dorothea
Stories
35
Chapters
2,195
Words
16.6 M
Comments
8
Reading
57 d, 16 h
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Whenever she had the chance to quietly gaze into a lit fireplace, there was always a memory that came to Anaïs's mind. It was a Christmas night when snow had piled up to knee height. Was she eight? Or nine? Since it was a time when the whole family was together, it must have been before she turned twelve. Father sat in his personal single-seat sofa, nodding off drowsily. It was thanks to Mother showing off her skills for the first time in a while because it was Christmas. Having eaten his fill of…-
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In the center of the photo the client handed over, two black-haired boys could be seen. One was short and one was taller. Were they brothers? Anaïs speculated while focusing on their postures. The taller one seemed to be in the midst of adolescence, with a very delinquent posture. He stood crookedly with his hands shoved into his small pants pockets. In contrast, the smaller boy only stood at an angle, not crookedly. He didn't put his hands in his pockets either, and unlike his provocative…
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Her husband left behind only one old house. A mansion with a faded green roof where wind and rainwater seeped through the window frames, and everything creaked in chorus with the slightest hasty movement. Still, if it had been just that mansion, Radilt Brill would have been grateful. "Already twenty-one years old!" A sharp voice echoed loudly through the dim living room. "That's an age when people say you're already too late!" Radilt's young sister-in-law Erite kept shouting while frowning…-
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White flowers hanging downward filled the temple with whiteness. The crowd cheered at the golden light scattered over the thin stems. On the highest balcony of the temple, a young cleric who had not yet reached adulthood appeared. People everywhere exclaimed in admiration. The young cleric, with a long white cloth draped over his head, looked supremely sacred under the sky where white flowers scattered. The gold thread embroidered on his clothes and the tall prophet's crown added to his…-
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Sedas is a country that served many gods. The small country in the northeast had as many temples as there were gods. And there was a place that oversaw and managed the many temples—that was the role of the temple within the royal palace. "From today, this is where you will spend your life." Casia, with white hair and black eyes, entered the temple within the royal palace when she was about four years old. Her parents, a rural couple who lived by hunting, handed over their young daughter without…
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Death was more peaceful than expected. All senses disappeared, and the body became light, feeling as if it floated with the air. But it was also cold. While the physical body seemed like it might float with the slightest breeze, consciousness was the opposite. The feeling of continuously falling into cold water with no end in sight. Yerena felt herself sinking. 'Cold.' In the chill that seemed to freeze her to the bone, Yerena forgot all thoughts and curled up. Would she freeze after falling like…
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The emperor's expressionless face was a first. High Priest Sinax nervously swallowed dry saliva at the emperor's face, which neither giggled nor showed anger as he usually did. 'He should be confronting the Crown Prince about this. Damn it!' Sinax already anticipated why the emperor had summoned him. The widely circulating rumor, which had grown even larger after passing through the Founding Day banquet, was related to him. "High Priest." Just as Sinax was thinking about what excuse to offer…
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It was night turning into dawn. But Yerena sat on the couch with both feet up, her head tucked between her knees. "Please drink this. I'm worried you'll become dehydrated." The knight who hadn't left her side brought water. Yerena neither moved nor responded. 'Kian' considered placing his hand on her shoulder to force her to drink but decided against it. Though it irritated him to see her harm herself over a mere commoner woman, he chose to exercise patience since this would soon end…
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Arriving at the Sedas Kingdom, Hayden clicked his tongue at the luxurious interior of the royal palace. Although he and the imperial army had invaded half a year ago and plundered most of the treasures and gold as the invaders' right, all traces of that had completely disappeared. Rather, there were even more decorations and sculptures, gold leaf covering walls and floors alike, jewels embedded in the ceiling as if imitating the night sky, and splendid chandeliers. It felt exactly like being in the…
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Yerena realized as she watched the despairing women before her. That she was dreaming. It had started some time ago. Instead of her dead family, the ancestors of Sedas, specifically the princesses, appeared in her dreams. 'Mother! I can't see...... I can't see!' 'My eyes...... Something's wrong with my eyes! Call a physician immediately!' 'I can't live like this! Why is this happening to me...... Oh God. Please have mercy.' 'Waaaah! Something's wrong! I can't see anything.' Unlike Yerena…
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