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The banquet ended on a sour note.
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Cut short by Avira’s blade.
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Not just Elder Mephisto’s arm, but the enthusiasm of everyone present.
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The nobles left their seats with trembling steps.
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Not daring to make even the faintest clinking of forks and knives against plates.
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They carefully avoided the pool of blood in the center of the hall.
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They avoided Elder Mephisto, who knelt in the blood and was being escorted away by the guards.
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Sylvia was supported by her maid back to her chamber.
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Her legs weak, almost dragged along.
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The image of Avira swinging her blade played over and over in her mind.
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Elder Mephisto’s arm disintegrating into ash midair.
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And her mother’s last offhand remark—
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“It will affect Sylvia’s appetite.”
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This family, truly, had no one sane.
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Once back in her chamber, Sylvia immediately dismissed all her maids.
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She crawled into the soft bedding.
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Wrapped herself tightly from head to toe in the quilt, leaving only her eyes exposed.
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A sense of security?
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It did not exist.
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This was not a sanctuary, only a larger, more ornate cage.
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She curled up in the corner of the bed, vigilantly watching every shadow in the room.
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Would that madwoman Avira suddenly leap out?
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Would her mother suddenly appear again?
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The unknown was always more terrifying than the known.
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Time passed in the darkness.
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There was no timekeeping device in the chamber.
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Sylvia could only guess an hour had passed by feeling.
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Just as her taut nerves began to relax slightly,
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The temperature in the room plummeted suddenly.
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The air thickened, making even breathing difficult.
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Sylvia’s eyes snapped wide open.
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A figure appeared silently by the bedside.
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It was Ophelia.
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Still in that black royal ceremonial dress.
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Silver hair piled high, expression cold.
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‘Mother…..’ Sylvia’s voice was dry and hoarse.
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She wanted to sit up and pay respects, but her body betrayed her, trembling violently.
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Ophelia said nothing.
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She simply stared quietly at Sylvia, curled up in the quilt with only terrified eyes visible.
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There was no reproach in those eyes, nor comfort.
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After a moment, she extended her hand.
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Palm up.
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A gem of deep blue rested quietly in her pale palm, radiating a gentle, wave-like glow.
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“Night’s Tear.”
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Ophelia spoke, her voice cold but clear.
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“Take it; it will calm your spirit.”
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Sylvia hesitated.
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She looked at the gem, then at Ophelia’s expressionless face.
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Finally, trembling, she reached out and took the gem from the queen’s palm.
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It was icy cold to the touch.
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A gentle warmth surged from her fingertips through her limbs and body.
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Her wildly racing heartbeat slowed.
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Tense muscles relaxed.
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The bloody chaotic images in her mind were gently erased.
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She was enveloped in unprecedented peace.
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So comforting.
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Sylvia exhaled deeply.
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For the first time, she directly felt
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The power her queen mother wielded was not only oppression and destruction.
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But also creation and consolation.
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As Sylvia sank deeper into the calm,
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The mattress beside her shifted softly.
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Ophelia sat at the edge of the bed.
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Sylvia’s body immediately stiffened again.
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Ophelia did not look at her.
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She only reached out to pull the corner of the quilt up, covering Sylvia’s exposed shoulder.
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The movement was so natural, just like the most ordinary mother tucking her daughter in.
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“Avira’s methods were too crude.”
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Ophelia said softly, breaking the silence.
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Sylvia was stunned, not understanding why she suddenly mentioned Avira.
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“Forcing your enemy silent with violence is the lowest form of practice.”
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Ophelia’s gaze landed on the hand clutching the gem.
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“True power is Trial by Rule.”
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“It’s making everyone afraid to speak against you from the very start, within the rules.”
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The queen’s voice was calm.
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Sylvia was confused but keenly sensed
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The words to come were the real point.
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“Sylvia.”
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Ophelia finally turned her head, her blood-red eyes locking onto hers.
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“Starting tomorrow, there will be no more Mephisto clan in the Royal Court.”
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Sylvia’s mind went blank.
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What?
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No more Mephisto clan?
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One of the oldest three great clans among the thirteen clans!
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A cornerstone of the empire, a behemoth entrenched in the northern territories for thousands of years.
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All because an elder said a few “unsuitable” words at the banquet— the entire clan would be erased?
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“Mother… what does this mean?” she asked, bewildered.
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Ophelia looked at her confused expression, showing for the first time a look that could be called “patience.”
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“Within the hour after the banquet ended, I issued three Royal Decrees.”
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“The first decree—
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“On charges of both ‘blasphemy’ and ‘treason,’ all titles, fiefs, and properties of Aglaius Mephisto are revoked.”
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“He will be exiled to the Storm Eye of Chaos until death.”
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Sylvia’s heart sank.
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***
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The Storm Eye of Chaos—the place on the demon-human battlefield where the laws break down the most.
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Filled with vengeful soul storms and spatial rifts, no mortal survives a day inside.
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To throw a Starforged warrior there was cruelty beyond death.
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“The second decree—”
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Ophelia continued without changing her tone.
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“The hereditary trading rights of the Black Crystal Vein, held by the Mephisto clan for centuries, are immediately confiscated by the crown.”
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“In three days, they will be publicly auctioned in Yelin City.”
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“All nobles holding Marquis rank or above may participate.”
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At first, Sylvia didn’t grasp the terror behind this decree.
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But she understood instantly.
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This decree was a hundred times harsher than the first!
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It cut off the Mephisto clan’s economic lifeline.
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More importantly, it threw a juicy prize in front of all the nobles.
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Those clans coveting the mining rights—what would they do?
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Like sharks smelling blood,
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They would frenzy over the still-breathing “corpse” of the Mephisto clan.
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They would use every means to suppress and ostracize, ensuring the Mephistos could never rise again.
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Ophelia didn’t need to lift a finger.
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One decree alone made the Mephisto clan the common enemy of the entire noble class.
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To kill and break their spirit!
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This was the true killing of heart and soul!
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“The third—”
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Ophelia paused briefly, as if weighing her words.
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“I appoint Avira as the newly established Chief Inquisitor of the Royal Court.”
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“She will have full authority to purge all potential ‘disloyalty to the crown’ within the empire.”
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“With the power to strike first and report later.”
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Sylvia gasped cold air.
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She finally understood.
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Everything had been calculated by her mother.
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Avira’s violent outburst at the banquet was no impulsive act.
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It was a catalyst.
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A catalyst precisely exploited by Ophelia to unleash a political storm.
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Avira’s violence was a performance on stage.
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Her mother Ophelia was the true director behind the scenes, writing the script and controlling the entire game.
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She turned Avira’s unruly madness
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Into a legitimate, efficient political tool that inspired terror in all.
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Now, Avira’s sharpest blade had the most righteous justification.
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It could be aimed at anyone Ophelia wished.
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And those conservative nobles, after witnessing Elder Mephisto’s fate and the Mephisto clan’s impending doom—
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Who would dare question?
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Who would dare dissent?
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Fear would force all forbidden thoughts to rot inside them.
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“Now everyone understands.”
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Ophelia reached out gently, stroking Sylvia’s silver hair scattered on the pillow.
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The touch was light, tender.
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“To harm you, covet you, or even entertain disrespectful thoughts—
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“The final outcome won’t just be death.”
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“But their cherished families, accumulated wealth, and guarded honor will vanish in an instant.”
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The queen’s blood-red eyes reflected Sylvia’s pale face.
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“That is true ‘consolation.’”
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“My daughter, do you understand?”
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Sylvia gripped the cooling “Night’s Tear” tightly.
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But a fine layer of cold sweat formed on her back.
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She understood.
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Completely understood.
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Her sister Avira’s love was fiery, mad,
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A possessive obsession that wished to cage her.
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Her mother Ophelia’s love was cold and rational.
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A single gesture could uproot all potential threats, sweeping away absolute control over the entire world—for her.
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