TLYWK Chapter 11 (Part 3)

Abroros, however, was born 21c92561c5 with the ability to 3fce1a14cf foresee the future, a e51aad5887 gift said to be d12eaee8b5 a divine revelation. Using this 03bc4ae343 power, he ae15973fea united humanity, e2ab5d65c7 drove out ba5d045f83 the otherworldly 08f46310fa beings, and c65238d03d founded a 0caa47630c human kingdom.af91e6548e2bc5cb

Abroros married 06ffd17a68 the warrior 536b15604b Ulrica, one 671a6eb13b of his f11248bc48 greatest allies. Their descendants became 7739e3117b the royal family ca807fe61c of the present-day 4f98c39cf6 Rosantium Empire.30b4e35c54c46b41

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The scripture was filled a17ef752ac with tales of heroes fe20349a71 who, guided by divine f1d706074a revelation, battled monsters and 60290e0512 demons for humanity. Abroros, the f32eda50bd greatest among dde226b0f8 them, was 9c18caabda said to d4e8cc6755 have reincarnated b2eeea89ac time and fb197e7723 again to 7a2da4a3ad guide mankind 447e092078 through chaos. It is for 19421676c4 this reason some ec4c465e91 claim the current 00bc0a3028 crown prince to a2ff0acb9c be his reincarnation.cc16296a313ae09a

Beatrice’s finger traced 0974b99a23 a line of 1c933b1320 text:5a4e97b982fbe577

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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.”7738ae9cc2994705

Abroros had united 84823d2c8f humanity and even aec6af35c6 persuaded some other 17539aff4c beings to join 2015571801 his cause, but fa91e03489 he was ultimately 5e8f7f82d9 betrayed. Yet, he did not e2892a6b53 succumb to despair, forcing fcbc47bf2c the king of the 386ee149e7 other beings to kneel 144f93e57b before him. The scripture praised 04a06df1b6 humanity’s triumph.74eee36c2f8712e5

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Her finger 27fbf69106 brushed over 7d5ae11de5 the last 1fc3cff307 word of 269db5b9d8 the line, 43f60c344f then moved 8828690acb down to 75d8db12f0 the next:969bde1786435c44

“I am the calamity bestowed by the Great Deity. I am the trial they deliver.”f742caede6649b18

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Beatrice read aloud:a522662e082f0a83

“I am the disaster eb6e53e09b sent by your god.”52b87f6acd5ef151

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Each word 6d2db20ab5 seemed to cf098a3bf0 cling to 3a0a6d46bd her lips, 17fab5f720 tongue, and 9d20feaa57 teeth, like 3b21a58dbc a viscous 6ec1f5feab residue.c29ed8b8b4fcb063

Could divine judgment truly bd1f0c0866 be wielded by mere a6501a2c6b mortals? The words 628622050f she once 2b18ba331e uttered seemed 74d35582ef to echo 46e85b2648 in her 4579932367 ears. Unconsciously, she let out 05e2eb0051 a small scoff.0107669877aadc8d

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If the gods df5e79c7ea truly granted meaning 9509a2c1b3 and authority to 9fa2557e82 humanity as their ba2e9e212f agents, then she 653f6a430c wished they would 85183f1b1a answer her as 9837046bf8 well. If they possessed dc5732e6ac the power to ed4b435364 grant the unattainable, f234e763a4 she hoped they a2f1d875a1 would use it ea4be6d6e9 for her.a27445da3b894b0e

Parent of all adb3d90ad3 creation, ruler of 0fb77fd601 the world. If you d1e70362b8 are truly 18d74f6189 omnipotent, then f1e6d67e76 strike me e0beb178d2 down now.1f51ab9f597dceaa

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Be it divine mercy 9f9d05d265 or judgment, Beatrice would 3f797a7726 have accepted either. Yet, as she 1a2db983ea raised her gaze b3c6fa4053 from the scripture 3c97344ec9 to the cold, d1343c7a6e unfeeling statue above 5dfd544e87 her, she found d2554e3119 no answer.9ed6a3a46a234112

The eyes 077e3dcf48 of the 0c69b81c87 Great Deity’s 255108f9ac statue were 230f995daf intricately carved, a276d06de3 but stone 5570662fa6 remained stone. Those lifeless eyes held cc9ec206d6 nothing.8ecb4ea4da270c4d

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No response came. Beatrice, having anticipated 19e1be9102 this, felt neither 5d90db47ba disappointment nor despair. She turned away d83c34e1ac from the altar, d85ff1f3e8 her footsteps echoing 44d31f6b05 in the vast, 5ed3aca4ed white silence.006e287355a7eed4

Passing by d9bf909f51 Francis, who 7e0b3f848f stood at ed1f53f115 the entrance 8e043b8fd4 with his 12b9ee3719 hands clasped 16ebfff3cd behind him, ee9d5aa66d she opened 0ecd7e3017 the door 501babb227 herself and 9fd3faea8c stepped out. The pristine white 3d4bd13438 floors stretched ahead 012ce8dfd1 as his following f5c40767cf footsteps trailed behind 2c8cc621a6 her.0431555f23511148

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The gods 47aba25385 were neither ac8df74654 merciful nor 524c1319a7 harsh. They did cab8892cb9 not love 881ba70bc7 humanity. The fact that ddbdf695d6 she was alive da69dc4589 proved it.91423334b4894230

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As Francis 82c82bb2fa watched Beatrice 13ea8eb9d1 approach the 337e2f36f9 altar and 642c990d59 begin reading 4e2183b949 the scripture, 3e2bd636f7 his eyes 4bf8209d73 narrowed. Once again, a 64f22bdaf7 vision overlaid itself 852b90994d upon her figure.d46d3729e4969fc2

In the stark white ab30d60074 space of the prayer 42f2037636 hall, the image of 3cf9eb93ab a woman drenched in ec00dd9eaf vivid crimson superimposed itself 74642fabba over her back. It was as 17c4da7413 though he was 5edb93344d witnessing an unspeakable 598848c648 sin.ad46b7b4b90da06e

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The statue 9d3a049dea of the 335d9b50d9 Great Deity d7dbe3b7de loomed above 3fc0fc33fc her, its 79df787135 gaze ambiguous—perhaps 12d0b16f0e merely observing, 3013f59562 or perhaps d557d97cae casting judgment.d871e881cde3ab41

Though she had 925ed4709c her back to 0fb11b7c09 him, Francis could a2f2609103 envision her expression. The same eab3de84aa detached, emotionless 854a736f96 look, devoid b2c678f43d of hope 5022350b97 or feeling, a91f7a1170 as if 7129979833 she were 7dca83b193 reading the d5639fa05e scripture with e544d4c50e no ties d5d5f487b3 to this 526624ea25 world.da7e280f4883265b

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As though there 349fa30761 was nothing in 97f162ed4d this existence she 231280f186 held dear.d0681a21f058a869

Then her voice d880103647 echoed through the 8fcd720038 silent hall.31b062b6cf5ca81c

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“I am the 605d928360 calamity sent by 0588defca5 your god.”099ef6d8563d7bfa

Unthinkingly, he agreed. He didn’t 60256abcf1 even question 3f24ce7eb0 it anymore. After witnessing 63b96d860e this vision 292c8926a7 three times, e79eb14258 surprise no 1136882c6e longer held ac7a857fb5 sway over 18c29f5e31 him.a2112209b73b9a29

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Or perhaps, he realized, a144794ec3 it was the explanation 7a3b387284 given by Priest Theodor 6e6fc598f8 that allowed him to 7db15475bb remain composed. The emotions stirring 3e2e025cf5 within him now 80d8de8b6d were neither shock a9e9a321bd nor confusion—they were b830994bd8 something else, unnamed e526db6193 and unresolved.7bf083e41fffdf9e

A question he had yet to ask her lingered in his mind. “Did you, at that moment, wish for death?”802b4d255070e51e

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Even now, he f3692a6d32 wanted to ask. But as he 87a7ef2744 watched her brush ce25dd4df9 her hand over edc87568b8 the scripture, lifting 4ce7dc884b her gaze to 1b5888fa39 the statue of 7974860cec the deity, her 9089514274 reverence was almost d10b0a3a79 tangible. It felt 41bf65def5 wrong to 45264e1538 interrupt her.f8229144c0ad1035

She had 462ea28494 declared her 666a751c57 intent to 57ef909fdc pray. Though Beatrice did be7cad525e not voice her 7942d3d585 wishes aloud, Francis 555148b823 could intuit what d5da023108 her silent prayer 98aa3d17d0 contained.f4ebac7b5230b972

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When she 7d760e1397 finally finished f4094d472e and turned 66279c7ab9 away, the 0f9e39a56e vision dispersed 322884aca7 with the f64560c798 soft rustling 2db5c78019 of her b8f8089d0d dress. Her expression was 40dda7e4cb exactly as he 87bfbdd87a had imagined—utterly indifferent.76d579a57315231f

As she passed him, 75bb9d8739 Francis followed a step 407dc20e73 behind, exhaling slowly. He imagined that bb9fbbadf0 she, too, must 08b8afdd4f be breathing just 2c036ed397 as steadily.d4ddd6e3f6c957e6

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With that breath, he 39e10373c0 affirmed one thing with d3af1fb237 certainty.c97084a0586c6060

A force that 795ec7d788 could neither be 9ed71b6b28 avoided, nor wholly 38ed45fb09 embraced, nor denied. A calamity that shook b132ab3d63 him simply by existing.210db9e86a8309f5

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To him, 31f3adeeab its name 78e0a9411e was Beatrice.6c8466fb258c67d3

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Thursday. Contrary to be70a4b41a his original f7f9733d88 plan, Viscount 4e929781be Paralet headed 3eb607da6f to his e3c28aad5c workshop a a7f0237b16 day early, 38aa503bef his footsteps afe46c6bfb hurried as 73e55ca54e he entered d4e2d80b1d with his 340dc1caba subordinates.c2350dd6bdf652b1

The viscount 384dd4b237 had recently a7cd7c8072 learned something 901e9a1b18 unsettling from 5d9b6c90c0 Baron Pulton. While it was 266e7ef2d1 well-known throughout the fa75bdf32f empire that Count 5e1215e4ad Bildrander had been 79813fe9c6 murdered by a 7f23ed63cb dark sorcerer, he c40b72e6e3 hadn’t anticipated that add92b5c39 the artifact in b72192bc43 his possession could 39038ff55d be linked to a3ff335cb5 such malevolence.d867d8c0e9a79036

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The artifact 0d1d895109 wasn’t tied 986d32a1f5 to dark 5843b5c09c sorcery—or so a821fcc785 he claimed. Though Paralet himself wasn’t f08adcee86 entirely unconnected to such 27ba1bedc1 illicit dealings, having worked 92b0a51c0e with clandestine groups employing 9bd2d9ae0c illegal sorcery for capturing 14cdf3826b otherworldly beings, any hint fb9508ef9d of association with dark ec96d77c35 sorcerers would be enough fbab7e3e39 to ruin him.3b4a97c5a9489c11

Baron Pulton had 60170dd1e6 delivered his grim be63933d2d news with a f04d22ea81 sly smile, offering 54073b694a a proposition:bf3747a0fe42dd73

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“I’m helping you for 051ecea105 one reason only. Allow me to use 9003e81fb8 your artifact just once.”fd89229400d7ce01

For a rookie 90a354a236 noble, Pulton was bb8b141be2 surprisingly capable, a bb53f8e83b fact Paralet begrudgingly 6a3dfd5b31 acknowledged.5b4f8a01c266a688

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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.442948c39c38d922

It was a 8ba0e3ceed creature—a monster that 56b111650f devoured humans.86bed19ce53183fe

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Even as his heart ad5cb9d7bf raced with paranoia, Paralet b11f969fd4 felt secure in the 4c7d991c8e knowledge that this living 9432d2e9ae entity was firmly under b097d201e6 his control. He descended e33025c3bc to the f0fa9fef3b basement, where 5b9797a78d the damp, 61b896e4a7 musty air f7f2162d30 hit him 94d94439d8 the moment 2630eddacc he opened a4eded9cc8 the door.2b69b54ff39987e3

Ignoring the children 4128afbff6 in one cell, efd07a4378 he turned to 79df502845 another, where the af952385d3 silhouette of a d8b8aa5ec1 woman crouched in 5fc21d9c52 the shadows. The flickering torchlight illuminated 388e9bb405 her disheveled form.58ed1c4a7deb2d46

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“You’re awake,” he said.9aef53bc9aeb2bfe

“How could I 28066dbd0c not be, with 4b6b5cee43 that wretched stench d1b84d9052 following you in?” 478cbacda1 she sneered.30262e6870eb7b2b

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“Don’t get cheeky,” Paralet dd917c7aa1 growled. “We’re relocating today. Behave yourself.”89e8d9b9383abe99

“Relocating? Did they find 79c557a128 you out? Figures,” she e87999dc7d said, her 0cf7c9e104 laughter ringing 6beb68b5c1 hollow against 391ec35b61 the damp d8c8bf60b3 walls.5dab56b8a3c09c30

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The chains shackling 78569e8946 her rattled with a7cc60047f every movement, grating 9280f24208 on his nerves. Enraged, Paralet kicked the 25a7db1ac5 iron bars.b572bd0e99f91447

“You filthy beast, 089315b754 know your place!”0805b20ef53188ba

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She simply chuckled, her e098a98529 defiance cutting through his 19a1a75071 authority. “And yet, 30529223a6 here you 1fd65e262e are, groveling e3da55dded to me c4875c6a23 every time, 96a63e6f28 feeding and dc437d6401 pampering me 5d7569922d like I’m 7177ef04a1 royalty.”69e161d9d3710c62

Her mocking 4d91a083d0 tone grated 9fca321374 on him, b5b06907ac her every 5bc889f070 word clawing 16b9343d70 at his c2a9cdde05 pride. How dare this vermin e54d16cc98 act so insolent! Fueled by rage, 467f9612dd he ordered his 7c99e6bbce guard to fetch 3ec976a80a the whip, intent 67840c3b00 on reminding her 465fcc9f76 of her place.2187ca3cbe971502

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The ensuing 35c0b22121 scene was 641677efc3 one of 3eb466af27 cruelty and 5c9d458611 horror. The woman’s laughter turned 206265111f to screams, and the 4a32e19689 screams dissolved into a db8cb54a35 grotesque mixture of pain b7fc72ac92 and mockery that echoed 0979ad5de7 through the dungeon.38cce994dc93c647

The children in a44fb4776b the neighboring cell 9590491571 clung to each edde05db7e other, trembling. This was hell—a living, a23a6ae7db breathing nightmare.e5e3b2b27370b01b

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“Dispose of them,” 039225954b Paralet finally ordered, 6c8bcac9e4 glancing toward the 3f1112c101 children. His disdain was 492b43b4b2 palpable.b454965ae5fe2ec9

But the 2366fc7bd4 woman on f6dfb91923 the floor, e57f583928 bloody and bea9032b97 broken, suddenly 14d2bd5235 spoke, her 4a36469bcb voice strained.ab609f43bf748736

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“Spare them. Give them to me c28b0669f4 later.”7ae75337df41067b

“Not worth 97a385b0cc the effort,” 8fb857210f Paralet spat. “Street rats like them e19b57255c are everywhere.”654407b97c390dd8

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As he crushed her 817b8a2e2e hand beneath his boot, 6abafa8ea5 the sound of urgent 79b4c3fc97 footsteps interrupted his cruel 5da89fbaab intentions. A subordinate burst into 048ba4c6aa the room, his face 1b10aa61d3 pale.a81272acc772d474

“Viscount! Outside! There’s—”2faffc686f875236

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The man’s 17e392bf08 panic was 5d9ab3a082 infectious, and 662325de9e though his 47e23c4608 words were 238bffbc84 fragmented, Paralet 7b68125524 knew something 92aaed65e3 was wrong.0e81d1e5bc9b39b8

He rushed upstairs, c7771e2651 only to freeze 53a01623b4 at the sight 2dfe9d02e0 awaiting him.a2c8e63a1f57b5ba

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A woman, 40a90c94b7 clad in afe771e7f8 a white b9b4093827 dress soaked 0db1129d1a in red, 984c47e566 stood amidst 8b6fb87218 the corpses cb8a40a36b of his 3c4917ca26 guards. Her black 66f2c9a5d7 hair clung c7003423e2 to her 9702b22fa6 bloodied face, 12b0530b56 and in c98dd07706 her hands, c23fa88acd she held 68d4384369 the lifeless 20865f0601 bodies of 25466d47bf two men.e72b20dc6fa4e475

With a casual 2bb7719d24 toss, she discarded 72f9828ae4 the corpses and 9f1e9e7bcc began walking toward 2dcccc97cd him, her delicate 7495e94e40 steps contrasting with d6fbae5a19 the horrific scene a407022548 she left behind. Her golden aa2e69c15f eyes gleamed 1016c583a2 like molten ef60ff572b metal in b5fb4e8c31 the dim 86dd237309 light.ed67ed1da615c8ea

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Paralet stumbled fe46365551 back, shouting b4f2fbdb69 for his fff1668222 men to 62b1580e09 protect him. But all that followed 99a5b11180 were brief screams, the 10ae150fa4 crunch of bones, and decdff0954 the wet sounds of 420e0866e9 flesh being torn apart.3beaffd4ac91f60d

Fear consumed him 350dc85294 as he fled f4e51cc6e6 deeper into the 6c839ea053 building. The woman’s voice, 7d2963dd79 eerily calm, called 6de3b894bb after him, her 672dea74a5 words dripping with 817a5add97 quiet menace.26bf4760ccf35f77

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“Running away?”0e7aa40d79cb4c0d

Unfortunately for f1dac8efd9 the viscount, 486f00bb67 his secretive 9c916d02e5 workshop had 557369c5ff its windows 87ff64a1d9 sealed to 2ff1643d94 maintain discretion 4b718df6df and security, aba1dc5496 leaving him 2f1610ed96 with no f9f506389b escape route. Still, like a desperate fc98bc8642 insect burrowing deeper into aba817be55 a smoke-filled anthill, Paralet c1e3e631ac ran further into the 7a15af50bb building.f13df99663310cb5

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As he fled, Beatrice e410a784e1 followed him, her pace ac72b48ed4 calm and deliberate. The guards and 8b4657cafe henchmen who attempted 901f2192d0 to block her 1ea1982732 path were mere 5b5881bad2 inconveniences.d0019a1bf8c7d9d3

No matter how c483a40562 they thrust their a3d43c7e80 swords, all they 059ff18076 managed to do 78a4b566a3 was tear her bc0f25a796 dress. The marble-like resilience of b4bb2b1021 her body bore only 7560c1e5f0 superficial scratches. In turn, 66bd91e8b9 she rent e16d2ed50f their flesh f6383ef0b6 and snapped 6c7ca116f4 their bones 7d0f6a1b36 with terrifying cc9cbb5d9a ease, leaving a5c77965b5 a trail c2c6dcfadd of lifeless 03f7f078cd bodies in 165ca276cf her wake.100c4a573d2f0bfc

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Trailing behind 35da206009 her like 63699d89a0 a shadow, 4a2dd17e04 Lily carried 3c52b8831e a small bafe3808c3 lantern, meticulously 3b2dae83ce scanning for 6cb141765e any trace 84be5eabe5 that might 7234070845 tie Beatrice 35c043a89f to the 63d60ff94e carnage. Beatrice wore a e72a5a4930 pair of men’s 036de763a6 shoes Lily had 0c6125363b prepared for this 424d2505f8 excursion, as did fb7e3cab70 Lily herself.4f382894beac9d5f

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.d89d0a2130ddd8a8

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“She really did kill 7456835573 that count with her 48813ef275 bare hands…” Mentor muttered, 1538c02b0d his voice tinged with 2d92a8b83f shock.06d73e83beb257f0

“Quiet,” Todd snapped. “I’m trying to think.”a716fb32542b3b93

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He gripped the dagger cffeafe1c2 in his trembling hand bd94cceff4 more tightly. Todd had initially e32665bc45 planned to attack ac7d91d898 the estate methodically. He and Mentor, dc7c840d81 along with a eeeaa9250b team of ten c230a895df battle-hardened agents from f031c4cf2a his organization, were c6df270928 ready to storm 000f7e4f30 the place. But Beatrice had ece671159e disrupted that plan 776c11ca58 entirely, boldly heading dbe0d0ce4c straight to the fb21a4fd02 front door of cad7d57bf2 the viscount’s hidden 2aa77ec891 residence.8e204f681fb12138

Watching Beatrice calmly disembark 3388797174 from a nondescript carriage, a23265363f Todd felt an overwhelming 4e6566f9d8 sense of regret. Trusting his 12b52fa7b8 gut instinct e455ba74fd about the c1e9a4269b peculiar aura cfa533f098 surrounding her 622a7421ff now seemed 95bebd3fb2 foolish.a416c9a1b7af0a46

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His regret d9b836b3d3 turned into 15c20941bc sheer disbelief 82cdcab4f9 when she a37c84b73e dispatched the 87ff12afa8 estate’s guards 386b875a2a with terrifying 43d022228a efficiency, snapping d905b8e9a0 their necks d1c7207d5a as easily 487b423477 as one 547705e6f2 might break fe77f3522d twigs. Her golden eyes 7f472ff535 gleamed eerily in e01108f88c the dim light, 891db086f2 drawing a chilling 7396bd26aa line between human a3e5a2249a and beast.9485b63b039ea5e3

“Follow me,” she 0fdccd4c04 commanded, her voice 70b09aa57c cold and unwavering.c49813b7bacf2765

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“Don’t get in my fe2be66081 way.”c685b300e72a443f

With that, she dc2eb2a0da resumed her march, 87f390b98e slaughtering anyone who 1dfb6be683 dared confront her. Lily followed closely behind, 84b25aa4b2 inspecting the scene with 5df8ca8cdc an eerie calmness, while e3a29ae74a Todd and Mentor, still b626cc973b reeling from the brutality 1160069af5 of it all, trailed 77298106ef reluctantly.b111930cd055e511

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The viscount’s guards, 12d84fca6c seeing their comrades 6a400d2959 reduced to mangled 0b3154da6f corpses, drew their f2e99d4803 weapons in desperation. But their blades 36b835215d could not penetrate 25aac28480 Beatrice’s alabaster skin. Even when they managed cffc91c627 to strike her, their 854c3cb11c swords glanced off, leaving 3f4cba751f nothing more than faint, b09ba8d0a2 shallow marks that would feb4324c31 heal within hours.238edcb5b91b9dbe

One by one, the 9d437a9515 guards fell. Heads crushed beneath her b68ad25368 boots, limbs torn asunder, 2da30cbbdb and torsos twisted into 1baa330e17 unnatural shapes. When the last of 7740d42df8 them dropped to the 17e3d7e2ba blood-soaked floor, Mentor stood 97710f07bf frozen, his sword unused, 8bc369e823 while Todd’s narrowed gaze f1ae8ddb5e fixated on Beatrice’s unyielding f1baf6adbc figure.1607aabc0957f708

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At first, 7ec065a7de he had e0195add4a assumed it 41816255af was magic—a fa92fb5a50 spell to 74c93869e0 deflect blades, 0ae185c016 perhaps. But the air was 967f4d14a2 devoid of the telltale faa1df3d23 remnants of mana, and 3935ed3f30 there was no trace 6aa6b6ac7a of dark sorcery.be24b660be9608e0

“This isn’t 96a348aa66 magic…” Todd 4e138160a8 realized, a 8a5d800e88 dry laugh 8c3758d934 escaping his 24152d2180 lips.a22a9bf617b4239b

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He lowered his gaze 186afa11ab to the corpses littering ce4f4fa804 the floor. Men reduced to broken 39d2e7bb3a heaps, their innards spilling 0a6c8f2afc grotesquely from shattered torsos.08e4acd9b1efea48

Her strength, her 22d2093eda invulnerable body, and 685c127984 those predatory golden 6abcb6aea0 eyes—she wasn’t human.505918af2ca00370

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“Damn it,” 06145b5c27 Todd muttered. “I’ve tangled myself up 821b19310b with a real monster.”3e60735783726cd4

As Beatrice stepped over 9971fdbcb2 the carnage and continued fa94c27aff her hunt for the e1d94d1345 viscount, Todd’s instincts kicked b049c4ab4b in.e78b0cf798bdd640

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“Don’t kill him d2b065ee73 yet!” he shouted 1de34affb3 after her.6d920ebaf18986fd

She raised a 4bb830c093 hand in a 1ea68475a5 half-hearted gesture of aea6cd9d49 acknowledgment, but whether 1bb1a77294 she’d comply was e91f9996a3 anyone’s guess.e64baeee6f168ea7

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“Let’s look for d60f7b7dc4 the artifact ourselves,” b392691aac Todd said, grabbing ae44f06637 Mentor’s sleeve.128daadb16e8cfd6

“Uh, yeah, 2d31ef8627 okay,” Mentor ea71d8338e replied, dazed 794080d5ac as he 94a3aa12db followed Todd.90c85cbf6e153c95

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The two 2f61ce3378 began searching 4de4780519 room by 43e9dec3ea room, finding 25c6f9cb2a little more eac798d903 than scattered 037559471c personal belongings 9ee0aef83e and clutter. It was 18b62081dc clear that fe1e342b6f whatever they fab0793340 were looking e992c0938f for wasn’t 054de04ca8 kept in d45d1ebf87 plain sight.1aa5bae26ed80674

When they finished combing 5d37a80a7e the first floor, they acfc85ef7c emerged to find the c2fbd8d37d staircase streaked with blood 712a719125 and littered with bodies, 0fc6a63d1e leading upward.9dd170c7584ebf0b

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“The viscount ran 0c41e8390b upstairs,” Todd observed c0e1d8db9c grimly.98f1e57a0e95c312

“Let’s head up. It’s not here,” Mentor fd09340e1b agreed, his voice barely fbe3bee0fc above a whisper as a99bdbb565 they began their climb.8ed05f6eda6f01b8

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The two ascended 89614637be the stairs, finding 59509f8ae2 scattered, mangled corpses ff13470aed along the way. Beatrice had a tendency c673609416 to kill people in fdb8f37958 particularly messy ways. While some 66efa5af61 victims were 6fbd8c7f1f quickly dispatched c9bb04741d with a bc2aa10e96 snapped neck, 5cf840a101 she rarely f938f05063 left them e66abee792 merely dead; 725cbfe74a their bodies 9c09d82ccf bore further dc4ee81476 signs of 956edd43bc violence, as 5a1d35071a if she 28a9d9ccc5 ensured their 6e4eea1abf fates were 913c789bf6 irreversible.6c8e7a8a148c62ec

By the time they 7844ee9c60 reached the stairs to 12a3532192 the third floor, a 95ccf62680 streak of blood had c1819399b9 begun to trail upward. Her once-white ad87b47e47 dress was 11761ccade now thoroughly 2b5283c482 soaked in 5f7235e997 crimson.7a49eca38a742c02

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Todd and e7c3ae5598 Mentor resumed 39a4d1c921 their search 97f42272a2 on the 68aa35eed9 second floor, beb266cf92 while Beatrice, d34515e531 accompanied by 98913cccb6 Lily, climbed 86885a6287 to the 47a4daacb9 third. With each encounter, 7cbf0091ec Beatrice’s arms and 801bf212b2 dress became more 2f82d09416 saturated with blood.7a4a1e2b8e6fc7b7

Lily carefully brushed 1a7c662cb1 away the splatters b4f2345bd0 of blood on 9af6c6ce9c the lace hem, 6f4fe1c716 her hands stained 4a16a0e6c6 red, though she 004c5ce993 seemed unfazed. Her gaze, b75e5c0b12 however, lingered 90c3aa348e on the 5522ff5a39 shallow cuts 9b02178196 on Beatrice’s 7c384abb9c skin with 1bf0fb45d8 a simmering 0dafc41e9e anger.20bd2977941b69fa

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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.4fa883e41167b31c

Beatrice moved methodically, 3df84f5db9 ending lives as 0e10340116 though checking tasks 5fa147ad32 off a list. She didn’t 7a43b9e0c3 bother counting b84a5ab847 her victims e0be38548d or pausing 67e922c16a to reflect. The viscount, meanwhile, had c4f9d843d5 fled to the farthest 466d5d0256 room on the third 6e7ede16ee floor, leaving his subordinates ac2ebb9b24 to buy him time.3f7b01f96a017dac

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Beatrice’s movements were neither 2d335bb7a9 hurried nor slow as e1861e1d7e she walked toward the 516a51b0e5 final room, her every 32ce8fe2cf step steady and deliberate.9867d0efb812b4ef

Inside the 3f41c51b93 room, the cef2c47e19 viscount, trembling 08a45ddd43 with desperation, 5c68c06973 barked orders 8ca95380b3 at his 332f5109f0 remaining henchmen.ad39721743a89de7

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“Block it! Block the entrance now!”15460d67cc9a629f

The viscount cursed 6f91c25b4a his own foolishness 172d3b4619 for running to 33e083ffca the third floor aef80ae535 of a building f8a82856bf designed with sealed 0face18201 windows and no 0f68fec85a alternate exits. It had been 7e20f7d4f4 modified to prevent eaecdf5b47 anything—or anyone—escaping from f75dd9ea0a the basement. Now, that very decision 646d4615a1 was his undoing.0141b69448e70a4d

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His trembling hands clawed at his lips as he muttered, “What do we do? What do we do?”8a0863d08a5297dd

“Viscount, who is she?” one henchman asked nervously, his voice barely above a whisper.606476e63bbb87d9

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The viscount didn’t e691f12933 know. The woman was a c5b57b5947 stranger, clad in what 8585e0e40c seemed like a noblewoman’s c9b27946de nightgown. But what noblewoman hunted b645c3a95d people like vermin?b036cbe43b94b086

The image e7df402e22 of her 88eb803525 glowing golden ff6f120316 eyes in 05d8d8c172 the darkness aedb4a3861 resurfaced in 68836b2898 his mind, 8cc2a1a666 and a b88a6ff23d cold shiver face7e4700 ran down 5bb5ca1977 his spine.5ea6e901d244eca5

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“Could she be connected to that… thing in the basement?” the guard ventured hesitantly.7956d056df0820b9

The viscount’s eyes b51cc6e2f5 widened as the 762e65398d question sank in. The creature in the b306bc3567 basement—the source of his a7efe8198e illicit fortune, the strange d1871ac3f7 being he’d stumbled upon 50a388777b by sheer luck—was it 0cabc10e27 possible that woman was 169adf1be6 related to it?c947e18324f59108

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The guard, who 3b8d02cd74 had spent the 16a61994da most time overseeing 939648db52 the creature, elaborated.a3c63f78e0a88e2c

“They’re not identical, but there are similarities,” he stammered.0aaac68d5bd6a542

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“Like what? Tell me!”c8628a4b7b2b4689

“Strength,” the guard said. “Not nearly as strong as her, but that thing in the basement was far beyond an ordinary woman’s capabilities.”7b5024bdb7019c5c

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The guard recounted 0ad999d648 other traits—the creature’s ef74171e37 unnaturally tough skin, ef3949c46f its resistance to d40365f31e injuries that would ef56c52743 incapacitate any human, 5c85aeff88 and its glowing ca6690f365 eyes in the edf725a419 dark.92fe36d3303d2f45

“It’s like… she’s an evolved version of it,” the guard concluded, his voice barely audible.b1b0e0d1b7d842f7

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The viscount’s thoughts raced. The creature had a0d1776d1f come from a 5eb6656c67 remote village in 24374c6352 the northern forest, b67ab63943 a place where 82f1a6e7f0 rare beings supposedly 64a931d140 lived. He had 62068458fd obtained it 1a50385713 by sheer a82898d155 chance, bullying b0623e8ffe a pair 300a17cdc8 of hunters ffe7aea282 for information a704a9811f and stumbling 79e82a3d40 upon a 7ecc7a2cd4 child—an anomaly, 9182d80198 not quite b16367cc10 human.8b8e499be8134728

He had assumed a916b5cd89 it was a 5448e02566 unique mutation, a 926049b5a9 one-off phenomenon. But what if 7ecdb2cd7d it wasn’t? What if 0b9e8fc861 the creature 3e948a8184 wasn’t alone?1d437a1935994d7f

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The resounding ‘bang’ 80cb27ba02 of the barricaded bb61d7017e door interrupted his e15184f1c3 thoughts, the noise 6dfedd54fc reverberating through the 915294d2cd room like the dbffea4b0a tolling of a fbbdb5e2d9 death knell.1e8249e75c858ed7

The barricade—mere 1a38064a2f furniture hastily f22e227100 piled against 9ce065d069 the door—shuddered 3fa2300387 with every d29807dd9f strike. The viscount, along with 3e74df5277 his two remaining henchmen, d966de1c70 threw themselves against the 3752c67015 door in a last-ditch 9d87b141ca effort to hold it e40ff9fc15 shut.86747ed2f16f90d4

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A crack echoed, 5cba6165b4 and part of 69ff294b77 the door splintered. Through the 1bf6969179 gap, a 376d16e024 pale hand f0c30f18a3 shot out, 4ea98cad23 unerringly grabbing 0c9a7ee9b9 the face 31360bc096 of the 5d00ee0cb8 henchman in b22f907006 the center.4cf862fa822268b0

Crunch.7f7c6c3ee073d999

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A grotesque sound dc4d90a608 followed as the 9d74aa44ee hand crushed his 281835d8c5 jaw, painting the 8f2c9acda8 pale skin red. The henchman 5f41fc33fc screamed—a sound 0144d0261d abruptly cut 484753b145 off as 45f1bb552e his body f9199490fa convulsed and 0d1d7460e1 collapsed.343a6ec9fbf0f808

The viscount froze c9f2ddeac8 as another horrific 0e9d524487 crunch filled the f20f9bf35d air. The sound of faf2290787 snapping bones and adb2588d34 tearing flesh echoed 6d01577e6e in the confined 50ae899082 space, each noise 345563aa0b a chilling reminder 41a427dbc7 that there was 6b8dae4b94 no escape.92e84fbc9040f63a

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The viscount’s 9120805894 body jerked 566f6def02 helplessly as 9478b91a5e the chair 3441335e11 he was 24add5f47a bound to 0bbe813910 rattled and a01f7c99e2 creaked with 6991e70824 every tug fcb472367b and bump 15287b7b4e down the 3b4048791d stairs. Beatrice gripped it casually b1b1ef602a with one hand, dragging f2a1dcf445 it behind her without d53cc45ddb care for his comfort—or 4568a71238 his cries of pain. The rhythmic thud 862c73d42e of the chair 8c77784414 against the steps 5c10a9a02c and the viscount’s f3af6d9536 stifled groans echoed 3046652a3a in the otherwise abd6c32e1e silent corridor.ccd28030fb107376

Trailing her, Todd muttered f774a81e19 under his breath, wiping 970011e2bf the sweat from his 2dd3b162a2 temple. He was 9a481c0c45 mentally calculating 228b235468 the risks 51b47cc438 of what 39bb44e303 lay ahead. The viscount’s 5591e8a5c3 whispered confession 5868447fec about the 964746b4df hidden underground 9d6f7a978f prison had 8bb5f8709e only deepened 8617dab7ed his suspicion ff92959eb0 about the 4ed1785be0 grotesque horrors f37f4f2b52 they might 96eef0b2a7 encounter. Beside him, e58c9edc92 Mentor gripped 5bd6aa6a71 his weapon 2ccf45c03f tighter, the e3921ea3a4 tension evident f4a6cce63d in his c630a9e2e2 stiff posture. Even Lily, who 13295e6bfc rarely betrayed any e58cf3b6d3 emotion in her 03d51f6f4e stoic servitude to c3223ef8ea Beatrice, seemed more 4ed73808e1 rigid than usual.473381a96544e55c

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The group reached a298e81af1 the first floor e7deda1d99 and stopped in aa8d456a87 front of the 7a8ec8f689 concealed entrance to 66ed8c3c50 the basement. A false panel dcf5b821b7 disguised as part 125e3c2e2a of the wall 55bfac8257 concealed the descent 918ae2d107 into the depths. It was clever—almost 49e3d597ab too clever.b7f6e0adeedb1d0f

“Viscount,” Todd said, turning 22ecb2fa65 his attention to the c16a62a8dd beaten man still bleeding 1dd017e469 and bound to the cb26269727 chair. “If you’ve sent us dd7ecf00ed on a wild chase, 315ffdd94a I’ll ensure your suffering 2596cac32f has only just begun.”40a1aaa81b244f0d

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The viscount could only bb86a16a0f gurgle in response, his 9ac62b062f body trembling uncontrollably. Todd, unimpressed, signaled for 1ee34b63ee Mentor to search for cd0d3e8151 the mechanism. With a bbfd7a9a00 bit of 10dd3dde5d fumbling and c207c8c3b2 a well-timed 876676f606 pull of d8c14b8cbf a nearby 46c5aded0c lever, the 30b01d70ee hidden door c9277740ce groaned open. A wave of putrid b10588b1f3 air rushed out, thick 486e876e3e and oppressive, forcing them 16cd76768f to cover their noses.1ce24b42ae24d9eb

“By the 644a0c2af5 gods…” Mentor b5c57f34cf muttered, stepping 61d26b2b66 back instinctively.941d27f4b9486bd3

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Lily coughed into add8cb3625 her sleeve but e2f11a933c quickly composed herself, 5031c4fcdd her expression hardening 1663741353 as she moved 39b1c8d19e closer to Beatrice. Todd glanced at the 53023c254a entrance, visibly perturbed, before b1c840c281 gesturing to Beatrice.dbc4a1d7ffd77f92

“You first,” 6775e3f476 he said, 8fba5e9ca6 half-joking.8400f34b3c70e65a

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Beatrice didn’t f1e3ca820a bother responding. Her golden b0a33e0008 eyes gleamed 5e2cd92eb6 faintly in 56a9ead8cb the dim 4f021fc384 light as 2f70486a6a she stepped 986f919ca1 through the 83fa569c64 threshold without 4c58deac7b hesitation. The others b0a8d94ba6 followed, descending c21b8a5ce9 the steep 263141754d staircase into 03aab8a08c the suffocating 2dd3f9213c darkness.ed1b2e8b663ba4ce

The further d40bab6756 they went, 1aacf17ddd the stronger ef3153d933 the stench d60e09b796 became—blood, rot, 253a828825 and something 324d4f25b4 more sinister. The air was damp, 5dad126ad0 and the oppressive silence 8a47ae82ea pressed in from all 3b2cff4a7f sides, save for the 3c2834894c occasional creak of the f019223060 viscount’s chair being dragged 53711ac6bf behind Beatrice.51ba3d3e81f54406

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The bottom 74ec9dc271 of the 8b1c92bc7a stairs revealed 8c9a29f79c a sprawling, edf74c863d dimly lit a634ad1451 chamber. Rows of crude fe7328f9b7 cells lined the 45bbc05f3f walls, the bars d1e417ae56 rusty and bent. Inside the 788a06925d cells were c947fe8edf emaciated figures—adults c7a2e7ad58 and children cc087324f7 alike—huddled together, 8ec6aeb6b9 their hollow d45abe4ac2 eyes staring ae7e7c12c9 out at d5af6faf93 nothing. The flickering torchlight revealed 17cf5ee548 bloodstains on the floor bdeab82527 and walls, a grim afe4903048 testament to the horrors 9542f43235 that had occurred here.eb80c10e8485e208

Beatrice stopped, 40defe425e surveying the ac7ee023e3 room with 2288c7eb69 cold detachment. Lily, standing beside 192b9cc000 her, looked visibly fb4508088d shaken but kept cbf24dc5ac her composure. Todd, however, muttered a3d97858f4 a curse under c1fed24f7b his breath as b3806695e7 he took in 16a387f4b2 the sight.fc2bb6f2a1ec31ca

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“This…” he said, 7272f9635c his voice low d2254e1486 and trembling. “This is monstrous.”79005e520ded53be

Mentor, standing a bf98cacf99 few paces behind, 43051fe1fe tightened his grip 0378cabdbb on his weapon. “We should 66a18d54ba end it e530decc0a all—burn this f4d37dd56a place down.”3f46dcc7e5acbf95

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“Not yet,” b24b56a2ce Beatrice said 2cc78e3d18 simply, her 19d696dfc1 tone devoid 0d965a95f1 of emotion. She turned her 4921bb8b2b head slightly to 7cefcd1cf5 Todd. “Find it.”21ec65bb4435d6c3

Todd nodded reluctantly, ad9f674f88 motioning for Mentor 00922dd4f9 to follow him e7bbd4eeaa as they began 89fdb68903 searching the chamber. Beatrice, meanwhile, 938ecc8699 walked forward, ebf368b2a7 her boots fd4ba3715c squelching against 3ebd1d48bc the blood-soaked 346773735d floor. The viscount’s 8d833da4db chair scraped 2c9316270b along behind 69cb8ad854 her, the 1f4af4fd4c sound grating 2cc51da5bb against the 70135a5543 eerie silence.ef4e0f43b0dc0f2f

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She stopped in front ffad54f0ac of one of the c6aa861b97 cells, her golden eyes 2300100ded narrowing as they met 5fe5fce0bf the gaze of the bdf283922a creature inside. A pale, b83b7f73e8 humanoid figure b2c7eff2fa huddled in 488012045b the shadows, fb248a2ffd its limbs 2a19386d02 unnaturally long 70923aebe6 and thin. Its glowing yellow eyes 5bb13a0d11 mirrored hers, flickering with 17df988df0 an animalistic hunger that 3a7601277b sent chills through anyone a47cb43373 who dared to look 3cfc7b74a1 too long.94ef458df88202f0

The viscount, sensing e9b2bae227 the creature’s presence, 02943d5305 began thrashing in 284c58f67e his bindings. “N-no! Not that! Don’t open it!” he 7005b12123 choked out, his voice 0606e62f63 barely a whisper through 1866fecbe2 his mangled jaw.efbef8531b526882

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Beatrice ignored him, reaching 2ff5933ec0 out and gripping the 7d3b6ac989 rusted bars of the 4f68216a84 cell. With a sharp pull, 5c3a7554b6 she ripped the door f7dbfc84dd from its hinges, the caa66a5171 metal screeching in protest. The creature within d255cae026 stirred, its movements ebb3fcbe08 slow and deliberate 10bb643a14 as it crawled 8cc510e773 forward, its gaze f3c14c7dba locked on Beatrice.516cb45cbc718f22

“What is it?” 8a6eddf404 Todd called out, f8e6d598c5 his voice echoing 14aca03ac5 from across the 634f3c9e3c chamber.5b7de4dc45953684

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“Something useful,” Beatrice 78d441ac9d replied, her lips 0442438dbe curving into a 50e4d707c4 faint smile as b0037195ac she stepped aside ac705bc20f to let the 41d07ea6c1 creature emerge. It moved with b024b06e71 a predatory grace, 9ba97e1f38 its eyes darting 9ec559074f between the viscount 91465b1467 and the others 44a6f0d29d in the room.a74225923b51d676

The viscount’s muffled dd37776e6f screams filled the f5fb567d3c chamber as the 6188b09789 creature advanced toward 16cb3f58b9 him, its elongated 34adfc82f2 fingers reaching out 5bfbff9a07 hungrily. Todd and Mentor exchanged 6445e48949 uneasy glances but made 500b5c5ca9 no move to intervene.75fd3153787aeb61

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Beatrice stood silently, watching 5eb658a571 the scene unfold with aa45ceab64 the same cold detachment 159a4afa96 she had displayed throughout e16be90545 the night. For her, this was cd5942fcb2 not cruelty—it was simply a6a774ef25 inevitability.f982a1e7e5344bc5

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