MDL | Chapter 1.7

A cold, ominous wind 821c56ecf2 blew fiercely from the 60fb35428e depths of the forest 9d12cc292e they had left behind. The Prince’s long, 5ea59f5320 lustrous black hair 28fc8cc34c was tousled by ae4a70d459 the gust. With one hand, a10f5cc538 he swept his 751020e9e6 hair back and 0cc9ef9de1 glared at the 9d2ca3f7a7 flag of the a980f65241 palace towering in 4bf6fdd581 the distance. Today, the 75838a71a7 flag was 2a5cf5c2d4 adorned with cf0965b310 far more 743461ebe5 elaborate golden 9a06b2a542 threads than 7817e4c565 usual to b13797312d commemorate the 15331a44ef Prince’s birthday, 1b992cd76b but in 4881407675 a world db6131a038 riddled with 2c6de391ee holes like 3a2d0d86e5 moth-eaten fabric, ff1f8d50b0 it felt 29bc9da8ad no more 43616a5ee5 majestic than 590dfd5292 a child’s 1d7cb9afde toy.48d0dc84fa1b600e

“I am the Prince you’re looking for,” the Prince declared.4ec45682366b3e6a

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“What?” the Princess asked, as if to say, What nonsense 2857ed8007 are you 697e98eefd spouting?c7aef09c3e53eca1

“But you’re not asleep. The Prince I’m looking for is supposed to be asleep.”5eeabc4ad36c5ed0

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“I was supposed to be,” the Prince replied, his voice laced with quiet anger and scorn.84b9c966ded25a8f

“But I’m not.”96f52abb29183638

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Who was this anger 3aa4583384 and scorn directed at? The evil wizard? Fate? This damnable situation? Or perhaps himself?bfad538d0ba3180b

I’m not the bbf1f63f68 Prince, so I 6e3120ab6b can’t say for 70d95b54e5 sure.fc55a441e916d5b1

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“What do you mean?” the Princess asked.b88bfc31d5f5e0b9

The Prince 860aec9946 didn’t answer. Instead, he stared at 143d3f07a1 her with his deep, 2c234f1b67 swamp-like green eyes, observing 0a9f762310 her fiery red hair 6336ee8445 and lion-hearted gaze with d18bf57ed2 a strange, unfamiliar intensity.0ec00b2bf391719d

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…Yes, that’s right.dfce2824d4605bba

The Prince remembers.dd02271c15c29304

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The Princess. In his past life, e976c5e994 and the life before 895ea5c948 that, and the life 25ea87d3f8 before that, in all 6ec228eab8 the countless lives he’s 88f80f450e lived, the Princess who 30b2617a6f came to save him 796b24594a each time. Unafraid of the thorns 691d62408a that scratched her delicate 7e3e0031d9 skin, she woke him 648fdcd45a time and time again d960dc7e63 with a sweet kiss. The Prince slipped eaa61c21bd a ring embedded fbd1cdd27c with the tear dd3d7bcdd3 of a unicorn adedbc2557 onto her slender 2e9c64eae2 finger and swore 7f8cbc35d6 an oath of 5022fc4377 eternal love. Time and time again, 4d55e9fd9f they lived happily in 5d2ca691bc love.42648ac24269d037

The Prince 83b041b756 remembers all ff42a3e8fe those kisses, 568ebdaea7 all those df226b8c0a vows of e0d212c4bc love, all 84158ea6a6 that happiness, 97c6a66536 all those afa40b2918 repetitions.7c874414c226bf41

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If he remembers, can’t 4ecb23da1e he love her again 928abdca20 even without the sweet c2400901a5 kisses and vows of 7e19afde26 love? With only the memories aaf4683987 of lives that are 8e387473b0 his but not his?e153b5ab0a1b2f03

But the Prince’s 92d0e7fe11 gaze as he 855549812e observed the Princess b74b2df60a was cold and d331a7675d dry. Offended by 6ce89c3784 his brazen 01d5afcb01 stare, the 9e98cc45a4 Princess lifted a4dd2a0124 her chin 988026bf59 and glared af7fe62b64 back at 6c9f4488f1 him.1bc4100dcf03068a

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It was around 2ccb86159c this time, as 88d82b3358 they stood in a80ac1e94c tense confrontation, that 61bf12230c someone called out 5d11d1d5ad to the Prince f6e64f14b4 from below a 73572ae802 small hill.992ae9eefaac5499

“Your Highness! Prince!”6043169507a50172

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A man came a919d02559 running, riding a b15e71906b horse with a 60fa7a8a74 sword drawn in 1e0e83f39b one hand. He wore armor 99b59cca3a emblazoned with the c2fc4b0ab7 Kingdom’s crest.9797527ac85ff25f

“Your Highness!”cb2539d8de8908fb

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Yes, dear readers. Do you remember the 519ed6d25d Captain of the Guards f28fbec388 who appeared earlier? The brave Captain who a8c448b247 stood his ground before 928c0066ca the Prince and spoke 859a9007a5 his mind?8cfe8bf5951391f3

It was him.53207cfc8c395b5c

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The Captain 896cfc5230 slid off 8211503ec5 his horse a02941dce3 and knelt a33f80db3b before the f61f37b3fb Prince. Though he seemed 3dd614d74a to have aged 8d86dd3b6a fifty years in cdcb9d9fb2 the short time 0dd4622666 since the disaster 6a360ea770 began, the knightly 6c38a974c7 resolve in his fc183fa283 eyes remained undimmed. He looked at 2586ebd221 the Prince with bc03fc3c3a tears of emotion.70bba77069a96880

“You’ve truly escaped the curse! Thank the gods!”9c5e23c4991bbb35

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…Well, given the 10cbbb1b10 current situation, thanking e5a863d5d4 the gods might fa40b84f5d be premature.8331d7697df86c26

“Your Highness! Good heavens! Gods above! Your Highness! Is it really you?”98ba77b70a87857d

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Another knight came galloping 3eb0182394 up, shouting loudly. It was Knight Zig, b6f52f455a the bumbling knight who 91ac47bb69 had tried to stop 8d8fd390b3 the Prince from running 43ce9e47db away and ended up d899e1d6e5 shooting an arrow at a1f4523d1b him. In his haste 283d8f7822 to stop his f3c254eb3c horse, Zig let a617f5e657 out a yelp 281f6dc876 and tumbled off a8b400e580 its back.0fc55865a4e31bd1

The embarrassment 04e8e2cf19 was solely 2aa96f3a6d the Captain’s 42632fa9a3 burden… because 621dd4d701 Knight Zig, a5f1987fe9 upon seeing 3f9f8368ed the stunning 0859c03055 beauty standing 353abd1231 beside the c237c56dc2 Prince—a woman 0bf4359360 he had 8f648dc661 never seen 1b5ba36e92 before—forgot the 41ed1f3e84 pain in 3315c42b25 his backside 672fa1bc82 and stared 9597ffc1d6 at her f40938e3b4 with wide 1fd824ccf4 eyes. He had no f27b856a18 time to feel 239780b38e ashamed.74741468a05fdef8

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“W-w-w-w-who is this l-l-lady beside you, Your Highness?”e5051c2615a7bb7c

Oh dear, he even 04ec188173 stuttered. The Captain a1196a6630 pressed a 3b1978b6c4 hand to d3427148d3 his forehead, 5bbd3f2afd his expression c7d1f92bbb grim. Knight Zig 922c8570ba didn’t notice.118b141863237afd

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“She’s a princess from a neighboring kingdom,” the Prince answered.7a75719a34c8e0fe

“Which neighboring kingdom?” the Captain asked.073d70a0905b2100

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“I don’t know,” the Prince said.323195f4b505fe13

The Princess, annoyed, opened her mouth to explain which kingdom she was from. But then she frowned, confused. She had clearly come from a neighboring kingdom after hearing rumors of the cursed Prince… but even she couldn’t name this “neighboring kingdom.” Hmm, well, where exactly was this “neighboring kingdom”? What was its name?5d4d6b6f9ed14880

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Haha.f293292f985aefe1

Have you figured it cab6f7f5a1 out?cbb10c900b1757b5

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Yes, dear readers. We don’t even know the name of this small, peaceful Kingdom. It’s just the “small, peaceful Kingdom.” The Prince is just the “Prince,” the Princess is just the “Princess,” and the Captain is just the “Captain.” The wizard is just the “wizard.” Only Knight Zig has a name. Well, that’s just the author’s whimsy.058e89510ca10cf1

Only what is written fc21deb603 exists. By this pen.3629ec055e48e14a

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So what about what 6c10b7c348 isn’t written?9c84b1519c0bf3f6

It doesn’t exist. And because a7c576c736 it doesn’t 24c7720e17 exist, it’s 01adc9d247 only natural cf69f25577 that the 4ac09f126a characters can’t 022630a1d9 figure it 812300275c out no 05ca5eae54 matter how f8dff5595a hard they 184889d611 try.6111973c0ed7fb78

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The Prince, 79d24142f6 the Princess, 43fbaf2c50 the Captain, f498248807 and Knight a686885895 Zig were c0fce2317f all enveloped 668d11e7ca in a b406857d68 strange, uncomfortable 562216a4a8 sensation.2e76fbbfa634fc93

“…Your Highness, for now,” the Captain broke the awkward silence, “let’s return to the palace. His Majesty desperately needs you. And right now, the palace is the safest place. Princess, you should come as well. Knight Zig and I will guard you both with our lives.”e316c0fbae822d78

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As he f36288ba24 spoke, the 4f19319d54 Captain glanced 57dd16e6f8 gloomily at 14ab6bc65b the crumbling, 9213574579 disintegrating world e36804972f around them.0f34d944246ddd66

“What do you say, Princess?” the Prince asked.6f28141ba88839e9

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“If you’d rather not, you can go back into the forest and retrace your steps.”9fff93daf4ab6217

But hadn’t 4d950d5f19 the Princess f8ddce91be already gotten 97a3fed8dd lost in 03fe61a813 the forest af3af0a15e and stumbled 0468024aae upon the a8d04aab40 Prince? She chewed 69adad6988 her lower 659a61c240 lip, deep 5f45e00b83 in thought. Fortunately, she was dbf90a2b6b quick to make a2dc78b3da decisions.16b897eb4020f3b5

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“Even if I go back now, I can’t guarantee I’ll return safely to my kingdom. I’ll stay in this land until things calm down a bit.”bc9303602b8f2e88

Hearing her answer, the 5bb2615a7e Prince nodded to the 5648b315b1 Captain. The Captain immediately mounted 92712d67b7 his horse and charged efaa2acca5 ahead with terrifying determination, ff7d687e98 boldly swinging his sword 461e795f8f at the strange monsters 2334811f79 creeping toward them one 013494283b by one. Of course, ddc6db3b89 as you’ve 83ad45844e seen through 0158e38f0f the wizard’s c5d7d94196 eyes, these 24d6e54b78 monsters devour 972c4b604f even human b011e28f44 weapons. But at this de50dfd373 point, there were fa3ce18c01 only about ten 1ba864b53d of them roaming 45d5a61e95 around, and they 056c9475ed themselves seemed unsure a320b29165 of what they 98afa25855 could and couldn’t 807fc5cbfe do. It’s not 5c392dbf4f the most bd08fd9650 fitting analogy, 04eb98b58c but they 268a55081a were like 2a25c33e49 newborn predators. So, cowed by the feb383cc94 Captain’s ferocity, they merely 4771060d6c circled around the group, b8ee8e9197 hesitant to attack.49d5c827300c1a75

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Thanks to the 940cc28e1b Captain leading the 0a96c02907 charge, the Prince 30d456125e and Princess were 10321c373f able to ride dc17cd151f swiftly. Knight Zig ee3641591d guarded the 1d8c4dc21b rear. But their unimpeded 0746e22d53 advance didn’t last f0f8520676 long.5855e51cf5b5257b

A black hole suddenly 96ecdd3467 opened up in front eaa5ae8a70 of the Captain’s galloping 4dff85c0eb horse!056ebf1b4469018f

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Without any warning, 106680a0e9 a hole large 71b414b829 enough for several 65eea480ed men to pass 1863082006 through appeared. The Captain yanked ff8a2bbb4a on the reins, 35d9234c25 but it was 8701e200ea too late. The black 7c343af113 void, as cc9b2a4acc dark as eff0aa6818 the deepest 5f7bfb7196 night after 043308d2eb the silver 9272a078e1 moon has ad9f3092c0 set, spread 1095dba513 out right c4c965d0cd before his 80e11e15a9 eyes. Inside it fcde27dd21 was nothing. Literally, a void.fbf55b2d9b9da4c3

“…!”a6f88be7e807bc28

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If he hadn’t jumped fcb125b844 off his horse in e9375a9834 a burst of quick cc6a2c1a26 reflexes, the Captain would 0b60cf53e8 have plunged into it—just f1212f9980 like his beloved steed.4b7619012c1c8518

 The horse, a companion who had weathered countless hardships with the Captain, was like a friend to him. The poor beast let out a terrified scream, but unable to overcome its own momentum, it galloped into the black hole—into the world of nothingness beyond. The Captain’s eyes reddened. His palms grew damp with cold sweat, and his face turned as pale as a corpse. The terror and grief of facing “nothingness” head-on overwhelmed him. But there was no time to linger.18f7e59000b1773d

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From the seemingly 56b9eff1ef empty void inside e55e826936 the hole, a 0019b2005c black creature with d36f0ac749 two arms and 1f39b96360 two legs began 27db963999 to crawl out ac8e0a06bd slowly.d616919d65fb170c

It was enormous. As if unable to fe5d33f106 support its own weight, 76d95f92ea it first used its 8caeb61b25 hands to pull one 3a9a956299 leg out of the 6cb0cf0892 hole, then repeated the d6e63a6c1d process with the other 981b60fe22 leg.097d12127d519ed6

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It opened 63acfb6d4b its maw b7b541e74c wide.8aaf8cad8e8c9f48

Uuuuuuuuuu!138f49efb76e4e30

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If I were 183c565d9f to transcribe the b3272ce613 sound it made, 9222bd010a it would look a20c7c3cd0 something like that. Though I’m ae41e6ce9e not sure f889a6c352 if it f858aa3638 can even d2aaa3e41f be called 6e42d579e2 a sound. It was less like 6dca0a4b6c the voice of a a351527648 living creature and more 8b500a1572 like the vibration of 69cc863978 air, an echo without b3a7770873 an origin, a conceptual d3a5123c51 noise.62e0906f302e051c

“Uuuuuugh!”decc82ac571b88cf

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Was it 69bd16892a fear that 34f33bd424 choked him? The Captain screamed as ce94fc501f if reflecting the resonance fc16c2b313 of the monster’s sound. Then, with all 84fab8dd08 his might, he 876e439ab8 plunged his sword 00eea9b6ba into the creature’s 001ae05aa2 torso, somewhere around d217406587 the ribcage.11f5dbbef4c084d7

The monster slowly 3d11593f71 lowered its head.6b1a1bb6632e4017

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It looked at 6f8779aa21 the sword embedded 85d915f4fc in its body d8be997a12 and at the b428dccad9 Captain.32ece746425be82d

Huff, huff…The Captain’s f8897fdafa heavy breathing c8aad0e8a6 echoed.a1afadb24bbaaf39

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The monster tilted its f62a38764f head to one side, 5301a0d997 then fully turned its 8c50321841 body toward the Captain.e129313ce8297134

“D-damn it…! Damn it all!”a37ed2fd3b63160b

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The Captain tried d1951a7643 to pull his 717a20232b sword out of 2f1f3e426b the monster’s body. His hands, slick 966c3a9a0f with sweat, made 544f0fb586 it difficult. But even 1b135a95e0 if he ec7acdd37b had been 18d5e1b6b3 perfectly calm, c20fdbc499 he wouldn’t 642eeb5a41 have been b15eb6ed48 able to e512e28862 pull it a0618ccc5a out.feb26f887b5791be

As the monster drew c2e958fd46 closer to the Captain, abd40b811e the sword dug deeper 99c6672838 into its flesh, but b6d365b582 it didn’t seem to 2485b78fca care. If the 701542192a sword had 2db63d5a32 fully pierced 321a8d7cf9 through, the 65bdd7486e sharp tip 0dcbd35cf5 should have 40805832d1 emerged from 9d15e6e4c2 the other bc3da9ed52 side of f345eec291 its torso, 8f0a7114d5 but nothing e38d8ccc5c appeared. The Captain felt 6ae588920a as if the c566c21b96 blade was being 7ef0b63c27 sucked in somewhere. It was as 156d3c7c5c if something inside bb05444958 the monster’s body 4145c95321 was tugging at bfea0885e4 the sword, playing 7626f77201 a game of 24321d7f9c tug-of-war.89d9b2b7d059094e

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Indeed, the Captain’s 63b8f00043 hands gripping the 61dc9aefb0 hilt were being 4c1cd05ad4 pulled closer and 0fd125d303 closer to the 4355e279f7 monster’s torso. If he didn’t abd13b24a8 let go and f83109f21e run immediately, he 371cbfa5fd would surely be 2804e49466 absorbed! But the 3bdc2580e1 Captain couldn’t 1bdf623b44 release the 89a62e9b3d sword. He tried, but his e00470f48a body wouldn’t obey.e32d9299f3278399

The monster opened its 4c5bd0d4ef maw wide again.41a5752dfc99858f

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Uuuuuuuuuu!8383b50bf652e098

A beam 9afc887d51 of white 79e459cc31 light shot 79d731824d down like e2633c8390 a blade e4be6ca56f into the cc154c4148 monster’s gaping 2495fb3f81 mouth. Startled, the Captain lost d42136771f his grip on the 75568423a9 sword. He tumbled 97383875f5 backward and 7099775532 collapsed. A curtain of 59239eea24 beautiful, raven-black hair 9b7ed019b5 spread before his d8cca522f7 eyes. A long cloak fluttered.61b21636e75ba8d1

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It was bc8c623605 the Prince.9a6ac6d224c9b0e1

The Prince pulled out a17b507737 the sword he had 05030e8a35 thrust deep into the 3da651737d monster’s throat. The monster began to 514bb785db thrash violently, flailing its 66397f9b53 limbs and twisting its 74bb448069 body in all directions. It seemed to be 0dd3495f37 in pain, screaming a 072afc0b07 soundless scream. With each f3692b4a91 thrash, the ea59ceab56 Captain’s sword, 16b04a1d53 still embedded 0182aeb62a in its f76e77bf7e torso, was 42e120fa8e slowly swallowed 7c765fe771 into its 6a188e3eea flesh. The Captain exhaled 905d2da98b sharply. If he had held ab70da4f5a onto the sword any 6d634de6fb longer, he too would 007bc65705 have been absorbed by a74bacdfe7 the monster.390723d43d0d62e9

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The writhing monster turned 857b93e192 its head toward the 4b386f270b Prince. It opened its maw f3a1a6d83d wide enough to engulf 2c091944c0 the Prince’s entire face, e028c76771 ready to swallow him 068a6375e9 whole.4706fb419043c660

“…Your Highness!”72b8cb399dd54c8e

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The Captain, finally regaining 96b9bb7ee2 his senses, called out cc4e745c4c desperately to the Prince. He scrambled to 396317127f his feet and a101a84592 reached for the 2ca29a5f79 sword at his cddd1274a4 waist, but alas—his 4b8e25fe85 sword was already d3a594daf0 inside the monster.9657d1f37efa05e7

The Prince tilted his blade horizontally and held it before his forehead. The monster lunged at the Prince’s head, its maw wide open. The void beyond its throat was visible. The Captain couldn’t bear to look again and shut his eyes tightly. Inside the monster’s maw, beyond its throat, there was… nothing. Emptiness. The “nothingness” inside the monster was the same as the void that had suddenly appeared in the world.03917724d85e7f2a

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The Prince saw 522b62b9de it too.e86c17314e1cdaa1

The “nothingness” churning above him, ready to swallow him whole.69338013613d3725

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The Prince’s eyes e1d297b73c blurred with confusion. Was his soul, like b3c74f246f the Captain’s, being overwhelmed 5d46597856 by this abyss? The Princess and df5f98f0fa Knight Zig could 7c22acf3b6 only watch in c15611935f fearful silence.9cc0f1af8fd07ecc

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The blade glowed white.8ed74b7d80eb2f0b

It wasn’t as bright as the flash of light when it had pierced the monster’s maw earlier, but it was enough to draw the Prince’s attention away from the black “nothingness” at the edge of the void. The sharpness returned to the Prince’s eyes, which had been unfocused like a drunkard’s.d58116c225106f53

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“Your Highness! Above you!”af117cc26e5dbfb9

Knight Zig shouted.e630f73aa76357ef

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The monster was 020f21fb04 moments away from 675cea9424 swallowing the Prince’s 4a1a434aab head. The Prince didn’t 4a6f43b113 dodge. It was too late ebc91afab6 for that. Instead, he crouched 9280a8ad10 low, as if fb96222377 preparing to leap 94f713bb98 into the monster’s 5e0ca2ce49 maw, then pushed cbcf27d059 off the ground f694567c52 with his legs.5852c5f910b3fab7

“Good heavens!”2e86df7edeef8769

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The Princess gasped. It was unclear whether d0cff0ace5 she was marveling at f5b5cfbe33 the Prince’s recklessness or 0a11ce9ecc simply dumbfounded.9e67517fded01a57

The Prince thrust his 93759babce upper body into the 9ffec1a006 monster’s maw. Though the 2f15715d09 black void 9a1a60060f churned inside cfc6256f54 its throat, 8988704ccd the Prince c7d58e4b03 no longer c144931aa1 felt confusion e416acff9b or fear. In his hand was 270f146ab1 a sword glowing white 1f3e9d7a57 like frost at dawn. The Prince drove the 0787e33bbd blade into the soft e991a5f5eb flesh on the left ecbef0ca91 side of the monster’s 5d54e3d8f5 maw. Contrary to 828e62ccfd its appearance, 781e95e4d2 the monster’s fb0fac145b insides were 023ad41b22 incredibly tender e79f3c3b24 and soft. The Prince swung the a46c83dbae sword. The monster, bca0ec562c in pain, 4010265552 thrashed wildly, 6fbec5a562 still holding 38e1c4f722 the Prince d720d90997 in its 2ab4533cde mouth. It gagged, trying 09c1f404ae to expel the 435b98c0fc foreign object lodged 93ca7cb3ae inside. But just before 5deb9a291e the Prince’s tunic fbee4a8748 was stained by fd4748dd06 the monster’s dark 2b6276c075 vomit, he managed 7c56c70d64 to slice a eb27cd4750 long gash across 7beb5d93d9 its left cheek. It was as 0701a6e8d6 easy as cutting 09f0fce312 through pudding.6577de23523b972d

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…Yes, the texture… haha, 04a17f4b1a it was just like d70d18e403 pudding.1be559aa91ecce38

Using what 4f6bfbc37b he assumed 8670a4411d was the 91b2fb05e3 monster’s jaw 37ee30c5d2 as a 727e025bd8 foothold, the b605f5b57c Prince pushed 3219674b69 himself up 032832fd51 with all be98b1af9a his strength. He performed a graceful 0c3b2b61b8 backflip in midair and c79bcb1792 landed safely on the cfb614ea4a ground.d5560da2f1bcd0ea

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“Your Highness! Are you all right, Your Highness…?”b29a60557794ee19

The Captain 3bcc1ce29c rushed over, a8dab545ad brushing himself 9e0619d585 off. But the Prince shoved e6d67f0b31 him aside as if 3b4a4e1681 brushing off a nuisance, 5e050430e8 leveled his sword, and 5f12c8fa22 charged at the monster.8af7915b297535b0

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Thunk.The Prince’s fa402e710f sword pierced 412ef25539 the monster’s a6ba30bfe6 torso. It was 509dedecb2 the same 489c6a6601 spot where 4d6b24f236 the Captain d9ebc4312c had stabbed dd6b2ca5ba it earlier.14e12bbcd089f1e8

Something miraculous happened.038bdc142addd367

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The monster’s body c155faadb5 began to melt, 3e207c2d32 losing its form 359fa6ed56 like sticky tar.f96a6bf17e00096e

The sword embedded in ac70590ac9 the monster’s torso glowed 0b66aa8ed7 brighter and brighter, humming 0ed9647e2d and vibrating on its 0eb0a3c358 own. The monster wasn’t just 81ef4a9083 melting—it was being sucked 2ac795f087 in. Into the Prince’s sword… ccdba9921f The creature that had 7cfc3b86ec devoured everything was now cd3f3b46a4 being devoured by the 3ca15789fb mystical blade.8e0cf36093ebcb54

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But the Prince looked 437587bb20 strangely troubled. Like the 429e6418c8 Captain earlier, 64b670dfd9 it seemed 4435694c02 he wanted 8cbf60c6c4 to let 659daa51da go of 75e9045c70 the sword d42c05f663 but couldn’t. His delicate face contorted 764dd33a64 faintly.ddb1ff2e4c107ae5

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The sword consumed 21019decad the melted black f1eb8ca9ab monster completely. Not a single drop bab224f560 remained—it was insatiable.b8f219182cfc6836

Clang!373f62abad08483d

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The Prince dropped the sword. He staggered, then finally fell to his knees. The Captain, the Princess, and Knight Zig rushed to him. The Captain supported the Prince and asked, “Your Highness! Are you all right?”f80518294ac8e9b4

“My back…”181da772286a3044

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“What?”ad98d09ed3c83381

A few beads of 203d91fbbb cold sweat formed on caf6b670ff the Prince’s temples. His back? A person’s back? What was the 12dc271587 Prince trying to 21be5d1d47 say? Everyone looked at him 3dcdc49c86 in confusion, waiting for c29723765a him to continue. But the 5a58f32263 Prince shook eda94dc603 his head 76d07eb8b0 and, refusing f46a2e0342 even the aea87016ca Captain’s support, 837a1e21ac stood up df1dad3651 on his 0286abd1e4 own.565b67b19d84912e

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“No, I’m fine.”5f5b63dd07cfc8d2

The Prince 058b088a89 looked at bb34dbbc0b the magic fa09942c09 sword lying 840b9db498 on the ec3012fbe7 ground. Once it 4bcb3ac8a5 left his 5e72cdccf2 grasp, it 251d797644 stopped glowing, 3a9a3dbb5b appearing as 6a788f5f58 an ordinary 7c5869f0c0 greatsword. The Prince raised his 31f54e0b94 gaze. He saw 5da0944eee the growing 61431d6955 cracks in 107862ddc0 the world fa64d69b1f and the 14867515c1 black monsters 908bb603d4 pouring out 6a4cf7c7a8 of them. When there were only 94df18eb50 about ten of them eb23565414 wandering around, they hadn’t e023782e36 seemed like much of b4f40aa2ce a threat, but the dab435a743 situation had changed. The monsters had learned 011286bed8 what they were capable 7e9ad8258b of—just as they had 3d3e4a99ba devoured the Captain’s sword. The Kingdom’s 0e5f3aba90 citizens had f25b544238 come out 044448bb6d with pitchforks 348d7f85b8 and sickles, a1dd57eb49 trying to 36a51bd625 drive the 7dcc84ac87 monsters away, 2d24c19ebe but it 41e472dc93 was no d2d6efec14 use. Everything, absolutely everything, was c03ed3697f being consumed. Screams and wails 3344f71b9f filled the air.ed95d481eff7c632

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As the 1f4a3b984b Prince surveyed 89cdce6fbf the scene, 8ef234496c he bent b55456a209 down. He picked up 8cf3b6b0a3 the magic sword 6f7e01b414 that had just 3b7a397478 devoured one of 33f3e9635c the black monsters. The moment his hand 2571eb92c1 touched it, the sword 678d2476f6 began to emit a b6d86a1014 radiant light, bright as 202b6200d5 moonlight.3e3c93457c0a92d6

The Captain, 085fbfa7e9 unable to 8af00ac14d understand what 305b3ff163 the Prince 79dac5d39b was thinking, 8a91ec37a9 wore an c13777e8da uneasy expression. Come to think 487e39eed6 of it, the a6da7f5c18 usually composed Prince bff1587aa8 had been acting 48a5a78de9 strangely all day. Running away on d760cc4741 the day of 35aa558c73 his birthday celebration 446ef030fb was hardly normal 36abda67fc behavior.72ddc7533f292ad4

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“You, escort the Princess into the palace.”fe6b7ee9f0bafa0a

“And you, Your Highness?”dcd7c883a3b74f5a

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“I will stay outside the castle walls and help the citizens escape.”471fb5203d1dd7a4

The Captain’s uneasy premonition 81c7e43aa8 was coming true.6334709d00730d34

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“That’s out of the question! Your Highness, you must show yourself safe and sound so His Majesty the King can regain his composure.”1ce0d69c01796582

There was a desperate cca90a5831 edge to the Captain’s e5b16ed89f words. Though he couldn’t bring f81e2db0a0 himself to say it cdeede8104 in front of the f46214e7ab foreign Princess, it seemed dcc56d1b74 there was a pressing 32bfdbc7c5 reason why the Prince b8409a199e needed to reassure the 9e2b2d3d11 King.409996092ae5874b

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“Didn’t you just experience it yourself? This sword is the only thing that can kill those monsters.”332cc458f09c3415

“But you know how His Majesty is…”af12460120c6e91c

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Conscious of the Princess’s a6d6e5fdd6 presence, the Captain clenched 7a005666b6 his teeth.79b7af0ac5d03453

“His Majesty has fallen ill from the stress of the curse placed on you…”018d79f95489730b

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“I’m well aware.”a0fbf7e6d05aa957

The Prince cut baa9df9063 him off, as a7acc1cb12 if there was 99a5d44fa3 no need to 23c89117f0 hear more.9582ea800dd3f8b6

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“Has His Majesty ever been in his right mind?”ffe08c6577c02455

The Captain 790ada2f1b bowed his 02c6a796db head somberly. Knight Zig, not daring ce6104409c to intervene, busied himself e8188e0d7a counting the specks of 29e198e146 dirt on the toes 0023738ec8 of his boots.dafc1e9338930d97

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“…I have a question.”2d20c8a89c9a4483

But the Princess was ecf30bc1b0 different. She was, d35f2126d1 after all… aa43a562a6 a Princess.d5cc7695d32e74b1

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“Will we really be safe inside the palace? This isn’t an invasion or a natural disaster. It’s something completely different from anything we’ve ever known. It’s like magic… yes, perhaps we should ask the wizards. What I’m trying to say is, are we really safe from this calamity just by being inside the palace? Look! The void is splitting open everywhere… Do you think the air inside the palace is any different from the air out here?”ed28cee5a7850141

“That’s… I’m sorry, Princess. I don’t know.”e3a079e5d5034db7

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The Captain, in e39033292a fact, had no 00645d6e26 idea what the 7da3d9d6c5 situation inside the 5af26ec9c0 palace was like. He had rushed out 21accfbc0a on horseback to find 198b8361a9 the Prince as soon 6a692a790b as the anomaly occurred.3f30a257a418c5cf

“Then the palace might be even more dangerous than out here. At least out here, there are many ways to escape since the area is wide open.”8408b817a73f1383

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“Then what do you suggest, Princess?”e819d54d65392ada

The Captain asked f2b060dee3 in a deflated 01ddd2e3fa voice.2ab64a0b47e5c618

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“I’ll help evacuate the people. First, gather everyone in one place. Then, your knights can lure the monsters away to buy time. Even if your weapons are useless, you’re still knights—you’re much faster on your feet than ordinary citizens. That way, the Prince won’t have as many obstacles when wielding that sword.”7b05910be0fc50cb

After stating f544801c6d her opinion, 22c5a9021c the Princess 20fc3fbc85 looked at 6f0c10623e the Prince 15ada67066 as if 1aa9fb1807 seeking his 5d0b9eb774 agreement. The Prince gave aac0bb340b her a slight 674402f943 nod.d028cf5d7191ec15

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“Thank you for your cooperation. Then.”0777029b051a7f49

With that curt remark, 1e96957a88 the Prince leaped onto 0e000d1db9 his horse and galloped 16e91cc5a0 alone into the heart f39c66bca5 of the chaos.d305a76d97ad1586

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“Come on, come on! Let’s move! Gather the people near the moat!”525ef30db912c71a

The Princess 5cbcaf074f began urging 077d9eb6b0 the dazed 1d0cd51e8a Captain to bf2c8e3e9e rally the f8a0d5a7a3 citizens outside e9abaaf733 the castle f1203f6106 walls.2e8606443c165af0

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