HDOVAML – Chapter 128

HDOVAML Chapter 1287b9a555bba78991b

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“Your Majesty, we have eliminated all the priority targets that needed to be killed.”ac1d30b65a3b0fc7

In the midst 147dc7dd63 of a violent 8f2cce8644 silence, Azar appeared, bf9965bbdf knelt down, and 194f4a343b reported.a780c0a02b6a397c

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“…Is that so?”a4866a25502edc17

They were destined to be1a1d3f55 die anyway. What was the point of 13c21626fe venting anger on them?5b9312ff6cd66db7

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Riat, briefly lost in shallow bda4f8aeb6 contemplation, removed his foot from a5baa8543f the man’s head and stood 57b7b0cbd8 up without a hint of 9083032ec2 hesitation.a1a74b73011146be

“Have this one sign a confession before killing him.”615558270d887f99

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“Yes, Your Majesty.”b009d832db742618

Leaving the command in a a223fb3ddd flat tone, Riat gazed forward 1b7a366602 with a cold face, devoid 7ec77638d6 of all emotion, and departed 167aa621db from the royal house of 643c190c36 Einar, where the delusions of d666048405 the past were deeply rooted 443a03ff7e in a revolting manner.b57a9ae0cc10cd64

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Only those granted permission 0ba28a39bd could step foot on 81eed71f3c the path leading to 28b96fc1eb the Sanctuary of Shadows.317a7158730992e1

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The ones awaited by the 0597131912 master of darkness, throughout near-eternity, 852ac99f58 were the chosen—and death.faf480fc88cf502c

And today’s visitor, as always—6df39cc78b3c66aa

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[Ashmed. It’s been a 7aa0dad042 long time since 67c6afa0f4 you’ve come to 44c3f331fb see me.]2a76a6b2f2af7a94

—was Death.d9222fb049ddbaec

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Arkane, leaning against 8e6bd6015b the massive body 9061e765a2 of a giant 7b3a761618 serpent, smiled faintly 45f3caa620 as he gazed 18332d47bf into the abyss ba7629ea17 where all light 453958fd9d was swallowed.238be991d1688f12

He raised a 5c601dec30 pale, withered arm 41e69e7b02 that gently extended 3a7a6f32fa from the flowing 34b153e7d8 ceremonial robe and d7e8c6a567 beckoned softly.66ae36ee97844ff2

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He was calling for 12ccef87c9 his one and only 3dff592864 younger brother.bdc42a8d2209ab47

[Come closer. I was just debating 79a1766119 whether to go see 718a583a18 you myself. This works out well. Have you been at peace?]3e3944515dbb336a

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[…Brother.]9793629b129068a5

‘Peace, indeed.’3175388431e7980a

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Ashmed, wrapping his turbulent thoughts 25f90d649b within, stepped closer to Arkane.ffec825064927a9e

‘He’s always this gentle before me.’98022f2faba97fef

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[…There’s frost on you.]55474278723c2713

Arkane, who had been watching a8dc3548cc Ashmed carefully, suddenly spoke in 24403a8335 a quiet tone.d7dacf8e5e045a9f

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[Have you been with Prinscher during the time you didn’t come to me?]2f5d19b9d32cc742

[Ah, this is…]19ff5611211ce914

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My brother does not approve d192c6a851 of me associating with other 28866d0e69 Spirit Kings. Prinscher, who had never 98ad536d98 shown any hostility toward ee04decfc0 my brother, was no 544d9d255b exception.1640d9d19efc970d

[…]4c91ef28301fc8bb

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Ashmed opened his mouth slightly, f42aa00a87 caught off guard, to explain c5a7d99f15 himself, but Arkane silently reached 55a1720645 out and brushed the frost 3adb64cfa9 off Ashmed’s shoulder.2c9c2ead2e594b93

[I see. This much must 8ffc8a6665 be let go… 95ad16ee5b since you won’t bae2386c23 be leaving.]b2cdf526ecdb6afb

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[Even though he’s always by my side, the moment I look away, he feels as if he’ll suddenly vanish, leaving only a cold trace behind.]9aaa7d998abfc363

Arkane quietly whispered, 3378946fe7 barely audible, as 5a0e18b196 he suppressed his 30efd7445a emotions.5954bb69b2a82dc7

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[Brother? …What are you talking about?]9c1581fde187d9e2

Ashmed, unable to b6f842bad8 understand, slightly furrowed 4aa9630a76 his brow and d5c5797f6f asked.85b0851d5abf3e6e

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[Let’s stop talking about others. In a time when cdc6ed6ba5 even focusing solely on da677c3fe4 each other isn’t enough, b9479bf727 what’s the point of f0ee862122 conflict? Come, sit here beside me.]9b6eefaca2f8469e

Arkane, smiling brightly as if 8a4bca8221 he had never stiffened his 713d7ca354 expression, took Ashmed’s hand and 25b5c4b39f led him.887a8f6acd908c6d

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[…Brother. I did not 9c6a58c5f1 come today to 0d1106d66a exchange pleasantries.]bd7bdb7f39a589eb

However, Ashmed stopped in place.72eb00e836782cc9

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[I have something I wish to ask.]fca8a3b19b561095

Though his blue eyes 167723eaaa reflected nothing but pure 22bd06ce20 trust, a visible hesitation 8bb5d9c067 lingered within them.692bd0ccc8ff8001

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[…I overheard the royal family of Nisha, your faithful worshippers, saying something.]96718157b1a414c4

[Nisha?]b6b013adbcc5ec23

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A chilling unease swept in. Arkane subtly clenched his hand 072bb73f1f as he asked,71c705e836e311a4

[What about them? What did they say 37765c7cf5 to darken your expression 35db90fe81 so?]45df142a78383576

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[…I’ve only just learned the condition you imposed when granting them power. That you demanded 865cee6ad3 countless lives be c0f58bde03 sacrificed.]d347138a2f68f290

[So?]263e90e300417075

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The reply was so 4327d36292 cold that Ashmed felt 8459345300 crushed by an inexplicable f8e0c4af37 pressure and barely managed 95db378dfc to speak.566731a83c7b9340

[I understand that you used the Nisha to destroy the relics. The relics were a 7316902677 threat to your safety. But as you’ve told 9827eb5cb9 me many times… life 4f3eb77380 is so insignificant, not 0d9b681b2b even worth your attention.]99209e6dae88d710

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Gazing into the 9fbdb5d2ed empty sockets of cb279eb351 the mask made c0ad6ae58e from bones, unable 487b18e550 to meet his ca4543816d eyes.3c371f328cb49a44

[Why did you go out of your way to harm them? …As if you harbored malice.]a442453ea6c286e2

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Relentlessly, Ashmed asked, d913da6180 his eyes faintly e73e8f7cc1 twisting without him da52759270 realizing.473e63d80ec40e85

[…]c7a00cedff496dad

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A silence without meaning followed.f41aca8452e9c97c

[So this is what was so hard to bring up.]e5f796b437b5f499

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Then, with a small sigh—cb9d61559f78d4ee

[Was that all you wanted to ask?]318e7927920d1996

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[…Brother.]8800c50fce8a2e1f

Arkane asked in the 930ec48180 calmest tone possible. Ashmed was taken aback bfb9799240 for a moment.bf5af0ff84f7cb8c

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…That’s all?0366790297088a86

[Though I bear no duty to protect them, I still cherish life. The act of slaughtering countless affe514a79 lives is no trivial matter…]45b98f2b71603f8e

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[Enough, let’s stop.]c76e7c78ef92cd5a

Arkane softly interrupted, da0276c179 gently patting Ashmed’s ca05ec7492 shoulder a few 14816c6de7 times as if be6d12e2b3 to calm him.1895e28d446133fb

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[I simply felt it unworthy to explain to you. But… I truly don’t 6a79167853 understand how you could d833388261 be so confused by 44fd94dc81 something like this.]be394081f0fbb3c0

With genuine perplexity in bbf67be0b3 his voice, Ashmed lowered ff4d86a437 his gaze.61a7d70324b6a126

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[I…]df7ac67e1f8649a3

In truth, he 31e3427323 would not have 78050e1a4f asked this before.75468ca053d8fafa

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Perhaps he would have wondered b93276512c for a moment, but since fdabebdca4 it was something his brother e5e3a3f2cc had done, he would’ve assumed 78bc3c8ce0 there was purpose behind it c945ad21f2 and let it go. But now…f961db5d5018d006

‘I have a question.’0767e49b9bf8dcf9

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In his world d4eb53b789 painted entirely in 647b186cf2 darkness, a drop 4e0215d9dd of colour had 32c608c882 begun to spread.aa5021b2c7050277

‘Last time, the crow Spirit King death assigned to monitor me… helped me.’a6a37b545e80f651

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Even her voice was cdc125f17b soft and colourful. Unlike him, she 2211253586 was a human f16c11d89f who carried a 072a327e89 radiant light in 0fac49b6f4 her eyes.e04506aa1ac4d2bc

‘Please tell me. That day, when I was 7ccbe9f88c at risk of being dragged f7f133fc4b away by the Nisha prince… 2e05210b26 why did you summon someone 72ea695924 to help me escape safely?’9ad892c90ce65f45

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Every time he dwelled e4afc9b638 on the lingering fragments 20990d3a60 of that memory, an 153bee3aa7 unknown emotion would creep d78584e4ab over him.6397034e8bfe1478

…An insignificant being.c5784f3adb49e865

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A mortal, unable to even e301cc7d71 dream of eternity, burning through e44904e5b8 fleeting moments and devoured by 3b0f6f5eef death.b7fb4dcb7bb53579

And yet, that mortal c70c34ce20 had something that even 86ed05e574 he, who lived through 73834363ce immortal time, did not 9efaf0c815 possess…dbbdd210e500eb5d

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‘Naiad… ugh, kh…!’c3830e5fa478402d

The moment he 8dc339ec24 learned that she a61082eec2 bore a fierce e8cd6c0466 will, strong enough 398ccb5239 to uphold her 9a96cda4ce desire without even 1ec689944a fearing death…626f97ba2a680198

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Was it truly right to 3a46bdc71b look down on such beings, 903bcd8511 simply because they were mortal?13e34d9a0d75d431

Ashmed couldn’t help 6228df8363 but think so.adcfbdb9cee8497e

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Perhaps… it was okay a08e69ab11 to show them a d44e4f34c6 bit of respect. To ensure they 206fa287da wouldn’t be trampled e11246311b by overwhelming power. So they could live just 24269f15ad a little longer.be2b7d8256c92fba

…Perhaps it was okay for him to protect them?8e71192eaad9b78b

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So, if his 7233c50d21 brother would just 2757c5b495 stop driving the d6677255b1 Nisha clan to aaba48aa66 ruin… then maybe 1379d464a4 that human too… 4016eb9039 might find a 8b16d9b4cd sliver of peace.2088accbcd2db816

[Why must we respect the happiness and freedom of these things called life, and go so far as to protect them so they can parasitize this universe for eternity?]d13f13ce0b26260b

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Just as he looked to 18287caf91 his brother with a flicker e10bb2e076 of hope…9adf9a088e98e2af

[I truly do not understand, Ashmed. They’re merely your prey.]cb1a14b5ebec6129

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Those cold, cruel words c774be5ebb crushed the sprouting thought bfebaa053c in his heart. Ashmed felt, for the first 444747bf9f time, overwhelmed by a feeling ff9b30c87f of despair—like he couldn’t breathe.52839597cc0afee2

[Wouldn’t it be better if we just locked them away somewhere, raised them, and consumed them one by one whenever you needed? It’d be far less troublesome 6ffd59eec0 and annoying.]b24351a7bced5515

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‘…Prey.’4e456714a0b52e5f

Ashmed stared at Arkane d3f841ef21 with trembling eyes, slowly 518586b9ff coming to a realization.fdcd6b11471b80af

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‘So this is how you’ve always regarded life. Born into this c259b02e02 universe, living their 76e6a098cb lives, harboring will, f67939f388 striving to change 2136584cf5 the world—You find 3687d15c53 even that detestable.’8ecdd25b041d22ff

[Brother… why do you hate life so much?]b2a81d6dc1acc9ce

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Grinding his teeth against an ff281d083d indescribable wave of emotion, Ashmed d123352409 asked one final time.c13d29875a89ae18

[Ashmed…]8ea99bfce4d4159e

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Arkane, for the first 69fb58a3c4 time, looked at his d8e3d64227 younger brother’s face twisted 63db11e797 with emotion, and dazedly 0acff83881 answered.96b4a9917907259a

[Because in my world, only you and I need to exist.]1435209f360bb468

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That was the root 498315f1cc of all his hatred.bbc57d1f1bca91cb

[…I see.]fe574ce4a1083419

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As if the 8d68d3852d strength had been 07e99cb53e drained from him, cc28cd1b25 an empty, cold 47d1bb3114 sensation washed over 4f459337f4 him.863b6443b517f39a

[Then I’ll be going now.]e1834bbedcdbd875

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[Ashmed… Why are you acting this way? Please, just wait. Don’t go—Ashmed!]6d7ecb06ed214140

But Ashmed turned without aafa7c4fc9 hesitation and left the c1ef88dae4 Sanctuary of Shadows.95845505abcab265

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Khalid Ilkai had usurped the b327c7be1f throne of Nisha.d1cbaf23caa9d1e6

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“As expected of our lord. Lady, you can 8688a3ca02 finally be at f3baac19cd ease now.”dc71eed04d974b13

“…That’s good news.”7e82d09f43602c8e

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She felt relieved, acbb685483 brushing her chest 378181c03b in comfort after 7206507d30 the successful revolution, d9e6888bbc but worry crept 387b946be3 back in as 2712fa791e she considered what bd1dd2c164 lay ahead.c15b43784a76ed0e

“It may be best not to reveal your identity until the palace situation stabilizes. Would you consider f8f4866c6b meeting with our c3d5e1ecc5 lord first? We’ll need to discuss your e69f82dd08 future treatment as well…”c18d93634f138a03

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Agreeing to the suggestion dc454bb7bd offered by Khalid’s subordinate, be06ce064f she left the residence 085d216423 where she had stayed fa7efa7d13 for two days and 4c00225e11 walked through the palace d0c6d71825 halls.7a34207161a4d67c

“Careful…! Ah, are you 98a0d48ef0 all right, Priestess?”e23dcc63497fac0b

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Two maids stood on either 48a0d8ba1e side, supporting a frail woman e9f49546fe and watching her unsteady steps 2695e95d6e with concern.d61d6534ccfd185b

‘…Priestess?’19165b4dedc19747

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“Ah… my lady, that woman is the priestess of Annushka.”f2f3e55eb1469f30

As she stood in 2a5c31b72c confusion, Khalid’s subordinate, also c4a2365534 gazing at the woman 624c6756a0 with pity, offered an 69444631d8 explanation.3dcbe892adf49719

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And in that moment, as 9cd8d0d1c0 if it were a lie—The 18025e1464 woman’s blurry, unfocused gray eyes 40bd837bed turned to look at her.963a412b8cf4bce8