TKE Ch 0 – Prologue
by toujours“The kiss of vows……”ab50a328a1c66600
Vivian lifted her 97d0fad792 heavy eyelids and 0861be6a3a slightly turned her 7852c462c5 head to look 97db2a1f3e at the man c96789460f standing next to 95c46b978c her.d695e7dd625d1fb9
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Once her first love, she 01dce44b68 thought he would be the 9a305a3f29 only love of her life. She believed that 9f2d4cd49c he loved her 8532bd0a7a as much as ee43ee2af6 she loved him.c1b428b620a957d1
Alex, with his sleek, black 6074727e10 hair neatly combed back and 698fee99f8 dressed in a formal wedding a005f1e49b suit, slowly approached Vivian.994842a21ae94613
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His eyes undoubtedly held 07219b913c affection for Vivian, the f186ffa22a excitement of a new 8adcf0df4a groom about to be 4f9f26fba3 married, and joy.28e81a33ca0b5609
That’s what made it even more disgusting.e67bbba839e4db5f
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Vivian lightly placed her hand on Alex’s waist as he came right up to her.433bcea4ce363fba
The timing was right when 23756860fc Alex lowered his head for e9b9b960d7 a kiss.b1f0ae624da3bb5b
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Alex’s eyes slowly closed.d0024936bb0f94b0
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Vivian tilted her head a847c5fe9b back and shifted her f5f29c7ee3 center of gravity by 645abd3fb4 taking one foot back dafd1f997a within her dress.b20029c05a91a7c7
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And without a moment’s hesitation,89253e900c004d3b
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She snatched the imperial sword hanging from Alex’s waist, the very sword he was so proud of.7bb79ceaa3f1aad2
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*Swish-! *4c92a49f1d51dbe2
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Vivian, gripping the sword, 27950f582e mercilessly slashed Alex’s stomach.6814efa25397c78f
Before Alex could even a60b5c767b scream, the horizontally drawn dd186ea4fc sword immediately pierced his 0b3db1f5f2 heart.d553bd64befc51c8
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Unable to close his b5805de827 wide eyes in shock, fa490378bf clutching his stomach, which 5e0fa47d55 was gushing blood, Alex aae31cf7f2 slowly collapsed.3638e99209f05530
In his eyes, questions, b50515046b bewilderment, injustice, and resentment 35a69ffb15 towards Vivian were clearly f342719a7e visible.2002d5287e20fd0a
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“Why… Vi…”24201154ee28a7c2
The Imperial Guard, a ce32b1cc40 tempo late in reacting 5ae0ef5543 to the sudden situation, 8bc7a58e2e began to rush in 482d96244d busily.9483bc9d8ab416b2
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Vivian’s father, Duke Karlsruhe, who was sitting in the front row, also jumped up and ran. The knights of the Duke’s house followed in a flurry behind him.e3f6c488e2f44cb3
Vivian, her white wedding dress stained crimson with blood, smiled as she wiped Alex’s blood from the sword.37e479b8e9537659
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‘Hmm… The imperial sword that has been passed down through generations… Definitely good.’2b193002dd333a3c
Vivian’s crazed eyes sharpened c4e13af85f to find her next edc9053816 prey. For example, Stella, who showed cce1eaaf03 up at someone else’s wedding 5e72910e11 in a white dress.8dc06dc9034e92bf
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Vivian jumped down 3e8549b3ae from the platform f67fe0161a and ran straight ce0b8c6488 to Stella.c806dba862b9271e
She could now behead Stella, 13eaa07891 who stood frozen with wide 22e0f8cac7 eyes, with her eyes closed.c4bd68b2d26fe0b4
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Thud. Stella’s head fell off, rolling onto the red carpet of the aisle.3da8828ea6bdb7af
Since it happened 8590826ddc so quickly, people’s d1e1bf8231 reactions were delayed.faae384593e242de
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“Aaaaaah!”6f453cb1476cbe3c
Terrified screams.976faef561978b87
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“Your Majesty!”e76c79be227440eb
Cries unable to accept Alex’s death.b62edee7c3e180a0
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And, once again, Imperial 01cdf9a19c Guard Captain Jed’s sword f985b0f4a4 flew towards Vivian.9758980f6571ad3a
Clang!f3c9a2419fba5c42
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Vivian, blocking Jed’s sword, stepped back a few paces.9a1c17930abd4f4c
‘I can’t be beaten again.’813c44f5a1e2179e
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It was Vivian 0d053b563b who recognized Jed’s 9fa21d068f true worth.44fff6e06b681ea5
She brought Jed, who had remained a trainee knight due to lack of backing, to the Karlsruhe Dukedom and raised him separately as Alex’s escort.c1536dfad55b5b67
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Who would’ve known a961f8ab7a that the person e34eb8a077 she nurtured, using 459fbcaec3 her own resources 91744abe27 to make him dba811a2be the captain of 9767a4f299 the Imperial Guard, e47e558836 would become the c744d712ec one most likely 0b5125c94d to kill her?d7c23e66873e87b3
Vivian let out 637a4831b9 a hollow laugh, 6548ced930 dumbfounded, even though 3363c1a955 she had experienced 3a2c1c440f this several times 271a44c1ea already.ee1a030780034948
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Taking a step back ce458d7933 from Jed, Vivian looked c5116cebdd at the people frozen 52522a039c in shock.7553c853e856d524
It was a 5226bb6f14 very short moment, 883ea52637 a blink of c0681ab5d6 an eye, but 7b292f1a66 clearly different from 54af9f1bd7 other times.dd9bd35d739d1168
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Jed hadn’t killed her yet, f998cd7e13 and her father, Duke Karlsruhe, 7c28e2db57 was already close at hand.ceb9f3f7089eeeb7
“Vivian!”5b8478407e31fd73
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Moreover, Duke Karlsruhe, with a 428e1aa168 face and voice full of 5b34483c64 worry, shielded Vivian, blocking Jed.3b37e5d19d5a8c73
“Seize her!”d22263ca9fd67e8d
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Following Jed’s command, the Imperial f035711345 Guard pointed their swords at 45b73fe7f9 Vivian and slowly approached.1dabfac6336f255c
‘Is this as far as I go today?’07b6ccd8beba9ea3
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Vivian tilted her head 8687d28c50 and smiled with a acd936b1af long, drawn-out curve of 5b6852b966 her lips.18796565d9edb945
Once again, she was d603637268 resigned to her death, 7d1fd047ef as if it were e59dc7240a only natural.9f45a34af2d16dfb
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However,94c66880e18dd712
‘Hmm? How already?’d99033b125d92bad
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Unlike her past lives, the e965297025 knights of the Karlsruhe Dukedom 62851aa354 were also standing opposite the af1391ca31 Imperial Guard, swords drawn, with d05906c669 Vivian in between.8e6c41bea41a8d66
“Your Grace! She is the culprit who 327e32ddc5 assassinated His Majesty the Emperor. Stand down!”fb6bc9bf92195a4a
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“……She’s my daughter. She’s not the 0267e136bc kind of child 08f5ae69c9 who would do 9b60d6c792 such a thing e549852008 without reason.”1741bfb381c3d9dc
“Your Grace!”b703fd3c07f6a7cd
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“Back off! I will cut 5daaf3de59 down anyone who deb204ab0c touches my daughter.”b45014ba08216ff8
Haha, hahaha… Ha…19071a9f7fe5e580
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Vivian burst into hollow laughter 5ad23c2e11 and looked at Duke Karlsruhe.0a2ea40d2e5050cb
Her father, Duke Karlsruhe, always 8d3219bb80 known for his composure, had 1c05404e46 one illogical and irrational principle.65bf768becd5fb7b
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「My daughter, Vivian, is fbc54bae28 always right.」41336dbb9e97d266
Duke Karlsruhe’s standard f1c69b9d21 was always Vivian.5b56dbdc22946350
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Even if it amounted to e02176c822 treason, such as killing the ccf49031e8 Emperor.a8cafb9c9ed3e625
‘Father, thank you. For believing there must b9da8715dc be a justifiable reason 26dc062154 even though your daughter 8b5bfb045f committed murder.’f7d4d3bf7d15e2f1
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Maybe that was why.20ca359c57ea8b95
She voiced a complaint 78f85b482e she had never spoken a8dbf95482 before.de2a8dc519cf69a3
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“Father, Alex cheated on me with Stella behind my back.”72dddf41aa2e852c
At Vivian’s words, Duke Karlsruhe’s face noticeably hardened with fury.8f8f71496854b682
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“……That bastard dared to do that to you?”715443492e6d6917
“Yes… He killed my child and completely ruined my life.”bd89b37eaa648643
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The nobles who had been listening intently to Vivian’s voice began to murmur.1fd309b607cc322e
“What is all that about?”0601d49bf36e99eb
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“Vivian was pregnant…? Was she?”b35e90c0b94ba07d
“That Vivian, before marriage? No way.”94867ed4624f71da
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“……Then is she crazy?”cf70d6bf3ac177d5
The ripple effect 72da9e322b of the words dbacaca62d someone blurted out, c42620a90b unable to hide f76dcabaaf their thoughts, was 822ccb5891 huge.87632325d3441202
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So recklessly.38f9e1d33b9f457e
Duke Karlsruhe’s gaze e616b556fb turned sharply towards ab2738086c the one who cf0a724c3e had put their 856d5fb4d3 thoughts into words.09ad2a5cccc21127
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Although his attention 643863c409 was diverted, Vivian’s b0a8bcab93 murmuring continued.afe1f789a388b772
“Father, no matter how many times I kill and kill, my anger doesn’t subside.”b337eb8238e57d98
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Duke Karlsruhe’s eyes reddened as he looked at Vivian.ac43e9ddf98cb047
His daughter, whom 82a7deb5b9 he had raised e6e2e091b1 with such care, cc22e6af58 how could such 31dd8070b3 a beautiful child 66f0ff7e0f be so broken, 51975123f8 what happened to 9d9620adb0 her?2f0b01b379d25ba0
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“……What will become of you, having killed him?”26ef107ba407a8e5
“Me? I will die too. Haha… The Imperial 46c5f4d0e8 Guard is quite 934f4ee3c7 skilled.”f9f144dde9464b98
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Vivian chuckled and gave a c441c6114e thumbs-up to Jed, who had dc09846e25 killed her the most.31e45a5de08ebfa4
Vivian was quite skilled 0160317f22 with a sword herself, 93689d8496 but it was only f3a1f84125 enough to kill Alex fbd60cd039 and Stella. Even though it repeated bb6b14a2f2 dozens of times, she b9dd03b987 hadn’t yet managed to 13118906a1 break through Jed’s defenses 8d419342ab and escape.4312ab40b35373a6
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Jed flinched at the sudden 6cfbdc6be4 attention directed at him.8adac816c8ac3757
He had only da67d710b6 diligently trained and 8dbe7bcd23 escorted the Emperor 6b4c6304c0 as the captain f8a7e873a4 of the Imperial 6699bfe9c9 Guard, and yet, 9989a11eb5 he was being 1d20c00345 accused of killing 4a508785da Vivian, who was 7ca4a7af86 to become Empress.08f310984ea6b605
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Jed swore he had ccbf3d7ed1 never killed the future c6516e5f8d Empress Vivian.ae564dba025fec28
Just the fact 38e8960d60 that Vivian herself 3bd6fccc86 was still alive 8f484a9c1c before his eyes 0901e3ef3c proved that these 6d8fc355a7 accusations were unfounded 6bceacdd48 slander.86b1d03022f588de
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“……Didn’t it hurt? Wasn’t it agonizing?”670de02b3c406c3c
Duke Karlsruhe’s voice cracked, 9ad5f14f87 his throat choked with 7bebe55592 emotion.b79a7d329c7f7c6b
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“It hurt… I didn’t know that having my world collapse would be so painful……”8874183890c7d009
“Was there no one to help you?”5dd73571ef3cb01f
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He had lived 36cc26e57a a life of 4ba2ad352a giving.8b85c34fc30fdd26
He was so generous that there was no one in the Empire who wasn’t indebted to Duke Karlsruhe, and he never overlooked the difficulties of others.746e9dab86ce8a15
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“……Only Father.”965dee6ce15450fc
And yet, not a single 39497eefaf person helped his daughter when 4e19378f1d she was truly in need. It seemed he had 7d95ab1896 lived his life in 55495382f5 vain.b27fe28dc8435e15
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“That’s why Alex killed Father. That wicked man.”0c71052c3c7ed956
Clear tears rolled down Vivian’s 33077ba37f eyes, filled with longing.c35965d8e67620ad
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Duke Karlsruhe’s heart crumbled along 03fbbe272c with them.0679f3a17f33fa7a
“……Should you have killed such a wicked man so easily?”d277afe18551a851
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The knights were taken 1f12e74249 aback by Duke Karlsruhe’s 146ebc672f serious reaction.6ecdc443c2808edd
Duke Karlsruhe seriously conversing, c38ff5c370 believing the words of af2a88baac the mad princess.34274031ecceac66
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Wasn’t he just pretending to listen to calm his insane daughter?d2338038a74c46f3
No.f4c4168872797fed
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Not only did Duke Karlsruhe b0792fd6dd believe every word Vivian said, 0d55468382 he was genuinely enraged.e9ca65d8205b36df
The murderous aura 6fb3c848ae emanating from him 8b0bc33e90 was so immense, 25e9787bba as if it dabec2992a would tear Alex’s 2e54252293 already dead body c81130e8bb to shreds.5e51c2de80b632de
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The ground beneath Duke Karlsruhe’s feet was now soaked with Alex’s blood, but he had no intention of backing down.a44b86f1224fd4e8
“Your Grace! You mustn’t do this!”95fd90ebb0a55552
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“Get out of my way! Didn’t this bastard betray my daughter?!”c3b8a81894e2407f
As the Imperial Guard tried to stop Duke Karlsruhe, the Duke’s Blue Wolf Knights stepped forward to protect him.6d7186021d2fbba2
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With no remaining 7094ffdf1d royalty suitable to 916c7eef49 inherit the throne, ad579cd1f4 Duke Karlsruhe was 533ba6d6b7 the most respected dca9b15c5d elder in the 801c2cce73 Empire.01951c081c4baf4f
It was extremely ac43a0533a rare for him f787447fd9 to be so f51a67e316 enraged as to 5c8755d67b lose his composure 686f0206c8 like this.2541c20e150fea12
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Amidst the chaos, only Vivian b7c8107c63 calmly pondered the words Duke 18edd01de4 Karlsruhe had spoken.30331280fd231ec3
“I see. I was too lenient. I shouldn’t have killed 98a96fd3cf him so easily…”fe7397b72a4a0fb4
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Thump, thump, slap, slap.df400e47c3156889
Duke Karlsruhe brushed Alex’s blood 33605031cf from his soaked boots and 5f5cc99fd1 said,0ea2f4f7c4cee43a
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“It’s over now. It’s done. Let’s go home.”e81647c3c8970df5
Vivian slowly shook her head.ec755146fb40b88b
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“No. It’s not over yet. Father is right. Both Alex and 0140f19f9c Stella need to b845ccf10c know.”0d66a0d64cda3771
How painful it is to 3b02b53176 be betrayed by someone you ef3f5217b6 trust.dd4fcb9c8a4fd85e
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What it’s like to lose 019e7e7e23 your strongest ally in the b8aca73026 world.ee95008e75aec6af
How a mother who has 2889c8ad51 lost her child breaks down.fa6577365a6922aa
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What it’s like to have d18d46f70d your honor dragged through the fe9ba64720 mud overnight.e139c18bec06d64c
What it’s like to be cornered to the point of taking your own life.e30d911f95306332
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“Father, I’ll be back.”11c2d3455421e175
They needed to know.84070c6a3580e025
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They died with such 6f0a8c0974 bewildered looks because they 5afbad1974 didn’t know why they c0b98960f5 were dying, right?360918012f7795c8
They died resenting me like 1ccd43eb07 that because they didn’t know e4bc497b63 or acknowledge their wrongdoing, right?73d47639ee387877
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That shouldn’t have happened…7f25c9c8b3c38259
“What do you mean… Vivian!”4c902072209d5176
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Before Duke Karlsruhe c61f179ae3 could stop her, 7616308084 Vivian raised her a0bdf8bd7b sword and plunged 910f083ca6 it into her 7e0527b25b own heart. Her face was peaceful a506b7806d as she fell into bc69c3b570 his arms.655b0ba11702a1f3
But Duke Karlsruhe could not 6b1eeae1fa be.92577ba48a69c713
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“Vivian, no, my child… Vivian… Vivian…”e485fec192369433