Cristae
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Episode 251 “Kal…” A sense washed over me, a conviction that something was terribly wrong. I stretched out my hand, searching for the man hidden in the darkness. I grabbed him by the collar. I couldn’t hold back any longer. “Give me Khalid.” The man laughed again. “That’s my line.” “…” “Wistal.” In the pitch-black gloom, glinting eyes stared at me and licked over my skin. “It’s time you revealed yourself.” The magic within me writhed…
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Episode 250 What I saw was a pitch-black cavern. A deep shadow cast by the faint light of the moon. The shadow resembled the Mage Kingdom’s sigil. It was, in other words, The shadow of a great dragon. He had been waiting for something for a very long time. “Vistal.” The very woman who had betrayed him and fled—whom he loathed beyond measure. “Humans possess a beautiful strength.” The goddess loved humans. He could not understand. A life that didn’t even last a…
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Episode 249 Leviathan stared vacantly ahead, then thrust his face at the nearby adjutant. “This is an order. Slap me.” “Excuse me?” “I think I must be dreaming right now.” “Sorry, I have to disobey that order.” The adjutant, inciting insubordination against his unhinged commander, went off to fight against the distant attacks of the mages. This was near the capital's fortress. Attack spells rained down from above, and an army of earth golems charged from the…
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248Just then, Father tapped the map. “Not a bad idea. Good.” He quickly issued orders to his nearby officers. “First, summon Leon and the knights waiting at the harbor and reorganize our formation. Select those who will remain here to protect the people and those who will join me in striking the palace. If anyone surrenders or flees, let them go, but any priests in red-embroidered vestments are to be captured at all costs—and killed if they resist.” “Yes, sir.” “Ideline, what…
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Episode 247 Dawn was breaking. As the bright sunlight scattered across the land, the traces of last night’s fierce battle were laid bare. Perhaps it was because we had fought against a golem army. There wasn’t blood everywhere, so it didn’t feel quite so gruesome… 'Wow. The terrain has changed.' A hill had sprung up overnight, and the ground was deeply gouged as if clawed by some great beast. 'Whatever it was, something truly extraordinary must have happened…
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Episode 246 “Interfering, are you!” A blue spell circle flared at the mage’s fingertips. The ground trembled faintly. It didn’t matter. Liam advanced with deliberate steps, his gaze filled with nothing but that damned mage’s face. The reason he always lost his way right at his destination was because too many excellent thoughts crossed his mind. His thoughts chased one another endlessly, and before long he’d lose track of where he stood, wandering aimlessly. But now, for once,…
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Episode 245 Thump. Thump. Attack magic rained down from above. A legion of golems loomed before him. Liam let out a short, shallow breath. Of course, the attack magic was deflected by the sturdy barrier, but he couldn’t help feeling anxious. The ruins of a collapsed temple. He was guarding the area around a half-destroyed chapel. Inside, Rubian was working to complete the portal, so until then, it was up to him to hold this position. ‘But where is this barrage of attack…
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244“Have the residents been evacuated?” In response to the Emperor’s question, the captain of the knights answered with unwavering loyalty. “We’ve finished evacuating everyone in the southwestern area where we anticipate the fighting will take place. The barrier magical devices for the city walls, developed by the capital’s outpost mages led by Asha Drucan, are also operational.” Barrier magical devices. The Emperor recalled the appearance of those contraptions, the likes of which…
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Episode 243 Ch. 25 Royal Capital, Arcadia Palace. “So this is what it was.” The Mage King cried out, awash with ecstasy. “This was it!” Inside the dark laboratory. He embraced the blood-soaked corpses of the mages without a hint of concern. “Prepare the test subjects. I need to run one last confirmation!” The experiment involved injecting blood extracted from dark beasts into mages—a procedure originally conducted by the “First,” but now taken over by the Mage…
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242His tone was flat, his expression impassive, yet somehow it all felt like a threat. The man brushed back Rubian’s hair with the utmost care, as though handling a glass doll, and gazed quietly down at her sleeping face. It was a scene of perfect stillness, but within that tableau, Ideline perceived an emotional tempest more turbulent than ever before. Ah, that look. 'That’s the face of someone completely smitten.' And it seemed he was well-practiced at holding those feelings…
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Episode 241 A dark chapel. I sat absent-mindedly, gazing up at the statue of the goddess. Moonlight streamed through the broken window, casting a white beam across the goddess’s face. For some reason, it felt both sacred and not quite sacred at the same time. “It feels different from the one I saw at church during the Green Festival prayer service.” Maybe it’s because this one is much bigger. Then again, the faces of gods are always drawn however humans imagine them, aren’t…
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Episode 240 “Wait, wait, waaaaaait! Kal! Let her go!” No sooner had I shouted than Kal swiftly withdrew his sword. “Elder!” “Cough, cough. Everyone… do not, under any circumstances, resist.” Clutching her throat, the woman quelled the clamor with a cold command, staggering upright as she regarded me with incredulity. “H-how are you here?” “That’s exactly what I want to ask you.” “……” “As a palace elder and one of the Mage King's confidants, what…
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Episode 239 “I feel a strange gaze on us.” With narrowed eyes and a sharp look on his face, Father scanned the surroundings. “For now… we should hurry.” Liam tightened his grip around my shoulders, drawing me deeper into his embrace. The sanctuary was lined with several antechambers. Passing closed prayer rooms and meditation chambers, I arrived at the large central nave. “……” Behind the altar on the podium stood a magnificent statue of the goddess. Quickly, I…
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238I appeared behind Father. “Amazing, isn’t it?” Pop. This time, right next to Khalid. “Wahahahaha!” Next, directly in front of Licht as he buckled his sword! On top of Brother Liam’s back as he poked through beach debris! “Isn’t it amaaazing? Impressive, right? Huh?” Yahoo! Yahoo, yahoo! The moment I arrived on the southern shore of Arcadia, I began teleporting wildly, casting spells like mad. Teleportation magic was high-level, but any mana I used quickly…
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Episode 237 “Are you insane?” He ground his teeth in open defiance of the voice in his head. The intention behind the voice that tormented him was clear. An unseemly, shameless desire laid bare: to satisfy itself, even if it meant making the person before him miserable and wretched. Khalid pressed down again on the dark mana that threatened to devour his own. ‘This power… It might be connected to the wording on that shackle—‘For my King.’’ The thought struck him…
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236Knights busily moved about the deck. I stood at the prow, gazing for a moment at the blue expanse of the sea. The weather was wonderfully clear, the waves tranquil. Strangely, I felt a sense of calm. There was no fear at all. Perhaps it was because my father was with me. 'Alright, when all this is over, I’ll have to go boating with my family.' Something like a luxury cruise! 'Please, let that day come!' With that earnest prayer, the ship cut smoothly across the azure sea. Thanks…
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Episode 235 "Senia!" "Ah!" A woman shot out like an arrow, swept Sebelena into her arms, and rolled across the floor. "Uh…?" "I was just about to go see you!" "W-wait? Senia? Sister?" Sebelena stared blankly at the gaunt woman sprawled atop her. Though her face was still sickly, her eyes sparkled with vitality. 'What is this? Some kind of magical manipulation?' No, that can't be. Senia no longer has the power left in her body to do something like that. "How… did this…
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234Benjamin was silent for a moment. There was no need or reason to persist in stubbornness any longer. “…The coordinates the Mage King gave me were indeed for the northern part of Arcadia.” He spoke in a strained, almost groaning voice. “You were right about everything, Princess. He’s trying to use this old man to set a trap for you.” “…” “The moment your ship lands in north Arcadia, the Mage King will try to control you through the crest. Or perhaps his ‘First’ is…
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Episode 233 An expedition to the Mage Kingdom. Two days remaining. Marchioness Mariel Weber paused as she entered the banquet hall. The atmosphere in the hall was sharply divided. One side of the Zevert family looked as if they were in mourning, dark and somber; the other side was already suffused with jubilation, as if they had received news of victory. ‘What’s this? Did they have a fight?’ ‘Surely not.’ As the marchioness exchanged furtive glances with her attendant,…
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232 Freed from their restraints, the children began speaking at once, as if they had been waiting for this moment. “In Arcadia, there are screams every day, every single day. The royal mages just snatch people up and use them as test subjects. As sacrifices to summon dark magic, just, just…!” “There are lots of children our age in the kingdom. They say they're forcing people to marry just to increase the number of mages. So, while the number of mages has increased compared to before,…
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