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“You’re Cohen?”
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Ivina drew her sword, pointing it at him as she demanded.
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“Heh, you’ve found me…”
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Cohen gripped his staff embedded with a ruby.
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“What a pity. I could have contributed much more.”
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“You bastard, why did you betray the Elven Tribe? You’re an elf yourself!”
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Noli stepped forward, accusing Cohen.
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“Why? Because it benefits me. You should know well enough—Elven Tribes live for themselves, don’t they?”
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Cohen paid no mind to Noli’s accusations.
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To him, the deaths of his kin were irrelevant, as long as he gained something from it.
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“Besides, I’m fighting for the great god. Sacrificing kin is nothing if it means achieving evolution.”
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Noli trembled with rage, but Lucas held her back to prevent her from falling for the enemy’s trap.
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Despite facing the three of them, Cohen remained calm.
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He clearly had a contingency plan.
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“What is this ‘god’ you speak of? Morovira has only ever had one god,” Ivina said, gripping her sword, ready to strike.
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“Heh… Only one god? You’re too narrow-minded. My great god will one day rule this world! To do that, it needs nourishment—it needs to be watered!”
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“And by ‘watering,’ you mean the elves, right?”
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Noli forced down her fury to question him.
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“Exactly. Especially elven maidens like you—that’s the kind of gift the god enjoys…”
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Before Cohen could finish, Noli drew her bow and fired.
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The ice arrow sped straight toward Cohen’s throat, piercing it with precision.
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But being an elf, Cohen’s wounds slowly healed as long as he stood on the ground.
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Noli’s arrow didn’t kill him outright; instead, it bought him a slim chance to cling to life.
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“I… I can’t die yet… My god… I haven’t witnessed my god’s birth!”
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Using his last strength, Cohen tore the ruby embedded in his staff loose.
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The ruby emitted an unsettling glow.
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Lucas instinctively felt it was something dark and dangerous.
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Cohen wanted to use it to fight them to the death.
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They couldn’t let him succeed.
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Cohen raised the ruby to his mouth, intending to swallow it.
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But Lucas wouldn’t allow it.
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Just as Cohen brought the ruby to his lips, Lucas fired his gun.
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The bullet struck the ruby dead center, shattering it into fragments.
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Only then did Lucas realize it wasn’t a ruby but a tiny glass vial containing some dark red liquid.
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What would happen if someone drank it?
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It was hard to say.
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Watching the shattered vial, a flicker of despair crossed Cohen’s face.
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“Ah, the god’s blessing… taken by you…”
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But he didn’t finish.
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Ivina charged forward and plunged her sword into his chest.
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“Lord God… save me…”
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Cohen collapsed, twitching twice before falling utterly still.
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Lucas and Noli exchanged a glance.
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Cohen looked like the mastermind behind everything; they had expected him to be formidable.
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Yet, it was over so easily.
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Still, as Lucas looked at Cohen’s body, he felt something was off. Was Cohen really dead?
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Lucas stepped forward and prodded Cohen’s body gently with his saw spear.
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No reaction.
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He seemed dead.
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No—wait, he was still alive!
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Lucas jumped back just as Cohen’s hand shot out, trying to grab his foot.
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“This guy’s really tenacious,” Ivina muttered in astonishment.
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Shot through the throat, stabbed in the chest—yet still alive.
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What kind of fatal wound could finally kill an elf?
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“Ah, that liquid!”
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Noli pointed beneath Cohen.
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Lucas and Ivina looked to where Noli indicated—the dark red liquid was spilled near Cohen’s face as he lay prone.
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Before collapsing, Cohen had used his tongue to lick the liquid.
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He lived.
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But was the one alive really Cohen?
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Cohen’s body began to distort and swell.
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His back bulged grotesquely as if something inside was about to burst forth.
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His spine tore through his flesh; his entire skeleton peeled free, reshaping into a four-legged, canine-like stance.
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The skeleton kept growing until it formed a strange, massive beast nearly as tall as a building floor, composed entirely of bones.
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“What is that thing?”
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Noli took a few steps back, her mind blank from the horror unfolding before her.
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Lucas could only describe the scene as incomprehensible and terrifying.
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It was normal for Noli to be shaken, but Lucas himself felt unsettled despite seeing it for the first time.
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“Calm down!”
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Ivina shouted at Noli.
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She was forcing herself to stay composed as well; clearly, none of them had ever encountered anything like this.
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There was no trace left of the elf Cohen once was.
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His limbs had fully morphed into beast-like claws.
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This was only after ingesting a small amount of that dark red liquid.
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Lucas dared not imagine what would happen if Cohen drank it all.
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Noli stared at the skeletal beast, her face drained of color.
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For some reason, the sight terrified her deeply.
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They couldn’t afford for Noli to lose control.
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If she didn’t calm down, she’d be in danger.
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“Ivina, please buy us some time. Noli isn’t in a good state right now.”
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“Got it. Leave her to me.”
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After giving the order, Ivina charged at the skeletal beast, sword raised.
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Lucas turned to Noli and gently took her hand.
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At this point, there was no time to waste.
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“Calm down, Noli. Take a deep breath and relax.”
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Noli seemed dazed, fumbling even with Lucas’s instructions.
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Lucas squeezed her hand slightly.
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“Come on, breathe with me.”
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Finally, Noli’s breathing slowed as she followed Lucas’s rhythm.
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“Feeling better?”
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Noli nodded, still pale but steady enough to no longer be overwhelmed.
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“Can you fight?”
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Lucas asked, wanting to be sure.
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“Yes. Provide me with ranged support,” Noli said, hand on her chest as she settled herself.
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“I’m fine now. Looking at it again, this guy’s not so scary after all.”
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Who was the one scared half to death just moments ago?
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Lucas felt too embarrassed to point it out.
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“So, how long do you plan on holding my hand?”
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Noli said, blushing as she glanced at his hand.
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Lucas cleared his throat and released her hand.
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“Then this is the final battle. Let’s take it down, Noli.”
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He hoisted his saw spear and pointed it at the skeletal beast.
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