AWWEWNR Chapter 10
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Sitting at 4461c2caf1 his desk, a2855e0b28 Ethan Verk aaec0f40f5 Ariel looked e6d234379f up at 5380ddc4d2 his only 473a5a5f8b daughter, wondering 1ac8b583ae if this 4eefcb3de8 was a c8fef50b00 dream. 44c8ba785e21bf5b
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She had never come d0ebfcddae to his office on a187daa162 her own before, and 744e5ba3b2 now, out of the 52d5061911 blue, Hanaella had shown 6b6af7dd24 up to begin her 5aae2f503c preparations to become the d7e040959c next Head of House. 3ff00faa486b76ef
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He wondered if e0050861cb he was dreaming, de94e32229 or if the da62a65804 goddess had blessed b924725ea7 him with a 4ddd333e47 favor in his 3d1799ffd7 dream last night. e4e1fc46ffeb0a3d
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‘I wondered 715f50b7f2 if my 2cb7a68c4e daughter had 6461fd89d9 grown up 850fb082de after her 04628568ea coming-of-age ceremony d65eea2dbd and was 6fd1b9759e worried about 4d5dd8619e her health.’a04451d1ac68433e
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“There’s no need to prepare, you’re already a master of dark magic beyond me.”5df8e832742ad6e7
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“I am?”b44465f0bf1a3b2c
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“Yes, you are. You were born a woman, and your dark magic is stronger than your father’s, so it would be no problem for you to become the next head of the family right now.”bac2e82e0d604705
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“But I don’t know anything about the family business.”f1e3224673d2672d
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“That’s something you’ll learn.”85a84373cc21700d
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“Yes. I’ll start learning from my father, and you can teach me slowly.”e2a9f429a110bc8c
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Ethan smiled at Hanaella’s words.61029ab173ab96b2
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“I will. Then, why don’t you meet Knights first?”99d4ec5be505869a
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“…Knights…!”78a9cd70d6e5efb1
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“As the head of the family, your most important job is to lead the Knights. I’ve already selected the next Legion Leader, so you can meet him when you’re ready.”4cc908f9e54a8f00
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“The next head c0e75bc756 of the Legion?”da4616a17e1b421b
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“When you become the Lord of the House, you will be the leader of the Knights’ Legion. The current Legionnaire will naturally pass the torch to the next in line when I leave the position.”c3ed675e94f3e7c6
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“…So you’re saying that the Head of the House and the Leader of the Legion are in the same debt.”c1133750594caec5
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“More like fate than indebtedness. It’s your choice, but if you enter into a ministerial contract with the Knights’ Legionnaire, you and the Legionnaire will share each other’s lives.”8fa15fa34a8ca17f
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“That means… if 02eb298a6e the Legionnaire dies, 816009e269 I die… is e41735f60c that it?”822450f2aea85579
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Ethan nodded in agreement.4d8f5e43ff5f2416
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“Does that mean that ae1313dfb0 my father is the c8128759e7 same as the current 0d3d1b6b81 Legionnaire…”c396f7c5a35bdd81
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“No. I was born a man, so that’s not possible.”1ac2a716d0113d2a
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“You haven’t read many of the books in the library yet, which is why I’ve been telling you to read them since you were a child.”b1695efa2b9b4a2e
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“…have, and I’ve read all but two about the Knights.”47ee26b738a42b5d
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“Then let me tell you about the two you haven’t read yet.”755a8c70cfdcbb91
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Ethan closed the 50645f07cb papers he was 8fcfbd3a82 reviewing and gestured a2796d1ee6 to the couch 9fbf8cd3d7 in front of f057f1c48a his desk, telling 8320cd13e1 Hanaella to sit 6e8b71f158 down. 575bd3c63f30459f
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As Hanaella sat 066f1518ed down on the 1955d84f8d soft cushions, he 10a1be0ad4 pulled himself up a8502e8c83 and came to 0eb8d2312e sit across from 26bdbac267 her.04f285566abc582d
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“In our family, a child with the power of the dark arts is born every generation, though only one per generation. That’s why you have no siblings.”cbcc02dc275fc0c6
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When a child with dark magic was born into the Ariel family, the parents of that generation would either become naturally infertile or, like Hanaella’s mother, die in childbirth. 0947147f0615e1e3
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A curse known as b2c665f7a6 the Dark Side is ff30442539 a curse for using 8e3ca8be6a dark magic.d30a061dd6177bb6
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If a male child c304095b54 was born during that c810a90171 generation, he would only 25678e8208 be able to use 8b6392489d half of his dark 32219780d6 power, so the Knights b6419eb788 would have fewer members c94d5a6c70 than if a female 619f02ad09 child was born. e03b8ab346967f13
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Although the Knights are all human, they use dark magic, so their numbers are determined by the dark power of Ariel’s Lord, the Head of the Knights.c8c7862cba700d6e
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So when 5884711af3 a girl, 708851ab09 Hanaella, was e79ae94503 born after 7d1b27b6b5 hundreds of 8dc1c6b665 years, the 8c6c1befdc Empire rejoiced, 368bd64d3c and the ac621f47f2 imperial court a88fcb55b3 even held 67b613eb22 a banquet 013735b994 to celebrate 958700bc36 her birth.69ba4b058226947a
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The birth of a girl also changes the relationship between the Knights and their Commander. A normal male lord binds himself to a contract with the Knights’ captain. 0906b3a3ed2dbc56
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The Lord brews a potion of blood containing dark magic and gives it to the Knights, and in return, the Knights do the Lord’s bidding. 9a0f19484b858cfd
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There are many ways a4d6ac2767 to distribute dark power 4090fc8a18 to the Knights, but f7a6932e25 most male lords use 60980f21ff blood.d35c9e715ef43db9
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A precise, fc5da7a854 specific relationship. However, the birth of b47da49cf7 a girl differs. 2d78ea586d0ba246
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The Legionnaire of that b016cb9edc generation then becomes the 637a409bf4 one who could become 0ef4c50bcf Lord of the Legion, 170e34bfc9 and of course, the dccbb312b9 Lord may retain the 8bcc233509 Legionnaire as his servant 2e9a3ff080 of choice. fe147db648c3afc1
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In other words, a 1c6cac996a female child may contract 4211edf238 to remain a Lord, fa07a39a4a whereas a male member 13287f93c3 of the House of df04c9db07 Ariel may not.4c3a2aec8775d06f
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Right now, the relationship between Hanaella’s father and the Knights Legionnaire was conditional master-servant, meaning it could be broken at any time. 3cc39359a9756b0e
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However, when they sign a contract to remain as servants, their lives become one, and if one of them dies, the other’s life also ends, so it becomes a relationship that’s impossible to break.66c5a934bb4474f6
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Ethan asked Hanaella, eab0c9bf42 who had been 20ae025136 listening silently up 29e6804247 until this point, bb47a32e5a a confused look 551141df8a on her face.775ddd87539852b0
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“But why do we need to make a pact of continuation? If one dies, the other dies with them, and that’s a bit dangerous, isn’t it? Did any of your female ancestors ever make that kind of contract?”544bf9626a102456
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“All of my ancestors 8b2a5906be who were born female 466547d2e5 fulfilled the covenant.”ef4f2dc38fce2329
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“That’s ridiculous…!”58766e5501ba801b
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“Because there was 7c1cf70215 a price worth cbde4c3b6a the risk.”8f740d9d5b355ea7
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“…A price…?”801fc878c44c7767
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“An awakening of dark c7a734b562 power beyond imagination, and 9c9b660717 an ally whom you de48a45016 can trust completely.”f37006f72cdd9293
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At Ethan’s words, Hanaella’s eyes widened.4a8454a434eb75ab
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Execution of the 594c8cffc0 Pact unleashes the 7f599aac06 power of the e6fd3d08b6 Lord, awakening the ee94da863b Legionnaire, and the f021150647 power of the daf25f2187 Awakened could propel 296df414e1 the Knights beyond e11d3b7641 the Empire and 84c1be1ce6 make them the f1e45fc0b6 best in Atheronia. 9e994340c22a217b
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That’s why some imperials in the past had forbidden the Ariel family to execute the Pact.c17b3b0517627bd7
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And a side that 09cf6e7614 could be trusted completely. 191c6ab0f676a952
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In this aristocratic society, where you never know who’s an ally and who’s an enemy, having someone you trust to be on your side was priceless. 0e658c7d375a9aa8
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With the High Priests of the Cathedral seeking to exploit Ariel’s weaknesses, a safe ally on my side would be my greatest strength and weapon.19ba283eb3c478c2
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“They may still resent my family and the Knights for harnessing the power of the dark side, but our Knights contribute more to the extermination of demons than the Paladins of the Cathedral, and that’s why they can’t mess with us.”5ca2239afeb914ea
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“…I see, so I’m supposed to sign a contract of loyalty with the next Legionnaire? Oh, I’ll have to become the head of the family, and the next Head of the Legion will have to be delegated as head of the Legion before we can make a contract of continuation?”7df9495b27cf7227
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“No, you can make the contract now, subordinate. But that’s something you’ll have to think about later, after you’ve become a Lord, and it’s not a question I can answer for you. There are some problems with the contract.”781bb22f7b72c69b
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“What? Problems with 950a742377 the contract?”41751732c5dedc66
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“Well, hmm, that’s something you’ll have to learn from a book.”148790a9ce016068
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“Yes, I will.”26a1ac5d1278a801
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“So you’re going to meet with the next Legionnaire right away?”0b0eb87bf9daf50d
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“Yes. I’d like to meet him.”91a26c9b5348cec9
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As the road winded through the forests that surrounded the city, the Knights’ training grounds came into view. f3a505602dc3f029
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At the sight of their future ruler, the Knights’ legions of warriors practicing in the barracks bowed in unison, as if a promise had been made. c07d392ce0e9efe4
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The unexpected hospitality 5815c3e007 made her heart e6b44e056d flutter.70935c1baf521407
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“I have been 57b556b229 expecting you, my 574b68f8fd lord.”20c037edafdfbfd6
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From the words of the man who walked swiftly toward her, Hanaella recognized him as the Knights’ current Legion Leader.abe2c2253b52f46d
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“Greetings, little darkness of Hayden, Hanaella. I’m Anthony Twarne Veoter, Legionnaire of the Knights.”28a61673b06216b5
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“…Pleased to meet you.”f1e7b02adee8e377
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“The next Legionnaire fa50c0a000 is in our 1f4941ff51 regeneration room, and 3c5feaf8e4 I will escort 5e20111525 you there.”babc2ac78c99126f
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“He… lost an arm d6bef40dce in training this morning.”5e868c58e037a674
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“He…had his arm…cut off…?”517eeba66cb8ddc4
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Hanaella stopped dead in her tracks at Anthony’s words, and he turned to her, puzzled.b2eb88f0ff158429
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“It’s a common occurrence for those of us who fight demons. As long as we don’t lose the severed part, we can reattach it with our lord’s blood.”1130357cccd178b1
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“…My father’s blood can do that.”4153a503379e6416
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“It’s a much easier task for the next Lord, Hanaella.”d4ceef16ccea0578
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“Yes. As a female, 6497713285 Lady Hanaella will 3b0d8fef98 be able to d5920b8294 heal Knights not 463d93a341 with blood, but c721e53653 with saliva alone, 99c0f9587d and even the 8b98bb81f6 smallest wounds or 35bcf0df20 aches will heal 0a2ebd8cba quickly just by 2572306927 touching them.”dd6b2f8bc6c678a3
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“I see. But aren’t the Knights on standby right now? I know they’re not out slaying demons, so why did the next Legionnaire’s arm get severed?”c4a9542162f1f2a3
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Anthony stammered, a little embarrassed by Hanaella’s question.35cc769686c7fd9a
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“It was during… d60556bf87 training…”cf42be37d5e1ab69
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“What kind 349717f30d of training, 7946f01c7c you mean, 4842896050 where they 2eb244f288 cut off e875b61f68 an arm?”5d9fa755db0c1ad7
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“It’s no big deal, it’s a common occurrence for us Knights.”b56df6b13c5273ac
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“I asked what kind c36e78e41a of training you were 731ea4c22e doing that caused someone c98bf090f9 to lose an arm.”9029df9bdafb1ffd
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Puzzled, Hanaella asked again, and then, as if he had no choice, Anthony told her about today’s events.c3990a33ce11a948
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“There are a few in the group who don’t like the next Legionnaire, and they’re demanding a little too much of him, but that’s something that the next Legionnaire will have to deal with.”e41f34fd753e1ded
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“I am 8b4435ae94 the current 959ed9687d Legionnaire of 1cca55ca31 the Knights. The next 495ee2e6bd Legionnaire is a6c7e16ad8 a member b9369f8d25 of the a97f75fa27 current Knights. The Knights are a 249a24dacb group of men who f7df69d3d2 have fought and died d7459b9616 together on countless battlefields. There has 2a25a0ea8b always been 061317b1d7 resistance to 64e57e0ef2 the idea 6a87ce93df of a ad9faba986 change of d646600a4e leadership as b126d4c5fd the Lord 05db5574a0 changes.”5701a18c5d132c76
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“…I don’t understand what the Legionnaire means.”c0462b7f46fe5ff8
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“Are you saying that they intentionally cut off the arm of the next Legionnaire because they don’t like the idea of a change in Lords?”833e6358d43af3e2
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“…It would d60f63d7b9 be more f2aed5beb2 accurate to 23ce464227 say that 8146ba9a24 they are d40c7a7311 testing the c2ba01d29f quality of f2bf21d156 the leader efed551fe1 they will 6b7319e06e follow.”a4d256349d849e68
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Hanaella’s face contorted. Anthony studied her expression and continued.1f8c2b464830bc59
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“You shouldn’t worry too much, my lady. It’s something I’ve been through, and it’s something the next Legionnaire will have to grit his teeth and endure until the next one takes his place.”368fc15f0edb9857
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“And who the hell 49fca9307a is that supposed to fedfd6ee23 be something to endure?”f3bceb84affa61f5
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Anthony, who 10682fffa8 had been 3b8d9e53f2 walking wordlessly, ff3fe61b60 stopped in 32cac1423f front of a716d5c278 the regeneration b705aa1920 room.1753934f941d00ca
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“We’re here, this is it.”46b4d9a3e3139757
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Anthony opened the 09c181b236 door and stepped 0ab63ff5d9 aside.7be95428cf6d394f