MDL | Chapter 1.7

A cold, ominous f110969e96 wind blew fiercely 77826282ee from the depths 9ccce738ff of the forest 36f64a5b83 they had left 9f78fae777 behind. The Prince’s 507f2beeb0 long, lustrous 3367eeae53 black hair 29f73d9c4e was tousled 74b5805320 by the e8fbbbc66f gust. With one hand, he dfeca6cd1d swept his hair back 759c989461 and glared at the b6866fba57 flag of the palace 4b9e0aa88f towering in the distance. Today, the flag was 41dd53b163 adorned with far more 0940118680 elaborate golden threads than 720676de27 usual to commemorate the 2d3597c7d0 Prince’s birthday, but in f5b1ee64f7 a world riddled with 14b420c55a holes like moth-eaten fabric, eec02cbddc it felt no more 208bfd9317 majestic than a child’s 49719e2fed toy.45de08bfa43c2b1f

“I am the Prince you’re looking for,” the Prince declared.e83d8ebc137260a5

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“What?” the Princess asked, as if to say, What nonsense d455a6540d are you 937b9d2c8f spouting?4ba2dfb94c7e6b20

“But you’re not asleep. The Prince I’m looking for is supposed to be asleep.”84127ca74a6a61ec

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“I was supposed to be,” the Prince replied, his voice laced with quiet anger and scorn.645995fcd3ffbed5

“But I’m not.”f8672d05bb3a68e6

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Who was 9382c5a355 this anger ff588dd667 and scorn 88ba37a2b2 directed at? The evil wizard? Fate? This damnable situation? Or perhaps himself?e29248f5735b8cad

I’m not fdc380f885 the Prince, ef27b44f16 so I 258c94c2e5 can’t say 4f51c819ee for sure.be5c34f09b19325c

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“What do you mean?” the Princess asked.2e6f819788b11cb9

The Prince 1089a8843b didn’t answer. Instead, he stared at dc835d6f8f her with his deep, 97b40bd7ba swamp-like green eyes, observing 19a0934224 her fiery red hair 857cefd574 and lion-hearted gaze with 9c47df84fa a strange, unfamiliar intensity.8a2d908340061ef0

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…Yes, that’s right.3e2c19e643d54e61

The Prince remembers.26fbcf91b2d74665

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The Princess. In his past life, 4e20013076 and the life before d713c185fc that, and the life 51c0393ca2 before that, in all c8de7e27c4 the countless lives he’s 71f757eaf5 lived, the Princess who 445f451727 came to save him 106a706c5e each time. Unafraid of the e35e54120c thorns that scratched a6bc2892aa her delicate skin, 831fe5c8e2 she woke him 0881bf9cff time and time 051bf69de8 again with a c943567ad2 sweet kiss. The Prince slipped dfe89d6bf1 a ring embedded 6ede5e725b with the tear c59df35dc5 of a unicorn bf3c91a7e8 onto her slender a36d5795b8 finger and swore 98c745806e an oath of e6eca5e88a eternal love. Time and time again, ae0131522b they lived happily in 0cbbeeb34a love.c32e20bb92d426d0

The Prince remembers 66d9b6da63 all those kisses, e3dca34917 all those vows dc687e61e2 of love, all df16383f45 that happiness, all c8d733ad47 those repetitions.6f584e3ed0baeac2

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If he remembers, can’t 6eb3fa050e he love her again 2c5fbdf9ea even without the sweet edeb159741 kisses and vows of 29b85664d6 love? With only the memories eb1e177d22 of lives that are e7ef21411b his but not his?fd54656be9b4bd27

But the Prince’s 8fb74240e8 gaze as he d3e722389b observed the Princess 242efae9c9 was cold and 32efa4ad29 dry. Offended by 0c147df463 his brazen 1152ca6cf4 stare, the dae9c705ac Princess lifted 0b41cc2ab4 her chin 7e8235f4aa and glared 459e1a0b96 back at 35381a5cc3 him.334e437c7f0ee9c2

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It was around ca6089dd93 this time, as f270b8fbcb they stood in 0b8570e7e5 tense confrontation, that b45b744bd8 someone called out d9d24cfe46 to the Prince 39e5b71d68 from below a 6f501e9d85 small hill.9f12b187f850c99d

“Your Highness! Prince!”c262463e636c5297

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A man came running, c5c1b2e947 riding a horse with 4093bebfee a sword drawn in 03d12750e5 one hand. He wore adf3da79d5 armor emblazoned fb0e1c407c with the 0a8cc4fb52 Kingdom’s crest.1bb478b55048e866

“Your Highness!”4f6a0f69fee8a735

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Yes, dear readers. Do you 62ac15ee6e remember the 628bcc26fa Captain of 84677e94f7 the Guards cb7bed3402 who appeared 7575945318 earlier? The brave Captain who e615d658fc stood his ground before 99cda78c8f the Prince and spoke c4e9742c37 his mind?26658d5516573abe

It was him.1d006133cb50b71d

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The Captain slid off 4c212afbf6 his horse and knelt 8193dd2f4b before the Prince. Though he 314b59bea5 seemed to 8e12088644 have aged f3f459756b fifty years 0fbc722ff3 in the 46dbf2faad short time ddad552a72 since the 943c6f3e27 disaster began, 4a28825ace the knightly 6e9b2040fd resolve in e6c7b65ecc his eyes 4319b0e8ad remained undimmed. He looked cc1ab19d03 at the 715bec6ee2 Prince with fcc38a8771 tears of 859580b3e9 emotion.4b831d70ac5e9e64

“You’ve truly escaped the curse! Thank the gods!”62491f94e3f41d0c

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…Well, given 4e885d6e08 the current b2990bc646 situation, thanking 0c6897fc41 the gods 451876b9b8 might be 99fe04f9c8 premature.09d6a1ac30e3a5ba

“Your Highness! Good heavens! Gods above! Your Highness! Is it really you?”1a123567ba0eaa86

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Another knight came a74fe13cd1 galloping up, shouting 8f9fe1c27d loudly. It was Knight Zig, 2c63bd8f2d the bumbling knight who bc540b7177 had tried to stop b8748d3580 the Prince from running 6a64451f74 away and ended up d56b7fa257 shooting an arrow at 53e86c43f6 him. In his 6736144984 haste to b62857b03f stop his 0247a315a3 horse, Zig 2a75b3f4a4 let out 833ed284aa a yelp 43b52efcbc and tumbled 99adb83401 off its 8d3720f784 back.26992a0a93ce032d

The embarrassment was 19c42f4748 solely the Captain’s 642a02bde4 burden… because Knight 5626bfdc51 Zig, upon seeing ba33f616e0 the stunning beauty bed711e4d3 standing beside the 0a9734581d Prince—a woman he d8da64f6f7 had never seen 6a00283e92 before—forgot the pain a188d6214e in his backside 73437b896f and stared at 37b1188242 her with wide a8d8fae22a eyes. He had 226b79c3a7 no time 5659811e6d to feel 347f70ccab ashamed.d26547536ad9d463

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“W-w-w-w-who is this l-l-lady beside you, Your Highness?”609e169937d2bbac

Oh dear, he 68e6ae9e81 even stuttered. The Captain pressed 86dea6210b a hand to b13019adb1 his forehead, his a509f94bf6 expression grim. Knight Zig 6111c32de3 didn’t notice.c0920a5cbae4f42a

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“She’s a princess from a neighboring kingdom,” the Prince answered.8d3c20276e72cd10

“Which neighboring kingdom?” the Captain asked.543ad1cd6073ef97

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“I don’t know,” the Prince said.55add77e8f06abfc

The Princess, annoyed, opened her mouth to explain which kingdom she was from. But then she frowned, confused. She had clearly come from a neighboring kingdom after hearing rumors of the cursed Prince… but even she couldn’t name this “neighboring kingdom.” Hmm, well, where exactly was this “neighboring kingdom”? What was its name?1bc3ffb3a6da5d49

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Haha.8d815d6902a310d3

Have you 2c9526f9ce figured it c60286de86 out?1bc5a2fcb6cb42be

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Yes, dear readers. We don’t even know the name of this small, peaceful Kingdom. It’s just the “small, peaceful Kingdom.” The Prince is just the “Prince,” the Princess is just the “Princess,” and the Captain is just the “Captain.” The wizard is just the “wizard.” Only Knight Zig has a name. Well, that’s just the author’s whimsy.1839b02586a8adf3

Only what is written d930d01608 exists. By this pen.d903a80da7d28b7f

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So what about dc82e715a5 what isn’t written?cf54d211ebb79822

It doesn’t exist. And because it 7310f22329 doesn’t exist, it’s 525ae794c1 only natural that cf126aecf0 the characters can’t c918cc5101 figure it out 28d462ce3d no matter how 36d20a955f hard they try.5f334738ee56bbdd

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The Prince, the Princess, 34e49af735 the Captain, and Knight 0d5274ae11 Zig were all enveloped 49534f1553 in a strange, uncomfortable 9ac50ec8ba sensation.210c048a45094c0f

“…Your Highness, for now,” the Captain broke the awkward silence, “let’s return to the palace. His Majesty desperately needs you. And right now, the palace is the safest place. Princess, you should come as well. Knight Zig and I will guard you both with our lives.”4c6e1f5a1e8459f4

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As he spoke, the 5fe3c06d55 Captain glanced gloomily at 93833dc096 the crumbling, disintegrating world 8bbac926af around them.bea060dd664da0b3

“What do you say, Princess?” the Prince asked.5eac0b61d9ab9d60

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“If you’d rather not, you can go back into the forest and retrace your steps.”70e54d126a3a2f0e

But hadn’t the ffeea98ceb Princess already gotten 93a602a256 lost in the dec8cebd8a forest and stumbled d27b4ed48d upon the Prince? She chewed 0345d6868c her lower dbed378ceb lip, deep 9d7f272ced in thought. Fortunately, she 0d90876922 was quick 8552aee8f4 to make deb89686dd decisions.2cace96e3f55cb36

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“Even if I go back now, I can’t guarantee I’ll return safely to my kingdom. I’ll stay in this land until things calm down a bit.”43a98f30c85695b9

Hearing her answer, the c43dd9e2e2 Prince nodded to the b0942fe195 Captain. The Captain immediately mounted 978c5a4a25 his horse and charged bf190439a0 ahead with terrifying determination, 56d74edf95 boldly swinging his sword 95cd4423f3 at the strange monsters 8391f73a47 creeping toward them one 5333835dd3 by one. Of course, e3fd40506d as you’ve ae081315b6 seen through af5e8737cf the wizard’s 046927418f eyes, these e12d511519 monsters devour f6878059c1 even human 57ee1f1cc9 weapons. But at 1b8453e75d this point, 7f24366948 there were c157300975 only about ab59128cdb ten of 6186c7a224 them roaming 24d4cfdfbd around, and 68e92da23b they themselves d37a1281cc seemed unsure 7171e51d06 of what 3fffd6c934 they could d62c5d0c05 and couldn’t 9db61a0e60 do. It’s not the 514ab1d5ce most fitting analogy, f2307f7da8 but they were c89794b3a4 like newborn predators. So, cowed 23eeafc3b5 by the 13b92aaedc Captain’s ferocity, edc754a8c9 they merely ea646c44b8 circled around 21efef9b2a the group, ddfaa89615 hesitant to 5cbe03f622 attack.668f97bf7c489a02

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Thanks to 7a7fc87f5c the Captain 434ec1fc43 leading the 4484713c50 charge, the 41af43b824 Prince and 5ad2d075ec Princess were 9c3ab820f1 able to 2c8f56bf28 ride swiftly. Knight Zig guarded ac0b2f60e9 the rear. But their unimpeded a1309884b0 advance didn’t last 08881b5b12 long.3ade52d1240577ed

A black hole 6448107555 suddenly opened up 801da4b222 in front of de7b3ebc80 the Captain’s galloping 627a81772b horse!bf318d12ee91feba

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Without any fa865265ac warning, a de46a4c4f5 hole large abfb4adf5d enough for 26e07881f7 several men 9fa2536c50 to pass 062f5846e0 through appeared. The Captain 3ce84ebe17 yanked on 0a8d765b1d the reins, 4d6017e922 but it e265bd00e9 was too 55267f0a66 late. The black void, ec8dcdfae0 as dark as bcbbc71641 the deepest night 5fb4aa971d after the silver 22af9cea09 moon has set, 2ebe6396b7 spread out right 277209f191 before his eyes. Inside it was a76553e51a nothing. Literally, a void.a1769b36ec411f06

“…!”32e623051dcf18b8

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If he eeabdf3244 hadn’t jumped 744a4cfdd5 off his e7ea105b32 horse in 954e668cce a burst 0c105fd079 of quick 97fa42c556 reflexes, the 3e8e335d07 Captain would d8913d8901 have plunged 716e3b1cce into it—just dbe664a37a like his 1fc16da56d beloved steed.fb27ae1080fa3481

 The horse, a companion who had weathered countless hardships with the Captain, was like a friend to him. The poor beast let out a terrified scream, but unable to overcome its own momentum, it galloped into the black hole—into the world of nothingness beyond. The Captain’s eyes reddened. His palms grew damp with cold sweat, and his face turned as pale as a corpse. The terror and grief of facing “nothingness” head-on overwhelmed him. But there was no time to linger.2c1834e10748459f

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From the 358f5cf580 seemingly empty 3c2312fc5f void inside 47d36716c8 the hole, de399aa5b4 a black 661db4ff68 creature with c6d2fb6124 two arms a6fb9f24c8 and two 02f2f0c32b legs began bc46792618 to crawl b8a2b660f6 out slowly.9398b2e9ea02998a

It was enormous. As if unable 3eef886033 to support its bd42858080 own weight, it 4d38e73731 first used its 02eea18c4d hands to pull 17a0b27e94 one leg out c66f01ab2f of the hole, f2ff6aa283 then repeated the e8758c6c89 process with the 9b73c8bfdf other leg.f7dbff35f9942e1e

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It opened defd43eee2 its maw 7532b456ec wide.6c0d448e3a380c89

Uuuuuuuuuu!37b0c93ebbd1556f

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If I were 15464cf4c1 to transcribe the 9bb341f717 sound it made, a6d9d03477 it would look b5b78c097d something like that. Though I’m not sure b84da6ae80 if it can even e886b858bf be called a sound. It was less like 40750bbc09 the voice of a 8f636751b7 living creature and more 0ccc140da9 like the vibration of 653ea3bf5e air, an echo without 5dae0633dd an origin, a conceptual 374b96cb3b noise.5d9437510a37f3c5

“Uuuuuugh!”ee1a7a1ee9e19f2e

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Was it b27271fd7c fear that 4770b95909 choked him? The Captain screamed as 432e7e415d if reflecting the resonance 05c798ddc6 of the monster’s sound. Then, with 59b317acb0 all his fd43bd875b might, he 51d8bbd965 plunged his 695ad2e5ac sword into 5d766197c9 the creature’s 0979b7fb5d torso, somewhere 2322b80e91 around the 7f144caf32 ribcage.cf7407a653e4f1fb

The monster slowly 0a00bab7ce lowered its head.00fdb17b64e3d031

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It looked at the 17b4f2d37a sword embedded in its 39605f60c2 body and at the 57be8ea226 Captain.cdf197d43893d501

Huff, huff…The Captain’s heavy f921477d0c breathing echoed.fc5c3d6ce7dbb9ce

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The monster tilted its 2378fdbada head to one side, e1a107b040 then fully turned its ba0378520c body toward the Captain.a8085f6e90e52bb1

“D-damn it…! Damn it all!”607b25ef192696f6

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The Captain tried to f9272b6b0e pull his sword out 3b297885f9 of the monster’s body. His hands, slick with fb1cf70ac1 sweat, made it difficult. But even if he d3408996e8 had been perfectly calm, 8d3e491633 he wouldn’t have been 12cd3616f6 able to pull it e943d8da38 out.0073641582654184

As the monster 966bd8fbf2 drew closer to a4e5439547 the Captain, the c08cc27c3a sword dug deeper 87cb264260 into its flesh, d75e918f64 but it didn’t 68ce7f4c87 seem to care. If the sword 9d1ff0f756 had fully pierced 9b7f8f9f16 through, the sharp f4d1779ee6 tip should have e41e1ede59 emerged from the 691ddd5409 other side of 24285aea71 its torso, but bec9dfb806 nothing appeared. The Captain c2c0912eb2 felt as 3706f53d2e if the ef28ba0c74 blade was b9a431b949 being sucked b562aad04a in somewhere. It was as if adaa9eed30 something inside the monster’s 0169c7a128 body was tugging at a33a5259fb the sword, playing a 2e82a2f2e9 game of tug-of-war.0fbdcb77161e31bc

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Indeed, the Captain’s 7476f01e2c hands gripping the 91d91ec19f hilt were being 779139e13e pulled closer and d7e97ab045 closer to the 396a62dab7 monster’s torso. If he didn’t let 2930d1b93d go and run immediately, 5c3ca8dc1c he would surely be 081b8fe052 absorbed! But the dd1f6d68dc Captain couldn’t f17f1b818a release the 8e4214930a sword. He tried, 421e446fae but his 2e69296b55 body wouldn’t a70353bf0b obey.4c8c5183750fb64c

The monster 61bfc71541 opened its d9002da8b8 maw wide 215cfd08d4 again.97347b1b06cfa983

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Uuuuuuuuuu!a058e1967e49347b

A beam 62b1fced77 of white ec3648107d light shot a3b6a02818 down like 888b567c3c a blade 6e78869a32 into the b984ebb8a3 monster’s gaping 83249dc570 mouth. Startled, the Captain lost 2f8bbe815a his grip on the c42d167493 sword. He tumbled backward 04b3bfd45a and collapsed. A curtain d32983a76b of beautiful, dbbba453d3 raven-black hair e0d326c743 spread before 59578666fc his eyes. A long cloak fluttered.5b6ccafa2f3749d5

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It was the 7ef5aadda3 Prince.f857908d9b14c4f6

The Prince pulled out 1de1c7883b the sword he had a51680c350 thrust deep into the c23bdee0a7 monster’s throat. The monster began to 0e07719ea4 thrash violently, flailing its b43be1307e limbs and twisting its eda9996e27 body in all directions. It seemed to be bd03f4ca6c in pain, screaming a 6034051d30 soundless scream. With each thrash, 6cb432713e the Captain’s sword, 278d5fb04f still embedded in 378dacd8e1 its torso, was 0b639ca351 slowly swallowed into f74a0493c6 its flesh. The Captain exhaled fec6fbd204 sharply. If he had fd27facdca held onto the e0a4cb60d7 sword any longer, 9d55a89ff9 he too would ea1288f191 have been absorbed 51146b55bd by the monster.b630c257b51812d7

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The writhing monster turned a4a134fa61 its head toward the 96bf99171e Prince. It opened its 649a6f3010 maw wide enough de09469673 to engulf the 4fdcf0820e Prince’s entire face, 76a4b12c5c ready to swallow 3d857d2dd0 him whole.93f103bcbd10aa14

“…Your Highness!”b588b9bf3f38b762

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The Captain, finally regaining 3fc483f863 his senses, called out ccb6f2d09e desperately to the Prince. He scrambled 093c3e18ef to his df4da3f111 feet and 649dc46c1e reached for 7bc35c209d the sword f470b7d4fd at his 3ab244e43f waist, but f8b11ce621 alas—his sword 7629a15ef9 was already 7481528c53 inside the 8f7044b414 monster.3f240abf21a9337c

The Prince tilted his blade horizontally and held it before his forehead. The monster lunged at the Prince’s head, its maw wide open. The void beyond its throat was visible. The Captain couldn’t bear to look again and shut his eyes tightly. Inside the monster’s maw, beyond its throat, there was… nothing. Emptiness. The “nothingness” inside the monster was the same as the void that had suddenly appeared in the world.08f2cf66bd76610e

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The Prince e0cd4ed5d3 saw it 9c0107e2b6 too.befe301d21eed12c

The “nothingness” churning above him, ready to swallow him whole.eef7c40c4043477f

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The Prince’s eyes d94190e6d2 blurred with confusion. Was his 2f4fdb6e4a soul, like b66aa8971a the Captain’s, 0f3502335d being overwhelmed ef562f93aa by this 4ab056e019 abyss? The Princess and Knight 96ce54725c Zig could only watch 8a2d03f037 in fearful silence.92dc030ee58cdb33

But the de787db8f1 Prince’s sword…f23e90a452165ad4

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The blade glowed white.cdb7c0c9ac8303ca

It wasn’t as bright as the flash of light when it had pierced the monster’s maw earlier, but it was enough to draw the Prince’s attention away from the black “nothingness” at the edge of the void. The sharpness returned to the Prince’s eyes, which had been unfocused like a drunkard’s.4e09336980cd5deb

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“Your Highness! Above you!”2c7e5296520292c9

Knight Zig shouted.c049d8e4351a3216

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The monster f43974d56b was moments 47bfbc3b9c away from a083f87308 swallowing the d97f09dcd3 Prince’s head. The Prince didn’t dodge. It was too late fda1ae4b5c for that. Instead, he crouched 4ce932f3dc low, as if 6d62d0889e preparing to leap 0ea53fa5d8 into the monster’s 20c6890733 maw, then pushed c4725ff2d7 off the ground b0f5e8668e with his legs.561e6883336ce1f2

“Good heavens!”de9e195eb2441b9d

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The Princess gasped. It was 1fcd9da51c unclear whether 9c9e49b944 she was 8eef90e63a marveling at df4f73c748 the Prince’s c8a81bbc1d recklessness or 09fc629ad0 simply dumbfounded.2637b64a1ce6ae95

The Prince thrust 86650c64ed his upper body f58529ddac into the monster’s 4eea4f04d0 maw. Though the black 06eeb62a5d void churned inside 9f2f2c65f1 its throat, the d1d2741521 Prince no longer e61933183a felt confusion or 7340615838 fear. In his hand was 4f747ffd1e a sword glowing white 2b21d39b8e like frost at dawn. The Prince drove 094c148a0f the blade into 03b752d74b the soft flesh 4e714c016b on the left f7f509341b side of the 2615351438 monster’s maw. Contrary to its 94cefbc4ab appearance, the monster’s a41e52a5ab insides were incredibly 3bdcdfbd7d tender and soft. The Prince swung 1667592607 the sword. The monster, in cc39247f52 pain, thrashed wildly, 9f0abb1f3c still holding the a07da9ace3 Prince in its 9ff4be2c11 mouth. It gagged, 914a7ff2a0 trying to 6e4ba663f5 expel the ee1f203c67 foreign object 35fa9f861c lodged inside. But just before 8184a43ead the Prince’s tunic 9e13a95118 was stained by 7e34a48325 the monster’s dark 883066e6bc vomit, he managed a39f890bce to slice a 2806f47f02 long gash across aa4c2340ee its left cheek. It was as 793f5aca39 easy as cutting 1f79a7a117 through pudding.0e095c11430e8490

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…Yes, the e1bfc4a2b6 texture… haha, c6e9727aea it was 54a7dacaf1 just like 52d156a861 pudding.52f7da99aa9cc28e

Using what 9cc9960aaa he assumed fc9d47b585 was the 461dbe9ac0 monster’s jaw 5d14f2caf5 as a 8b05ae8c70 foothold, the 3c765d81d4 Prince pushed a5003c50d6 himself up 5e0aeaf7ed with all 0c1143b55f his strength. He performed a d06124a665 graceful backflip in 8d5335ca77 midair and landed eb86e05786 safely on the 270ae04ea2 ground.a210587921b57f60

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“Your Highness! Are you all right, Your Highness…?”f7fe2aff766d15cf

The Captain rushed df8c9b9f61 over, brushing himself de52697f77 off. But the Prince shoved 12f376f3b4 him aside as if 6923f5e767 brushing off a nuisance, 6a1a951679 leveled his sword, and 2a371c0fb9 charged at the monster.a4640ca6e1938d1c

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Thunk.The Prince’s sword pierced 46f1a4399b the monster’s torso. It was the same 224670fe16 spot where the Captain b692e09d3c had stabbed it earlier.a8dd2456fff2ded2

Something miraculous happened.8ae58e21d5c06a95

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The monster’s body began 2a5b2dcd2a to melt, losing its 7261551830 form like sticky tar.8b913c25278c262b

The sword d0bb2a6452 embedded in 90d809ef26 the monster’s 0dc2b37c94 torso glowed 8cb1140ace brighter and 65c3ae6c6e brighter, humming 2c961711a8 and vibrating 4806819888 on its 3f40110b13 own. The monster wasn’t df66e9e8c9 just melting—it was 857b97b7ec being sucked in. Into the 11d48e1859 Prince’s sword… 946002a618 The creature 32d9645089 that had 1a1747c91b devoured everything 9c42a73f35 was now 6b5bd429ce being devoured 31024a80cd by the c17cf6fff5 mystical blade.fb95fb27a6a49f99

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But the Prince 9797c7a117 looked strangely troubled. Like the Captain earlier, bfabc3271b it seemed he wanted 083046e71b to let go of 86a05d36f7 the sword but couldn’t. His delicate face contorted cac9f44644 faintly.84ff1c05d54bc1d0

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The sword consumed b59441c645 the melted black aeded27696 monster completely. Not a f1a6e4c0d3 single drop be12456d42 remained—it was ffc6230b74 insatiable.5bc0ca2ad929fd10

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The Prince dropped the sword. He staggered, then finally fell to his knees. The Captain, the Princess, and Knight Zig rushed to him. The Captain supported the Prince and asked, “Your Highness! Are you all right?”dfd0068ee666216a

“My back…”7cc089e558a30608

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“What?”0cb23e514a4eaa8e

A few 7904e71c7e beads of cf22bad87d cold sweat 1bc5a656db formed on 7e9de15e8d the Prince’s e94b82ffdb temples. His back? A person’s back? What was the eb957e46e9 Prince trying to 3795c2b782 say? Everyone looked 7099398168 at him ba10fa75d9 in confusion, 17d19f5b77 waiting for 48c7f3320e him to 6642c92c2b continue. But the Prince 7ae0132a79 shook his head 4a7411926f and, refusing even 3595886d70 the Captain’s support, 680830097c stood up on 1240fe8575 his own.3d286d7e8e9335d7

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“No, I’m fine.”c207e7534b3a99a6

The Prince 93d0777a42 looked at d05253f931 the magic e1cdf4cbdc sword lying dc158a1505 on the ebde1277ba ground. Once it left b74b12d049 his grasp, it dc6e141395 stopped glowing, appearing 4d875c16fd as an ordinary 8492f8e816 greatsword. The Prince raised his 1c3ae66ab3 gaze. He saw the 830c558547 growing cracks in 223ffa90a0 the world and 4215d35e77 the black monsters 300b8454de pouring out of 4927aa870b them. When there were only 58d6c76039 about ten of them e4ff271023 wandering around, they hadn’t 78b464e178 seemed like much of c8f9f1cab8 a threat, but the 973d16c707 situation had changed. The monsters had 0d818a6878 learned what they 69f0e94474 were capable of—just fe1de92a92 as they had 526a208de2 devoured the Captain’s 81db6c18f1 sword. The Kingdom’s citizens 7f6f99cbf5 had come out a2a6447997 with pitchforks and ae67f79566 sickles, trying to 3b73bc13f6 drive the monsters efa72b35aa away, but it f33d8834c7 was no use. Everything, absolutely everything, bd89339410 was being consumed. Screams and wails 4d86e518cf filled the air.3e818ee4ed161a99

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As the a2c814cb29 Prince surveyed dad3083cb7 the scene, 888284cab3 he bent 941ba29298 down. He picked up 1226096af7 the magic sword ee28fa1ba0 that had just aed6099ad9 devoured one of dbe9e91abc the black monsters. The moment bd41bcc67a his hand 16f02333a8 touched it, 5e5997fb83 the sword 0502ce76f8 began to 4310341784 emit a 3cb991829b radiant light, 34ec48225d bright as 0c57897d90 moonlight.2240f02217ffa346

The Captain, 5df94f20cc unable to 8a90a842e3 understand what 8c710ea9c8 the Prince 68bd0022ef was thinking, 331d58699a wore an b11ca96663 uneasy expression. Come to 452a679493 think of c2b122660b it, the 1456af4355 usually composed 53d72d6a1b Prince had 88e29def83 been acting 29ebe8e269 strangely all 09c32417f0 day. Running away on 1d50cadc3c the day of 79a4792ec9 his birthday celebration e882393c2c was hardly normal 1b8fb44e8f behavior.5f0193efa8fdcf7b

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“You, escort the Princess into the palace.”9e69f719d6c33346

“And you, Your Highness?”76011d11f2f9480d

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“I will stay outside the castle walls and help the citizens escape.”2d889686f22f138a

The Captain’s 1e23cd5e30 uneasy premonition 9b1adcf417 was coming 1bd2064f7a true.e4da796d79942bc0

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“That’s out of the question! Your Highness, you must show yourself safe and sound so His Majesty the King can regain his composure.”c29a55ad6fd0d639

There was a desperate 151bcde9e0 edge to the Captain’s 1d7bf08faa words. Though he couldn’t 935c6b54d7 bring himself to a9292df13a say it in 4b542f5bce front of the 386aa5c55d foreign Princess, it 3f368a891a seemed there was ab55eee5c1 a pressing reason 4c2ed2860b why the Prince 61c52cea74 needed to reassure 42c2f80382 the King.4fcfc9180b21bdb7

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“Didn’t you just experience it yourself? This sword is the only thing that can kill those monsters.”7794eca3a8c2690e

“But you know how His Majesty is…”41b4d910e60f0e89

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Conscious of the Princess’s 5942860486 presence, the Captain clenched f46066d775 his teeth.df205c04d0e7e708

“His Majesty has fallen ill from the stress of the curse placed on you…”5f1d774e4741ba28

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“I’m well aware.”b431b1888bc7751a

The Prince cut 6f218a3e5c him off, as bc44a9f221 if there was dcadfdeab4 no need to cb173a3bb7 hear more.71236bf65deb78a3

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“Has His Majesty ever been in his right mind?”6092b226e256f39e

The Captain bowed e8dc148a2c his head somberly. Knight Zig, not daring 6177936e46 to intervene, busied himself 8d65842411 counting the specks of 145599f402 dirt on the toes 739fa35761 of his boots.77a27042036a340b

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“…I have a question.”02ea838c528b423e

But the Princess 9b324c9da8 was different. She was, after ac01933305 all… a Princess.38379067ad08c053

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“Will we really be safe inside the palace? This isn’t an invasion or a natural disaster. It’s something completely different from anything we’ve ever known. It’s like magic… yes, perhaps we should ask the wizards. What I’m trying to say is, are we really safe from this calamity just by being inside the palace? Look! The void is splitting open everywhere… Do you think the air inside the palace is any different from the air out here?”de7c0fda98cebadd

“That’s… I’m sorry, Princess. I don’t know.”2a915d65091cecd6

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The Captain, in fact, 1f54f4098d had no idea what a8b9942979 the situation inside the eeb4408f59 palace was like. He had 25b08ace36 rushed out 237380f91f on horseback 25b5c1ea07 to find f15c8142b2 the Prince 3968421753 as soon 2edaee194d as the 2bf0d8c606 anomaly occurred.27fec357ab9bc53a

“Then the palace might be even more dangerous than out here. At least out here, there are many ways to escape since the area is wide open.”030f52825156568d

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“Then what do you suggest, Princess?”fd1906da323d8d5e

The Captain asked 8ae9a3c664 in a deflated a5f5dec7a2 voice.4395e13dbe506300

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“I’ll help evacuate the people. First, gather everyone in one place. Then, your knights can lure the monsters away to buy time. Even if your weapons are useless, you’re still knights—you’re much faster on your feet than ordinary citizens. That way, the Prince won’t have as many obstacles when wielding that sword.”fe0feae5f29a6a65

After stating her 6160d592ad opinion, the Princess 335778d5cd looked at the 9ed0c5ea61 Prince as if c9f4df1edf seeking his agreement. The Prince 80eb9729b7 gave her df4e797356 a slight 1ebd883e2c nod.3fce44ff3501e42b

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“Thank you for your cooperation. Then.”0fc96d858ccc7d70

With that 794db89605 curt remark, 4b58de769f the Prince 98a2602b15 leaped onto 51a5e529fa his horse 1829e21c91 and galloped 9ca5f8ae25 alone into 2170706ec7 the heart 9bea53647b of the 43346c34ae chaos.b74cc8cd887d31d4

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“Come on, come on! Let’s move! Gather the people near the moat!”e6d6927435dc2b39

The Princess began afe6d8fbb2 urging the dazed ffc2f86cee Captain to rally a4d2bb0f91 the citizens outside a464020b2f the castle walls.b295852886a385cb

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