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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNkweafWD6
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“Oh, he is awake!” a man shouts on my left, riding on a strange horse I have never seen before.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8E0yvr3dsS
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feeling the subtle bumping sensation, I realise that I am also on one of those horse170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRWjPkiL2d
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In front of me is a man with a broad back but short stature, its Warzheil.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfaYCS4VUw
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“Where….” I try to speak but a sharp pain shoots up from my chest.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTBewKXiMh
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSgfjFtD1F
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“what….?” The pain surges up again, as if needles were stuck in my lungs.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZmmHrCKp8
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What’s he talking about?170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvP9JMsoiN
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“Don’t speak, you were hit in the chest. It’s a miracle that you are still alive.” He says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCfi23koWK
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4u7tIypNqV
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“Wondering what happened ,right? That’s the first thing I tried too.” Warzheil says on which I nod.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi5KIRkkeX
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“Jortheus?....” I question with the low wind. So it doesn’t hurt me.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEj86i56WD
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“Dead---a feat for real! Boast about it later though.” Warzheil says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAzVtLqBlg
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“What you both talking about under the breath?” Kade inquires.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTF3bPGtynE
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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.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEEIomn4tZ
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I nod slowly as a greeting on which Kade nods back in approval.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQlumpXgZM
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfRgqoI62c
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My left arm is now back to normal too.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPII07YFo1d
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnugCJgEGDV
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“Town is around horizon, Don’t move around too much or your wound may open up.” Warzheil orders me.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRj5JnhspAF
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91AfrOEZ3j
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“I am surprised though, Kade. Our hunt crazed princess isn’t hunting these days?” Warzheil asks170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXdEAhgeHb
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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 replies170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPLtzIM5ok
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Warzheil almost freezes up, hesitant. We know the truth, but I fear what might happen if she finds out.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6GJCTasp3
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Before anyone could notice his grim expression I push him lightly, snapping him out of it.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8OunEKj8J
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdJvaEXR4J
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I try to speak but Warzheil saves me the trouble.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNJlrox0DQ
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4j2ysMLKO9
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“No shit? Stop with your bad jokes oldman. You just don’t have it in you.” Kade says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgEI051RV2
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpMyDBbZyZ
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfQYuhhagy
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“He has his story, but that’s his to tell.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU4UYRCXSB
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxEZgVKqpd
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SEmo1GqlC
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpvKQxJTH7
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She Stands out, so she must be drax’s daughter.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyajnm9IEeF
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I can barely process all this, as I fight to keep awake.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLXhKipxOx
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Everyone is Cheering, some welcoming their sons from Kade’s group.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNAoWVZXOG
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“Kade, another weak hunt?” Sil asks looking at the meagre stock of hunt and herbs.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTFi7VWYSb
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWeVFDntzS
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGIUgraEdw
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7UuobZCXA
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnp6TKsjl9
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“Sil, this is no time for celebration or grief, my friend here is gravely injured.” Warzheil says with urgence.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXOWgmYy6O
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbTOfwzhg2
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“Medusa’s poison, Sil” Warzheil almost hisses.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWqL9jF38y
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Sil stiffens, I notice Gloria flinching upon hearing the words.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsire8TBkv
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Sil rushes to check my eyes,170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeP0AIcaSe6
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“What’s with your left eye?” She mumbles “And---By the heavens!”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUGJFDxNzo
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLqC6UON1f
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“Who let this man walk?! Get a stretcher immediately!” Sil yells at some of the hunters who rush into action.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CH04ubMKo
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcDI6xmoPY
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYITgxfStdk
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This Strange Pride of mine will someday be my downfall, but its all I have left.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYTIhmIwyE
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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.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo4t2HT3UD
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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 adds170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdW50l4cFV
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“And that?!” She asks pointing at the blade hanging behind Warzheil, The blade that the demon lord used on me.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVQ2fX7BNO
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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,170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidHFhwrTFW
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf54PScMCea
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“It’s a long story, but first we need to treat him.”
“I cannot risk it without knowing, I am the chief here and you know it.” Sil says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ722o1Zze8U
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“Right now?… fine! I was in….” Warzheil speaks but I can no longer hear,170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyt0caCpUyN
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaAZUiMhsS
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I- can’t Lose consciousness Here!170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhQe62LY44
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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?170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGISE3xA3XT
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“Giving up already? That’s what I though.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5OANIk6YR
“You think you have suffered enough?!”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgyRCx2fy1
“Going to leave your contracts?”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpc3qwSgZT
“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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyJVt3wTMy
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtogRqUm1r
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Gloria gently pokes Ronin—no response, then she puts her index finger under his nose---no breath.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHvbADbD9C
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Her breath heavy“ Oh no…..Oldzheil…He-He passed away?!”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dYTu0kgaH
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“What? While Standing?” Sil says in disbelief covering her mouth with a grim expression.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3efuqC3wYu
Gloria slowly steps back, her sight never leaving ronin’s unfazed face.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntvkETZqEE
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Warzheil rushed to check Ronin.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMfD4BzHgv
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0dtI7HiPx
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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 quicker170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87zbccDd2W
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“Dear….He—is gone.” Sil says with a sympathetic expression.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuE33Y3ux1A
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“Gone?!” Warzheil snaps with anger. “I TOLD you one God.Damn.Thing!, Give urgent treatment to the man!”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuFBQLzHvW
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“You were the one who suggested the rule to….”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGMYFYc5kV
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“Following ‘RULES’!?” he condemns170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWB3tzTvZOf
“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 roars170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDyTc3A5mN
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Losing strength in his feet and his moral hurt, he falls on his knees.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVjzFsXAeH
“I came here in hopes of helping the Him. Oh good lad forgive me, I failed you!.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpvJyE7F9H
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“Dear I, I---” Sil knees down to console Warzheil170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEplCXEt4L
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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.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08bbDuYF0o
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Bgc6GBF7G
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8O4Z6xUlly
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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?170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkObhVor2gV
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Sil is trying to console him.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2Di6XMwY8
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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 him170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXrY0IORWz
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKIDmt6y7F
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMKWStpg3w
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Suddenly I feel like someone is forcing me, I lack strength to resist.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKE3ecMbCDT
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmDjJyVkG0
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I see glimpses of things happening, my wound seemed big.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZXSBS6BUc
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEwRbioj0H
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“What is he Oldzheil?” Gloria asks170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRw1dyoa2Qd
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyEwG42SvH
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1DNV0meGV
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOB5Fy7A7ts
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3oRzJHADY
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“What?” I whisper to myself.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZtG6824LF
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10kEE2glk1
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“The lad truly has his ancestors blood running in him like he said.” Warzheil says.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAXtTndRAT
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“Ancestors?” Kade asks170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtwQkEIsGg
“Finally you are here Sil.” Warzheil says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCByPCLNSF4
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“I had to prepare this meal in a hurry, so don’t complain.” She says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGbSni3uTs
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The door opens, I slide my eyes gently to look at them. Sil enters from behind with some food.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJfvyBc7KS
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“Veg food just like you said he liked.” She says looking briefly at Warzheil with smile before returning to me.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZjfpyEpZb
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“Are you feeling well now, Ronin?” She asks me with a caring look.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUHKlLrQdF
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I nod slowly.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGZqvQSuDA
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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 asks170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70yHeYmnAo
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFDBnWuD84
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I muster the strength before finally speaking, powering through the pain which is much cope able now.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1sVoRCzLt
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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 ask170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Bd4iKCl2J
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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 explains170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm47DksrWOT
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThIXn1KVbs
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“Sil, don’t force the lad, he just woke up!” Warzheil gives an uneasy suggestion.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqEg52zjCo
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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 replies170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmr360ErLqy
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“That’s…it? I thought you guys were suspicious of me.” I ask170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo6wqUBFdA
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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!”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQ98wt6tlL
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“Stop acting like my mom” I say to Warzheil170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjQt18S1Hb
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Warzheil chuckles as they all start going out of the room except Gloria.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxUfdvtPdu
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“Gloria?....” Sil asks170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiYKTM0SyI
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“Grandma Sil, you go on ahead, I will wash the dishes once he is finished eating the food.” She says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z2K3tgJ6E
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After a pause, Sil sighs and agrees.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQs9ON8h7m
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After a few seconds, the bustling room dies in silence.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9LG8fmRJf
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I feel all kinds of anxieties. 170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNO5hII4ZH
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“Eat up. The food will become cold.” Gloria says which startles me.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUfN8pUuj9
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVRB05Mupq
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At least this way I can avoid her probing eyes.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7G34xk1S9
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2q7AZ1xyH
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But Now?
The body remembers what the mind does not want to accept, and it was no longer my ally.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFzvCVjHiI
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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?170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ijQWs8wAY
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJimqCPqIj
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As I eat, I can’t help but feel uncomfortable.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhpyZn7a3O
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvVhWhLu5q
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMyqKbbQ6c
“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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8hAOebqAW
“You always this quiet?”
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She waited, arms crossed, expecting… something. A reply, a reaction. Ronin gave her nothing.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXueCbz0nlm
After a beat, she huffed a laugh. “Alright, I’ll take that as a yes.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6134SMhHLs
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“My name is---” she adds170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWv6da2lWQ
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“I know.” I interrupt her170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipFC9hsOuO
“Huh?” she says in a short exhale with slight confusion. I take big sips of soup to finish it faster170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUO7D6JPn8
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“Drax’s Daughter—Gloria, right?.” I say170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4AeALwz4A
“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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAfaoAp0UH
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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 ask170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RqYThXvVH
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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 giggles170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA7CZmGIq4
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So she really doesn’t know about Ethis being her mom.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0NULyG4wn
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“Blood of the gods runs through you nonetheless.” I say170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo8IIgcm5C
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She laughs softly “Yeah, you can say that.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfVZQ5FHKM
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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.?170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8Izh8dxCn
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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 said170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpp5TktZir
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3bTDvXlsL
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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…..170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJqdV6NLRc
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXStF3s1UXK
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kACafSmIk
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As the old men said, Now I can sleep like a horse seller!170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqelYJPM1Rm
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I lie down on the bed, its comfy, compared to sleeping on rough ground, enough to fit me.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVL4p1fXQF
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxj3TZslLbH
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“You know how much I hate mutants!” Sil spits170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKvClGAyUr
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“I am telling you, He is human!” Warzheil yells back170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBOLOYZRAl
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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!”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzPQ7JYDzH
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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 insists170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWr7icDDz3x
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“Now you have done it HAG!”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBsKv8oQwo
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Sil gasps “HAG?!”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbU1l3TXB5a
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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 shocked170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALlKuhB4gy
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“Wait, who? Surely you do not mean….” Sil almost shouts but Warzheil interrupts her.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYsUOariSO
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFVz9a0pGJ
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Everyone is shocked to170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61EZq7hU0O
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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.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL6LRDpGBn
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSZVBd9z1b
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Sil notices Gloria.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu75xhN0QYr
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2A61h2xAY
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“Make yourselves comfortable kids, this is tale of a legend in making. So, Don’t jump to conclusions.” Warzheil replies170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXcoKDiaTY
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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.”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQRAP6ZRMp
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“H-he, killed the demon lord that my father told me fairy tales about?” Gloria hesitates under her mask.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwWdMtIf5z
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkU0uDRwiO
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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 asks170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFDWG5ivo2
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“He told me its complicated.” Warzheil says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYu0j62Stt
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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 again170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuqiC2ePpB
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKg6oIJT7h
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“You surely saw the lights flash down from heavens and whispers of gods yesterday, right?”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEY3GFWoH86
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“You mean the light that appears when heroes kill the demon lord?.....” Sil says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9scf7RVzWu
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7dW1rr0s1
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Kade is so shocked his jaw hangs with disbelief.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSo3u7DWJZ
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzrlCaiPVG
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWotzlT48N
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22k6nrvCEY
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“Wait, then why did the demon lord’s weakness not apply on him if he killed him?” Kade asks170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSIIfLBO4O
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl97zOqza5
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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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPT2nmIL9J
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoexxaw3yfK
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Warzheil nods “ and Umm..., Forgive me for raising my voice earlier.” Warzheil says with a sad expression170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjNp24mniM
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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 says170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBW6ArZNUrO
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“Ahem… kids, you should sleep too.” Warzheil coughs hiding his embarrassment.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgdcRYfm9m
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And so, everyone goes to sleep.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzIPZNC6g3
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Gloria closes her room’s door, and falls on her bed flat on her face as she clutches her pillow.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyuesxyQPj
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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. ”170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpRksj6dSp
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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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