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covered in soft, white fur and sported a pad in the middle of its palm. If Kaito was allowed to be completely blunt, it was squishy, and felt kind of nice. "How do you find it?" Vyade gave a small laugh. Taken wholly aback, Kaito raised his face. His gaze was met with a beautiful pair of blue eyes. Vyade showed him a w... |
acting strangely. She'd stood up at some point and was staring a hole into the bed while deep in thought. "Hina, what's the matter?" "Well, Master Kaito..." "Hmm?" "We are married, you know." Kaito broke into a violent coughing fit. He certainly wasn't dense enough to miss what she was implying. Flustered, he opened hi... |
she ended up being the catalyst for war. Knowing all that full well, Elisabeth frowned. As he rubbed his round belly, the Butcher offered his two cents. "If that's the case, then might I suggest taking this time to deal with any matters you've been putting off? I daresay your demon hunt kept you rather busy, after all.... |
Ever since I made my contract with the Kaiser, it's just been one surprise after another. As Kaito pondered his unexpected good fortune, another emotion welled up within him as well. And I never thought I'd be able to be of so much help to someone. Kaito Sena had once been cast aside like garbage atop a tatami floor. H... |
the entrails she walked over, nor the blood staining the ground in her wake. But now that all fourteen demons had been vanquished, things were different. Now, she had something she felt she needed to say to the woman beneath the grave. "Forgive me, Marianne, for I have lied." Her words, and the apology they carried, ca... |
jumped to the birdlike creatures La Mules had summoned. But those things hadn't looked anything like Deus Ex Machina. Paying Kaito's confusion little heed, the Kaiser nodded in assent. "Elisabeth can summon torture devices without limit, can she not? What she does is use her own mana as a catalyst to drag formless, nam... |
buildings. Their bones were countless and filling up the view for as far as the eye could see. Three descriptors immediately rushed to the forefront of his mind. Massacre. Sacrifice. And finally, torture. The crucified corpses had iron stakes running from their palms to their shoulders and from their feet to their thig... |
having thought of the party in question quicker than Kaito. He looked at her, silently asking her what answer she'd arrived at. But he couldn't bring himself to ask. Her face had gone terribly pale. "It can't be," she silently mouthed. "Oh, but it can," said Vlad's smile. "The Butcher told you himself, did he not? He d... |
sinister shade of silver. It looked almost like a school of small fish swimming together in the shape of a monster. Then it kicked off against a wall and pulverized the bones affixed to the surface as it leaped high into the air. A figure began to emerge from behind the building, and Bandersnatch sank its fangs into it... |
light shrug. Kaito clenched his fists tight. As they did, Hina had begun pushing the paladin back and was now swinging her halberd in earnest. The paladin fell back in order to avoid her torrential blows. Taking on a bestial stance, she spoke in a low voice. "You would do well not to underestimate the depths of my love... |
find the rainbow-hued Mana Egg, leading an army five thousand strong, decorating my beloved dragons..." "More of your usual nonsense?" "What would you say if I told you it was all true, Madam Elisabeth?" The Butcher tilted his head to the side. Elisabeth gave him a long, hard stare. From the other side of the deep dark... |
utterly and completely destroyed it. However, there was one thing still standing there, strangely unharmed. Amid the vast nothingness, a statue of the Saint shedding tears of blood stood tall. She was hanging upside down, and a rectangular pit sat directly beneath her head. There was a good chance it had originally bee... |
of the orb screeched loudly. "A demon dares insult ME?! I live my life properly and piously, in service to the Saint, in service of God, and it insults ME?! Izabella, don't hesitate, don't think, just kill them, kill them, kill them, and do NOT let them advance!" As the man flew into a crazed rant, Kaito glanced toward... |
blow in its master's place. Sparks flew, and Jeanne nodded once more. "Impressive." "I am a commander, after all." Izabella showed no signs of stopping. As she drew back her blade, she leveled a palm strike at Jeanne's jaw. Jeanne blinked in shock, but the surprises would not end there. "Oh?" "Huh?" At that moment, the... |
away. Still holding its handle, Kaito called out the sword's name, as though the weapon itself were speaking through him. "Nameless." Then he swung his black blade down, cleaving through the air and leveling its tip toward Elisabeth. She responded by snapping her fingers. All the torture devices vanished. Only Executio... |
served me, and who died for me stored and refined their mana for, after all." "I mean, I'm not gonna deny that I thought it was impressive, but..." "No, my dear successor, it goes far past the level of 'impressive.' Burn this sight into your eyes—it will undoubtably make for a valuable reference." Vlad floated up to ... |
eyes. With those same eyes, she focused her vision on the monster whose very existence she would just as soon have denied. The snowy owl began moving in earnest. Its massive head spun as it glided forward. Dragged along by its upper half, its mass of feelers moved as well. For a moment, Kaito felt as though the entire ... |
Vlad's face. Hina was making no efforts to hide her revulsion, and Izabella was wearing the expression of a child who'd just been struck by a parent. Something that shouldn't exist, exists. Faced with that irreconcilable contradiction, Kaito felt a wave of vertigo. Elisabeth shook her head from side to side as she cast... |
Because of that, he'd never had a chance to rely on the assistance of another. He'd never had the body of an infant. So that was the first and final time in his long, long life that someone had ever held him. Back when the world was yet white, he was the first thing they'd created. No matter how long he lived, he would... |
its initial stages then, and the world was a clean slate. Even the wind had yet to blow. But by some miracle, the lump peeked out from behind the cloth. It lasted only a moment, but its reddish-black alien form was laid bare. The thing she was cradling was a lump of demon flesh. Stooping down, she presented the bundle ... |
his way to his destination, which was, of all places, directly above Diablo's cradle. Izabella quietly called out, trying to get him to stop. "Wait, stop, stop, that's dangerous. You shouldn't get any closer than that." "Good heavens, to think that the Holy Knights' commander would be such a coward. Timidity and virgin... |
Elisabeth's question. Kaito frowned. Who could possibly have information regarding the location of a woman who'd been missing since the very creation of the world? "Her location may well be known to a single...or rather, perhaps it's best not to try to count, but they do exist. I've spent some time investigating him. B... |
a continuous scream from the moment he'd first set foot in the room. It was a striking, sorrowful plea, one that only someone who'd experienced extreme pain could perceive. Please kill us, they'd been saying. Please make it all end. The people being used to pacify Diablo had long since gone mad from the pain. But in sp... |
well. In their place were a large number of white feathered creatures. A second later, realization hit Kaito. The man was using his rib cage as a birdcage. "La (fly)!" Spurred on by instinctual fear, Kaito snapped his fingers. A blade went soaring toward the man. At the same time, white light flared up in the man's che... |
had placed their trust and loyalty in her. "The Holy Knights' main force has to receive any untoward orders. But it's only a matter of time. It's as Ms. Jeanne says: Organizations are, for better or for worse, like long centipedes. I refuse to let my people unknowingly destroy the very people, the very world they're tr... |
in burn marks from the Church's shackles, Elisabeth crossed her arms. They had all successfully arrived in the wide chamber beneath Elisabeth's castle that sported her permanent teleportation circle. But teleporting directly to it wasn't supposed to be possible for anyone who hadn't themselves activated it previously. ... |
Upon hearing Elisabeth's hypothesis, Kaito nodded. It was true that all the paladins they'd encountered had already been half-dead. The assembled manpower had been too half-assed to conduct any sort of proper purge. It seemed likely that the only ones left behind were those who'd had a poor affinity for demon meat and ... |
her backside. As a result, Kaito had been wailing the entire time since. An exasperated shout came from Elisabeth, near the front. "Enough of your whining, Kaito! You're immortal! Even if you do fall, you're sure to survive!" "Hell no, I'm not falling for that! I know full well that enough blood loss will make my soul ... |
her arms and hmmed. Then she snapped her gaze to the side. The red dragon was lying on its belly there, seemingly unaffected by the cold. Ever since they'd arrived at the World's End, she'd suddenly stopped moving. She was instead dozing off, as though she'd come home for the first time in a long while. Upon hearing wh... |
ground beneath the milky-white sky. Then, suddenly, he got caught on something and came to a stop. "Hmm? What's that?" Kaito squinted. It felt as though he'd been caught by countless pairs of transparent hands. He then reached out and checked to see what it was that had actually stopped him. It turned out to be a fat b... |
breaks out, all this will have been for nothing! Kaito immediately realized that he was going to have to be the one to stop them. Leaping out in front of the beastfolk, he spread his arms wide. "Wait, hold up! Jeanne might not make any sense, and she might be a total asshole, but she's not your enemy!" "I feel as thoug... |
the way we arrived here, at the World's End, was given to us abruptly and by a mysterious individual." Suddenly, Kaito recalled what Lute had said back when he'd been caught on the ivy that had served as guard netting. Even though he'd been astonished at the unexpected reunion, he'd heard Lute's words loud and clear. B... |
was doing? Kaito had assumed they had been the deeds of someone consumed by madness, but this notion was dozens of times more horrifying. Then a sharp noise sliced through the air. Kaito frantically looked up. When he did, he saw the tip of Lute's sword resting on the Grave Keeper's forehead from where he'd swung it. I... |
things ought to be. ...But isn't that a sin in and of itself? The ignorant had no right to cast blame, did they? Their entire way of life was fundamentally wrong, wasn't it? Then didn't that make the restructuring just a way to rectify that? "Is that what you think? Then you're an imbecile." A razor-sharp voice forcefu... |
a waste of your time, fanatic. I'm too late, ain't I?! Jackasses like you always go by the same damn playbook!" "Wait, hold on, 'too late'? You mean Izabella is...?" Kaito's face went pale. The next moment, Izabella's smiling face flashed vividly across his mind. White light had been exploding at her back, and she'd be... |
even he was dumb enough to just fall over its edge. A moment later, he took it all back. Gargantua had come to an abrupt stop. Before it lay nothingness. The ground in front of its silver legs had cleanly vanished. It was like someone had carved it off with a knife, then stuck a fork in it and carried it away. No norma... |
it, his immediate reaction was shock. Whatever the something was, it was made up of fragments of ice and snow. Its body was unsettlingly linear, and if he had to compare it to something, it looked somewhat like a fish. But even upon getting a closer look, it was difficult for a human to truly understand its appearance.... |
the cream of the crop, those who'd either been relatively compatible or those who'd successfully been able to take in pain. They were currently standing in a line, stock-still and with their swords pointed toward the ground like a row of statues. However, there was no telling how they'd react if he added Vlad to the mi... |
First, he thought back to what had happened in the Capital, back when the demonic mass of flesh had invaded. Izabella's straight silver hair had glistened in the moonlight. Back then, not a single scar had marred her skin. After unhesitatingly taking the Kaiser's contractor's hand in hers, she'd spoken. "Let's take out... |
from the titan, miss, you once managed to reach me through Bandersnatch and Gargantua. And as you were before, you would have remained composed even in the face of Deus Ex Machina's parts combined. So what's this sorry shit? I told you not to go, didn't I?" "Graaaaaaaaaah, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Jeanne received a low, ter... |
decide for you what is and isn't more precious than the world! You have to choose; you have to make the decision! Dammit, you, you're not thinking at all!" "You're saying rather strange things, mister. What are you suggesting it is that I'm not thinking about?" "You can't seriously tell me you paid a single thought to ... |
this nonsense about restructuring your desire as well? Every creature in this world may well die thanks to you. So you can skip the nonsensical rejoicing over a single woman's survival." "Hmm, I must say, calling it my 'desire' is really quite off the mark. But I suppose you are right." "Yet, at the same time, you invi... |
petals and darkness from the air. Her aim was unsteady, perhaps due to her agitation. However, the chains just barely managed to wrap around the Butcher's arm. Kaito breathed a sigh of relief. The next moment, though, blood billowed forth. "Wh—?" "And finally, thank you so much for your many years of patronage." The ... |
a long-fingernailed woman, they each split into four and reached for the Legend Dragon. When they did, they snatched her massive wings up by their bases, much like an innocent child would to a small animal. Their pointed tips dug into her draconic flesh as they lifted her high into the air. Another violent tremor ran t... |
was simply a natural part of the process involved in granting her true wish? If that was the case, though, then what did the Saint actually wish for? "Ah!" At that moment, Kaito's thoughts were forcefully interrupted. An incredible amount of heat was coming off the stone in his pocket. He was about to click his tongue ... |
she would stretch that moment out into nearly two weeks. In short, that was all there was to it. "She cared little for her own survival, nor for the fate of the world. She merely wanted to set down her burden, even if but for a moment. There was nothing more to it, I'd wager." She intended to cast aside all the blame a... |
squeezed him tight with all her might. "Master Kaito, I know how you feel! I...I, too, desperately don't want to let Elisabeth go! But please, you have to endure it. You're so wounded..." "Hina... I'm sorry. I just..." As he rubbed Hina's back, Kaito took another look at their surroundings. At some point, Vlad had move... |
went wide with alarm. The amount of red liquid spilled out atop the stone floor was far from normal. Can humans really survive after losing that much blood? Lute found himself bewildered. He'd been told that Kaito had a homunculus body, but even so, he still needed blood to maintain his existence. Now, though, Kaito wa... |
healers be better equipped to—? Oh, goodness." Lute had silently held out Izabella to her. As she gazed at Izabella's half-mechanized body, Lute's wife, Ain, immediately sensed just how complicated the situation was. She nodded, then turned around. Her voice was as matter-of-fact as her steps were quick. "She looks t... |
beastfolk territories. The men's clothing that she wore suited her well. She leaned back in her chair, then crossed her legs in the same manner Kaito had. "We've already heard from the demi-humans about the horribly transfigured paladin corpses they discovered. As it so happens, they weren't the only ones who did." "..... |
We will stand with our old friends and form a united front alongside them. If you all wish to resign yourselves to destruction, then your fate is in your own hands. But the disorder within your Church seems to run deep. I doubt you have the power to successfully protect your people. It appears that this is the end for ... |
all alive. I'm gonna save the world. And that's why..." Then the boy who had died meaninglessly in another world made his grand declaration. "...just for now, I'm king. So obey me." There was no reply. Some people stared at him in surprise, some people trembled in fear, and some people calmly stared at his blades. Whil... |
final opportunity, then things will undoubtedly come to a head once more. After all, humanity has shown they cannot be trusted." "Ah, I get it. You're worried that someday, humanity will decide to exclude the other two races." Kaito nodded. The first imperial princess threw concealed knives at him and leveled countless... |
were infested with flies. By all rights, they should have been dead. Yet the horrific figures didn't even seem to be in pain. Their very existences had clearly diverged from the evolutionary tree of life. Though, all things considered, that made perfect sense. After all, they were Diablo's underlings. Croak, cRoak, crO... |
could certainly be considered becoming of the treatment he was receiving. But between his short stature, the seedy look in his eyes, and his childish features, there were likely few who could recognize him as the Mad King from his looks alone. And his appearance definitely wouldn't have led anyone to imagine he was the... |
out of mana, right? Then I put my blood into it. It's basically just one big ball of my mana. I can use it as an intermediary for all sorts of different spells." "That's all?" "That's all." Kaito nodded frankly. He then hurriedly wiped at the trail of blood quickly trickling from the corner of his mouth. Valisisa heave... |
end. Yet in spite of that, there were human, beastfolk, and demi-human soldiers stationed before the wall of roots. Kaito stopped in front of them. The eagle beastman with vestigial wings on his arms bowed. The demi-human and human soldiers gave no response. Kaito took a deep breath, then spoke. "I heard she woke up. I... |
times and not be satisfied. So why don't we just have a nice little chat about how things went down earlier? Depending on how our conversation goes, we might be able to part ways without me having to test how much you can really endure." The Saint's expression froze. Ever since the world's creation, she had been in con... |
apropos comparison would be to a blank white canvas. Or perhaps a pitch-black canvas. Nothing meaningful was painted atop it. All the beautiful, warped art that had once been there had been scarred, then lost. Forever. Because of that, she had to carry out her atonement. It wouldn't do for her to simply leave the world... |
have spread. The end-time...is not nigh. It is already here, and yet..." "Yeah, true. I mean, I'm sure that's what you believe, at any rate. So I figure you should go live as you please. You were planning on dying the moment you set down your burden, but you were able to buy yourself a grace period before the end. The ... |
red-and-black pane of colored glass was strange, to be sure, but it was more or less comprehensible. Eventually, the sea hardened as far as the eye could see. When it had, it transitioned to the second phase of its transformation. Countless shadowy figures came squirming over the horizon. The beastfolk noticed a strang... |
the country's ability to mass-produce gunpowder and metal. "Same as before, huh? Man, it's crazy how long they've been able to hold out." Relieved at how hard they were fighting, Kaito looked around. The man he was looking for was standing a little way off from the cannoneers. Kaito raised his voice and waved his hand ... |
to accentuate his androgynous beauty. He was the Kaiser's first contractor, the former leader of the fourteen demons, and Elisabeth's foster father, whom she had burned to death. Vlad Le Fanu. A smile was plastered across the man's childish face. Kaito reflexively let out an exasperated remark. "Someone's in a good moo... |
World Tree proper, the water wasn't nearly as powerful. Apparently, the underlings had enough resources to pollute the river, and a considerable number of them were crawling atop its contaminated surface. Slowly but steadily, the blasphemous creatures were making their way forward. As Kaito watched, the seemingly slugg... |
your place and die already." His proclamation was haughty and arrogant. Upon hearing it, the underlings opened their mouths. Even without brains, their instincts were telling them the hound was cut from the same cloth as they. Countless mouths moved in unison, weaving together words of protest. The things posed questio... |
only natural that their swords would find their way into his face. Kaito could appreciate how they felt. He even sympathized. On the other hand, he found it exasperating. Their insubordination is too half-assed. If the sheep think the shepherd's making the wrong decisions, then they shouldn't have started following him... |
houses, he could see lights flickering. Apparently, there were more people than he'd expected who hadn't taken shelter. He could imagine any number of reasons for that—perhaps they didn't want to leave the familiarity of their homes, or perhaps they didn't trust the Church in the wake of the God pillar being erected.... |
Princess. And that was how the world had reached the here and now. Hallelujah—that single word the Grave Keeper had said rattled about in Kaito's eardrums. He shook his head, then opened his eyes. Still silent, he turned back toward Izabella. The cold night bore down on her as she began speaking again. "Here I was, t... |
human and began fidgeting restlessly. "Hoo-wee, our eyes met... It's been so long that I'm getting all shy." "Well, that was an odd noise. You know, Hina, it is weird that we've been working in different places, but we haven't exactly been apart for all that long. Also, isn't that a funny thing to get hung up on, given... |
cheeks. She squirmed from side to side. "Oh, Master Kaito... I couldn't possibly eat any mwore..." "Man, that's cute. Is she dreaming or something?" Technically, automatons weren't equipped with the ability to dream. On occasion, though, their Self-Recording Devices would spontaneously play back one of the massive numb... |
the soft moonlight. The third glass remained full through to the end. After they finished their dinner, the two of them washed the dishes side by side. To anyone else, it would look like they were just doing the chores. But for Kaito and Hina, it was a perfectly natural part of their date. They engaged in a trifling co... |
Yeah, I swore I'd save the world. At the same time, though, he had an objective that he was determined to see through to the end. He was completely unwilling to yield on it. That was why he hadn't answered Izabella's question. He'd simply smiled and persisted in his silence. Could Kaito Sena kill Elisabeth Le Fanu? If ... |
Kaito turned her down and snapped his fingers. Azure petals and black darkness danced in the air around them. The blood and tears were broken down into fine particles, then vanished. Hina's wound closed, too. It wasn't the flashiest spell ever. However, it was unclear if Elisabeth or Vlad in his heyday could have pulle... |
underlings were swarming up there. It was due to the innumerable black feathers suspended in the empty space. The wind that had once been so frighteningly clear and pure was now contaminated with the stink of rust. No traces remained of that beautiful, empty place where the solitude of everything having ended and the f... |
God shall be your salvation.' Believing that God shall be our salvation, no matter what may happen, is a form of faith as well." "I, don't. I, don't. I don't, understand very well." "Once, I prayed. I prayed so fervently that my knees left impressions in the stone floor. For a hundred days, a thousand days, I prayed fo... |
states. Pools of blood dotted the ground, some of them so large that they were like veritable swamps. The viscous, red liquid resembled overripe berry jam. These pools had once been members of the three races; they were the remains from where they'd been crushed by the massive feet and axes. If you looked closer, you c... |
sent flying. Before the soldiers could stab themselves, they lost their grips on their swords. Confused shouts rose up in succession. Thanks to the noise and the impact, the soldiers had regained their senses. "Wh-what is it? What's going on?" "What just happened? H-hey, you, what's wrong? Put that down!" The few soldi... |
going on about?" "The end of days? Splendid. The destruction of all? Wonderful. I've no complaints in the slightest. And that pillar, in particular—it's the peak of beauty, the apex of ugliness. Truly, magnificent is the only way to describe it. And yet..." Upon hearing those words, Kaito was reminded of something. I... |
to push the burden onto them.' And 'Even though God's supposed to exist to oppose Diablo, it sounds like He's clearly the superior of the two.' In other words, it's possible to use God's power to keep Diablo in check." Kaito laid out the information he'd heard from the Saint. Jeanne narrowed her eyes, seemingly unable ... |
by an arrow. She'd been extending her hand until the very end. She tried to shout something. Diamond-like tears glistened as they descended through the air. Lute successfully managed to catch her. As he watched over her, Kaito let out a quiet murmur. "...It's unusual to see you cry, Elisabeth." For some reason, she sta... |
express my gratitude to my readers once more. The curtain has finally closed on Kaito Sena's story. Thank you all so much for accompanying me on his journey. I was able to write almost everything about him that I wanted to, a fact that fills me with emotion. As for Torture Princess as a whole, it will continue. It will... |
Over the past three years, Vyade had moved back from her secondary residence to her original home. The lighting throughout its entire audience chamber was dim. Furthermore, the room's daintily embroidered curtains cast whimsical shadows atop the stairs leading up to the throne. The curtains' large, floral design was go... |
died long ago. At this point, what use does anyone have for something so decent and proper? And at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if I choose to act or watch from the sidelines; it won't affect our ultimate fate. Salvation isn't coming, ladies and gentlemen. Not for you, and certainly not for me. Ah...I do griev... |
behind her sword swing. The moment Alice landed, Elisabeth had dashed up the stairs and tried to lop her head off. But Alice had caught the deadly blow with one hand. And after the Pendulum made its way back after bouncing off the egg, she blocked it in the same manner as well. At the moment, Alice was perched on her t... |
'Cause, 'cause Father and I are amazing! I promise, you'll be able to meet with the people you care about!" "That's twice now, Alice. Control yourself already. I'm talking right now, and besides..." The man scolded Alice once more. Elisabeth bolted toward them. "Umm," Lute tried to interject, but the man went on matter... |
apologize. I didn't scream. I didn't get mad. I didn't cry. And I properly apologized. But he got mad at me anyway, saying that my apology was annoying, that it was creepy that I wasn't crying, and that his arm hurt from hitting me so much. But even though I was hot all over and my body hurt and ached, and even though ... |
must have risen, too, as blood began spilling from her chest even faster. The Wise Wolf's long-hidden fury filled the room with its terrifying presence. As she stood, still dying, she curled her lips into a grim smile. "None of us are leaving here alive." "Father..." Alice yanked on the hem of the man's coat in fear. H... |
Peace Brigade. She owed a debt to the two late imperial beastfolk princesses. On the other hand, she had a number of acquaintances in the Capital. But neither of those factors constituted a legitimate reason. If what they were going up against was on par with the end of days, then there was no room for personal feeling... |
extremely worldly problem to have, but it was a grave one nonetheless. They turned to the aristocrats, the Church, and the mercantile guilds for help, but they were met with harsh criticism each time. As was rightly pointed out, many people—faithful or not—had responded to the tremendous damage from the repeated de... |
had been a man and a woman. When their bodies broke down and melded together, it had served as a sort of pseudointercourse and given birth to a horrible child—the child of two demons. True, the two bear a striking resemblance. Elisabeth glanced over at the horrid creature. The thing in front of her looked almost iden... |
lost yet again. He shook his head in resignation. Elisabeth remained silent. It was only natural for an incompetent king to be scorned. The powerful had the ability to tyrannize others, but so, too, could they be mocked and, if they were unfortunate, even executed by those they ruled. With how far Maclaeus's position h... |
have the luxury of worrying about what would happen afterward. The sad truth of the matter was that they were woefully short on manpower. Sometimes, the only thing that could defeat evil was a different brand of evil. The Torture Princess was evil; there was no doubt about that. But there were realms of evil not even s... |
a demonic smile upon his lips. "...You mean to say you anticipated this attack?" "Come now, precious daughter mine, what are you talking about? It goes without saying that it was obvious, no?" Vlad let out a laugh so free of malice that it was actually unsettling. He clearly wanted to express how odd the question had b... |
her mind. The plant inside the crystal had grown explosively, filling every nook and cranny of the room without giving those inside a moment to escape. However, she herself had once fought her way through a similar situation. In the Capital, she'd survived a blistering-fast avalanche of flesh pouring down upon her. The... |
demi-human royalty were killed, no amount of diplomacy could smooth that over. The demi-humans might even mount an invasion. Even if we stamped out these attackers, we'd still be in for a hell of a bloodbath! Fuck, man, race relations are a headache and a half!" "They are what they are. Even within a given race, people... |
of Alice as "someone who'd been oppressed" had been affirmed once more. She casually thought back on Vlad's words. "But if they're avengers, then it's a whole different story entirely. The more righteous a man's motives, the deeper his obsession and the crueler his methods." Avengers, eh. Alice offered no response to E... |
to sit down the way he was. Elisabeth strode over to the man. He looked up. Before he could say anything, Elisabeth beat him to the punch. "It's been a while, La Christoph—what, some two years since we last met in person?" "Torture Princess Elisabeth Le Fanu—you said as much in your reports, but I'm glad to see you... |
assaulted her in an abandoned building. Afterward, she closed off her heart and went missing shortly into adulthood. As for my brother, he didn't manifest any mixed-race characteristics at all. He went to work for the Church as an assistant, but when they discovered that we were related, the priest's relative who was s... |
think. What exactly is a tragedy? An irrationality? What exactly was rage? What did it mean to not have any sin? Who got to decide who had sin and who didn't? Was guilty? Or innocent? 'Tis but one answer you can give with any certainty. Namely, that thinking about it would get you nowhere. It was true—the world did f... |
crystal was cold and hard. The distance its clear walls separated was slim, yet it was farther than the World's End. She couldn't touch them. She couldn't talk to them. Just once is all I ask. If I could reach them, I wouldn't mind chopping off my fingers. If I could talk to them, I would happily stitch my lips togethe... |
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