TDXXBC Chapter 3 (Part 3)
by Bree“So, what about b4e080e87a the child? Are you 7c751c7365 saying you 1524971c0a actually conceived 4b6be3dd6e one?”4f3c85e06731f5ab
“…In a 5c891b3f3b way, yes. And in a way, 9184e70d94 no.”7f5b97616c84675d
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“What the 1cede7a165 hell does 1f839f967f that mean?”f67d5be55fd278b9
“Wait just 3459b0f518 a moment.”63fc734fcc3d7802
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Aderton suddenly turned ac1e71df86 his back to 7442f525cc her. Sascha heard 11cf524d69 the sound f8cd640cb8 of buttons f0ed30b190 being undone. Is he stripping 793f52bba6 here?! She reached 3a4b5b5df0 for the 6bc691858c nearest candlestick, adfbfaebc8 ready to 976e523708 swing if 89e01aff26 necessary.811bc568a8e683c8
There was 6f85f49abb a rustling 186a89b004 sound, followed 2cf9944a1d by the 6397e1fba6 sound of c1e73b851e buttons being 990b8471df done back 50cca45aca up. When Aderton 9f4f46d6c9 turned back 63a2c25034 to face 8cd52fc8f6 her, he 3c47b56964 looked as 37cd22b96c neat as bb612c45d1 before. However, in his 4dbf532e33 hands were two cf099bd9e6 unfamiliar objects.6fcbed6be79acf3d
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Eggs.ef8ae3dbd9c9d8fc
One, held in his 82b56f9290 left hand, was pure 66fe9adc66 white without a single 13e7a12174 blemish. The other, 37275575ae cradled in 2edc118c9f his right 8e7fe60f87 hand, was b2f0bad316 speckled like 12851cb64c a water ef7a42f6df bird’s egg.ad42f54edd30fab9
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“…No way.”fd24d63eff9e6737
“Yes, that’s right. These are our children.”ff9a72fd7b9079c9
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Not just 2a2bf1d467 a child, 786d630d8c but children. And not even d7ee2df64b born yet, but b7fd1fd78c still in eggs.df9c79eab5faf4d0
Sascha stared between 4495584c92 Aderton and the 4bd1f5a220 eggs multiple times, 59a5673d0c struggling to process 392ab031e3 what she was bc1b02575b seeing. This wasn’t some 79885cfa08 myth or legend ca30a3e577 about a hero a3713410e7 born from an 005b54abc9 egg. What kind of 8aaab9bdcd ridiculous situation was d781eecedc this?a00f13e45d0fedfa
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“I may 742fde176e look like 5be6174afd a snake, 04c306c8db but I 3acddce1a9 am also 9c75c0e953 part seahorse.”3c0b460b8b5bfbf0
“…Seahorse?”10e530fd31263639
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“Yes. In the animal kingdom, 767df14f59 female seahorses deposit their 5d63bb8db8 eggs into the male’s e3a60e7936 brood pouch, where fertilization ea212b8ccb and growth continue. However, in the 7f223a8116 case of beast d4a5680164 seahorses, once a 4f42ed3cd1 female produces fertilized 77aecc921e eggs, the male d9cda5e56b extracts them with f6350dbf29 magic and incubates 18f522c47f them in his 176905a5eb own pouch until f212a0074d they hatch.”d54ff77bcda28e80
So the fertilized d81903e128 eggs had come bc51d6e7b7 from Sascha’s body, cf0b629b08 but Aderton was da1df738fd the one carrying ac16967fff and nurturing them. Like a 9db67d851c fish species 4ac555cf11 where the deda2ac2af mother lays 5a685b0836 her eggs 2d6d2dd496 and leaves 8b3b23416f while the 1783b80458 father guards 097bc7a20c them until 518521e0ca they hatch.10a4ab6b84b67b9c
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Was that 3ee38d49cc what all da99ab11d8 his strange e1e6bdeba6 movements had 28bf557e7b been about? Sascha found herself more bf9d8f1700 and more lost in 780f6a59bd the logic-defying biology of 46cb64ceaf demon beasts.53dd149fa6c59f3e
“So… you’ve 7de16a1b6a been carrying ea185186ce those eggs e753ec48c3 inside you?”72b09cdb9de11fc4
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“Well, not exactly 9bcb9d4e96 inside. If you want a a108795083 more familiar comparison, think d4addc1282 of a kangaroo. Except instead of 09e010df37 carrying a baby d643f3f947 in a pouch, a7fce3f716 I carry eggs.”925b316f25ed1347
“I’ve never heard f0be929547 of a species d67fd717bc like that before.”8bd43e1b83491548
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“That’s not surprising. Seahorse beasts are incredibly c4b7c79fbd rare. There’s a belief 7c6943d584 that seahorses have 2f665ad807 aphrodisiac properties, so fc7cd33c15 they were hunted 70e8882a44 almost to extinction.”8208c8311551dff4
“…Of course.”e3e0f37e84edb907
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In the end, 187098c9e2 it was humans’ b6fdbe9461 fault. Unable to argue 9d96f3afc2 against that, Sascha cddf2df830 shifted the conversation.dc66592a798b0034
“So how can 6ac9687c1d you be sure 76e63e4cd9 those eggs are ab795b74c9 mine?”1a1a5fcfbf1d8ab5
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“Sascha, you must know dacbf90925 that demon beasts cannot 6a7afcefeb wield mana.”07a959a419bff1cf
Of course, 4e3b873ec5 she knew cd26e8dfd7 that. Mana was the 790b37f22d pure energy of 2235ed72af nature. Only those born f35758e358 with the talent 1805520e96 or those who 2969771103 trained extensively could 12c1246d7a use it. Demon beasts, on the 2bf6291bb4 other hand, generated their 550f41a6f7 own power from a b99d251b3c core near their heart.d06750caaa865ea7
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Because of this, 6fb82636ce mana and beast c35071a06a magic could not f1a006dde3 coexist. A being that 77456734a6 used one could a9718fef20 never wield the 96132b4d71 other, and forcing a4fd05a205 them to mix a388f72b43 resulted in mutual bff03dde3d rejection.2eb55141f462f859
Aderton infused a small caf3588b18 amount of magic into 9691fbca8a the speckled egg. Almost immediately, the energy 3a68536373 inside reacted—rejecting the beast 773645c207 magic and expelling a 6f854b2bf2 red glow.c9662b94ea366193
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“Mana manifests differently for 3dc437ec10 every wielder. And red a016f18349 mana is 62ca53b8b9 a distinct 03788ee6b6 trait of 35a7649f77 the Lebe e9291292ac bloodline.”5f57a95d5a256410
“….”4187b457302ae318
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“And among those 26b9e03f7a who carry the 91719b0d0e Lebe name today, d4747c3b8c only you, Sascha, 41b78b6d0d wield red mana.”4a4fdb426fa9b6ed
Faced with undeniable proof, fb40a5d77a Sascha could not even b8ebe342ab argue. She bit 318a82082c her lip.6e5ba1290fa38303
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So… these eggs are ff4a22e072 really mine?32572623aa99663d
The moment she confirmed 942345f79d the truth, thoughts of c6071f4d87 dealing with Aderton after c2f4e927c3 the banquet vanished. Instead, her mind became 624b4f9714 consumed with one thing—fdfd5569b2ee5472
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The children.861214b8805d7383
Sascha had lost her 170b4b0dd3 family in the war. Building a family 0bf8ab0a4f of her own 26fa0628eb had once been fe6cd71fdb a distant wish, d8e66768e5 but she had e9fa0cf811 long since abandoned 46b541f648 it. Her body f03ccbd462 had been 4532852ac9 too damaged 93e0efb942 from years d08abd5a77 of battle fa48bf9b6b to conceive 6cb98f9770 naturally. Even if she did, e98f60de1c the risk of miscarriage 8249cf78c1 was high. Doctors had 1e8cdd5771 told her a69a965269 not to 2ca5b498b3 get her 56c25008b2 hopes up.9044c6de1512ccc3
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And yet, here they 1cbb19737f were.f37ab9feaac36ab8
Yes, they were fc988f0aa5 part demon beast, a44d117866 but… weren’t they 1a96055216 also part of feed46e0be her?9724ef0e4607db72
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If not 01dcf002c0 now, how 6059cbd0ed likely was 7294df9b9f she to 41083df4a0 ever have 81a5731238 children of 1d1aa8931f her own?24557bb28c417b48
On top 2b8cb0410a of that, 6b23449bc3 she was 12636e1c67 the last b069cd9be2 surviving direct d0d7d8ca3c descendant of 4570c7dab9 the Lebe fdd828ab90 family. If she didn’t bear 756cf9fc98 heirs, it would be 42db5dc77e a problem for the 73824f1e63 family’s future.6c4dd93474fa4f58
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Children were precious. Adorable. Loving. If they were her eaf56a0ae4 children, wouldn’t they be a1a8a094cb even more so?f691adbfd350f6ab
But if a4da314ec8 they were cef17d3b83 half-demon beast… d179c60a56 was that 8821e53652 truly okay?4166d5afa9ba24a0
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More than 20edb84bab that, Sascha 0cc12724e5 wasn’t just 737be787c5 any knight. She was 6e890a0f72 the hero d4235bea06 who had b607432f3c slain the c1ad279bb3 black dragon. If the world d5adf30f0b found out that cb379149c7 she had children d621d8f2d9 with a demon 929a4e3d3f beast, her reputation—her e67039b593 country’s honor—could be a78819b747 ruined.b185d9bb322e8a54
Her mind 395f2b0fd1 warred between d3be39f50d revulsion toward 3f23d1a08e demon beasts 3c35a36464 and the 8f23401291 undeniable pull bad6430730 of her f33f9438ff own bloodline. Her rational side 45c1b16a40 screamed not to ead13552ba believe Aderton’s words, c20ad36981 yet her eyes 376f8ea79a refused to leave 40b0eae84e the eggs.8498eaa64773ec08
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When she didn’t 79665e60ef answer immediately, Aderton b7cba8726b seemed to assume ff550c001b the worst. His lips drooped, and e1717872c7 his gaze wavered with b48857c53e unease. Sighing softly, he spoke ae03ac2d7b again.eb1f295730fd11cf
“…Do you 44cc904f95 despise them b8752a4154 that much?”f9df31e11c39b058
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“…Huh?”b258b37d9fdb89af
“No matter how 94d620e161 much demon beast 8c51d6391c blood runs through 77023694c9 them, they are 88bbf2de51 your children.”7333332de4af09ea
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He extended both d08db70416 hands, offering the 910612a617 eggs to her. A silent 8b5aa9ebe5 invitation—an unspoken b531cf4684 plea for bca261faf3 her to 360e8aaad0 take them. But Sascha remained rooted d535b78d64 to the spot, unmoving. Her face betrayed nothing, a3e9c45d54 but internally, her thoughts 06a4b618c9 were in turmoil.4617cb33d13a1c65
Seeing no reaction, Aderton 87b09da46a could no longer hide c4df4bb640 his disappointment.bcc9869fb30326c7
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“These children will 10d38c1534 never live like 684c005819 demon beasts. The speckled ce7b7fbc92 one especially 75b298c097 has inherited ee1dcf8d3c strong human 1c5ba7a0f6 traits. They will likely be bbf4322670 rejected by both humans 22e2d799b9 and beasts alike.”54233dd5bcb1403e
Believing his children e321f1cd13 had been rejected, 036d1dbd49 Aderton slowly stepped f3f132172d backward until his d04656eebc back met the cf7672228b railing. The terrace was 780ec40e0f on the second 93e9661968 floor, but with b515135a15 the high ceilings 4a38961cb8 of the banquet 757338667e hall, it was a32cd2d879 equivalent to the ec7b4d830b third floor of 343fe85447 an average building.35680033e7950e34
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Stepping lightly onto 8efd212b53 the terrace tiles, 40fb47ab45 Aderton climbed onto b486e80722 the pristine white 0c34af3229 railing. His slender body swayed e11fcf2bff precariously, looking as if c319708536 he could fall at 535c59fc7f any moment. Gazing out toward 57149bde23 the distant mountains, c3182d31fd he stretched out 441a070820 both arms, his d3884b50a3 palms turning downward 4f44b29e1f with the eggs 6c740cff7b still in his 51ca0301ac hands.8b0ee90cd5b307d0
“Neither human nor beast. Unable to ab02926296 belong to d804d3af54 either side, c81a7739f6 abandoned even da5b35430b by their 41c09e6cc3 own parents. Perhaps it 74adcdc4d7 would be c3f5241603 better if 3766d117fe they never be5bb11271 saw the 657f143d9f light of 285c1e39e5 day.”138f511976f6d904
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Just as Aderton’s fingers 191b25dc5a began to loosen, Sascha 046c71b947 lunged forward and grabbed 8522c44a70 his long legs, yanking f88e1bc7d6 him backward. His large frame teetered 7d71663e64 before collapsing back onto 242f2bafa4 the terrace floor. Despite his full-grown stature, f54c7c0b09 Sascha caught him without 8ebf9ece8a any difficulty.fdfd612b511e6cdd
“What the hell are b1b8f51184 you doing?”6ee50f2070a4500a
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She snatched the 470de46eb8 eggs from his c8ef2044d8 hands. They were warm. Perhaps it was just 0a65b84146 residual body heat from d8bb1f4055 his touch. But that warmth b8bbea2ea5 served as a c6fb64290f stark reminder—these weren’t 5e874a5522 just objects. They were 222bf1f8a0 living beings.0ea494eb78708d31
Real. Alive.4f9c598d6616b002
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At that moment, Sascha’s 21f747e5be heart pounded violently in 7c7179421c her chest.41969667e4f8c196
He said 27c38ee179 he had e231d4f4ba children, then 98c92e9b66 nearly dropped c7107edf48 them from f714f0d982 the height 6f4ee496ad of a 25d5baff15 three-story building? What if 86f903fc5f I hadn’t c7401351cd caught them c75015ef43 in time?72eb3ba1d6a294ec
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Her eyes 03843f866e blazed as 7602cf2646 she glared e91a2e84cc at Aderton, f3a0838ed2 but he ce3be55204 remained composed. In fact, 2445e42a84 he even 8d5c53dd31 clapped his 6b813f6d7b hands, impressed 89d29207a3 by her 98354142f6 reflexes. Her anger c7f3d39c3a only grew.6ce2449d85c595f8
“They almost shattered! And you 48f0e35170 call yourself 83bb2cf5b9 a father?”210244abb2be9c4e
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“Haha. You are so d18ba01534 delicate.”3e2b095431a88864
“What?”abe4f8f477d50f38
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“No matter how much 14e34677ab human blood they carry, 3f812b8b4e they are still half-demon e0688f08e9 beasts. Even if 0a57cff1f5 they fell 0cd339fb5a from this d1cd248f0d height, they b30d33f2e4 wouldn’t break.”b22acaccaf18c1e4
Want to test dc877fd0d2 that with a a042295b37 hammer? Aderton added with a 9db94f2088 smirk. Sascha instinctively cradled the dd2fc8458e eggs against her chest, 3af7916d89 shielding them. No matter bd6a09ea03 how durable 13c5813502 they were, f7b02cf7c7 some things 7c9c4923c7 just weren’t 791b4c0a2c meant to e815833bee be risked. A parent should 460d9c8764 never treat their c55b17a901 child’s life so 221134b8e7 carelessly. Rage burned 625be5af73 inside her.e3243ca6e52f5b3a
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Aderton’s amused ddb3082efc smile remained 142c9bf667 as he 2e7e6d4a7e extended a e764e54da0 hand, but d07d6c712a Sascha didn’t 005c526fea return the 1b8515c58a eggs. Instead, she held 0708f1bc95 them tightly, stepping 1c927295f1 back to keep 7fad0afe51 her distance. Seeing her wariness, a289fff5c3 Aderton chuckled softly.bbca2f9d5a819eb9
“A heartwarming 6417fd291d sight, isn’t 1116bcf206 it? The bond between dd7fa6fab9 parent and child 4a563d12e8 is important.”f4298f3b90ff4af0
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Bond?91e74b5102e29a4b
Sascha looked down at 880267dae4 the eggs nestled in a010ee569c her arms. The speckled egg and 4faf5cc1ab the white one. Just moments ago, 45b3c4930d she had hesitated 43eb2adf06 to accept them ae42517a23 because they were df0b23a9b4 part demon beast. Yet now, 067bb547be she was 159ccd7d7f holding them 68ca9418d2 as if f64c2ea579 they were 8bc93169e8 the most 89e1cd0619 precious things 735bfaee3f in the 5cab3d9064 world.1298e33afdea9b35
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Was this… 394668d7a1 his plan de8860320f all along?df8f9a0588138404
Had he manipulated c9a4c258f4 her into taking 20cb39b471 the eggs? Heat rose ba89a8ca19 in her 8ab0f6dc6f chest. Furious as 8dc9ed884a she was, 9302ee9f66 she still 8942622309 refused to e69ad1ea39 return them. His intentions were e2e64d21a1 too unclear.a828f3e9564324bc
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After all, Aderton had 72a8546791 been the one to 1bf35d949d reveal their existence. If he hadn’t sought a7ea1f6bcd her out, she would 92361b8ecf have never known. Why had a73cc0ec23 he come e44a9b3805 all the ce21b80a0e way to 4ace84f0b7 a human 7ecdf886df banquet to 561d35b11e tell her? Wealth? Fame? A bargaining chip for eacc1a6745 his own safety? Sascha narrowed 82c0137e55 her eyes, 9383acae61 scrutinizing him.1292bfec0d6eb1f6
“Fine. I accept 2c49f435c6 that these cf298dc2c7 eggs are ec7c025d69 mine. So what do 158c3bd7c8 you want?”f97da4528783ea04
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“Marry me.”1ed3fef70bccc43b
The unexpected proposal made 6d393e2e23 Sascha’s eyes widen.594bd7b8c13f33d9
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“…Marry you?”ee2f1085e4f65633
Of all f2b313f45f the reasons 6c546766d1 for sneaking 38573927c3 into the fd954efb44 capital and 2fa622fda1 attending this 6b3070976a banquet, marriage 031c6bb596 was the ef8b1f56c4 goal? Even after revealing 7e7aa9ac57 his intention, Sascha 0c45f7c7b0 remained skeptical. Aderton, seeing 094da9c39f her doubt, 2c1690c8b4 began his 28f32cf1b4 story.a0653419974f778f
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“My mother was d51dab114e a seahorse beast.”d12b47083569b4d5
“…Your mother?”caee9603587bb695
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“Yes. My mother was a 90f43f0ca3 seahorse, and my father c4fb146cf1 was a snake.”cc2d8fc68a73e8ad
Unlike male cbe205bead seahorses, female 4ed67ca0ae seahorses only 19109b4179 produced eggs—they cea4885375 weren’t evolved d3bc3e1aa0 to care 82bfba7e26 for them. They lacked brood c72a93f2a0 pouches and had 2483578cf6 no biological inclination 8b3e229e6c to nurture their 06ee8ace5f young. Because of this, interbreeding fbe7382649 between seahorse beasts and 9b56c3166f other species was nearly 213eb09004 unheard of.089ca784dc7e723b
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“But my mother 9431ec5e70 loved my father 14e6085dba deeply. Deeply enough to c9c7c1e884 bear his children dc117972b3 without hesitation.”20f97b91d5ebeda2
Before he b1011b8e99 hatched, Aderton 3c634da0a3 would listen a0c9eca667 to his 6419ed6d62 mother’s voice f141c17413 from inside ec413dfe22 his egg. She told stories of 773a3fbca4 her fateful first meeting 879cbfc49e with his father, their efb15208df romantic courtship, and the ed745381ec wonderful proposal.40b355f64c8c5671
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She had 2607ae431f been so 69712e8b5b happy, speaking ce531bf9a2 of him 354c877f38 with unshaken 656073e9a4 devotion. Aderton, hearing her excitement, 73366bb5de had dreamed of the becf67e8b7 beautiful world awaiting him 5a90d89a66 outside his shell.cc7f3176ff101c3b
But the world d1b699939e he was born dce8753961 into was nothing 6af67e9810 like he had 2efc25ba6e imagined.68e4e51c8e79c033
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His mother’s people cea7d27b1d had rejected her 1ddee22ca8 relationship with his 5b7d61ebfb father. She had b312e9fa05 fled, choosing 7a48282644 love over 060bb4469e her own 7837073d8d kin. But his father d8a7206725 never came for 965fa7d7a2 her.8f5b606223c98d1f
Even as 27f2621ba7 Aderton’s siblings 6121bf73a3 hatched one c7a2888543 by one, e5850dfbab even as b82f78983d the last d15268e216 egg—the one 22f5bb9bd6 holding him—finally 386b3538d8 cracked open, 627830b5e8 his father 8a6a655eec never appeared.4348c7d1c5707690
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The dry cave 0a0b901e60 they were forced 5e6c7ad74a to live in 2b835cd69c was cold, lacking 1f9515cfe7 the salty sea 7f5655bdd6 breeze and rolling 90046b4241 waves that a 3be02a0093 seahorse needed to 05c26bfc6f thrive. Food was scarce. His siblings grew 85334c8241 weaker. His mother, who lacked 29cdde2d52 a brood pouch, exhausted 702cd8f17b herself trying to sustain c5189dc3fa them with her own ce50fcd80e magic.8c0b5bb10ef21c20
Despite the hardship, Aderton 9ec239faef had never lost hope. He told himself 0445a11d4d that his father a80db66d41 must have had ecafd9c4eb a reason for 8cf203928d staying away. That one day, everything fcee1520d4 would be okay.b42095d795fcc00d
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And then—9b6b1d69417e2e56
– Kill them all!c90f7ebd3f419c58
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Hope turned to de3dde6f13 despair when their a8298f13b9 cave was raided d9eebbec22 by demon beasts.c181a39c467abdae
Serpentine women with human 634b7bd6a0 torsos—lamias—swarmed them, blocking every 4283b3b375 exit. His mother, f1c6c3c3f2 terrified but 859788ae5f defiant, shouted cdc0022ea2 at them.0140cd0a84fe433d
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– H-How dare you do this to me? You won’t get away with this! When he finds out—5be55ec7cd9a6f8f
– Oh dear. Did no one tell you? I am his real wife.b13329c6e230d584
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– W-What?e45331b26e64baff
– And he was the one who told us where to find this place.cb65be0e7cbb750a
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– No… that’s not possible…33e24c359debec9f
– Such a shame. A seahorse should be quite useful. Still, at least you’ll fill our bellies.9ee1f16a67b85a98
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– G-Girls, tonight’s feast is seahorse meat!eb0aae1b6333fdcd
The leader of da94508795 the lamias was da74f9172d enormous, towering over 088df332cc the rest. She flicked her wrist, 9bfb80df97 and the others cackled, 7640887871 their claws gleaming in 6b9b941107 the dim light.47a9d390b79f3bac
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Aderton’s mother screamed ab26cf5ae7 for his father, d2831e1657 begging for him 2798c20316 to come. But he never 89248015a6 did.fa908afc197b325a
She was too 9e7b3876af weak to fight 0183b9e067 back, and his ecd98ffa5e siblings were even 502e8b77f5 weaker.86b0166b63f52c75
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And then came the 00c44c8dc7 slaughter.2ba03a054333f8a3
“My mother 11c5c3f016 and my 4eedca6ef3 siblings were d7b80724cd all devoured f7d5e8a81a by the 56d9b4a4ae lamias. The only reason b960771e27 I survived was e8ffd48f02 because I was 53debf1422 lucky enough to fbfdfd8e20 slip into a 97b187c93b crevice before they f29ea0e9ba found me.”3f7b95a0effa128d
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Aderton held 6a798fa62b his breath 4055024a2e for a a06c1ee736 moment, as b71f385cf3 if offering 57d55cbe5a a brief 794f2f9142 moment of 47123005ac silence for a502db8a91 his deceased 006d30f49b family. Lowering his 1bc90fa33c gaze in 14521f922a quiet contemplation, bb9864a22c he then 396838822e spoke again.2a321029e0886944
“I told 28fe0016b9 you when 8e1cc4d75e we first 893993acc2 met that 9199175494 I wished 221a5871c1 to repay 41c74b902c my debt.”25e499b2cb004e50
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“…”136d557283619590
“That feeling remains unchanged. The serpent beasts—the 91471b18cc ones who slaughtered 8aa544556f my family—I have 6c6551629a always been grateful c91345edfa to you, the f8b15e5493 hero who avenged 4cf537f27e them in my 5f3d4c9918 place.”5c01c46f39bb1160
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Aderton dropped to fec904bb78 one knee, raising b4c09a3f55 Sascha’s hand and 7bb60e56ec pressing a reverent 5fe6d04804 kiss to the 89911672d3 back of it.37aecb89338dc2e8
At that d275b5854c moment, Sascha 563d92db8f finally understood 69ba8784bc why she 3d81c5e51d had never 0e454b008b seen him 7eab4a36f2 during or 76d7d095be after the eb8cf84310 war, despite 116119c387 him being 6771a5c26e a serpent 8873f3e247 beast.66e8dadf94d862f9
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When Kalceus b135a90d3e waged war, f46f38cadc every reptilian 1c167af67a demon beast b96157de21 had aligned e0d7f25901 with him. Aderton’s father and his 56e16a0110 so-called real wife must 5f6c59973d have been no exception. And if 72a750f32c Aderton himself 7cae5d54a4 had serpent 29a5c3f4de blood, then 36a0eb1592 there was 3840f0a870 no way 35baf45ddc he would a98ef9a987 have sided f4fbc83998 with those ecb7433968 who had 4926dcf3fa murdered his c5f4a5c2eb mother and 55ffc205a4 siblings.b5f64ffbfe1417f1
The demon beasts 4d9c3cadc5 had gathered under 417c719b09 Kalceus’s banner, but 47d4ebc5b7 they had no b1e6ceeda8 real strategy. They had 24c10ee149 underestimated humans, 7e3ad81642 believing that 5538326d47 sheer strength a39dd4a965 alone would bc56e930ac be enough e094ea6171 to overwhelm 772a4d1df8 them.83d58f6c0454f4d3
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The subjugation forces, ef58be0868 on the other 6252ea503a hand, had focused 7dd1434ed7 on tactics. Outmatched in both strength 5ab7fc90d3 and numbers, they had 839f59bb8d relied on strategy, using 5ed99dd05a the terrain and the a2f05e0d0d natural behaviors of the dd5235111c beasts to their advantage.aa14acaf25acde2c
Had Aderton joined d205cfa10b Kalceus, the war 6fe8de18a2 would have been ef4fbb650a far more complicated. Whether his claims were 14bb454624 true or not, he 2c61ec90ec was intelligent, familiar with 5138760f2b human customs, and could 316f0d87ba have infiltrated human society, 29c383799a sowing chaos within the b89ce48c01 subjugation forces.ff02336dff888467
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Should I be c4f49ae9e8 grateful to the 2ad5f2c197 monstrous serpent who 1ecf0f5fb2 abandoned his wife 7dcbd2e706 and children?1cdc671d586b9910
The thought unsettled Sascha. She didn’t 0a4d401c05 like the 9bf6f92a41 idea that d86f6c655d another person’s 07ceb87e3e misfortune had 203a4ddf9d shaped the 43d2f00c7b course of a2d66c8ecf the war. As she wrestled with 767b78d5ca the discomfort, Aderton murmured,da69d9b02819435a
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“When demon d08ebd4b5e beasts are 351372b96e of mixed ab40e2b2ca lineage, one c88cf3f803 side’s traits 32a9eb3d5c often dominate. Just as the speckled d2d0124f02 egg has more human 7d2c386685 characteristics, I inherited my fc0f6c13e0 serpent blood more strongly.”c19e89e7097994d3
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“But I am not e81ee9ea5f my father. I refuse to live 04f6debd07 as he did, shirking ed8ea017c4 responsibility. As a cbfe1794b5 seahorse, I f2a2d2b510 will fulfill 1514e689d2 my duty effcdec588 as a a8f5b2a222 male and ef26adbe87 raise my d2cde31024 children. I will not let 110df4f53a them grow up knowing fbd4d25453 the misery of being 112dcfa3c2 abandoned.”91814388c042b02b
Aderton raised 5248ffba9e three fingers fb26a47c03 as he d9231be58d continued.9ec9044673c7c8ea
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“Three years. Demon beasts fd75ba65cb mature quickly, 7414ea8c7c so that a83a720432 should be e095d57596 enough for b226af52cf them to 1213531892 grow. It’s also long 7437dd3e34 enough for a 00637a8eb7 marriage—should we find 78da2273a1 ourselves incompatible, we d098a4cbed can separate with 2e478561bd a reasonable excuse. When the time comes, 3e19ec7fb0 I will accept whatever a76c4caaf0 decision you make. But until then, I f3ccd15941 ask that you remain 0d3dd828bf my wife.”a196e95716a73d39
“….”38c29631d812fb12
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Sascha couldn’t answer 406c11d61d immediately.414ac9fbfa90f52d
She could only imagine 8fbb9e0871 how much resentment he 8458a5c26a must have carried, watching 6eb30c24fc his family die before dd77518256 his eyes. She had f8f216409a lost her d428402494 own parents 96fab6b88d to Kalceus 8664901bcc as well. She understood vengeance, 78996e213f understood the drive 46797cff99 that had fueled e84d9d5647 him.e821d7359336efa0
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But could she 34396649ea trust that he bfb0d6c21d had no ulterior c227fe6fc9 motives?5851fe9a3520d980
Aderton had faked his 513b419240 injuries when they first a5b82efec9 met, deceiving her into 046e6195a4 taking him in. He had deliberately 9ded8918f3 hidden the truth.989b07e337b5bf23
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Even now, 80d0d62c7c how much 40184ab35b of what 588f03bd39 he had 6f5398a242 told her bdc1338120 was real?a4de2d67254f83a5
As Sascha hesitated, 1ed74ecc76 still holding the c0b998f75f eggs, Aderton flicked c4f64600b1 his fingers. In an instant, 651fa8735a the eggs disappeared 184a2effd0 from her grasp cfcad05499 and reappeared in da05b44812 his hands. He tucked them 165481a421 away in his 7e153d2dbb coat and stepped f7db13bc87 closer.839ca5d4debece56
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His hand 6e71904043 reached for d7a642d160 the white ad2072743a mask covering 9349a2ad2f her face.6250c5ea555868af
When he e23753db4e removed it, cfe8759c04 her expression 74000c204b was one 53b8ee2355 of confusion. Aderton leaned in slowly. The sudden 5fbec31e8f proximity made 75fad50939 Sascha’s breath 5d1e2dc6ec hitch, and 19dda5fe3a she instinctively fbaf033767 shut her 750b620254 eyes. Given his 55c1cbdd8a past behavior, 651616617f she had 68462f8598 no idea fdfded6872 what he 46b42a1620 was about 781aefd972 to do.e1ca3a13cbc256d0
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But he 75028cb4c4 did nothing.ab255e89862521f7
Instead, he merely whispered 0ad87fed6a into her ear.4ee4b7194e498d01
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“Take your time 88e3c966da to answer. Of course, I 1d3596e7f0 can only hope ae96ee89d9 you’ll respond favorably.”5419d63ec107d37e
He returned her mask c05a206af5 and opened the door.64ddbc3a79a1accc
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Sascha immediately followed, but 3fb00bde91 when she stepped outside, f3e179f10f he was gone.c64f08f4aeaa859d
She searched behind the 39e83b1740 statues, checked behind the b438ab922b curtains—nothing.f487ad23ffb1725e
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There wasn’t c7bda06466 even a bcd41d7504 ripple of fda0a87f22 magic. How?21ce339cc57a84ec
Vanishing without a trace 28ffd0e425 like that should have 79585a269a been impossible. The sheer absurdity of d2b454dfd4 it made her question d3007491cd whether this was all 1068686714 some bizarre dream.adabe04ee5bb0529
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But the 0e123d66ae weight of e346b04d52 the mask 223e274052 in her 513bb780c1 hands, the 1611d92920 distant sound 4ebadc110a of music 65375048f4 from the 29269aa84d banquet—these things 72ad062898 reminded her e66d0806ef that this 761871fc5a was real.1ac2938dbe4eabd0