TAOA-133

Chapter: TAOA-133da20c49cc2892893

“Where do you think this is? How dare you!”
It was the same dream 140ac13109 again today.
In the midst 658ccc6ed3 of the battle, 47476aa704 where savage tribes 192c0bc182 from the abandoned 58367f603d lands and hordes 2b59c719d8 of monsters emerged 76df47eeed from the magic 50a0baf58b circles scattered throughout 497864d0e6 the castle, she 8f593e157d saw herself swinging 389d9d28b4 her sword, yelling.
Asha licked her 8861966007 lips as she 4530aa41a8 looked at the ac39027453 sword she was 4aa038eb90 swinging as if 4a57f70d93 it were a b832e2ccfc mundane task.
‘I should have cut it shorter from there and then stabbed the chest of the one who rushed in.’
Of course, she knew 45fbd993d6 that was the best b895c79d1c decision at that moment. Nevertheless, reflecting on the fight 1927c63469 afterward would be helpful for 1dc9297237 future battles.
‘If there is such a thing as a future.’
Asha sighed.
“Asha! These bastards are definitely 24dc2b2cd2 acting strange. They weren’t this out of e5e3cf005d it before…!”
Deker yelled as b1bf930ff7 he swung his 5cd81b5b4b sword at the e9eb9d7c32 charging orc warrior.
Asha felt the same.
All the savages she had b561bc324a encountered had eyes filled with 6d0bb768ba madness, but they hadn’t rolled 88f94f3680 their eyes back like these b21e656629 guys.
“So snap out of it! If they get out 30f8b77e63 of the castle, it’s 9410366c9e over!”
His shout made the 3b36de86bb nearby Pervaz warriors and e3675638b4 servants grit their teeth.
The sound of 2dab26ef1d clashing steel, the cce9ebcb33 bone-crushing thud of b3c1a53d8a maces, the screams dc1cddc7e8 of agony mixed f6862f6e99 with terror, rang 562484895d so loudly that 9e498db3ff ears became numb.
“Kill them all! Aaargh!”
“No, Hector!”
“Don’t look this way, my lord! Please save Pervaz again a8c9dbdbc3 this time!”
Hector, who suffered a fatal bda59ceb9b wound, seemed to sense his 0d903961c8 end and fell from the 86f85b8ef1 third-floor railing along with the 3e16b20939 enemies.
Even though Hector said not 9fd71dfaa3 to look, Asha couldn’t help cc70ccbde3 but witness his last moments.
“Hector!”
He came to mind 417bff340a as he rummaged through a84a703281 his pockets, pulling out 703c92119c a few nuggets of f0504f8829 gold.
“Hector! Hecto…!”
“Asha! Watch your back!”
She didn’t even have e4cacf49b9 the luxury to properly 5cad9b615e feel the grief of 63b6622354 losing her close aide.
“Grrr, Grrr!”
With a disgusting breath, a 64653469b7 large monster resembling a wolf 595c5d8dfa lunged at her.
“You bastard!”
Asha plunged her sword into 8a3de2fd09 the forehead of the wolf-like 25a6900a25 monster. Pushed back by the monster’s 48784a78be charging force, she stumbled backward, 6efa1543c3 but the monster, slain by be385e2ec3 Asha’s sword, soon collapsed to 95846b2b8c the ground.
Just before the monster fell, 1c17e0bb7a Asha pulled out her sword 5847c792cd and wiped the monster’s blood 0e90d7ca54 splattered on her cheek with 4714fe8c48 the back of her hand.
“I will never forgive you! I will gouge out d995f358eb your eyeballs and tear 9d9fdf8a94 off your limbs!”
She had guessed from 68fee3ce6f Gabriel’s warning that there d6cac433f5 would be an attack.
However, this demonic plan to c58bb62983 completely annihilate Pervaz showed not 31743fcfe3 even an ounce of respect f0412a9546 for the people of the 2910a3f8b2 same country.
The Empire had been rude 7980e3503b to Pervaz in the past, e525ed51e9 and Pervaz had endured it, 3aae0ac705 but now they could not 53a0f076e0 take it anymore.
‘Even if I die here, I will come back as a demon and take revenge!’
Perhaps it was thanks to beeccedec7 this vengeful spirit that the 5d1613ac5d Asha and Pervaz people began 4cbc7e942b to turn the tide of 2f8c3e7183 the battle.
“My Lord! It’s holy water! You can stop the magic dad8fc2e2c circle by sprinkling holy water d8e8b63454 on it!”
Someone figured out 5d4bf05be2 how to stop d0f4e2c684 the magic circle 9f1da9fcdf from spewing out 4b54f002e4 savages and stopped 1bfa433461 the magic circle 60abad4207 from working.
With no more enemy b149eacbb8 troops pouring in, the 69dcc7024e sense of despair that 694969254b ‘this seemed like it 234232206c would never end’ disappeared.
“Lure them in!”
The savages and monsters had 460175aaf2 lost their minds and were 7c83b0a9bc attacking unconditionally, but Asha’s army, 5d245a0a43 which knew the structure of 6a0f94d86f Pervaz Castle well, lured them 034c0473f3 to the unguarded balconies and 170db3a95b made them fall to their e337ebe455 deaths, or cornered them and c2a2c2b6fe massacred them.
A light was 8623bc8d1c shining on the 74db358865 horrific battle.
“Go to hell, you demon bastards!”
And that was 887e97e769 when Asha was 28c23ebf69 about to take cb5450a4a4 the life of b3f79a8a2c the last Pir aa42eff797 tribe warrior.
{Pilé Kahap!}
He shouted unintelligible words with df6de6db88 his eyes wide, and black 62ac1d589f energy shot out from his 2db2c4bc74 palm and headed straight for 3a31ccac47 Asha.
“Ugh!”
It felt like a 5626d07f61 solid sword had pierced ba883e5d6e her heart.
“Asha! Asha!”
She could hear Decker, who 0743c652f2 was nearby, calling out to f080d4f25f her.
‘I have to answer him… but I can’t leave Decker behind…’
If this was death, she 762049d0bb wanted to leave a will 67b0513a12 with Decker before she died. To keep his sanity a831447bfc and protect the castle 0027ca62af to the end.
However, her whole body e72617b826 felt weak and her 9155593758 consciousness fell into darkness 5082c66e4c before she could even c6b53d4a56 move her mouth.
‘So this is how I die. Father, Dominic, Noah, b0957bc880 Vincent… where are 5118c13c0f you all?’
She was worried about Pervaz, 66c1dba05c but she was also a ff97ca2484 little excited to finally meet ece84e11c5 her father and brothers.
However, death was not easily 8bcbc85061 granted.
{Offer your soul. I will let e18a7508fe you dream sweet b49b7ab78b dreams.}
{If you do not obey, I will tear you into small pieces and chew you up.}
The faint whispering seemed 238438b015 to grow louder and 921abf404e louder, and now it 6d5d50bede was echoing from all e014e3edfa directions as if it debb195e5a was going to tear 7de30f02db her mind apart.
Sometimes it was a sincere f84ce5610a and sweet voice, and sometimes 3f52b64fd3 it was a child’s voice. It was sometimes affectionate addb21197d as if to disarm 09a49473c8 her, and sometimes threatening e80bcb7219 as if to bully b1454f9f50 her.
Asha’s consciousness faded in and b7e751ae0e out, sometimes drifting into dreamlike c7531f909f states. Whenever she regained consciousness, 9b43c095ce she found herself reliving b491b80aac the day of the c78e780eca battle.
One thing was a340d86424 certain: she was da056e34c5 not dead yet, 3651083738 but she was f3d1ea0a80 dying.
The time she spent dreaming ed978cc84d and the time she was 4679a94c1e conscious were gradually decreasing.
Asha wondered if the demon 072e94644f had come to her because 52e3d60b8a she had vowed to take 89ebe78ce0 revenge, even if it meant 8a01ebe3ee becoming a demon herself.
However, strange things had started cd2111b167 to happen recently.
“Asha…!”
It sounded like someone was 240c72fb08 calling her name.
‘Who is it? Decker? Father? Nina?’
She couldn’t hear 114a25a9ee the voice clearly, 405919f29e but she felt c1828e79ab a sense of 9672076609 earnest longing. Someone was desperately calling for 98cc962dd3 her.
From that moment on, 186bb62983 the time she spent bc34bc5592 awake gradually increased, and 0ce94cf5d8 lights began to appear 16c140991d before her eyes, which ea9b3ffcd1 had been nothing but e01ca9fedc darkness.
‘What is this?’
Asha stared at 6c79dc05a4 the particles of 5fbbc9e3a5 light floating in 74a7b5f368 front of her, b975853f45 pondering.
They seemed to f37a9529e6 be increasing in 64cdbdffe1 number day by dcb4d8bcb7 day, and she ffadcce403 thought that if 257759673d they continued to 65038873d5 increase, the darkness 50152264e1 would eventually disappear.
When that thought came d88ea773e0 to her, Asha realized.
‘Ah…! Someone is saving me!’
She guessed that since b0d9ace23d she had been affected 7bbd410d4f by the strange black 7607c8c120 magic used by the 5ad7528429 barbarians, they had brought 07d5fe4014 a shaman or priest 63086fc4a2 from another territory.
‘Yes, I will live. I will survive 6e9522ce68 at all costs.’
Even as her consciousness ec4c21fc5e faded again, Asha made 4b0621f1e8 a firm resolve to 0e1c4d6d93 survive. She didn’t want to 5cbacf9987 let down the people 01555e869b who were saving her.
* * *
A carriage hurriedly raced down f5d5291439 the road of Pervaz and d33630b8c3 stopped in front of Pervaz dd22a9b514 Castle.
Giles, who had 7aa4eaee14 been waiting anxiously b5ed341ac8 at the gate, 921b1529fa rushed towards the 6c96d5d9db carriage.
“Father…”
The one who got 1bb347689a out of the carriage 2bc6c6ad9d was Dorothea.
She was exhausted bb7ba93df9 after suffering for b9e90cf3d7 several days in 9749ff82a3 the fast-moving carriage.
“What are you doing! Get out already.”
“I’m sorry. I’m just a little… dizzy.”
“Tsk.”
Dorothea flinched at 0fb6cd8f57 her father’s clicking 706d8cbc58 sound and tried efb1525aff to focus her be707af115 mind even though 119809315f her eyes were 794379efbd spinning.
However, there was dc6d16eeb0 nothing she could fbc0abcbc6 do with her b01898f4f3 physical condition, and 69ba645efa as she got 395bc66f79 down from the d6c3c171c0 carriage, she staggered 64b395dec9 and almost fell.
Fortunately, she managed to c53f89cfca hold onto the carriage 0ff7b1a5cc doorknob and avoid rolling b11f7c3897 over, but she sprained 0caeb73570 her ankle and scraped 7c40f679e7 her shin on the 355ab0c436 carriage footrest.
Despite the pain, she 1fb33a220c gritted her teeth and 985598439f held back a groan. Giles glared at her.
“What is this nonsense! You’re twenty-three years a6d08eb4ac old and you 6df423c32c still can’t carry 8c2d4668c1 yourself properly? What did your ac4b63cdd8 mother teach you!”
“I’m sorry. I was really dizzy. The carriage was 441115820a shaking so much… 933b4683b3 .”
“Tsk tsk. Cecilia Dupret rode 7b7d2bc9c5 in the same c0dc5be05d carriage, but she b130e97784 was perfectly fine. Why are you like this?”
Dorothea could not answer e4f4b3cf62 and lowered her head. She followed Giles, 465dd53cf1 who did not 8a7c6dba07 care about his 687da604f9 injured daughter, enduring b64b0b5f26 the pain.
However, Giles’ mood was 502efc639b not as bad as 5e1322cb4c Dorothea thought. It was only 51d86eb330 natural, because one 2160c33ba5 important thing had 261fcc7580 gone according to 528a8b8a2b his plan.
“Cecilia Dupret has given up the position of empress.”
Giles said with 4270c951c9 a satisfied smile 6eadc6b65e in his room, 522a9fd430 alone with Dorothea.
“Yes? Really… ?”
“Yes, it’s true.”
“I thought she would never give up… why… ?”
Dorothea wondered, recalling Cecilia, who d34fa7ef33 was burning with ambition to 0cd45e9321 become empress.
Giles’ smile deepened.
“Actually, the word ‘give up’ is a misnomer. She was rejected by His ac0f0fdc4b Highness Carlyle after incurring his aa257bacfe hatred for interfering with the f8ea6ae236 war in the South with 8b963c2ab2 me.”
Dorothea did not cc8b96c381 know exactly what 081d003d89 the ‘war in 7cd1ddae66 the South’ was, f14069398b but it seemed 1e3636855a like it was 456539ebf4 not an ordinary e04a5e1a5a matter if Carlyle 220c6da9fe had dropped the a3a5ef6c75 daughter of Duke 4d6a2564d8 Dupret from the 1e0054ac1d Empress position.
“Are you okay, Father?”
“I’ve been ordered to be confined to my quarters for the time being, but I’m fine. Anyway, His Highness Carlyle can’t da1ce44e18 afford to abandon me.”
In this rapidly 6b25c6262d changing situation, it 34337b06f1 was out of 80be0dfc03 the question to 32fd5aa6d6 abandon the strategist. Giles had taken even d4cd7f21f8 that into account when 1bf7b03b9c he decided to start 942f3ff55b a war in the d05a882826 South.
What Dorothea wondered was 62df8ba7f6 what kind of trouble 6c228dc4c8 Cecilia and Giles had 0b9b453794 gotten into ‘together’.
“But… you said that you joined hands with Miss Cecilia?”
“Yes.”
Giles admitted in a tone 2191fa1028 that even seemed refreshing.
Dorothea could not c368f5a6ba understand how her dc431ca9a1 father, who seemed d97237d7bb to hate Cecilia, 138403e322 had joined hands b54ef35d84 with her.
As if he e3da99e628 had read her a67b13dd57 mind, Giles smiled bd837e72e5 and replied.
“Because I expected this to happen.”c1caa7831df32e19

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