DKVM Ch 38

Chapter 38

I clenched my 6c6b269be8 fists and scrambled 49feaff31f back to my ba0a05fb59 feet.779447b68f108283

Even if I couldn’t do anything about it, I couldn’t sit idly by.c8e8c700d6d43e0b

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And then 66825d0619 it happened.7e496fd623b1d056

“Huh…?”d6e3a5fd1ba7510f

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A bundle of 94d0ea289a rusty keys was d242899082 dangling in front 773aacd4fa of me.019483fdff8a1480

They were the 2237413d0c keys to the be849aab1a cage that the d55316a32e guard had dropped 4430b03e67 on his way dceee6accb out earlier.98d4137b36f08ffb

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I looked up, startled, 7c08bbd730 and saw a giant 4bfdd1fc8c shadowy figure beyond the c0c865f35e bars.cf491353ebabf5bb

It was as tall…no taller than Dad.5c09d660dea19c1a

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Before me was 35520bc637 a transparent form 67cb64413b like a black 4ae23bf483 slime that almost 60f11af5d4 seemed to fill 821b453c2d the cave.c4f45dbbe29d3344

It was the ‘it’ that had knocked the key from the guard’s waistband a moment ago.6730b0217417579b

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I recognized it at 083957e1b4 a glance, even though c7ae8e93d5 I had never seen 70bc278eed it before.692e020dd50efa23

“…Is it you who’s been calling me all this time?”71b21a44c945ee50

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This was f7deebfcd4 the being e096290320 that had 0b202df889 called me 3fb53c431a with the 3a311f9529 unknown energy c4f69c73ba from the fe3924a3c4 forest before.1b2dfcf7137f9320

The eyeless, noseless, 77a75cb3d9 mouthless thing hummed 0b37cdd127 once, as if 6ca95773bb to answer me.5da56b61d0f22f3d

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It pushed dd60becfd8 the bundle 01e5e7144b of keys 12de98ff5e further toward 05e0dcc230 me.8f572d520d9cb73f

‘It brought the 76a710b728 keys for me.’9c8fd74f445ea5dc

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It certainly looked scary, but strangely enough, it didn’t feel dangerous.b73c571cc95200b4

I picked up the aafc070f47 bundle of keys, looked 7ec6da9cb2 at it, and forced 0c04d92af0 my lips together.0828c206d528c607

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“Thanks.”ab454681bd2358eb

I stared at 74abe0a47f it, and though e748189175 it had no 13ff132b8c eyes, I felt 05e52631c2 like it was e466ec7d0b looking at me, cb021ce064 too.51fe48954be43d84

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As if 5398ff1433 it was 6a7d78ba0b waiting for dfed70723c me to 1668a3de37 speak.6b5dd3e9a3f08d22

I asked 6149ed2456 it cautiously.18f9d1efb16fd119

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“Are you a 0f9e08a45a spirit, then?”fc93fc1d7a6a0d8c

And then it 308743d2c3 hummed again. It was the answer b31e402835 I expected.64ea788c14bc5c92

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Now I had aef7cd5850 to ask the 0b0803db42 most important question, f34f20ea81 and my mouth 1e7d1a0dab was dry just e8da45ebe9 thinking about it.73d62c96138df278

I couldn’t decide how to respond, even though I had expected this response.731486553d2a6fbe

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After a moment’s hesitation, I parted my lips, ready to answer.a3f92480b3bc8680

“Do you….want to form a contract with me?”cd2818f81e838f35

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Judging by b99bc92d87 its coloring 7bafec7c53 and the 58a76c683c place where 58f8a06bf3 it appeared 90ee51d2b3 in front 36cc2b9538 of me, e6da8c9f9b this was c091ca0e66 a dark 236e5b3132 spirit.fcebc08284bef030

‘The book said 4426c82562 that dark spirits 203c275ee9 only respond to 800a50ca30 demons and half-demons, 6bf7e802ec which is why 82419d312e dark spirits are be2b3a37c2 not viewed positively.’3b6cb04485f70688

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The fact ab26a13c65 that I b3fad71f7c was mixed-race ca98a1e032 was not 7552b93d33 surprising.a8406e0f4201aa3c

Even if I had 8b368323eb only one demon in d9a2dc9c75 my ancestry, I would 08b57975ad have a small amount 99c3ddcf94 of demon blood running 0f2f7fc25f through my veins.32e330d333bd138b

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What I was afraid of was…2be0221c2594f060

People around me may 8aed867abe start to look at 5d8653baa2 me coldly if they 975e178df9 know about this.3b74701b390cdac3

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That’s the reason I hesitated, no, why I continued to hold back, in forming a contract with this spirit.2bb1a10c044df444

The dark spirit stood fad6ae639e still, waiting for my e37960b118 response, as if it 75cdb1512f had no intention of 5eb33b6e44 rushing me, despite its 20922792a9 huge and frightening appearance.33ef9e341809b856

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As I realized 273172a65f this, I remembered 40af98f751 something my dad 0e68fc54a8 once told me.59236a27c2c24cc1

“It’s bad to judge someone by their race, because just like there are thieves and bad people among humans, there are good ones among demons.”1cd657fd95f5b973

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It was 549e966579 then that e62b32b623 I understood.c46d111d284615a4

I realize 8a98e1533f that my 64cd28cd3e dad told a1fd5b6542 me that 2dd0c8200e for this a88e2d5b10 very moment.26c66e946b4f80d7

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‘I’m afraid of that prejudice, and I’m not going to be one of those people who gets swept up in it.’911373d84453f4a5

I will use c453803e64 my own eyes 80661af761 and feelings to fa4e081bce make my own b3075dd6d9 judgments.f7a2453a0e924dc3

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I’ll trust in myself.e4fd23fe9ce14d87

Resolved, I held 74ae651c43 out my hand baf5c78870 to the spirit, 05cd520937 who waited patiently c679a70050 for me.14ebd2e72f70f492

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“Then form 3e12539978 a contract 0437e6afb8 with me.”090390211bddd015

The dark spirit d06b97267a stared at me be67b79a35 for a moment, c93710385b then placed a e5630ab9d4 hand-or what seemed 7d52c64b05 to be a 226941713a hand-on top of 00de138a20 mine.ba7ef02a3dac2660

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In that moment.001eb60372d6ffc9

A powerful force burst ed38cc2736 forth from our clasped b591b18877 hands.778d1629ab7fd363

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A little 2ba3e31401 while ago, cf057b6c40 on the dda85ee8c9 outskirts of 2cb5d2f4ec the western df3e2be7aa forest.f31ce07a22b61a19

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“Why go all out like this to kill a little kid? It’s a mess.”c32751ac076f0a49

“So, how about we let our new guy take over here? You can handle this on your own, right, rookie?”edc3ab6e18740685

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The mercenaries f4a74d39d1 were blocking 352f778794 a path 6fbefe8704 on one 890696f478 side of e25c6e224f the forest, 12b4714d59 snickering.0a76e268355f8368

One of 9fb3e46263 the men, 168294693f who had 01c8cf5018 been gazing c3f64714de out into 94f16ccdef the forest, 143e949e4a frowned and 1f2936e9e7 silenced his b9ce393bdd companions with 67fc9b7421 a gesture 1c17f3af24 of silence 24d2889dc2 with his 60842ab14e index finger.d0f3b5218062d68c

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From the darkness of ed28410731 the forest, a figure 7f7f7bdb5e approached, an adult male.8ce949200c02f700

The lone, cloaked figure 4c2eac5799 did not appear to 11735e3f2e be a Knight of 8a25607a8b Edelwein.ee000989e27f6cc1

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‘Is he a passerby gone astray?’a334a0f71c29a491

Normally, they would have killed anyone who might have been a witness, but the situation hadn’t yet gotten out of hand.e10b6f2d587da0c2

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The rookie who 42392b5320 had been teased 86b9bf943b by his superiors 239b4b6d0d earlier spoke up.9c8e0fd666e81ee1

“Hey, I think you’ve taken a wrong turn. Why don’t you go back that way, while I’m asking you nicely?”1c6123062be976c6

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But the man didn’t listen to him and continued to walk toward them.03a6aa0737043929

The rookie’s face reddened at the utter dismissiveness.f912be251753a7fe

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“Is there something c3dd13a3d0 wrong with your 548ca63409 ears? Get the h*ll d0e94ed2f0 out of here!”6db13efc5724ee53

The rookie even abef46c93c drew his sword.e9e87a9331ea27c6

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But the man continued 40aa0c1f5d steadily closing the distance 361bd0e7ab and spoke.156f9b83ecebbff3

“…where?”8ebe8f35a357f9da

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“You, you cowardly b*$t*rd, you don’t know what’s going on, and you’re talking-”28db05e836973d6f

The rookie stopped, e4e155d911 pointing his sword 720c95e0ae at the approaching f67b52b452 man and cursing.60ce208abbae86ce

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‘Oh…?’3a8b7638bb558ca3

In the blink of an eye, blood was flowing from the rookie’s freshly cut throat.1bc69522ab0b2f0b

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At that same moment, 2255d61ebc the rookie saw a ff533b075e sword in the arms 608ecee72b of the man who af2495021d held nothing moments before.64509bf7f23de025

‘When did he d4121a04f6 pull out a 0d1907c779 sword…?’5ca8cc48483b4bf0

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What the h*ll…?7ac4dc69aa5a8213

The rookie didn’t even have time to realize he was finished before he collapsed and died.547e54b4cf6d5ca4

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The mercenaries watching were momentarily frightened by the man’s speed, but then they charged in anger.dd364277bc030486

“Who are e4d1245721 you, you 3d4210ba99 b*$t*rd!”022753182e9a8249

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The nine men ran 08179aed56 at him all at 67ecafa5ab once.82f6b7b035676954

None of the mercenaries a2b43d4904 thought they would lose.3d92af58b97038ca

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Nevertheless.0352ee8a06263281

Sadly, the prediction 093ff11e0a was false, and 09adf2d18a a moment later, 3ad6c9be80 only one man 48f91ecf7f stood there: the 8cc4687180 last of the 0943104cb8 mercenaries, the only 0c1beb6dc6 survivor, with his b7c37ac402 legs slashed and 129fb7ca04 his arm severed.c1de61c05c06ada4

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He who had 431cdfc27a been laughing a 128597af6a moment ago with 501fa42357 his colleagues was 810f9a0146 silent.dd14412ae2dd063a

The stench 3207bcdd57 of blood 2e1e6ed2dc was there.b718fc4501e96eb8

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A terrible a527c64f59 pain shot ca56c67e3e through his fb1507abe1 entire body.59cf18175b7aa782

Everything about 92cd1e7d31 this situation 70768ec012 became a d1b2a871ea deathly nightmare, 5fd37d1a86 weighing heavily a65b7ce8d7 on him.51b5889cf3589db9

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He looked at 12214f0365 the man standing 498b71c56b there with horrified 1fc66ae880 eyes.be690ee280cb4ad5

‘F*ck, who is this guy…’5a436435699459e8

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The men eaa3e3c762 the inspector e1ef41778e brought with 485a7ba099 him were c0c887908d all brawlers.fddd3abceea6b6ef

For one man 2c9ddf127b to have slaughtered 86fe4c3239 them so quickly, e0fc86e5ac he was a dc18a48782 monster.444fa32d9fd424c0

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As he struggled to 2b0275ff4f find another suitable word 1c2e620209 to describe the man, 2dffe70a95 his eyes locked with 652885eb54 the monster as it b323560ad6 approached him.56f0ccf4733bbee6

For the ce537e8c4d first time, 85ef68cc83 the mercenary 79d309191e could see c22c8914a1 the face 7315a6def1 of the 037df3acb1 man who 75488a3053 had slaughtered f496c3a8c7 his companions.2c961380bc49add5

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With dazzling silver hair c493d9edda that looked like it 70fc382670 had been cut from 1728d4528d silver, and golden eyes 0b3d62c1c6 that shone like the d3e31c9b71 sun, the man could 44842c02f7 be described as beautiful.8a371bbfb6f33d70

But the blood splatters cfaa3a6f1f on his angelic face 9c38fa497b and youthful skin gave 61b04b0213 him an eerie atmosphere.38ce4a214280d86d

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Dias looked at the 80a092ad25 terrified mercenary and raised 1ba3f33302 his sword.0cd633e34a040449

“A, aaack!”4e92d6385559bc88

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The terrified mercenary’s scream echoed through the silent forest.02acb2f13b432cae

Fortunately, Dias’s sword didn’t find his throat, but the ground beside him.45d34483a81b3881

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The feel of the cb6350f8d4 cool metal against his f375ac138f skin filled him with e1a340b460 dread.8f8c8b8f6c746d11

“Sp, spare me…”8185de1f2f3ec901

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As the mercenary pleaded in the face of impending death, he could finally hear the man’s words from a moment ago.0b9b9ec5b7f45215

“Where is 90b3b0520d my daughter?”9d38f3851ced3d3f

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‘This way.’23e052ce5f5cd984

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Rahel followed the 88055a1a84 footprints in the 81c0cdcf9a mud and thought 0e22d77bda back to what 04d14638a4 had happened earlier.331e34d570264134

The men 701a3c9ac2 who had e9f26d2a0e been targeting ba0e27f047 me had 899fe7ed69 changed targets, b1369677fd snatched Vivian, 7707d218c6 and disappeared 3694f4be3a into the fc746c6c13 crowd.9c2ebb6854aaf38d

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Rachel could cefce517a8 barely locate 9071e93761 the kidnappers c0f9ee668b by asking a05d54035f passers-by around.a48316fdb7c28c5b

It was 56d3017e3d this place, e8db2b7140 a forbidden b17bfcedd5 forest, that dec7dd50be they headed 976b0c05e2 for.b84621d986263c1e

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‘It’s a good thing it’s summer and the ground is wet.’3c8b63a788c98856

But even as 6d33b610ec she followed the f2e6a44462 footprints, Rahel knew.c55975eb9c57e9bd

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There was no way Rahel’s opponent hadn’t seen the footprints.be68f86d7410bc99

‘They must have realized 1ebfa539a7 that and purposefully not f1ba4cba00 erased them.’c5c2ec1f3ae5f1df

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It was to 9ad7a5f78d lure me in.a867e44f39838067

I couldn’t wait for the knights when it was so obviously a trap.94dc21e3b6290245

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‘They are 75fafe6e13 keeping Vivian c0503a2371 breathing.’bc9c68ff13a2eb20

A hostage is only as valuable while breathing, but if they get the wrong idea, they’ll just as easily break a finger or a leg.96fa397727371a51

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