As the last character of the Prophecy Poem unwound in the Lapis Lazuli Floor, Luna suddenly let out a clear, bright laugh.
The curled fingers of the infant abruptly unfurled, and twelve Phosphorescent Butterflies crashed through the Colored Glazed Window, carrying fragments of Memory Crystal intertwined with Cercis Petals that floated above everyone’s heads.
“Father.” The Baby Voice startled Qin Si, causing him to knock over the Silver Tea Set. The Golden Hourglass within Luna emitted a clicking sound as its gears turned. “The violets you hid in Birch Manor are about to bear their wicked fruit, aren’t they?”
Leonard's Obsidian Staff struck heavily against the Ground, and the Dark Red Magic Pattern flickered uncontrollably at his neck.
As the Memory Crystal reflected Leonard caressing the rounded belly of the Blonde Woman during Leonard's Last Night, the Starlight Stone at the tip of the Scepter, symbolizing the Lord's authority, cracked in half with a sharp sound.
“Forgery of memories!” He waved his sleeve to shatter three crystals, but the splintered shards reformed amidst Luna’s Loud Cry.
Suddenly, Ice Crystal Vines burst forth from the Infant Swaddling, wrapping around the Lord’s Wrist and piercing into his Bloodline—at that moment, the Laurel Leaf Totem coursed beneath his skin, and from within the crystal of Leonard's Last Night, the Blonde Woman’s neck emerged with a Guardian Magic Pattern identical to Leonard’s.
Aelia stumbled into the Gilded Candelabra, molten Zhu Lei burned a red mark on her Hand Back without her noticing.
The Love Words from twenty years ago on their wedding bed overlapped with her husband’s gentle gestures as he caressed Leonard's Concubine's Pregnant Belly in this moment captured in crystal. Her trembling Fingertip ignited an Ice Flame but turned into Rose Petals that fell away as it touched Leonard’s Hem.
“Last night you said you were going to inspect the Northern Boundary Barrier…” She tore off her husband’s Family Crest silver chain from his chest; the positioning magic stone embedded within glimmered with the unique sheen of Birch Manor's Maple Tree and Blue Blood Fern Juice. “It turns out our Oath magic has long been mixed with your lies in Mistletoe Juice!”
“Mother, you should take a look at the Cellar and Third Secret Chamber.” Luna’s voice suddenly became ethereal as a Dragon Language Magic Symbol blossomed on her infant forehead.
The entire castle shook violently as Zhen Chan reverberated; walls of the Nursery collapsed, revealing a Spiral Staircase leading straight to the earth’s core.
Twenty-three Curse Dolls inscribed with Aelia's Birthday Rune floated in a Blood Pool, each Cursed Doll's Heart pierced by blood-stained Redbud thorns.
The eldest brother's Silver Iron Prosthetic suddenly emitted a Longyin. Leaning on his cane embedded with Ice Spirit Crystal stones, he approached their Father. “You said back then that my dark Magic Backlash was an accident, but these Cursed Dolls’ curse Magic Circuit…” The Mechanical Prosthetic suddenly pierced through the nearest Cursed Doll, and from the spewing black mist emerged Leonard’s Residual Shadow casting spells. “It is clearly a Bloodline Curse!”
Brother San’s crystal ball suddenly flew toward the Blood Pool on its own; seven Twelve Star Tracks burst forth from cracks in a Spider Web.
When the seventh Star Trail aligned with Luna, the crystal ball reflected the truth of ten years ago—the anomalous geomantic fluctuations revealed that Leonard was channeling energy from the Magic Fortress Core to Birch Manor's Underground Altar.
"You drew away the Earth Vein Essence, causing my Divination to backfire!" Brother San tore open his robe, revealing a scar shaped like a spider web on his heart. Each ice crack corresponded to a damage mark on the crystal ball. "Yet you deceived me, claiming it was a method of cultivation error?"
Suddenly, a black and purple barrier erupted around Leonard, but it was shattered by the Ice Crystal Vines the moment they touched Luna's cradle.
He was horrified to discover that those vines were devouring his magic. The Laurel Leaf Totem crawled up the Obsidian Pillar, transforming the entire Assembly Hall into a Silver Cage.
"This is not the power an infant should possess..." His shadow arrow, conjured by Zhang Jian, abruptly changed direction and shot toward Luna Mei Xin amidst Aelia's desperate cry of "No!"
In a critical moment, his elder brother's Mechanical Prosthetic transformed into the claw of an Ice Dragon, crushing the dark arrow.
Suddenly, a Laurel Branch flew out from the Curse Mark on Second Brother's chest, pinning Leonard against the wall marked with evidence of betrayal.
Luna merely blinked her misty eyes, and from deep within the castle came the roar of an Ancient Dragon Skeleton breaking free from its Demon Binding Shackles.
"Mother, Rainbow Mist is waiting for you." Luna's small hand gently touched Aelia's tear-streaked face. Within the silver light dancing at her fingertip lay the Forgetfulness Potion hidden in Heavenly Wedding Wine on Leonard's wedding night twenty years ago. "Go to the cellar and see your true wedding gift."
As Aelia stumbled toward the Spiral Staircase, Luna turned to look at their father, who was bound by Laurel Shackles.
The golden hourglass in the infant's pupil suddenly froze. In a voice only they could hear, she whispered in Dragon Language, "Do you think that when Mother discovers the truth about her difficult labor, those Fated Star Paths that were diverted can still be reclaimed?"
The Celestial Chart in the hall's dome suddenly began to misalign and reorganize. In the chaos, Second Brother caught a glimpse of his friend’s face emerging from within his Curse Mark.
He pressed down hard on his increasingly tight chest and hazily recalled when Father had checked his injuries last month; he distinctly remembered that his fingertip had brushed against something with a scent identical to his friend's ring—a sweet metallic tang.
"So you knew about Roy's betrayal all along." He tore open his clothing to reveal the spider web-like Curse Pattern spreading across his chest. Each azure purple vein ended with his friend's sinister grin emerging. "Yet you deliberately suppressed the backlash with similar magic?"
The Laurel Branch embedded at the center of the curse suddenly burst forth with strong light, shattering Leonard's Serpent Ring in his left hand.
Stumbling against the Gilded Column, the magic that had consumed him flowed out in an Emerald Color blaze from his Seven Orifices, weaving together an illusion of his Father conversing with a close friend beneath the Dome.
"As long as you keep this fool trusting you..." The figure of Leonard pushed a Crystal Bottle filled with dark Lavender Liquid toward Roy. "The curse on his chest will open the Demon Realm Rift for us."
Suddenly, Brother San's crystal ball shattered into countless Xing Xu, piecing together a scene from his childhood Divination when he was ten years old.
The young boy cheered while holding a moonstone meant to test his talent, unaware that behind him, his Father was altering the frequency of Earth Vein Resonance with a hand hidden in his sleeve—what should have been Silver White talent patterns twisted grotesquely into Blood Red, signifying the path of "Error."
"You made me believe I was destined to become a Necromancer..." The Star Moon Embroidery on Brother San's Robe suddenly came to life, transforming into tangible Demon Binding Shackles that wrapped around Leonard's throat. "Yet you secretly locked away my true celestial perception with a Binding Spell!"
The Cursed Doll in the Blood Pool collectively opened its eyes, and twenty-three Aelia's Xu Ying rose from the Curse Doll.
Their unified chant of Lamentation shook the Crystal Chandelier, causing it to crash down. Qin Si tackled Qian Jiao to shield Aelia from the splintering magical debris.
The Guardian Magic Pattern embroidered on the maid's Skirt glowed with a Red Glow but ignited Qing Yan upon touching Leonard's residual magic.
"Madam, be careful!" Qin Si crushed the Silver Tea Set into a Holy Light Shield, oblivious to the sharp porcelain shards cutting her Palm and drawing blood.
The Guardian Contract sown when Aelia rescued her from the slave market now transformed into Thorns wrapping around her heart. "Even if it costs me my life, I will take you away from this hell!"
As Aelia's Skirt Hem brushed against the edge of the Blood Pool, the floating Curse Dolls suddenly split into grinning faces.
Their Hearts' Redbud pierced through the air but turned into a flurry of flower petals upon reaching Luna.
Amidst the baby's Loud Cry, a Roar echoed from deep within the Cellar as chains broke apart, and an ancient yet pure magic began to ascend along the Spiral Staircase.
Leonard struggled to rise but found the Laurel Shackles emerging with dense Mama's Dragon Language Seals.
The Sealing Spell he had carved into Luna's Cradle long ago now reflected upon his gradually petrifying skin, each character burning with Ice Blue backlash fire.
"Mother... the true gift..." Luna's child's voice suddenly intertwined with the aging Longyin, as the remnants of stained glass in the nursery responded, merging to form a guiding light.
Aelia's bloodied fingertip touched the stone door of the cellar, and the family totem, which had remained dark for twenty years, suddenly burst forth with rainbow light—awakening the bloodline of the Dawn Witch that should have stirred on her wedding night, now piercing through the gloom like dawn's light.
A sharp sound of shattering glass echoed from the Castle West Wing, as Lucius's astrolabe in hand exploded without warning.
The boy, who was copying a magic formula, stared blankly at the bloodstains on his fingertip. The celestial laws that his father had taught him to be "absolutely correct" twisted into a completely opposite track on the parchment.
A phosphorescent butterfly flew past and collided with the family crest on his chest, causing scale powder to form a blurred character for "regret" on the surface of the silver chain.
Lucius gazed in astonishment at the shimmering scale powder on the silver chain, as a blood pearl from his fingertip dripped onto the shards of the astrolabe.
Those stellar trajectories that his father referred to as "eternal truths" were now bizarrely reassembling in a pool of blood.
He suddenly recalled that night of his thirteenth birthday when Leonard held his hand and traced a perfect arc on the star map: "Remember, the stars will always submit to their master."
The castle trembled violently, and the family crest on the boy's chest suddenly became scalding hot.
When he stumbled into the assembly hall, he collided with his elder brother’s ice dragon mechanical prosthetic piercing through a curse doll.
From the splattering black mist emerged Leonard's last night—the gestures he revered as sacred now mirrored those of evil magic within the cursed residual shadow.
"Father..." Lucius's voice caught in his throat as fragments of the shattered astrolabe suddenly levitated.
Ice crystal vines sensed his magic fluctuation and gently wrapped around his trembling wrist.
Cercis petals drifted from Luna's swaddling and transformed into memories of his father altering the star map when they landed on his bloodied palm.
Leonard’s body, pinned to the wall by laurel shackles, suddenly convulsed violently, and his petrified skin began cracking: "What do you know!"
"Magic Castle requires absolute control..." He roared, attempting to summon Shadow Magic, only to be horrified as each Spell transformed into tangible Thorns at the exit, piercing into his throat.
"Just like how you control Mother's life?" Aelia's voice echoed from deep within the Spiral Staircase.
As she reappeared in the sight of everyone, the Dawn Witch's Rainbow Light flowed through her Hair Tips, and her Palm pulsed with the destined Xing Huo that should have awakened Twenty Years Ago. "The Forgetfulness Potion from the Newlywed Night Wine, the Fated Star Path that was diverted during a difficult birth—it's time for everything to return to its rightful owner."
The Dragon Language Magic Symbol on Luna's forehead suddenly blazed brightly, and the castle's Geomancy emitted a Resonance-like Zhen Chan.
Dark purple Light Mist seeped from the petrified Ice Cracks on Leonard's chest, as the Star Trail he had stolen transformed into Liu Ying, flying towards Aelia.
When the last trace of Xing Hui returned to the witch's Palm, a Roar from an ancient altar awakened deep within the Cellar.
"No!
That was meant for me..." Leonard's Qian Jiao abruptly halted as he realized with dread that his voice was being erased by some force of law.
Amidst the clear laughter of a baby, the Ice Crystal Vines' cage suddenly sprouted Xingyue orchids, forever sealing his sinful testimony within a Bud.
The Curse Mark on Second Brother's chest emitted a sharp crack, and the whispers emerging from the emerald flames began Burning.
As Roy's grim visage dissipated in the flames, the Spider Web cracks in his Heart were slowly mended by silver moonlight. "It turns out that true fissures never existed in the demon realm..." He picked up a petal of Laurel Blossom and pressed it against his wound, as the poisonous lies implanted by Father seeped out with the flower's juice.
Brother San's Robe with Star Moon Embroidery suddenly broke free from its Fabric restraints, forming the Celestial Chart he was meant to possess in the Dome.
The Cursed Doll in the Blood Pool let out its final wail as the cursed Magic Circuit was flushed clean by Pure Magic, transforming into transparent crystal.
As he trembled while touching those stars, the chains of Binding Spell flowed like Yin Sha through his fingers. "It turns out my true talent is..."
"It's being a celestial observer," Luna said, having appeared on his shoulder at some point, her tiny hand gently tapping between his brows.
Brother San's eyes suddenly reflected the vast starry river, as the altered Geomancy data was being recalibrated. "Brother San discovered the Geomancy anomaly ten years ago, but it was blocked from perception by the wicked Father."
Aelia's skirt swept across the debris-strewn ground, where the morning's Rainbow Light reached, causing the Blood Mist Runes on the Lapis Lazuli Floor to dissolve completely.
When she stopped in front of Leonard, the forgotten vows of their wedding night materialized between them as Entity Chains—at that moment, they were breaking apart into Stardust.
"Mother, be careful!" Lucius suddenly lunged forward, the fragments of the Astrolabe in hand bursting forth with a warning Blue Light.
Leonard's left arm, on the verge of complete petrification, suddenly exploded, and the black Obsidian shards shot out but bizarrely hovered before Luna.
The laughter of a baby scattered those shards, each particle reflecting a secret of Birch Manor.
As the last piece of black Obsidian transformed into the terrified face of a Blonde Woman, Luna suddenly opened her small hands towards the void: "Rainbow Mist is here."
The entire Magic Castle's Stained Glass simultaneously resonated with Zhen Chan, and a seven-colored Halo pierced through the smoke-filled Assembly Hall.
When Lucius raised his hand to shield himself under Awareness, he found that those rays were repairing Second Brother's Curse Scar and reorganizing Big Brother's Mechanical Prosthetic's Magic Circuit.
His shattered Astrolabe was reshaped in the Rainbow Light, yet the mirrored reflection revealed a celestial truth starkly different from Father's teachings.
"It’s time to say goodbye, Father." Luna's voice suddenly echoed from every corner of the castle.
Leonard's final struggle froze within his petrified body; his Eye could still move but could no longer emit a sound.
A Laurel Branch suddenly bloomed in his Heart, sealing away those unexecuted conspiracies forever within its petals.
As Aelia cradled the baby back in her arms, Luna's Luna flickered with the unique rhythm of a Prophecy Poem.
The witch’s Rainbow Light intertwined with the baby's Dragon Language Magic Symbol to form a new Guardian Barrier, enveloping the Magic Castle between dawn and Xing Hui.
The damaged Assembly Hall began to self-repair, and what emerged from the Lapis Lazuli Gap was no longer the Thorn, but Moonlight Grass adorned with Luna.
"Madam..." Qin Si cradled the injured Palm, hesitating to speak, but then saw Luna blowing a bubble towards her.
The Silver Magic Bubble enveloped the maid's bleeding Palm, and from the healing wound emerged a miniature Guardian Array Pattern.
The Maid suddenly knelt on one knee, and the Redbud ornament in her hair flew towards Aelia, transforming into a key that would unlock the Curse Mark around the witch's neck.
Lucius tightened his grip on the newly formed Astrolabe, as the Star Trail reflected in its mirror perfectly matched the patterns of Luna.
When he glanced towards the Nursery, he caught sight of the baby’s mischievous wink—his once-dismissed sister, whose eyes now shimmered with a galaxy of stars, embodying the truth he had sought his entire life.
Suddenly, a nightingale's song echoed from the Castle Exterior, its wings brushed with the unique Frost Flower of the Northern Territory.
His elder brother's Mechanical Prosthetic seemed to sense something and emitted a warning vibration. The Laurel Branch on Second Brother’s chest stirred without wind, while Brother San's crystal ball fragments on the Ground formed a Blood Arrow of Warning.
Meanwhile, Luna merely buried her small face in Mother’s warm neck, unnoticed by anyone as a fleeting seriousness crossed her lips.
Outside the Dawn Witch's Rainbow Barrier, the last wisp of Blood Mist suddenly coalesced into a half-formed prophecy just before dissipating.
Only Luna heard the Blood Mist whispering its Warning in Dragon Language—a prophecy that was supposed to appear three years later in the original book, concerning the Northern Ice Coffin.
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