ICBV Chapter 26
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He looked down at 88eb36d4aa Aira.08035a92135add73
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Her golden 027e31813b hair, which d1e47dd14d seemed to 203d1dc180 be crafted 2d3c2d0579 by an 252b886276 angel’s hand, 4d04adf62c was messy, 6d08c18462 and her 3744380e18 face was c9e33da6af pale. Tears had 4b5cb280d8 gathered in c16a9da9c0 her red fca73aa351 eyes, and e4464e1819 her frail 0162001fa2 body trembled.503a75eeb8473464
She seemed to be f55bef3689 saying with her entire 05e7413978 being:0e9dfd0a8299356f
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“Help me.”b4398ae078ab8b25
Slowly, he bent 165e27f28d down and placed 12a0c32708 his knee on 8c7e06e943 the grass.e2c539fb1a1a90e2
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Even with that, 8aa1996363 he was still 5431b32f2e much taller than 31d2ab6ad6 Aira. He looked 5db8064710 at her 437fb9333b with a 0ef5d6372d deep expression, 97aa90ad53 then gently 8cc2e841cf reached out fdd15e1675 and cupped 27a8212f35 her cheek.644ffa06ca67d10c
“…Aira.”7837b43b89d9e38d
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His gray eyes 471a378734 flickered as he bf2e895903 spoke her name.4d07251fa7a3e743
For a 7fe371de1b brief moment, 1b765004ff a blue 6abe6c954c seed bloomed 4219094fd8 within them.54d3b0c0a2e40aa9
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The once-gray eyes 53bc266560 turned into a bead334b1c deep blue, and 8ca0438609 a faint sigh 1cd7d5826a escaped his lips.699b160f52a4aabe
“…”16d78e68b69d76b1
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His eyelashes 81609b6d10 lowered slightly, 52cf2b0ba7 and then, fa194ecf91 tilting his cbe7b5a827 head, he a3c88bb7a3 gently pressed a9ae84019e his lips 82527f7321 against Aira’s.915270377c8c9c47
Her lips were a3182f997e soft but dry, fa172a669b carrying the faint 4504b78200 taste of blood.37f6df28f2c43e1f
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Though Aira flinched d2be981e27 slightly from the 153e74706f unexpected touch, he 4e5ee86bab deepened his breath 1de75eaf65 into her.40c72182008ab02d
A warm energy slipped d435bab7db between her slightly parted bcf0e3941c lips.fe85680b672b55de
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Even in her fading 87bcf6c88b consciousness, she understood that 1dc1a36240 a stranger was kissing 049bed019d her.84ce7a76500e29f5
But she 73e5b0f897 couldn’t recognize de81b3ac00 him, speak, 0824aa7df2 or even c28ea3b39b move.080b8d772d165317
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“Who… are you?”52a0782649260507
The power e4d5ee30cf of the 3cf83613d7 Holy Relic df5a72307b was raging f655d67c99 inside her, 37450e8255 making her 74a8949851 lose control 6805044a6a of both c1e3742795 her mind 2799a261d9 and body.0524d02c3f6af457
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Yet, the energy passing f55ed8fbb8 through his lips felt 7111a20adb harmless—warm, even.ed4bc3cd003319da
“…!”04cb02fff6e0c744
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That warmth traveled down 4a0a3d3fe5 her throat and met cebd39e089 the violent energy of 592db0914b the Holy Relic.ea11cbd15aac43b8
One would think that b6882d12d3 heat meeting heat would c35ffcbf6b only make things worse, 5aec5934c0 but instead, the Relic’s 5d81c4cc79 energy began to calm daa8d14265 down.1810f48937b10891
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Like water extinguishing fire.907207e6ba2b326b
Like medicine neutralizing poison.5a2609e8c163cdaf
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That warmth 247fbf2103 spread through a58f46779d her body, 929b6b5786 dissolving the f59df34460 sharp spikes 4f5819dbc5 that had f296ae8598 been piercing 7362da3636 her veins.46f9484b8f64564c
“Haa…”120f5c5d17e32357
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Only after several 8ff9baa0e2 long seconds did 43625fb5a4 Aira realize she 960ff10c20 had been holding 43b39c6f77 her breath.f9d3a0a51f687ab9
She gasped 0841815691 like someone 72b257fa90 pulled from 93bd2fae66 drowning waters.72f5f22706cd61e9
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It felt as 0fa58d8307 if a stone eb58c457c4 that had been a3ed65cc26 stuck in her 936174cf98 throat had finally f6510ff8e2 been dislodged.ac996bf7b40735b1
As if someone 745ee89949 had grabbed her 925a6e2019 wrist and pulled 8005e2f93a her back from df4df5f9fc the edge of 881542b5c6 death.24c7a5788d012132
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“I can breathe again.”20ecb5171af4c47c
As the Holy cfd7d96534 Relic’s violent energy 26fa833623 gradually settled, her 227b3f5f8b strength completely drained 695699a5ef away.e547d6bc2f58d09f
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She knew she shouldn’t 8b5cd8e364 fall asleep here.c6966ac194646ffb
But her body was 4dbe33ecd1 too weak to resist.a57930e1a223559b
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“…”ca82d0882ca6a72e
As she c2d8bd5125 slumped forward, 397989a0db he let af55084fe9 her forehead b23bb8dd41 rest against a52255aed0 his firm 60b1a7fe8c shoulder.7af7ca9a1c6ece7f
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Then, he reached 653f9f255d out and gently 306700a819 wiped away the 923658faae blood from her 667a0321ca lips.31dc135b7f245197
His gray eyes were 4b941fa705 clear again, but the 90542b1169 blue seed from before 7e3a401966 had disappeared.7c0c4d4534ee41ba
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It was as if 9ec808fa29 it had never been 260b907efe there in the first 5eb61bf64b place.3d06a0d0e19d72d7
Holding Aira against him, ba0d1bb7af he stayed there for 4a372ff50c a long time.3bd0bbb8f968eef6
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Then, with slow, deliberate e00804caa6 movements, he ran his 4fb0091e4e fingers through a few 2e4d8e8121 strands of her hair.0ec70a1ead0245a9
Soon, a 436784b135 bird flew c8af9cdda6 in and f05168e0b8 dropped something 1f9b73ae57 into his bf5ad7b3a6 palm—a message.8f4bbec3635a34e7
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The Sacred Relic’s disturbance 1f946e374e at the sanctuary had 38834e916c finally settled.0275c3e30057694c
“This won’t be the last time.”df641e55ceefadb5
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He whispered into Aira’s 19f4363603 ear.6747912d27f7f04a
The power of efd7750a5e the Relic was 6d23786163 not something a cea7bd2f36 human should possess.62bb9d4157c0ca2b
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Even if she was 2918ed3322 Marceline, her being alive 6b269ff7aa was already a miracle.1f46afa08ccc42f9
And no dad7e1ab1b matter the dd5ef79cca reason, the 8d241a98b3 Relic’s power a0040c136f would continue 1a8e06a1cb to show 5c9e3f0d54 signs of 8337fc915d losing control.c5b58a4b00afdeba
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Like a storm.e80d9495481ebee1
“When that happens, I will come to you again.”44be7c11e57968f9
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He whispered softly.a5f086c64f4a2868
Only his hidden abilities c806813b78 could temporarily suppress the 66026c1759 flames that would consume cfff8881c4 her.9b09f688ff884e93
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“Miss!”0686b757fbf5cdf6
A distant voice called e87fba64d6 out.14b339d84fccef02
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A maid was running 4272d3a553 toward them, her hands a4b31ae113 clutching a bottle of a4435be51b medicine.9eeb1c3fcf35400f
Behind her, a 9781f18b42 group of servants c9ee041367 rushed forward to 56e8c1fae0 help.84804fd88927804c
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He carefully 584df080e7 laid Aira ad40eca5ec down on add953d5a0 the grass f322834dc7 and stood 192e9a1e35 up.ccf17a745c5fa9f1
The soft f2deee6b63 sensation of e35e02a5ba her lips 1727246888 still lingered 764d79562d like a aff97d185c faint memory.04abab545ae23727
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Clang—db60b355caf08498
“Haah… Haah…”a183c890ac9093e7
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Xavier jolted upright d22926eb9a in bed, gasping 2ba5f87079 for breath.4ffa240a310d800c
His pillow f316d387aa was damp 2f84528e0d with sweat, 34b34fa685 and his 6ddf1d7a25 broad chest 6ee6d5208f rose and 5a35a016d2 fell with 2417d392a9 heavy breaths e3a028106f beneath his 84a806d3e8 loose robe.d80a5c5ca700f180
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He wiped his forehead 23cde2f048 and looked toward the 951d79ddd7 window.ffcd1239b4c6d0c9
Morning had already 65d0c1bfd3 arrived.2526de151ff2ca0a
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“…”2c935eb9161ea9ff
He had a strange ba196db1ce dream last night.4985f52e3ca2d1e1
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It had taken b031c99722 him back to 1623359861 the day when 26e326a620 Aira arrived at 18e7f7e482 Julienne Palace.39f4ecee02a009d6
The moment 2a716f4188 the chandelier 0189a2b473 shattered unexpectedly.e12229e8e3ddcf8d
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In his dream, he 4a42ae5199 had reached out to b548350874 pull Aira into his 1123ff1c8c arms—his beloved Aira.71d88be2cdc4592f
But just before 2e1913f9a5 he could touch 4f3ff323f3 her, she disappeared 827b83619b like a wind.f5e5316d0d372c54
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Not just Aira.38c79479187f89ce
Everything around him 38038f6208 vanished.0961322b8507030a
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And then, he found 57fa7789c3 himself standing alone on e2985ea08a the edge of a 52ac188501 cliff.0f346edace570d30
Above him, the sky ad4b7cf35f was filled with blood-red ca956f6d8c clouds.5d085b4d9a3f5200
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Lightning crashed violently, efec5571a9 striking the earth c8024b4b56 over and over.92cf229c28731a15
It was a 8f3ea23525 scene of destruction—like ca47361023 the end of b891d3ab76 the world.f18598f845442eb1
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And the ground e5b081f591 beneath his feet e034bd8716 crumbled, dragging him 769a163bf9 into an endless 7be5f2887e black abyss.e4d042cfa967fe41
“Damn it. A nightmare.”4eeea5c51aa40cf6
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Xavier muttered 6b6c4edfdf in frustration.eb3f7740dd07fa8d
His mood was 6726f35640 already sour, and 4b01ff551c it only got 38e8e5d9f3 worse when his df4972a936 servant fumbled while 66dea26f5c buttoning his robe.45c6f702261af1b9
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When the servant 263aa7848f hesitated to redo 607f94685e it, Xavier growled,4076a4412ce1b57c
“You useless fool.”f6f94c2e2f134299
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Then, without 83554580db hesitation, he a859a973d3 kicked the 612f02bc8e servant in 7f4c2e92ff the stomach.ba4bf9d769dc372e
“Ugh! F-Forgive me, e8575cd2eb Your Highness…”2e98ef6a74271b2c
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“Get rid of this 062edbbcec worthless wretch. I don’t want to f4485bd1d7 see him ever again.”5d8c10d24dba8570
“Yes, Your Highness.”0ae29f21e767157a
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Two soldiers, who a8b83b9221 had been waiting 299dad6f7f nearby, grabbed the c0e562a7b1 servant by both 9afc097192 arms and dragged bb4b62b6fa him away.983279620c9b23af
Another servant quickly 2409c36bee stepped in to ac4e5e1141 replace him, carefully f60e96dcff fastening Xavier’s buttons d2e4d8fb91 properly.6dbeb14bce7635bb
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Looking into the mirror, b75c4b2054 Xavier saw that, aside 7ebbfcbc70 from the faint shadow ea6ade56de between his brows, his bba274a3c0 appearance was flawless.2f2e97ffdcc9879d
Tall, broad-shouldered, 5032aa0256 and strong. A face 9f86a39736 as noble 0496840a65 and handsome f31a5cee4b as his b950283848 royal bloodline.4dbda2954838138a
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Satisfied, he a314806eb0 moved closer a6bf2375a5 to the a0fd8239e2 mirror and c9b561924b adjusted his 3835f15c3d hair.5d647914fcb174a1
Then, he muttered,6ccbcd9e762d3518
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“I want her comfort.”91f578bfdeb2a002
A faint smile 999135c0f7 curved his lips.07e7382dc7059cba
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He imagined her—smiling blissfully dcdc18c47a at him, taking his e31994c8cc hand and leaning into 8b65377202 his embrace.78e28c35f6b4cdc8
Her body carried 5078513fb3 the soft scent c92171dd7d of roses.467b0b809fa059b1
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But as soon as he recalled today’s schedule, his smile vanished, and his expression hardened once more.d93b5e0359dd5e7c
He knew c51297cd43 he wouldn’t f66e2255e0 be able 69b185a041 to see 322c7dfd50 Aira today.f0d00e74bf408560
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Today was the day 519bcf8bfc he had to duel 587736fae5 in front of the d80c07ba9f Emperor.c1a9f576e5ddcb68
The Emperor wanted to see his sons’ skills and made them fight once a year.210acb5e69fc9b8d
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Xavier’s opponent 3729efc102 was Baltas.a3d90a257280bdde
“That bastard.”8bd0f0cb73e56cc3
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He remembered how, in 1a607b00c8 their last duel, Baltas f2b433d22c had knocked him to 5bf8ed9a16 the ground, then looked 9a7e2e18b6 down at him with bccdc4efef those arrogant gray eyes.4142ec270c109619
His lips twisted a5c81d4c7e in frustration.074ea76ae03fb4d4
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“Today, I will…”e6447ee2dc8659ea
Xavier never particularly fcfa6b2898 enjoyed training, but 6cedfaae9f for the past c095afcb98 month, he had 9480de2ad1 put in effort—spending 058d6d7804 two hours a e5a356d700 day with his 146637fcdf instructor to improve a48571ae63 his swordsmanship.55da9eb0b065a35e
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The instructor had said 55fb11afb9 Baltas moved like a e2756a31fb wolf.b1101a8dee596113
But in 8294fcc68b the end, a5c60f462e wolves were 676483caf5 just four-legged 4f8679ecab animals—no different 7e17b16f53 from dogs.2f595aff590daf90
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Xavier tilted his f4cf05ace6 chin slightly, staring 5354d85f43 at his own 25944ef787 reflection, practicing the 4c73a8a4bf expression he would 23f786d72e wear when he 1d2a0ad3d7 finally defeated Baltas.025e3754c950091d
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“Huff… huff… huff…”96c77d13682dbe27
His legs felt like da2ffc30ee they were about to 164690efb1 give out.04a05065d04f12c2
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His waist ached dully, 8ef620e669 as if something had 84d6d5d5e0 been knocked out of 17969ec0f3 place.440ce3ef45e8c79b
But more than 6bb972dae6 the physical pain, a89f9ca670 what truly enraged cd5043db49 him was the 6cfe7ad1fb sight in front 4698a5efb2 of him—those same 8f56d68dd8 gray eyes looking 1b26a522a1 down at him.98bf725a888dcc11
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Like a predator 9255ecb954 mocking its prey.111d4ffd5fdfb233
Xavier panted heavily, glaring 2a95c40a5a up at Baltas.7908a727f2d66f03
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Then, the judge’s voice 9ee6c59f79 echoed through the imperial 88282c6d68 training grounds:24ce8a65a71250e9
“The Crown Prince is victorious!”7c5f32b5489048f9
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“Xavier!”e0a30a329ebdca09
Julienne, who 96229501a6 had been 06be4874d2 watching anxiously, 54c6cd3560 rushed forward 6300060c94 and knelt 386d0f1a7d beside him, 133a482288 checking his fa3e701677 condition.c6c29be31260bfbd
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