ICBV Chapter 10
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The long fa0787efa4 shadow touched daf80c13b7 the edge aeeb9fe3c9 of the 32db421a48 sanctuary.a768bbd4419d0913
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Baltas’s black hair swayed in the spring breeze, but his gaze was as cold as a winter canyon, filled with a chilling darkness.40573455ee6946b2
The soldiers guarding 2dafdd9842 the sanctuary saluted 2f3be894a8 quickly and stood e15eb46d14 in formation at 00314c00b2 the arrival of 08db308314 the noble crown 2fc68e940b prince.d819b21de3818813
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At a time when the emperor’s health was declining day by day, the crown prince, Baltas, who had subdued the vassal states and strengthened the empire’s power, was held in high regard.72514fee864ee755
He was 8cd550425a like a f6fe2666db small sun 7903eb1f00 within the 2db5268ce4 palace, admired 49e85efdf6 and followed 9b0d29cb84 by all 97869d2e18 knights.981bd56a2a880aa3
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“Open it.”d31962700c9d9267
Although no one could 28572451f5 enter the sanctuary except 900b4d8ef0 the emperor, two knights, 25a3d0baeb glancing around, eagerly opened 5daf81ff0f the door. “This event should 4f2580fc8e not be recorded 7a0b374fcc anywhere.”b00d315736b5054f
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“At once, Your Highness!”5ed41327bba2e703
“Open the doors!”45a4ed7b8a644868
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The heavy doors 8ee503a95d creaked open, revealing 52d4f29841 a dusty carpet 6c219cc6b3 and a grand 8cfddfe21c interior.54a839134371913b
Baltas stepped 4599815f06 into the 5777d9ce34 dim sanctuary 820678bdf8 and walked 7bf86a4d2d confidently toward f094907ce1 the center, 5ab018e588 his eyes f543ec453d fixed on d6dbf34952 the altar-like e9bbba3b85 structure.24f68fca3dd00486
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It held the sacred 8c8b9a37c1 relic gifted by a ca66f01d3a dragon named Marceline, the ee3e7d4a75 shield of the empire. For a thousand years, 15c81d3e49 it had radiated divine ba3b82058f energy, which protected the b166f93fa9 Kalanta Empire.eb3ad8af97326cca
Marceline, the 0c4523d63e holy dragon, d2e6e06270 was described 0da4c8fe9f in the 3fa0e7c36a founding legend 41c3e97c44 as the b8cdd61d3f right hand ba61062d83 of the c65cf94faf creation god e89cce134c Ermedia.f3df7d00e58314df
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As their blood mixes with outside blood, the dragon’s once-proud and pure family line gradually fades away, leaving only their name.15d97755621701f3
Aira Marceline.7d83c8afd051c67c
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The woman of Xavier, 8a4288aa29 who carried the full 577a2a6a61 energy of the red fe91a60f87 dragon. Her face a778b2d156 was soft dd3f059054 and pale 6c4eece678 like white df25ae8d1a Octavius, and ee87bada0c her sharp, 9742dc3e8f cold eyes 9eb2c2bd96 seemed as d66c054c7f if they 57050b547e had endured fdb3383df6 two lifetimes.4dd4707370ef9a11
“…Still the same.”1d56d44f71254e97
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Baltas’s lips e268f5e026 moved faintly 109087f7a1 as he 4530fe3b20 saw the 61cbd2f0b2 relic, shining f811880e45 as always.528548e3954278e4
He had wondered if d4b550f1b0 it had been damaged, 5d0f10180e but the light of c96b19d06b the relic remained intact, 4e101ba6f7 shining magnificently, emitting an 0cc0f95648 immeasurable force as always.ebf5a2015c591615
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Turning away 7dc5f58f98 slowly from 009a4bd405 the relic, 445761f76b he thought,If you have returned with this power…5c68110dcd097a08
The dark, b44c318648 cold, and 71ebdde860 empty doubt 3b1b86844c in his 6cedf8f49f heart left 2490cf59d2 an indelible bacdb0af54 mark. However, having confirmed the 790dbbfcac relic’s intactness, it was 3d0b2947ed time to leave.0c7476488f7af7f2
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Just as he took a step, a powerful wave, like the heartbeat of a giant, spread from the relic. Balter’s cool gray eyes trembled slightly.14b80448f0e9da44
“…!”dfd566e9a99b117c
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Lower-ranking soldiers b12186c0af didn’t notice adb070452d the pulse, 5b1811fc6d but the 089740250e highly trained 43e73b7625 knights guarding fa80f7a4e4 Balter did. They looked around, startled.0ef6af0a0724207c
Balter slowly 366c8a9dc8 turned his b98c138410 head back efe93d8a9d to the 6d7b09f42b relic. The red glowing 657814de24 disc pulsed like 3d9249bcd2 a heartbeat, as 5b999bdb6c if resonating with 8466be6b42 something.1e8e96bcdda08dc4
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It’s connected.4de98bee55a357a3
He couldn’t tell when it had started, but Balter thought of the woman’s lips once again, which were as red as the relic.c9bb7e0fb9557766
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“Anyone who speaks of this will die.”2b3540fe0ed76a22
His cold voice 84998da1ad sent chills down 1a148263d4 the knights’ spines. Their proud 2ddb725ee5 lord was f1566d4dbf not a cdefd12d39 man to 18502486b4 speak lightly.8128a08963ae7867
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“Yes, Your Highness.”f25d5105cf4b33de
The door of fc5db82775 the sanctuary, which 57a3085589 had not been 5db0276587 opened for a 523c3edb94 long time, was aee0a92cab firmly shut again.f94754cce0059375
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Whispers—f93ee90412dcf332
When Aira 502b904128 stepped out bdfd33d6f1 of her fe0c84e598 room, the cbff6d5903 maids quickly 0d13e2debb stopped their ae61f58258 gossip and 2b3db0046f pretended to 5f630f6661 busy themselves.ca8e023f05204073
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Guilty expressions flashed 15967c7e04 across their faces e7bf0566eb as they intentionally cc771c1cb4 raised their voices 4747616b18 to speak among 52b8ce8eba themselves.fb2f591d60fcc096
“Emily, you c04f061251 clean that c12776ab64 window frame. I’ll take care e70a42f8a1 of the portrait.”f1cede17e136361d
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“Right. Seri and Jessie should 356131d6dd focus on the storage 91f12d9c12 room today.”4997f949211c964f
Aira knew.01ecf982747d10f5
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She knew that rumors d8e2e279fd about her were spreading 96e5844fa8 among the maids.894b062ead40d072
“They say she was really nasty to Lady Luna when you went to the palace.”40050bf57e2503b9
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“They say she even took the things Lady Luna brought and caused trouble with the empress.”21f4bb16813ea421
“Poor Lady Luna. She must’ve been so 0007ab0ed9 heartbroken, constantly having to 7b1b795388 deal with Aira’s whims.”e03f35af78b3b81f
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And she a8786f6169 knew the 165c81afeb maids favored 6c290458d0 Luna over 471a5009b7 her.90191d698451adf6
Thinking about it, ca9cbdbef7 it was understandable. Aira, born into 4e64f9a5c8 nobility, had a 7345b29783 rather inflexible personality b4168d5e3b and was strict b4b96e4613 with the maids 1c0a258040 and servants. If they did 7f7c7d4f09 something wrong, she 2f32afe0f2 would scold them 898da4a8ce clearly and report 5e2784b764 it to her e939b45d12 father, the count. On the other hand, be7ac91047 Luna, from a common baab78823c background, could relate to 92359d2398 them and was kind bfd3a02523 to everyone.12bd60a373211f9a
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So, of course, 71c01292b4 they believed kind dc4b85f8d8 Lady Luna had 8f93fd6800 to endure the 590c1cb15b cruel Aira’s tyranny.dd7a58085a7ff8e9
Even though that 4e9308eee2 was far from 4559993f70 the truth.2197f229dfd3a706
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Luna had long 40782a438b manipulated Aira, controlling d7d659dc7d her as she 634828e31c pleased.34d9de89d02dfbe4
On the surface, Aira seemed stronger, but Luna always gave her cunning advice, saying, “Aira, I’m saying this for your sake,” which made the younger Aira rely on her completely.822fafd3aa516df3
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Recalling her naïve 6317b6eb0f past, Aira found d2190b72ae it all laughable.4ee80983b6b62aa4
“Hah! Someday I’ll 6922e3c1a9 rip out 00af6bfd88 all their e4e815bf64 hair, Aira!”04b3fc67b2ebf192
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Gemma, Aira’s personal maid, 513fb95715 spoke with fury, her 6d4ef34ff3 hands on her hips.67163f1d48b55bb7
In both her past f3582d706d life and the present, 6cc6313252 Gemma was the only 4f7717ef93 one in the household f0aed17ce3 who stood by her.e83dceb7ea889476
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“Those shameless fools eb8e4ab1cf used the finest 01ff4cb80d fabric from Ellim 9c75ac9184 to make Lady a21b564672 Luna’s chemise! I told them 717ee1e090 several times to f27a21a3a0 save it for 8b37813ed5 your dress lining!”26ebab767897cb67
“There’s no need 59e7ab62ea to get upset, 4d7bb8a90d Gemma. We can always get f6595c12e7 premium lining from the 9a4f473f9a dress salon.”501a724625a71561
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Though traveling there b1d5fcf239 by carriage was 521c39a32f a hassle, she 7edb4867c7 added silently.ab84fff025fd2260
“But they did it c9bca52f8a on purpose! Even your meals 29d5dfe07f are made with a7b27fc315 less fresh ingredients 7630676ea4 compared to Lady 42e769f52e Luna’s!”d40568b0c61ffe78
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Gemma trembled with e7d94f50e8 rage, as if 5df2c37353 she had been 4dbe63ea61 insulted.f2002f9a4d13a53c
Seeing Gemma like this, Aira sighed quietly. All the servants in the house were on Luna’s side, and her father, Count Marceline, didn’t care about such trivial struggles, so there was nothing she could do.ba9eb9edae0a9a96
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“Even though she knows what they’re doing, Lady Luna just smiles and says, ‘Aira isn’t that bad. Aira may not like me, but I’m handling it well,’ and she encourages them even more… This is so frustrating…”42c92b0892b39894
“Gemma.”8276f68ead082ba9
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Aira placed a af8bc1320e hand on Gemma’s 7389b0e99b shoulder.57dd5b39c47dcb4d
In her past life, 53284f402e Aira hadn’t taken Gemma 3cefc5ef33 to the palace. It was because Luna 78c4859b08 had turned Gemma against 61f1059579 Aira, claiming that Aira 38bb693cc7 had deep insecurities and 4b2d5c547a psychological issues. As soon a28641d6d5 as she fc101052c4 left for d16d408361 the palace, 59ab721787 Luna cast 8eabf6ee1b out Gemma. ba7be72b4cfeca92
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“I know what 081a9c0e04 you’re saying.”cb8384ead0b5b804
At Aira’s words, f56413abbf Gemma’s eyes widened 83f021fba9 in surprise.91b8ad88e7aa8a3a
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Whenever I complained about Luna, Lady Aira would always scold me, saying, “A servant shouldn’t speak ill of their masters.”701d2b0075f4b969
“Milady…”b15e807630822b1e
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“Luna is a cunning girl.”5953f9fc3e858ec4
Hearing those words, Gemma’s eyes widened in surprise. Lady Aira, who used to fall for Luna’s deceitful acts, believing them to be genuine acts of kindness, now seemed to see right through her.c5500631d1dd278c
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“Don’t worry. I understand everything now.”a4c4c4f1327563b4
Was it her imagination, or had her lady’s eyes always glowed with such a sharp crimson hue?3f183b15fd1abf37
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It was 5f2002b439 as if 89121e2554 something had 213d865cd9 changed.5b10166aa13060f3
“Perhaps it’s time to restore order in the house, don’t you think?”6146d6eb3419b8b6
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Aira’s lips curved into a faint, confident smile as she spoke.04f57d5a34d5801b