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The morning mist danced between the cracks of the Broken Dome, refracting the frost that had condensed at the center of the altar into fragments of Rainbow Light.
Luna stirred in Aelia's embrace, the burning sensation from the Star Sand on her palm reminding her of that crucial midnight in the original story—when Gemini aligned with the Blood Moon, and the Wolf Poison Grass and Blue Blood Fern Juice that had congealed on the cursed one's knee would transform into the key to breaking the backlash.
"Yi Ya!" She suddenly tugged at Aelia's cascading silver hair, her chubby fingers pointing precisely at the rubble on the altar's edge that glimmered with Purple Light.
This was Stardust that had splattered when the Star Map exploded last night, which in the Original Plot should have been collected by Third Young Master Lucius to create forbidden medicine.
Aelia gently wiped away the Chen Lu at her daughter's mouth. "Does Xiao Luna also like Liang Jing Jing?" As she bent down, Qin Si immediately wrapped the rubble in a silk handkerchief embroidered with Exorcism Talismans.
No one noticed that the baby in the swaddle was pressing her tongue against her palate, using the secret language of a Reincarnated Archmage to infuse Starlight Power into the rubble.
The sound of a wheelchair rolling over the Ice Surface made Luna's heart tighten.
Her elder brother Pale was absentmindedly stroking the wolf-eye carvings, while black liquid oozing from crimson eye sockets had solidified into a spiderweb-like scab in the morning light.
In the original work, this Genius Mage, afflicted by dark Magic Backlash, would be pierced through the heart by a Soul Devouring Vine three months later on Lunar Eclipse Night.
"Boo—" Luna suddenly blew out a bubble infused with Xing Hui, which landed precisely on the rubble held by Qin Si.
The maid gasped as ice cracks emerged on the surface of the rubble, revealing a Pale Golden Liquid seeping from within. This was the first of the Three Sacred Relics needed to lift the curse—Star Essence Liquid.
For seven days and nights that followed, every corner of the castle echoed with the baby's clear Loud Cry.
When Luna knocked over her Crystal Baby Bottle for the third time onto Second Brother's Experimental Notes, it finally drew attention to the yellowed Parchment where a recipe was written in Invisible Ink: three drops of Unicorn Tears needed to be mixed with Zhao Lu at midnight.
"Even a child just past her first month is helping you." As Aelia handed over the prepared potion to her husband, Leonard's Soul Devouring Vine suddenly grew two inches longer.
Lord shook off his wife with a dark expression but failed to notice that his Pocket Watch Chain had snagged on Luna's swaddle adorned with a High-Level Protective Spell—the Thorn Pattern embroidered with Silver Thread was quietly absorbing his overflowing Dark Magic.
On the night of the full moon, Luna was held by Brother San at the edge of the Magic Circle.
The young man still carried the scent of dust from the Training Ground, completely unaware that the infant in his arms was using her Divine Sense to examine his blocked Magic Circuit.
Their elder brother, trapped in a Wheelchair, had fingers as frail as winter branches gripping the armrests tightly until he heard Luna suddenly emit a sound resembling a Spell incantation, "Ah-oh."
In that instant, the three-layered formation lit up simultaneously, and Luna bit her own Tongue.
With the blood of a Great Mage infused in her Loud Cry, she pierced through the barrier, awakening the Ancient Star Spirit that lay dormant within Castle Leyline.
A wound on Aelia's Wrist suddenly blossomed into a Moonlight Rose, with twelve frost-covered petals wrapping around Star Essence Liquid, precisely dripping into the black scab on their brother's knee that resembled a Spider Web.
The wolf's head on the Wheelchair Armrest let out a chilling howl, and its crimson Eye shattered into two clouds of black mist.
Their brother collapsed to the ground in convulsions, but as his Palm touched the earth, Shan Na felt a piercing pain for the first time in fifteen years—those cursed Nerves were being reborn under the starlight.
"Don't move!" Luna suddenly broke free from Brother San's embrace and lunged toward the formation's center in a manner impossible for an infant.
The Magic Pattern emerging from her nape resonated with the Geomantic Star Spirit, solidifying the collapsing Magic Circle once more.
Ailya's Silver Hair danced without wind as her Wrist's rose roots grew wildly, entangling Leonard's Wrist as he attempted to retract his Soul Devouring Vine.
As the last trace of black mist evaporated in the morning sun, their brother's trembling Fingertip caught a spinning ice crystal that fell from above.
The ugly scar on his knee faded to a pale pink, and those Magic Circuits once corroded by curses glimmered with a Red Glow beneath his skin.
Luna lay on his chest blowing bubbles filled with starlight, unnoticed as she quietly slipped a Memory Crystal containing information about Leonard's Concubine into Qin Si's pocket, which had been opened by Magic Residue on Leonard's Cloak.
The sounds of the maid tidying up the aftermath echoed from the East Corridor as Qin Si bent down to pick up a handkerchief that had slipped away at some point.
On the light purple silk, the name "Liliane" was embroidered in Gold Thread, glimmering in the morning light with the same eerie blue luster as the Lord's Watch Chain—exactly the color favored by the Soul Devouring Vine.
Qin Si's fingers tightened around the handkerchief, turning pale as the three characters of "Liliane" coiled like a venomous snake in her mind.
She glanced toward the end of the East Corridor, where the Lord was reprimanding a servant. The dark hem of his cloak was stained with eerie blue pollen, mirroring the phosphorescence of the handkerchief's Gold Thread.
“Madam…” The Maid hesitated while Aelia adjusted her Eldest Son's collar, but Luna's sudden loud cough perfectly masked her trembling voice.
The baby grape-like eyes reflected the Memory Crystal that slipped from Qin Si's sleeve—this crystal had fallen from Leonard's cloak pocket last night, replaying Leonard's gentle kiss with a blonde woman at Wisteria Manor during Leonard's Last Night.
Suddenly, all the Irises before Aelia's Dressing Mirror wilted collectively as she picked up the crystal, her wrist emerging from ice cracks.
The noblewoman reflected in the mirror maintained a proper smile, yet Shu Chi’s silver hair was visibly fading to frost white.
“This is a setup.” As she turned, pearls from her hair shattered on the marble floor. “Twenty years ago, he said when he planted the Moonlight Rose Garden for me…” Her words abruptly halted as Luna used her milk-stained fingers to draw bloody magic coordinates of Wisteria Manor on Qin Si’s palm.
As twilight enveloped the Glorious Demon Fortress, deafening cheers erupted from the Training Ground.
Her elder brother, freed from his curse, floated above the competition arena, an ice blue magic circuit flowing beneath his skin like a river of stars.
The wheelchair that once confined him transformed into countless ice spikes, pinning his opponent’s fiery lion against the barrier.
“Triple Crown!” Brother San tossed Luna into a sky full of fireworks. The laughter of a baby echoed as she caught a piece of gold foil, embossed with her brother’s victory report for winning three major magic arena championships.
The honor board on the Castle Outer Wall lit up again after twenty years, and the family crest made of magic crystal stones pierced Leonard’s heart with pain.
In the deepest part of the dungeon, Aelia's Moonlight Rose was blooming on the Soul Devouring Vine.
She crushed the scattered blue Pollen underfoot, gazing at her husband, Fury, behind the Iron Grate. "Miss Lilian's Soul Devouring Vine is well nurtured."
"You madwoman!" Leonard snapped, tearing away the Rose Vine that had wrapped around his wrist. The wound, pierced by thorns, oozed with golden Star Essence Liquid—last night's Luna's Swaddling had absorbed Dark Magic, which was now rebounding against his Protective Barrier. "The reputation of the Glorious Demon Fortress cannot be tarnished by you..."
His Roar was suddenly interrupted by Ground Zhen Chan.
From the banquet hall came the Magic Resonance of Glory March, and twelve Crystal Chandeliers cast the image of Leonard's Last Night, celebrating his victory in the night sky.
Through the improved magical amplifier of the Second Young Master, a drunken shout from Third Young Master Lucius echoed, "Big Brother said he would challenge the Ancient Dragon of the Northern Icefield!"
Suddenly, a burst of Rainbow Light erupted from the Family Crest on the dungeon's stone wall, signaling that the Family Glory value had surpassed a critical point.
Leonard's Hand Back felt the Soul Devouring Vine swell and then suddenly wither and curl up. He was astonished to find that those dark plants, which had thrived on his family's declining aura, were now frantically retreating from the vibrant energy surging in from the banquet hall.
Luna's Loud Cry pierced through three layers of stone walls.
Around the Cradle, a Guardian Array composed of his brother's Champion Trophy was heating up.
Aelia caressed the wilting Moonlight Rose and turned to Shan Na, embedding a Memory Crystal into the wall. "Listen closely to the cheers outside, Lord of the Fortress."
As her skirt's last silver veil disappeared at the top of the stairs, Leonard felt a sudden crack beneath his feet where a Magic Circle drawn by Xing Hui lay.
From deep within the castle's foundation came an ancient Zhong Ming, resonating with signs of revival sensed by the Family Relic.
His Pocket Watch from Leonard's Cloak flew uncontrollably toward the fissure. The inscription on its back, "To Eternal Glory," now reflected a mocking Youguang under the full moon.
Suddenly, a golden meteor shower descended upon the banquet hall dome, the highest-level heirloom of the Magic Association.
With bleary eyes, Lucius leaned against the windowsill and saw twelve Unicorns pulling the Emerald Chariot as it swept across the moon. The Ice Dragon Flag embedded in Che Yuan was stained with fresh blood—evidence of the spoils his elder brother had just claimed from the north.
In the dungeon, the last leaves of the Soul Devouring Vine curled into ash under the light of glory.
Leonard tightened his grip on the Pocket Watch that had suddenly flown into his palm, its surface astonishingly hot to the touch.
As the hands spun wildly counterclockwise, he heard countless voices coming from the direction of the banquet hall:
"The Eldest Son has declared plans to rebuild the Star Chart Library!"
"The Magic Academy has sent an appointment letter for the chief professor!"
"The royal commendation has arrived!"
The Watch Chain suddenly stiffened, pointing eastward, towards Wisteria Manor.
Leonard's pupils constricted as he noticed that the Chain Pendant had inexplicably transformed into the shape of a Frost Rose—just like the Family Crest Totem on Aelia's Wedding Ring.
The Soul Devouring Vine on the dungeon wall emitted its final wail, and curled, withered leaves fell softly into the Starlight Array at Leonard's feet.
He staggered against the stone wall, feeling the Coldness of the Frost Rose seep into his Wrist Bone. The cheers from the banquet hall mingled with the lingering echoes of magic from the Magic Cannon, causing a heaviness in his chest.
"My Lord of the Fortress?" The Chief Guard hesitated at the foot of the stairs, holding up a torch.
Leonard caught sight of a gleaming Ice Dragon Emblem on the guard's armor—that was an Ancient Dragon Totem claimed by the Eldest Son, now coldly gazing down at him with its diamond-encrusted dragon eye.
The gravel crunched beneath his dark boots.
As he walked through the courtyard, the moonlight illuminated the honor board of the West Tower and Outer Wall, where the Family Crest made of Magic Crystal Stone displayed the achievements of the Eldest Son. The Ice Blue achievement bar was visibly consuming his old record in Dark Red.
Luna's Lullaby drifted from the Nursery, mingling with the baby's indistinct murmurs that surprisingly included Blessings and Broken Syllables from the Ancient Elvish Language.
The Shimmering Veil hanging from the Banquet Hall Dome brushed against Leonard's shoulders. He felt an urge to tear down this usurping decoration but discovered that the threads entwined around his Fingertip pulsed with a familiar power—moonlight he had infused into Aelia when awakening her magic twenty years ago.
"Father!" Third Young Master Lucius drunkenly stumbled into his embrace, still bearing the Ice Dragon Blood on his Young Battle Armor that had yet to dry. "Elder Brother said he would craft a Star Throne for you..." Leonard's hands pried away from his son’s thin shoulders, suddenly halting as he noticed the Magic Circuit emerging at Lucius's neck shared its origin with Aelia's Moonlight Rose. The Silver Blue patterns were unmistakably traces of Star Essence Liquid reshaping his veins.
A sudden gasp erupted from the crystal Long Table.
The Second Young Master slammed Experimental Notes onto the Crystal Plate, revealing a recipe written in Invisible Ink now stained crimson by red wine: "Three drops of Unicorn Tears need to be mixed with the traitor's confession—this line was previously concealed by Illusion Magic!"
Luna's Yin Ling rang out abruptly in the silence.
The baby in Aelia's arms stretched out its chubby Palm, hovering half a Memory Crystal.
When Leonard saw within the crystal himself and Lilian on Leonard's Last Night at Wisteria Manor, Luna suddenly sneezed with a hint of Xing Mang, causing the crystal to shatter into twelve pieces, each reflecting Aelia sitting alone with her swaddled child in the Moonlight Rose Garden until dawn.
"The Star Trail has shifted by seventeen degrees." His elder brother’s Wheelchair rolled over shards of Crystal Fragment, frost forming a Family Star Chart on his Fingertip. "Since Luna’s full moon night, the Northern Lights have begun tilting towards the Magic Castle." His pale face glowed with vitality amidst the Xing Hui, while a faint pink scar on his knee resonated with Leonard’s Hand Back and its wilting Soul Devouring Vine.
As Leonard stepped back, he knocked over an Ice Sculpture wine tower, and Han Wu revealed an apparition of his younger self—the youth who once plucked stars for Aelia—now planting Moonlight Roses in every corner of the Magic Castle.
The Silver-Haired Girl in the illusion suddenly turned her head, overlapping with Aelia at the end of the corridor, soothing Luna to sleep; her Frost White Hair Tips stung his Pupil.
"You should see Second Brother's new invention." Third Young Master Lucius tugged him through the throng of revelers.
In the center of the training ground, the modified Magic Power Mapping Device buzzed with energy, its dashboard readings fluctuating wildly. "The family's overall magic threshold has increased threefold... How is this possible?"
Suddenly, the measuring instrument emitted a red beam directed towards the Nursery.
Around Luna's Cradle floated Champion Trophies, and the baby was drawing symbols in the air with fingers stained by milk.
Those ancient runes, visible only to Great Mages, were now etching golden traces onto Leonard's improved Defensive Barrier—an adaptation of the Guardian Spell he had created when proposing to Aelia.
The banquet hall was suddenly plunged into darkness as three hundred magical lamps turned to face Luna.
Amidst the baby's startled loud cries, the Longevity Lock on her chest erupted with Xing Hui, projecting a magnificent Star Map onto the ceiling.
Leonard pressed down on his wildly beating Pocket Watch, its pointer rotating counterclockwise and aligning with a Time Node of a catastrophic prophecy within the Star Map.
"It's a portent of Ragnarok!" the Old Butler trembled as he pointed to the Wolf Head Star Shadow that engulfed the moon.
As the crowd began to stir, Luna suddenly let out a laugh reminiscent of Yin Ling. She grasped the Ice Dragon Scale handed to her by her elder brother and clumsily pressed it onto the Dark Vortex at the center of the Star Map.
Stardust cascaded down like a waterfall, and as the wolf head phantom touched the Dragon Scales, it transformed into a sky full of Ying Huo.
Leonard felt a sudden heat from the Soul Devouring Vine Ashes hidden in his sleeve. The Dark Matter that had once consumed his family's vitality now began to coalesce into a nascent Guardian Spirit within the starlight created by Luna.
"Father." His elder brother's voice made him tense up. The young man placed the Ice Crystal Crown atop Luna's head. "Don't you think tonight's starlight resembles Mother’s wedding gown from years ago?"
Leonard's grip on his Pocket Watch loosened abruptly. As the Frost Rose and Chain Pendant fell to the ground, the watch face reflected Aelia holding Luna in a side profile amidst the rose garden.
The baby was entwining Xing Hui around Mother’s faded silver hair, and those Frost Whites were slowly regaining their moonlit luster.
As the first rays of morning light pierced the horizon, the melodious chanting of Third Young Master Lucius and Qing Yue echoed across the Training Ground.
The young man, stripped of his armor, knelt in the center of the Magic Circle, where the blocked Magic Circuit shimmered with Light Gold—infused with the Star Essence Liquid that Luna had spilled from her Crystal Baby Bottle the night before.
"Second Brother said he wants to retake the Master Alchemist qualification," the elder brother remarked, handing Leonard the Xuanbing Bracers made from Ice Dragon Scale. The inner side of the Scale Armor was engraved with Luna's palm print using Xing Hui. "He believes that since Sister can break ancient seals, he has no reason to lose to a baby."
As Leonard approached Luna, a tender sprout of Moonlight Rose emerged from the gap in the floor tiles, wrapping around his boot heel.
The scent of Aelia's perfume wafted from behind him, and he heard a gentle whisper he hadn't heard in twenty years: "Luna wants Father to hold her."
Suddenly, the baby grasped his dangling Watch Chain, and Xing Hui flowed into the watch face along the golden chain.
The Pointer, which had been moving counterclockwise, abruptly halted, revealing an emerging illusion of Wisteria Manor collapsing within Xing Huo.
At that moment, as Luna's breath scented with Milk Fragrance brushed against his Adam's apple, Leonard felt the last strand of Soul Devouring Vine snap away from his hand.
As morning light gilded the Magic Castle Spire with Jin Bian, Leonard stood in the shadows of the Library.
The Soul Devouring Vine Ashes in his palm played hide-and-seek with the Xing Hui drifting from Luna's Cradle; each time she laughed, the Ashes coalesced into brighter Xing Zi.
A gust of wind wrapped in Wisteria petals suddenly rushed in through the Dong Chuang. He activated his Awareness to deploy a Protective Barrier but found that Xing Hui had already woven a Light Web ahead of him, incinerating those cursed petals into brilliant fireworks.
I curled up in an Amethyst Cradle adorned with a Star Moon Pattern, my pink fingers mindlessly tugging at the swaddling embroidered with Defensive Magic Patterns.
Moonlight streamed through the intricately carved Dome like flowing Mercury, tracing out patterns of Twelve Zodiac Palaces on the ground of the nursery.
This body was only eight months old, yet my soul remembered a similar celestial arrangement from three hundred years ago when I broke an ancient curse.
"Woo—" I let out an incomprehensible cry in baby language, my gaze locked onto the elder brother in the corner of the wall, seated in a wheelchair.
His pale face was shrouded in a grayish pallor, and his right hand was twisted and deformed from years of gripping a staff. The cursed black mist surrounding him greedily gnawed at the last remnants of his magic.
Lady Aelia held me gently, her movements swaying slightly. The scent of rose perfume mixed with the magical aura emanating from the necklace around her neck. "Xiao Luna wants to see her brother lift the curse, right?" She turned to Qin Si, who was busy setting up the magic circle, and instructed, "Sprinkle the holy silver powder more evenly; a 0.3-degree difference in elemental resonance will affect the purification effect."
Suddenly, the entire magic castle began to tremble.
The crystal chandelier jingled, and the ancestral portraits on the walls collectively turned toward the east.
I sensed a familiar magic fluctuation—it was Leonard returning early!
In the original timeline, he should be in the outer chamber enjoying tender moments with the mistress. How could this be?
"Madam!
The Lord is bringing Third Young Master Lucius this way!" Qin Si's voice trembled as she nearly tipped over the crystal bottle filled with evening primrose juice she held in her hand.
I squinted and saw that Lucius's communication talisman hidden in his sleeve was still smoking. It seemed that Brother San, who should have been poisoned to death by now in this original timeline, was indeed problematic.
Aelia handed me over to Qin Si and lifted her skirt, ready to rush out and intervene.
I suddenly grabbed her sapphire pendant at her chest, using my reincarnated soul's unique mental resonance to convey Leonard's last night—on page 147 of the original, Leonard had placed a necklace of the same style around that woman's neck in the outer chamber.
"What?" Aelia stumbled as she steadied herself against the cradle, her emerald earrings swaying wildly beside Luna.
The thorn pattern representing the magic oath emerged on her neck—a symbol of loyalty from the contract Leonard had established when he proposed all those years ago.
At this moment, the patterns began to rot from the collarbone, oozing tiny blood pearls.
Outside the door, the sound of Dragonhide boots shattering marble echoed, and Leonard's voice, infused with Thunder Magic, shook the Window Lattice as he exclaimed, "Who dares to touch my inheritance..." His words abruptly halted as he encountered the astonishing sight suspended in the center of the Magic Circle—an Inverse Pentagram glowing with golden light, drawn from my bitten finger. Surrounding my elder brother in his wheelchair were seven hundred and twenty curses, precisely the Abyssal Curse dispelling ritual recorded in the Seventh Volume of the Holy Grimoire.
"Father, look!" Lucius suddenly shouted, pointing at the Ancestral Portraits.
In the image, the elder holding a staff collectively raised their left hands; this was a ceremony recognized by the Magic Castle's Inheritance.
Seizing the opportunity, I unleashed my long-prepared Starlight Magic. Suddenly, a Silver Blue Light Rain fell throughout the room, and my elder brother's gaunt face visibly regained color at an astonishing rate.
Leonard's sword suddenly grew hot under his Family Crest; he touched the scalding Emblem, his expression changing dramatically.
It was mentioned in the Original that when an Heir appears who can trigger Automatic Activation of ancestral Resonance, the Lord must provide full support.
Feigning an attempt to grab his Jian Sui, my chubby little hand "accidentally" tugged at his collar—three fresh scratch marks carrying the scent of Violet Essence, his Mistress's favorite perfume.
"The Twelve Elders meeting will be held tomorrow." Leonard suddenly turned around, his cloak rustling in the Magic Turbulence. "Since Luna can lift the Eldest Son's curse..." He paused, and I distinctly heard his molars grinding together. "Madam is preparing for next month's Starshine Festival." The implication of this statement made Aelia tremble; she tightened her grip on my arm suddenly, causing me pain that almost brought me to tears.
As the moonlight shifted to the second Star Trail, I opened the memories of the Demon Break Fortress Chronicle in the Spiritual Realm.
In Original Chapter 85, my elder brother was supposed to unleash a Magic Surge to destroy the West Wing Tower, but now pure Light Element floated around his wheelchair.
Suddenly, that pot of withered Nightlight Roses on the windowsill bloomed; on its petals reflected Luna's determination burning in Aelia's eyes—this domestic battle had just sounded the Horn for counterattack.
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