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Atria obediently paused the video, then turned it off completely as soon as I nodded. After all, she is my AI, and not someone else's to carry out other people's commands.Senoria was still in prostration from what she saw, but Lilia looked at me as a hero.“That's incredible, Creel! You fought them so hard, you risked your life! Where did you learn it?Yeah, that's one of those questions that ought to be given pretty convincing answers. How long has the guy been away from home? Month? Year? I do not think that a person is capable of learning in such a short time what I can do and become as strong as the system allows.- I just remembered everything we were taught at the academy, - shrugging my shoulders, I come up with an excuse, - You understand, stress, adrenaline, fear of death ...- It's incredible! Lilia exclaimed louder, forcing Senoriya to open her eyes in surprise.The witch looked at me like I was a superstar who stopped her mile-long cortege near her to give an autograph an
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Lily asked a question, her eyes flashing with embarrassment, and she blushed slightly. Somehow, too quickly, she saw in me a man whose compliments can make you blush so much, in principle, Senoria did not lag behind, but she was more embarrassed by the compliment itself. Still, she will not look at her brother in a different way. I don't care what she thinks of me though. If everything works out, then I will soon dump, from here forever forgetting about their existence, I hope.That thought made me feel at peace, but it still didn't feel right. The same feeling when you put a blank white sheet on the table, everything is smooth and empty, draw a straight line with a pencil and bam! She grimaces at the crumb of bread lying under the leaf. That's how it is now. Looking at Senoria I had a similar unpleasant impression. Maybe it's a prick of conscience, or hidden brotherly love hidden in this body somewhere deep, deep, but the thought that she will remain here alone surrounded by this fam
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Yes, I already figured it out! And so I feel how the blood in my veins freezes from just one piercing look, filled with unprecedented power. If a daughter can boil me alive, what can a mother do?- Crillius? You are back! - the woman exclaimed joyfully, embracing me and pressing me to her luxurious chest.I had the courage not to jump away with a frightened squeal from her, but to allow myself to be pressed against the pleasant soft hemispheres peeking out from behind the corset.Elena herself was a stunningly beautiful and spectacular woman. Such a touch of mystery and strength, grace, beauty and danger. She is like the heroine of noir detectives of the sixties of the twentieth century. Who came to the detectives in the office asking them to investigate the infidelity of their husbands, and certainly promised huge trouble. But in the end, having become widowed and rich, they remained with the main character.- Yes, El ... Lady Elena, - I corrected myself in time, and was finally rele
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I'm runing. Darkness is gathering around. Bottomless, impenetrable, viscous as pitch. Her long tentacles try to grab my legs, but I don't let them. Every time I feel that tenacious hugs are getting closer, I force myself to speed up. It helps, but not for long. As if trying to keep me from escaping, the darkness makes the air thicken. It becomes something like a jelly, through which you have to break through with difficulty. I'm afraid to stop. Everything in my mind, drowning in pure concentrated fear, tells me to move. I can't let the darkness overtake me. It is forbidden…The strength is leaving me. I am an ordinary person. Simple Kirill from an orphanage in Moscow. Not awakened, not the so-called "Shield of the Witches", I am nobody. A shadow running from the darkness that wants to swallow her. I need light, it will warm, give me strength, will not allow me to dissolve. It will make my contours clearer and more expressive, preventing them from merging with the environment. My fear
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- You're not alone, Creel! - No one around, Terra and Eva on their mission. If they decided to kill me, then I would just lie there in a pool of my own blood. It seems to me that I would not have had time to understand that I was dead at all. But you were still excited...- Yes, then I wanted to kill him! To tear apart with bare hands, to leave a reminder of yourself before death: a scar, a cut, whatever. Just to leave something behind...I looked at my own hands as if they were up to the elbows in blood. Although it was true, in the past I often had to dirty them, but I never thought about death. I drove this thought away from me, not allowing it to take root in my head. And now it hit me. “Kril, you are not alone, even now you have me,” Atria said in a sad voice, “Although these words from the mouth of the AI sound stupid, but I am always with you. But you don't always support my decisions...“At first yes, but then something changed,” she answered mysteriously, not wanting
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- She and her parents are busy preparing, now the days have come when you need to follow every smallest detail, - Senoria explained. She beckoned to the maid who was standing outside the door, and she instantly brought a new jug of juice, which for some reason I liked so much. He really was delicious. Some kind of mixture of apple and peach with hints of banana. I can’t even imagine what kind of fruit this is from which such juice is obtained. - And what? Do you miss her? she asked after a short silence.Still, it is tempting to ask me about such details. I suppose you just want to listen to how her own younger brother dries for her friend. - Training, - I said a terrible word for her, - I wanted to show you more complex techniques, and teach you how to handle weapons. - Weapons?! - Senoria asked in surprise, - But why? - Then, with bare hands against the enemy, you will only remain if you lose everything else, and your opponent does the same, - I remembered Russian folk wisdom,
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So the day has come when the entire light of Regulus Prime society gathers in one place. A masquerade ball in honor of Lilia Farhart, daughter of High Inquisitor Rank Eight Regulus. Parents decided to celebrate her coming of age with chic and brilliance, which actually happened a couple of months ago. But who cares? You were invited by influential people, above whom only the governor of the planet - my "father", and then nominally. The Inquisition, if it wants to, can safely bypass the supreme power of the planet and enlist the order of the emperor. They resorted to this very rarely, because no one wanted to argue with them and spoil relations. There is no need to guess here to understand that an organization with such political power can easily remove the governor and send him to some remote colonies."Landed soon, Creel," Atria reported.Meanwhile, I nervously squeezed the glass of alcohol between my fingers. Sitting in the luxurious easy chair of the Governor's private shuttle, I w
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- Crillius! A familiar voice reached my ears.I turned abruptly and saw a girl in a green dress waving at me. It was closed, but so tight that I immediately recognized Senoria. She swayed gracefully towards me. On her face was a mask similar to mine, but only white, with a red face.Her presence made me smile. It's nice to meet strangers in a crowd, a person who does not cause dislike in you, but rather the opposite.- Are you here too?“Here, and not even alone,” she cooed in a cheerful voice.The girl reached out her hand somewhere in the crowd of guests and pulled out a red-haired girl in a white long dress with the same red inserts of neon panels as mine.Seeing each other and noticing the color of the outfits, we were dumbfounded. Lilia wore the same scarlet mask to match her hair.- Hmm, yes, you just agreed, - my “sister” drawled, pushing her friend closer to me so that we would stand side by side."It wasn't me who chose the color, it was my stylist," I grumbled, turning off h