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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5txfzBcjOh
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“Oh, he is awake!” a man shouts on my left, riding on a strange horse I have never seen before.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CaCPBtnOn
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feeling the subtle bumping sensation, I realise that I am also on one of those horse179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccWKNWIU3f
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In front of me is a man with a broad back but short stature, its Warzheil.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgSAc4rRHN
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“Where….” I try to speak but a sharp pain shoots up from my chest.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zAJ75cH5d
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZKIqfoiKO
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“what….?” The pain surges up again, as if needles were stuck in my lungs.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MQapdP5fA
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What’s he talking about?179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4LtmBZSyG
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“Don’t speak, you were hit in the chest. It’s a miracle that you are still alive.” He says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdAUTP2jMs
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwhnggKVMU
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“Wondering what happened ,right? That’s the first thing I tried too.” Warzheil says on which I nod.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡep8scbCFVo
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“Jortheus?....” I question with the low wind. So it doesn’t hurt me.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaI26TDDM9
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“Dead---a feat for real! Boast about it later though.” Warzheil says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsycSDrPkA1
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“What you both talking about under the breath?” Kade inquires.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatL4U4mzkV
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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.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVSh8XGd7d
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I nod slowly as a greeting on which Kade nods back in approval.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOivjJth2b
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpq7clRp5RA
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My left arm is now back to normal too.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cCle1GhiN
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmKoY500Dv
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“Town is around horizon, Don’t move around too much or your wound may open up.” Warzheil orders me.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNvV48EDa2
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFFN4MjMo3
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“I am surprised though, Kade. Our hunt crazed princess isn’t hunting these days?” Warzheil asks179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdujfGFfENX
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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 replies179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRnAozb5YJ
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Warzheil almost freezes up, hesitant. We know the truth, but I fear what might happen if she finds out.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JTwmq5H98
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Before anyone could notice his grim expression I push him lightly, snapping him out of it.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJ3KzCDapM
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsddkVbdcys
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I try to speak but Warzheil saves me the trouble.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdIDQZhflR
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ol9suSKkT
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“No shit? Stop with your bad jokes oldman. You just don’t have it in you.” Kade says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvtgsWX6tO
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmauC2HjiWt
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9gJiwZB9R
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“He has his story, but that’s his to tell.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkr1reEkpdM
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcPO5r2Njc
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryK8hYj8Nx
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJHTKL6RA0
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She Stands out, so she must be drax’s daughter.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18X51Ohwqw
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I can barely process all this, as I fight to keep awake.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbRU7BiE9T
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Everyone is Cheering, some welcoming their sons from Kade’s group.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaElclvbUG
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“Kade, another weak hunt?” Sil asks looking at the meagre stock of hunt and herbs.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NhWl8KyoS
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UHwfyEqLr
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgQoq1WciB
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7DClVzKI4
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZD8zuaOKo
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“Sil, this is no time for celebration or grief, my friend here is gravely injured.” Warzheil says with urgence.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qg2bWBLkJ
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZzpgkM3ti
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“Medusa’s poison, Sil” Warzheil almost hisses.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhgiG5qUaY
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Sil stiffens, I notice Gloria flinching upon hearing the words.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6LzOSjyTv
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Sil rushes to check my eyes,179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyrQ6tXXmY
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“What’s with your left eye?” She mumbles “And---By the heavens!”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU3OkcVgV5
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRtA5YhKEz
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“Who let this man walk?! Get a stretcher immediately!” Sil yells at some of the hunters who rush into action.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRq8qAvpXno
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWQqOZbwG2
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0ngNrTYRo
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This Strange Pride of mine will someday be my downfall, but its all I have left.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsQYJsDymn
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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.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEy0BpWF2R
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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 adds179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VWPwTPPKB
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“And that?!” She asks pointing at the blade hanging behind Warzheil, The blade that the demon lord used on me.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9UBJbxvwh
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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,179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIDSePyfTH
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEgzaYVcWi
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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,179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZl5kFMNKt
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNTU8SYJoH
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I- can’t Lose consciousness Here!179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVlmXVgAsa
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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?179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EPk7DceUV
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“Giving up already? That’s what I though.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkXZS3Avdg
“You think you have suffered enough?!”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzFBVyDYj5
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“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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcTgcnjnR9
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3myUsJNDw3
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Gloria gently pokes Ronin—no response, then she puts her index finger under his nose---no breath.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvFjUfqh3D
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Her breath heavy“ Oh no…..Oldzheil…He-He passed away?!”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvx9Cern4DW
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“What? While Standing?” Sil says in disbelief covering her mouth with a grim expression.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiplwCWdG9
Gloria slowly steps back, her sight never leaving ronin’s unfazed face.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGc203t46kJ
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Warzheil rushed to check Ronin.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM33vJuZuYX
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMED96ZTa5
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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 quicker179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9a7vNNIgo9
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“Dear….He—is gone.” Sil says with a sympathetic expression.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8jrSToagh
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“Gone?!” Warzheil snaps with anger. “I TOLD you one God.Damn.Thing!, Give urgent treatment to the man!”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡst2uu1yFfo
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“You were the one who suggested the rule to….”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYp2MUWpFFy
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“Following ‘RULES’!?” he condemns179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03PKWPo5Ub
“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 roars179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrTQF4bumB
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Losing strength in his feet and his moral hurt, he falls on his knees.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjN7S7KxL1
“I came here in hopes of helping the Him. Oh good lad forgive me, I failed you!.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpVirxLBf2
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“Dear I, I---” Sil knees down to console Warzheil179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuz5JtCbVq2
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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.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibqai2ELUi
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4x9Z3BvMMP
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzN5IbFMgp
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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?179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAyqRheSSf
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Sil is trying to console him.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV3ACR5mM6
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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 him179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZoTVinAli
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxu7PYGENW6
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIE95TUgQ7
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Suddenly I feel like someone is forcing me, I lack strength to resist.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVZmdxhkl4
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Tm6aFp2Lp
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I see glimpses of things happening, my wound seemed big.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvg6L1pecx
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLrCToxfxY
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“What is he Oldzheil?” Gloria asks179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjO8dK0qzi
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6PiIXFVgw
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPon7Njv281
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhT5PLWmDpn
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepkD52sYZj
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“What?” I whisper to myself.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQZa3XwofA
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7fc30yU16
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“The lad truly has his ancestors blood running in him like he said.” Warzheil says.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWKGwJUy97
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“Ancestors?” Kade asks179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwFah0j84v
“Finally you are here Sil.” Warzheil says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7BiGSI6pc
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“I had to prepare this meal in a hurry, so don’t complain.” She says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJEgg6ZJbR
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The door opens, I slide my eyes gently to look at them. Sil enters from behind with some food.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAq4sWWw3N
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“Veg food just like you said he liked.” She says looking briefly at Warzheil with smile before returning to me.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Xtm0XuxLG
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“Are you feeling well now, Ronin?” She asks me with a caring look.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHU5EHjlmRj
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I nod slowly.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYnKSBhXNE
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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 asks179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrimA0bhmrt
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCOSGl3v0A
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I muster the strength before finally speaking, powering through the pain which is much cope able now.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPwP2CzHv9
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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 ask179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4CdxwcJV5
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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 explains179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxOekHmVPE
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5x1uBs4yY
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“Sil, don’t force the lad, he just woke up!” Warzheil gives an uneasy suggestion.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvk9wSFQN8
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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 replies179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv61HmECVDD
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“That’s…it? I thought you guys were suspicious of me.” I ask179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWpgUq5FvV
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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!”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIObthWNQNp
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“Stop acting like my mom” I say to Warzheil179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsjO3yBd8U
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Warzheil chuckles as they all start going out of the room except Gloria.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34pzgfZ3d2
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“Gloria?....” Sil asks179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3Bp9CrZiZ
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“Grandma Sil, you go on ahead, I will wash the dishes once he is finished eating the food.” She says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RnZF4C1Iw
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After a pause, Sil sighs and agrees.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnJlNMuIXw
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After a few seconds, the bustling room dies in silence.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTRjugYaTs
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I feel all kinds of anxieties. 179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUTk29NICY
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“Eat up. The food will become cold.” Gloria says which startles me.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBpszL6N5d
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJBzCOscey
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At least this way I can avoid her probing eyes.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq02jXxI9m
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2FqORxxER
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But Now?
The body remembers what the mind does not want to accept, and it was no longer my ally.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnR16t7l6H
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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?179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwBFn8WcIY
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOk9PXibEr
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As I eat, I can’t help but feel uncomfortable.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggVRfm347u
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBZBfEI3TY
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q3s1kLfHd
“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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljIZVqts69
“You always this quiet?”
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She waited, arms crossed, expecting… something. A reply, a reaction. Ronin gave her nothing.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyia5onAGwb
After a beat, she huffed a laugh. “Alright, I’ll take that as a yes.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5p1mXGYW0
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“My name is---” she adds179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiR9swkeIzT
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“I know.” I interrupt her179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLNJyxsRp3
“Huh?” she says in a short exhale with slight confusion. I take big sips of soup to finish it faster179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYWKlGjSyh
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“Drax’s Daughter—Gloria, right?.” I say179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhrw6X4cFB
“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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iQzBhxa2P
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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 ask179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1adqh6iDI
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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 giggles179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlw8KRfoX8D
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So she really doesn’t know about Ethis being her mom.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi4bcbV7XW
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“Blood of the gods runs through you nonetheless.” I say179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTspWCh08O
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She laughs softly “Yeah, you can say that.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5JH2m17Fx
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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.?179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLviCk75wBo
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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 said179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAjkCWDts6
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJNvUyzPun
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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…..179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcIAq9ScEq
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GAa5GvX6w
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDPM6ZK5SH
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As the old men said, Now I can sleep like a horse seller!179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNxHyx64Jy
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I lie down on the bed, its comfy, compared to sleeping on rough ground, enough to fit me.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9li69ndGW
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCgKJacE6m
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“You know how much I hate mutants!” Sil spits179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNqegA70OY
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“I am telling you, He is human!” Warzheil yells back179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2Mq1UsSFx
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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!”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrE0IHkbg8
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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.
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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 insists179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CRbCUiaez
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“Now you have done it HAG!”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kT3sFXqIC
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Sil gasps “HAG?!”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhHjNMfR7b
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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 shocked179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqbgjGBU59
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“Wait, who? Surely you do not mean….” Sil almost shouts but Warzheil interrupts her.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkz7pNlaiN
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZXkm1kOGL
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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.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9ydn4dQfr
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfg1vEf5dPO
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Sil notices Gloria.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ051uTyzcHH
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMD8LJu6r0
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“Make yourselves comfortable kids, this is tale of a legend in making. So, Don’t jump to conclusions.” Warzheil replies179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpa14seITI
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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.”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxum17l8FK
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“H-he, killed the demon lord that my father told me fairy tales about?” Gloria hesitates under her mask.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMk3djBMAR
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgmc8nhS0I
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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 asks179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuZSRdnvtA
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“He told me its complicated.” Warzheil says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzmAEVSkaA
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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 again179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvSkuqf8fn
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7ZoU8xIyF
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“You surely saw the lights flash down from heavens and whispers of gods yesterday, right?”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGGbbu2vn8
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“You mean the light that appears when heroes kill the demon lord?.....” Sil says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡML785B0mr0
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QJwbWZThb
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Kade is so shocked his jaw hangs with disbelief.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL6JKtvufD
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3WjkXSrdd
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwgXRclHNx
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAaCNK3RXR
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“Wait, then why did the demon lord’s weakness not apply on him if he killed him?” Kade asks179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zU0eFBoIg
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2SDd8dUe2
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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.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXdyCnj2yn
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuUF9OvCXm
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Warzheil nods “ and Umm..., Forgive me for raising my voice earlier.” Warzheil says with a sad expression179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OqHjGkwo9
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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 says179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANrZXxAlrr
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“Ahem… kids, you should sleep too.” Warzheil coughs hiding his embarrassment.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeoStBc9wm
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And so, everyone goes to sleep.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBZyohKPRh
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Gloria closes her room’s door, and falls on her bed flat on her face as she clutches her pillow.179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUUk5Cjcmw
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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. ”179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQ3eZ5TUoK
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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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