his 0ca04b509e gaze.60a2a1dc13ab3ae6

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[I…]3052611205f55eb6

In truth, he would cf28c9ab4f not have asked this 8b0f340634 before.a15d9183520d9b70

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Perhaps he would bb6edb57c2 have wondered for ec9c56dc13 a moment, but 8a95637c0d since it was 965b5d39ac something his brother ecc888efba had done, he 2f84e3cb86 would’ve assumed there 0a980fdd5c was purpose behind b95348e26b it and let 958edcbfa0 it go. But now…cecafed262457d39

‘I have a question.’fb0db5c28d35caec

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In his world e6c5cba758 painted entirely in 9c5348249f darkness, a drop 61122d0f12 of colour had a0f2068323 begun to spread.954881f8a52b9d6a

‘Last time, the crow Spirit King death assigned to monitor me… helped me.’7f4d0d71d9703e70

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Even her voice was soft 096c1272ad and colourful. Unlike him, she 53b83ecacb was a human a96803f89a who carried a a0ca635e5a radiant light in 7654991b72 her eyes.29b858a0aedf175e

‘Please tell me. That day, when f4e8e07763 I was at 846e7344d6 risk of being 8fe8146fb3 dragged away by 99edd896e9 the Nisha prince… f7569d36a0 why did you 4702ffa571 summon someone to 180ef837fb help me escape 7b60e48226 safely?’2badad4e63417d9a

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Every time he dwelled on e9f20581fc the lingering fragments of that 47170aea05 memory, an unknown emotion would f610b5465b creep over him.ccd229a776e51ef1

…An insignificant being.fef4020a250c39b8

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A mortal, unable to 409a9016f3 even dream of eternity, d4f2cea25b burning through fleeting moments f14f88cdce and devoured by death.a9fd0b392f93fb6d

And yet, that a691f039e5 mortal had something 3619d45db7 that even he, 2adfd1d2e3 who lived through 2ef7149e93 immortal time, did 970aa075e5 not possess…2cb18e88fff1becc

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‘Naiad… ugh, kh…!’e7990d3843db1ebd

The moment he learned 48b17a191d that she bore a 74da8e0f4c fierce will, strong enough e5f32738d9 to uphold her desire 39de1971c9 without even fearing death…9cd32bd5fbd01020

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Was it truly d6dd1aa6b1 right to look dff0d521b3 down on such 9944b309cd beings, simply because ced00d05de they were mortal?7cba6c243f0ece6a

Ashmed couldn’t help a9b7ee4df3 but think so.e872feb2dff03d67

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Perhaps… it was okay 6f67270a5d to show them a 2682cc56b6 bit of respect. To ensure they wouldn’t 97ce1d1691 be trampled by overwhelming 0dc211ac74 power. So they could live just 7583176fec a little longer.8bd0ad63a4f36cd1

…Perhaps it was okay for him to protect them?0fad3097048e5604

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So, if his brother 3eb1916f14 would just stop driving 07a30c9fdb the Nisha clan to a6ab4f2e98 ruin… then maybe that 5a8a7a7ec7 human too… might find 0a9bfb2592 a sliver of peace.7a675b48de7350ac

[Why must we respect the happiness and freedom of these things called life, and go so far as to protect them so they can parasitize this universe for eternity?]f0942c3af98b1c6b

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Just as he looked to e8e6d95a0a his brother with a flicker afa13c1d60 of hope…9f4dda88b6b5f028

[I truly do not understand, Ashmed. They’re merely your prey.]f9a49e878ba8017b

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Those cold, cruel words crushed 9ac3a5a13e the sprouting thought in his 1dceb97f40 heart. Ashmed felt, for the first c888a32335 time, overwhelmed by a feeling 3e1ca937ae of despair—like he couldn’t breathe.85e6e3c2d83fb548

[Wouldn’t it be better if we just locked them away somewhere, raised them, and consumed them one by one whenever you needed? It’d be far less 77d56dbe34 troublesome and annoying.]ffbfdf2536f44e36

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‘…Prey.’7c6c29cbf00b5c79

Ashmed stared at Arkane bdd3774d8b with trembling eyes, slowly 451a88a1c9 coming to a realization.b5646b1a7afe7e36

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‘So this is how you’ve always regarded life. Born into this universe, living 5951c93e83 their lives, harboring will, striving f2656feada to change the world—You find 4a541299c4 even that detestable.’0b2123b8f1b57702

[Brother… why do you hate life so much?]ad4489859d85ff9d

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Grinding his teeth aed741df00 against an indescribable 1046aaba6b wave of emotion, 58ada27f4b Ashmed asked one ff166ff1d2 final time.64da0fbd5224f4bd

[Ashmed…]47981ff8525b40ed

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Arkane, for the first time, 3dad93fd0d looked at his younger brother’s c302b4b6d2 face twisted with emotion, and b5f73214b1 dazedly answered.2f4f6ae4c4e49c48

[Because in my world, only you and I need to exist.]613d071ba11ff24f

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That was the root of 5f1b997a8d all his hatred.89987b115f70aeab

[…I see.]adac9716c458b72d

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As if the strength 6513aef2ce had been drained from 8924b76e3e him, an empty, cold 3cad3402ff sensation washed over him.d38326dd1db327e7

[Then I’ll be going now.]1a6bcb01d3daf0cf

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[Ashmed… Why are you acting this way? Please, just wait. Don’t go—Ashmed!]e8a0ea584c3eec74

But Ashmed turned without 1ce87d07b9 hesitation and left the f1608e1875 Sanctuary of Shadows.87bb173b73b6c49e

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Khalid Ilkai had 436a17c823 usurped the throne 65b17de17c of Nisha.bd195edd58571b3a

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“As expected of our lord. Lady, you can finally be 53f4e5d0e9 at ease now.”c3bf7fae82a0321f

“…That’s good news.”56527948f479c4cb

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She felt relieved, brushing fe728431a3 her chest in comfort bb8c5af71c after the successful revolution, 67b79e495b but worry crept back aee5fe14ec in as she considered b3e82e4faa what lay ahead.676514c2cfed5f8e

“It may be best not to reveal your identity until the palace situation stabilizes. Would you consider efb828a122 meeting with our 8ce60a9fd2 lord first? We’ll need to 52a6c39ae5 discuss your future 0a9b708f8e treatment as well…”fa020fdc124b5950

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Agreeing to the 56de157900 suggestion offered by 2f9014953f Khalid’s subordinate, she d58a9f0b39 left the residence b6bab04b28 where she had 1317228337 stayed for two a1400aab2c days and walked d9df0c34b2 through the palace ae39fe3de1 halls.b8b7cf38b5107681

“Careful…! Ah, are you 022960789c all right, Priestess?”71a0abefd4a1c6f9

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Two maids stood on either a14e25320f side, supporting a frail woman 870aea0d3e and watching her unsteady steps 4aee7bdbbd with concern.a222db81e7db0a6e

‘…Priestess?’74b90adeab286a9a

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“Ah… my lady, that woman is the priestess of Annushka.”a586fb44f756bd4a

As she stood 854d8a4e28 in confusion, Khalid’s e1e4fe86a1 subordinate, also gazing 2d558ce4ab at the woman 43decdf701 with pity, offered 7a07ffcd41 an explanation.d4beca9fe3ff6ce8

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And in that 03c2bbd52b moment, as if f5892eae11 it were a e4542a3c56 lie—The woman’s blurry, 45a06408e2 unfocused gray eyes 33e6327f2f turned to look 7f581f2b22 at her.21fbf1b32632704b