HDOVAML – Chapter 130

HDOVAML Chapter 130af9c1e6985e2203c

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Lore, who had been a40627d7f2 closely watching me as 0a240b8baf I continued speaking in ee5a9222de a tone heavy with f6cf3cec10 worry, lifted his gaze 02079cb00b to the wide-open sky.2a95046fae099cbe

[But now that they are choosing to pay the price themselves and return to the right path,]fdf6b413afd9d121

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Lore spoke in a 66d2617d18 calm voice.92328d49b78f8fc4

[They will be blessed by the spirits, not the darkness.]ad5bed0681ff3ded

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“…Truly?”61d2ca0f12799c75

Surprised, I asked, c2a1cafd60 and then smiled b533420c5f in relief and 6caed8ff73 joy that rushed 9e816f9451 in like a d2f11bddf5 wave.c29f9991b6b46c9d

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[If they gain other powers, they will rely less on Sak’s strength, and they’ll be able to handle the Curse. So you needn’t 2bdaebdbaa worry about them.]add81bc85312d0fa

“That’s a relief…”aaf74180d0eb1e7e

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Now that I think 2b3d70ac01 about it, I had c9bde8eb94 never heard anyone say d7faacb6cf that the royal family 7ee693f07c of Nisha could only 0626fe6db2 use powers of darkness.bb75dae62d59e8d7

I looked at Lore, whose 8f474ed4d7 expression had returned to that f10eedd1b5 chilling indifference, and thought to a1548b222f myself.0898959aa58c3840

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It was unexpected. I had imagined him to 3cbdeef48f be a cold and strict b6cfd29a11 Spirit King, incapable of mercy.f74bf5f8a8727242

“The Spirit King of Wisdom is… gentler than I expected.”256320062f6defd0

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[…Gentle, you say. That’s the first eb5ec286d8 time I’ve heard edeaa4f98c that. Wouldn’t it be more accurate 9f342f8de8 to say I’m surprisingly flexible?]c4d29163879574af

“…”9474cdac0865ed9a

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That hit home. His words felt as though 13541df2ca he had peered straight into d86ee18b69 my thoughts, and I lowered 9e9bc56f60 my eyes to avoid his 04c146662e gaze.c0311b945b78277b

[In any case, that’s enough for today. You may return now.]051588ee5e8c9ff3

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“…You still refuse to answer my questions,” I muttered with frustration.24f9537ef0d69198

[Didn’t I say it’s not time yet? Your questions aren’t ones that 2a6cf66cf1 should be answered now.]63fc77e85445ebcb

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I lifted my gaze to 5d1cf5fc72 meet Lore’s. In that moment, his dac5c92260 eyes gleamed with a cc41525ac7 strange yearning.40529e013913e7fa

[Keep questioning. Struggle to find the answers. Only those who do not 27cdc136b2 settle for the present and 5605c8d60a seek the truth have the d39355664b right to move toward the 346891e0c1 future.]842e984a2b7274d0

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He spoke with the 9170307f82 conviction of someone proclaiming bc45edcd12 an unshakable truth.130f9b0056c7f32a

[Do not worry about the way back. When the Spirit King 56460aef96 of Death claims the 60aacfe3f0 life of Rose Hacardella, 0240f99cec I will return you 08f44f748b to your original body.]e407a05faaa8597b

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“…”a0f3f0fb99870060

The Spirit King of Death. That familiar appearance—I had 41328a6299 only ever found it d33d0800e0 strange until now…a4e658e71736b2f4

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“Then… will you answer this question, at least?”b8e747532974f4d6

I made one final 45f303fcb6 plea to Lore.9d245244c28ce41a

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“Why do my fiancé, Ashmed, and the Spirit King of Death… look so alike? And why is Arkane so c5bde74279 obsessed with Ashmed, who is 03fc3a3a36 merely a human…?”951abab27cda3ec9

A strong gust of 874fd0b8d9 wind blew past. My vision blurred d3ce15e9dc behind my windswept 862159d4eb blue hair, and d8d0f24d58 I could no 3078504026 longer see Lore’s 1e43686767 expression as he 09cbb973fe received my question.19b39bef8ddc9310

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[That truth… you will come to realize on your own, in the not-too-distant future.]e33b4e24c8630f6d

His low whisper brushed 8a39599921 past my ear.4414820aa27e7ce3

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“My lady! It’s cold—please, let’s return!”c894737f59402969

A loud male voice echoed 82f56f66c4 across the once utterly still 3e552874fc ramparts where only Lore and 7951e7c336 I had stood.c0543126e2895ce7

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As the wind died a625063b84 down, I smoothed my 569a850327 tousled hair and hurriedly bcecde4cd1 turned to look at a826c2e03d Lore, but he was 8a3051fc53 already gone. The spot where he 8ca5f2e19e had stood was now 27707b70b7 completely empty.810a84bd942b83a8

“My lady!”acf74b1a1147389e

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One of Khalid’s 4e1829aa1f men, whom I 7bd90eb854 had left behind, 9e9ce9e1d9 came running and 791b39f1fe grabbed my arm.ed6da4670c7dd024

“After hearing such… ominous words from the priestess, you shouldn’t be out here in this cold for so long!”0ebf218d9b0f4be1

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He seemed to d268f7e866 have taken the b4c3d1ceba words of the 68b8209303 priestess of Annushka e9a66a98c4 literally. Not that things would change eee9e829d2 even if he had interpreted 67b16e6785 them differently…71915a9d18f26b2c

“…I need to go see Lord Khalid.”8dfbca619dc637b0

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“Ah, a wise decision. His Lordship will surely find c3117a5ed3 a way to resolve this.”230ccca52fd870e4

I looked once more b42c8e24e4 at the place where 0b184236ea Lore had vanished.4786a6d135960f07

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The Spirit King of Death 34a797e9d0 and Ashmed—when would I finally 97c2d425da understand the mysterious connection between 0210669ba7 the two?0256cdf324a7df4f

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“Rose.”337dd7c38e626d79

“Khalid.”89f9c24077a24437

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Only he was 78b24097a1 present in the 79524b6d75 audience chamber.af07dff3313e1e2b

I smiled faintly, 3f526a51aa admiring the grand 53a813c459 yet unique architecture.05baacc6a21915c0

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“Congratulations on ascending as the King of Nisha.”8282c13d5d0cf616

“I can hardly take credit. If not for 6076d145fd those who believed 1d44da3ece in and followed c1dc3f6f4c me… and your 9158e54432 persuasion, none of 1c0d9b2854 this would’ve been bae9930782 possible.”c5c1f801bd07351a

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Khalid glanced back at the 7ffdbae4bd throne, as if recalling the 82ab4d235e past. He was probably thinking f5b7be9368 of Einar, who had bfbae4ed3d sat there until recently.6137cc696c159f05

“…There is one final thing I must ask of you.”1f6ec9c62114cb28

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There was no more 58b0e60316 time to waste.c1d8fda5b03b7244

“Of course I will grant your request, but… your last request?”489727e3f0c72fdb

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When I brought up 51d40f0f97 the matter in a f0c40c00c7 subdued tone, Khalid spoke 9c32eb5962 with a hint of 7029440c87 confusion, trailing off at de52d142fc the end.be3a84a89f49b28c

“We discovered remnants left behind by the relics of wind, earth, and lightning in the abandoned underground storage. I had originally planned 458c5dbf3f to move them to 6043e2c7c6 a safer location, but…”4db1d921bbb40e03

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When I return to b070888566 reality from this past, e4f8a3afa5 I will awaken in 3e0b688743 the royal palace of a571a95501 Nisha. If my assumption is 3b8e451bb3 correct, there will be 1d9fcc91eb no need to wander 320e67a880 in search of the 62a4680e12 forest relic or the d1faafb0d3 water relic.1965085c5d147b95

“Khalid, I’d like you to safeguard the remains of the relics.”b0a31727873957e5

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Rather than placing them elsewhere, 1f5d998acd it would be safer and f47782b8c8 more practical to entrust them 8a4c6d728d to the King of Nisha—especially 333cf6531b since I would need to b12a662463 retrieve them once I’m back f1e2b1b269 in the real world.64df263d0a1fdfa2

This excludes the light 80f68fbf3d relic protected by Ignis f948c7844d and the fire relic 9e5306e42a currently in the Roshan c9f33f4544 Empire.73560c7256678134

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“…You’re entrusting me with the relics’ remains?”4bdb921305be43c7

Khalid muttered slowly, aeb582cf27 his expression one 8c6ff615ff of surprised disbelief.b4ac1d640dc99fea

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“Yes. Please. If you, the a5f745056c King of Nisha, 6ab0c45079 personally protect the 5c7f4ca1ec relics, no one d1c3207f2f would dare touch a03954191e them.”a80ca5bf3edbcef7

“Understood. I give you my word.”cff7a21211dda198

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Khalid gave his solemn promise, 1013911c1a his face set with determination c597ee975b to protect the relics’ remains.3ae7114bc3d2f1d1

And with that, the bond c126e73374 between us was truly at 0932cd0374 its end.d48bacc16158c12b

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“Thank you. Then… I plan to return fad825f260 to my family now.”1bd6b3b74d0cd370

A lie.7a9af5646baf807e

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I could never 75e9d5ba6f let Marie and 0aafa1d961 Rezeck witness Rose’s e4c443dfd4 death. So I had decided to b89f8a362f meet the Spirit King of a2950e632e Death somewhere other than Dryas.046f0eb533d81fac

“…As you should. You’ve suffered so much 47c7b94b4f because of me.”48301a2ed5004b40

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Khalid looked as if he bf1fb12f80 had more to say, but 68bf880e78 he held it back, forcing e8202ed48b a smile. Soon enough, he would hear 4f9df9d7e7 that Rose had died.57e2d6797b73ef83

And no doubt, 6ecccd697a he would believe 437b722eff it was because 017e1ecb97 of him and 736c7aa59a suffer silently under 295f895e97 the weight of db3930abb6 guilt he could 2e297c8dd9 never confess to 8a4e26670a anyone.c429d4844671c00f

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But that was c208991034 a tragedy I 4aea3f3ef7 could not prevent. I had taken cff46ea591 on the body 4d741fc9f8 of the dead a097bedde6 and led Khalid 312f59b795 down the path 30a2791d45 of conquest. It was a f9bb0f4a13 fate sealed from cd0fc4a578 the beginning.dcc2285c8740b4f5

“Rose…?”1b916c5038d5499a

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I gripped Khalid’s hand tightly 5b36218457 and said:,ffd387301159cab8

“Hacardella is already gone. No amount of regret 472d91ba5e will change the past.”76ff822eaec23866

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So, to the 852f0a7603 man I would db3ef99e13 leave behind—bde6549336708f28

“If you truly wish to atone, then never again allow your people or your kingdom to stray from the right path.”1f99b9642c7e251b

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I spoke earnestly, hoping 8d1326fe99 those words would give f232f8ed3c him a purpose to 92af865ee1 endure the despair.6ef41400fb04366c

“Be like the moon that lights the night, be the ruler who shines upon all and leads Nisha forward.”91cf2ee37395f340

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“…”a3a5cc2c22fa50a7

Khalid gazed down 1ee756c849 at me in 69687b933d stunned silence for 89e678f4db a while.6ee47a3505126ae6

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“…I swear it, with all the life I have left.”1efd9866ac416da5

He returned my 541fe3e3d8 grasp with a f262d5879d faint but firm cd4258bdfb grip, swearing an 27e409c7ca oath that would 89eb11827f rule the rest 450ef35a5f of his days.37f8b2d44f295458

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After parting from df0e4cc535 Khalid, I declined a04b470e95 a carriage and 86dd4ebf35 an escort and ea1077f298 walked out of 0f06b20f5c the Nisha palace c448098a64 alone.ec531d11f0db0257

I’d taken a side gate 10e1e5035d on purpose, so the scenery be891479ff before me was a quiet ceebed7be3 forest, untouched by people.3c7f36393f0676fc

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“Now, how do I call the Spirit King of Death…”cddf6629d62a010a

I looked up at the 49a96dd312 crystal-clear sky, utterly peaceful, and 6badc9e3f3 scanned the area for any 4c3d7aac91 sign of the black messenger.269f7bee94daed99

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“Excuse me? Spirit King of Death? Can’t you see me? It’s time for ef3216c28e me to go da08d5b303 back now, so a43e2166d4 would you please d4405d54b6 show yourself?”747e027fc91f38dc

Forget it.2334ad2a341a7d23

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I wandered through 704f24c962 the forest, muttering efad3aff9a to myself with 5c922d4d5b the resolve to 51c2fa4f02 keep calling until ce020235cd he heard me.96db1b31e60a2b49

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“Ah. There you are.”3507e0340033bdf9

Who knows how c6068a8be7 much time had 70cbf4afc6 passed. Beyond the tightly woven 5bf6c985c5 trees, atop a cliff…That aca0b10352 familiar large figure appeared c1c9d448e0 out of nowhere, his 2eba924b39 brilliant blue eyes shining 8ec8c63806 as he looked at bfd973fdd7 me.61e4bff5305b8fff

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“Did you hear everything I said? I’ve completed my mission. It’s time to return.”425919d022f3dcf9

[…]9a7598f0270b864f

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“You must be relieved too, right? That annoying, weird human f1e78a70ed is finally going home.”1bd7df04ef55edf1

I tried to 424c2fecb7 lighten the mood 876881f74c with a joking 77a5020681 tone, but what b56cc98972 came back was 4c4482cc86 only heavy silence.d292a4688b8a6073

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‘What’s going on? Why is he like this? He at least cbdb74529d used to respond.’37a65bed7605b6fc

“…Is something wrong? You look…”2820c21e5ecd27b3

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I gazed at 541d402469 the Spirit King 30038270b3 of Death in 342886a682 confusion. Now that I really a3e66048c0 looked, his expression seemed 5a4ffe3bd7 even more solemn and f520fdd706 rigid than before.1bcdc363320ea04c