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world," my father began. "The four supernatural beings were: a demon king, a supreme dragon, a shadow rul

empire. The unenlightened people who once inhabited the land were now given m

ng clans according to various gifted powers leaving only the royal family with the right to wield all three. The Shadow Empire shared their core, adapti

, his eyes glinti

acked the still-developing Demon Empire, the most unstable at the ti

agonian Empire chose silence. But the Shadow Empire, unable to tolerate the ab

, they jointly sealed the Myrridan bloodline in humans. But knowing exceptions would always exist, they made a

ion and to maintain the fragile

's just the sheer stupidity of the mage warrior, throwing away his entire dynasty for a mere possibility of gaining more land.

eed to delve into the th

or my second story. This centers on the Shado

than males. But female royals are born only once every several centuries. There hav

fely when a maiden nurse took her to clean her up... and then disa

were already far away. The Shadows gave chase, but only one m

in a siege, threatening to wipe out their royal family. The curr

cated two more of the assailants. Upon interrogation, those men confessed: they had acted on personal grudge

's voice

ecame more advanced. Every child had to be registered. Orphans were t

to the Shadow Empire. He remains there to this day,

as twisted the once noble Shadow Empire into something oppre

. But I do wonder if those Dragonians had known w

me back. His tone was diff

iar with. But the last... is not. Your m

his earlier instruction and sta

to the most beautiful baby girl. Shiny brown hair. The most en

ed us. But, as the law required, we t

ame back. She

Morvain. It cleared. We released a

ll on our little girl. She coul

fr

it. But we were overwhelme

border. We refused to bury her in human real

d to leave... we hear

utiful baby girl. A good patch of silver hair

s sh

took you. We gave you our da

idan. But we already loved you. We

to learn how to train you. When you were five, we bega

used our daughter's identity to protect you. That's why you

eak. I was st

ney. We didn't know how to tell you. But we love you. We love you s

orven. He low

the confirmat

sed me... trembling, afraid, hea

I knew one thing-they lo

I wouldn't e

and forced my voice to s

ai

snapped up

giggle,

uite literally took

use. Eyes wide

urst out

Mom a

en

chs, tears mixing with joy. Torven hugg

much," I whispered

ed tighte

th

orphed befo

ng my family... were

at my parents' bloodied bodi

aking them, screa

ke

eas

ne more

am tore thro

alive being carried a

name. I reached out, t

Just a few

figures turned his head

g. Still hol

o anything,"

save

!" I sc

ords

ea

the

ele

final, fe

ing wen