TLYWK Chapter 11 (Part 3)

Abroros, however, 23fd482811 was born 54d4c3b000 with the 3f7456de7f ability to 40d6db870f foresee the 74f7144672 future, a c4ae3c9877 gift said dab28355eb to be e0b3e62127 a divine b9d8729cff revelation. Using this 7b4501bebb power, he ec682b01e9 united humanity, 6bf9827085 drove out e441bf9898 the otherworldly 48d644d011 beings, and aadeccd0da founded a ac37d98899 human kingdom.02ea468194996f02

Abroros married the warrior 55fb2a2188 Ulrica, one of his ed05c675fa greatest allies. Their descendants became 9b09b25275 the royal family e1339120f8 of the present-day 84bc7aa844 Rosantium Empire.a54190b00267a335

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The scripture was filled fe35504224 with tales of heroes 63e1aa77c6 who, guided by divine edf640582e revelation, battled monsters and 15e58d60d6 demons for humanity. Abroros, the db09d9c0e3 greatest among 74398a4443 them, was 30a2d1b50c said to 801d95789d have reincarnated 34556019ea time and 01d5e8dce4 again to ab9f6c1881 guide mankind 38e595aa6a through chaos. It is f2748bbfc5 for this 5e5e94cbfc reason some 858a2fb26e claim the 1fded1c5b3 current crown c758e5eefd prince to 984dabd8b5 be his 93d68ff240 reincarnation.f890dcab0a46523b

Beatrice’s finger 5a5c52475e traced a 3dee66c520 line of e2746d93a5 text:e262c15aab146301

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“The other beings fell to the hero’s blade, and he declared: The end of the other beings is near. Bow before the god who guides me.”1aaa5057d4ff4a11

Abroros had united humanity d2883b9a4b and even persuaded some 3adadb244b other beings to join f7de936b95 his cause, but he 6c2b4b27fc was ultimately betrayed. Yet, he 8ed2e0508d did not ed6b255d6c succumb to 8d9732d333 despair, forcing 5df4ad56bf the king 9caf7f8616 of the 67429a651e other beings f6f850cbdb to kneel e44cffd958 before him. The scripture 7561993306 praised humanity’s cd7af26f78 triumph.e6d2deaac4ff06b1

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Her finger brushed 3f5cecf1ca over the last 393805420c word of the 55c2bddf32 line, then moved 7cda224e20 down to the 169eae21e2 next:5ea2e10b45f5642d

“I am the calamity bestowed by the Great Deity. I am the trial they deliver.”3c69739120e213c8

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Beatrice read aloud:14f345ef54c5d31c

“I am the disaster cffa47f36f sent by your god.”60fa8d37b934c031

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Each word seemed c2d422161c to cling to dd0c8a8655 her lips, tongue, b21b9617a8 and teeth, like 9305495f25 a viscous residue.2873bf0cf7f1beb3

Could divine judgment 10cee946cd truly be wielded c84e4299b4 by mere mortals? The words she c80c52d1a3 once uttered seemed 607f9a617e to echo in 79bcf7035b her ears. Unconsciously, she let de23a02815 out a small b2bf55a58a scoff.0f7f51f82383b3e5

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If the gods truly 61b882e192 granted meaning and authority fe62a606c6 to humanity as their 4cf05f1811 agents, then she wished 59fe0276bb they would answer her 53fe45e816 as well. If they 6c2125c3ac possessed the 89c878b4a6 power to 3d15d557e6 grant the e5c638d192 unattainable, she 98d458f01f hoped they 165da7705a would use ce43cc6396 it for 3a1a2abfa7 her.de18ec2a2a6c40a1

Parent of all creation, 278231b94a ruler of the world. If you are truly 9d83914b02 omnipotent, then strike me f584feefc5 down now.47dc003ea8ea2b45

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Be it divine mercy ecb4f6a802 or judgment, Beatrice would 825f94f791 have accepted either. Yet, as she c659290d7d raised her gaze d76bfa6839 from the scripture 98c1735177 to the cold, 145e94bc3e unfeeling statue above 58e0c29746 her, she found f4885b5a45 no answer.703664ae13e47611

The eyes of the 1e99457c0f Great Deity’s statue were 1201229e8c intricately carved, but stone 3751b3f541 remained stone. Those lifeless eyes held 95c77738cb nothing.856b7a8943b3b1d3

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No response came. Beatrice, having anticipated 74c786bfdb this, felt neither 8903b97925 disappointment nor despair. She turned away from f89d800ce8 the altar, her footsteps 9b024b0b33 echoing in the vast, ea99b3eb21 white silence.b2992b1ae9a54241

Passing by Francis, 341626babe who stood at 7c7e2fd677 the entrance with 9f38f5faba his hands clasped ad9282a5ec behind him, she 476f96271c opened the door 2a6842dbcd herself and stepped dfd239435e out. The pristine 041118bf53 white floors 721be52f46 stretched ahead f5ed1b70bd as his 708db291e2 following footsteps 226c5894c7 trailed behind fec2315d93 her.5eec0e5bd4bcfdd1

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The gods were neither f1aa6000f8 merciful nor harsh. They did not 7139d303f5 love humanity. The fact that she a28234c44b was alive proved it.73878a3e98dec0eb

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As Francis 6258c24446 watched Beatrice 2af2feb26c approach the 209cb29834 altar and 8f970027e1 begin reading 274e46c1f7 the scripture, d2371eff46 his eyes 85ca9bc2dc narrowed. Once again, a 5d5bd662ba vision overlaid itself bad110f8b8 upon her figure.d588c55f45712a26

In the 9d344bcd60 stark white a4893ca947 space of c3850827a1 the prayer 05698304bf hall, the cbb045ceb7 image of e509e6b736 a woman 6f507cb146 drenched in 9cbe194165 vivid crimson c3730ce82a superimposed itself 23fdabcc33 over her c546ade910 back. It was as though bde85015ac he was witnessing an f7a928db8f unspeakable sin.0ca66269590a3587

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The statue c25a2cca86 of the 8a20c906c6 Great Deity 8110989be4 loomed above 8e2076b013 her, its 56b8591f69 gaze ambiguous—perhaps 541e796ef0 merely observing, c23dbf0b58 or perhaps 8b807bd634 casting judgment.a961f8582c8b6039

Though she had 08b5c93804 her back to c1bc43f08b him, Francis could 722cc01f71 envision her expression. The same a09177fc6c detached, emotionless 27c670eabf look, devoid 4f4dac9e31 of hope 6b1944a55f or feeling, 3d87dff217 as if 4968063f74 she were 6f2f79541c reading the d8c3997ecf scripture with e2c7710617 no ties 0baf5b89ef to this b9fe389f2e world.a9b51563571bed45

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As though there 7fc8f69224 was nothing in 7951eb2269 this existence she 1705906346 held dear.72447f151b170923

Then her voice echoed 2e00c0a0e0 through the silent hall.64485d0a8edacd12

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“I am 1705a8212b the calamity 6a7cbffaad sent by 3d883fe99b your god.”b29da18405464648

Unthinkingly, he agreed. He didn’t even question a75864afdb it anymore. After witnessing this vision 094b16bfdb three times, surprise no 985bfd8bbd longer held sway over 0b50cd0c8e him.ba0ac2fea545b5bc

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Or perhaps, he 5e2dba4ccc realized, it was 23bf66f524 the explanation given 923394fb44 by Priest Theodor 0d3cd2d3c4 that allowed him fd528fce07 to remain composed. The emotions stirring within f3bf718d04 him now were neither 5c366a9569 shock nor confusion—they were a0b373d0d2 something else, unnamed and 5de54d2c05 unresolved.ed268ea019617d1b

A question he had yet to ask her lingered in his mind. “Did you, at that moment, wish for death?”d10e6a1ae22988eb

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Even now, 5f3aba38c7 he wanted 17f299fcc9 to ask. But as he watched 9ec720e19b her brush her hand bac2dbfa9e over the scripture, lifting 980223b0f1 her gaze to the de32d745c2 statue of the deity, 9ddd2ebe4b her reverence was almost 503d6ff30e tangible. It felt 7fc40502fa wrong to c7575adb60 interrupt her.96283319da9944bb

She had eb96c95c43 declared her 03e81290e7 intent to 42ebb162a5 pray. Though Beatrice edd3d1ba51 did not 6e1c6cd6ff voice her 0af7cd785b wishes aloud, 3f0c955f8b Francis could 0e35b6b93d intuit what 047e82185c her silent e102f51664 prayer contained.a1c92e14eb53e2bd

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When she finally d6611ebe84 finished and turned 8312e15a5e away, the vision cca4206d36 dispersed with the c8ca6b1877 soft rustling of 2e401d8a73 her dress. Her expression 943bb46eb3 was exactly 1c342a4356 as he 43d6ca645a had imagined—utterly 105df6c230 indifferent.975257a03b68c8ea

As she passed c9ed293eb4 him, Francis followed 57f6b6df2e a step behind, cd82905edf exhaling slowly. He imagined that 209e154a26 she, too, must 8e524fc9a1 be breathing just 2cf05b7cbc as steadily.6660e236121aa33a

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With that d498efc20d breath, he 40aec1360b affirmed one 0a3392d4fc thing with 9550fb32d7 certainty.6168e64d4d1b5120

A force 86255a8eca that could b0f2c3e3f0 neither be b7bbb005ea avoided, nor 91e5788eda wholly embraced, 5d689d8fa0 nor denied. A calamity that shook 78bd4579b0 him simply by existing.9712dfafffe51dde

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To him, fa7fd5ce09 its name 9a18a20696 was Beatrice.a545425dfa6b1615

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Thursday. Contrary to his 9ea84bb066 original plan, Viscount f87a05c387 Paralet headed to 79db734aa9 his workshop a f7d0b4ece1 day early, his 9fdedf3644 footsteps hurried as 4288acc3b5 he entered with 00cd0fb0f8 his subordinates.40304cc00308a2a6

The viscount had recently 1e9117a559 learned something unsettling from b2f897afcf Baron Pulton. While it was well-known c731823a22 throughout the empire that f4a0535b63 Count Bildrander had been 5074d6523b murdered by a dark 122bd34743 sorcerer, he hadn’t anticipated b5366d255c that the artifact in 47df758c28 his possession could be 5198af7c65 linked to such malevolence.fe76da2b58b0f901

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The artifact wasn’t 86d4b93d15 tied to dark d27a2ca351 sorcery—or so he 248b5bbbfd claimed. Though Paralet himself 738063e530 wasn’t entirely unconnected 542d6a009a to such illicit 4e1cdc9dfa dealings, having worked a1319db928 with clandestine groups 28b018ac5b employing illegal sorcery 4355456604 for capturing otherworldly a05ee373f3 beings, any hint 7ba11631b4 of association with a171537c06 dark sorcerers would 70e56f7eec be enough to 634dc9312c ruin him.69f05e1ed459d9b6

Baron Pulton had cf9843c99f delivered his grim a345fada1c news with a 046df4d3a7 sly smile, offering 1e9f32db02 a proposition:6f82157459f5c0ca

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“I’m helping 8b21cab155 you for d6b6a04234 one reason 5daeae1104 only. Allow me 4f5b1f65da to use 72e8691662 your artifact fcd5f8546b just once.”ff297e1415d29d18

For a rookie 05ee5e7aec noble, Pulton was bfd90ea7a1 surprisingly capable, a 872df16c38 fact Paralet begrudgingly 40b3620b3d acknowledged.71854c79c4da81d9

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The artifact, however, was no ordinary item. Paralet himself had gone to great lengths to ensure its existence remained hidden. No one could imagine the truth: the so-called artifact that revealed “truths” was not an item at all.a20b483c9791f531

It was a creature—a 47ae147d10 monster that devoured humans.855e64ac74d18a1a

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Even as his heart fed6f276bd raced with paranoia, Paralet 8b00658ae8 felt secure in the cf5203ad50 knowledge that this living ef7a834897 entity was firmly under 1cc4dac08f his control. He descended to 6688d1e0fd the basement, where dbbd06a07f the damp, musty 7c87f86c3a air hit him f8abfcd222 the moment he 95440fbda4 opened the door.7b2737ec72598c3a

Ignoring the 4c4862d62d children in 124decd9fc one cell, b9cdfc93b5 he turned 2dc0b6e5e5 to another, c8925b6e38 where the 8af7b5df85 silhouette of 94257639f7 a woman 6a0c6223d2 crouched in 01f98969eb the shadows. The flickering 78b5764e3d torchlight illuminated dee9c2bac0 her disheveled a68352f180 form.61ed26e38b1cb039

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“You’re awake,” he said.1f19218f6ddb8f99

“How could I not 7eb068aefe be, with that wretched dfb955283a stench following you in?” f3afafe385 she sneered.531e7a7845a7ab3e

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“Don’t get cheeky,” Paralet 85a9679eb4 growled. “We’re relocating today. Behave yourself.”77044d0e9de7a01a

“Relocating? Did they find 1a27b6f304 you out? Figures,” she said, e52df355f2 her laughter ringing eece0ff3ec hollow against the 4736de6e9b damp walls.9a90c2eb9beb0518

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The chains d4dccf37c1 shackling her 0cdd2f47b3 rattled with dd1b0df2e1 every movement, ff3ddb73ac grating on f5dca89ebb his nerves. Enraged, Paralet kicked bb08773703 the iron bars.f24829c25c52cfde

“You filthy beast, afca4261d5 know your place!”b8a99d88fc4829c8

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She simply chuckled, a34930fb13 her defiance cutting 9e59ed311f through his authority. “And yet, here a9ad458e10 you are, groveling b0354d9b4a to me every a1c755b8d5 time, feeding and 5893d217ed pampering me like 10286dcbdf I’m royalty.”66a0a68c4e8cc78e

Her mocking tone grated 3eb01e24f7 on him, her every e3233ebab8 word clawing at his 6937cde4c0 pride. How dare this vermin 2f05de7322 act so insolent! Fueled by rage, 640b576fe9 he ordered his e0eaefd53c guard to fetch 14146fc42b the whip, intent dc8c93b6d0 on reminding her 227a4c500e of her place.e992b1a16194c255

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The ensuing scene d31fe8628b was one of f321d9d975 cruelty and horror. The woman’s laughter turned ab3e610bdd to screams, and the e23d96c8b9 screams dissolved into a ad761be382 grotesque mixture of pain fa559a81bb and mockery that echoed 54df52585c through the dungeon.d3fa156c15711463

The children in the a81e3d2b2f neighboring cell clung to e50689fd3c each other, trembling. This was 3f18b12453 hell—a living, 2f2ac21ad4 breathing nightmare.59fea2fb3743fdad

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“Dispose of 022cab0808 them,” Paralet a9dc56b03a finally ordered, 74739253e0 glancing toward 19f89dfcad the children. His disdain 8abfaf0527 was palpable.8664f102cc2ac2d5

But the d2b843bdc9 woman on 493b91f1c2 the floor, b86e84dde4 bloody and fe07f53e1c broken, suddenly 4571bf253f spoke, her e6aa647a27 voice strained.3a491bcc1de0cb61

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“Spare them. Give them to me d6cceda729 later.”685bf9c5a23a2a81

“Not worth 851da64696 the effort,” 281ab5cce6 Paralet spat. “Street rats 4095713180 like them e58ebd9749 are everywhere.”794d9175d5625d2e

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As he 5248ef242b crushed her 41487febc1 hand beneath d753baf245 his boot, 1d6968ef47 the sound 3f9d68f0d7 of urgent ecc9d90a76 footsteps interrupted 19a11f4a76 his cruel 9ba5e05f98 intentions. A subordinate burst 4dca2ee9b7 into the room, 7867b2f60c his face pale.2e3c0e6247cdb014

“Viscount! Outside! There’s—”7816cd170005440a

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The man’s panic was 4c822dea24 infectious, and though his a3575eba35 words were fragmented, Paralet e658f05e42 knew something was wrong.c7c6d9e8153d3848

He rushed 7c225f6b57 upstairs, only d514738d81 to freeze e7391c4928 at the 12336cd28b sight awaiting 3000262618 him.d1f6028e5d7cc9df

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A woman, clad in 556d4b7b50 a white dress soaked 34a43f7586 in red, stood amidst f465e9e988 the corpses of his d3c1f19dcf guards. Her black hair 49bdd150f7 clung to her 0f84e39167 bloodied face, and 8c74a03aa8 in her hands, ddc892beec she held the 7c56ee7ed0 lifeless bodies of 36eb2f15f6 two men.23afbb677148dd6d

With a casual toss, 10c3e47fec she discarded the corpses 76fecb56ed and began walking toward 70a5d9ee4d him, her delicate steps 4638738d6c contrasting with the horrific 77b1f39feb scene she left behind. Her golden 8da89b06f0 eyes gleamed 8de26b84ea like molten 2ca2c6acf1 metal in 9dbb29461a the dim 0e0c174e8f light.b2838c74a262a59c

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Paralet stumbled db35df5591 back, shouting 1ea8714a2c for his 3d4b5e518f men to 8a99ff9669 protect him. But all that followed f4206a26ed were brief screams, the d8fcc676d3 crunch of bones, and 81760d9190 the wet sounds of 4931750803 flesh being torn apart.ed04d7050d30c187

Fear consumed him as 74dd44e36e he fled deeper into 337df95c55 the building. The woman’s 3118a2478a voice, eerily 904921884b calm, called 112d4ff35b after him, 6d20ba5618 her words 68683f3db7 dripping with eb724a18d9 quiet menace.a7f0c88d577d422d

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“Running away?”05261554e2922649

Unfortunately for the 7290dd3e83 viscount, his secretive 2c6ed26fec workshop had its 558eea3d86 windows sealed to 9f8c71ef86 maintain discretion and b0267b33ee security, leaving him 6b59e1a673 with no escape e2724c674b route. Still, like a 5ffd56be47 desperate insect burrowing 8886646ea6 deeper into a cb1d35d593 smoke-filled anthill, Paralet 087e4591c0 ran further into 39c2f1a08a the building.1af91c20d5f4a44f

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As he fled, Beatrice a18a14594c followed him, her pace 32e74422b6 calm and deliberate. The guards and c65719a2f9 henchmen who attempted cca1a8543c to block her 20d62b78e6 path were mere 253c4e3103 inconveniences.8be50b6f6d3f9c65

No matter how a70f2b5f2d they thrust their 9f7501bb7e swords, all they 8e91ef73b4 managed to do 4840920867 was tear her 5f764c56c2 dress. The marble-like resilience 670e9e9b07 of her body 15361756bb bore only superficial cc33f6f119 scratches. In turn, she 36345806a9 rent their flesh 753662d8e5 and snapped their 8a617e8331 bones with terrifying 6c3514dfe3 ease, leaving a 68e43cce76 trail of lifeless 4fd57ced57 bodies in her 348ea8f767 wake.f9b4ec04737cfbc5

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Trailing behind her like eeb532e54f a shadow, Lily carried 93fc77fab6 a small lantern, meticulously a761a2e77c scanning for any trace 0fb6b4b9bc that might tie Beatrice 6898eb7be9 to the carnage. Beatrice wore a pair f278d65d7f of men’s shoes Lily b86af3dbe3 had prepared for this 0d3bc5b76e excursion, as did Lily e63d713909 herself.fbde405459a19d62

Following them at a cautious distance were Todd and Mentor, their expressions filled with disbelief as they watched Beatrice’s relentless advance. Mentor held his sword, though he hadn’t had a chance to use it. Meanwhile, Todd’s pale complexion betrayed his growing dread.83bf9f8f2359ba63

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“She really did 056b4feebe kill that count 8295da96ac with her bare d6c2364deb hands…” Mentor muttered, 281ad429b9 his voice tinged e48bfff266 with shock.7881ef0231f9783b

“Quiet,” Todd snapped. “I’m trying to a22e3a5840 think.”0b4e7b1dc097d09e

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He gripped the dagger cd997cc065 in his trembling hand 3faf095dbe more tightly. Todd had initially planned 2a418fe43c to attack the estate 29ad529ae5 methodically. He and Mentor, along c2988db1c9 with a team of e9d16e93df ten battle-hardened agents from cf18f2a765 his organization, were ready 2993ef56b8 to storm the place. But Beatrice had disrupted 9a32b05a69 that plan entirely, boldly b5e953dc2d heading straight to the b64081b092 front door of the 38982b139e viscount’s hidden residence.0e29a88b40dd6239

Watching Beatrice e3e12a6f6b calmly disembark c03a61c6c4 from a c42001e5ec nondescript carriage, 2c008d26fc Todd felt ef00fc93fe an overwhelming acda071d35 sense of 5623f86af7 regret. Trusting his d340d31815 gut instinct 1d55a8c217 about the 66c9158961 peculiar aura 7458ee87e6 surrounding her 6938f0a61a now seemed 386b24c883 foolish.787d6a9407416f99

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His regret turned into 4a7ed275b7 sheer disbelief when she fce5eab775 dispatched the estate’s guards 4a35966e47 with terrifying efficiency, snapping a473c6f885 their necks as easily 357cd7033c as one might break f15e2e45a3 twigs. Her golden 892eb69d43 eyes gleamed 94a67240e5 eerily in 6fa93cbe6d the dim f1fcf5b450 light, drawing 5c2cc4ad82 a chilling 7c129e43f5 line between 3603f16b85 human and 623968d35c beast.d03b13817bba744d

“Follow me,” ed1662af1e she commanded, f1c4aa9fcc her voice 69a5c613c3 cold and 1b1e4b0a9b unwavering.bcdf49e0d551663b

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“Don’t get c49dc9265e in my e28118110d way.”a90b024655be8dc4

With that, she cfe01ccdb2 resumed her march, f364bfedf4 slaughtering anyone who 777c13adfe dared confront her. Lily followed 8474a60ff4 closely behind, 0636f6ec07 inspecting the eecaa75b6e scene with e9c7b4e912 an eerie e25ee55e36 calmness, while 169d972825 Todd and 05f8206630 Mentor, still 6973ebe805 reeling from 6f1332ffbb the brutality abe4b8b1e2 of it 499a72d413 all, trailed b0afa406e8 reluctantly.9099a425f98f999a

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The viscount’s guards, 7a976451fc seeing their comrades 26d6734271 reduced to mangled bb61d0ce91 corpses, drew their 982ee28719 weapons in desperation. But their blades could 1df90eddb8 not penetrate Beatrice’s alabaster b1be754b5e skin. Even when they f1fac58d91 managed to strike 4a721a304c her, their swords 27ac9bc34d glanced off, leaving 56ee159dba nothing more than cb86a4b965 faint, shallow marks 0c3e2e5746 that would heal 31e10b4053 within hours.635cd0148c2adf7d

One by one, 7fad8edd7a the guards fell. Heads crushed beneath ffe68fa7e3 her boots, limbs 6ef5e3b6f9 torn asunder, and f16acbf234 torsos twisted into 6dcbb81cc3 unnatural shapes. When the last ec304d74fb of them dropped 2d66324386 to the blood-soaked a259143720 floor, Mentor stood 4f651946b8 frozen, his sword 95f6e5d5b1 unused, while Todd’s 4cefff1cea narrowed gaze fixated d81467dd13 on Beatrice’s unyielding 4b3f1e53e4 figure.9a53db4e3d4ffa87

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At first, he ce1383a471 had assumed it b0e8ce78b4 was magic—a spell 4a09c0d9c5 to deflect blades, 8440fbe586 perhaps. But the 5a73e34d83 air was 8a4afb57fb devoid of dcf39141b2 the telltale a58d453a71 remnants of 7ccc3db39e mana, and 4f83d24414 there was 755909c715 no trace eba6812a25 of dark f899ca92d3 sorcery.77e11572a316500a

“This isn’t magic…” ab8821d440 Todd realized, a 3291614d20 dry laugh escaping 572314d49f his lips.d9f9daf820cc2c69

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He lowered his gaze 9879ee83e2 to the corpses littering f279bf93a6 the floor. Men reduced to 3ac23a566f broken heaps, their 453238e9c3 innards spilling grotesquely 9c8170f66f from shattered torsos.fea0eaddeacb6318

Her strength, b4575bf830 her invulnerable bdcc357553 body, and 9e553a4a8c those predatory 1d164e6dca golden eyes—she 28d44c5386 wasn’t human.d28d6b1f4b45fa84

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“Damn it,” c447a3e71f Todd muttered. “I’ve tangled bab161845e myself up 0b48ffde66 with a 9b624d3a4e real monster.”e2e64b2fd8af33ba

As Beatrice stepped over 45170d46ec the carnage and continued 967d921110 her hunt for the d48a698b2d viscount, Todd’s instincts kicked 34cd4580bb in.15d1065abfe22018

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“Don’t kill 3ada82e6c2 him yet!” 0338fa83a5 he shouted d1efcdd7d9 after her.4ee4755020097e93

She raised 4cd7e8a17f a hand 465b33524b in a 829537dedc half-hearted gesture 6446582115 of acknowledgment, 7e4d41de1b but whether 4d2d259c74 she’d comply e0d1b3c23e was anyone’s 4f62759925 guess.fb8d0726dba3c762

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“Let’s look for the 19c8f93dd4 artifact ourselves,” Todd said, c04b94f772 grabbing Mentor’s sleeve.d41cbb0f85c97b21

“Uh, yeah, okay,” Mentor c13d5bf17b replied, dazed as he 46107a78dc followed Todd.ee0242fde7c95cab

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The two began 5a77b4a2f9 searching room by a758261acf room, finding little 91ad635dc6 more than scattered 94dd50882b personal belongings and d0cf60af6b clutter. It was clear c6a2e0584b that whatever they 16c3791702 were looking for ea016fece2 wasn’t kept in 08081bc60f plain sight.b2cd520bc377791a

When they finished beb9c8f90a combing the first 673fb2083a floor, they emerged a05a4e1991 to find the 4a85bf173b staircase streaked with 3da74f3432 blood and littered 980ae8d31c with bodies, leading afb287e914 upward.df6f08e42ff7c1a7

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“The viscount c654de930c ran upstairs,” 1bcc2fef99 Todd observed f16d277546 grimly.55694b2d932c6403

“Let’s head up. It’s not 6cfba5bc3f here,” Mentor 55e2f61423 agreed, his 916e920720 voice barely 359356c2e3 above a 6491564c83 whisper as 370566982e they began 4d71d165d7 their climb.96ba21b61b62cba1

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The two ascended the 651cd9e93c stairs, finding scattered, mangled 398f0fe0e4 corpses along the way. Beatrice had a tendency 5863a8b5ca to kill people in 0065c2f27a particularly messy ways. While some victims were c2672668fd quickly dispatched with a 0eacd0d08f snapped neck, she rarely 1ce2b7eb96 left them merely dead; ca222e2de6 their bodies bore further df5058f2a3 signs of violence, as e82b36a7b8 if she ensured their 4b81aa6616 fates were irreversible.a898ee163b909796

By the time they eae5965e7a reached the stairs to b77fa063f7 the third floor, a c3fc142321 streak of blood had 447647eb2e begun to trail upward. Her once-white dress was 37c713895c now thoroughly soaked in 7848e3bdb5 crimson.9e703aef89e4277a

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Todd and 2e9f819146 Mentor resumed 92b15bdd97 their search 3c1ceb79ef on the 5559ade0bc second floor, 3cbd25bbe4 while Beatrice, f1ea6d770a accompanied by 74816e1c54 Lily, climbed fc11c1c74e to the e549ad649f third. With each 96f57095e7 encounter, Beatrice’s b288dbcbae arms and 34b601ade0 dress became f0be8475fe more saturated 5d9712da16 with blood.92f1db4ad63af5c1

Lily carefully brushed away df3e5f55ee the splatters of blood 5f6e57cdbb on the lace hem, 6fc27f50ae her hands stained red, cb37df6f85 though she seemed unfazed. Her gaze, however, lingered db40058a8d on the shallow cuts 2bed60392b on Beatrice’s skin with 7eba37bdae a simmering anger.ffd388bbf1a283ec

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“Urk… ggh,” one of the men caught in Beatrice’s grasp writhed, struggling briefly before going limp. Lily thought the man looked like a crushed insect in the hands of a careless child.8d13e3129cf1772e

Beatrice moved methodically, 6b076d5258 ending lives as 89ce81097a though checking tasks c303d95c71 off a list. She didn’t e0732de6ef bother counting e04265fbcf her victims 20a7017c11 or pausing 63d180a2b5 to reflect. The viscount, meanwhile, a20da72a5c had fled to 185159233b the farthest room 5e41d4dd77 on the third 412d8b84fc floor, leaving his c065c1289d subordinates to buy b5d217123e him time.c264b9f85a02c6c6

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Beatrice’s movements were neither f99ea8968c hurried nor slow as 152b5a2985 she walked toward the 951826cc6c final room, her every 15c05c64b1 step steady and deliberate.5813ae59c2008fc9

Inside the room, 1431736de3 the viscount, trembling c89855dc59 with desperation, barked 332f6cbc88 orders at his 3abcf4f411 remaining henchmen.ed143d9a7fc51004

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“Block it! Block the entrance now!”304015011b25a63c

The viscount cursed his fbee060517 own foolishness for running 0cf75441b7 to the third floor 8a842d6378 of a building designed bd56adaffc with sealed windows and a6b4059198 no alternate exits. It had been modified ab93f8e614 to prevent anything—or anyone—escaping 6e24a1b09b from the basement. Now, that very ad43eedddf decision was his a232d500d2 undoing.0dd94eaf0cf9d02d

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His trembling hands clawed at his lips as he muttered, “What do we do? What do we do?”1d4fb293e0ef0d0d

“Viscount, who is she?” one henchman asked nervously, his voice barely above a whisper.cacb466b2673c4c4

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The viscount didn’t know. The woman was 7e474abc05 a stranger, clad 0722f1608c in what seemed 377a262694 like a noblewoman’s 6ae3afabec nightgown. But what 91229e2fa5 noblewoman hunted fea1958a0c people like bfbfa98202 vermin?8d5200155edf7caf

The image of her ad1610084f glowing golden eyes in 98cff716d0 the darkness resurfaced in cc539f9903 his mind, and a e833153837 cold shiver ran down 3fb0430ad4 his spine.fe5959bd2fcb2d66

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“Could she be connected to that… thing in the basement?” the guard ventured hesitantly.b260fc5e282c83d3

The viscount’s 2e6ff5d08f eyes widened 26a2f600a1 as the 1b845b9066 question sank 529d57cf42 in. The creature in the c26ccbd306 basement—the source of his b2a8a9c60e illicit fortune, the strange fa7e37cf69 being he’d stumbled upon f24199dea2 by sheer luck—was it b2a612e7df possible that woman was 557a0fbd56 related to it?74abe49ae68a434f

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The guard, who had cb9dfd263e spent the most time be7483cd89 overseeing the creature, elaborated.2da1f4214240dca2

“They’re not identical, but there are similarities,” he stammered.250edc565eed37bc

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“Like what? Tell me!”fdb0e291db5f12c6

“Strength,” the guard said. “Not nearly as strong as her, but that thing in the basement was far beyond an ordinary woman’s capabilities.”ad8805690a2ea740

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The guard abd15a776b recounted other 8b9f19bbd6 traits—the creature’s d8800ce3b0 unnaturally tough c0a4829a1c skin, its 612ac6da94 resistance to b504b5a5d4 injuries that e1e5806189 would incapacitate d42b12aa5c any human, 3960f1eb54 and its 0133b4959b glowing eyes 42624b73ec in the 328321fd28 dark.2af616688e267edc

“It’s like… she’s an evolved version of it,” the guard concluded, his voice barely audible.0e9e99473b504484

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The viscount’s thoughts raced. The creature 1b0e466a6c had come c869f4e867 from a a2fc57f2c8 remote village e43f7a9743 in the 0a01573ea7 northern forest, a8d62ca520 a place 26d4f1984d where rare fb37c15263 beings supposedly 352db97b45 lived. He had obtained e0b2d22ab1 it by sheer a113288163 chance, bullying a 655b4e0aca pair of hunters 612bbe4592 for information and cc3086805e stumbling upon a 25e2dae09a child—an anomaly, not dde9b29c53 quite human.4343250b0c3616b7

He had 7a3d812265 assumed it 50bcb39dad was a 94126f6569 unique mutation, 2231d750e0 a one-off 27f05dada3 phenomenon. But what if ade4675008 it wasn’t? What if the ac79b0f60f creature wasn’t alone?47069da1b22430f6

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The resounding ‘bang’ of 800e924bec the barricaded door interrupted 3cfbdbced3 his thoughts, the noise 5cfde3ad5e reverberating through the room 54ca846767 like the tolling of a7a91a4e4e a death knell.155dc2a036b09eef

The barricade—mere furniture hastily 38203a097f piled against the door—shuddered 07b8f4af2b with every strike. The viscount, along 65ee9d0237 with his two e6c57d2d2d remaining henchmen, threw 37a76ea016 themselves against the a86ac43753 door in a cd535b78f2 last-ditch effort to 83e1668b8b hold it shut.9a9a60d89f310307

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A crack 1e12b78e21 echoed, and b27caf4a90 part of d05befa470 the door 2ad06d517a splintered. Through the gap, 388f2dd6ac a pale hand 2aeae62819 shot out, unerringly 2e2a144e3e grabbing the face d33ed88f85 of the henchman fa484b3a66 in the center.7782beb92be7c7a9

Crunch.da09f784802ff82a

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A grotesque sound followed 3b42836915 as the hand crushed bd65887b6e his jaw, painting the 40d904456d pale skin red. The henchman screamed—a 0b9fea8c94 sound abruptly cut c349542f5b off as his d80054e058 body convulsed and ac150c8cc1 collapsed.0ca74a8d7265645b

The viscount froze as 74c2527fb2 another horrific crunch filled be4bd69016 the air. The sound of snapping f9cfe7120c bones and tearing flesh bfb50af03e echoed in the confined 624c1a059a space, each noise a 0fc6dede27 chilling reminder that there 1d5454fe70 was no escape.e1a4a008131897d3

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The viscount’s ceb16bf8c1 body jerked 3a1a06b869 helplessly as 904f83fc71 the chair 7a9060ecf2 he was 3e7af2115b bound to 2ee7ed65ce rattled and 00f197196c creaked with 38ea45c370 every tug e530a8d52f and bump 1d45148f10 down the 614152b2c2 stairs. Beatrice gripped it fe6fdbabd7 casually with one e4c63ea901 hand, dragging it 5499008295 behind her without 4ab5dc96d0 care for his b0193ba5f3 comfort—or his cries c906bb672a of pain. The rhythmic 61ef369311 thud of 2ec47f7040 the chair 55b22ebe18 against the c2a452150e steps and 786eae94d2 the viscount’s 660705d881 stifled groans b70cded7a1 echoed in 4797d4ec66 the otherwise 874e9775b1 silent corridor.e9f3987db12d244f

Trailing her, Todd muttered 91519e1cae under his breath, wiping f06b895ea1 the sweat from his 273b17591b temple. He was 07bdeaa250 mentally calculating 3fa25ac276 the risks ca900a70f6 of what 327abde9d6 lay ahead. The viscount’s whispered confession 631d634ed1 about the hidden underground 4ab8966877 prison had only deepened 8a352c2573 his suspicion about the f3f12717e1 grotesque horrors they might 9b4fb9899a encounter. Beside him, Mentor gripped 503813768d his weapon tighter, the 5acf0c1d2f tension evident in his f7267574b2 stiff posture. Even Lily, who rarely 6e8fab3a84 betrayed any emotion in 9dd92b0a3c her stoic servitude to a2276a26bd Beatrice, seemed more rigid f0e878f9e2 than usual.ae46a50ce132075d

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The group 58d444a30d reached the 1db06263ba first floor 1fccbf0dd7 and stopped fc1231e10f in front b1d4898acd of the f721b1ce8c concealed entrance f44a317cab to the 6627aa5e3c basement. A false panel disguised f6a792fdde as part of the 8a4648c7dc wall concealed the descent 4965b67ab3 into the depths. It was 260602869b clever—almost too ef1afd0b5d clever.cbc1b10316d0741f

“Viscount,” Todd said, turning e0aa5c0ecb his attention to the 2b01569590 beaten man still bleeding 037eea744d and bound to the ec0eb49a31 chair. “If you’ve sent ebe8cab909 us on a 2be2f40561 wild chase, I’ll 58fd887596 ensure your suffering 6d52c03b00 has only just 90fd191de5 begun.”6b77bc36471617bb

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The viscount could 0907775ab2 only gurgle in 1d5233bb50 response, his body fbdef354bb trembling uncontrollably. Todd, unimpressed, 5c88563620 signaled for 78a17ebae3 Mentor to e1fca70f54 search for b9cf1b35dd the mechanism. With a bit of 26009b64bb fumbling and a well-timed 0d62de3967 pull of a nearby 48fcc2f885 lever, the hidden door 70cfc63034 groaned open. A wave a5a2067a7a of putrid 15888b4653 air rushed 4cac650b06 out, thick 4157166390 and oppressive, 7db317821c forcing them 32cb78781c to cover 32831a08be their noses.8e6fd738ebbeb64c

“By the gods…” e23470e435 Mentor muttered, stepping db2004cb7f back instinctively.5ec6d542f3d29ba3

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Lily coughed into 2c2348fbc2 her sleeve but bd083a6346 quickly composed herself, 462164163b her expression hardening dd73b430b2 as she moved 9abe79d446 closer to Beatrice. Todd glanced at the 599682c28e entrance, visibly perturbed, before ae5c21fea9 gesturing to Beatrice.1ded6d6c760bf60f

“You first,” 518a7b285c he said, b3cba0f3e4 half-joking.7cfc1325a4c4b79a

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Beatrice didn’t ae87ceeac0 bother responding. Her golden eyes gleamed 94a75873b9 faintly in the dim f141210957 light as she stepped 1820b72028 through the threshold without c03dd4cee8 hesitation. The others followed, 39109b0d1e descending the steep 290d17523d staircase into the 93a450450e suffocating darkness.9e4ac15e9799ca84

The further they went, 6e3cee30a4 the stronger the stench d4ac5c37cb became—blood, rot, and something a2aef9f9ee more sinister. The air was 9a319136b1 damp, and the 6232a854bb oppressive silence pressed 26e07c48ca in from all 40093fa459 sides, save for c93363c98f the occasional creak c506d6aff1 of the viscount’s ee7e0881ad chair being dragged ad18237eb0 behind Beatrice.a1c75cde49f704f2

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The bottom of c41c908f31 the stairs revealed 95d9e524a4 a sprawling, dimly 737660af70 lit chamber. Rows of bbfb84481c crude cells 375bd60cf4 lined the 531a0ce7b1 walls, the f8c17b3d75 bars rusty 3773c16949 and bent. Inside the db9131390d cells were 8195fbfd68 emaciated figures—adults 0bfc2b8d9d and children 08a5519933 alike—huddled together, b782c40e82 their hollow a69dc7a8c9 eyes staring aa790bfc3d out at 459468ab99 nothing. The flickering torchlight revealed c302215efd bloodstains on the floor e666ccef3a and walls, a grim 7236914c55 testament to the horrors 1f1226c82e that had occurred here.bd2dceae6e81bb5f

Beatrice stopped, surveying 224405a798 the room with 4c752c8ee7 cold detachment. Lily, standing beside her, da07acb690 looked visibly shaken but bab3478ac3 kept her composure. Todd, however, muttered a 69e635e51a curse under his breath b98f79ba3e as he took in db795867a2 the sight.c552e78a906ca025

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“This…” he a1e9533328 said, his f0295d74c2 voice low a56b51e90b and trembling. “This is monstrous.”571211b66fa70682

Mentor, standing a 7263e26c20 few paces behind, 2a72f629ac tightened his grip ccc310159e on his weapon. “We should end it f42ab06096 all—burn this place down.”705cb584970ec077

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“Not yet,” Beatrice said 8d4f3c76eb simply, her tone devoid a7fdbc9f44 of emotion. She turned 9a1e018b78 her head 48096aa781 slightly to ab7cf31e5b Todd. “Find it.”639c75b3fba94997

Todd nodded reluctantly, motioning 7ae9338db6 for Mentor to follow b84d1f9f9e him as they began ff6e873e0e searching the chamber. Beatrice, meanwhile, walked forward, 6c4ed51e2b her boots squelching against 0a06df4be2 the blood-soaked floor. The viscount’s 1eac249124 chair scraped 8faf43f3df along behind 783373540e her, the f0b0928b76 sound grating 6c024f2d3f against the f821792718 eerie silence.1ca55b77fef42e7d

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She stopped 8567f4ce50 in front ae5f0bbdf9 of one 1430c4b601 of the ebc5c48608 cells, her 9b9e45d922 golden eyes 977b863776 narrowing as cbbd67d32e they met e155884edd the gaze bc22254479 of the 0a1f13f0c2 creature inside. A pale, 3b60fad74f humanoid figure 6c9135bc8a huddled in d2037f0b4b the shadows, 3111ac1941 its limbs f7cd7f60d7 unnaturally long fbd40ce506 and thin. Its glowing b78b2922ae yellow eyes 943afc38a6 mirrored hers, 11d68e42d2 flickering with 5f1791a561 an animalistic 6bb9561be0 hunger that f4f16ce797 sent chills c8098872bf through anyone 9d0c893d29 who dared 598444defe to look 87084c1bd6 too long.85b252d900f354d0

The viscount, bb02764258 sensing the 2460462b23 creature’s presence, 5ab74747ab began thrashing ec42797e70 in his abaf95023b bindings. “N-no! Not that! Don’t open it!” 8ea9d2132e he choked out, 90902133e0 his voice barely 1ff93875ea a whisper through 8f6a9543ce his mangled jaw.5ef474c5014d1eb1

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Beatrice ignored him, a9641001f0 reaching out and dba96b8d09 gripping the rusted 1cf407f972 bars of the aba65277fa cell. With a sharp f8b5fe9d7b pull, she ripped 95ae923347 the door from 49b56e6712 its hinges, the 1435ae91d5 metal screeching in 5f56327404 protest. The creature within 5d131cd2db stirred, its movements 9ea3e78b8a slow and deliberate c37c1b7d70 as it crawled 51ef50190e forward, its gaze 81bc176d5a locked on Beatrice.04e3de4db964eda0

“What is 7297e9f744 it?” Todd e9bd752ce6 called out, 55312761fd his voice d43eebfc30 echoing from 663a3e1780 across the 778cfdb3e3 chamber.810ba4705ec2dab3

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“Something useful,” Beatrice replied, 94d6c626cc her lips curving into 98934d4902 a faint smile as cb68d9eba0 she stepped aside to bcadd8da78 let the creature emerge. It moved 24b958f415 with a 040bdf8dff predatory grace, bbfe2bc826 its eyes db92b19191 darting between 541544943d the viscount 2bcb7fe19f and the 2f38e18468 others in 2f77c7aca4 the room.1d46eb470d408f71

The viscount’s 80565e8237 muffled screams a8fc904a31 filled the 049e768741 chamber as 00625c08b5 the creature 54f38b8843 advanced toward 7b9cc3afdd him, its e8b52e7882 elongated fingers 7972aaf28f reaching out 51e4bbad5c hungrily. Todd and Mentor exchanged 932d7414c8 uneasy glances but made 4f19af75cb no move to intervene.34968895d4728620

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Beatrice stood silently, watching 5911e4be55 the scene unfold with 23d13ba341 the same cold detachment d8ada8cfb4 she had displayed throughout 61a8b44221 the night. For her, 9d4972b638 this was f856753657 not cruelty—it 7a32937205 was simply 4f1ac36171 inevitability.67ed3e3866ffdf7c

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