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Aelia's fingertips tightened at the edge of the grooming table, the crystal chandelier casting seventeen overlapping halos that reflected in the mirror.
Luna, sleeping in her arms, stirred slightly, her lashes fluttering. The Star Sand nestled in the swaddling flowed along the silk folds, condensing into a miniature Stellar Trajectory on Mother’s knee.
"Theodore's Detection Array needs to be reforged." She dipped the Silver Spoon into the flower tea floating with Evening Primrose. Ripples emerged, revealing cracks in the Eldest Son's Wheelchair Armrest. "With every inch the crack extends, the backlash from the Curse Mark will erode his soul."
Leonard paused, his hand stilling as the Gold Thread embroidered Magic Fortress Totem glimmered blood-red in the candlelight.
As he leaned closer, the sweet scent of Shadow Nectar brushed against Aelia's ear. "You should trap those physicians with the Star Moon Chain instead of embarrassing me in the Assembly Hall."
Suddenly, Luna let out a soft sob like a kitten, and Aelia lowered her gaze to conceal the Yin Mang in her eyes.
The surface of the Tea Soup reflected the Obsidian Watchtower outside—the very structure Leonard had built twenty years ago as a vow for their engagement. At that moment, the Contract Thread entwined around Tower Spitze was being corroded by some unseen force, creating tiny Abyssal Serpent Parasite Holes.
"The Magic Academy has three Elementalists skilled in soul repair..."
"Enough!" The copper candlestick carved with a Magic Dragon pattern suddenly erupted with Qing Yan, as Leonard's sleeves billowed with black mist that coiled around the teacup.
The Liujin tea tray fell to the ground, and from Luna's swaddling burst seven Xing Zi, perfectly catching the splintered porcelain that flew through the air.
Lord's pupils constricted as he watched the Star Trail hovering around the baby slowly rotate.
The shards that should have shattered the Crystal Chandelier were now wrapped in Star Sand, transformed into twinkling fragments of a galaxy that gently fell back onto the velvet carpet.
Aelia brushed her fingers over her daughter’s moonlit Luna. "You always say that the glory of the Magic Castle surpasses all else, but the foundation supporting that glory is crumbling." The Star Sand that slipped from her sleeve suddenly coalesced into three images of Light and Shadow—the Pale Eldest Son like paper in his Wheelchair, the Second Son trapped within a mirrored barrier, and San Zi lost in a drunken stupor in the Alchemical Chamber. Each frame of Leonard's Last Night was intertwined with a unique Iris Pattern from their Marriage Contract.
Leonard's knuckles turned white as he gripped Aelia's wrist. The dark radiance erupting from his Obsidian Ring tore through Light and Shadow into fragments.
In that instant he seized Aelia’s wrist, the Shimmering Veil hanging from Palace Dome suddenly crystallized with frost. Twelve Colored Windows simultaneously reflected different corners of Magic Castle's Defensive Formation—each focal point flickering with Dark Patterns identical to those on Theodore's Wheelchair cracks.
"You think it has been someone else maintaining these barriers all these years?" He brushed his fingertip over the Star Moon Mark on Aelia's collarbone, and suddenly, the Marriage Contract Brand oozed Silver Blue Blood Pearl. "Every time the Dark Forest erupts, it is I who..."
Luna's cries abruptly shattered the silence, as the infant Mei Xin's Hexagram drew the Blood Pearl into the light array.
Seizing the opportunity, Aelia pulled her hand back, and Star Sand seeped through the Window Lattice into the night. In the distance, a brittle sound echoed from the Obsidian Watchtower as a Contract Thread snapped.
"Using the Marriage Contract as fuel for the barrier?" She took a step back while cradling the loudly crying infant. The Dressing Mirror suddenly reflected the Magic Castle Underground Altar—once dedicated to the Family Totem, now entwined with twenty blood-soaked Marriage Contract Threads.
Leonard was engulfed in a surge of black mist, yet it dissipated like a defeated foe upon touching Luna's Star Trail.
He focused on the Disruption Rune of Automatic Repair at Aelia's skirt, his tone softening unexpectedly. "Next week is Lunar Eclipse Night; the Magic Castle needs..."
A thunderous roar drowned out his unfinished words as torrential rain lashed against the Colored Window, carrying with it the decaying leaves of the Dark Forest.
Aelia gazed at her husband's flickering visage amidst the Lei Guang and suddenly noticed his new Dragon Scale Pattern Belt at his waist—clearly made from an Abyssal Dragon's reverse scale, and it had been seventeen years since they last hunted dragons at the Feast.
Luna unexpectedly reached out her tiny hand to grasp her mother's flowing silver hair, and as Star Sand swirled among her locks, it formed fragmented Dragon Language Runes in midair.
Aelia's pupils constricted; that rune combination was precisely the activation Key for the Magic Fortress Defense Array, now appearing altered in the infant's grasp.
Amidst the sound of rain, Leonard casually touched a new crack on Liujin Lattice and remarked, "I remember there was an Eternal Night Meteorite in your dowry?" Aelia's fingertip brushed against Luna's soft hair, while Star Sand quietly mended her skirt's Defensive Rune.
The Crystal Chandelier flickered under Lei Guang’s light, casting an eerie green glow on Leonard's newly acquired Dragon Scale Pattern Belt.
"The Eternal Night Meteorite is in the seventh Star Chamber." She pressed her palm against the edge of the Dressing Mirror, causing silver-blue ripples to spread across its surface. "But activating Star Trail requires three full Moon Phase star energies for nurturing."
Veins bulged at Leonard's neck as dark patterns on his Neck Scarf suddenly exuded black mist.
He reached out to touch the image of the Emerging Eternal Night Meteorite in the mirror, but just as his fingertip was about to penetrate its surface, Star Sand scorched a Scorch Mark into his skin. "The Eternal Night Meteorite you used to treat Theodore wasn’t so particular."
"That was refined with Soul Fire by Father before his passing." Aelia cradled Luna and walked toward the rain-soaked window, the baby's small hand suddenly pointing at the Obsidian Watchtower.
The once-corroded Marriage Contract Threads were regenerating at an astonishing speed, and the newly formed Dark Purple Thread shimmered with the unique Phosphorescence of Abyssal Dragon Scale.
Lord abruptly yanked down the curtains, and the sound of the torrential rain became muffled.
A Contract Spider that had crawled out from his sleeve made its way along the base of the wall toward the Star Chamber, but it was struck down by Luna's unintentional kick of a Rattle as it touched the threshold.
The toy adorned with Xingyue Lingdang rolled across the carpet, and the magic spider instantly dissipated into black smoke.
"Tomorrow night, let the butler take you to retrieve it." Aelia, with her back to her husband, adjusted Luna's swaddling. Suddenly, the Star Moon Stone hanging around the baby's neck emitted a warning hum.
As she adjusted the necklace, she flicked three grains of Star Sand into the corner's Iris Pattern Brick Gap—where a secret passage rune connected to Eldest Son's room was hidden.
Leonard grabbed the Dark Gold Cloak draped over the chair, and the clasp made from Dragon Tail Bone struck against the Door Frame, sparking a shower of embers.
He paused for half a second, then turned around with a gentle expression reminiscent of when he courted Aelia: "After Lunar Eclipse Night, we will take the Children to White Rose Manor..."
His words faded into the sudden opening of the Golden Gate, and a gust of wind from the corridor lifted Aelia's cascading silver hair.
She gazed at the Contract Spider Remains drifting toward the courtyard until Luna's dissatisfied whimper reminded her that she had wrinkled the baby's swaddling in her grip.
The soft blanket woven from Star Sand spread along the Emerald Corridor but suddenly halted as it passed by East Tower.
Aelia stopped to listen, as whispers from the kitchen floated in on the draft.
"...Lord's cloak is stained with Night Blooming Jasmine not found in Black Forest..."
"This morning's wheel tracks were three inches deeper..."
The sound of porcelain lightly clinking interrupted the whispers, and Qin Si's voice scolded the maid with an unusual tension.
Luna suddenly coughed violently, and the mist that erupted between the pillars formed a vague silhouette of a woman. The Abyss Coral Hairpin nestled in her hair was seeping Blood Pearls.
Aelia hurried through the archway, her infant's kicking feet knocking over a vase in the corridor.
Amidst the scattered Dark Red roses, she caught sight of Dragon Scale Powder lingering in the Brick Gap—this rare magic material from the abyss should never have appeared in the living quarters.
Panic-stricken footsteps echoed around the corner, and two maids carrying a Xunxiang furnace nearly collided with their mistress.
As the older maid's sleeves fluttered, Aelia keenly detected an unfamiliar Cedar Musk on Si Pa.
This expensive Xunxiang, made with glacier whale oil, was only used in Leonard's private study within the Magic Castle.
"Madam!" The young maid exclaimed as the incense ash she knocked over formed a Gray Butterfly in midair. Luna suddenly laughed and reached out to catch it.
The scattered ashes fell onto Aelia's sleeve, and in an instant, they corroded tiny Abyssal Serpent Parasite Holes that carried the scent of a Marriage Contract.
When Qin Si rushed over, she saw her mistress standing before the spiral staircase, gazing at a mural.
In the oil painting depicting the grandeur of a wedding, Aelia, who originally held a Star Crown, now bore an unexpected Dark Red mark—shaped eerily like the reverse scale of an Abyssal Dragon.
"The Third Young Master Lucius has spilled Alchemical Reagent again." The maid pretended to remain calm as she wiped her forehead, and the newly replaced Pearl Hairpin in her hair flashed with a Red Glow of Contract Magic.
Luna suddenly broke free from her swaddling; her chubby little hands accurately snatched at that Hairpin.
In that moment when the pearl fell, Aelia saw the Twisted Rune etched on the pin.
It was a Guardian Spell that could only be inscribed with Marriage Contract Threads, yet now it was entwined with a strange aura that pierced her soul.
The night was split open by Jing Lei, illuminating the blood-red Dark Purple Threads that connected each pillar of the Marriage Contract in the Magic Castle Underground Altar.
"Prepare the fragrant bath," Aelia tossed the Hairpin back to Qin Si, while Star Sand formed a Detection Magic Pattern in her palm. "Double the Evening Primrose."
As the scent of Rose Essential Oil wafted through the bathroom dome, Luna's Star Moon Stone necklace suddenly floated in mid-air.
Amidst the splashing sounds of a baby playing in the water, Aelia closed her eyes against the edge of the pool, allowing the Detection Magic Pattern to flow along with the water throughout the castle.
The fish conjured from Star Sand swam through walls but collided with a fresh Blood Pact barrier upon reaching the long-sealed Stargazing Tower in the West Wing.
The water's surface suddenly trembled violently. Luna had climbed to the edge of the pool, using her fingertip, dusted with Star Sand, to doodle on the glass tiles.
The twisted lines gradually revealed the outline of a Magic Circle. Aelia's breath caught—this was indeed a Pregnancy Spirit Guardian Array that required Demon Dragon Blood pulses for Automatic Activation.
As night mist swept over the Window Lattice, Aelia entrusted sleeping Luna to the Nurse.
Standing before the dressing mirror, she tied her nightgown's ribbons and suddenly noticed a tiny silver Dragon Scale stuck to her collar—this reverse scale, taken from a living Abyssal Dragon's heart, was typically used to strengthen a fragile Soul Contract for an unborn child.
The Water Mist rising from the bath condensed into beads on the mirror's surface. Aelia gazed at the fading Pregnancy Spirit Guardian Array on the glass tiles as her fingertip pressed into her palm, drawing out a Blood Pearl.
Luna suddenly tilted her head back and released a stream of Colorful Bubbles, each containing fragments of the Magic Castle map—the location of the West Wing Stargazing Tower glowed ominously with a Peach Pink Halo.
"Prepare a midnight snack," Aelia formed Star Sand into Pi Bo to wrap around her daughter. The Yin Ling on the baby's wrist suddenly fell off by itself, landing on the ground in half a Dragon Scale shape.
As she bent down to pick it up, a bell rolled towards the dressing room, knocking open Ankeli's dusty Obstetrics and Gynecology Manual.
When Qin Si entered holding a Cedar Musk Incense Burner, he caught sight of Aelia staring blankly at a Bookmark made from Magic Dragon scales nestled between Yellowed Pages.
A new Amethyst Hairpin in her hair suddenly oozed frost, transforming into tear-shaped mist upon touching the warm fog of the bathroom.
Aelia traced the Dragon Language Runes on the back of the Bookmark with Star Sand, suddenly turning to gaze at Qin Si. "The Evening Primrose Oil sent last month was used three times more than in previous years?"
The Night Sakura Cake in the porcelain plate wobbled slightly, and a flush crept up Qin Si's neck where the Marriage Contract Brand was. "The butler said... said that during the rainy season, it's necessary to prevent pests..."
Luna suddenly stood up, clutching her mother's garment, her small hand formed from Star Sand pointing directly at Qin Si's heart.
The infant's palm burst forth with Silver Light, penetrating the cloth and revealing a fresh Contract Mark beneath the Maid's collarbone—an intricate design entwined with Myrtle patterns, unmistakably a Guardian Spell nurturing Mozi.
Aelia rose abruptly, and the Star Map reflected on the surface of the bathwater suddenly shook violently.
Twelve grains of Star Sand flew from her sleeve, forming a personnel dispatch chart for the Magic Castle in mid-air. In the logistics section, Abyss Coral Powder was conspicuously added—this rare material could stabilize a fetus's Magic Vein, available only from Black Market Merchant Carlos across the continent.
"When the torrential rain destroyed the East Bridge last month," Aelia said as she picked up Luna and walked towards the terrace, Star Sand weaving a Detection Magic Pattern behind her. "You mentioned seeing Leonard's horse-drawn carriage taking a detour back from Emerald Canyon?"
Qin Si's Silver Tray clattered to the ground, and three grains of Star Sand suddenly burrowed into her sleeve.
The Maid stumbled against an ornate pillar as several petals of Night Blooming Jasmine fell from her hair—flowers that only grew in the Magic Castle's West Side greenhouse now carried the distinct scent of decay from the dark forest.
Luna suddenly opened her arms to the night sky, and the Star Sand swirling around her converged into a Light Arrow that shot towards the West Wing Stargazing Tower.
In Aelia's pupils reflected the trajectory of the Light Arrow; she saw a shadow flash past what should have been a closed window of the tower. The Abyss Coral Hairpin worn by that figure overlapped with her nightmare from three days ago.
"Go fetch Third Young Master Lucius." Aelia abruptly handed Luna over to Qin Si, and as the infant struggled, she pulled down the Maid's Waist Scent Pouch.
Amidst the scattered shards of Magic Crystal lay a half-dried Myrtle leaf—this Magic Plant could neutralize morning sickness and only grew in Abyssal Dragon habitats.
When Lucius burst in, carrying the distinctive Sulfur Smell of the Alchemical Chamber, Aelia was busy repairing the Marriage Contract Threads with Star Sand.
Suddenly, droplets of Dragon Blood Ink from the boy's sleeve splattered onto the Star Map, scorching a blackened Pregnancy Calculation Chart into existence.
"Mother, Second Brother's mirror barrier has expanded again..." Before the boy could finish his sentence, Luna suddenly hurled the Crystal Pacifier towards the corner where the Magic Crystal Lamp stood.
The refracted Light Spot on the carpet formed a distorted "seventeen," marking the year of Leonard's last dragon-slaying Feast.
Aelia's Star Sand in hand abruptly froze as she recalled that dawn seventeen years ago, stained with Dragon Blood, when Leonard placed the Reverse Scale Ring on her finger, and the Altar Marriage Pillar had blossomed with the Twinflower Totem.
At this moment, the Star Sand reflected an image of the Underground Altar, where one of the twenty Marriage Contract Threads was entwined with the Bloodline fluctuations of a Newborn Sorcerer.
"Go fetch the Eternal Night Meteorite." She pressed the Star Moon Stone necklace into Lucius's palm, and immediately, a map of the Emerging Alchemical Chamber's Secret Passage appeared. "Burn it with three times the dosage of Ice Spirit Flame until you hear the Dragon Soul's wail."
Luna suddenly let out a sharp Loud Cry, and ice crystals formed from her tears on the table, spelling out incomplete Contract Terms.
As Aelia leaned in to examine them, the ice crystals unexpectedly revealed a scene from within the West Wing Stargazing Tower—an abdomen was swelling as it absorbed energy from the Marriage Contract Threads, and that person's wrist bore a Twinflower Tattoo identical to her Collarbone Brand.
A soft blanket woven from Star Sand suddenly floated in from the terrace, scattered with several rose petals smeared with Black Forest Mud.
When Aelia picked up a petal, a sudden sharp pain from Contract Backlash shot through her fingertip—these roses, which should have bloomed in warmth, had clearly been ripened by someone using Marriage Contract energy.
As the first ray of moonlight pierced through the clouds, Aelia stood before the Marriage Contract pillar holding Luna.
The infant suddenly grasped Mother’s bleeding fingertip; Star Sand mixed with Blood Pearl formed into a key shape that precisely inserted into the Dark Compartment at the altar's base.
The long-sealed Maternity Contract burst forth, and on the yellowed Parchment, a new entry appeared—an item marked as Taboo for nurturing Mozi with Legitimate Son Soul Energy, dated on the day Theodore encountered Magic Backlash.
"Madam!" The butler's panicked shout came from the Emerald Corridor. "Eldest Son's Wheelchair... it's glowing!"
As Aelia turned around, Luna's Star Moon Stone suddenly projected a Light Barrier.
In Leonard's Last Night smeared with Star Sand, cracks in Theodore's Wheelchair Armrest were seeping Silver Blue Mist, and the direction of the dispersing Light Mist... was towards the West Wing Stargazing Tower.
The heavy rain poured down once more, and Aelia's fingers turned white as she gripped the Marriage Contract Document tightly.
Suddenly, she felt warmth in her arms—Luna was gently stroking her Luna with a small hand formed from Star Sand. In the depths of the baby's Pupil, a river of stars flowed, faintly revealing a future where the Magic Castle lay in ruins.
As Geng Lou pointed towards dawn, Aelia leaned against the window, watching the threads of the Marriage Contract reconnect.
Luna's sleeping face suddenly contorted in pain. In the void where the baby had no Awareness to grasp, Star Sand automatically pieced together a structural diagram of Wheelchair components.
A sudden crash echoed from afar as a Liuli Lantern fell to the ground, mixed with the creaking sound of the Wheelchair rolling over Peacock Stone Tiles. That sound crept closer along the Track paved with Star Sand, inching toward the Carved Wooden Door of the sleeping chamber... Aelia's Fingertip traced across the Liujin Window, and moonlight flowed like a river over her Silver-Gray Hair.
From the Rose Garden in the West Wing of the Demon Fortress came the nightingale's song, piercing her heart like a fine needle—the White Rose, beloved by Leonard's Concubine, was blooming alluringly under the moonlight.
"Madam, Third Young Master Lucius is waiting for you in the Stellar Divination Room." Qin Si approached, holding a Starlight Glass Lamp. The light cast flickering shadows on her Pale face. "He said... about Young Master's Magic Circuit..."
The Crystal Shoe struck against the Star Pattern Stone Ground as Aelia paused before the mirror wall at Turn Corner.
In the mirror, beneath the Noblewoman's pearl Forehead Ornament, Lan Tong showed Ice Cracks, reminiscent of last winter when Leonard had accidentally frozen their Heirloom mirror.
The Star Pattern Pillar in Lunar Hall glowed with an Eerie Blue Glow. Lucius knelt in the center of the Astrological Array.
Hearing footsteps, the boy looked up; his Pupil shrank sharply beneath his Silver Gray eyelashes—behind Aelia, Luna clutched a Silk woven from moonlight.
"Mother, Big Brother's Magic Backlash was not an accident." Lucius unfurled a sheepskin scroll, and Xing Mang sketched bizarre patterns on it. "His protective Star Trail has been altered, just before the Rite of Passage..."
Luna's starry purple Pupil rippled suddenly as she glimpsed future phantoms: Big Brother slumped in a Wheelchair, his Magic Circuit resembling a shattered Star Map; Second Brother plunged into darkness under a friend's betrayal; Brother San's Magical Talent misled by Error was rebuffed by the Star Pattern Pillar during the Rite of Passage.
"Aelia!" Leonard burst in wrapped in Ye Lu, his black-gold cloak dusted with white Rose Petals. "What are you peering into with Astrology this time?" His Dragon Scale Ring flashed with Dark Red light, and Luna immediately caught sight of an abbreviation etched on its inner side—it was indeed that Leonard's Concubine from the Original.
Aelia's Star Moon Staff suddenly erupted with cold light as twelve Star Pattern Pillars resonated simultaneously.
Luna felt the elements around her begin to spiral out of control, and she quickly expelled a Colorful Bubbles to envelop herself.
In the moment the bubbles burst, she caught fragments of memories from Mother: on their wedding night, Leonard placed the Starry Necklace around her neck, promising to make her the happiest Master of the Magic Castle.
“Father, my brother needs Starry Grass to reconstruct the Magic Circuit.” Lucius suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a peculiar Zhen Chan. “Please allow me to go to the Starfall Mountain Range tomorrow.”
Leonard’s expression froze at a subtle angle: “Starry Grass? That is merely a figment of the ancient Ancient Shaman's imagination…” Before he could finish, Luna suddenly let out a laugh reminiscent of Yin Ling, her small hand tracing a Star Trail in the air, conjuring a glowing Seven Leaf Clover.
In the deep night of the Nursery, Luna frowned as she gazed at the Star Map on the Dome.
The limitations of her infant body restricted her magical abilities; she could only infuse Starlight Power into dreams.
As her three brothers gradually fell asleep, their dreams intertwined in the Star Trail, forming a brilliant web.
In a dreamscape constructed from Star Sand, Luna transformed into her youthful form.
She lightly tapped the Thorned Totem on her brother’s Wheelchair: “The backlash spell is hidden within your Blessing Necklace.” Then she infused starlight into Second Brother Mei Xin: “That dear friend bears the mark of a Dark Contract.” Finally, she inscribed on Brother San Palm: “This is the correct resonance frequency for the Star Pattern Pillar.”
As dawn broke through the clouds, Aelia discovered a lip-printed Magic Contract in her husband’s study.
The moving Flame Emblem on the Parchment was indeed the crest of the hostile family, the Family Crest.
Luna’s loud cry suddenly echoed through the castle, startling all the Azure Tail Butterflies resting on the White Rose.
Aelia’s fingers brushed against the Crystal Lattice, and ice crystals refracted tiny Light Spots under the moonlight.
She looked at the falling Wisteria Petals in the courtyard and suddenly noticed that her husband’s robe was speckled with several grains of an unexpected Purple Crystal Dust—fragments of the exclusive Purple Firestone found only in the subordinate mine thirty miles outside the Magic Castle.
"Father, can you explain how the fragments of the Purple Firestone ended up on Leonard's Cloak?" Lucius appeared ghost-like at the door, the Memory Crystal in his hand playing back Leonard's Last Night deep within the mine.
A pitch-black Night Owl perched on his shoulder, its beak still holding a half piece of hem embroidered with violets.
Suddenly, the Star Chart Device emitted a screeching sound as if its gears were stuck, and twelve gemstones exploded in succession.
Luna watched the shards of crystal flying everywhere, summoning the slumbering memories of the Great Mage from the depths of her Awareness.
As the first rays of morning light penetrated the Stained Glass, she finally squeezed out broken syllables with her still-developing vocal cords: "Brother... Brother... bracelet..."
The Second Brother suddenly clutched his chest in agony as the Emerald Bracelet gifted by his dear friend snapped in response.
As the green Crystal fell into the Elemental River, it transformed into a writhing Demon Seed Embryo.
The Lei Guang of the eldest brother intertwined with the Water Magic that Brother San had suddenly awakened, weaving a net that twisted it into Qing Yan in the dawn light.
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