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Aelia's fingertips still retained Luna's scorching temperature, and the melted oil in the fireplace suddenly surged into the air.
Luna curled up in her swaddling, biting her tongue as she infused the former Great Mage's secret technique into her loud cry. The moment the Lacrima hit the ground, the crystal flames erupted into a sky full of Xing Xu.
"Madam, be careful!" Qin Si rushed over just as the burning Xing Xu had crystallized into a mirror in midair.
In Aelia's pupils, the entangled figures reflected in the Crystal Mirror—she was wrapped in a cloak embroidered with Golden Fleur-de-lis, while Leonard pressed his lips against the neck of that strange woman.
From Leonard's Last Night came the sound of a baby's loud cry; in the mirror, the woman held a baby boy who bore a striking resemblance to Lucius in his infancy.
"Is this your improved projection curse?" Lucius stared at Luna in shock, noticing the Laurel Mark on the infant swaddling glowing with blood light.
His failed Magic Potion Formula suddenly floated in midair, and those tiny inscriptions deemed "useless formulas" by Leonard began to reorganize under the projection of the mirror.
When Leonard burst through the study door, he caught sight of his Leonard's Cloak slipping away.
His waist-level emerald seal suddenly heated up; it was a magical token forged from Aelia's wedding ring.
As he intruded, Leonard's Last Night within the mirror trembled violently, revealing White Rose Manor's underground chamber—on an altar piled high with Magic Crystal Stones, a Curse Doll woven from Aelia's hair was burning.
"Illusion!
It's all an illusion created by that demon baby!" Leonard swung his sword at the Magic Mirror, but Jian Feng pierced through Xu Ying and shattered the altar statue instead.
Amidst the flying marble shards, Aelia saw her husband's sword hilt wrapped in silver hair—hair that had fallen out while she groomed herself that morning.
Lucius suddenly tugged at his mother's collar; blood was seeping from her Black Feather Birthmark on her collarbone. "Father said last month he would go to the Frozen Canyon to gather herbs. Why has your Guardian Mark shattered?" The boy's fingertip glowed with a detection spell, revealing Leonard's magical residue emerging from Luna's cracks.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna transformed her loud cry into a sound wave spell, causing fragments of a secret letter stained with Yanzhi to float out from the ashes in the fireplace.
Aelia trembled as she pieced together words: "The Iris at White Rose Manor has bloomed; you promised to take little Leon to see the stars..." She recognized it as her husband's favorite violet ink; last year during Ailya's Birthday Rune, he had joked that it was a color meant just for her.
Leonard suddenly clutched his left chest where his Family Crest lay; Contract Backlash made blood seep from his lips. "Aelia, listen to me. When you suffered complications during childbirth and fell unconscious for three days, I did it to preserve the inheritance rights of Magic Castle..."
"So on the night I used the Forbidden Spell to block your Poison Arrow, you were secretly meeting a lover?" Aelia tore open her clothing, revealing Heart's grotesque Scar, emanating a dark aura.
Years ago, Leonard had called this a badge of honor, yet now it perfectly aligned with the Curse Totem in the basement of White Rose Manor as reflected in the mirror.
Suddenly, fragments of the Astrolabe in the corner began to levitate and spin, while a flock of crows transformed from the Prophet screeched through the gap in the Dome.
Aelia's wound dripped Blood Pearls, which were caught by Hei Yu, igniting in mid-air to form a Remnant Page of a Magic Contract—an Evil Contract secured by Leonard with the soul of his Eldest Son as collateral.
"My brother's leg..." Lucius suddenly crushed a detection crystal, and from the Purple Smoke emerged a scene of Leonard trading with a Black Market Merchant.
That year, to protect Father, my brother had forcibly broken through magical restraints; it turned out that the so-called "Magic Backlash" was actually a Binding Spell planted by our own Father.
Luna suddenly erupted with Strong Light, and the Wedding Ring burned by Leonard emerged from the void.
The moment Aelia grasped the ring, all her altered memories surged back like a tide—she finally saw clearly that on the night of childbirth, her husband had walked towards the altar holding a swapped baby, and the inside of his cloak was embroidered not with Golden Cress.
But with bloodied Iris.
The Wheelchair Armrest cracked under my brother's palm as it bore an unbearable strain.
After years of being crippled, his Twin Legs suddenly surged with a long-forgotten burning sensation; those Binding Spells embedded in his marrow began to unravel inch by inch alongside the Wedding Ring.
The Rosewood Wheelchair melted into Liquid within Mo Ya, and as my brother staggered to stand up, the Xing Xu on the floor suddenly coalesced into its form from twelve years ago.
"You said my legs were the price for forcibly breaking through magical restraints." My brother gripped Leonard's collar tightly; veins bulged on his right hand while his left gently brushed over Father's Family Crest on his chest.
The emblem inlaid with black Obsidian suddenly reflected scenes from the secret chamber—a twelve-year-old boy knelt before the altar as Leonard branded the Evil Contract into his Eldest Son's Spine. "So you sold my soul to the Abyss Merchant long ago!"
Leonard's waist jade seal exploded with a sound, and splintered shards crystallized into ice spikes mid-air.
The Second Brother's pupils abruptly narrowed into slits; the arrangement of those ice spikes was identical to how he had been trapped in the Ice Cave years ago.
He trembled as he caught one of the shards, emerging from the ice crystal was the scene of Leonard negotiating with the Frost Witch—exactly what Father had intentionally leaked about the Error Spell, which led him to be deceived by his closest friend into the Eternal Frozen Realm.
"You touched my frostbite and said, 'This is the price of trusting others.'" Second Brother bit his lip, and a drop of Blood Pearl fell onto the ice spike, transforming into a Contract Document.
The Iris Wax seal in the corner of the Document stung his eyes; it was unmistakably identical to the mark on the envelope from White Rose Manor.
Brother San's Grimoire suddenly fell from thin air, and the yellowed Parchment automatically turned to the page stained with ink.
The ancient runes he had struggled to comprehend for years were reassembling in the light of the Wedding Ring, ultimately revealing Leonard's handwriting from his youth—those annotations that misled him into neglecting Light Magic now twisted into a malicious Curse Totem.
"You said I was destined to study Shadow Magic." Brother San's fingertip brushed over the dried bloodstains on the Yellowed Pages, remnants from when he had failed at ten years old while attempting a Healing Spell.
The drifting Blood Pearl suddenly ignited in mid-air, blasting a massive Hole in the West Wall of the study, exposing what lay hidden beneath—a full three rows of Light Magic Tools, all branded with his Soul Mark.
Leonard staggered and knocked over an Astrolabe Remains, a Crystal Fragment slicing into his Palm.
As blood dripped at Aelia's feet, it resonated with the Hei Xue flowing from her Heart Scar.
The Memory Fragments summoned by the Wedding Ring were intertwining within the Dome, revealing a more horrifying truth—each time a child was born, Leonard had secretly taken a strand of Aelia's Soul Power.
"You said our child would inherit the purest glory of Magic Castle." Aelia tightened her grip on the cracked Wedding Ring; countless Silver Threads suddenly extended from its inner circle.
These soul bonds that were meant to solidify their love Contract now wrapped around each child's neck, ultimately merging into Leonard's Family Crest on his chest.
Luna's Loud Cry suddenly soared an octave higher, and around the Cradle emerged the Guardian Array of the Great Mage.
At the center of it all, the Laurel Mark projected a holographic image—the wedding scene from Twenty Years Ago. Young Leonard’s suit lining bore a bloodied Iris Pattern that absorbed Aelia's vow magic.
"So even the starry sky during your proposal was fake?" Aelia tore off her necklace. At that moment, as the Sapphire Zhui Zi exploded, every mirror in the study reflected different timelines of Leonard's Last Night.
In each fragment, Leonard repeated the same vows in different women's ears, and each woman bore a Black Feather Birthmark on her Collarbone seeping blood.
Lucius suddenly tore open his shirt, revealing a thin chest marked with the Luna, a symbol shared with his Mother.
As he cast the detection spell towards the Ground, the center of the Magic Circle revealed Leonard's Soul Contract—every Guardian Mark of the offspring served as a device to transfer the backlash of the curse.
"Does Father understand the consequences of the curse fully taking effect?" The Young Mage's voice carried an Ice Shard, and the Contract Terms in his Hand began to manifest under the light of the Wedding Ring.
When the final line of Blood Text emerged, even the floating Xing Xu was taken aback—on the day the Contract was completed, all those bearing the Hei Yu mark would be turned into fuel for the altar.
Leonard suddenly lunged towards Luna, his Family Crest on Jian Feng glowing with a soul-devouring red light.
But Aelia was faster; the Hei Xue surging from her Heart Scar transformed into Thorns, pinning her husband before the mirror revealing the Contract.
Her bloodied Fingertip brushed against each child's Neck, and with every silver thread she severed, a corresponding memory orb burst forth from Leonard's Emblem.
When the last silver thread snapped, the Ashes of the altar's Curse Doll began to flow backward and reassemble.
Burning strands of Hair wove together in midair to form a new Contract. As Aelia's name illuminated on the Parchment, all stolen Soul Power surged back like a river of stars.
The demon mark within her elder brother's Spine dissipated into black butterflies, while her Second Brother's ice cone melted into a healing elixir. Brother San's Grimoire erupted with holy light sealed for Twenty Years.
A gust of night wind carrying Dark Rose Fragrance rushed through the gap in the Dome, and shattered Astrolabe parts clinked as they fell into the fireplace.
Aelia picked up a Lens reflecting her husband's face and crushed it into brilliant Magic Dust with her Fingertip.
As the last grain of Dust hit the ground, sounds of Cursed Fabric rubbing against each other came from outside the study door. Moonlight cast a familiar silhouette long across the tear in the carpet.
The Wedding Ring reshaped itself into a dagger in Aelia's Palm, its shimmering blade reflecting the swaying beaded curtain behind her.
A breath carrying Lavender Scent drew near; it was a warm presence that had followed her for Twenty Years, now wrapped in an unprecedented Zhen Chan—like the last petal struggling on a branch before a storm.
The sound of beads clashing was particularly jarring in the silence.
Qin Sicarried the bloodstained Skirt and stepped over the Xing Xu on the ground. The Brass Pocket Watch on his chest suddenly popped open, and the treasured family photo on the dial was Burning. Head Maid crushed the Emerald Fragment that rolled to his feet, and sneered from between his teeth: "It turns out that every time Lord inspects the border, he goes to pick stars for his illegitimate son!" Aelia's shoulders trembled slightly, and black mist suddenly surged out of the wound that had not yet healed. When the mist touched the Light Spot left by Lucius's detection spell, it actually manifested in the air as dozens of Magic Letter with Yanzhi incense. Those love letters that should have been burned by the Magic Flame now showed their original appearance under the Contract Backlash. "Father, do you still remember this?" Luciuslet go of Luna's hand, and the Laurel Mark left by the baby Palm suddenly projected a holographic image. In Leonard's Last Night, when he was five years old, he held a windmill and chased his Father. When Leonard bent down to pick him up, the silver chain hidden in his shirt slipped out of an Iris Pattern Jade Pendant - exactly the same as the one worn by the lover in the mirror. Leonard struggled to explain, but the black Blood Thorn that pierced his limbs became tighter and tighter as he moved. The eldest brother suddenly held down the second brother's hand that was condensing an ice cone, and the broken Wheelchair Armrest had turned into a Magic Wand without knowing when: "Mother, please allow me to take out the Evil Contract in his Spine with my own hands." Before Aelia could speak, the holy light of Brother San suddenly enveloped the entire study. Young Mage's faded Faded Apprentice Robe moved automatically without wind, and the Shadow Magic Pattern hidden in the cuffs was purified into Light Butterfly: "Big Brother's Binding Spell needs to be stripped by Holy Light, Second Brother's frostbite needs to be treated with Fire Magic, and my Error..." He raised his hand and smashed the West Wall Hidden Layer, and three rows of light Magic Tool fell into Palm like meteors, "You should correct it yourself." Luna suddenly made a Yiya Sound, and the Guardian Array Reverse Rotation around the Cradle. The family history Grimoire that was tampered with by Leonard flew out of the bookshelf and reorganized into real memories in the golden light - Aelia saw that when she was in a coma after giving birth, her husband replaced her biological daughter with Curse Doll in Leonard's Last Night. The real Luna in the swaddling clothes was actually the one whose soul was extracted alive and stuffed into the Puppet. "So my daughter..." Aelia staggered and held onto the mantel, Fingertip touching the still-hot Xing Xu. Qin Si suddenly ripped open his left sleeve, and his arm was covered with old burns Emerging and baby scratches appeared: "When you were unconscious that year, it was Young Miss who used her last bit of strength to push away the candlestick and save me!" Head Maid pointed her calloused finger at Leonard, "And this beast was celebrating his illegitimate son's birthday at White Rose Manor that night!"
Lucius suddenly crushed the detection crystal, and Purple Smoke coalesced into a Magic Sand Table.
The Young Mage placed Luna's Luna imprint at the center of the sand table, and the Magic Castle Three-D Model materialized in an instant—representing Leonard, a Red Dot entangled with seven different colored Light Spots, each corresponding to a Secret Manor.
"Seven illegitimate children." The Second Brother's ice cone suddenly melted, and the potion dripped onto the Ground, revealing the cold smile of the Frost Witch. "No wonder Father always says a true Mage should have many offspring."
Aelia's Heart Hei Xue suddenly boiled, and a dagger forged from a Wedding Ring hovered automatically above Leonard and Mei Xin.
The Lady of the Fortress's bloodstained Skirt swept across the ground littered with Memory Fragments, finally stopping at the position of the Astrolabe where she had once accepted a proposal: "In the name of the seventeenth Lady of the Glorious Demon Fortress, I declare—"
"Mother!" Brother San suddenly exclaimed.
Under the radiance of holy light, Aelia's Hair Tips were visibly turning white at an alarming rate.
Although the stolen Soul Power had returned, the backlash from forcibly severing the Contract continued to persist.
Luna's Loud Cry suddenly transformed into Qing Yue's Spell, and the Guardian Array beneath the Cradle spread throughout the study.
Ashes drifting from Qin Si's Pocket Watch reformed above everyone's heads into a complete Family Tree Totem.
As the branch representing Leonard was scorched by moonlight, Aelia's white hair gradually regained its luster.
"Enough." Aelia grasped the hovering dagger, its tip gliding across Leonard's chest Family Crest.
The Emblem symbolizing Lord authority shattered into two halves, revealing Iris Petals hidden within a gem's Hidden Layer. "Take your filthy blood and lies, and get out of my sight."
The Thorn on Leonard shattered in response, causing him to stumble and knock over a Bronze sculpture that recorded false glory.
He reached out to grasp Aelia's skirt corner but was met by a sudden surge of Magic Flame—Ailina's Burn—at his Fingertip. The Temperature of that flame was eerily identical to that of the Temperature in their wedding night’s shared cup twenty years ago.
"Mother, the Teleportation Circle in the West Tower..." The eldest brother’s staff glowed with a Warning red light.
Lucius immediately activated the Protective Barrier, only to see Luna had somehow crawled to the edge of the windowsill.
The chubby palm of the infant rested in the cold moonlight, and the glass gradually revealed the scene outside the Magic Castle—twelve Black Robe Mages were gathering towards White Rose Manor.
Aelia plunged the Wedding Ring Dagger into the floor, and a torrent of magic surged from the crack, instantly repairing all the damaged walls.
As her gaze swept over the Children, her voice carried an undeniable authority: "Before Dawn Tomorrow, I want to see eight hundred seats filled in the Court of Judgment."
Qin Si kicked aside a fragment of the Astrolabe that was blocking his path, and a chain from his Brass Pocket Watch ensnared Leonard's ankle. "Lord of the Fortress, please," he urged. The Head Maid deliberately used the ceremonial gesture from years ago when they welcomed his Triumph, saying, "The Red Carpet leading to the dungeon is dyed with your favorite Iris juice."
Lucius cradled the yawning Luna, the infant's Luna imprinting a crescent shape of light on his sleeve.
As the Young Mage turned around, rose petals drifting in from outside suddenly ignited on his shoulder, burning. Emerging from the ashes was a bloodied Iris Badge—completely matching the insignia on the chests of the Black Robe Mages.
Aelia's sigh was as light as the night breeze, yet her blood-stained fingertip gripped the Wedding Ring Dagger even tighter.
Behind her, a warm breath that had always lingered suddenly ceased, and through the gap in the beaded curtain flashed a piece of hem embroidered with Golden Cress.
Luna turned over in her brother's arms, unnoticed as she quietly tucked a piece of Xing Xu into her Luna folds.
As the angle of moonlight shifted, a fleeting Magic Rune glimmered deep within the infant's pupil—that was evidence of the most fatal flaw in a Soul Contract from the memories of a Great Mage.
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