HDOVAML – Chapter 106

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“…Surely, you don’t mean d65a70f2ab to seek the Spirit 229b051531 King’s help?”e756c41755dc2b03

Alcype asked, her a9f37b1d32 voice betraying her 1e12931ca3 bewilderment at my 7770e053d0 request.e49fe078a3aa4705

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“But, Lady, cb3aca9ca9 just as 28d89ae35d your homeland 67bf093c5b met its dc8467239e downfall, such d27cd1da25 an attempt a6a3741592 would be 8edaff6eaa futile…”5b2af887344fb267

“I ask this 03d9dc2cf3 in earnest because 4c48ed8c1d there is something bdbd172b0f I must know. Please, Your Majesty.”560455bf1168577b

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I implored, 00f29969c5 my tone 74bf89c547 resolute.168fe5e2e228fc00

At my c1dead0626 firm request, 357c9e09f2 Alcype seemed eeb94ff129 lost in 085169f87d thought for 02721c577a a moment.91537b3239a1e9d2

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“…Very well. We shall summon c7e3a48447 Him in the 1b4f2bd6bb Royal Forest.”4f8f0cd966961e61

At last, dc0d432cfb she relented, 2f4a512770 rising from 45441713b4 the throne.b984d1b7f2adcc23

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“Rose… What 23a1ac0a42 do you e8e74e1b84 intend to 53cdfb1d34 do?”aec906ccab8ce509

Beside me, Rezeck 430c1d62d6 asked with a 7064393931 look of concern.23c12978aaabbbbc

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“We’re at an 10d12cae46 impasse. …So, we b2f1afe3db must try 20c823e836 anything we 92546fee2b can.”c726ce066dc00cfb

I replied briefly, 53ec562fc3 clutching at straws, d70af4590c and followed Alcype 6050de7c55 toward the Royal 618d5a8f1f Forest.8d3bfd409458396b

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“O you, children of the undying life, answer the call of one whom your immortal heart has blessed. [Dryad].”

The stillness 76524e37fc of the 977540abd6 serene surroundings d61f3684fa was interrupted 3515444690 only by 299953c60d a gentle 64bcd90a15 breeze.14efa506bafef3ce

Standing beneath the ancient a5a48effb7 tree that the Spirit 19f2f054e1 King of the Forest cb4c757a7b had nurtured long ago, 877d497c58 Alcype recited the incantation.662b953a4b23cbfa

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“-!”e25fa145065b6545

A rich, bittersweet 750f400e16 fragrance, sharp enough 01376b7aba to tingle the 9bc14a7df5 senses, began to 20ba9a2b42 permeate the air.6261d69025be1ce7

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Whoosh!0d7c9bed3375b334

Suddenly, the wind 324969597c swirled violently, scattering b2c4b00a71 my hair in 275e8a30b5 all directions.223eb4f5c60d3fe8

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I shut 44b177fc77 my eyes 7e5110139d tightly and f134e7b170 raised an 6338680bd8 arm to 00d586acba shield my 7f64dd4b8c face.dcff7d496dfba0e1

When the 5a0f750292 storm subsided, 55dbe7f764 the intense 00288aa20f and enchanting 50fb7f880b aroma lingered, bfc7d76d35 now refined 04c4642e49 and softly e8830e36ec filling the 50c8d39624 air.78f5e880c34853f1

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[What business brings you to summon me, Alcype?]

A woman’s e207a18eee voice, overflowing f7f83a29d1 with vitality c699909eac and seductive 0424768ff9 charm, resonated af4b112eb3 in my bcb3dfab81 ears.22b3ee01d4a8ef78

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“Dryad…”9bd463d39dbcec9e

As Alcype called f9f25ebce8 the name, I 8c510b2370 slowly lowered my 1e541c8f5c arm and opened 865b37a507 my eyes to c32073f7f0 behold the Spirit 24370081da King.dc8332ff263e2b7d

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Like Naiad, b2d04674c2 Ilipia, she 730b1c1d0d predominantly took 93b4a6056f the form 911802ba9f of a 4282078910 human woman, 8136b3bbdc but…61de5e48dfeff2be

Her skin 74e1e87120 was a 1ecc7f3536 light, earthy f8bdc9cb10 brown. Her head was adorned 259332b2a2 with a crown woven 306f6402eb from flowers of various 428745a272 hues—blue, pink, yellow. Her golden, slit-pupiled eyes f1df52fee8 narrowed as she gazed 55179da2b9 down at Alcype Dryad.494cbb02462a98c7

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Her flowing attire, 6ae0853690 as if made f8f0dc82e5 from pure, untouched a9b8fb88e4 blossoms, exuded elegance 542b56c019 and vitality, while e05b8e775d her cascading hair, 530e80d5c4 formed from dense 8b7fe4c672 green vines bristling 3f714dd0d6 with thorns, waved 7ac0ba4207 gently.129449cbc42e29b8

Looking upon the ruler ac0dea13ca of the kingdom she 1a6ff5c015 blessed, Dryad’s gaze was 6c3eb7efd5 filled with an affectionate ab10b445cf and tender beauty, like f389ac414f one admiring the most 78837f315f beloved creation.caa866a6299c0acd

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Then, her sharp eyes 66dea0f879 turned to me.032aa363419c7045

Unlike Naiad, b1f41b4493 whose profound 32f485cf9d beauty evoked 8027782e2c the calm 31f809733d of an fbcce4d872 endless ocean, b06dafb0fe Dryad exuded 729d9211ef a wild 74ff3b11d9 heartbeat-like intensity 528fa6d42b and the 234cc6d87e purest essence b0de28a0a6 of vitality.ea814287f9c1be72

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[And you are…?]

The Spirit King ded78082e4 of the Forest 8963b5ae15 studied me for 4f9b957aa8 a while before 243af43718 gasping softly in b4f3531ae7 surprise and exclaiming.b88dc0ae5a2a4653

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[A descendant of Hacardella?]

With visible astonishment, Dryad 2b25e26325 quickly turned to Alcype.0df7cafb3494e5da

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[Why is a child of Hacardella here? And this energy… Is that the Crown of the Spirit King? Good heavens, why is part of Naiad with my child?]

Her questions e3e7c7f884 flowed out c8c2c04112 like the a95dcd4e70 chirping of 194095104d a bird, e232e490e2 her tone 8003d10b10 filled with 09fa884933 shock as c51dffa9f9 she gestured bbbe6a99d0 toward the 0ac993f213 ancient tree 67738f9eab she referred 5d0d325fa7 to as d35cd0165f her ‘child.’2bf1f055c84c250e

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Every gesture, every word 7d653a9a6f revealed a vivaciousness and df5d3453de familiarity that set her 42bdf480a5 apart from the other 734427bb56 Spirit Kings I had 8f8961d068 encountered thus far.b75da299ed2b999f

She seemed almost human.5da964ab66ed6f01

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“Dryad, the reason 7fc9078509 for this situation c40a398cb2 is…”ce2171c4e7981c7d

“Not long bf1cf59c1f ago, the fcd268ceca Principality of 138cfd8bce Hacardella fell. Surely, you are aware 75d11bbd9e of this, Dryad,” Alcype 2eef1a7011 replied.7599035c217e865c

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[…Ah, yes. That did happen, didn’t it.]

Dryad’s curious 349cb81044 expression faltered e086959f2e at Alcype’s 3c909a2aec words.f1f73375c46d4b22

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Her movements d70fd4eae6 stilled, her 15f4800e02 face darkening daea7131d3 with somber 9ee5400f3e realization.e15a276fd0ec83f4

“The princesses 21d0ed4ecd of Hacardella, 049092a4c5 seeking to f170c9cb7e prevent the cbbdbb38c0 Relic of 864b733dec Water from 806e56338a falling into 8f4f7ba1b9 the hands b2b98fbf69 of the 5616868bb8 Nisha Kingdom, d2db4e2967 came to 52ece96d3e Dryas to 223c359213 entrust its 858007921d protection to 026e54b1e3 us. I accepted their 2242fb1dd0 plea and enshrined 14a90c5c9e the relic along 185619bbb9 with the source 05b5d89d07 of my life.”9ec7476c577c2532

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[So that’s how it happened. …Well done, Alcype.]

Dryad muttered e04fa421bd in a 0833cc32cb subdued tone, 1b852c959f gazing down 67e6ca4458 at me 97efc64012 with deep 7a2dd4853c sympathy in 78c5beb77d her eyes.ae4cd69bc96f1780

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[Child of Hacardella, what is your name?]

“…Rose Hacardella.”6990f8b5e9105f0f

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I answered 4c6d0e7b4c cautiously, pondering efc8deec04 if the 7595b500a9 Spirit King 461b9132e3 of Death b0d9c8856b had perceived c41ecc3cdd something unusual e5924fdcba due to fbc53dd4e5 his domain 69f5e4e1e6 over death 5ead464ee4 itself.784ce024a82e4e26

After all, 57ccf3db09 I wasn’t 24bcf83dc1 the original b40e11ebba owner of 6b5ea89d65 this body. In truth, 15841c256c Rose Hacardella 268c16ac0e was meant 56289e5a6e to have 530ebd33e0 died long d0ee92e2d2 ago.ba0201f18c099b86

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[Rose. I see. Poor child, how much hardship must you have endured to appear so worn and frail?]

Dryad’s gentle eyes studied 901964eedb me with a compassionate 7496c4e48a gaze, seemingly unaware of e6494fc45c anything amiss.1e0bda9ac680e289

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At least 13e8009f84 she appeared fb32b0e621 to be f37fee807b favorably inclined 0042f72587 toward me, 3be00f64ae which was 304e51520c a relief. But it felt 5dd5033f82 premature to dive 0348ffe008 into the main a96497e423 topic right away.618c2c826cffa5c5

“Dryad, might 59520c6a7e I ask 6fed2f6fdf how the 9bb207952c Spirit King 9b07321684 of Water 7cfb346d0a is faring a5dbdc8e1d now?”e9c490505a8b9204

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First, I needed to db3f46fd1d inquire about Naiad’s whereabouts.06e5bf90d93e4dfb

While Spirit Kings 21509237ba were said to 4b59276b4e refrain from interfering 886097c61b in the mortal 458e83e8b0 realm, I couldn’t 8c17912f1d help but wonder 74192dc0b7 how she was 39fc6ff224 doing now that deef26cdbc the country she 2daec330dc cherished had fallen 0768a3d006 to Nisha’s invasion.9d10031fd0dd5766

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[…]

At that moment, Dryad’s 0a8626e2fa expression visibly darkened.e65ac5b9dad738ee

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[Though I understand your feelings, such matters fall under the domain of the Spirit King. I am under no obligation to answer a human.]

Her previously e2b377a375 lively and a87ee7ce6c kind tone 5f96aa74e5 turned firm e8acf051b9 and cold.b911cffe97ae2179

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“…”811cffa27179c317

Just moments ago, cf2742bff9 she had been 87f5054c09 so warm and 04129d7230 approachable. Yet, at 1301c3eb9c the mere 6b2465f579 mention of db64d779fe Naiad, her 0502e52fd0 demeanor shifted 8312764af6 drastically.d218daf2c6f19e59

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Though the unexpected 5624419bba response gave me cc893c364b pause, I couldn’t ff20fb21cc back down.92e2093b9a415e78

“It was I who 120b7968ef requested Your Majesty’s summoning 2fe71f46cc from the king,” I 4db9aed74c stated.fa8c4fb43076fb24

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[Indeed. Why did you seek me out?]

Dryad’s curiosity showed 2ce16ced2d briefly as she 607ccc8118 asked. My reason was simple.0e3379c74652ed75

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“The Kingdom of 5e8455fe37 Nisha is relentlessly 7ced993f8f pursuing both me f11fc7645b and the Relic f2c2cffdd1 of Water. You must be aware, 8101cf0804 Dryad, that their ultimate 5bdddc55ce goal is to completely b9ecfef671 destroy the relic and fec3836abb obliterate everything that once 03ea31fb7d belonged to Hacardella.”8a2409c3e21e453f

In truth, 9896b9627e they aimed e8e14a9a45 to destroy 72c768b4e9 one of dcaaa9e5d5 the fragments a94d289e32 capable of 905a1d5ea9 sealing the 61f9f80e3d Spirit King a5103f050a of Darkness, ec95b4f786 Arkane. However, revealing that I 2bad8e71c8 knew such details would 51ac34b8e7 seem suspicious.950c459989ca6f6f

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I finished d80e773b1b speaking and 162fca3554 raised my 6dbb1cd1ea eyes to a1c5b0cfbf meet Dryad’s.56b5b554e0e1cccc

[…]

Her expression 8df2aa7a11 grew increasingly 616c78138c grave, as 352845f9f1 if sensing 8e51781728 the ominous 00b2cf700f clouds looming aae603eb4a over the 96acce0713 world.e1f200beac3db064

“And so, I e4342c2843 must ask boldly. Is it d50f9434b5 possible to a51cc65a74 protect the 5e36ca6618 relic… by 9cbd96e64d embedding it 5f1bf90983 within a 08da61a342 human body?”84675f2cb9da7c96

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[…What?]

“What are c7335aecdb you saying, 6041b30f7f my lady?!”ad3bde6b6138fffe

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As soon as I 149fa3eec4 uttered the words, both 83e4f3ef9c Alcype and Dryad’s faces 5093a8197f were painted with shock.91857357e0df14b7

[Wait a moment… Are you suggesting embedding the Spirit King’s relic into a human’s body?]

Dryad struggled to maintain 3f4decb197 her composure, as if 97aa12bbb5 she couldn’t believe what a752eee973 she had just heard.16c028a9ed0b2925

Yes, even 2b75086a8f I knew a187cec279 how outrageous d739a699f2 the idea 9107a2977b sounded. But…30efa9c08ee01bc9

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“Consider the crisis cdc06faba3 we are facing. Today it’s the Relic 16c0cdca6d of Water, but next 8e91f4fbde it will surely be 12937b5fb3 the Relic of the 2044f3ae42 Forest. To protect e17be5442a both, we 795978a818 must devise 34b44fa0dc a plan db327479b4 that catches 605ad837ff them off 41ebc172a4 guard.”cb514f481cfd4674

I continued, 415fad9059 my tone ddd7419ac5 firm.d92bda66a3cdad47

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“The Nisha 5525373154 clan’s persistence d182cdd72f and cruelty 4732132d54 have been 5319d7fd47 proven throughout a1227632c4 history. No matter how b8effb6a7a we strive to ffebbc584b preserve the relics 1b1870fb6a through conventional means, 21df9d477b we will ultimately 8b68f0f54a fail. And so, 94dd3be09e I ask 52b41f0adc once more: e98a7415a6 Spirit King 4f0d26fa9c of the 2430bbbc08 Forest, can 948c4dd5a8 a Spirit fcb15e4d20 King’s relic 9c92fd8d76 be fused 2f73ed06c5 into a 160a045d57 human body?”133e7158c1ce955b

This idea had only 27ee4250f7 occurred to me because 3ea6ad427b I was aware of 9dfe950e22 the existence of Great 189b968383 Spirit Priests/Grand Masters—those born 43fe5fee98 with part of the 15d9b04df0 Spirit King’s essence within f92ec78171 their souls.eb785cc6222700f4

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While such a 8f6e401557 process might be 665a538788 too much for fa35aed833 an ordinary human f951a672ad soul, it wasn’t 8077d53050 impossible.ce55b1f3a14f0bfe

From what Mekaila d9cd175a20 had told me, 47a8b688f6 the Spirit Kings d16fef5d2a themselves were already 0f799bb318 preparing for the d06c8d932a disasters to come, 00f18dbf2b likely accepting the 9db012c70d creation of Great 9b723346f6 Spirit Masters as 12bcabe247 inevitable.9206f215b402be80

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I had thought Dryad 414b3232d7 would understand this easily.b279478470b7ca69

[An astonishingly reckless notion. Do you truly believe a human soul and body could bear the relic infused with the Spirit King’s essence?]

Contrary to 611987b332 my expectations, a1c8bc0357 Dryad shook 44e880173a her head a3d3e1ad54 firmly, expressing 09eb623f3a strong opposition.8445078c89e9488c

[No matter how powerful a Spiritist may be, they could never withstand it. Such a thing has never been done since the relics were created…I understand your desperation, but give up.]

“That’s…”a5e43f4dc171e4df

I faltered in b64ff8c803 the face of 0d2162e14f her outright rejection.fc49e7a041cae99e

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Why? Was the soul 9101b91ff8 destined to become 50210e5409 a Great Spirit 1e7298860e Master fundamentally different 443b971ed6 from that of 99f822db94 an ordinary Spiritist?
1de4e0446f8e50500

But there 5b6d3582cd was no 5a556a01e7 other way.24e02c21b8aa3a6b

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“No matter where 2cc1569703 we hide it, af3f5ffe3e we can’t guarantee 4db68dd0b7 its safety. Only by hiding 7bb34a49c9 it within my 535b983059 own body can 5193e29cac I feel truly 426c986e9e secure.”f3ec04bc22e8feb9

I argued, refusing e7545cc92c to back down.8ccb82b9643f9a74

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“Even if my life 50a5d759e1 ends, the relic fused d6348dd63c with my soul and 0e7cdce8bc body cannot be stolen 0468df96d0 or destroyed!”334cc602e0f6a791