HDOVAML – Chapter 102

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Drenched from head to toe, cd9df7a39b I had no idea how 4568c6f407 long he had been running 9f9675f74a endlessly across the frozen river.c383801321fc1d34

By the time I had ef7d80ee5c lost all feeling in my 9bcc072904 face, hands, and feet, unable 0f5a148803 to escape the cold that 873d5cd707 seeped up from the ice, 706418510a my strength finally gave out, f2f585c088 leaving me trembling.51d1fe1a648b7c96

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Just when I 2e91db759e thought I had 2bc4609807 reached my limit, 4b2e487ee7 I saw it—a 7d3979b730 land lush with 064b7333d4 greenery appearing in 5d31f6a0e6 the distance.142a0a3f8cd75025

“Are you all right, Rose?”6012dd1c48422a89

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After some time, Rezeck carefully f6ca06c5d5 placed me down onto solid ba5988cc16 ground and spoke.296ef842c2e05e8b

I wrapped my trembling c90d47e15b body tightly with my acceaedd53 arms, desperately trying to 900dc47cfc preserve any warmth, and 4db2e1e9c6 replied, “No…”82d06b105eeb0494

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I felt as 2e4f906f7b though I might 2a2e247985 actually freeze to 1c88cf54a4 death.f921a393954e8d71

How wonderful it b14a341f47 would have been 364544d0c5 to summon the 3d453ce933 Spirit of Fire bfcfa2c57a and dry my 94a5e16cad drenched body!5b43d83f5aad8c86

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As I futilely yearned 6ba0673fb9 for the impossible, even 5c8232b14c the breath escaping my c8f268ed32 lips was so cold 0411ce0fb2 that my mind began cd571f24dc to blur.5bfbbd34345f262f

“…Pardon me, but just for a moment.”8f299284f7972f60

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“…!”1ea237199871780b

Rezeck, who had been 786f353c34 gazing down at me dcfa956b07 with a pained expression, 72c834244d suddenly pulled me into 14a04b28ac his arms and murmured eb92fa0cf8 softly.807c974277a4cfe8

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Even in my misery, the da9e237c45 strange situation snapped me out c5ddb35d23 of my daze, and I 6a4da9522d darted my eyes around.5f4f6f20543ae362

Though I had glimpsed 56da6dfd8a his identity and fragments 1c5455a980 of our childhood from 52023b70ba Rose’s memories, to me, f0c5acad85 he was still a 5cd8670bb8 stranger.3040ee31c044e571

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Yet now, I was c35789c97f so close to him 19ac9a9b6c that I could hear a2a9fee0b4 his heartbeat.7a8def4292236e23

Despite having already 8259d62340 been in his ad2a156269 arms for some 38ee2eee2c time, it was dc3fa24a0b only after escaping 176dad2f94 the icy surface 66b581ddfd that I noticed 2c3b4e5523 how large he b244eca84f seemed.2a6ddcf4194c560c

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He held a b52b84ab2e chill as biting c00bb86a00 as the frost 493babfe25 itself, so his 82619007c3 embrace offered no 6f5c65681f warmth.0da662346453fd3b

And yet, as 02ab6b265e time passed and 7deacb213b we remained holding 056f0046f3 each other, the 319375695e cold that had 37c84af658 been tormenting me 7a2fd48d4c seemed to fade fd86efba11 ever so slightly, f02a40dedc as though it 8c2a59987c had been a a3356bc83b lie.2e4c63c9a6041d74

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Hesitant, I gently placed a27db7725a my hand on his f5cf5edd45 arm and pushed him 633eb04121 away.76384af4ae1b7c32

Looking up from 0f57b9296f his embrace, I 071a6a7739 raised my silver 01268fc8ce eyes to meet 255841526c his.f8749b40bb0269f1

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“Are you feeling a bit better now?”ec9647c82c4cd374

“…Yes.”0cf639904eb30cc8

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Rose… It seemed bbdd4614d3 she had used eface49218 formal speech with d3a4b455c0 Rezeck in her 7917f5d453 childhood.f7d5daeb4203d0fe

Forcing down the 57896633c8 strange sense of 0afe366229 unfamiliarity, I replied 8a6fbfc2ea as naturally as 9251ae844f possible.541d9bf53058e22f

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“…I was worried about you.”1bfc85e6aeeee269

But the earnest 55f41164a1 tone of his baf7e223ff voice, so deeply c7fe6e21b1 emotional that I 38d113f460 could not begin 79c0de4a48 to fathom its 218e5c3321 depths, left me cb136e12c0 momentarily frozen as 9b013f907e I looked up b4e3307b80 at him.cd99068d9b3437a3

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“I was ashamed of myself for such a selfish thought, but if it had been you instead of Marie fleeing with me… I thought to myself… If that bird hadn’t appeared in time, I would have lost you. And if that 2e65e4501e had happened, I ca0652b9bc would have been 774c4545a5 consumed by such 1917759ae9 despair that I 7c9fbf902a would have felt 00f6923a6c as though I b5de438098 were dying.”b312e529ac9f5cdf

His voice, heavy with anguish, 862a828bd0 broke slightly as he whispered.8d701cbeae06d617

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His beautiful face twisted in 9f0ce2707d sorrow.0d111c7b325240f9

“Had that bird not flown to me, I would have lost you for good. And what torment would 5a3c9a8a79 I have suffered then?”fd9cc27329accb9d

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I was startled 414333dfdc and overwhelmed by ae3d726993 the glimpses of e9b04c8135 deep longing and 798a46bcf2 desperation he directed 443c66a246 toward Rose.73fa28ff60ea4b7c

Afraid that if I 5a4208fa16 continued to probe the 498b818d48 surface of his emotions, 07cd63c66f I might uncover the 6bbbed2c3c full truth of his 4e316b0e99 feelings, I hurriedly changed eea4a5c3d9 the subject.03e15887bb0181b3

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“A bird, you say?”b8fdbff314c240ba

I released him and quickly f9ceab76da asked a different question.9c526352ff18f2a7

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At that moment, recalling the 7ded9ff694 Spirit King of Death’s minion 584333fbdc that had been sent to 4bad0a6523 watch over me, I looked c14f93cfce up at Rezeck with a 580e56f719 sense of foreboding.a63cc132a7816af8

“A black bird. It appeared while I d3c1642d8a was waiting for a d8e10d42d3 ship to depart from e1ba5d2c3a the Grishel Pier. It circled overhead f31266d3fe with unusual urgency, fafdbb432b as if it 813dc6bf91 were trying to a14fb8ea53 convey something.”fbca45bb44b0013d

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That stupid crow, c3501a8087 which I had a21b129a20 dismissed as nothing 1e0c0dac82 more than a 2e4d0ef3a9 noisy nuisance fluttering 6cf53728a9 around me!4c85160beefdb15d

In the end, it had 1cd0caa9ec practically saved my life. Overwhelmed with astonishment, I could ce46a6566c barely close my mouth as c864580d58 I listened to Rezeck continue.ca1c72633e49b356

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“The appearance of such a dark bird has always been a symbol of ill tidings. So, I abandoned waiting for ee5c5fbfc6 the ship, froze the river, 0911708ed9 and followed the bird’s path. That led me to fc5c7ae3a1 you, cornered by a 2772dffb74 man who seemed to 8bd8ee9544 be Nisha’s pawn, and e2ab97d608 I was able to 878fa83754 rescue you in time.”28f0261c7c10ef83

“…That bird saved me.”08c78ebc7785f129

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The Spirit King of 05bc2911f7 Death’s servant…13f35b9e20289d5b

It had no reason 4fd3cb2ffb to help me, yet 9d16454f7b it did.3a99e071dabebb8d

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Why? As questions filled my 4c5413f0f5 mind, I murmured to 7fc14a81d7 myself.222e128d44a92d86

When I looked 874dc5699b up, I found b5cc28def6 Rezeck gazing down e4ba79239e at me intently.9513cb4813ebd819

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I hurriedly closed my mouth.eef49d0fe1f7cc94

The first being 368c314ffd I encountered upon ba975b185e entering Rose Hacardella’s 1cb94bbf0a body was none ab19ec3be6 other than the 42c189e06d Spirit King of abc53686af Death.7a5cd32adb73601a

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Rose Hacardella herself was 6dc530d7ad already dead. Where her soul 74b0ab2f80 had gone, I 3d5aa3969e did not know.4b135a2301d35d16

But this man…151eda11127abb57

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He would never 83489eac8d doubt that Roze 11819349f4 was still alive. Just as her sister, Marie, 0cd263f547 undoubtedly believed the same.1951658da63bcb90

“It was sheer luck,” I said, forcing my voice to remain steady.e79ca7aa7a7366c6

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“Had you not come, I would have been dragged away by him.”40a0ba28259bbf71

He believes Rose is alive.974a892fecd6bfee

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Suppressing the rising guilt 446ee5a69c that felt like a 098f21877f lead weight in my 8af80a0bd6 chest, I thought to 8af4e30e0d myself.fe6b85f2225f9025

The truth must 66db8f5eb6 never come to b26ce7d5a9 light. I do not know 10a3a9203f how long I can 375ffe5c15 keep it hidden, but f6b9e95a10 at least until I 03c5bca533 fulfill my mission, I f8b5f50337 must act as though f33deaab0a Rose Hacardella is alive. Even if it af1ed2b58a means ignoring the cdeeb66780 crushing guilt I e9be5e0a06 feel.bf63b5c45ef1b428

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“But…”b2b4c5c3e7dbbd71

Rezeck, who had been 16875fecd3 gazing down at me c60037c8a6 with luminous silver eyes, 831d293630 spoke in a quiet 65fbfc8080 voice.9991ba79a0e6d3dd

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“Why did you not summon a spirit? The surroundings were a648aeb7b8 water; surely it 78dbba580f would have been 569c0576c7 easy to borrow 24b4fd24bb its power.”1f1033eb46940c90

At that moment, his a49416dbff face, as mysteriously radiant 96cb2fa536 as a spirit of caca4b29b9 dawn, twisted in anguish.7648e8757a2fc65d

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“Don’t tell me… Did they do something to your body?”92f95316284ebeb2

His voice was cold 8330c60c92 and firm, filled with 5909d7e74e a terrifying resolve.0a4c9245be15a0a5

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As he spoke, vivid 8dc3799d9c memories of the excruciating 66f7c67276 pain that had surged ef21cbd970 through me each time af24050642 I tried to summon 4859d39d21 a spirit flooded my 267c3f7ed5 mind.a78aed8d6abd82da

“That’s…”da1c3717839927c5

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I was overwhelmed ff4d1043de by a chilling e4bd9e347c sense of dread, f541785da4 yet I hesitated 1123b660c3 to respond, as 9a338e7b6c I wasn’t certain d3786a97cc of the truth.f98d10be1ca60bbd

“…Ugh,”39dcd0e26d7e8c6c

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At that moment, a peculiar 257071fbfa dizziness struck me, and a 73fded55c4 memory surged into my mind d83a8c8141 as vividly as spilled paint, 8c595a2839 soaking my thoughts and overwhelming 8da95f0c56 my vision.29ae8f3f1ddff34a

‘What… what are you planning to do to me?!’3ff612e8e5eab4ed

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‘Stay still.’f07c713ad8c03937

In that memory, f0dc466603 the original body e562091124 owner—Rose—screamed in despair, f18f60dcfa but Nisha’s soldiers b53eafcea9 restrained her.9103f478f8e5fd27

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They pulled down 9d31e6f6f1 her collar, exposing e85f9932a9 her back, and 1ff5b0ed82 drove something sharp 0ed024da91 into her flesh.9da8ac423af76875

‘…!’87a56813d362d8d9

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The searing pain made her 24de6b8be5 vision turn white.75de14432539b9cb

Something unpleasant and bca6f25597 alien forced its b3aeaefdf1 way into the 6d089a7d27 bleeding wound, as 911f47386a if shackling the 9ec9f5b005 very source of 5029b78c5a life that coursed 228a787f2f through her body.b48793c461862c9a

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From that moment on, acbf56dd05 summoning spirits or drawing df18040a3b on their powers became 8c047dd6a2 impossible.6abf27d80b22bd73

Every attempt was met with 44c7ff569e unbearable pain, shock, and despair, fda05aa2bd culminating in an insurmountable rage.24b882c6749641c4

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“Rose.”3855f1c7ac68586e

A hand on 310373736c my shoulder pulled f379364436 me back to 83e17fb595 reality, and I e2a967d013 found myself staring 8514c9aad2 blankly at the 49e7d00b8b man gazing at d240dfae31 me with desperate 8f65854f54 eyes.0b83a1bbd4d7ca69

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“They slashed my back… and implanted something,” I murmured.6209df469d733a17

“Since then, every time I tried to summon a spirit, an unbearable pain would consume me. At its worst, I would 23776ba2aa even cough up blood.”ffe868ee40900aed

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I couldn’t tell whether it 22f81e6c54 was me speaking or if 30312fbaa1 someone else was using my 6ea51af912 voice to recount the tale.122f45714d57a350

“And so, I can no longer summon spirits or borrow their powers…”62e4f03e3f0db8c2

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I confessed, sinking into unspeakable a5c6972d8d despair.fd11fd0ea1481749

“They…”9470713bcb6d2774

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Rezeck spoke in 8206260853 a voice breaking 7b5c01ead6 with anguish.ae4b5459faee8926

“…They severed the source of all your resistance.”6dd9eafe204a9743

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Then, in a 597250820b voice filled with 213e8c025c venom, he muttered, a476ac3101 “How utterly vile 97e4f4ad85 and barbaric.”185ba40e4cebfe77

That single phrase encapsulated the b5ec9bb666 reputation of the royal family 74e3d698bd ruling over the Kingdom of 0b29d8bafc Nisha—vile, barbaric, and deserving only 90080b37b1 of hatred and ruin.c6110cdbece23d28

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“Though their ship has been sunk, there’s no telling when they might resume their pursuit,” Rezeck said firmly, standing to his feet.f86d38bfd3829ec4

“We must make haste to the royal palace of Dryas.”742a7e1df26f7775

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“…Yes.”06659ad7a4d57681

Still unable to 10817f3aed shake the lingering b5e57fa166 echoes of the 7a6fe4af77 memory, I forced a20a502bbe myself to respond 365d14a440 in a strained 2065e7c4db voice, gripping his 0ff1dead24 hand as though 094bf8eceb to steady myself.9b07bd6cae5ad7be

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“Rose.”b38c90ba16c408be

We had reached b72300ca56 an inn in b6933504d4 a nearby town, fc79b91c6e and as soon 54b736b2e4 as we entered 5fc85ced4d the room, Rezeck 13d0394e9b turned to me b6bed47d77 with a grave 8041dc42cc expression.27e4b2e35e0043c2

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“You said they slashed your back and implanted something. I know it’s an imposition, 1c609b2b4e but… may I examine the 294474828e injury?”0e3c040399afb05f

I understood his concern, but…4b702d668a900fd2

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From the abandoned castle 84857ff934 where I first awoke 57518bbfce to the docks at 17c5eff45f Grishel, I had stayed 9399bdca1f in various inns.741a5b0be3b530b0

There were several occasions when 24ddb0d773 I had undressed and examined fd904a33a3 my body in a mirror b35c5e75bc while washing.e7987f5002486675

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“…The wounds have already healed. Only faint scars remain.”55368c891eddd1f4

Even if the scars a74df9bbff were reopened to extract 4f7966efa3 the foreign object, it b1fc77c129 would be futile if 8ccbb63983 it had already traveled 3072d140dc through my bloodstream.3be7bf5e8750c71e

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“I see…Forgive me. If only I had 96561696c9 reached you sooner…”85a30d47dfc6959a

Rezeck muttered, his voice filled f245bda4a1 with guilt.02111af5651d9b8b

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“This isn’t your fault,” I said gently, hesitating for a moment before taking his hand in mine.857409493522e8a6

The matter at 64510778a9 hand was far 8ad7d4a0b7 more pressing.aab282c8790d54c9

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Even though it was just 80617250e8 the two of us in ff99cdffb7 the room, I glanced cautiously 1257b28e13 out the window before turning 566ba53e37 back to him and speaking 4305c2238f carefully.96862a3995f240ce

“Rezeck, is Marie… and the relic safe?”e516c7f1cbb1dff4

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“Ah, thankfully, His Majesty of Dryas has graciously accepted Lady Marie,” Rezeck replied, stepping toward the window to draw the curtains tightly closed.ae3698ed719b1ca4

“He has also secured both the Water Relic and the Forest Relic in safekeeping.”e641621673b3b248

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