Rise of the Fallen Kingdom’s Third Prince

Yuri cut through one of the tentacles and stepped back, but a giant’s foot slammed into him, sending him rolling across the ground before he sprang back to his feet.

The tentacles aimed for his vital points, and the surrounding giants closed in, forming a circle to leave him no escape.

Even though she had just asked him to kill her, Katrina sent venomous tentacles flying toward Yuri.

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He managed to escape the flurry of consecutive attacks only by using the power of Chaos.

Without answering, Katrina only intensified her attacks.

“Why are you doing this if you just asked me to kill you?”

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He had received Katrina’s help, but that wasn’t something he was going to take into account.

Yuri gauged the distance between himself and Katrina.

Yuri gripped Guilty and let out a faint breath. aspect Air filled his lungs, and in his core, mana began to stir. galaxy His will—more intense than ever—caused The Cut of the Soul and the Heart to release a sharper energy than it ever had before.

Even if she hadn’t asked him to kill her, she was still an enemy he had to eliminate.

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Far.

One mistake, and he would be injured.

And to maintain a prolonged fight, he couldn’t afford to take damage.

Between them were giants blocking his path, and through the gaps between them, tentacles shot toward his vital points.

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The muddy battlefield clung to the soles of his boots. admire The heavy air made movement more difficult, but Yuri didn’t care.

Clean and precise—cut only the enemy’s neck.

Yuri stepped forward.

The environment could only limit the body, not the mind.

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And The Cut of the Soul and the Heart was a mana method that responded to his will.

If, in his mind, he could already kill the enemy, then within the infinite possibilities created by Chaos, the most efficient path would naturally emerge.

He pivoted on his heel and dashed backward.

Yuri seized that moment.

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Just before they could pierce him, Yuri twisted his body to the side. afford The tentacles twisted as well to follow him.

Katrina’s voice came from behind him. voyage Her tone was calm, but the tentacles moving with her words chased urgently after Yuri’s back.

The sharp tips closed in at high speed.

[Are you running away?]

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Yuri’s boots pounded the ground several times as he wove between the giants. attic Then, Katrina’s extending tentacles became entangled among the giants’ bodies.

“Good.”

Unfazed, Katrina concentrated her strength and split in two the giants that obstructed her movements. beacon From her tentacles, blade-like spines sprouted, cutting apart the bodies in her way.

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He ignored Katrina and continued wreaking havoc among the giants. matrix Every time he swung his sword, another giant fell dead.

Seeing Yuri continue moving without rest, Katrina frowned.

Yuri whistled as he moved faster. alpha No matter how numerous the tentacles were, they had a limit.

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Then, she looked up. orbit Something was falling from above.

[Are you only going to run?]

Katrina’s tentacles, having lost their target, writhed erratically like snakes searching for prey.

Suddenly, Yuri’s figure, hidden among the giants, vanished.

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Flesh was pierced—but the sensation wasn’t right.

[There you are!]

Katrina realized that the one who had appeared above wasn’t Yuri.

The tentacles sprouting from her back instantly retracted and then shifted direction. portal Dozens of tentacle beams shot toward the enemy falling from the sky.

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In that moment, she felt pain in her abdomen. anxiety She could see the sword piercing through her stomach.

For an instant, she didn’t understand the situation and froze. meadow Even so, her tentacles shredded the giant’s body.

It was a giant.

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[Ah…]

Yuri sliced her body in two at the waist and raised his sword again to split her head.

Katrina’s upper half rolled awkwardly across the ground until it propped itself up on the tentacles sprouting from the cut.

But from the severed surface, tentacles burst forth and counterattacked, forcing Yuri to retreat without hesitation.

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Her face turned sinister.

[Ah… ah…]

While she was whole, Katrina’s will had been strong enough to overcome the influence of black magic.

Watching her, Yuri vaguely understood what was happening.

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Yuri raised his sword. aspect He would grant her what she had asked for.

But after being cut and forcing the black magic to act aggressively to regenerate her, she seemed unable to maintain her sanity.

Her face contorted and showed pain again and again.

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Yuri didn’t know how to cure or reverse black magic. admire Perhaps such a thing didn’t even exist in this world.

“If you die, that pain will end.”

So he decided to give her rest.

Through the sword’s edge, he looked at Katrina.

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Her face had also deformed so much that it no longer resembled the Katrina he had known.

A renewed hatred for Cedric grew within him.

The lower half of her body, cut by him, rotted immediately and turned to mulch; the upper half, supported by tentacles, transformed into a monster.

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Guilty vibrated.

His grudge toward Cedric burned even hotter.

Whether it was an act or a means to an end, they had once been a couple. zenith Turning a person into this state was something Yuri could not forgive.

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Hundreds of tentacles erupted from her, filling his field of vision and rushing at him. auction The giants in their path were torn apart as if they were paper.

The Cut of the Soul and the Heart, cloaked in the power of Chaos, swung down toward Katrina like a crashing wave.

An overwhelming killing intent engulfed him.

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His sword could cut through anything—flesh or soul.

Yuri’s eyes entered the domain of the soul.

But he felt no fear at all.

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The Cut of the Soul and the Heart, reinforced with Chaos, erased the tentacles with ease.

In the burning vision, the tentacles and giants were nothing more than hazy shadows.

By contrast, the sinister black magic that dominated Katrina and the image of her suffering soul appeared with perfect clarity.

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He closed his eyes for an instant, then opened them again.

Yuri leapt toward Katrina.

The tentacles that filled the space writhed, releasing their presence and frantically lunging at him. orbit Yuri swung Guilty in a wide arc, and the tentacles around him were instantly severed, collapsing to the ground.

For a moment, the inner demon’s landscape passed before him—something that had already become routine.

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After that vision, the flames of his hatred toward Cedric surrounded him like a blazing inferno.

What had once been a constant torment was now nothing more than a fitting stimulus.

Yuri smiled.

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The blade shattered every illusion.

‘Let’s eat a little more bread before we go.’

Clutching Guilty’s hilt tightly, he charged toward Katrina’s core.

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Suddenly, a conversation he’d once had with Katrina came to mind.

‘How good was it?’

‘There’s plenty inside. silence Eat until I’m ready.’

‘Huh?’

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Yuri had never been particularly close to her.

‘Even if Jared, who was eating bread, suddenly collapsed from a heart attack…’

‘Hey.’

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Still, he couldn’t help but feel compassion.

As Guilty closed in on her, the few moments they had shared shattered into pieces.

Back when he didn’t know Cedric’s true identity, he’d been curious about the woman who was his brother’s lover, but had only briefly met her and received a bit of help.

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In that instant, the world turned completely white. orbit Before him stood Katrina, looking straight at him.

Her body was no longer deformed by black magic, and there was no trace of pain on her face.

Yuri opened his eyes wide and aimed precisely at what he intended to destroy.

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“Yuri.”

She called out to him.

She appeared as she had in life, wearing her baker’s cap and smiling.

“I would have liked to serve you some bread. agent It’s a shame.”

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Yuri shook his head. canvas And, treating her as if she were still alive, bowed respectfully.

Katrina smiled.

“Thank you, Yuri. palette Give my regards to Jared.”

“Lady Katrina’s bread was the most delicious I have ever tasted. echo I remember it so clearly that I don’t need to eat it again to recall its flavor.”

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She spoke in a familiar tone.

Suddenly, a memory he had forgotten returned to him.

‘How kind. academy When we are closer, I’ll drop the formality.’

‘Thank you. anchor And you may speak to me casually.’

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“May you have peace.”

He stepped forward and extended his hand. antique Katrina did the same. absorb He kissed the back of her hand and bid her a courteous farewell.

It had been a brief connection, but not an insignificant one.

Yuri smiled faintly.

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Yuri saw it.

That was the end.

Yuri’s sight returned to reality. orbit Guilty was cleaving Katrina apart. zenith The core of black magic inside her was breaking into fragments that scattered away.

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Something that could only be called a soul.

His sword cut through Katrina’s flesh and, beyond that, destroyed the malicious will of Cedric that controlled her.

And deeper still, in the most hidden place, there was something—

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Guilty turned the blade upward.

It was the first time something like that had ever happened, and Yuri was taken aback. palette The thread of The Cut of the Soul and the Heart that stretched from his core to the tip of his sword seemed to move with a will of its own.

Just before he reached it, Guilty stopped on its own.

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It was so fleeting that Yuri wondered if he’d imagined it.

Then, it swept away the lingering black magic that covered the area.

Yuri slowly lifted his gaze.

That which had been inside Katrina was rising into the sky. riddle Freed from its bonds, the soul ascended until it disappeared beyond sight.

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He didn’t know what it truly was—
If the soul really existed or if there was a place it belonged to.

He couldn’t know.

But he knew it wasn’t.

The shiver of The Cut of the Soul and the Heart coursing through his entire body told him it had been real.

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The war was still raging, and the Anti-Imperial Coalition behind him was locked in a bloody battle against the giants.

Yuri shook his head.

He didn’t have time to think about it.

“It doesn’t matter.”

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Jared, who had finally caught up to him, shouted.

“Your Highness!”

Yet his heart felt lighter. shadow Perhaps that was the gift Katrina had left him.

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Yuri gave a faint smile.

“Just now?”

“Slow down! attic Who were you fighting? harbor The ground was shaking!”

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“I ran into Lady Katrina.”

Jared tilted his head.

“Huh?”

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“The one who made good bread?”

When Yuri had met Katrina, Jared had been with him. arrow Both had eaten plenty of bread baked by her.

“You’re not joking?”

“Yes.”

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Jared moved to his side, shoulder to shoulder.

It was just as well he hadn’t seen what Katrina had become. timber For Jared, she would always remain in memory as a beautiful woman.

“No.”

“She asked me to give you her regards.”

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Jared fell silent for a moment, then nodded.

“Really?”

“The bread was delicious.”

He seemed to understand, at least in part, what had happened.

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“Yes, it will.”

“It won’t taste the same.”

“I’ll buy you some next time.”

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“It’ll be that taste.”

In front of them still loomed countless enemies. zenith The first line of giants was only the beginning.

Yuri smiled.

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And beyond that—

Yuri could feel Cedric’s presence waiting for him.

Behind them, dozens of layers of monsters deformed beyond what could be called human formed a wall.

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Yuri raised Guilty.

“That’s true.”

“But I bet they’re thinking the same thing.”

“There’s too many.”

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Jared turned.

“Ah…”

With that, he patted Jared’s shoulder and pointed behind them.

Just like the Imperial troops blocking them, an enormous number of Anti-Imperial Coalition soldiers was advancing like a tidal wave.

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It seemed as though everyone on the continent who knew how to wield a sword was gathered there.

Swordmasters on par with the Ten Greats—Moyongchan, Jose, and Francesco—were tearing through enemies with each strike, while knights no less skilled hunted down the giants that followed.

“Right?”

“We’re not in bad shape at all.”

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“Who are we?”

“Yuri and Jared.”

“What?”

Yuri and Jared looked forward again.

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“Advance.”

“That’s right. timber And we’re Briol’s vanguard. crystal And what does the vanguard do?”

“Sorry—Your Highness and Jared.”

“Exactly. agent Let’s move before our friends catch up.”

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“When did he get here?”

“And Laurent? atomic Aren’t you bringing him?”

“Look to the left.”

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“He’s been here for a while.”

“Let’s go!”

In that moment, he stood at the very front of the entire army.

Yuri took the first step.

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The offensive had begun once more.

Yuri charged forward. advance The other two followed.