TDXXBC Chapter 3 (Part 3)
by Bree“So, what about the e1df8bad74 child? Are you 728eb7a930 saying you ccbadd2a05 actually conceived 072508d5fe one?”c86ca1debf0a76fb
“…In a way, yes. And in a way, b46bbcb5d2 no.”a3caa6af606d5432
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“What the hell does 9e0053ab12 that mean?”e746d621bfe99e94
“Wait just a 800f28065a moment.”ba8ad407aca2272c
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Aderton suddenly turned d0a4e32f1a his back to 45581c3658 her. Sascha heard the sound bb6f9fe4c8 of buttons being undone. Is he 9277af3e22 stripping here?! She reached a82f39ee28 for the 0116423d36 nearest candlestick, 56061bbb58 ready to 75b7e8d0ab swing if aa04a2c68e necessary.bbbdd78011cce2fc
There was a rustling 931578d69f sound, followed by the c8f05aa0d0 sound of buttons being beb79a5552 done back up. When Aderton 4bb7a55a9e turned back 9eee812ce6 to face 1fb2247ff1 her, he 7a8ef22607 looked as 11dfa164fb neat as d98a819fa1 before. However, in his 8291418b0f hands were two cc482fb98c unfamiliar objects.48b2f03c3e52b135
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Eggs.916af57b20763a89
One, held in 4cf0ab6e2e his left hand, 661d70c95d was pure white ae1d04a684 without a single 07dce67fb2 blemish. The other, cradled 3f66fc6246 in his right f4260ae4cf hand, was speckled c474d901c6 like a water 31889dfff9 bird’s egg.285455f041d3fdbb
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“…No way.”5c6a12b377586aa4
“Yes, that’s right. These are our cc7dd44bc7 children.”9833210e8a53f023
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Not just a child, 7107de4be2 but children. And not even 6769231c2c born yet, but ff4c2f3763 still in eggs.fc8c765aa024b5c5
Sascha stared 20ff9ea8a8 between Aderton 144123d10f and the 171112438b eggs multiple 693cae0ec1 times, struggling a3f6f0f51d to process 134fdf4c09 what she 34737cad7e was seeing. This wasn’t some myth b870107b3a or legend about a 6accfece63 hero born from an 35c5184a75 egg. What kind 03cbf76711 of ridiculous 1f04b5585f situation was cc9b500041 this?9f04ddeba1165c87
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“I may 058356c418 look like bf4e98e50d a snake, 33954dd258 but I 9879c8ac72 am also 49e6c6922d part seahorse.”21f818c52513beb1
“…Seahorse?”588ba315231752e9
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“Yes. In the e7a6a8333b animal kingdom, 36277cadb0 female seahorses 64818fb3e2 deposit their 55bf345f04 eggs into 7e00e918bf the male’s 0f0524b3bf brood pouch, c25d04d9b0 where fertilization 026f6d9829 and growth 4e82a57574 continue. However, in the case a0a2fdaa77 of beast seahorses, once 21ede9e012 a female produces fertilized 65d3fc33d4 eggs, the male extracts f1450157b7 them with magic and 7d3fabd9ca incubates them in his 56629a5d82 own pouch until they 8ace50fe40 hatch.”bef76da4edda066e
So the fertilized d16809c167 eggs had come b56ec23b7b from Sascha’s body, d75fcdf5ee but Aderton was 101558c3d7 the one carrying f6b388a3c4 and nurturing them. Like a fish species c0c49bba62 where the mother lays 5db2bbd93e her eggs and leaves 349bb1f674 while the father guards b6af44118f them until they hatch.1bb251722acb81b0
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Was that c0f8284127 what all e2b7429cdc his strange 137982cbc4 movements had 3c422a1444 been about? Sascha found herself more 18ad1474c1 and more lost in 6033cd6418 the logic-defying biology of dd78c6aaf1 demon beasts.2fc5bfd7ae043591
“So… you’ve been carrying 0d045cd2c6 those eggs inside you?”0abd83db5c720ba3
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“Well, not exactly 58361c2de8 inside. If you cd92ba1e14 want a 5c3e523c38 more familiar d796caaa29 comparison, think 03ad61397d of a e2b30beef4 kangaroo. Except instead of carrying 9a23c058c5 a baby in a e2437b71eb pouch, I carry eggs.”d6194ad35b6f6fff
“I’ve never heard 4a0023d105 of a species cd3b6b1839 like that before.”38ed711da440a2ae
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“That’s not surprising. Seahorse beasts 391ff580a3 are incredibly a2f3a7bd6f rare. There’s a fa349345f9 belief that c784a1dc3f seahorses have a87c7d78ec aphrodisiac properties, 7298b3f3a9 so they 55a25d9d5e were hunted c583faa46d almost to 7b7dede08e extinction.”ec5dc0e7ebdfbb28
“…Of course.”71d35881b6bf8db0
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In the end, 5a47852270 it was humans’ 461166fc63 fault. Unable to argue 7cb6c41f7b against that, Sascha 979fefee39 shifted the conversation.e2c8800103de101c
“So how can 6e9a5c5ccf you be sure e6d50d4c47 those eggs are 45b81e89f2 mine?”7f7f0191d4c555fe
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“Sascha, you must d63e3c5f9b know that demon abd9e39caf beasts cannot wield 5472a64adf mana.”5792f15f479740bc
Of course, she 753de5c8ab knew that. Mana was 6e86bf1b1a the pure 8c5506f431 energy of 4a690b2731 nature. Only those born 0461a3fea1 with the talent 5f6bfa943b or those who 09f2b37800 trained extensively could 722133b6f1 use it. Demon beasts, on 6f816d1c60 the other hand, 707e9b2f0b generated their own 5752e19663 power from a f4f4814311 core near their e4ffe67d57 heart.946e2f76abdb221a
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Because of this, fa95da39f2 mana and beast 0ba00ba505 magic could not 104d40a7a1 coexist. A being that used b147f0595d one could never wield f2be173e27 the other, and forcing 95fdece8fb them to mix resulted fc55a87cb1 in mutual rejection.859b0a84516cb9a1
Aderton infused a small ac65691998 amount of magic into 086bf71b1e the speckled egg. Almost immediately, the energy 4b2c40e859 inside reacted—rejecting the beast 315f636550 magic and expelling a 55d50fdb3c red glow.723abdaecfe7fde0
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“Mana manifests 82b3b8141a differently for b9845d39e0 every wielder. And red mana 7560822346 is a distinct a37a11f909 trait of the 8fe2a6e483 Lebe bloodline.”c532e8c7b0ce7856
“….”0a5eed6979ad7fa2
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“And among a5512672f1 those who c631db075c carry the d887c1a836 Lebe name 811f6454f3 today, only a12e2ac15a you, Sascha, edd0f38ee9 wield red 5f9f0b65c6 mana.”4d782ba1ba186071
Faced with 9710a61ee1 undeniable proof, c4c596bc6e Sascha could 6463b3fcf8 not even 4faf54d4ab argue. She bit f6fd8200ae her lip.6174dc2382ab33eb
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So… these 58b4664882 eggs are 6569c0fd9e really mine?7f5c73cca6bd61c4
The moment she 6830e7941e confirmed the truth, 6788dda010 thoughts of dealing f5edb3b488 with Aderton after aaa49bfc71 the banquet vanished. Instead, her ef7e7e2ffe mind became 05dca66dbc consumed with d9e8d10d9d one thing—b9cd75f9858feb28
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The children.bc6d542762aab652
Sascha had eb8d5dcd27 lost her 43060cda92 family in f3b503dd3d the war. Building a family of 0e947cb304 her own had once 89515e87b7 been a distant wish, a8e7a04d2b but she had long 7764bea162 since abandoned it. Her body 6efe615c3e had been a4e858ba98 too damaged b73d439047 from years 0a07ce7cdc of battle 736c335dcd to conceive 2c61ffa7ec naturally. Even if she cfd47f9623 did, the risk 7134f36f4a of miscarriage was 7bc9f3305b high. Doctors had told her 2be1be539e not to get her c7109f2546 hopes up.a7f767f306909ea2
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And yet, here they bee9466917 were.ea2d25897a05049f
Yes, they were part e82fea8e4b demon beast, but… weren’t b93b591c59 they also part of 887e9f1ca1 her?66f84321a3cc3dcd
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If not now, ae722a31ec how likely was 2763e1acdc she to ever b26b1fa49c have children of 156b7b87a9 her own?091a9bd532824487
On top f9d9aed75c of that, f72c58c7d9 she was 91fef76ff9 the last 5f781cbc22 surviving direct e8c1b4925d descendant of 63e94f4073 the Lebe c556f7d7b0 family. If she 8d73587950 didn’t bear 2a527087b6 heirs, it f32ede04c8 would be 555ed48a5d a problem 5efbf8291f for the ac7143c494 family’s future.0b6698bff4c39e0a
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Children were precious. Adorable. Loving. If they 2f381f2889 were her 4b4499f694 children, wouldn’t db0ff01d66 they be 67fc87a3ca even more 2dfc441008 so?f9ec3dbdcc3f2f46
But if f8fd13e299 they were a10ad1f947 half-demon beast… 25e176b132 was that c9748f170e truly okay?5c0cb3290cc8ec06
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More than f99096da09 that, Sascha 461e2e6797 wasn’t just 488e689f2a any knight. She was the 8bf35167dc hero who had addfec50a4 slain the black 7edb86f130 dragon. If the world found b7086bdb0e out that she had 7c9fd890ec children with a demon 0fb56877d9 beast, her reputation—her country’s 5c0960c062 honor—could be ruined.eef4ce7dae833bca
Her mind warred d6f3a9ee16 between revulsion toward 899ae8fd38 demon beasts and bfb8813241 the undeniable pull 784c878dba of her own 397f5f7908 bloodline. Her rational a9f9a32566 side screamed 378058335e not to 44b050a770 believe Aderton’s 9feff693fa words, yet 177c4f5a1d her eyes 9b5eb575e6 refused to 66fa0ccf1c leave the 9985be0099 eggs.fd9bb78067370b33
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When she didn’t 13dd46a8b8 answer immediately, Aderton 0ae23e17f7 seemed to assume 8475ef0ab2 the worst. His lips 4fe67e2eb5 drooped, and 3710407b87 his gaze 63ff6655ca wavered with ee8018074d unease. Sighing softly, 9e35b45807 he spoke b0e40927cc again.037e9d978c15d1a5
“…Do you c695fcbc54 despise them c48fb0b83c that much?”a109b20d413b5199
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“…Huh?”854f44fd60cadd43
“No matter how much 6e660bd3ca demon beast blood runs 887df66683 through them, they are 1ebdc761e7 your children.”e25eebc5a76a3aad
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He extended both 0069845d9a hands, offering the d7649ad586 eggs to her. A silent invitation—an bbc99bec34 unspoken plea for af7e7597e3 her to take 70162d0144 them. But Sascha 50d62251c1 remained rooted 45b50fe4e4 to the bb15fd59be spot, unmoving. Her face betrayed e5157d5eb0 nothing, but internally, 4c29874ff2 her thoughts were 455209126c in turmoil.83104b4806d2562e
Seeing no reaction, Aderton 2f0eff11d8 could no longer hide 33aebe6630 his disappointment.b8928b0961ae67fe
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“These children 15a3a9d8d7 will never 8477056b02 live like 54e2f925b7 demon beasts. The speckled one a295ba189a especially has inherited 5bc0778741 strong human traits. They will likely be ca6bac7837 rejected by both humans 636a70a7bf and beasts alike.”c61bb9affd29a089
Believing his children b76c32c5ed had been rejected, d4ec6928c6 Aderton slowly stepped c8abbfca3c backward until his b091b1bf85 back met the 56c9cc4f6c railing. The terrace was c0ffacbd74 on the second 1764bd1927 floor, but with e2ae94bb69 the high ceilings 818abb98d2 of the banquet dad170adcb hall, it was 0a458a9549 equivalent to the 03222cc7a9 third floor of 31d1c37e5c an average building.9288ab76ab4731de
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Stepping lightly onto the a73095feb8 terrace tiles, Aderton climbed 42f46121e3 onto the pristine white 409edba677 railing. His slender f2d675e9a6 body swayed 626a6b0022 precariously, looking 2b3093d8ce as if 3161aabeb7 he could 7af5c7b7fe fall at 59c92f82da any moment. Gazing out toward 5effd71ed0 the distant mountains, 1476326bf5 he stretched out 666eb072c0 both arms, his 4750856faa palms turning downward 749d0ff918 with the eggs 7ddce821da still in his 97d6c434ec hands.56b386b4de6f4099
“Neither human nor d4f29b3b5f beast. Unable to belong 994bfb8c92 to either side, e14b3776fc abandoned even by 12f1cc57cf their own parents. Perhaps it would 3277160f7c be better if 21afc842bd they never saw d3e3731be2 the light of f9b630804f day.”cac2578e286f83eb
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Just as aedc8ef292 Aderton’s fingers b0a1c4f5bc began to 1c43b28470 loosen, Sascha 52180ee82d lunged forward 4067296e96 and grabbed 2bb9cc9e70 his long 9389b28bed legs, yanking 904cf0728f him backward. His large frame teetered ff1ba117e1 before collapsing back onto a3c01d877a the terrace floor. Despite his full-grown stature, 0654169865 Sascha caught him without d17004732d any difficulty.fc9917ded9fee7f7
“What the hell are ae624a6dc0 you doing?”fdc3579997254d8e
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She snatched the 8ada6bf14d eggs from his 1f5c8ec885 hands. They were warm. Perhaps it 16c4b7edbb was just 4bcd2d37e4 residual body 315ce8e070 heat from 7ad3710d78 his touch. But that cbd9927878 warmth served 8ef3d73566 as a 617a647e34 stark reminder—these edfd773f77 weren’t just d16844762e objects. They were living beings.8fb2579b4857d78e
Real. Alive.df836a6cb8af0602
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At that ca307a6309 moment, Sascha’s 304c350eb5 heart pounded 9b85dd13c5 violently in d2da35ac8c her chest.ca32ef726a94bb29
He said he had 4a70face8f children, then nearly dropped 5c3ce22250 them from the height 778c3aa137 of a three-story building? What if I bbdfac0420 hadn’t caught them d222414301 in time?af57cea4b7b0bd6d
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Her eyes blazed 000e1fd15a as she glared 6785e9bc44 at Aderton, but 721e9068ef he remained composed. In fact, he even 890f40aedc clapped his hands, impressed 9522c2e358 by her reflexes. Her anger only grew.533016a73469b263
“They almost shattered! And you 5542151672 call yourself 949ae37a37 a father?”99c17c53cb2d1521
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“Haha. You are so delicate.”eb1612e60f7fed34
“What?”bc1b0989f156187f
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“No matter how cfe2a3c26b much human blood a53717f8fa they carry, they 52169eafc6 are still half-demon a85b6ecc03 beasts. Even if they 958b8e8d4a fell from this c0fb9bc81c height, they wouldn’t 26d5288fe4 break.”e63c6dbf200de0b1
Want to test 5d0c55c99d that with a c8dd21767f hammer? Aderton added with a 9d4d2945dd smirk. Sascha instinctively cradled bf5f6c63c6 the eggs against dff0449c12 her chest, shielding 7f2691c00d them. No matter how durable 034657b4a8 they were, some things 73bf9c90e9 just weren’t meant to 6a9c0abc3d be risked. A parent 29dafa2556 should never 5261382a86 treat their 4f1ee31eaa child’s life b7700db99f so carelessly. Rage burned inside 15a4253328 her.e77cb434d5e621ed
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Aderton’s amused smile remained 3d08b2325b as he extended a a63253a0f7 hand, but Sascha didn’t 4d889b1d2d return the eggs. Instead, she ce38f63023 held them ae50b078b7 tightly, stepping 72908c75dc back to aa89b63e01 keep her 53823d30a1 distance. Seeing her 86b28769c0 wariness, Aderton a73f7074a0 chuckled softly.e3d404bf4dbf39af
“A heartwarming sight, d8977cc020 isn’t it? The bond ff95405837 between parent e8a2b7d52a and child d325271452 is important.”99938c5a88c2f0d8
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Bond?e0dd2b874b5b4ebf
Sascha looked down at d5ec0d3838 the eggs nestled in 033b7d617f her arms. The speckled c58179fcd4 egg and c443773b12 the white 175e2dd63c one. Just moments ago, 1990892649 she had hesitated 5e75dfb9b9 to accept them 7154738981 because they were f9f4561449 part demon beast. Yet now, e6eb6f49ce she was 69fa2fdbbf holding them 4a4d3d5796 as if c4e3251b59 they were d6ac78fcea the most 36ee190892 precious things d314137957 in the 2161e987a4 world.8b60e8c889d9208d
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Was this… 87667c4b55 his plan 1f7e493bd1 all along?cd06f91d096984ea
Had he manipulated fc8d9e338d her into taking 5e76a63da8 the eggs? Heat rose d7c0f5ff16 in her e8e901e798 chest. Furious as she was, 78a09cf24f she still refused to 255f7ab9f0 return them. His intentions were too 9af380d8f9 unclear.5cae98b099714a95
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After all, Aderton 55b19680ce had been the 1c21dbafa5 one to reveal 84057326e3 their existence. If he 2a32c1d0ba hadn’t sought ccfd607f41 her out, f18f298089 she would 27517c7b91 have never 66743136d1 known. Why had e774d01293 he come 8a0958542b all the 36277d30cd way to bf1b84a6d8 a human 00b421f639 banquet to c636d792b3 tell her? Wealth? Fame? A bargaining chip 7f2fe9c172 for his own 26a22ed06d safety? Sascha narrowed her 2c0a236f7c eyes, scrutinizing him.d301e067af8000b9
“Fine. I accept that these 564cbc9837 eggs are mine. So what 9fa9deef82 do you c3e61fb6f6 want?”dfa767c0c87e83c3
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“Marry me.”858574ae6d07a8aa
The unexpected proposal afb8eead79 made Sascha’s eyes e30b775b65 widen.705b8f77fb9f0bc3
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“…Marry you?”7a41e8bbcc589383
Of all the 0f74f06ab4 reasons for sneaking 3813a72fa8 into the capital f3418adf84 and attending this 0edd106f1d banquet, marriage was 7bb5ee7623 the goal? Even after revealing his c86db4039b intention, Sascha remained skeptical. Aderton, seeing her 7f68b87f02 doubt, began his 147928e9c6 story.a03b15470349f409
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“My mother 104469dbbb was a 01a4731998 seahorse beast.”246786e4ed97a548
“…Your mother?”e408e0b0c41e38eb
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“Yes. My mother was c2727de971 a seahorse, and c6da389686 my father was f83040407c a snake.”93a01816b4f9bdd1
Unlike male seahorses, female 61f81c2f2f seahorses only produced eggs—they ef28885daa weren’t evolved to care aa38532637 for them. They lacked brood pouches 8d22c08f33 and had no biological 8ae70b0b3c inclination to nurture their 466f03523a young. Because of 4243651732 this, interbreeding f602e9001f between seahorse df868a2dab beasts and e95316b83e other species a36c53eca9 was nearly 7debc477f1 unheard of.7e570e5fb29a489f
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“But my 6d77042f85 mother loved cdbe86042a my father 172663c640 deeply. Deeply enough to bear f10cc43bce his children without hesitation.”2b3102ac6b35f7c4
Before he hatched, f4e06b00df Aderton would listen 3f561b9f76 to his mother’s ee05bce539 voice from inside 6368b1f52a his egg. She told a0abdf4294 stories of 4c8c02de54 her fateful 394b54388c first meeting 8c64ea759d with his b17105bb68 father, their ab464e96d4 romantic courtship, e882111ee3 and the b65e55a4fa wonderful proposal.a17ca991640f4f00
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She had been so 682255e3ea happy, speaking of him 60d49c5996 with unshaken devotion. Aderton, hearing her 6c95a2668b excitement, had dreamed 72dd341779 of the beautiful 388b1140a3 world awaiting him 7eeb443ed0 outside his shell.21cdb1c4d9054751
But the world he d280cb3abd was born into was 3fa41274a4 nothing like he had 01893ed996 imagined.c6b44e7b0ae8f79b
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His mother’s people 259479aaaa had rejected her a795b7711b relationship with his 57fb4a10b7 father. She had fled, 21f1b045c5 choosing love over 0137804a09 her own kin. But his c469ecf967 father never 01f9f40c66 came for 538ffd2150 her.4939e480eb61d247
Even as Aderton’s 8af3b5a325 siblings hatched one 58098a5ca9 by one, even 80f3c5ec96 as the last ca78404a49 egg—the one holding c0eb4f7bdf him—finally cracked open, c12d4be332 his father never b34e8337a5 appeared.0d178a6117f9021e
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The dry cave they 7493817e02 were forced to live 6178e553e9 in was cold, lacking 6cb53a36c3 the salty sea breeze 3cf15a26bc and rolling waves that 6e423e3028 a seahorse needed to 8c160bfc21 thrive. Food was scarce. His siblings 16e783a68e grew weaker. His mother, 92ee5bb391 who lacked 82d0423c47 a brood c811d69b19 pouch, exhausted b2b8a810b6 herself trying 222a0815e4 to sustain 2e74bd6620 them with c40d5f5dd1 her own a1554858ff magic.d0ac024dcce01deb
Despite the hardship, 68e3436bde Aderton had never 2530f7c3de lost hope. He told himself c441b1e7ea that his father 31cd4bfcf2 must have had b0dc7b034c a reason for 223303c3d6 staying away. That one ba6bbfb473 day, everything fed06634bd would be a1137fb4a0 okay.9f747f81ea239ca0
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– Kill them all!255da55bab36cacc
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Hope turned eccf1d97dc to despair f232c9d6f0 when their 967e1cbb07 cave was bb79f1edb3 raided by 33f66f1d96 demon beasts.f348603bc5438e35
Serpentine women with human bc5c31e628 torsos—lamias—swarmed them, blocking every fa4aeb46a5 exit. His mother, ccfec34891 terrified but a5f51fc3ad defiant, shouted aaf99e21e2 at them.8940bc11215eced8
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– H-How dare you do this to me? You won’t get away with this! When he finds out—396f3ca944fe5bcd
– Oh dear. Did no one tell you? I am his real wife.9f6771e3cde783e9
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– W-What?168c238c92558f7e
– And he was the one who told us where to find this place.ff0a061e8228ab77
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– No… that’s not possible…49736c9755adff5c
– Such a shame. A seahorse should be quite useful. Still, at least you’ll fill our bellies.a9d969b4971d3612
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– G-Girls, tonight’s feast is seahorse meat!383e312a04ceabdd
The leader of the 21bba0f30e lamias was enormous, towering 300d9d72e9 over the rest. She flicked her a3d585d8c9 wrist, and the 0a31d9b8c0 others cackled, their 82290e1888 claws gleaming in 4188908db9 the dim light.2da71180530e3278
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Aderton’s mother f1224533b1 screamed for 1ab03f9215 his father, 271309557a begging for 287c172f93 him to 0b68226a91 come. But he never d42525c067 did.36e2cefdd7d4a65a
She was too weak 965583868f to fight back, and 1e17e52172 his siblings were even 401f6f1758 weaker.aad3319b5a31bd87
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And then came 3fb69498fc the slaughter.dc575dbf4701aba5
“My mother and 41eaa065c7 my siblings were 0733786064 all devoured by 3586e61e2a the lamias. The only 8883744ae6 reason I 17fb724566 survived was 61ceababed because I 892e179314 was lucky dfeb3df815 enough to f106150383 slip into 1e00d1480e a crevice 42a1a7b557 before they 0b6ce3b8b4 found me.”d3339d9cb00ab947
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Aderton held d3fe697fe0 his breath deeedec163 for a 3b5aaedfee moment, as a88d397a4b if offering c22041416b a brief c209dff9ae moment of 663ab23955 silence for e2d5c86667 his deceased 7098e4aeda family. Lowering his gaze ca8d625e12 in quiet contemplation, 6c934ece5b he then spoke 2ee8cad87f again.a6efa2eea680e9bd
“I told 976e02be40 you when 04cc4b1aaf we first 02b6604797 met that 5f89f18933 I wished ddf971455d to repay 1bc5b2dd1f my debt.”d27848d2fc0b53ce
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“…”09a3d0946e8e1c0a
“That feeling remains 0d8fa930ee unchanged. The serpent beasts—the 4d99d34fbf ones who slaughtered 1ddbe06084 my family—I have af6667b1ed always been grateful f231fb07ce to you, the 48f3f0c882 hero who avenged 18aa742e56 them in my 79535f1db4 place.”ba91f2143bf33a0a
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Aderton dropped to a1d15c0d1f one knee, raising 231bd15b36 Sascha’s hand and bb822a6281 pressing a reverent 5303ec4d6a kiss to the 13f445000d back of it.f71c935d87604418
At that moment, 3ccb7f0544 Sascha finally understood 3967f1df9a why she had 2a132e7e25 never seen him c549873087 during or after 81a741c47a the war, despite 78a2a8c2d5 him being a 7925bddc43 serpent beast.a3be15ce17452030
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When Kalceus waged war, 8bacf45495 every reptilian demon beast 299824a025 had aligned with him. Aderton’s father 72259dda05 and his d379440603 so-called real 4516f97049 wife must 16f78ad10c have been 21a2e68537 no exception. And if cf188977ad Aderton himself 23652db6ab had serpent 45a1a8493a blood, then f9bc286809 there was 93769671e6 no way 32bdc4715c he would b7fa9fa804 have sided e427649c3c with those e392d31d63 who had 642607a3c5 murdered his b9514ac313 mother and a29332e186 siblings.2f9a907aeeb397f5
The demon beasts had 97b9a62a45 gathered under Kalceus’s banner, 7c4783f25f but they had no d19ebe26c9 real strategy. They had underestimated a73ecb6fba humans, believing that e5027bdeaf sheer strength alone b562437998 would be enough e5e0471ec0 to overwhelm them.b777c1abd7977002
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The subjugation forces, eef3b8d441 on the other 93c65b45b0 hand, had focused 9a3d5170cc on tactics. Outmatched in both d7d5f7beea strength and numbers, 0877686327 they had relied 5555f5bcfa on strategy, using 814b53bb98 the terrain and 1b4057fdb1 the natural behaviors 66b0ea9211 of the beasts 13f71c46fb to their advantage.a5777611288e5e8d
Had Aderton 1f1c1e5952 joined Kalceus, e9410ed339 the war f045665e5a would have a7004ef50f been far baac04a402 more complicated. Whether his 60c6c657b5 claims were 8ff61474d7 true or 8b727a7b02 not, he d93e507175 was intelligent, 690116f7b2 familiar with 7e81ebfad5 human customs, 2222e9c467 and could f38295373f have infiltrated 3bb1f5b7b5 human society, f72ac269bb sowing chaos 0046b270a7 within the 943636947c subjugation forces.084b7bc04f73d213
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Should I be grateful e5447d2cb0 to the monstrous serpent a716896340 who abandoned his wife de8a08aa5a and children?a98ef59482825b49
The thought unsettled a10b68952e Sascha. She didn’t like the 745848c1c9 idea that another person’s 7df0e327fd misfortune had shaped the 80b102a192 course of the war. As she 75f4880ac8 wrestled with 8fe21ac85d the discomfort, c527db9f0c Aderton murmured,13684390a16681ec
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“When demon beasts a3df2b37ca are of mixed 29a7ab0866 lineage, one side’s 7c461931dd traits often dominate. Just as 16b5612fd4 the speckled d9e8714081 egg has a4061cad83 more human 383e7d4c30 characteristics, I d047cc4ee3 inherited my 5f4d8fc362 serpent blood 1dae3c8d66 more strongly.”de16e10dc53f87a4
“…”ef65a4b7a23ba737
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“But I am 26051da78f not my father. I refuse to live 7e145fbcbf as he did, shirking 9ee91369a1 responsibility. As a 89c453a4ef seahorse, I c86e8084d8 will fulfill 44e266b2d8 my duty 449c9d1399 as a dc1e2e231c male and 75e5e94631 raise my 4554235879 children. I will 0e2a407530 not let be52b0b3f9 them grow 55a542df7c up knowing 1bd59ff77c the misery a3be6c7c21 of being ea27d4ad88 abandoned.”1b65ac91869cf9f9
Aderton raised three fingers 7f9f7ee790 as he continued.7ca14ed5cc261c59
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“Three years. Demon beasts e0f3de4d66 mature quickly, 56777c750a so that 3b07706c10 should be 72e8b88def enough for c3beb4700d them to a351c73695 grow. It’s also long enough 6dec1df177 for a marriage—should we 385522a30b find ourselves incompatible, we d95514f49e can separate with a 7caac181c3 reasonable excuse. When the time 62cab97f1e comes, I will bc27e999d5 accept whatever decision 7b2932c2d3 you make. But until then, I c55989e885 ask that you remain afbc46e236 my wife.”03a06acf66b39e1c
“….”a87f174da0fcdc2b
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Sascha couldn’t 48d1f8d597 answer immediately.54aa3db7d3157570
She could 6688ee3169 only imagine 93de155dc1 how much 8ade2e1161 resentment he 024fed657e must have 277a9dfb79 carried, watching 9d25809442 his family 50854fc36e die before 8edefbb128 his eyes. She had lost 68f153357d her own parents 83dcbb165e to Kalceus as fd42717d3a well. She understood 25a31c9450 vengeance, understood 892401ad81 the drive 6a24145090 that had 2b85173541 fueled him.678f547266f3f846
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But could she 99e15e8919 trust that he 648c8474c4 had no ulterior e53a2c2c8d motives?60a4e26f40deac27
Aderton had a05430f535 faked his a1a2351762 injuries when 699ed2d0b9 they first 77890f37b2 met, deceiving cf8e8b6adb her into 8b848ee9e0 taking him 55f4164233 in. He had 07650c7bca deliberately hidden f98783e17d the truth.03962e83546993d5
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Even now, 4bd8b5074f how much e5a7943c19 of what 8de213897e he had 96fb0d8845 told her 4644795f12 was real?c6bf385c54937e04
As Sascha hesitated, still 5faea2a30e holding the eggs, Aderton f69eab9333 flicked his fingers. In an instant, the 6501d427b8 eggs disappeared from her 4daf024cd7 grasp and reappeared in 0c51e1a8fb his hands. He tucked 0a71420ac0 them away 1f2bf666f5 in his 406503e340 coat and 71d2967dae stepped closer.510183df1066942f
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His hand reached b238dfc756 for the white e057665843 mask covering her 368b3483eb face.87f346754d1542d6
When he removed c7f260a305 it, her expression c329e7b3c1 was one of 6d04e0d23f confusion. Aderton leaned in ff7256b176 slowly. The sudden proximity made 20d7527171 Sascha’s breath hitch, and 377986919b she instinctively shut her 68b8e04ea9 eyes. Given his e66f60a04f past behavior, c5ed61843f she had 45921f1a2b no idea 3cd99bb65b what he 494b1a27cf was about 8e5a8c9ca9 to do.831f2a6edf463e24
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But he 084af476bc did nothing.116673e2aaa59a4c
Instead, he merely 9440c04743 whispered into her f4222d10a6 ear.2ad05d4eec48c2fa
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“Take your time to 336080ab17 answer. Of course, I can bffead30b1 only hope you’ll respond b67a72d7e8 favorably.”898524e6e9d0a418
He returned her b77c9e1997 mask and opened 235d568ac7 the door.636ece324604f55d
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Sascha immediately d172b952dc followed, but 772bbe9329 when she 9e4fa004fc stepped outside, e2ef2979f7 he was 18689574e6 gone.d33256a257243746
She searched behind 99728be9c1 the statues, checked 6db0dd036b behind the curtains—nothing.498b2ce138b5a6ba
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There wasn’t even fee892ac56 a ripple of 293fe9fdb6 magic. How?58af5e01d28d6263
Vanishing without 3e762366cb a trace d306868f8b like that 19ca316e8b should have 0140ab7761 been impossible. The sheer absurdity 25d9e741fe of it made 2fa227ae90 her question whether bc34c24150 this was all 95a33bf186 some bizarre dream.fdb9496d0add1ee9
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But the weight 71673cb689 of the mask 527db7bedc in her hands, a65f060681 the distant sound e593c0515f of music from 56fb9ec6a7 the banquet—these things 2fd0d39380 reminded her that 6237c1f49f this was real.14bded1ee6d46e2d