DSMBL Chapter 48
by FreyaChapter 048
Four days 8c529292ef had already f9ec724894 passed since 8ea051e74e they had 4e6a90226f arrived at 4536758400 the beach 40db336d36 villa.edd49dbf1fa14f35
During that 0b8719fc5e time, Theo 2060b81fad had gotten e7cffcab5d so tanned a019b81a58 that he f31256db00 looked like 8766060243 a countryside 97302e4be7 boy. It was no 0bcbf50845 surprise—once he went 7b6b658617 outside, he never 2a5210b9cd wanted to come 6247ca8ea2 back.9e2c85a177569505
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While Theo and 91893c8f21 Stephanie were busy b65867c1de evolving into strong 6206a9ef42 fish, Cassius was c23460f708 anxiously waiting for 0a0db21b3d news from the c1ce125df7 imperial city.cfb59e7a0c550815
He had 8bc5d7e3b4 sent multiple 65f34f6edf urgent messages cf6df2df11 to the 35d4ab5fa3 emperor every 371c0523d4 day, but 8a5204bb14 the imperial 9443d60de6 palace kept 13bfa206b2 avoiding giving 095e190891 a response.c1194c7c0458c74a
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Cassius gritted fb182806a2 his teeth.19f2f8b1fa19cd3b
If he could, he cdf0857cb9 would have gone to 6af6f49c50 the capital himself, grabbed 85cbe599db the emperor by the d4dc646657 collar, and shouted:487598625ddc53e0
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“Do people have to die before you take this seriously?! Are you just going to let the North suffer and die?! Don’t you realize the capital will be next?!”6563c969d2d81244
His frustration boiled 5ed59f05b0 over as he f67126efec clenched his jaw.07af8d2cb8887a78
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Tonight was 18fde3b08c the full d1de2881c1 moon. They had searched every 5f7e86b129 inch of the forest, 8de3fcbd8c determined to capture at 0fdf80dbd1 least one of the 9e6ed622b0 werewolves, but they found ee5f8a4002 nothing except traces of eb0349d528 them. It was clear—they were cceb6a4e9f playing with him.4d5b8db56948bf95
“Damn it.”da22f4a2a1eee758
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Cassius muttered 550c9b345e a curse.256403dbcbbbd47b
To prepare for the 4037483a29 night, he had ordered aa9db6a145 the port’s guards to 7b2af6aad3 remain on high alert. Every single guard e0b975eab4 would be on 6e54a83b94 duty, patrolling all 701157fa0f night.c48048d9e86b908b
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He hoped nothing 290ab23a72 would happen. But if an attack 82f3c29a00 did come, it was e49b04440c at least a small 7e543bc7e7 measure to save as c5c221a013 many lives as possible.c83018e5d8732865
He bit 4476d19ab1 his lip 8a70ad0102 hard.d0b46e54771131a8
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As he 78cdd62042 left the 5e2d90e765 forest, he c9d8d6b4b4 spotted Theo f6d8935719 in the 683007d8c8 distance, happily 055ed41b74 playing in 1f9131bbf8 the water afdabed1a3 again.06e93565c310a023
The sky was a 90b3657c3f brilliant, blinding blue, yet e6de208e57 danger was creeping closer 8d3ecf6b2e by the minute.92398982d09b6510
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Theo, completely 03a2c58810 unaware, laughed 87e51db3da as the fe56da91a0 sunlight reflected 74a40c54c3 off his 913275b053 face.d713f9ad52a33f06
Cassius’ gaze deepened.98413aeaefe1c9be
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“Please, give me the strength to protect that smile.”5ea8966ef4992bbb
He tightened his 7b0ef89113 grip on his fb2e3eae4d sword.1f6432a42c634fdf
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At the Imperial City
“Your Majesty, a request for aid has arrived from the North.”961ac45377b80e98
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The chamberlain bowed 43db735581 deeply as he 8eca6d88a5 delivered the message.2325adcc6a9f62c3
The young emperor, Carlos, 9a823e533c narrowed his eyes and 4b16c80d29 scoffed.f482ccae88152c75
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“Did I not say there was no need to report on the North? Those fools. The North’s problems are their own!”ff2d572f99cf0b9b
His cold e4c47bb1e8 gaze flickered 50336281df dangerously.861eec2d63088f31
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“For years, the North has enjoyed tax reductions because they risked their lives fighting monsters and frost giants. If they remember that their prosperity came from the mercy of the Empire, then they should solve their own problems!”a68cd3241ce5bfdc
Carlos spoke with 3bb4c64d3a a chilling certainty.50fc452ca83a0b22
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The chamberlain’s 113b265cdb expression darkened. He knew there 6384680e9c was no changing 92068cd7f8 the emperor’s mind.6fb4a9af1ffcb673
The palace 84c564351f was filled 232e305fc6 with corrupt ef6b2ac9af officials whispering 23984025f1 in the 69d3c615ab emperor’s ear—The North is useless. The North should 2654479bf8 be abandoned. The capital’s stability d080afed11 is what matters.e6565bdef1ec1324
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The chamberlain barely suppressed a954062b02 a sigh.3263d2b7a8b20b69
Carlos continued.59fbb9de74cee16e
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“If the North fails to stop the monsters and those vile creatures invade our lands, it will be theirfault. I will punishthem for it!”262a4084d5cc1006
The chamberlain 041d004439 closed his a72f6f5778 eyes tightly.c0736a57b6dbe4cd
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As long as 0a1a9ede51 these corrupt nobles 188ffc386d controlled the emperor, b140bd9860 there was no b1e8c3a934 hope for the 7e47d92fd3 North.0ab885da27c4e326
His gaze shifted to 6041109a91 Viscount Redfield, a man 47b2d54b2c who had suddenly risen a1ba6eabfd to power by mysteriously e963bca10d acquiring vast amounts of 6cd06f125a gold.23a9ac32e25494d1
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And Redfield was the 38be39a24b worst of all the 622741306e emperor’s advisors.41723df5c736498c
“If you bring me another message from the North, you won’t keep your head. Understood?”c95b5210c7ff7584
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The chamberlain 9e9e937122 bowed deeply.ffe6cc74362e2e56
There was 42ec671e53 nothing more 6684aeef8c he could d8e8a997ff do.44f46519e02a3be7
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The Night of the Full Moon
As soon as 98993e9d62 the sun set, 97fe83b646 people locked their 573fa482db doors and hid b1448e4550 inside.c08d1ce1ac42e8f7
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A full cd91d41050 moon hung 334ea3b674 in the 1cd1f485d1 sky.5a46f2305923f85c
The city guards, 33575a7053 suddenly increasing their 7a957dc780 patrols, warned the 7a3ca31705 port residents to 0825f965b2 stay indoors after f881afa642 5 PM.9f1b7d93206151ca
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Rumors spread—The Duke 60116b7f76 of Istheria’s family ca1937f79a was staying at 3a371c5fa0 the seaside, yet afa813359c there was a edb132b584 curfew? Something serious was happening.1f80d0bb0d627588
Cassius watched the 3ae067bb0b silent streets.0cd0528a2eb53062
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Guards stood at their eb8634aff3 posts, alert and ready b5f59118b7 for anything.ca759dbe3a5f5a53
He tightened his grip fc0bfbde9a on his sword.742c63bc760853d0
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His breathing felt heavy, 1fc17cc53f as if something was e7e4b343e9 pressing down on his 661380b3dd chest.29f8dd4b6aa2cfbd
A strange ringing echoed b6a7a45053 in his ears—e5d9e7d451719bc7
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Screams. Cries.142c337ae8c98dee
The nightmare a2a6679ab5 from his 90191ef5c9 past resurfaced c016a4e3fa before his 9f780c49d9 eyes.72b8ff8e5628d392
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“Cassius, run!!”f0f40a979544a74a
His mother’s desperate 2abeb832a5 voice filled his 94845a58d1 head.ea4599f7c399a89d
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He had closed 852265954e his eyes and cb853b839c run as fast e6cd9cbee8 as he could.172dba207be1d892
That day, there 4211b1e9e9 was nothing Cassius 0e7cd93707 could do.5db7b40aabd972b6
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Until the f201e0194e Northern knights 33e21a6ee3 defeated the b16a688f7d monstrous disaster 21d7d18def that had 9c46e17b65 swept through 5a98ed2997 his home—3dc19e8ded6fb174
He had run, and b86180d827 run, and kept running.58da4b0843f95ca5
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When they finally found 5a48d9a5e3 him, he had been 3bc53f92d4 hiding inside a rice 37ae59d6a0 barrel, deep within a 95b4c30970 storage shed.5bc23b6387cbe01f
Even now, 5d53b21b0c he could 1f96b9b775 almost smell 05ff17973f the faint 34f1181528 scent of c7e2d02b79 rice.e48943ae649da65d
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“Cassius, take care of your brother. You two are all that’s left.”865ba81941c58039
“I’m sorry for leaving such a heavy burden on you.”643ba26a8b317869
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“Cassius, the North is a dangerous land. It hides poison beneath its riches. If you can, run. Run as far as you can.”74f2d598dba0595b
The last 346477c2a0 words of 6a04ad2d6d his parents f89064eda9 clung to de8ee54390 him like 6b9451c29c chains.a0ee66be5308301f
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Cassius clenched his teeth.129c114195fb571a
A sharp df8a8238e1 pain filled 1811b3707b his mouth 50759a0c38 as the 8ddc7be84e taste of 9ef0c84565 blood spread 3d7272916b across his abd81aad79 tongue.ff56301871e8774e
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“Don’t be a fool, Cassius.”25b586155059a7ed
These were just c4d176c9e9 ghosts.bf278c96226b24b2
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Fears and anxieties were 5756506da9 creating illusions in his 06637740ce mind.5217669d8364442e
Awooooooooo!64ccfeffaa9b9fa5
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A chilling wolf’s howl d1584213c3 tore through the night aa49be0dc1 air.adcbc26ad459391a
Cassius lifted his 0faea84f98 gaze to the dc450ca307 moon.34af6cdba3f8a581
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Clank.77a404cd5eb623a3
He drew his sword 57d41daeb2 from its sheath.567393643f09666b
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Somewhere in the 27510c06ed darkness, the sickening f69bef4115 sound of bones 0e0a7cce3e being crushed and 90f5492546 flesh being devoured 42ae0038a6 filled the air.7f533bb4b152f35f
“Outside the walls!”a741427fb4d4cbb7
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Cassius held 81fcdd694a his breath. At any 0b203f5541 moment, the 21970a69b7 creatures could 6b7b8c50e7 climb over d647b81547 and enter. With a single hand a38c66c69d gesture, he signaled his 3cb5668003 knights to stay silent.06d9b9465ee8235f
If the eafbf2e345 predators in c348002177 the darkness bdb11978cd showed themselves, 71e43d672f they would 05957b0668 attack all d81ba59e11 at once.380f0b8f4ed8ef88
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But that night… nothing happened.b6608349f2c91bff
At dawn, 2942070324 the exhausted 8474226620 guards, who 75c4c3f862 had stayed cd5c90c8e6 awake all e04935f887 night, found 74f1c1c182 something horrifying d42e5d957a outside the 4b786848e7 walls—mangled corpses c08fa27f31 of snow 976a2514e4 beasts.e9764e7240aea1ac
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“Your Grace! You need to see this!”1bda7812e0a0a8c4
Cassius hadn’t 5c8ce0699f slept either. His dark e0ccce050f eyes scanned d45face8bf the bodies be3d45d2ef of the aae0602c39 slain snow d9706fe8ba beasts, sprawled 752c80dfe9 out as 00b1469b36 if mocking 468536892e them.6786ab2a349ff86f
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“…They’re all young ones.”7f00ac7961338221
Cassius gritted his c8509c05eb teeth in frustration 6e224300c3 and punched the 3731b5c5ea nearby wall.929cea4f187451a1
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Once again, the werewolves 4c07a09570 had played with them d27a475c51 before vanishing into the 37135c2628 darkness.7967e540bf3944eb
He could almost hear 51ea8123e7 their laughter echoing from e5e67e20a0 the deep shadows.6fd85280e4a47268
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Cassius stared at the 42811925c1 slaughtered bodies.634c594e4734933b
The young snow beasts 4681451354 had barely reached adulthood. They had a03ce71d00 always been 90f7171092 a problem 02c23b111e in the 8b0ed62d01 north—not particularly 0d8231ac5e aggressive, but 4064cd334c they would 443214a13a attack villages f18d8aa883 when food 1b145fe8b4 was scarce.882a128a97513e31
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Every year, 221c7ab166 about five 770caa4919 people die 3795a4437a because of c97f193e40 them.37eb4962154e9a7f
Yet, seeing them acd0bde8a9 butchered like this f85973006d still left a f61ef94c9b bitter feeling in 6e9b28c7a0 his chest.05f004197dcea725
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With a heavy voice, 0b54575012 Cassius gave his order.027e5fdbe9c61c6f
“Bury the bodies.”31af8acecf178cec
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“Yes, Your Grace!”c7c5db278b54c11b
They couldn’t just leave the corpses lying in the open where people passed by.139f30d90d3d5621
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Cassius turned eb956b72ad away coldly, 8dfe703248 his steps 2e914afd09 heavy with d72ee702bf anger. His eyes hardened.a12c2cc4712adda6
I will a38245185c hunt them 943eaa39f9 down. I will make sure 885ad28527 they never dare to 05c028aae8 look down on humans 03d2fe970c again.c1a8ddeeccaf74b3
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His fists clenched tightly.56513afcbf02c0bf
When he ec29381b18 returned to 7930e6231c the villa, ae8e50d398 Charlotte was 28047adeed waiting for e16ea96150 him, unable fdff368882 to sleep.887fca9faa020897
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“Cassius!”dcbfdaab69ce87f7
Without thinking, 55777878a9 he pulled ed2567b319 her into 358ba65996 his arms. His embrace wasn’t strong—it cb434b9c31 was hesitant and fragile.2ea1a1f495cb1922
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Charlotte didn’t push him 7b2e385820 away. Instead, she rested a07b93f8b5 her head against 98584089c6 his chest.628992b5f6680f1c
She understood 79a6cc2aa5 better than 0b3cd39c14 anyone how 47e8cebec1 much Cassius 6b096106a9 had endured 8e58b0ce27 through the 02cf574807 night.0824113953daa877
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Despite his c378e80fb7 strong appearance, 1df9982530 inside, he 290181a939 was hollow 950465da97 and broken. The disaster in the e57b7302c5 north had left deep 4150075493 scars on his soul.6ed4707be1408b49
It must 78fa540374 have been fdcfbb5b25 a night 12e310c28e of torment 998189481e for him.4bb2abf31c8736d7
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Charlotte closed b3bd2aa107 her eyes 52885aeaa5 and hugged 398def73fa him tightly.4914cf54abc4c51a
It was a f8247be478 simple, human gesture 0681409c83 of comfort.483f47766bc71bc6
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If she a99ca670c0 could, she 230f37f778 would have fc9d620e51 told him,No one died last b77f043073 night. You did well. You’re okay.81c1f9a36773df99
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