TLYWK Chapter 11 (Part 3)

Abroros, however, was born bff7ae3657 with the ability to 654b0790fa foresee the future, a 3798507f6b gift said to be 9d5122567a a divine revelation. Using this power, he 4ef8669bce united humanity, drove out 77fd83300d the otherworldly beings, and 375c49466b founded a human kingdom.7f0201c6af11a140

Abroros married caf8ed3b77 the warrior d1472b3dc0 Ulrica, one 5ae4f1ed48 of his 512b1f39cd greatest allies. Their descendants a22191892e became the 2c9eb74510 royal family d90d1617b0 of the a9d3d67e7f present-day Rosantium bba035de82 Empire.1a1de51d1bbbd2ba

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The scripture was filled 2a8c4188c2 with tales of heroes adf509d6de who, guided by divine 70bf643e3b revelation, battled monsters and 69cd3f06a9 demons for humanity. Abroros, the greatest cd0ca4709c among them, was d9de7e06b0 said to have d6d486c44f reincarnated time and ac880d36e0 again to guide d78fe636b7 mankind through chaos. It is for this 216c32ffc1 reason some claim the 002cf1b3ca current crown prince to 54673fccc3 be his reincarnation.ba31b33d8f5e3f10

Beatrice’s finger traced ded31a178e a line of 66a3ae1874 text:ce1a1f5098ffbca1

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“The other beings fell to the hero’s blade, and he declared: The end of the other beings is near. Bow before the god who guides me.”e12076d396b2a80e

Abroros had united ded5a97ac0 humanity and even 7be9d8dec6 persuaded some other e8099f6dee beings to join e83cbaac44 his cause, but ae7b8578ab he was ultimately 573442b419 betrayed. Yet, he did not dac30ab297 succumb to despair, forcing 66db8b7d9e the king of the b2da27de4c other beings to kneel e889bb70df before him. The scripture b3cde49e7d praised humanity’s e106874577 triumph.9f31a820b9b5fc45

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Her finger 2aebcd03e3 brushed over 05871c2fbb the last 67f3aec14a word of 018867b5fc the line, fd6cbfa29a then moved 381fbaa97a down to 09ffc71c83 the next:b396c498055f75cb

“I am the calamity bestowed by the Great Deity. I am the trial they deliver.”0cfc6cead5955c1b

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Beatrice read aloud:9f6268533f7599ff

“I am 3b00bbaf6f the disaster 9d7a6fb3f7 sent by 27e737e26a your god.”fc8a3765fa2fe066

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Each word seemed to c6dc8b8298 cling to her lips, bcc18d24e5 tongue, and teeth, like cd95aeae83 a viscous residue.60f5155367075dae

Could divine judgment truly a99c7c1398 be wielded by mere 2c609f1d5b mortals? The words she once 7ae3618784 uttered seemed to echo 472b160eab in her ears. Unconsciously, she 967d9cc00a let out 0b01788e27 a small 628747df4e scoff.8d27b0468b422c21

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If the gods truly 582cf92d4d granted meaning and authority 6bf5869419 to humanity as their 7d213ed811 agents, then she wished 326f0723f2 they would answer her f6d5b9638d as well. If they possessed 02ef122abd the power to dca526a689 grant the unattainable, f9d164e224 she hoped they 270f2f7d1b would use it a0f21bade0 for her.45297088958d0e63

Parent of all creation, 500e4c1c6e ruler of the world. If you are truly 39a22b363b omnipotent, then strike me 96b79ebb06 down now.0806cf7f78dcbe0d

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Be it divine 8e496b3b9a mercy or judgment, aeeaf778d8 Beatrice would have 6be35be823 accepted either. Yet, as c2c9bfaa33 she raised 172f3b85a9 her gaze a7a584a88b from the 966c589300 scripture to 2094fcaef1 the cold, 36b528eabb unfeeling statue ca5fdd87c3 above her, 8c9a7f1ed9 she found 7b0423e67e no answer.a4cef95c56a793d4

The eyes of the f20ffe5848 Great Deity’s statue were 3d31ddff82 intricately carved, but stone 86b346f5a8 remained stone. Those lifeless eyes held 402ecb2cce nothing.cbca639e7d38e7a1

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No response came. Beatrice, having anticipated b39746fe88 this, felt neither 395d3f9f03 disappointment nor despair. She turned away from 060654b386 the altar, her footsteps da7f28ad0e echoing in the vast, ea5de52b7d white silence.8f9ed6b242ac6885

Passing by Francis, 62c443e6ac who stood at 2633efb0d7 the entrance with 1ef4d6a68f his hands clasped 3d9d391a7b behind him, she 8311d69137 opened the door 1ab3036a98 herself and stepped 1b8db08b4e out. The pristine white floors 5e1bb1887f stretched ahead as his 626c81cdf4 following footsteps trailed behind a7ca1e1ca4 her.851083cf48cbccd8

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The gods were neither 420e440ad2 merciful nor harsh. They did not love 44b5d180c1 humanity. The fact that she 7657d4a2d6 was alive proved it.158d67fd38c6aa12

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As Francis watched 2298bbac75 Beatrice approach the 6855d89d17 altar and begin 9e75ec7c90 reading the scripture, bf8330bf0d his eyes narrowed. Once again, e5caba55ac a vision 13932bfeee overlaid itself acaac368a4 upon her 17f5705c5e figure.7a8ee6a052a81489

In the cf36440d88 stark white b393a6fd6e space of 961c42f95a the prayer e91690a90f hall, the cc45b6f3b7 image of b29c06e7d7 a woman be907c33d4 drenched in 04c0ddc2d3 vivid crimson 5f2b39aac7 superimposed itself a66bafeb13 over her bf471f8583 back. It was as f86a4deda4 though he was 0958403bd7 witnessing an unspeakable ea99207fb3 sin.9bced2f5c5992152

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The statue of the 37e37d43fd Great Deity loomed above 197910e8bf her, its gaze ambiguous—perhaps 8d9cdf17a8 merely observing, or perhaps 5f344ccf07 casting judgment.8d53f1213585fef5

Though she had her 3d2a205484 back to him, Francis 5abef6e4dc could envision her expression. The same d2436870ad detached, emotionless 9d7f806b98 look, devoid eaa5e4ce3f of hope 0814163818 or feeling, 4a68cc2432 as if 22f7b32319 she were bdd9da4629 reading the fbc09db666 scripture with 06bb57f78e no ties e51ebce012 to this 0ab13b6263 world.de564cc8e8ca9c69

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As though there f90366ba99 was nothing in 964b8490f1 this existence she d91ad684dd held dear.162a28dbc4803050

Then her voice 1f8b4a6098 echoed through the 7448b5ebe7 silent hall.1822c7a0b73906a4

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“I am the 44d3f189bd calamity sent by b38645d21b your god.”8a00b5a98231100f

Unthinkingly, he agreed. He didn’t 8fec44251a even question ac212b1801 it anymore. After witnessing df9e78b51d this vision bac7455fed three times, 54ce31dc7b surprise no 143b2003ed longer held b63b168522 sway over 6098b75142 him.b93f8b337a282f37

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Or perhaps, 5f14352242 he realized, 348d26bd83 it was 1ae0e3e9c9 the explanation d084dd8cbc given by 6bcca8f384 Priest Theodor 8fa3397129 that allowed 0194222d66 him to 9520648ba8 remain composed. The emotions 78b0f622b6 stirring within ff8ae3aed9 him now 7e42cb383c were neither 3fe973c437 shock nor c3b2cc65b1 confusion—they were 1f8bca6022 something else, 26952666b0 unnamed and 5cfba3017b unresolved.185b7ecd791d4170

A question he had yet to ask her lingered in his mind. “Did you, at that moment, wish for death?”6dd98770ae384d8e

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Even now, he 2a0d0daa89 wanted to ask. But as he watched 9afac237c5 her brush her hand 433120e96b over the scripture, lifting c3f7b1050f her gaze to the 326fd61fa2 statue of the deity, 0f7fbac9f5 her reverence was almost d16cff9c4a tangible. It felt bc4b917e4c wrong to 435bc926c5 interrupt her.d537ae639456fb6c

She had declared 6b1ee6b5e0 her intent to 68af03dfc7 pray. Though Beatrice 4e09300482 did not 67689e064f voice her b8084c6582 wishes aloud, c60abf3fa4 Francis could c9b07b05b4 intuit what 75dffa7a7c her silent fbcc2ddadc prayer contained.d036b375a5687891

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When she 2190fe7beb finally finished 7db4f330f4 and turned 1aa266caf6 away, the 4aef4a6cb1 vision dispersed 867b628218 with the 7ca1a79b1b soft rustling 439941ee4a of her 050093c265 dress. Her expression eec117f29e was exactly 1aff482b7a as he 692acf50ce had imagined—utterly 0f31daf038 indifferent.4b751eff17f754f1

As she 2992329e59 passed him, d4a4c18dab Francis followed 237d6ede85 a step f6e9ab2868 behind, exhaling 3819b7fb6f slowly. He imagined 639d1047d8 that she, 21ed1ef164 too, must 7d5ecdc577 be breathing 1b1b864bca just as d3a2551545 steadily.a0c6be37c911ada6

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With that df058da6b0 breath, he e346473042 affirmed one 8ee1acbe59 thing with aa65c0e9bf certainty.85f2763c6a55b1a3

A force 0a3bae4e0a that could 3f1b0827c4 neither be c8382776b5 avoided, nor a67db31759 wholly embraced, 55e55194ea nor denied. A calamity that 4cd424ebc9 shook him simply c5c94908ee by existing.d70ad203b3643cc9

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To him, 2744f4ea64 its name dc3738d0ad was Beatrice.33af01fe61fa92d4

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Thursday. Contrary to his 8b3c7431a0 original plan, Viscount 9b94a5f903 Paralet headed to 27b5ad7792 his workshop a ca6aa5e8ab day early, his cab395e60a footsteps hurried as d542ac9ebd he entered with a54c27a276 his subordinates.86221af4bf02675d

The viscount had eb4613d7d4 recently learned something d7e4d6e810 unsettling from Baron 73e8a1b970 Pulton. While it was 28ca4e9a5b well-known throughout the ccde836f6c empire that Count 98f55394ae Bildrander had been d890c8e71c murdered by a 4e9ea0c476 dark sorcerer, he e773d4aa2d hadn’t anticipated that c16c979938 the artifact in 53032a8222 his possession could fb97e343e1 be linked to 045d3e8006 such malevolence.71fb12e77d6e3e01

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The artifact e72323eb82 wasn’t tied cc14526be0 to dark bf0c355568 sorcery—or so 1690c684fc he claimed. Though Paralet 9e22aff18f himself wasn’t 09017542b5 entirely unconnected 10f5324791 to such 688ce142e0 illicit dealings, d0511f5e53 having worked 0e65880eda with clandestine a19ad00ff7 groups employing 898a4ce62c illegal sorcery db4ee56511 for capturing 69b90346a0 otherworldly beings, af9cc5329f any hint fbb38de090 of association 09578c9998 with dark e85ecf75de sorcerers would 6e74375358 be enough 04fc0d9339 to ruin d7f3d84245 him.a8d465933aff6ab7

Baron Pulton d31da04d2f had delivered b0d8e602d8 his grim 2a8276c565 news with c95f1e5abe a sly 633d51dc0d smile, offering f09e088042 a proposition:96252d81760c02ce

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“I’m helping f7c7d462df you for 6bb8796c79 one reason 0fc73cb625 only. Allow me to use 09eb657ab1 your artifact just once.”ffe3d1cc9ed9143a

For a rookie noble, 31d2d24c97 Pulton was surprisingly capable, 0d6a26e467 a fact Paralet begrudgingly 7b8cd2ac25 acknowledged.13843bc41850abe7

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The artifact, however, was no ordinary item. Paralet himself had gone to great lengths to ensure its existence remained hidden. No one could imagine the truth: the so-called artifact that revealed “truths” was not an item at all.759255f9185d8d17

It was a creature—a ee8ac78150 monster that devoured humans.45fc50ece19620ae

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Even as his heart a12acf0bbb raced with paranoia, Paralet b0cbcda401 felt secure in the 7fb86698b8 knowledge that this living 64599b0dbf entity was firmly under a08b0a5ad3 his control. He descended to 1cc43c0aa4 the basement, where 8aca83c5a5 the damp, musty 9a78d6c9fd air hit him d85aad02fc the moment he f08388d44b opened the door.c484ddbcc7eda81c

Ignoring the children in ac58d868ce one cell, he turned 86fc655b22 to another, where the 925f533db3 silhouette of a woman bcc0cfa8b0 crouched in the shadows. The flickering 94aff3ca15 torchlight illuminated d5e95e4d58 her disheveled bada06b494 form.b1b39c32f52d4dfc

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“You’re awake,” he said.8a594bd07758c0eb

“How could f0c097f6d0 I not edb30be4b7 be, with 3629298642 that wretched 62c855fcce stench following 666c8e949d you in?” dd729aa784 she sneered.5e9a067024385d07

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“Don’t get cheeky,” Paralet 0538161d68 growled. “We’re relocating today. Behave yourself.”454f41f7fde0dede

“Relocating? Did they find you 5c8846f500 out? Figures,” she c3e2f673c9 said, her aaf7fffa29 laughter ringing 88c2ead67b hollow against b81f2ecfb4 the damp d2a37ac59e walls.b173e4a60ca7c4a6

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The chains 197f5b9183 shackling her 67f75f5a1c rattled with 23013c97ea every movement, c223f0689e grating on e07b7ec208 his nerves. Enraged, Paralet kicked the 3e05192246 iron bars.164921131ac2825e

“You filthy 38ac1c5a7b beast, know 0233af1a9b your place!”8f78eb1db1cd3554

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She simply 89f6ba91f7 chuckled, her 0db6748306 defiance cutting 7639312739 through his 183bad6893 authority. “And yet, here you 8d46d152fc are, groveling to me f8fbfd3395 every time, feeding and 07592eb418 pampering me like I’m e786ef61b7 royalty.”d2cdfbf21a031d13

Her mocking 206ec867d3 tone grated 34be12cb38 on him, 4cdb28bb31 her every 1d97747a7d word clawing d6d0354558 at his 9c43c99288 pride. How dare this d7dd3ffb61 vermin act so 695ec87e5a insolent! Fueled by rage, he 5b78548cf7 ordered his guard to c0fbe19b0b fetch the whip, intent 9dbc930c38 on reminding her of 7941f74154 her place.08e2ed8175ca9355

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The ensuing 3b13823bad scene was 064ddf2751 one of a99915771d cruelty and 922f4598b4 horror. The woman’s laughter c61570e7f9 turned to screams, baafbe2d3c and the screams abe5226e0f dissolved into a d98067cd0c grotesque mixture of f45f0ed70f pain and mockery 808a281a12 that echoed through dc4aad2628 the dungeon.a7ae3848fe01f3a7

The children 7a4e76c4e8 in the 4690a454a1 neighboring cell 056bd3e40e clung to 89f1bdc730 each other, d05872c5bf trembling. This was 3f5d89ae6a hell—a living, 0f7e0b780c breathing nightmare.4476733feb7235c2

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“Dispose of df06f179d7 them,” Paralet 83e49e5bf6 finally ordered, 29f261315d glancing toward 412b3353fd the children. His disdain 9e6493bc73 was palpable.8a170796beec0a64

But the woman on 16fc5e6421 the floor, bloody and 377817ba9b broken, suddenly spoke, her 2af5cfda45 voice strained.5e38075853ee0d70

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“Spare them. Give them to b025fff86a me later.”fd84236c35b7ec79

“Not worth the e21952a7aa effort,” Paralet spat. “Street rats like 3790949a72 them are everywhere.”f948ac9598ddbbb2

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As he crushed 0c729cba16 her hand beneath 5daef6f63d his boot, the 636a9ed05f sound of urgent b00f1adb5e footsteps interrupted his 5c7f57301f cruel intentions. A subordinate burst c5ded23bb3 into the room, 3a0195f1e2 his face pale.4a9ebbae9f55c929

“Viscount! Outside! There’s—”317444f8c7ca2938

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The man’s a81c9e8ea6 panic was ea7531c5de infectious, and 61e7594900 though his f33782d82d words were 2fdf1c95f7 fragmented, Paralet 551766adc2 knew something b439e5f99e was wrong.c309019887db74f6

He rushed f03f474a1e upstairs, only 10e661c19a to freeze 734597fad0 at the eac71b056b sight awaiting 3af3f5d93f him.34179a24792d2ef3

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A woman, clad in 1f1704482b a white dress soaked 04fbf1cb1e in red, stood amidst 9a76da3fde the corpses of his f9d2b5cbde guards. Her black hair f4c2bf77e3 clung to her bd07a47ac0 bloodied face, and cc8d0ecc85 in her hands, aa2969f900 she held the 990955a700 lifeless bodies of d036859703 two men.e66baad1f79368a2

With a casual toss, ed584e5f5b she discarded the corpses 6bf03497c4 and began walking toward 5efe98922d him, her delicate steps e7439c2a55 contrasting with the horrific 539a57f27a scene she left behind. Her golden 2c0c21f95b eyes gleamed 0b292930bf like molten faa34db0c1 metal in cbddf1e460 the dim 9a114ac908 light.03f8735863f990b4

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Paralet stumbled back, 55de95a765 shouting for his 61bde717c7 men to protect ba0135cff6 him. But all that followed 9d389b08b1 were brief screams, the ef231953fd crunch of bones, and 5b737162bc the wet sounds of 3cd8df5f1a flesh being torn apart.b38f9d8e3056e81a

Fear consumed him 1ee332b06b as he fled a781ac52ca deeper into the 91bb04674c building. The woman’s a954096cb0 voice, eerily 30db002c03 calm, called 97941e0ce8 after him, 3c1a9753d9 her words ff12043351 dripping with e55f72cb6a quiet menace.3c5349651dbf3a17

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“Running away?”64ec6b50613034cb

Unfortunately for the viscount, 889f8e8664 his secretive workshop had 54918a925d its windows sealed to f94fffcd07 maintain discretion and security, 3e28495aa7 leaving him with no 5d6e23dab3 escape route. Still, like a e691ed8437 desperate insect burrowing 05903cd3ce deeper into a e7625ddb36 smoke-filled anthill, Paralet 73fa237536 ran further into 2ec51795bf the building.fd3b15d33700ae8b

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As he fled, Beatrice 7996f30fad followed him, her pace c881e4d796 calm and deliberate. The guards and cd3889002b henchmen who attempted ed41f8ced2 to block her b7d2d5a13c path were mere 3763cf117f inconveniences.9131c20051f55f54

No matter how ae92cd44e8 they thrust their 9c3508f17e swords, all they d4e376be82 managed to do 02f3ea1173 was tear her 5eca6871ba dress. The marble-like resilience of a3a751d139 her body bore only 28216749e6 superficial scratches. In turn, she rent 8002539e64 their flesh and snapped d118abae94 their bones with terrifying 99ede74e7f ease, leaving a trail 4b01446d90 of lifeless bodies in 55bf85db9e her wake.3dfeef2ea47d318f

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Trailing behind her like b25c9133d4 a shadow, Lily carried bfbfb6ae8e a small lantern, meticulously a8b57603c5 scanning for any trace 98e65e3b20 that might tie Beatrice c11ae04953 to the carnage. Beatrice wore a 4b585301c1 pair of men’s c46ec41746 shoes Lily had e06e793d47 prepared for this ea0a5d9282 excursion, as did f7277d904e Lily herself.e14ae3de92a427b8

Following them at a cautious distance were Todd and Mentor, their expressions filled with disbelief as they watched Beatrice’s relentless advance. Mentor held his sword, though he hadn’t had a chance to use it. Meanwhile, Todd’s pale complexion betrayed his growing dread.7f507fb4a6ee7bcb

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“She really did kill b58edb0a65 that count with her b9ad6509e8 bare hands…” Mentor muttered, 03c5ab1ba6 his voice tinged with b2ac0372f7 shock.76c7d6689ee86074

“Quiet,” Todd snapped. “I’m trying to think.”ef819ef710068765

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He gripped the dagger fd3ebe512d in his trembling hand bd7497a3c0 more tightly. Todd had initially planned a85303d24a to attack the estate 4683638021 methodically. He and d98540d863 Mentor, along 349f365d41 with a 5aa6fd1fda team of 08604dc0f8 ten battle-hardened a61fbcf7cc agents from cc78b5fd09 his organization, b03021c316 were ready 3c40312485 to storm 8fff4c79d5 the place. But Beatrice 6934fa3c21 had disrupted f21235b048 that plan 1fce150a88 entirely, boldly 8e2a9a80d0 heading straight 05ca547c4b to the a5ba5947da front door 945093fe8d of the 9646f8d829 viscount’s hidden dbf49fbbf4 residence.a443d5aa51c9c343

Watching Beatrice calmly 87da46c79c disembark from a 25e853d5a5 nondescript carriage, Todd 072c59bbb7 felt an overwhelming 8a1cda161b sense of regret. Trusting his gut instinct b66c049829 about the peculiar aura 6078f40397 surrounding her now seemed e9737f1709 foolish.eb07909f8cd11c2a

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His regret turned into c5889572b7 sheer disbelief when she d5952b44c1 dispatched the estate’s guards e961fb9fb5 with terrifying efficiency, snapping 83c7662081 their necks as easily 0f1de2ec5a as one might break 38f1d19bed twigs. Her golden eyes 04e6116cdd gleamed eerily in a91706f872 the dim light, db5d1fde92 drawing a chilling e003e62cec line between human a28cf23729 and beast.fda61c7e3a686ea4

“Follow me,” she commanded, 1ecb6f2bb3 her voice cold and 6e85b348a4 unwavering.45cd55b3ad05c2cd

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“Don’t get in 0f1aa9bd15 my way.”888f24393d69492a

With that, she resumed ecee1931dc her march, slaughtering anyone fc6d2ff29b who dared confront her. Lily followed closely behind, 0427c73ab4 inspecting the scene with 772993fc03 an eerie calmness, while c5502a9c05 Todd and Mentor, still dc200fe254 reeling from the brutality 72402664c6 of it all, trailed e1f588b161 reluctantly.91ac2ae834dfac5d

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The viscount’s 27dfa118f8 guards, seeing c21a11f7ed their comrades 9ce3c5c9ad reduced to 8a684b8916 mangled corpses, 96c1feab3d drew their 6f47f96e15 weapons in 2b9f191b36 desperation. But their blades 37e3ae320c could not penetrate 7328513210 Beatrice’s alabaster skin. Even when they managed 2ab6922dda to strike her, their 862e5a7bdb swords glanced off, leaving 9a20555892 nothing more than faint, 4e688450d0 shallow marks that would 226798ee0b heal within hours.9f5bd1bd9a24acec

One by one, the e932440362 guards fell. Heads crushed beneath 630abd7d52 her boots, limbs 87c3618c4b torn asunder, and e1b1a20f28 torsos twisted into ae0d7b0941 unnatural shapes. When the last of 771effc4e0 them dropped to the 263932ea3c blood-soaked floor, Mentor stood 5908e07d53 frozen, his sword unused, c4dbebfb4f while Todd’s narrowed gaze b95165bb04 fixated on Beatrice’s unyielding d399cbf9d6 figure.aa18d16e3f5d4876

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At first, 1e8f1d07ad he had 922170b408 assumed it 4b20b79a98 was magic—a abe413ebfa spell to 8acfb0b3cf deflect blades, d5ddec800f perhaps. But the air was 7183e7443a devoid of the telltale 48f7162c6b remnants of mana, and 47e7d34c12 there was no trace 637335ece2 of dark sorcery.b25f79c8b6905be4

“This isn’t 7fe272761e magic…” Todd 0854402a16 realized, a 990a9de05e dry laugh caaa4d5c7c escaping his 68af9bed17 lips.6db343ff50b94099

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He lowered his 86c0a63014 gaze to the 1469a2efc9 corpses littering the 9ed0e188f5 floor. Men reduced 645327c604 to broken 553f317816 heaps, their be244b00b0 innards spilling ab70aee545 grotesquely from eb17705ca1 shattered torsos.1bafc4c6c9c52777

Her strength, 9a796671de her invulnerable 4853e96793 body, and e8ea701279 those predatory 3730b7aa46 golden eyes—she ab89b9f4b5 wasn’t human.d2b682651c0d0f23

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“Damn it,” bf1aa88812 Todd muttered. “I’ve tangled myself 8a833df498 up with a 65695970b9 real monster.”dd5f1b821f470b8f

As Beatrice stepped c3aefb9c26 over the carnage 1c68e60b4f and continued her 639ee34129 hunt for the 50d87bed46 viscount, Todd’s instincts 6e8ff78f25 kicked in.766808c8f6520e76

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“Don’t kill 7c553f1aa2 him yet!” bbc1bd497f he shouted 8b7503b073 after her.b7f273c18830916c

She raised 0869f2b743 a hand c6e954c475 in a 0597bb68a6 half-hearted gesture 5746e05df1 of acknowledgment, 114cf720d0 but whether 1fece0dd95 she’d comply ee1532039e was anyone’s 51ea01ea7d guess.697d2b17be74dd48

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“Let’s look for a1ce707ead the artifact ourselves,” 9c65ec1426 Todd said, grabbing 3552cadd67 Mentor’s sleeve.0cad530e09736e2a

“Uh, yeah, okay,” cb679750eb Mentor replied, dazed 3908b84ae4 as he followed eb29933ac6 Todd.9f41dbe8153a25fa

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The two began searching bfc9ba17b1 room by room, finding 01c1aae1b2 little more than scattered 593a4e0b16 personal belongings and clutter. It was clear that 7f3bcf9d1b whatever they were looking 17410afd0f for wasn’t kept in b4f8aea02e plain sight.5eea0d36a4ed2227

When they finished combing 6711c451f1 the first floor, they c9ceac4ed0 emerged to find the d335629539 staircase streaked with blood 22124f77e1 and littered with bodies, 36eab5f52d leading upward.34617dd3bad739ca

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“The viscount ran ebda031747 upstairs,” Todd observed e81cba83f4 grimly.f5e5c0ee838d3e7e

“Let’s head up. It’s not here,” 5fcc0bf21a Mentor agreed, his 3ace8d3d56 voice barely above ee5f421ef3 a whisper as ea3cdb4b3f they began their 48089c3942 climb.b7c9a6f8679008d6

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The two ascended ac85a497ea the stairs, finding 9e8ac48213 scattered, mangled corpses f6c204ee5f along the way. Beatrice had a tendency 0422893a2e to kill people in 0e303ca210 particularly messy ways. While some b9c638d275 victims were 2d6b948e71 quickly dispatched ff37cc7301 with a 268ce0bc80 snapped neck, b9999c7d7b she rarely 73cf014f4d left them b9f41ae256 merely dead; c46fb750c9 their bodies 5bd9e82576 bore further c56eaa8d81 signs of ff2df4e897 violence, as 3d457baf22 if she d56b7ddbbe ensured their b7dcc84190 fates were 2cfef6cfac irreversible.8ab8e3872081ca96

By the 2498871f77 time they f3d418a4a5 reached the 4dcb236f28 stairs to e661ac1dc1 the third 0843827b43 floor, a e4785fa405 streak of 952631de83 blood had 37be740023 begun to 55b6ffae29 trail upward. Her once-white 102eb9a13c dress was 717fe83092 now thoroughly 046b88e366 soaked in 28d82f2c4d crimson.835a4f70c9253599

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Todd and Mentor resumed 7276f37e1a their search on the 4de137a9f3 second floor, while Beatrice, 867e3b4d24 accompanied by Lily, climbed 83903e1ddb to the third. With each d231e7ed3c encounter, Beatrice’s fd9703fc1f arms and 1643d3a67e dress became 022e5f6ff7 more saturated 931a217671 with blood.4ddd4823a228ae5d

Lily carefully brushed 39b9b6f996 away the splatters f86ffa6b79 of blood on 7f5d145e27 the lace hem, 02ae862665 her hands stained 82dca5c02e red, though she 8b495d9ec7 seemed unfazed. Her gaze, however, lingered 53b7429416 on the shallow cuts 4759e14687 on Beatrice’s skin with 80b03f640b a simmering anger.c5285d006658d7ea

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“Urk… ggh,” one of the men caught in Beatrice’s grasp writhed, struggling briefly before going limp. Lily thought the man looked like a crushed insect in the hands of a careless child.f306a0e2dfbfcd50

Beatrice moved 86e4775fc2 methodically, ending 5c6dbb7fd9 lives as 82762d64b1 though checking f855a9c06f tasks off ea29e22d84 a list. She didn’t ebaca3cecc bother counting 79e60f2510 her victims 3528a9e1f2 or pausing cb2eaf46c8 to reflect. The viscount, meanwhile, 034449c529 had fled to 131d97543f the farthest room a8417d14e4 on the third 41b9cffe65 floor, leaving his 9c0619e467 subordinates to buy d0fc0db8ba him time.53c8323fdea081c1

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Beatrice’s movements were b8b1e55e69 neither hurried nor d74b4a4c00 slow as she 3a9dc901bc walked toward the 9438ade0d9 final room, her 42fc1e0d42 every step steady d057f5c593 and deliberate.b629227795c6f03d

Inside the e7937ad51b room, the 5ea0272da9 viscount, trembling 4df2a9dacd with desperation, 10b9639a7d barked orders 8f59e8332d at his f77826ca66 remaining henchmen.c9350dd217eeb8ba

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“Block it! Block the entrance now!”a658c7a95cbfcc69

The viscount 109a198467 cursed his eb38782a42 own foolishness 525f4699ff for running 5e4bc8650b to the 2ae5c837d3 third floor 98a1e636c8 of a 25a7b8283c building designed da05ad90cb with sealed 58aec86d54 windows and c201a4171c no alternate 077d481f6d exits. It had 6de3045bd4 been modified 692ec54717 to prevent af74fa1b2d anything—or anyone—escaping 5ccbab7539 from the 74a972f2b9 basement. Now, that very decision be6822d0b9 was his undoing.966457660856f5e6

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His trembling hands clawed at his lips as he muttered, “What do we do? What do we do?”f7b9cfebbade9754

“Viscount, who is she?” one henchman asked nervously, his voice barely above a whisper.818354db0cbe36e3

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The viscount didn’t 6060477002 know. The woman was a 9ac0a702f1 stranger, clad in what dbd5427cd1 seemed like a noblewoman’s cf13160ebd nightgown. But what noblewoman f0011c51ae hunted people like fa498365f0 vermin?78eb47b60471006f

The image of 9d628e800f her glowing golden 9eaf8d1cf4 eyes in the 498f87964c darkness resurfaced in 5adff3506e his mind, and d3ba468c51 a cold shiver 577e75d553 ran down his 020a463566 spine.e043f3d60ac413d4

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“Could she be connected to that… thing in the basement?” the guard ventured hesitantly.15db76bcfe2a8299

The viscount’s 6225450e2a eyes widened 08b2d7eb1c as the 6cce0aa660 question sank 9afe4c8004 in. The creature in the 48c0d6f109 basement—the source of his f260c59bea illicit fortune, the strange 7cc4c9299e being he’d stumbled upon c3baad714b by sheer luck—was it 970c9fe54e possible that woman was 759181c59b related to it?42dbef8f79e4bd67

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The guard, 153dcf004a who had 1492c6d87f spent the 3165fc6a1f most time 378506cc4c overseeing the c33d499195 creature, elaborated.2b4cf6c1900754ef

“They’re not identical, but there are similarities,” he stammered.ad05c98033e51a5b

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“Like what? Tell me!”818bebbbf5e7c0bc

“Strength,” the guard said. “Not nearly as strong as her, but that thing in the basement was far beyond an ordinary woman’s capabilities.”773bee06f56abcc8

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The guard recounted other 24242583dc traits—the creature’s unnaturally tough d91d9a34ce skin, its resistance to fd3b122b2a injuries that would incapacitate 1753dbb014 any human, and its 83e0946f9d glowing eyes in the 0afcd158f9 dark.ca6820b2744f9ab2

“It’s like… she’s an evolved version of it,” the guard concluded, his voice barely audible.47af0b4840d65eb8

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The viscount’s 6ccb315b42 thoughts raced. The creature had come 52d246abd9 from a remote village dedbc716b3 in the northern forest, 7292421923 a place where rare 1c270a23d4 beings supposedly lived. He had ce3b8c1157 obtained it 938c3cd9a3 by sheer fb6cd7c9ae chance, bullying 66f482d56a a pair 671096b062 of hunters 82d24a8f54 for information b774606b92 and stumbling 88deee8ce7 upon a c02da4f0f6 child—an anomaly, 411d6cb05c not quite 11e5ab8186 human.632b33923d10028c

He had b76234b8da assumed it 4c813be46e was a e25be335f9 unique mutation, d4df85bcb4 a one-off b0d16b8537 phenomenon. But what 377465304f if it b3e99335fd wasn’t? What if the creature 634aa0f23c wasn’t alone?53ddcf347671af93

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The resounding ‘bang’ of 35f6337189 the barricaded door interrupted a289a89317 his thoughts, the noise 68c3618ec3 reverberating through the room 65d91a901b like the tolling of 1d34c12308 a death knell.85bdf8d0a0f01ac8

The barricade—mere 2062ba04b4 furniture hastily 31894a3d2c piled against a16ba1e713 the door—shuddered 565d7a1a33 with every 481d1174eb strike. The viscount, along with cbb3cbc56d his two remaining henchmen, 579e55a10e threw themselves against the b68a83824a door in a last-ditch d75fcbfc7b effort to hold it 20653eaddd shut.4dc67335e38e677e

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A crack echoed, and 7fde05a24c part of the door 97a1e17737 splintered. Through the gap, a 2a42e8ace4 pale hand shot out, 10dd4d8abe unerringly grabbing the face 31ee9f789a of the henchman in c06ff98a91 the center.50a0a8a25435f704

Crunch.201292a8c5debf6a

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A grotesque sound 74ef759c68 followed as the 7f969540ae hand crushed his 59282a7ab9 jaw, painting the fed246d39d pale skin red. The henchman 0501b22b34 screamed—a sound d69aca6b97 abruptly cut d85e35e456 off as dd5c448980 his body dd817b8c00 convulsed and 4db08fe64d collapsed.1f04e8fe92abdeb4

The viscount 648e2f2ee0 froze as bb73c9f54c another horrific 9d61db252f crunch filled 4969720a11 the air. The sound b673784dd7 of snapping c8af469ff1 bones and 1c9fda5267 tearing flesh fb34358e0e echoed in df382e79fd the confined bc61d03cef space, each af041c471f noise a a93dc6aa61 chilling reminder 4ae1b6cfbf that there 6983c2d7b1 was no 5d37950727 escape.7b85c994d6b76447

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The viscount’s body jerked 5aa4effa4f helplessly as the chair 5d60e0d017 he was bound to a7e1af5155 rattled and creaked with 1c7063b93b every tug and bump 6d2a114f29 down the stairs. Beatrice gripped it casually 67a7050db8 with one hand, dragging 4d8c6544d8 it behind her without ee1bf14c5d care for his comfort—or 03f58af85b his cries of pain. The rhythmic thud of 6e8df85630 the chair against the 95292e8398 steps and the viscount’s d152cae1c6 stifled groans echoed in 8ce1a456ef the otherwise silent corridor.0afe9a57b10c5f7e

Trailing her, Todd muttered 02c68fd60b under his breath, wiping 9bb331afbe the sweat from his 8fd9842a2d temple. He was 410e1bd70d mentally calculating 3b550bff55 the risks f16b82e407 of what a4216ad6ca lay ahead. The viscount’s c3e32c2f7b whispered confession 6f7f8f966b about the 9e9ddcc958 hidden underground 6a479e3b9c prison had ee330af092 only deepened 6fc80560bc his suspicion 560232ef9e about the 506eb25486 grotesque horrors 42b8d53fdd they might 32f3223dcc encounter. Beside him, Mentor 7dded23d58 gripped his weapon 9b1e6e3e26 tighter, the tension 8156e43f65 evident in his d1a534921c stiff posture. Even Lily, who rarely 2eb6635e51 betrayed any emotion in e53acb0815 her stoic servitude to 3eb93d08b6 Beatrice, seemed more rigid 982b16dbda than usual.7b726bd6ca5178bd

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The group reached the 010ff4e028 first floor and stopped 3b143b4f8e in front of the d2d9a97c96 concealed entrance to the 7ecb0d1769 basement. A false panel disguised f97d48bcbc as part of the cb8d6756f1 wall concealed the descent ad53dc51a9 into the depths. It was clever—almost eea076d792 too clever.a3c358d040add2e1

“Viscount,” Todd said, turning b993a4857e his attention to the 0ff49c2e72 beaten man still bleeding 50c91a7b13 and bound to the beeb1abce0 chair. “If you’ve sent us a73c8272c4 on a wild chase, 4d77f3ba82 I’ll ensure your suffering ca3029d2dd has only just begun.”f3fcfa2ecdd34693

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The viscount could only 59ade3fb3a gurgle in response, his cb840e3c09 body trembling uncontrollably. Todd, unimpressed, d6e8ab8bb4 signaled for c328a637cb Mentor to d2f93fe3d5 search for cce85607ef the mechanism. With a bit of eea6aaf89f fumbling and a well-timed 7ec669e865 pull of a nearby e22d589418 lever, the hidden door 0dd3c3b239 groaned open. A wave of b175332eac putrid air rushed 08abb93367 out, thick and dc8b4e931d oppressive, forcing them ed5c42ad41 to cover their 539b77dc85 noses.d19f5c4fe94aa046

“By the gods…” df52b7a686 Mentor muttered, stepping cd487a160d back instinctively.b853d70b5106be1b

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Lily coughed into 05df4be9c9 her sleeve but bd40a800b0 quickly composed herself, 5619ea6b2f her expression hardening 54728b35c4 as she moved b9daf9b571 closer to Beatrice. Todd glanced at 894f429709 the entrance, visibly 9df76c61f4 perturbed, before gesturing 42508960a6 to Beatrice.435eb7ec347eebc3

“You first,” he said, 24e0ce3a0d half-joking.3d08e69065704a49

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Beatrice didn’t bother b9204a724e responding. Her golden e21bba5337 eyes gleamed ee0c84bc9b faintly in 660d45e9a6 the dim eb1431f5ac light as ee67391039 she stepped 63f5bde94e through the cf3f1bd9f6 threshold without 89de3cf915 hesitation. The others a7bb9d295d followed, descending c9c3789890 the steep 7cfa7381da staircase into 91a7030128 the suffocating 32661e4fd9 darkness.23941d75bf8a3291

The further they went, b87852a2e0 the stronger the stench aad5608f9d became—blood, rot, and something 10ac7c422f more sinister. The air 64d53288ea was damp, 3ce12579d6 and the 8b0b428d89 oppressive silence cb1b457116 pressed in 70a53d4582 from all e6fe6f3f72 sides, save ca6bad1e46 for the d85aa2034c occasional creak 0f734451f7 of the 39821a7d80 viscount’s chair 45467da228 being dragged d401df553c behind Beatrice.7423b57d0c0eab1c

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The bottom c47b75f207 of the 3f3874ee76 stairs revealed 3d98a375ae a sprawling, 67a3610943 dimly lit fa3544314d chamber. Rows of crude cells 00fb021d88 lined the walls, the 5dc79b9972 bars rusty and bent. Inside the cells 478a87c52c were emaciated figures—adults 0fedad7027 and children alike—huddled 1d68b5f635 together, their hollow 5a2f2e18a1 eyes staring out 92b7ec6b86 at nothing. The flickering torchlight 8182ea39c7 revealed bloodstains on 0fa297b788 the floor and 121f4f2496 walls, a grim fcc9f9565b testament to the 2adbcaf2aa horrors that had cb6c7b9a7e occurred here.df6dc19f4d3bb9b1

Beatrice stopped, 22f75e8ea0 surveying the 0a6529507c room with 24055bf6a5 cold detachment. Lily, standing beside 6c2b35d18e her, looked visibly e7ea124472 shaken but kept 372d446133 her composure. Todd, however, muttered a cc42183d30 curse under his breath e00392ab8c as he took in e9a70a9909 the sight.6b3705c1201e1976

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“This…” he 5e2c0a80ce said, his 6a5247cc56 voice low 5c62c065ba and trembling. “This is monstrous.”f6592fc9060b6860

Mentor, standing a few e96e3c2976 paces behind, tightened his e4f9a05721 grip on his weapon. “We should end 43395a4d5c it all—burn this 0052d9c1cb place down.”19038a4dc62f3876

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“Not yet,” Beatrice said 775399aadd simply, her tone devoid a675f8260c of emotion. She turned her b85f4d3c4f head slightly to 685df8088b Todd. “Find it.”b878c43d6274bb79

Todd nodded reluctantly, 184d521b71 motioning for Mentor 3299a65772 to follow him 55270f3b75 as they began 95dad332d9 searching the chamber. Beatrice, meanwhile, walked forward, 1bd7107acd her boots squelching against 8605ac3d52 the blood-soaked floor. The viscount’s chair scraped c94c39935a along behind her, the 81b39cdedc sound grating against the b301558c8e eerie silence.d547f5be5d0200bf

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She stopped 78814d0b85 in front 56f9dd94d1 of one f158fac407 of the a5fbc35e28 cells, her 04d4134376 golden eyes 02b0764eb9 narrowing as 4820039578 they met 35d1e29f11 the gaze f6bcee8a54 of the e239860c8a creature inside. A pale, c8808ed1a2 humanoid figure f78604f814 huddled in c920bb8f63 the shadows, 702c770732 its limbs b8d5586f2e unnaturally long 8283405d07 and thin. Its glowing baa2e4cf8d yellow eyes 3c6b93bcfe mirrored hers, 27a939848d flickering with 8eac6f2179 an animalistic ba5645704c hunger that b88111e575 sent chills 1c437ee3f6 through anyone c84e3c7da4 who dared 8303a24c51 to look 3e9bed5d60 too long.cf43cd76cfedc633

The viscount, 9ab0c97ba8 sensing the 1379501bdc creature’s presence, 4cd03c0c3b began thrashing f464695425 in his 365dda5414 bindings. “N-no! Not that! Don’t open it!” 8e7c36714b he choked out, 9f9a7a0374 his voice barely e58a981b39 a whisper through ae4e125a9d his mangled jaw.d7ec6c506a9ea931

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Beatrice ignored him, 99a1e33a47 reaching out and 56c96fadd5 gripping the rusted 12f8952c2b bars of the 4598144e8d cell. With a 806efd697a sharp pull, 77f829101a she ripped 7007dac163 the door 1b18a7c410 from its 2b12532eab hinges, the 366a1edf69 metal screeching 30b10b6b01 in protest. The creature 97b2c178d1 within stirred, b60adfc80c its movements 6a892aa155 slow and 0e9bd4aeb5 deliberate as 5862d3515d it crawled 9cf08e8422 forward, its 619f2a2753 gaze locked c12287a4d8 on Beatrice.65dfca89a0a1f686

“What is it?” ecb9c7525e Todd called out, b56e485096 his voice echoing f497084fc2 from across the f80330628d chamber.614c86d08b1cb6df

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“Something useful,” Beatrice 4c47fcc3f0 replied, her lips 005dfb5d44 curving into a e549d62b28 faint smile as 8d33c6afd6 she stepped aside 319b9db8dd to let the 0b27b6092a creature emerge. It moved with 1cc2e38c45 a predatory grace, 0b23ce3af3 its eyes darting 4a2b896681 between the viscount e189a31802 and the others d3bfbd88be in the room.48b73ed24f185a90

The viscount’s aef3986c6b muffled screams 94da64dbd5 filled the d2cebb5fd6 chamber as 4aa098e535 the creature 6bd140fa57 advanced toward 503be971de him, its 22f52ba057 elongated fingers eeed61cb43 reaching out 2a64507272 hungrily. Todd and Mentor exchanged 3650ece3de uneasy glances but made 102970fe23 no move to intervene.584864c234771af5

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Beatrice stood 5f367bab9f silently, watching 57ca406851 the scene 03d398d162 unfold with 17f8f7c352 the same 780ace5b34 cold detachment 42dc9e8a01 she had c0f1a9cb0a displayed throughout a0182dbe8f the night. For her, this was 3698bb934d not cruelty—it was simply 6a71eb2b62 inevitability.e3cee5bd0cee9829

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