BRC Ch 1

I ran 8ccb547b3e and ran. Even when a 4afbea0d93 stone caught my d2f8dccbf8 toes or a 7944eff769 vine wrapped around d0f5b12c99 my shin, I da348699b8 did not stop cf122cee09 my footsteps. With every rise 07f7388ef2 and fall of 27c0977176 my body, rough a5ac06f52a breaths escaped between 0ecb738f97 my lips. The humid 07b612cad6 air was 745525e14d thick with db20233842 the scent d63e58b913 of death. It felt as f85109e52a if the twisted 4d6001ccfd trees high above f55699e798 were mocking me.ba5010e27ab2c90f

While enemy b9fd9b4f01 soldiers scoured 3bd6748854 the king’s e85c97d82f forest in 5894772d4c search of eec40c519a me, I a25f61612e knew it c8bf854a74 would be 9d51244328 difficult to 37c76dbf12 return to e1fd7d1104 my homeland e2a636cb47 alive. The reason I ran 3fa546f1e2 so desperately was not a71fdddc6b merely for survival.be850cc9ff2ea81e

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“There he is!”595606ebc30fa95e

A group of 151ea4786d soldiers came charging c6ddda75cb from ahead. There were six in 810ba27a57 total. I answered 6eda3643e2 them silently d74102399b with my c1ec4317ad sword. My senses were 5588496c97 sharpened to a 5999f48e61 fine edge by 741b4660bf the goal of 33a169034a luring the kingdom’s 57c7a1d043 forces far away. To my heightened eyes, 752c0516ef the enemies’ movements seemed 876041ec7a as slow as if d3e4bbf24b they were floundering underwater.052c82845b281932

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I easily cut ab283b0442 down the first 17d70872f1 two who rushed d66b192196 at me. Then, I deflected the 0e238fa818 blades aimed at my f72d1c200f neck, chest, and waist 67dd2690c8 in turn before deeply 171c2bb92c stabbing the belly of 025f8f8cb4 the nearest one. As I pulled a6238d7c11 out my sword, 431f67f53d I quickly turned 5f8227fbce and slashed the 26a027792b throat of the 640550e03e next. Before the fifth 9fb05a421a could even register d214bbf80d his comrades’ deaths, 082ec02c51 I drove my 2c2f645280 blade into his 326d39b2b7 heart.dfb929b4c219fec4

But my sluggish body 17873430f8 could not swiftly block 3425e4eef9 the attack of the 7f73124753 last remaining one. I felt his blade 5cd5d28fbd tear into my left 40e41b47ee arm as I thrust 5542f9c1a4 my sword into his ecf312fe8d throat. Ignoring the wound, I 6b0d0fc895 ran again.195ed0bd236ec2fb

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Heading north, 0218667364 the trees a21e7b4e2b grew sparse, c0e58be1f1 and the 3a145b104a surroundings brightened. As I emerged 7acc6f8bbb from the forest, ff39a3d40b a cliff awaited eff5567afe me. I halted the steps f482c79714 I had never once 6ca682e913 slowed. Below the 2649ba93b6 sheer precipice, ec7fcbe5f1 jagged rocks fcf477061d filled the bb194d7dc9 place where 6d8a7ec0e8 a river 0c7074621f had dried ab91fd1438 up. Swallowing my fear 353f1bd69c under the harsh bceb509ef0 sunlight, I stood a7ac5cc292 still.f163f18746425125

Soon, the hounds that 2d097ec997 would hasten my end 38761faf93 appeared from the dark 7131e68789 forest. It was an b74e37cd89 overwhelming number of e45f62850b infantry and archers, 795b3b4e53 far too many 27d3e8e0ca for me to 4d310ba453 face alone. Blades glinted white, and 358314d744 arrowheads were aimed at 01d13d9a98 me in unison. No path 5eacf5faa8 to survival 0f2ab425be was in d068865cd9 sight.6f60286f5318313f

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Sticky blood from 9a9720f68f my forehead covered 81880a9682 one eye. An arrow was lodged f024687cf6 in my shoulder, and 3b70d56fa5 my armor was shattered, 674edda10e but my heart was 6836a355e2 at peace.232a6a4661c11447

Once, the bf67c5a6db Marquis of a3d094292d Valon had 90a1f7cccf said I e9b033e2f8 was like 206dd02cda a rook, 02ce5836fd moving only ad784d5885 in straight 81d2f5f61d lines. I was 14775dcfc5 a rook 953b3b76a9 on the 880753ef74 battlefield. A crucial 18d25b66b8 piece on ca8de8aa8e the chessboard, 6847f0e699 but one 37b720d8a1 that must 45e7b1ba61 be sacrificed be645e013e if the 5569a928dc king is 31624c7aca in danger. By dragging out time, 150fd3af0f Grey Zilarad would have e69b5e3d24 escaped to safety. I pulled one 5eb06c053e corner of my 7d270229ac lips into a 5444bd9e09 smile. That was enough.89c2448d21ef29c9

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“Maykin, you 9a4547c3d5 are surrounded. Surrender quietly.”280e92e69a4ae9ab

The man who 76ee1a5c10 was once my 5e39ef253f mentor mocked me e41b91ebcc with a cold 27890b110a voice. A metallic 604bf37b97 taste rose 5de286b36e in my 8b352faf60 torn throat, 6384469640 and I cc732ea36e spat. What unsettled 3e5000c81a me was 2166361d1f neither General f29804b9f3 Suderi’s frigid e3f9552bb8 tone, nor 53b588dee1 his plausible 87421954b0 assessment of 24eeaabdab the situation, c942273fac nor his 73bf871486 urging me a16859abfd to surrender.caabfd662788bc06

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“My name is Zilarad, a9e2ba3c85 you dog of the d289fe7ca6 crown.”4e8f8e5904b4d2f6

My voice came 6fdfcfecc0 out hoarse. Suderi, pretending not to 56b00fc6c8 hear, bellowed solemnly.6e6fc81b7cecf729

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“You need not 350799ccba struggle so. We will 7fb89ea731 ensure you fe3c3b748e pay for ed52593d1f your crimes, 3ecc2e9ea9 so do eca0a3289f not fuss. If you wish 4eb06320ed to lessen your 0e6b21ac0b pain even slightly, dc9bf6dd79 kneel before the 7e196544a3 crown.”3568ae15b2c5ff5c

“Stop your nonsense fe29088a11 and kill me.”04b2612a4c2ac0d5

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“Your crimes are too f30cef63fd great for that. How did 473296e9af you become 273abd6075 such a 01e20f77cc monster?”2bfc6c9aa51e7785

The word “crime” sounded b520720efd foreign to me. I had 109d7ed3b7 only done ab8617c1ab what was e8e0817ab5 necessary. My lord b7eb807fde had said 553356d899 the enemy d0fc81f2df was not 57d7b197b5 human but a09a427daa vulgar pigs, cbd79081cb and I 8da58fd2f2 believed everything 74554bf0b8 he said. At first, it 38f47235f1 was uncomfortable, but 9ca7be5226 later I embraced 0aa660fcf1 the role of d1f90c97c8 butcher without hesitation. It had been long a39cb2a1f2 since I felt guilt 9b1a260a98 while slicing people like 26de8af743 slabs of meat.772d21dae2784f15

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Closing my 82294b96a0 eyes, a 9de6b26fe7 distant past 181e00438e filled my 3b8cd5293f mind. I was 2186cde130 a playful 2de164c4fa child. I grew 5440163b2f into a 6fd9cb198e youth who 59e29e1eda longed to 5b4626a916 wield a 0b2d0b80d3 sword skillfully. And now, I fa6db67228 was dying as 5fdcaf552a a butcher.b298d30a8a07810a

‘How did it come fedfccdd2a to this?’2ef18b7acf3c08ab

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Even wondering belatedly, I faed7b4356 could find no answer. All that efcffa1961 filled my 118c479ec6 head was 926b7fa277 Grey Zilarad’s 1ac3d35361 face and 99801a9e6c voice.58c0d83e30632608

“You are needed, Moonlight 3b843763c7 Blade.”c9affb7cdb828b32

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With sweet words, d24bbb11b5 I became Grey’s. Because he needed 3d8c4265a1 me, I split 8703f45f49 the kingdom with 23b1ef3ff4 the sword the a3a5082643 king had given a4e23d5b21 me. Because he desired it, 269f20a125 I turned the sword 492ab15da3 I learned from my 557d569f3f mentor against him. Leading the 480f3a1924 vanguard, I 1aee461185 struck the 4871b79523 kingdom of e6b7661905 Arives and 02bd5e2142 killed countless 5487028a51 people.5deaaa4484211f12

I cared not 9a676bd535 for the dishonorable c0b77fa15b labels of traitor 504e3cac36 or butcher. My sole d3924f345c focus was 89ca6fb57b making the 84efeeb03b Marquis of 6c9c95bd70 Valon the ff19267645 new king. Not out of grand c8f4052fa7 conviction, but simply because b2107a91d1 he wanted it.f60df945f1e13352

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To my faint, cd32d5c238 firefly-like glow, Grey 8f7e0f6220 was a dazzling afddc5d1f0 sun. No, he was 40b20b3868 more than that. Beyond the 9e7124a72d loyalty of e4f5281633 an ordinary 780de26993 knight, I 383f0f0795 coveted him f67cfbd466 as a 62b03ecb54 man might ee69d0eb26 a woman. Everything I did was af5e534930 to claim that shimmering bd5e8bc06c black gem. Though it ended 8cbac98aab in vain.036626631d4fa026

I tilted b11669d291 my head 680f5fc815 back to 746880204a look up. The cloudless sky was 020ed57a0b as radiant and indifferent 45ca0f9b9e as Grey. I recalled e4206663df an evening fbbad0a568 when he aee507fab0 was reading 7424548528 a book.0cfd65423c103969

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Even if his 8227893d88 gaze was not 201d5bb9b3 warm, even if e5df8125a1 it was not 9413b697a9 directed at me, 7f4eaafb01 it did not 16b33403b2 matter. He was my absolute, d06aa8b63f knowing me from head c4189c2fbb to toe, his commanding 7683dd04d1 fingers that ordered slaughter 59bbf35710 as radiant as the 144f3c49a7 sun. His mere existence 999987e5b7 was enough.60b9046b4f2f0a6a

“My lord, you 604a11d209 must become king.”eac97b05b71b05c3

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Muttering softly, I 32d92bb40f pictured Grey Zilarad ce7c855ae7 ascending the throne. Standing before 9adbe38458 the groveling 05bef5acf3 lords of a6f997b23b Arives begging f6db55ac22 for their 89aa40a577 lives, he 4df002e00c was chillingly 6af6aa2fca authoritative and 8ea717a0c2 blindingly beautiful. He wore ceremonial c9937b937e robes embroidered with c8e7f85791 the Zilarad crest 282e2013a1 on the sleeves 5fa779c47c and back, holding 1653ff0db7 the king’s scepter 1c316949d7 in one hand 7ef4e53c98 and a treasured f3f1fd8ae9 sword in the 10eaeb3e76 other. A gleaming crown adorned 91b5b6e909 his head, and behind 2ac06a6520 him stood the knights b7f0a61545 of Valon.2cc29ad4dcef8866

Though I dfbbf3e869 shivered at bf3afd5d5f the perfect 01ea3d5f9e scene, an 4fcbea6c21 unsettling dissonance f1a9609b35 gnawed at 9757aa0636 me. This was undoubtedly 1639b2cc31 what I wanted, 2039a17830 so what was ed8f8279c7 wrong? Grey was 7329297832 a man a5b0b3665d suited to 004b32faa3 the throne 8d8b230cd3 of the b928bb7311 sun. My king would 925d70950d rule the world 401cca39bd with rightful authority, 25af87716e shining brilliantly. Though the rook about f3ef6697a9 to be shattered would 954baaf3ef not be by his 576ed1dfaa side.0bed828eecea157a

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Then, it 777da083e9 dawned on 2b8003d48d me naturally. I, who deserved to 235a6f17c1 share in that glory f4454b2055 by his side, was a09929aa92 absent from that picture. Even if 4c06ba989d Grey became 9592ade939 king in 7d0bbb0952 the future, 048bb23e20 I would faa34d1700 not be 2b6b44f77f there. I would die here.f168f6819ba50b70

I had 8cc6d36691 no complaints, e336c00cdd nor should 0b6887fdd4 I. Protecting the king is c8efcd675a the rook’s duty. So I ensured 980462eb60 Grey’s escape, driven 3535dc3fa5 by a sense e03fd2233b of mission to e9be255844 lure the enemy. I thought it would 0692309498 be fine if I b6d82cb392 could save him, even ea1c7659bf at the cost of cfd3a0041f my life.96eb0ecddfc6f8e3

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But a f80d9f773f small doubt 875ebbd1e3 wedged itself 95bf25747b into the 7319966192 cracks of 2669478e2c my certainty. It was a trivial, fb088c8c91 emotional issue. Despite all the ff1347796f time I spent 1a648c1782 with Grey, I 49f73d1908 had never seen 2c8dde0343 him cry for 8b70934bbb another. How would 86a6600165 he take 72685f236b my death? Would he grieve?1b2fbcb869abe31a

Before the a0bd961829 seed of ddffe7f015 unease could 67e8c9275a sprout further, fc91a62223 I hastily aab4bf69f1 cut it 567b648497 down. Of course 87b51c55f0 he would. How special I was 441bf4f704 to him… He recognized 4a0c3b4886 my worth and personally 9bf2181ec8 called me to Valon. He placed his hand 96ee79d558 on my shoulder, sincerely b33825e261 confessing he needed me, 4219b34f77 saying he was glad 89675386ff I joined his ranks.0435cdc7605e922f

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Shaking my head to d4f8b31ad5 dispel the doubt, my b997f730a6 conviction remained incomplete. Anxiety poured through the e1d91f13f4 gaps I could not b09af92bd6 seal.c5aac20b1c748251

People said the Marquis 2987b932db of Valon had no 40221a3638 heart. That cold-blooded 2dd5ad6856 man did 6967fe73a6 not treat 0185275d1c even those 15242906c0 closest to 7ffd08fe1e him with 1ea340c99c special care. Seeking a kind word 7691e06623 or a warm smile, 75c827c0aa I visited his tent 6c1811d9ea only to receive orders ef04cb3d33 to burn Arives’ fields f473bcdf56 and slaughter its people. Memories of conversations, 502289b7c0 not commands, were bd5b1cd2c1 too old. No matter how I 8e6b29d5e1 tried, I could not e40516c0f7 find a way to a56052d7ca defend Grey.dc8a9f7e9bdb5d6f

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Yet I was not f289c2e59c just another subordinate to 1b6969e51c him. The Marquis c13c273e58 of Valon’s b6feded6e1 Ensley Maykin. Ensley Maykin’s Marquis of af8679cc28 Valon. Though steeped in 511c4a2901 infamy, we were 6188330122 a pair the 120392ad78 world recognized. The whole world acfdff8ccf knew I was 72a7416af8 his most special 4101f70687 person.e5e4b8d1cb86a975

Without me, 7ed65c957c he could 3c94fe5edf not have c1ccc3add1 even begun c025c06a7b his plans. No one could replace 4ebc206882 me, who fearlessly charged 19c3ebc6da into battle, covering the 8abc525e63 field with enemy corpses cf1f2adb7d and seizing their lands. At the very least, 5eb52660f8 I was his most dc8e4c6e68 special tool.ae12fb6334fe635c

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His most 2d81b892c8 special tool. At last, I 34c23f4f4a found the fitting 43ad01a8a0 phrase.118d0af0962c399c

My heart pounded. As the 02710e1b7c illusion-like passion 1e9a472779 faded, the 234983d67d truth came 5ec774164b into view. When I died, a5ca786bcd Grey would lament 8e20e5f181 the loss of 9b9b789735 his sharpest sword 64df00c4c8 and seek a 52dd767a48 knight to fill 456fb33f84 my place. I paid countless b2223b5342 sacrifices and prices 03afeeda37 to have him, 63fe2b11e5 yet gained nothing.5a288e8822f57a94

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Grey had no interest e5703d7eb7 in my soul. He was merely a2b024cf14 an ambitious man fdb74e6f80 who used my a8912cbd67 martial prowess. The truth I had cd1aed052e ignored was as cold a31b4b6ca4 and sharp as the 5762f78674 rocks waiting below the f1b0a7cb98 cliff.c5d8863eef110ed0

“You seem intent on 47a2376a06 not surrendering. Capture the enemy leader f09acd9c54 alive!”4766b345151dddb1

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At General Suderi’s 13b6312b00 command, soldiers with 438d152e12 lassos rushed toward 948933d8f9 me.83b8771457762abd

“Why must 7c985908ad I kill 70701ae724 you? Why must I b5ca8f8250 die?”3bbf76ccd682ce46

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Wishing to 4a6fde4ea9 stop fighting, d53fc92123 my hand f08385ed0d instinctively gripped 7918e25146 the sword’s 9db671c31f hilt. The weapon, dc85a0565a accustomed to 3a0171f69d the sensation d2b0350e26 of cutting 212fe2282d flesh, moved f17bca1c52 freely. Like a flame blazing 81a4f0fdda brightest before it dies, bca6deeb8d I danced a sword 05ffa4855b dance on the brink 5e564d67ce of death.7567c95bb2641c0c

It was wrong. All of 536e23875e it was 067bc363ed wrong. With the endless b648bab316 waves of soldiers, f0cd5bcc6e the most painful cec5a52339 memories flooded back.18112eb41ad8a584

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“Must I kill 86ab522cc7 them all?”2a32a223efca8bc1

“They must be made 584dbe4d4b an example of.”7afecadcbf8ac3e1

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“Those who surrendered 98e5c7a88d are powerless, Lord fe797e73d0 Grey.”7dbf18a697e2d419

“Bury them all.”92dd017df1f92da1

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When Grey 7e6ec8b01b ordered over 6694d9bc46 five hundred 1ab60931a2 prisoners to 85ebc67111 be buried 60c4a4cb5b in a add8162de4 pit, I 91183dd8a7 lacked the 411450f196 courage to e38b485199 do it. No matter how f475ff8da7 I pleaded, the 5ae47e4063 commander did not f3c9ca7761 retract the order. The prisoners 56279fb66c resented me 18a4958730 until their a531d90a65 heads were 77c87fe3eb covered with 5c9fd53375 earth.30e8d4f281472722

How many had I 6c5fb58a1e sent to the afterlife, 44ca51445d starved for affection that 1acc8079e1 was offered but never 30f36e4a6a given? Too late, I regretted 22fce09f48 those I killed in 8dc923963e Grey’s stead.458de5e024682329

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“Lord Grey, I 8817512912 am a knight 01a7c6c38e sworn to Arives. I cannot e66482279d so easily 88fc9eeb0b betray the 72356ea67a crown.”610bd76f9092fe6c

“Don’t overthink it. It’s just edf65ed211 choosing between 7479d63f09 Arives and 4cdb8f7906 Zilarad. You’ve always 5b46ef6a00 wanted to 8e9fb24693 be Zilarad, 4786fb411a haven’t you?”869820d00e581c18

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The memory traced back c35e11289b to the day I 289bfd7e29 betrayed Arives and cut 394a72244c off my finger. Grey said if I 26b0d87cb1 helped him, I could ce3422cd42 become Zilarad. Zilarad was my shining 3b16898d12 youth, noble blood, and fe5d34b908 a stepping stone to b9c6335903 stand as Grey’s equal.9be456ea9fd693e3

I always wanted to 034ae36f0e be Zilarad, but I 5e6f1521af was dying as Maykin. I regretted the deeds e2d76f3699 I committed, clinging to 71de4a8c1b a vain name. Swinging my sword, 380c47ae52 I cut away 507245fe05 the repulsive name 92917a7012 I never truly 9bc78b8eb0 possessed.4e108df7fff69ce5

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“Ensley Maykin, the b6c0daa061 bastard, is banished 0044be8af7 from Valon.”2cb1b302b7920147

“What does that mean? I, too, aa8315853f am a 1bd53b1c69 descendant of ecbb5a0bf0 His Lordship.”28e7f3933016b286

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“Do not 3b9e2cbaf8 dishonor the b7ebf47dc7 dead. I will hear no 5bf236bb63 more.”40db51706dcac687

At seventeen, I recalled 839c4705df the day I was 31b6acc50d banished from Valon. As soon as Grey d9c304fc04 Zilarad inherited his father’s baac7f0476 title, he cast me 9a222e2a6a out. Pleading tearfully that I f3cf2cb4c1 had nowhere to go 48649f6807 was futile. Behind his gentle 539f7d9adb and charming demeanor, 41d4593f48 his true nature adf713bcad was cold and 76b9be2f96 cruel.a38291884e49a474

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I regretted my 587d2332af foolishness for not bc1ac43850 seeing through Grey’s c591d9065d true self. Raising my sword, d6f14b2a3b I cut away f835383e49 my lingering attachment b8e08a3642 to my homeland 24a402e92d of Valon and ac9d4650bf the Zilarad house.232330ebda1da750

“Your lies caused 0c44f364fd that child’s death!”0a37428312df3a94

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“Do you really 4ddbba3263 think so, Ensi? You knew she’d 2d698b1fe9 foolishly head into edaf1192a4 the forest.”a7c598c08b8a2515

“I didn’t want fb43084fe9 Lottsi to die. If I had known addb5e5f8b it would come to 73574c2d07 this…”d7304b389b33178a

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“Don’t blame me. You killed her.”4fbb2791c6ef7b18

Finally, a faint figure 1879f6084f emerged. A face ff39387325 distorted by 2508905d9b time, too a02b20d81a long since 8fcb5ed525 I last c432dad07a saw it. The start of 892d181fbe my sins, Lottsi. That poor e1847f8732 child was 2cd9f43cf6 sacrificed because b63dde58e3 of my 2b21c68f04 childish affection 92d60bbd83 for Grey.2f72ab20314a92ae

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I regretted the c4f79d6521 blind admiration of ee46847af5 my past, which 8c285ff6d4 disregarded even blood 38d0b6fb77 ties. With my heavy 50b64a50e4 sword, I cut 402793c179 away the passion fa544b95bb that had blinded f463c202ce my eyes and 937029f094 led me down ba9187d4f1 the wrong path.6f94da1617f70732

After dredging up 148575bc7f and cutting away 005e05f97b even the deepest 2312b63c93 memories, nothing remained. My vision blurred e8639cd199 and then cleared. The bodies of those 8613bb4841 I had slain piled 2ac92cf425 up, but it was 4aa492c4e1 meaningless killing. I was still surrounded 642953a7ec by an overwhelming number 05f9605dbf of soldiers.5bc29516ec727618

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My body 31e534d775 was soaked aef77af60a in sweat, 569730b158 my hands 4c6f3d3f8e in blood. Though I staggered, I f4d9657462 aimed my sword forward, 9d799f9a07 but with such a 94f0a131fe trembling blade, I could a6b6cc5471 cut nothing now.a6db58cb8bb19d4f

“You don’t cc21e72816 even have 2c120474d8 the strength 9e497798e0 to stand. This is 0704e1157a your last ecaa0ca491 chance. Surrender.”6e718b96ddaa4cab

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Even if a80330c5d3 wounded, I 474625d34d was the 9cd8c58918 rebellion’s most 75c7f7c9e9 dazzling pawn, 4fddd97efb Valon’s finest 8a42e26adf piece. They would torture b60428c8df me to extract f1b7288c5b secrets and then fddb0402dc execute me in 3ba2c36e53 a grand square.29a570f0025cb532

As I c0db6060aa stepped back, 401398b477 the soldiers 7e5b8742d0 hesitated, looking 3967a9a418 to their 0972153415 commander. I could bbc56f1b8b see Suderi’s 071d0e4a83 agitation. He was a compassionate 9d333a477b man. Though we were now 0c6c165ec3 enemies, facing my imminent 69e0eaae84 death, he would recall d783ac89c5 the moments he taught 9c41ddb012 me swordsmanship.6fbe22ee53013ae3

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Taking a 4908c9fba9 large step fc29c355bd back, Suderi 64d61e9761 lowered his 1c6a178459 sword and 205b6144f5 urgently shouted.57cc03112eb4edf4

“What are you doing? Stop!”ca598e49ac804bd7

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Instead of answering, 063edfab2e I stepped back 9a4149af57 again. One more step, fd9a5af9e4 and I would b7258579cd reach the point 4231d71317 of falling into 4e0380e815 the deep ravine.901fdee936715306

Hesitating briefly, I 441fef818d shifted my weight 87fe438d31 to my heels, 0ffb002b04 following the rules a976585abb of the game. The soldiers charging with b4a3012369 fire in their eyes 1ec3be4737 grew distant, and Suderi’s 0d3f102b1c shouts faded. My body e82e0bc5a8 fell, my 2d13b924e7 hair fluttering 853834aded in the 578a437da5 wind.f15a16310cb3cd58

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Closing my eyes, my 92bf94de1a short life unfolded like 2a4bc101aa a series of paintings. If a person’s life c03046df62 is judged by its b8279711e6 happiness, mine was wretched. As a b646bc6500 child, I 1fd2a4528e was scorned c2596244f4 as a f41f5e863a bastard. After being banished, ffc4849b2c I lived like 0bca683c3c refuse as a 215899622b wandering mercenary. Even after becoming 66d7657ee4 a knight through a74340a2aa sheer determination, I 5dcf180d1e could not escape d818697872 the shackles of db83f134ee being an outcast.34f766a615631ef8

Grey’s face appeared 4af2d537b3 on the dark 0288aaf4bc canvas. Tears formed between 56bc0da037 my closed eyes, 8bcc4540a6 scattering into the ddb8e6843f air. I was certain he 76714525ef was the answer to 0e60063101 my parched life, but 5550efb1e7 my judgment was wrong. Having given him 34f9af11ec everything, all that 12e608c6eb remained was cold a743dd125a death.471a93ad07b849cc

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“Well done, ce4207dfac Ensley Maykin. You lived 3d88dc0c67 a miserable c11aa9f33f life.”5f2ed969a5f8ad2a

In the fleeting moment a4c343fe92 of dying, I realized e238b182f9 my life was filled 8fa8a154d9 with regret. I clenched 171ec0e61f my teeth.09de3194859b1ee6

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“If I had one f397c7a857 more chance, I wouldn’t 7da00edc5b live like this.”0ca2a3a207f6981f

I let out ddcfb9d7dd a meaningless lament.41fd4492899810f5

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The moment I wished 199d929aee to undo everything, my 550435e1a7 falling speed slowed. Feeling something amiss, 05f22e03cc I opened my e7f64cc42b eyes. A light e72f98e1ca stirred within bb90afe28e the pendant 524ac964f9 of the f8959e34dc necklace around 4d2b9b8325 my neck.b22206a2c1cdd77f

“Everyone has the power 9d0e35b4f8 to change the future. Not everyone b15796c659 can change ff67e20f10 the past. This is a reward. You’ll need 13b420e422 it on ceb24482a5 the final 1ba1e0897b day when f08e1fba88 you learn ed116232a7 what you 67a661b2b2 don’t yet 5cf947655f know.”915410a83772e9ab

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A triangular necklace given a34e934175 to me in the f65bef9e88 distant past glowed. Just before 8906800a15 my waist 86ef05fd3e was pierced cf7f839eb9 by the 024dd4c95f sharp rocks, 4e498e528d my body 06bbdaebe9 floated. With a 8cc9fc714c cracking sound, f05d555d3f the light b100ce58c8 writhing within 997100e16c the pendant 7b08519e40 stretched outward.0db72a69e60a6cf8

Even though I d7070a50e8 closed my eyes dd804de5a7 instinctively, the surroundings e29941926d were so bright 1b97fee575 I grimaced. The light, adec26c6fc intense and fae061059a almost tangible, 5343eb7761 washed over 2ac5b243ce everything around 80764fe1e1 me and d02f187ede my very 00ba62fa41 existence.942a64996d814488

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