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The discomfort is immediate. As my senses return, a sharp pain pierces my chest. I try to figure out what’s going on.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88skC8JKeq
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“Oh, he is awake!” a man shouts on my left, riding on a strange horse I have never seen before.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9ixeywCSf
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feeling the subtle bumping sensation, I realise that I am also on one of those horse265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwNKIRcomp
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In front of me is a man with a broad back but short stature, its Warzheil.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0TRhpWvAt
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“Where….” I try to speak but a sharp pain shoots up from my chest.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUnEdCzfHo
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“Lad, finally you are awake! I can’t thank the ancients enough. I though I almost lost you back there.” He says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4MGlUc2O1
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“what….?” The pain surges up again, as if needles were stuck in my lungs.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2YBooQZrJ
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What’s he talking about?265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ARAY8OB84
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“Don’t speak, you were hit in the chest. It’s a miracle that you are still alive.” He says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjgMR01vax
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“Food….” I say as I force to speak, thinking I would heal if I absorb.
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Warzhiel hands me a fruit, I absorb it, but apart from supressing the hunger, it does nothing.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIO5xksnGz
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“Wondering what happened ,right? That’s the first thing I tried too.” Warzheil says on which I nod.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFspr5qPnY7
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“Jortheus?....” I question with the low wind. So it doesn’t hurt me.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoMU2wXq1Q
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“Dead---a feat for real! Boast about it later though.” Warzheil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVG1kaMBz6
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“What you both talking about under the breath?” Kade inquires.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdREqtXrUWb
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Warzheil ignores him, and continues “This is Kade and the hunters, They are my town folk. We’re heading back—Sil will take care of you.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMvvlyipl5
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I nod slowly as a greeting on which Kade nods back in approval.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvwsnF5nnC
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“Nice to meet you Mister, Uh—Ronin. Man you look like someone pulled a Dragon Slayer out of the grave.” He says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaahCp1AwCi
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My left arm is now back to normal too.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3Pbdtlyfx
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I am disappointed by myself. I should have been able to figured it out from that strange smell during our fight During the fight that was burning my lungs , that it was poison.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwmajybm6o
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“Town is around horizon, Don’t move around too much or your wound may open up.” Warzheil orders me.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jy5Jprjlr
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I grunt back with a light nod.
I see the town approach after a few minutes while Warzheil continues his talks.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFDtQoHaQN
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“I am surprised though, Kade. Our hunt crazed princess isn’t hunting these days?” Warzheil asks265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PLXNtrlTm
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“Oh---that…. A few days ago, a merchant stopped by with latest new from holy kingdom, he spoke of some paladins hearing about this rumour, “Drax the almighty god of skies and fire had fallen at hands of mortal Zamba.” I swear, Even the gods are a prey to mortals jokes these days. But that upset her, ruining her mood probably.” Kade replies265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUlhAHAav5
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Warzheil almost freezes up, hesitant. We know the truth, but I fear what might happen if she finds out.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM5KloSzxR
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Before anyone could notice his grim expression I push him lightly, snapping him out of it.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZ3ucefLVb
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“O-Oh, yeah, people talk when drunk with booze or money.” He said
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“You seemed lost just now, did something happen? And what’s his story? We can’t let a half demon into the village and you already knew that right? You were the one who suggested the rule. I would kill him on sight if not for you” Kade says, sounding almost unwelcoming of me.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tCh6MOx4E
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I try to speak but Warzheil saves me the trouble.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKbJjBWKIk
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“You are taking this Lad lightly. My forge was taken over by goblins and the lich. Heck even the devil was there.” Warzheil tries to sound all proud. As if I was his son.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjGozxIZou
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“No shit? Stop with your bad jokes oldman. You just don’t have it in you.” Kade says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4T6ZmZgQJ2
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“You doubt me? It seems like you need a taste of my hammer.” Warzheil says softly while he cherishes his hammer while closing his eyes as he speaks and quickly turns one eye open, aimed at Kade as if transferring the image of him getting beaten right into his mind.
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Warzheil explains all events leading up to us reaching the forge, and disguising my ability being an artifact to not give away too much info.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRueHKjg37X
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“Oh! That explains why Bangru couldn’t feel his mana around him? He can block magic with his artifact, huh? Where did he find such a good artifact, let me use it someday” he requests.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqAzVXnD2b
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“He has his story, but that’s his to tell.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsavAaPbY56
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“I really liked the story though, I would love to hear more about it.” Wyran the young hunter says
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Warzheil doesn’t tell about the demon lord, Ethis or my absorption abilities.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMssJRyw0nC
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“Ok, enough Stories. Look ahead Ronin.” He says, as we enter a big gate with guards and people welcoming us, few notice my arm and shoot anxious looks. I look ahead with all the strength I could muster. I see two figures who stand out even in the crowd.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk7OCHssqB
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“Our hunters have returned with their hunt!” An elven woman speaks, besides her is a girl with a mask on her face, but just looking at her tells me she must be quite a looker, her hair blonde, like gold shining in flame. Dressed like a princess.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFE6rr2Hdak
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She Stands out, so she must be drax’s daughter.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaTQr94T3u
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I can barely process all this, as I fight to keep awake.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHdy4KSsaT
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Everyone is Cheering, some welcoming their sons from Kade’s group.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RubIauIgq
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“Kade, another weak hunt?” Sil asks looking at the meagre stock of hunt and herbs.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWHRbgwDqj
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“The hunt have migrated. Alpha grazier herd has left almost no herb to be found in the plains.” Kade explains with disappointment on his face.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApM5vn8i6V
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“At this rate we may need to move from here.” Sil whispers enough for Kade and all of us to hear.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqvLJaJsLJ
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Warzheil gets off the horse, helping me down from it. It still stings to move even an inch, but I brave through it.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0zxJyc1vn
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I couldn’t care what others though of me before, but now, a thought spirals in my head.
What would Gloria think of her Father’s God? This starts to eat at my mind.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9F9qNtJga
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“Sil, this is no time for celebration or grief, my friend here is gravely injured.” Warzheil says with urgence.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxaO91DdD4
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“A friend? Apart from Drax? Finally you learned something new, huh? Don’t worry, a medium grade healing potion will get him back to top form in no time.” She says without glimpsing at me.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmaChwkzwb
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“Medusa’s poison, Sil” Warzheil almost hisses.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnPwd7hJtp
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Sil stiffens, I notice Gloria flinching upon hearing the words.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTldMppmf1b
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Sil rushes to check my eyes,265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxricq5T26M
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“What’s with your left eye?” She mumbles “And---By the heavens!”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2gDYtEDZi
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She suddenly lifts my shirt I want to step back but if I do…, Sil moves away, stumbling back as she catches a sight of my skin.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvVa0p4ych
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“Who let this man walk?! Get a stretcher immediately!” Sil yells at some of the hunters who rush into action.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlOH6Y3B0f
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She steps back near Warzheil “What is this? A demon? A Human? A monster? How- how is he alive?” Sil says but Warzheil interrupts.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yLIeaKqNv
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“HE—Is my friend. Who put his LIFE on line to save my ass thrice already. I owe him big, and if I fail to help him?!. I will cut my beard, break these hammers and live the life of a hermit.” Warzheil yells
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There is a pause as everyone look at me, at this point all I can see is a contrast of black and white from my right eye and my left eye feels like the world is going all jelly mode, wobbly.
I want to ask for help, maybe it can fasten the process, but my injury and Gloria’s presence hold me back.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdTlEnTIh4
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This Strange Pride of mine will someday be my downfall, but its all I have left.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiah18M1Ka
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“Ok, I will help him. But how is he even alive? First of all, he look like a mutant. He is unlike any I have seen, a mix of bone demon and human--yet Alive.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ47FShWg0r
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“Second, the poison that can petrify every cell of blood demons has reached his head and yet he is somehow alive.” She adds265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgVa4B23fN
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“And that?!” She asks pointing at the blade hanging behind Warzheil, The blade that the demon lord used on me.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgh1bz9Gkaf
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“Is that the Ramoon Blade?! As I remember, the demon Lord should have had it!” Gloria’s voice floats through the air as she answers Sil’s question,265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG9Fpefb5f
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Her voice is sweet soothing, a remedy to my mind which feels like it’s about to dive in depths of the abyss.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIV8CvSfLs
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“It’s a long story, but first we need to treat him.”
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“Right now?… fine! I was in….” Warzheil speaks but I can no longer hear,265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsrX84spIM
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What happened? All I hear is a slow thumping of my own pulse, it is slowing down even more, I am starting to lose my sight.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXpSJUFRZi
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I- can’t Lose consciousness Here!265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVEHKQl3zR
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I fail to resist the drift of my consciousness, it feels good, floating, no pain in the body, in the empty space again, how long have I been here?265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCpskAMXtF
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“Giving up already? That’s what I though.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUJpPYRq4k
“You think you have suffered enough?!”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX8favdG4w
“Going to leave your contracts?”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6xORmOgPk
“Breaking your code?” My own voices eco, as if around me. It feels strange but I feel a fire ignite in me.
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Gloria’s sharp eyes flicked over Ronin—his tattered form, the raw exhaustion written across his stance. There was something wrong. A man in his condition should be trembling, should be struggling to keep upright. Yet, there he stood, not relaxed, but poised. Like a blade left in its sheath, edge unseen but present nonetheless.
She crossed her arms, not out of indifference, but to keep her hands from fidgeting. He was an enigma. And Gloria hated enigmas.
But there was something haunting about him, she notices a dullness in Ronin’s eyes as if Staring into the abyss. She slowly and hesitantly walks up to Ronin, waves her hand a little.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOhYjksyba
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Her suspicion turns into concern as she swings it harder in front of his eyes, the light in his left eye had disappeared, Warzheil and Sil are still in an argument but Warzheil notices gloria.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYURBPmBp1
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Gloria gently pokes Ronin—no response, then she puts her index finger under his nose---no breath.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FD8DcXpnh
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Her breath heavy“ Oh no…..Oldzheil…He-He passed away?!”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmkSTuEwBs
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“What? While Standing?” Sil says in disbelief covering her mouth with a grim expression.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1itpfsNyRa
Gloria slowly steps back, her sight never leaving ronin’s unfazed face.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdvgbqkBU6
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Warzheil rushed to check Ronin.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ865qYHa3PQ
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“Good Lad! Tell me This is just a prank you are playing on us.! ” trying to calm himself, maintaining a smile on his face.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTqnczfEIP
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He doesn’t find a pulse, No heart beat even after putting his ears on Ronin’s chest. Nothing. Warzheil’s pulse gets quicker265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYUheyg0r2
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“Dear….He—is gone.” Sil says with a sympathetic expression.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM0FcFeahy
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“Gone?!” Warzheil snaps with anger. “I TOLD you one God.Damn.Thing!, Give urgent treatment to the man!”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7USy81txBN
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“You were the one who suggested the rule to….”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xehdqErYR
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“Following ‘RULES’!?” he condemns265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBz795JtD6m
“You would follow RULES when a man is suffering silently Infront of you?! I made Rules to save people not to let them DIE!” he roars265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABe8QDtbRw
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Losing strength in his feet and his moral hurt, he falls on his knees.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNBi8Vp8cb
“I came here in hopes of helping the Him. Oh good lad forgive me, I failed you!.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ694CXAXsIn
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“Dear I, I---” Sil knees down to console Warzheil265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGJDqkL09J
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“Never had I met such a broken yet humble man, so reliable, Just wishing for a peaceful life, yet in face of cruel fate, he suffered till his last breath. He never asked for anything of me. Even after I suggested the plan that might get us killed, even after getting him mixed in a mess of my own, he never abandoned me. Even though we were strangers.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGGAZa6LtC
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In the darkness of my mind I see it turning to me, the big figure I saw at the end of the empty space when I was teleported in this world. But the voices around me mocked me, pitied me. Have I been so weak? I feel a jolt of energy in my left eye and slowly my Vision returns.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLXD9QpqiE
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I see that I am still standing. A wet sensation drips onto my unshaved moustache. I slide my hand under my nose and notice that it’s blood but its darker in colour, it turns into grey and into cement like powder.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRZuuu5fKx
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What’s going on with me?265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDx2CRbkzP
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I look with my almost blurry vision and see Warzheil is on one knee, one hammer near his right and one on his left, crying. Why is the old man crying? Was I sleeping while standing?265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnasvCvS58
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Sil is trying to console him.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GRe3AOUKL
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Gloria feels a chill as she see Ronin—who she thought dead, slowly turns his eyes towards her, she almost yells in fear but puts her hand on her mask, trying to compose herself, the hunters next to her yell and stumble back looking at him265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1v4kDDsfj
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I still feel like my ears are under water. Sil and Warzheil looks at me and have an expression of shock and horror.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTooHDazn2
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Sil is in disbelief. It wasn’t the state of him that unsettled her—it was the way he carried it. A broken man should look lost, hollow. But there was something in his gaze, too smooth for someone who had just crawled back from the edge of death.
Her people were watching. Trust was a currency here, and she had little to spare. Taking him in meant betting on a ghost. But leaving him out here? That might be a mistake she couldn’t afford.
“Quick, take him to my mansion, I will treat him.” Her voice was steady, but her fingers twitched at her side before she relaxed them. It was a small hesitation. One she hoped no one noticed.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKv4dLSWoK
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The next thing I know is lying on the stretcher, then in a room. I feel pain and hear my own growns occasionally before blacking out.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpT7SP6Yij3
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I see glimpses of things happening, my wound seemed big.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUylwx3CvrO
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I finally wake up. Trying to figure things out I hear Warzheil speaking to someone, I recognise that voice, its gloria.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYegU7pqgZf
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“He is a Hitman. There is much to discuss. So lets all meet him first, then we can discuss more tomorrow when he is rested up. The drug ‘s effect should soon be fading.” Warzheil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4PaFQw55y
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“What even is he Oldzheil? Sil had to give her half a bag full of pain dampeners and sleep herbs to make him unconscious while she treated him,” Kade’s voice joins in.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5YCaTT3NZ
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“He isn’t a demon. Don’t ask anything else, I just want to see the lad as soon as Sil gets here.” Warzheil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVej3UWyadO
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“When I check his pulse!. He wasn’t breathing and was certainly dead, but then suddenly he came back. Without use of potion or magic. He is not human either, I don’t sense mana, nor do I sense any other kind of energy from him. How can a being like him even exist.” Gloria asks, disbelief in her voice.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFb8PulaF5j
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“What?” I whisper to myself.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbAtUArnSQ
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“I was---dead? then I wasn’t sleeping?” My mind rushed more than my pulse, which had now stabilised. I can now think straight.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaX1RQaQ6N
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“The lad truly has his ancestors blood running in him like he said.” Warzheil says.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmjpE2f5S7
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“Ancestors?” Kade asks265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPSYfhUzc7
“Finally you are here Sil.” Warzheil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLMZZyw2fJ
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“I had to prepare this meal in a hurry, so don’t complain.” She says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgtSXoLBKg
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The door opens, I slide my eyes gently to look at them. Sil enters from behind with some food.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQP5i5YeXf
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“Veg food just like you said he liked.” She says looking briefly at Warzheil with smile before returning to me.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuKgRLb14e
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“Are you feeling well now, Ronin?” She asks me with a caring look.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmAH3BX20m
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I nod slowly.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbc7m5Ln31z
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“Even a high dragon would struggle against poison of such rarity, yet you survived it. I have many questions for you Ronin, do you think you have the strength to talk? Lets start with names.” She asks265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy7LeN9RdD
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“I am Sil Thundersmith, wife of this old geezer here. You and kade have already met. And this on my left, well, she is Lord Drax’s only child, Gloria.” She says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkN24pKxTK
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I muster the strength before finally speaking, powering through the pain which is much cope able now.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwNw9XMg6V
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“I am Shar Rohiez, for the longest I was known as ‘Ronin’. I can still feel weak, I can feel tremours in my body just by sitting up straight why is that?” I ask265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3J7jHPa0t
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“That’s natural, your body just underwent a surgery, I had to pump your heart to clean the blood by almost draining your blood, then using lot of food to make you heal. It was a close call.” she explains265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUsJyYNXSR
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“My husband said you saved his life on various occasions. But he didn’t tell us the details. I would like you to answer questions related to that.” Sil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjVslt4rc8
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“Sil, don’t force the lad, he just woke up!” Warzheil gives an uneasy suggestion.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5K50JJ2NXu
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“You stay quite old geezer. For all we know he could be demon lord’s spy. I have heard they are so skilled that they would be among you and you wouldn’t know. Although even I highly suspect that.” Sil replies.
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“You are impossible!… fine, I will talk instead. But I will be rough. And not here, let the lad rest.” He suggests
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“Fine! Its not like I was going to stab ‘Your Lad’ if he didn’t want to answer me.” Sil replies265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJxQy3O2qP
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“That’s…it? I thought you guys were suspicious of me.” I ask265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzky6UOsIg9
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“Aww, don’t sweat it little one, we all know what you just went through. Anyone in your position would want some time alone. Here, eat some food. I will get what information I want from this dwarf here.” She says smiling at Warzheil in a scary way.
“gah, fine. But lad….” Warzheil says “Eat and Rest up, I will show you around town tomorrow. Take you to my new forge even!”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhgTIGGk23
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“Stop acting like my mom” I say to Warzheil265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2E4kMpRh18
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Warzheil chuckles as they all start going out of the room except Gloria.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sExZUlRWS
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“Gloria?....” Sil asks265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1VT1TrNUf
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“Grandma Sil, you go on ahead, I will wash the dishes once he is finished eating the food.” She says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eMaDPgbGW
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After a pause, Sil sighs and agrees.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmF10J8ox7v
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After a few seconds, the bustling room dies in silence.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPErwL1O0I
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I feel all kinds of anxieties. 265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWDU0zxaiw
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“Eat up. The food will become cold.” Gloria says which startles me.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCqpxjN6yF
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I do as I say, not thinking too much---yeah that helps a lot, I just need to focus on the food and its aroma. Although a bit bland to my taste just from the looks of it.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPL0XxMsSx
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At least this way I can avoid her probing eyes.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzpF7eqF24
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My fingers twitched. Weak. Shaking.
I lifted my hands, staring at the unfamiliar frailty. The callouses were still there, the old scars from battles past, but they felt like relics—a strength that I no longer had.
I curled my fingers, expecting resistance, the usual tension of muscle coiled and ready. Instead, my grip faltered, my knuckles barely tightening before the tremor returned.
Pathetic.
Memory clawed at the edges of my mind—my hands, steady as steel, cutting through flesh and bone. I had stood against monsters, men, and things that blurred the line between both.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkZYAxT0yJ
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But Now?
The body remembers what the mind does not want to accept, and it was no longer my ally.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCKrzA0Euq
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A frustration boils up as my face distorts, but I try to control my emotions as I tighten my jaw.
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Questions rose in my head, will I ever be normal again?, I just wake up over my death bed? What have I become?265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCvzfA0Pke
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At times like these I asked myself…. Are these questions you know answer to? If no then why worry? And it works like a charm, I pick up the loaf of bread on the table of food besides me, eat it slowly.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kge92cEQo
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As I eat, I can’t help but feel uncomfortable.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI7TcljQeY
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She has been staring at me for so long and her aura is so crazy its making me feel dizzy, I wish I had my mask, but Warzheil must have taken it off my face and stored it in his pocket.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcLUtpwwjA
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I try to pick up the bowl of soup with my right hand, but my fingers twitch uncontrollably. My grip fails me—again. A tremor runs through my arm, subtle but maddening.
Before I can spill it, two warm, fair hands reach out to steady the bowl—Gloria's. She doesn’t say anything at first, just holds it there, letting me adjust. Her touch is calm, practiced, like she’s done this before.
I exhale a frustrated sigh, forcing a crooked smile.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVQGHsJojL
“Oh—thanks.”
She doesn’t respond right away. Instead, she watches me with those sharp eyes of hers—only now, the edge is dulled by something else. Curiosity? Concern?
Gloria leans in just slightly, her voice barely above a whisper.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6d9mcT3X3a
“You always this quiet?”
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She waited, arms crossed, expecting… something. A reply, a reaction. Ronin gave her nothing.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHDrBCYhMe
After a beat, she huffed a laugh. “Alright, I’ll take that as a yes.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQ4XeZXmHK
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“My name is---” she adds265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfG1y5mKtOE
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“I know.” I interrupt her265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorHwsfTtPC
“Huh?” she says in a short exhale with slight confusion. I take big sips of soup to finish it faster265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4eGlgkj3c
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“Drax’s Daughter—Gloria, right?.” I say265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlH2Iiu0A89
“That’s Lord Drax for you” she says with a hint of anger in her voice, obviously she would expect respect for her father who was a god.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8MRyIR8ml
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“Apologies, a slip of memory…. I meant Lord Drax. So should I be honoured to be drinking from hands of a goddess?” I ask265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViRRGxSVOc
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“I am a demi-human, not a complete god. And you look around my age too, so no need to be formal.” she giggles265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkU0prXvWN
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So she really doesn’t know about Ethis being her mom.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmkq6WRRWV
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“Blood of the gods runs through you nonetheless.” I say265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iSzQnKr0J
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She laughs softly “Yeah, you can say that.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrk8cKwh0Ji
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“What about you? You look demi-human yourself.” She asks
Poor girl, I would not want to see her sad when she finds out her Father’s fate. And every time I think this, a haunting question arises, from within me. What will she think when she finds out that her father’s god is me.?265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTmfEpLtfi
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“I happened to have an accident with a deadly demon. He tried to take over my body--but failed, leaving my body like this.” I said265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwoLmabn4J
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“Oh, that’s harsh,” she says, rising as she picks up the bowl and sets it on the plate near me.
She pauses. Just for a second. Then her gaze flicks to me—sharp, thoughtful. “You should rest. Your body needs healing. You’ll be as good as new in two days.”
I give a short nod. “Oh, sure. Thanks for helping me.”
“No need.” She exhales, as if weighing something. Then, instead of leaving, she tilts her head slightly. “You know… most people don’t just stand after being hit with Medusa’s venom.”
She’s fishing.
I say nothing.
Gloria doesn’t push, but she lingers, arms crossed. “It should’ve locked up your body—petrified your limbs at the very least. But you stood there. Even moved.”
I meet her eyes but offer nothing.
She waits. For a beat. Maybe two. Then she sighs, shaking her head with a small smile. “Right. The silent type.”
She picks up the dishes but doesn’t leave just yet. “I wanted to ask more, but once I get caught in chats, I’ll forget to wash the dishes—and the last thing I want is to make Sil angry.”
This time, she leaves.
“At last… a moment’s peace.” As I let the thought let me drive, I hear a growl. I am still hungry.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCKvAefs0P
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I see a tree outside the window. I walk up to it, and look around, there are lots of trees here but people will notice it. There is a big thick vine too, maybe I can…..265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUWzhLglCJ
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I feel satisfied after the absorbing the vine, my body has started to feel better already, my muscles coil up. I clench my fist and it stops shaking like it did. There is a mirror in the room to. Its been long since I saw my face.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEdpA8CNRK
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my hair is very well maintained, as if someone gave me a hair cut. Maybe it was Sil, I will need to thank her later.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUHL1wL9zc
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As the old men said, Now I can sleep like a horse seller!265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0KQEUOabB
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I lie down on the bed, its comfy, compared to sleeping on rough ground, enough to fit me.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6ZnMJ2Nex
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Before I know it, I am drifting away into sleep.
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Warzheil and Sil along with Kade are talking in the kitchen.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwA14ewbmhC
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“You know how much I hate mutants!” Sil spits265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgnbjxrKmg
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“Do not shout in the house geezer. Let me ask this then.” She continues “WHY the hell Does he look like that? And even if we put aside the fact that he is mutant, why is his heart on the left side instead of right? A human’s heart is on right!”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUw8KposKvY
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“You….!” he sneers in anger
“Had it not been you. I would have personally seen to it, that he died even more painful death!” Sil says in a serious tone.
Gloria is listening quietly from outside the kitchen.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsv8yIyb6vd
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“Wait, both of you, whether we like it or not that guy is our guest. So tone down a little, will ya? And oldman, you cannot keep us in the dark, spill it already.” Kade insists265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoAcwf1NJn
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“Now you have done it HAG!”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkwcTZICjN
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Sil gasps “HAG?!”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSI8WVyfItq
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“I thought it would be too much for you all but now you are begging for it, fine hear me--According to what I know, Geolard tried taking over his body…. “ Warzheil jogs his memory, but everyone one is shocked265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7ozHEzUkC
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“Wait, who? Surely you do not mean….” Sil almost shouts but Warzheil interrupts her.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYxJYwz3DS
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“Yes, I mean it exactly. GEOLARD, the heavenly Demon, who fought for all races when gods were after each other’s blood for heaven’s throne. Drax told me he and Geolard once fought side by side against a big threat to our world.” He says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ89NVb5qEv
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”But that isn’t even the crazy part. The more I will tell you the more you will understand the weight of your words earlier.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbM7vo48Lqi
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“So you are telling us that, ‘that’ man we are housing is Geolard?” kade says as his hand clutches a small knife.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2JuNxo6zD
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Sil notices Gloria.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtPY4ixflF
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“Gloria stop standing there, you have hear it anyway, come join us as we hear this old geezer tell fairy tales” Sil says.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVx43AHLRmS
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“Make yourselves comfortable kids, this is tale of a legend in making. So, Don’t jump to conclusions.” Warzheil replies265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9LahUizf9
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“Geolard must have thought he had caught a prey, but it turned into his grave and someone else’s power. He failed due to Ronin’s strange left eye.”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiFJTBVKqr
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“H-he, killed the demon lord that my father told me fairy tales about?” Gloria hesitates under her mask.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFG0PzYJdJ
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“That’s just the beginning. He saved me from goblins……..” Warzheil explains everything that happened till how they got out of the forge.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGc2L396gtr
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“Wait, Ava, The Light borne Hero, said to be have a body given by goddess Ethis is his Sister? How?” Gloria asks265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YrecED7dp
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“He told me its complicated.” Warzheil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5XxzotxY2
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“Even if we believe that, it doesn’t explain why you have Ramoon blade and why he was poisoned with….” Sil asks but Warzheil interrupts her again265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuyqbOvyS7
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“I.AM. getting to that part. Now, I know how impossible and crazy I am about to sound. But I can swear on my beard that what I am bout to tell you is true and I am a living witness.” Warzheil warns, as he takes a deep breath.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPwXN9cqBj
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“You surely saw the lights flash down from heavens and whispers of gods yesterday, right?”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g5iU10mUx
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“You mean the light that appears when heroes kill the demon lord?.....” Sil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX4IAstmXg
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But then there is silence, But at this moment silence is the loudest speaker as Sil grows uneasy as if it clicked to her.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3ZM3tmweF
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Kade is so shocked his jaw hangs with disbelief.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2b3UdTeut
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“Yeah, I saw it too, what of it? Are you suggesting that he…..Wait, He?!” Gloria asks in disbelief, realising a moment later.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAaNbnxCxm
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“So, if my memory serves me well, someone here was talking big about killing the man, but now you know, if he was our enemy, he would have slain you even in that state of his.” Warzheil says with a smug. As if praising Ronin was like praising Himself.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1VUE9Zd0b
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“By the Ancients” Sil supports her head “A human, turned monster. possesses an artifact that nullifies magic to some extent. A body that heals before another injury can be inflicted. And brother of one of the heroes?” Sil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHERjicv81
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“Wait, then why did the demon lord’s weakness not apply on him if he killed him?” Kade asks265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFH2iX2gsJj
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“I have my theories, but the one that clicks is his left eye. Second maybe that his artifact is not affected by the hero and demon system.” Warzheil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDS31Q1Js6K
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Ronin is an anomaly in this world, unaffected by its rules. Warzheil know it, but hides it as it may lead to gloria finding out about her mother and potentially even Drax’s death.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cidy9DMsw
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“Ok, that’s it for today, I need to process all this before morning, and I feel sleepy. I will let you off the hook this time dear.” Sil says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ4NsNSR7e
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Warzheil nods “ and Umm..., Forgive me for raising my voice earlier.” Warzheil says with a sad expression265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnfUXGIbxA
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“Oh, don’t worry old bones, you did what any man would do for someone they care about, maybe I was just jealous that you never got this angry for me.” She says265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeM3dkIsunG
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“Ahem… kids, you should sleep too.” Warzheil coughs hiding his embarrassment.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgaaI5TdCz
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And so, everyone goes to sleep.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJk69wq4wbr
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Gloria closes her room’s door, and falls on her bed flat on her face as she clutches her pillow.265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZF4cSDSdas
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“A human who is so strong he killed Geolard and Jortheus? I knew he was not ordinary the moment I saw him. ”265Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwUl5oT0hl
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“Father used to tell me, that demon lords are strong and that Geolard was one of the strongest. I really want to see how strong He who defeated them is.” Gloria as she drifts into sleep.
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