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272. CLOSE TO GOODBYE
NARRATORSigrid lowered her hand in utter disgust, grabbing Lucrecia’s withered, lifeless hair with monstrous strength, forcing her to kneel.“Look at me!” she commanded, facing her.Lucrecia didn’t even have the strength to scream, tears of blood streaming down what had once been one of the most beautiful faces of this era.“I only regret not being able to stay forever, to destroy you over and over again. I would keep you alive just to break every inch of your soul, like you did to him,” she said in a low, cold, and ferocious tone.Sigrid’s magic poured out of her body in a furious blaze, burning Lucrecia’s scalp as she lay dying.Sigrid summoned a dagger in her hand.“Silas, free them with your magic,” she instructed her companion.He looked at her intensely and nodded.Soon, two massive specters appeared at his side and leaped into the abyss, corroding the iron of the chains.Terrified screams echoed from the depths. Trembling moans and ragged gasps filled the air.The clinking of
273. EMBOSCADA
NARRATORAs Sigrid and Silas passed through the hall where Lucrecia had first taken them, they witnessed the devastation left behind.They continued moving through the same dark corridors.Sigrid wasn’t feeling well; that treacherous stab wound still burned in her chest, but she didn’t want to worry Silas.Something kept her clinging tightly to him.The truth was, she was afraid. She squeezed his hand tightly when they reached the entrance.The statues marking the access point stood in the underground zone. The cold night breeze hit their faces through the enormous hole above their heads.Silas pulled her close by the waist, pressing a kiss to her forehead with overwhelming love, obsessed with always keeping her near his body.He was utterly surrendered to this woman—he only regretted not seeing her fully, revealing her true form.Enormous dark wings unfurled from his back like mist.He propelled himself into the heights, his Selenia always protected by his side.As they soared throug
274. A GIFT FROM YOUR LITTLE SISTER
NARRATORBut after only a few steps, Sigrid collapsed to her knees again. The sound of the forbidden chants forced their way into her mind through her ears.Where was it coming from? Damn it! BEHIND HER!Sigrid rolled, barely avoiding the treacherous sneak attack.Crouched low in the grass, she spotted her emerging from the dark shroud of the pines—it was that wretched Drusilla.She was the one filling the air with those curses that were driving Electra insane.Sigrid stumbled forward, trying to summon her magic, but when she cast a spell, it failed.It wasn’t that Drusilla was growing stronger—it was her.Sigrid was struggling more and more to maintain control over the body she had stolen.Drusilla held the Book of Risorgimento in her hands. She was reading that ancient spell from it, and Sigrid knew exactly what it was—she was trying to trap her inside Electra’s body.That was why she was losing the battle.And to make matters worse, Drusilla suddenly yanked on a chain she held in h
275. ESCAPING FROM THE SELENIAS
NARRATORRenata collapsed to the ground, unconscious, unable to withstand the explosion of so much dark energy.“RENATA!” Alessandre, watching from the shadows, shouted.They had told him not to interfere, that the two of them could handle the situation.But that man—damn it! That man was too powerful.He ran to his woman, and all the vampires and royal guards surrounding them, though fear clutched their hearts, emerged from the cover of the forest, shouting and ready to contain the two threats.The Selenia Queen lost focus for just a second when she lost her connection with her daughter.She watched in disbelief as the once-green forest floor had turned into some kind of dark water, like swamp sludge, like black tar, and within it, sinking rapidly, was that man, trapping the Selenia against his chest.“YOU WON’T ESCAPE ME SO EASILY!” She waved her hand in fury, sending hundreds of golden daggers flying straight at Silas.A massive specter suddenly emerged, shattering the last of the
276. SALVATION OR TRAP?
NARRATORMérida stepped out of the house, a lantern hanging from her old hands, and when she saw them in the state they were in—covered in wounds, dirt, and blood—her eyes widened in shock."For heaven's sake! What happened to you?" She rushed over to examine Sigrid.Her skin was burning hot, trembling, and drenched in sweat, her eyes shut tight as she endured excruciating pain, constantly battling against Electra."I need you to heal Sigrid with your herbs! HEAL HER NOW!" Silas roared uncontrollably, darkness cloaking him entirely, on the verge of breaking free from the restraints of his sanity.He was begging for help from an elemental healer when, with his own magic, he could heal wounds.But he knew he couldn’t keep her trapped inside Electra’s body.He didn’t know how to wield that kind of magic—he only knew destruction and combat. He wasn’t a real mage, nor did he possess such abilities."Calm down, calm down… Don’t feed her here, it’s too dangerous. It’s better to take her insi
277. I KNOW WHO YOU ARE
NARRATORGreen eyes, brimming with tears and suppressed sobs, looked past Silas to the woman standing behind him—the supposed healer.But under the moonlight, at last, Sigrid saw her true face.She knew the woman had come to send her back, and she refused to leave. Yet, no matter how much she resisted, the past wouldn’t change the way she wished it would."I love you, I love you so much…" she whispered between sobs, lifting her trembling lips to his and kissing him desperately, clinging to him, feeling his warmth, the beating of his heart, for the last time."Never forget how much I love you. Never forget. You are not Gray, you are not Umbros. You are Silas, my Silas…"Words could never do justice to her feelings, to what they both felt."Sigrid…" Silas suddenly seemed confused as he saw her so devastated. "Does it hurt that much?""Yes, it hurts… it hurts too much," she answered in a broken voice, and he began to panic, his eyes darting to her chest, thinking the wound was getting wo
278. PAINFUL PRESENT
NARRATORIt hurt so much to have witnessed the catastrophe her actions had caused.She had been the first to look away, to go live her life without caring about anything else, intoxicated by the power the Goddess had placed in her hands, feeling superior.She had begun manipulating that dark, black magic over the lake, experimenting and playing with it.She had believed she was doing good, had only wanted to eradicate it from the world.Not only had she failed in her endeavor, but she had also created a method that later fell into the wrong hands and was used for all the atrocities the witches committed.Silas had been infected by it, had fed on his resentments—she herself had indirectly created the monster called Umbros."Find him, Sigrid, wake him from his hatred, and give him all the love he deserves, the love that was stolen from his life. No one deserves happiness more than he does…"As Juno’s words fell, the silver light grew intense, like a supernova on the verge of exploding.
279. I WILL KEEP YOU ALL SAFE
VALERIAHearing that heart-wrenching scream from my little pup, I felt the world collapse around me.I ran at a dizzying speed despite the aches in my body.Lately, I haven’t been feeling well—I think it’s the stress and the looming disasters ahead.Dodging trees, with my lycan always at my heels, I find Sigrid sobbing, sitting beside the well."Sigrid, calm down, my love, calm down!" I immediately lunged toward her, pulling her into my chest, kneeling on the damp grass.She was trembling uncontrollably, her skin ice cold. She buried herself against me, clinging to me in despair.Goddess, what has happened to my daughter in the single hour I’ve been away from her?"Mama, mama…" She only calls for me and cries in a way that shatters my heart.All I can do is stroke her hair and try to reassure her."Aldric…" I sense him approaching.He wraps both of us in his arms, sitting on the ground and holding us close with his powerful, protective embrace.His rough hand gently strokes Sigrid’s s
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