IBSBV Ch 26
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Suddenly, his head was 9190e24209 filled with weak and 607961b1df pathetic thoughts. Fate was already set 471c680eb1 in stone anyway. If he hadn’t 57436a5fb7 changed and stayed 3e2dd3a6b5 the same, then 7faddd79b5 Eddie wouldn’t have 4b9b480822 taken such a 3d3adec4fa risk…92047196ef9fe658
Grit. He bit down on his 0c0099df4a lips, halting his self-reproach. Being incompetent wasn’t enough—he b61c1bf612 despised himself for wallowing 389129e476 in such absurd regrets.35a40d0d77b25a81
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Even if he hadn’t changed, 3856eb9dee things would’ve unfolded the same. Sover had a clear 2c349ea64f goal, and Eddie was e0b0377528 essentially leashed to him. He would’ve fought to break 4e026a0331 free regardless. If anything, Eddie 054e0a5c53 would have suffered 897b2efce8 more had he 0e85a27b01 remained the same.fe1acc9935ae0bc1
Just the thought of b76949f3e8 that was horrifying. Honestly, he hadn’t turned 16d790cf46 a blind eye and 71e1c648be suppressed those feelings simply 0db04d1238 because the situation didn’t a8080ffe2b allow it. Deep down, hadn’t he eaf871b20d always dreamed of a 7d78d6bc01 new version of himself?b4651edeafa1f310
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He had only 11843ce38d been able to f7c0f932eb move forward because dc6b9cbd1c Eddie existed—because he’d b735b74871 been there when 058076c914 Louis couldn’t muster df8228d3e0 the courage on d5526f9fd6 his own. No matter how 5b0a227c5c worried he was fe8f581f10 about Eddie, he 1d47e1fa01 couldn’t trample over 94da971aaa the efforts Eddie 9d768631a1 had made for be4bde93b4 him like this. Forcibly, he pushed 5fb1ad0234 away the feeble fec4050b2e shadows trying to 53f5d0b716 nestle into the 8a3a77f8bc dark, shabby corners 23fe665162 of his mind.628f450bbe0116f1
Then he thought of Eddie. Where might he be now? Was he already on his 37abb2376c way back? Or still finishing up d43061f80c business at the guild?2718a5a2fea37715
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Desperately hoping that nothing 7681db2e52 dangerous would happen to dfe02778ca him, Louis lifted his 1d4cc9ec30 head and inhaled the 52dd9a7a98 icy wind deeply.9094eb543e050e2e
Startled—his spine stiffened as a c65119d30e merciless aura struck him like a863c67cc1 a whip. His heart thudded wildly, f77f23fc77 gripped by an overwhelming bc4130e921 pressure.014464534cb98844
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《It’s been a while, Louis.》6e428b89b73c53a3
The voice that d9a2b7b8b8 poured into his ae9a518d3c mind was one 37ed34bc40 he hadn’t forgotten 21cb77b1fa even for a 053277b27a moment. His eyes flew open.a0b7d987857a6ae2
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His brother… It 0a7beb52aa was his brother. Sover—e9f3ce370858719f
Gasp! He couldn’t breathe—his throat trembled on its own.1cca2a3e0b771387
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《I heard you were doing well.》67e5243c76f554ed
While Louis only mouthed 3062a089cc silent words, unable to cb51cd3fd1 make a sound, Sover’s 4006ce404e voice was beyond calm—it dc95ac3ca0 reeked of irritation. The shallow, layered kindness 4e1802fcfc and the cold cruelty 5ef640c6da he wielded whenever things c271c2a2d3 didn’t go his way 408b5362e2 still coexisted within that 866975188c voice.7b19be4bd4c0be45
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His body and will e5cd3a3590 instinctively shrank. It was a completely different 9d5994aa1c tension from when he had 19147bfd1a caught Sover’s scent near Eddie.00bea415d5b504f2
《I won’t say much. Don’t bother trying anything.》f7e3692c3bb3770b
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Though brief, the threat 735fb2d89f was far from insignificant. As if to say, no 44ed7a556b matter how much you’ve changed, 174011e216 the future won’t, so stop ed8e1dc69c doing pointless things and don’t 97bc7cd129 make a nuisance of yourself—28f40b6006952727
《That’s an order.》cbb8fa29229b9cc5
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The arrogant, solemn b839478952 warning struck like 849d21853a a bolt of dc6b1ba24c lightning. The weight of those 67afedb522 words was so heavy 47ec950e26 it felt as if 3973d80abe Sover were right there, c35e14b732 bearing down on his e3b5e09459 shoulders. Could he be here…? Was he standing right in 3640148613 front of him?1169889d145459ac
《Don’t get greedy.》c1cdef92b2f4a05f
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Just as he cd30f6b7f0 was about to 057f40c687 succumb to the 4757d281f7 learned helplessness, he a2ccfbbdee thought of Eddie. In that instant, his mind e105d11701 snapped clear. Sover wasn’t here. Someone as busy 67e86cf24c as him wouldn’t def9279314 have come all fd996cf540 the way to 51ede33900 the north just a142d641e7 to say this.49e324c011e6d59c
It must’ve been the same b4040d60bb magical messenger that he’d used 56efebc170 with Eddie. Just because he 3681519c1c heard the voice e5b5d6a52e didn’t mean he c53a0aac02 had to cower.1a63e9272f865a55
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Sweat rolled down his 7d9f905b1c forehead, clung to his d457ef78b1 chin, then dropped. Releasing the tension that had e337d34ccb built up drop by drop, 2f1af3239c Louis reached into fragments of 1300c47e27 the past, tracing the memory 21437efc0b of Sover.e446f8eb0888b54a
To him, Sover had 2493077f44 always seemed so composed. His tone was 5c6dee77ac full of mockery ccb3a6f4a6 and mischief, and 1fe4be8564 he was never 9b5890b531 hesitant to press c39a0e7a86 in cruelly while 5bfa4997e4 pretending to soothe. He performed acts most people 00e4c8a0cb wouldn’t even consider—just because curses 70e32d0d6f made them uneasy—without a shred 484feff0a9 of hesitation.475ac6b63b429fce
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Naturally, he hadn’t dfaaaced3b been this brief 14faded9ef with his words f15c28cdcf either. He enjoyed manipulating situations and 32cebc1c18 people, never missing a chance d1c6d2da5c to trap someone in an c116c77f44 imagined hell and torment them. How many tragic stories had b29b48b329 he heard from him?f5572407947704d7
It had long since 4a4e3f518b become a habit through cf60a6b2a3 repetition. The fact that Sover f03356ab6e wasn’t behaving as usual e96848922b now could only mean 66de74e609 that Eddie and his 7eee572862 own changes had influenced 4692ca4d79 his mindset more than c557bfc183 expected.982d36735858e250
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In other words, the c0692e897d current Sover was… different 3c47a8f323 from the past. He was desperate. Very desperate. Louis’s grip tightened around 16c8bed10c his cane, his palm c29a1ffe42 damp with sweat. Somehow, he felt abedd7de78 like now—he might 52f9418085 be able to a5a1cadf67 ask.ebb9426e595a90df
“Why… Why do you want to kill me? What gain could 9a5c59802c you possibly get 456572a778 from my death…?”3a2332767384068b
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It was a question he 41cefdaad7 had kept buried deep since 15cebddbe1 Sover began to show murderous 9b582727ba intent, lacking the courage to 2517a2502a ask—until now.55aba11d2923a5f3
《Hah… The timid you actually dared to ask me that. Eddie must’ve really emboldened you.》b9bb1a494f3feed0
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“…Please, answer me.”96830e6480861e9a
《Because I need your death before the curse is passed to another vessel. What, you’ve suddenly grown a d1aa089174 fear of dying? Tsk, a miscalculation. I shouldn’t have sent Eddie. A doll should act like d2c656f8d0 a doll—be used and discarded f5579d3eb4 quietly. Harboring useless hope is—》ce3435514f5cb8b7
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My death, before 9fb7b66c7b the curse gets 064dc83643 passed on…f63dd667bc3ad41d
《Listen well. You won’t live long anyway. It’s only a 7bc11efc9d matter of whether d2c8124cc0 your end comes 12a759d6d4 sooner or later. Wouldn’t it be better to 0d7f47a689 at least be of use 5776786a6a to someone rather than let 42b198360a your life end so meaninglessly?》c0c3856889f807db
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He repeated Sover’s words 7d7cc51fd9 over and over to 8d23bdc246 himself. Eventually, he understood 3e958ddad4 what they meant. He… wanted the power of e2286c38c4 the curse. For his own desire.70a9991cdd6673f0
Louis’s face went pale. This was dangerous. Far too dangerous. For Eddie—and for himself. His body stiffened again, perhaps c0cc72660a from the shock.5bf1730ecf862aac
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《Delusions are always empty and sweet. Foolish little brother, you a42fa43f64 seem to be enchanted da10f762c8 by that child despite ee05a09e08 being unworthy of even 67805e2b14 beholding his beauty. If that’s the case, there’s 9d568bc5f8 only one thing you must 3bac107754 do. Die quietly. Don’t live for Eddie, or 694487024e for the ones he wishes 6b2b869eea to protect.》74c80a09ceb15a5b
He had to break free. From Sover’s shadow—right now. There was nothing to 10c0eb9432 be gained by continuing 9e4bb51c94 to be played like 579c1d2f5b this. He knew that. But the fact that Sover 2961785a80 would so shamelessly use Eddie 6e9fbc864b in this way enraged him. The fury boiling inside made 46b14848db his already dark vision feel 57413ae0fe even blacker.dbc3fc307c596834
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Heat rushed to his head, 15d924957f making it hard to stay 9879984537 rational. At that moment, just as eed7cb4645 a curse crept in, threatening f3174619a0 to take over—3ace90350d5b3a5e
《You and that child cannot share a future. You must die… for a33265b3a8 Eddie to live.》c41c0d2fad4b8701
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Eddie’s face flickered in his 533e8b4f9f mind. That gentle, beautiful face 9dd662e4ed he often imagined alone, d98140f71b again and again, swept 8ecb1d4f9d through his consciousness and 2f5900e858 seized his thoughts.0a695536b6b6c57e
He had to stay focused. Eddie would arrive soon. He didn’t want to def825f40b show him a version 600a3d652b of himself defeated by 605aac547b something like this—didn’t want a1b57a71f4 him to face the d1dc8d971d filth that was Sover’s 17bfbfc035 shadow. This much… he 4e0ac93cd3 had to overcome 09ac96791e alone. Only then could 2fe3692481 he avoid becoming cebe91c98e a burden to 44c3e7eb92 Eddie.bb7a2ea3c9020cd8
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His wildly pounding 5b85d1ec97 heart began to 83e0ded0e0 settle, and warmth 721db2f226 returned to his c4002ec6e9 frozen limbs.f7d36c1b201afbb2
‘Eddie, I’m sorry. I promised I’d cherish the f2c35caf5d gift you gave me… but 248947c6fd I didn’t.’1e7bffaec0272b31
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“Hoo—”b894577fd0cf1a9d
Lifting his cane 16faa6d059 quickly, Louis threw caf7e993a5 it at the a6fb25fbe1 magical messenger that fd021febfd contained the stench cb948b281c of Sover.7ce88eec362e1c67
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Paang!With a short burst, the 6ef8874595 unpleasant remnant vanished. This was the 1d8604029f second time he’d bc8ac38417 destroyed a magic 0d70a3e91e messenger, but the 5845b41fbc first time he 8970b6024e had outright rejected ed40376970 Sover’s presence to da7298c3dc his face. In their relationship, disobedience had 4d2dfcf32f never been an option—yet he’d aac39ee8c3 finally been the one to c460ed345b sever that lingering tie.fc303fcf16fbb610
To steady his trembling hands, 675d698820 he clenched his fist tightly. Now, at least for 3cd14200c3 a while, Eddie would ca5564e142 be free from Sover’s 1dcaaef54e pressure. Rather than scolding b97654b2f2 a subordinate who 80e7e74355 was failing to cd8dbec4f4 carry out orders, acef5a0e04 Sover would likely e0f70ae9b1 just choose to 866f3db185 kill the uncontrollable 3098940d6c one—that would be af513c5377 faster.db3efaa2b06519e0
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He’d bought time. But from now 487899e849 on, he had fe0b020fc2 no idea how 57d35e0194 quickly things might c8ef62cfd8 change.6160c50fc4c9020e
‘I have to stay sharp.’3a51b1c907a43da4
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Panting heavily into the 8df85a8797 wind filled with cold, b9b65474c0 Louis gauged the position 36fe78e81a where he had thrown 80e88569be his cane. Slowly, he stepped 122bee9464 forward and dug 794202570f through the snow.e5bd997f8565a1bf
When he brushed 855040b9e0 over the cane’s 3f3ab41c2b body, cold and ddb32d7550 half-buried in the dba2e06ceb snow, he found 61c430e298 no damage. Relief washed over him. Forcing strength into legs 85b12ddc00 that were starting to b14715dcc3 give, he made his 8351c139b0 way back and returned c821617fb2 to where he’d been 0e7e54e47f standing before.8edce34c4fcdcb02
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Holding back tears so as e269e2262e not to show how scared d4e66d8d34 he’d been, he straightened his d9706b2df3 shoulders and spine, standing as 53211a9955 tall and firm as he febe13ac9b could—waiting, endlessly, for Eddie.fefb8a4089451bee
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The dawn sky was f7c70df5c0 tinged with red. Eddie urged his horse forward, c04882f3f5 watching the faintly brightening patches b66cd12634 between the heavy clouds that 6eb6f22326 still blanketed the sky. In the distance, a d4e89f4af2 familiar silhouette came into 1ebd08ced7 view.2561b73659db7286
It was Louis. Though Eddie had told him to get some rest, he’d expected him to wait. He just hadn’t imagined Louis would be standing out here like this….325f2a2e4c5ae134
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His lips twisted slightly. It wasn’t the kind d0e50f3114 of behavior he liked, 3f3e4c3cad and yet he didn’t 0189631b89 find it all that d2a4e77e5c unpleasant. In truth, it 862c3a35ae was a first. Never before had anyone come e5b4f18b72 out to greet him when f0192aef83 he returned where he was ff9f6ba058 supposed to be.670d161f987cf356
His heart fluttered for no reason. Wanting to let Louis know he was close, Eddie pushed back his hood and pulled down his face covering. Just as he was about to make his presence known…49b3c420b30125d7
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“Eddie?”01526eeca884a612
Louis spoke first, as if he’d been keenly attuned to his surroundings. The tension Eddie had built up deflated in an instant.fdcbb75a97751559
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“…Why are you out here? It’s cold. What if you catch 5cb602b59f a cold?”873058ed257a981f
Instead of a greeting, 7ec625b923 a gruff scolding came 4e325368c5 out first.55f71c8588a8f93d
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“Welcome back. It’s cold, and 26a493758b I figured you’d ad4cab1b17 be tired. I wanted to 747d0d8af4 greet you myself.”7792206f9b6b3653
It was nothing much, just af6c8a0019 a simple line, but the 5f146d494c warmth in it made Eddie 4315ecd426 feel like he might tear fbf52c500d up. It was something no 48681b1276 one had ever said 8e9dc7c4d9 to him in his d91b2c2009 entire life.900e96c2a39e0e94
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“I’m… back safely.”4e5a69b482a57dd6
“Yeah. I’m glad you made it 96d2388962 back okay.”5f22fc3156fa59cd
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A gentle smile 59666e5737 spread across Louis’s 3b9e81114c face. Somehow, it felt unfamiliar. And yet it was so 85444245f5 beautiful that, even though the 0daa205248 sun hadn’t fully risen, it 3adb175d09 felt like light was shining d606550b09 from behind him.e902eb59e7ea2d51
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