All Chapters of Ethan Storm’s Dark Awakening : Chapter 441
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Ethan stood there for a few seconds after the two demons left.Thinking.Replaying everything.A noble from Blackwater City.Collapsed during a banquet.Unknown cause.And they urgently needed a healer.His fingers tapped lightly against his arm as his mind moved quickly.“…If that’s really connected to Karpeta…”He stared toward the upper district.“…then this is perfect.”Because suddenly—Everything lined up.If he helped them…If he saved the noble…Then Karpeta would owe him.And not just a small favor.A serious one.Ethan’s thoughts sharpened.And Karpeta clearly had connections.She wasn’t some random bystander.She knew the gate.She knew the system.She wasn’t scared of elite guards.She was the daughter of a noble of Blackwater city.Which meant she had influence.Influence that might reach places Ethan couldn’t.Including—The Demon Gate.Or even beyond.Back to the human world.Ethan exhaled slowly.“…Yeah.”This could actually work.If his healing power worked on demons
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Soon the streets widened.The buildings grew taller.Richer.More guards appeared.And then—He saw it.The castle.Huge black stone walls.Elegant towers.Dozens of lights glowing inside.And outside—Crowds.Nobles.Servants running back and forth.Guards everywhere.Clearly something serious was happening.Ethan slowed slightly as he approached.“…Yep.”He looked at the massive gates.“This is definitely the place.”Now the real challenge was getting inside.Ethan approached the massive gates slowly.The castle towers loomed above him, their windows glowing with warm golden light despite the growing tension outside.Servants hurried in and out carrying supplies, while guards kept the crowd from getting too close.Voices overlapped everywhere.“Move aside!”“Make way for the physician!”“Careful with that crate!”“Where is the senior healer?”“I don’t know, they said he was already inside!”Ethan stopped a few meters from the gate and observed.As always.Studying first.There were
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The guards exchanged another glance. For a moment, none of them spoke. Then one of them chuckled. And another joined. Soon a few of the guards were laughing openly. “Oh, this is rich,” one said, shaking his head. “You?” another added, pointing lightly at Ethan. “A healer who just appeared at the gate?” A third guard smirked. “Did you lose your way from the market?” A fourth guard leaned lazily on his spear. “Maybe he’s selling herbs.” “Or miracle water,” another said. “Don’t forget the famous cure-all tea.” More laughter followed. Ethan remained calm. The first guard waved a dismissive hand. “Look, kid. This isn’t some street clinic.” “We have royal physicians inside,” another said proudly. “Some of the best healers in the capital.” “And they didn’t spend twenty years studying so some random boy could walk in and replace them,” a guard added. One of the younger guards squinted at Ethan. “How old are you anyway?” “Doesn’t matter,” another replied. “He’s clearly to
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Something simple. Something convincing. But nothing obvious came to mind. A guard noticed the silence. “What’s wrong?” he asked mockingly. “Lost your grand demonstration?” Another guard laughed. “Maybe the strength only works when no one is watching.” A third one added, “Or maybe he forgot it at home.” A fourth guard snapped his fingers in front of Ethan. “Hello? Healer?” “No glow? No spell? No dramatic speech?” One guard chuckled. “Try waving your hands. That usually works.” Another pretended to gasp. “Wait! Maybe he needs an audience.” “Well, we’re here,” someone replied. “Go on then, impress us.” A few of the nearby servants were now watching the exchange. Some curious. Some amused. One servant whispered to another. “Do you think he’s actually a healer?” The other shrugged. “If he is, this is the worst introduction I’ve ever seen.” One of the officials sighed impatiently. “Guards, stop entertaining him.” The first guard nodded. “Yeah, we’ve wasted enoug
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“I’m not lying.” “Everyone says that.” A man from the crowd spoke up suddenly. “What if he really can help?” The guards turned. “Then he should’ve brought proof,” one replied immediately. “Or a recommendation.” “Or literally anything that makes sense.” Another guard nodded toward Ethan. “You walked here alone?” “Yes.” “No escort.” “No.” “No message from a noble.” “No.” “No letter.” “No.” The guard spread his hands. “And we’re supposed to just… open the gate?” Ethan didn’t answer. A few seconds passed again. One of the younger guards shifted his weight. “You know,” he said slowly, “if this was a gamble, you’re losing.” Another guard added, “Badly.” A woman in the crowd murmured, “He doesn’t look like he’s joking though.” “Exactly,” someone else replied. “That’s what makes it awkward.” One guard rubbed his forehead. “This is getting ridiculous.” Another pointed lightly at Ethan. “You’re still waiting for inspiration or something?” “No.” “Then why are yo
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“Why is he still standing there?” the second guard murmured.“Probably hoping we’ll get tired,” the first guard said under his breath.A third guard leaned slightly closer. “You want me to move him?”“Not yet,” the first guard replied. “Let’s see what he does.”Another guard nearby tilted his head. “He’s not even arguing.”“That’s what makes it strange,” the second guard said.“Most people start talking the moment we tell them to leave,” the third guard added.“Or they panic,” someone else muttered.A servant hurrying past slowed down just enough to whisper, “What did he do?”“Nothing,” another servant answered. “That’s the strange part.”“Nothing at all?”“Not that I saw.”“Maybe he’s lost.”“Lost people don’t stare at the gate like that.”“Well then what is he doing?”“I think he’s trying to think of an excuse,” the second servant said quietly.Behind Ethan, a merchant carrying a crate spoke louder this time.“Excuse me,” the merchant said impatiently. “Are you going in or not?”Eth
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The guard stepped closer.Another one reached out as if ready to shove Ethan aside.“Move,” he said flatly.A few people in the crowd leaned forward.Some expecting a scuffle.Some expecting Ethan to finally give up.A merchant whispered, “Here it comes.”“Yeah,” someone else murmured. “He waited too long.”“Watch,” another voice said. “They’re about to drag him.”A servant nearby slowed slightly. “Is this really necessary?” he muttered under his breath.One of the guards glanced back at the crowd. “Mind your business.”“Just saying,” the servant replied quickly, moving along again.The guard who had reached out flexed his fingers. “Last warning.”“You’ve had plenty,” another guard added.Someone in the crowd whispered, “He should just move now.”“He’s not going to,” another person replied quietly.“How do you know?”“Look at him.”A messenger shifted nervously. “I don’t like this.”“Why not?”“Because nobody stands that still unless something’s wrong.”“Or unless they’re stubborn,” s
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For a moment after the guard collapsed, nobody moved.Then everything erupted at once.“What just happened?!”“Ramos!”“Ramos, get up!”The laughter from before vanished instantly, replaced by confusion and rising panic.One of the guards rushed forward and dropped to his knees beside the fallen man.“Ramos! Can you hear me?”Another guard spun around, pointing at Ethan.“You—what did you do?!”“I didn’t do anything,” Ethan said quickly, raising his hands.“Oh sure,” a man from the crowd muttered, “he says something strange and then a guard drops.”“That’s suspicious.”“Maybe he cursed him!”“That’s ridiculous,” another argued. “How could he do that standing there?”“I don’t know, but the timing is strange!”A guard shouted loudly, trying to regain control.“Everyone step back!”But people were already pushing closer to see.“Is he dead?”“Check his pulse!”“I can’t see anything!”The guard kneeling beside Ramos pressed two fingers against his neck.“Hold on—hold on—”Another guard le
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“Could it be some curse or illness we don’t know?”“Or maybe the boy knows something we don’t,” another whispered.“Magic!” a young guard suddenly exclaimed, wide-eyed. “The boy can use magic! That’s why Ramos collapsed!”“Don’t be ridiculous!” the official snapped, but his voice lacked conviction.“I saw it,” Ethan said quietly, his gaze fixed on Ramos. “It’s coming from him… the horns. Something inside broke the moment he touched me.”The murmuring grew louder.“I told him not to move!” Ethan said again, almost pleading now. “I warned him!”A guard shook his head. “It can’t be. Ramos is healthy. Nothing inside should make him collapse.”“But it did!” another person cried. “Right after he touched the boy!”“Maybe it’s a fainting spell,” a servant suggested.“No,” Ethan said firmly. “It’s not that. Something inside his horns… it’s dying. He’s bleeding from within. I could see it.”The guards exchanged uneasy glances.“What exactly did you see?” one of them asked cautiously.Ethan swal
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“He predicted something earlier too.”“And now this.”“What if he actually knows what he’s talking about?”“But how would he know the exact time?”“That’s the strange part.”A young servant whispered fearfully,“What if he can see something we can’t?”Ethan took another slow step forward.“No one attacked him,” he said. “But something is attacking him.”The guards stiffened.“What does that mean?”Ethan pointed slightly toward Ramos.“Inside his body.”Several people blinked in confusion.“What?”“That makes no sense.”“You’re saying he’s being attacked… from the inside?”“Yes.”The official stepped forward now, clearly uneasy.“Does anyone here actually know what’s wrong with him?”No one answered.Another guard muttered quietly,“This doesn’t make sense…”Ethan stepped forward again.This time slower.More deliberate.“Everyone step aside.”The guards tensed again.“Stop.”But Ethan continued calmly.“If you waste more time arguing, you’ll regret it.”One of the guards clenched his