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Dead Soul Exorcist 29 | Discordant
"Is that you, Kieran?" Serena repeated her question. The strong wind tousled her soft, black hair.For a moment, Kieran couldn't find words. He returned Serena's gaze, looking at her for quite some time. Then, he glanced down at his heavy shopping basket. Somehow, he didn't want Serena to know about him. He just didn't want the girl to know him too well. Because after the issues in Rainvale, if Kieran was fortunate enough to survive the impending attack, he might have to travel to another place. Keep traveling until his steps led him back to Umbravale as the savior. He was just a small particle in Serena Swiftwind's life."Oh, goodness," Serena sighed in frustration. The girl stood with her hands on her hips, annoyed. "I know you're a shy guy, but you have to tell the people of Umbravale who you really are! I feel sorry for those who keep hoping for the Nyxshade descendant to come and save them. We don't even know where that child is, right?"Kieran blinked. Serena misunderstood. "Ser
Dead Soul Exorcist 30 | Lighthearted Letter
As Serena's sea-colored eyes stared at him, Kieran could feel sadness and disappointment mingling there. He swallowed. "It's okay, right?" he asked softly.Serena placed her car keys down and drew her knees to her chest. "I don't have any problem if you come along," Serena said. "But the problem lies with you. You said you're a fugitive, right? They could catch you."Kieran had been thinking about it since he left Valorthorn. Making him swear not to return there anytime soon. But circumstances were different now. "It's not a problem," Kieran said. Besides, he now knew how to use the revenant's power. He could protect himself. "Besides, you're right. We need crucial information on when and how Dravon will attack. I don't even know with who he'll do it with."They locked eyes for a moment, and suddenly Kieran felt Serena was too far. Even so, they shouldn't get any closer. He quickly stood from the single bed and walked to the door. "Arlo and I have cooked. Let's have lunch together," h
Dead Soul Exorcist 31 | Dark News
Two years ago."Your academic achievements last year surpassed all the schools in the Varidianth kingdom, Kieran. I hope this year you continue to maintain your brilliant performance." After saying that, the headmaster smiled warmly and politely at Kieran, without a word of thanks or congratulations, as if it was only natural and deserved that Kieran achieved the highest rank in Varidianth. However, Kieran was already accustomed to the burden of expectations and others' confidence in him."Of course, Prof," Kieran said. He stood up and shook hands with the headmaster, then carried away a box adorned with golden velvet layers given by the Varidianth kingdom.As Kieran stepped out of the headmaster's office, he paused in the corridor, gazing out of the window. The sky was bright blue with a few clouds, and distant cheerful sounds of students playing ball or basking in the sun could be faintly heard. It was such a pleasant atmosphere. However, why did Kieran feel nothing?He bowed his he
Dead Soul Exorcist 32 | A Friendly Deadly Invitation Letter
"Ouch!" Kieran exclaimed as Serena's scissors pierced his skin. His hand reflexively held the girl's hand in the air, and glanced at her in surprise from the mirror. He could feel his skin trying to regen with massive force without Serena knowing."Did I hurt you?" Serena gasped and examined Kieran's scalp. But after examining for a while she did not find any wounds there. "Oh my, hold it in a bit!""I seriously doubt your ability to cut hair," Kieran grumbled. He was about to reach for the milkshake on the dressing table, but Serena had already turned his chair so that Kieran was facing her. Suddenly the girl leaned very close to him, and pressed something over his lips. Something that Kieran realized was a fake mustache from his reflection in Serena's sea-colored eyes."Gosh when did you buy this fake mustache?" asked Kieran, failing to hide his surprise."I bought it when I was buying a milkshake," Serena replied casually. "It's so hard to find milkshakes in this town that Arlo and
Dead Soul Exorcist 33 | The Lurking Darkness
On the grounds of Nyxshade's abandoned family manor, Will dismounted from his carriage. He jerked the toe of his boot on the gravel road for a moment, feeling the texture was slightly different. That meant there had been a recent battle between Grand Duke Silverlake and the palace knights who attacked him.Three knights wielding magic swords and magic arrows also dismounted from their horses and stood behind Will. "Master Will, we will inspect the manor first before you enter it," said one of the knights in a firm tone that Will could not argue with. After all, it was Will's father, the Duke of Zephyr, they were obeying.Will simply nodded. While his family's knight stormed into the empty manor, Will leaned against the body of his carriage. He looked up at the overcast sky as he played with the air around his wave-colored hair. He suddenly remembered how Dravon had banged on his bedroom door a few days ago. At that time, all Will could think about was how he could pull himself togethe
Dead Soul Exorcist 34 | Shadows at the Dance Party
"Arlo, did you understand what I said earlier?"Kieran who was fixing his bow tie grinned at Arlo's frown. The boy was lying on the single-bed, looking dissatisfied with the snacks and magazines he had."Arlo!" Serena called out to the boy in exasperation. Kieran noticed that a pinch of her hair had escaped from its neat bun, so that it fell softly over the latte-colored off-shoulder dress she was wearing, right in the hollow of her shoulder."Oh my! Fine! I'll stay in the room while you and Kieran go to the ball!" Arlo blurted out with a huff. The boy now looked genuinely hurt. "I'll stay in, trying to eat these chips until I'm bored to death.""You have children's magazines, Arlo!" Serena retorted fiercely."And it was printed in Valorthorn!" Arlo exclaimed angrily. "Printed in Valorthorn and in black and white too!""Then what do you really want?!" Serena caught her breath with difficulty. Kieran who had just finished putting on his shoes also sat facing Arlo. The little boy bit hi
Dead Soul Exorcist 35 | Something Crazy
Tonight, Vikrant realized the night sky was as dark as raven feathers. In the distance, lightning crackled, casting a beautiful streak of white across the canvas of the sky. Vikrant smiled at the pile of documents and proposals awaiting his approval, his tongue craving the taste of rich wine on his palate.Vikrant snapped his fingers, and a loyal servant emerged from the door behind his desk. "Do you need something, Your Highness?""I want to know what that boy is up to," he said. His throat growing thirstier, Vikrant was eager to finish his daily tasks and retire to his study for relaxation."Prince Dravon is attending a ball he organized himself, Your Highness," the servant replied calmly."A ball?" Vikrant blinked cynically. "What sort of ball is not planned for weeks and doesn't seek my approval beforehand?""This ball is fully endorsed by the King, Your Highness," the servant explained. "To welcome the arrival of Earl Swiftwind's daughter from the land of Varidianth."Vikrant fur
Dead Soul Exorcist 36 | Misunderstanding
Ten minutes earlier."So..." Kieran awkwardly stepped back as an unfamiliar noblewoman approached him out of the blue. She was wearing a sunset-colored gown with a silk shawl trailing from her shoulders to the floor. A dress that Kieran thought was entirely unsuitable for a royal dance party. "Are you from the kingdom of Varidianth?"Kieran winced. "I was raised in Valorus," he replied with a weighted tone. Kieran took a sip of champagne to ease his nerves. Just a second ago, Kieran remembered seeing Serena and Dravon dancing in the middle of the ballroom. But the next moment, he found the two of them ascending the grand staircase, and Kieran couldn't guess where Dravon was taking Serena with him. "I suppose I'll go look for my fiancée, then."Kieran placed his still full champagne glass on the table, but the noble girl had already hugged his arms, causing Kieran to accidentally push his champagne glass until it toppled over and spilled onto the table."Excuse me, Lady," Kieran attemp
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138 | Endings That Become Beginnings
"I decided to trust you, Dravon," Kieran replied. "But you betrayed my trust in you. Over and over again." He maintained his smile, as the tip of his sword was still in Dravon's grasp. He pushed his sword harder, but Dravon's defences were as hard as granite. The prince began to fight back, until the blade of Kieran's sword slipped out and pierced the bed. The Valorthorn prince immediately jumped out of bed. His diamond-hilted sword formed in his hand from millions of pieces of magic light. "Read my mind, Kieran," Dravon growled, almost pleading. "So that you may know what truly happened." Kieran's gaze dimmed. "I don't want to know," he refused. The next instant all the glass in the place shattered and struck Dravon. The Crown Prince immediately ducked, creating a protective wall of magic around his body. Dravon gritted his teeth as he got back to his feet. "Alright if that's what you want, we fight," he said. The man immediately swung his magic sword at Kieran. Both their swo
137 | Blinded by Vengeance
Kieran was woken up by a jolt on his shoulder. He opened his eyes, instantly overcome by a feeling of nausea. But when he realised that it was Julian who woke him up, he was shocked to death. Because Julian's clothes were soiled with blood and sweat. In his hand was a sword, which Kieran realised he had borrowed from a palace knight. Around them was only chaos. "I think they mixed something into my drink," Kieran said. "A lot of something and—" "That's not important," Julian interrupted. "Everly betrayed us. But somehow she didn't give me enough sleeping pills. So I woke up early, and saw a lot of dead souls out there. A lot of them. The phone rang, and I called Serena's father. It was just as bad there. There's a plague of dead souls that's attacking our entire kingdom." Each sentence pierced Kieran like a sword. He quickly got up from his chair and for a moment desperately fought off the dizziness and nausea. Even so, he immediately searched for Elios Silverlake's whereabouts, an
136 | The Fall of Chessboard
"It's weird seeing four revenants in one room," was the first thing the King of Varidianth, Elios Silverlake, said as they were all ushered into the Throne Room."Yeah, maybe not as weird as all of us seeing you suddenly become King, Elios," Jace replied kindly from the corner of the room. But everyone ignored him, especially Morana."We may look like immortal, rebellious seventeen-year-olds, but I hope you know that recently the number of revenants has increased due to the rise of The Malevolent Sorcerer-King. I hope it's not you," Morana said calmly.Elios immediately stood up from his throne chair, as if he was uncomfortable sitting there. The man approached all the prisoners, with a sad smile. "You don't look like a seventeen-year-old to me at all," Elios said. "But the fact that you're here, away from Zyronox, I think proves that you're in good hands. For a long time, Princess Morana."Morana gritted her teeth. "Don't think you know me just because you know my name," she exclaime
135 | Indecisive between Two Sides
In her entire life, Everly had never heard of the Black Tower. But from the bones scattered in the corner of the room, it was most likely the same place as the Red Tower in the northern area of Valorthorn that was reserved for the exile of traitors. The difference, though, was that there were no alogojos and torture devices waiting here. There was only darkness and emptiness, which was actually another form of torture."So..." Everly tried not to glance over as her cousin, Oliver, inched closer while rubbing his hands together. "How have you been?"After the past six months of being exiled by their extended family simply because of the curse in her blood, the words 'How have you been?' really felt ambiguous. Nonetheless, Everly shrugged. "As you can see, Odd," she muttered. "I'm confined here with you on traitorous charges. And since that's the way it is, I try not to protest."Oliver laughed awkwardly, as if he thought she was trying to be funny. But she wasn't. There was nothing fun
134 | Fixing the Past
Dravon was right, that Kieran did not need mind-reading magic to know what had just happened. He could feel the coldness of William Zephyr's gaze on him, penetrating his skin. He could feel the emptiness that Dravon hid behind his casual demeanour. But it was the fact that Dravon came straight to him after his fight with William that bothered Kieran. It made him, inevitably, remember the past between the two of them in Umbravale."You think," Dravon muttered as he leaned against the magic wall. He casually removed his court robes and placed them on his lap. Kieran had never noticed it before. How graceful Dravon was. How he was more fit to be a prince than a king's son really was. How friendly and kind he was to his peers and the people who worked for him. "What will become of us. I mean, what fate awaits you and me."Kieran huffed. It was more because he felt cold than because he wanted to be cool. Dravon's magic fire was right behind his back but he couldn't feel
133 | End Everything
The two of them climbed more and more stairs, until they were on a fairly high floor in the Black Tower. The higher they got, the cleaner the rooms became. It was as if no one had dared to climb these stairs before.Until finally Will stopped at the highest floor, as the only room that had furniture in it. A canopied bed, a sofa set, a dresser and a closet.Dravon was not at all surprised, he simply lit a fire in the two lanterns that lay on top of the pair of nightstands in the bedroom, and sat down on his dusty, fragile bed. A centipede poked out of the hem of his blanket, but Dravon deliberately ignored it."So," Dravon asked cheerfully. "What did you want to talk to me about, Will?"Will moved closer to him. All his cool demeanour slowly crumbled, replaced with a fragility underneath. "We lost badly," he muttered. "But it's not too late. I know atop this tower we can still paint the final magic pattern. Or we can go home to Valorthorn, and def
132 | Black Tower
When the cloth covering their eyes was finally opened, only darkness and cold greeted them. A building, which Julian finally realized was the Black Tower. Although it seemed like this place wasn't as scary as Lord Swiftwind had told him about. Or perhaps, the wizards around him made Julian feel that way.After the presence of the knights enclosing them had long since faded, Dravon snapped his fingers, summoning blue magic flames that danced around them all, burning what Julian realized too late to be bones. The bones of those who were once trapped in this place."We are only three hours away from the palace," said William. His pale and handsome face looked beautiful against the blue firelight."Maybe only an hour," Dravon muttered as he looked at every burnt bone. Not at all bothered by the heat. So like it or not, Julian thinks about Jace. That those who have fire elemental magic cannot burn. "They deliberately chose a circuitous path to confuse us.""Now what do we want to do?" Oliv
131 | True Love
Arlo finds Lunabelle in her room. His foster sister was sitting on the bed, while Lana combed her hair. From Lana's chuckle and Lunabelle's annoyed voice, Arlo realized that his sister was discussing romantic matters with Lana. Also complaining about Arlo. Because they both remained silent when Arlo entered the room."Well," said Arlo cheerfully as he sat on the sofa with his legs propped up on one of the arms. "It seems like you two are doing fine while Varidianth is getting destroyed overtime."Lunabelle's pink eyebrows rose. "What's going on with Varidianth? The plague of dead souls?""Yeah, almost actually," Arlo answered. "But what I want to say is, Seraphina died." Lunabelle froze in shock. And Arlo proceeded cautiously."Seraphina was killed by Prince Vikrant. After that, we were forced to appoint Elios as king. So that's it. You are officially a royal princess again," he explained. Then added grimly. "Yet Elios sentenced Dravon and his fri
130 | Make Peace and Forgive
Previously, the Black Tower was just a bedtime story for Kieran. Different from prison, this place was used to lock up nobles who betrayed the kingdom. The location is unknown, and the place is very dark without the slightest source of light. It is said that every prisoner locked up there would rather die than stay there for the rest of their lives.Now, Kieran knew that it wasn't just a fairy tale.His eyes were covered by a black cloth while his hands were tied by another cloth. He, Julian, Serena, as well as Dravon, Oliver, William, Everly, and their servant whose name Kieran didn't know, were forced to sit in a horse-drawn carriage whose cabin was quite long. During the uncomfortable journey because the carriage kept shaking due to rocks or roots, they could hear the galloping of the horses of the knights accompanying them."It's really sad that now you and I are on the same train, heading to the Black Tower, Kieran," Dravon said sarcastically. Only the two of them understood how
