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CHPT 45
The dead scout's head rolled across the wooden floorboards, a dark crimson note pinned directly to his blood-stained forehead by a royal dagger. The heavy wood panels echoed with a sickening thud that made the entire cave fall into a freezing silence. Clara let out a sharp sob, her hands flying to her mouth as she stumbled backward in total horror.The scout's little sister froze for a single second, her wide eyes locking onto her brother's cold, lifeless face on the dirt floor. Then, a sharp shriek of pure, unadulterated agony tore from her small chest, and she threw her body directly onto the bloody floorboards. She clutched his frozen cheeks with her tiny hands, her tears mixing with the fresh red stains."Brother! No, please wake up! Do not leave me alone!" The little girl wept hysterically, her small shoulders shaking violently as the negative emotion inside the cavern reached a painful peak. "You promised we would go home to the village! Master Kael, please fix him! Use the need
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Chapter 44: The Silent LedgerThe five thousand enchanted fire spears cut through the rainy air, threatening to burn the regular peasants and poor children standing in the square. The sky turned into a dark orange wall of flame that dropped fast toward the crowded ground. Women shrieked in total terror, pulling their little ones behind the old wooden market tables. The blistering heat wave washed downward, threatening to turn the whole central trading square into a massive graveyard before the sun could set today."Run to the back alley lanes right now!" the old northern scout yelled to the crowd, his voice shaking with fear. "The fire magic is coming down to burn this whole place to ash! Clear the front streets before the spears hit our people! Do not look back at the grain boxes!" The common laborers scrambled across the wet gravel, their teeth chattering as the dark fire rolled closer.Kael did not draw a sword; he stepped directly into the path of the flames, his translucent ivory
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Lord Adrian’s ten dark assassins shadowed the luxurious merchant carriage as it wound through the narrow, wealthy streets toward the lower trading blocks. The hidden killers moved behind the tall stone pillars like fast ghosts, their eyes fixed completely on the purple silk curtains of the ride. They held their sharp daggers tightly beneath their dark cloaks."Do not let them turn into the main palace highway," the lead assassin whispered quietly to his squad from the shadow of an arch. "Lord Adrian wants that foreign merchant stopped before he can leave the city walls with our family money. Break his wheels if he accelerates."Kael sat perfectly relaxed inside the carriage, his long fingers resting flat against his new silk belt loops. He tracked their movements with his Heavenly Eyes, deliberately directing the carriage into the open public marketplace instead of running to the dark alleys. His vision cut straight through the wooden panels to see the killers."They want to trap us i
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The secret royal tracking worm burrowed deeper into the cave stone, its tiny metal segments clicking against the rock. It flashed a bright red signal that meant the outer imperial scouts had locked onto their position. Diana pointed at the wall, her breath catching as the light pulsed faster."Kael, the scouts are right outside the ridge!" Diana whispered in panic, her hands shaking as she held her medicine bag. "If that thing finishes sending our location, a full vanguard squad will drop from the skies."Instead of fighting, Kael used his invisible physical pressure to crush the worm into liquid grease, instantly masking their scent with Diana's chemical herbs. He did not use a single drop of visible mana, pinching the metal pest between his bare fingers with a soft, wet pop."They will find nothing but old leaves," Kael stated flatly, his regular voice perfectly steady as he threw the broken parts into the dirt. "Diana, pour the green moss powder over the entrance right now to hide
CHPT 41
Kael sat in the center of the dark room, ignoring the sharp pain in his broken ribs. He held the quiet, sleeping Clara close against his chest. His hands turned tight and white as he watched bad purple lines from the poison spread across her neck. Her skin felt as cold as river ice, and her breath came very slowly."Clara, please stay awake," Kael said quietly, his regular voice shaking with real pain. "You risked everything to carry my mother's medicine at the palace gates. I will not let them take your life away tonight."Evelyn knelt down next to them on the cold stones, her hands shaking as she checked Clara's slow breathing. She touched Clara’s wrist, and her eyes went wide with fear as she looked up at Kael. "This is the Emperor's bad soul-poison," Evelyn said quietly, her voice full of real sadness.Kael looked down at her with sharp eyes and asked, "How do you know this specific poison, Evelyn?" Evelyn looked at the floorboards and answered, "My entire clan was destroyed by th
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Chapter 40: The Shattered ShieldKael stood straight over the cornered Grand Marshal Boris on the shattered obsidian command balcony. His father’s long silver broadsword was pointed straight at the coward’s neck, the sharp metal tip resting just an inch away from his skin. Boris felt the cold iron against his throat and trembled violently, his face turning entirely white."Your elite guards cannot protect you anymore, Boris," Kael growled out coldly, his voice regular and flat. "You stood by and watched my father fall thirteen years ago, and you took our family lands. Your name is next on my ledger, and your execution is fully justified tonight.""Please, wait! Do not kill me!" Boris shrieked out, his hands shaking as he dropped his jeweled weapon onto the stone floorboards. "I will give you back the deeds! I will give you all the gold spirit stones inside the capital treasury! Just lower that general's blade!"Seeing the blade approach closer, Boris let out a wild shriek and smashes
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