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In the fleeting moment when the altar's crystal lamp flickered, Luna's small hand precisely grasped the Magic Crystal entwined with the Laurel Branch at the tip of the Scepter.
Twelve Star Gems erupted simultaneously, releasing beams of Silver Blue light that intertwined in the Dome, creating an illusion of pages turning in a Codex. The sound of Ancient Chant reverberated, causing the Gilded Candelabra to tremble.
"Oh my, it's the Judgment Staff of the First Generation Archmage!" Qin Si exclaimed, knocking over a Blood Wine that stained the three-meter-long Snow Ferret Fur Tablecloth.
Aelia's trembling fingertip brushed against the newly Emerging Thorn Pattern at the base of the Scepter—this was a Bloodline Mark that only the First Generation Mistress of the Glorious Demon Fortress could trigger.
The sound of a Wheelchair rolling over shattered crystals startled the frozen guests.
Arthur lowered his gaze to adjust his Sapphire Brooch, catching a glimpse of the Scepter's totem cast by Xu Ying on the Ground, as his Adams Apple rolled down, swallowing some Spell.
His crippled Left Leg suddenly tingled with Zhuo Tong; it was under such a Star Chart that uncontrolled Thunder Magic had burned through his meridians years ago.
"My Sister probably won't survive the Rite of Passage," Brother San scoffed while fiddling with a malfunctioning Magic Detection Compass. Hidden in his Dark Bag was half a piece of black Obsidian capable of devouring Magical Fluctuation.
Suddenly, Second Brother pressed down on his Lucius' Thin Shoulders, his fingertip stained with Zilin Powder leaving a Serpent Pattern on the other's collar: "Father secretly met with someone from the Astrology Tower last month."
At that moment, Leonard's laughter echoed throughout the hall.
The Lord, known for his thunderous methods, lifted his daughter, and the golden light spilling from the tip of the Scepter melted his Lion Griffin Badge into Liquid. "No wonder she is a child of Aelia's Bloodline." His gentle kiss on the baby's forehead caused Luna's Ear Magic Pattern to seep fine Blood Pearls—those Dark Golden Liquids flowed down her Back toward the Bronze Key.
As cracks spread across the altar Base to the seventh Star Pattern, Lucius' Alchemical Pocket Watch suddenly burst forth with ice crystals.
He used the motion of adjusting Ailya to shield everyone's gaze, as the inner mirror of the Pocket Watch reflected a distorted space towards the South Wing Granary—what should have been sealed in the Cellar, the Holy Relic "Dawn Harp," was now manifesting in mist.
"Father, it's time to activate the Protective Barrier," Arthur said as he turned his wheelchair to block the spreading crack. The dark compartment of the wheelchair's armrest popped open, revealing half of an Inscription Scroll.
Leonard, seemingly oblivious, lifted Luna, and the phantom of the Scepter formed into a Double-Headed Eagle behind him. "Tomorrow, the Magic Castle Library will open for my Little Moon's celebration!"
Aelia took the child, Midnight, who sniffed the Bloody Smell. Her skirt, adorned with Moonlight Shells, swept across the altar's Ice Cracks, and a dark gold liquid suddenly boiled and solidified into the Codex Iris.
No one noticed that two Curse Crystals were missing from her lace sleeve, nor did they see that Luna was clutching the Scepter, which was absorbing the Stardust falling from the ceiling.
When twelve blasts from the Magic Cannon shook the Window Lattice and dislodged the snow, Brother San felt a sudden grip of the Sheen Pattern at his collar around his neck.
Second Brother wiped away Scale Powder from his fingertips as he gazed at the revelers. The chains binding his waist emitted a mournful sound that only a Contractor could hear.
Lucius's Pocket Watch reflected a Harp that had solidified into reality, while a Bronze Key in his coat pocket began to reveal a sealed Phoenix Tail Feather totem under the Codex's power.
As the Dome Crystal Lamp returned to normal, Luna's Blood Pearl seeped into the Bronze Key.
The Dark Pattern spreading through the crack suddenly shifted collectively, forming half of a lost Prophecy Poem at the base of the altar.
Aelia kissed her daughter and pressed her bloodied fingertip against the inscription that read, "When the key is soaked in Blood of the Stars."
Leonard laughed heartily as he stroked the melted badge. His Scepter, inlaid with black Obsidian, quietly pressed down on the altar's Ice Cracks.
The dark gold liquid clinging to the bottom of the Scepter crawled up his sleeve along the Gold Thread, gradually twisting into a shape resembling a woman's Moonstone Earrings in the form of Lily of the Valley under the Codex's influence.
The Rainbow Light refracted by the Crystal Chandelier swept across Leonard's melted badge as he gently cradled Luna's Palm, quietly absorbing the Stardust that overflowed from the Scepter.
The scabbed Magic Pattern on the infant's Ear suddenly cracked open, and three drops of dark Golden Blood Pearl precisely fell into the seventh Ice Crack of the altar. The winding Dark Pattern immediately pulsated like a living Blood Vessel.
"Lord, the Heirloom from the Astrology Tower has arrived." The butler squeezed through the crowd, holding a gift box adorned with Cat's Eye Stones. A Gap in the lid leaked a Zi Wu-shaped Curse Aura.
Leonard elegantly pried open the Lock with his Scepter, while the Alchemical Ring hidden in his sleeve absorbed all the escaping curses—an item he had exchanged for with three Emerald Mines from the black market last month.
Aelia's Moonlight Bell Pendant suddenly emitted a Buzzing sound. As she turned, she caught sight of her husband's sleeve, where Gold Thread twisted into the shape of a Lily of the Valley.
This discovery nearly made her crush the Third Cursed Crystal hidden in her Palm; Ailya's White Nails had already dug into her flesh beneath her Lace Gloves.
Twelve years ago on their wedding night, she had personally embroidered Iris patterns into her husband's suit Lining.
"Madam, the kitchen is asking if we should cut open the Ice Crystal Swan now." Qin Si approached while adjusting the Tablecloth. A Silver Fork slipped from her sleeve and suddenly left a Scorch Mark on the velvet.
Aelia followed the trembling Fingertip of her maid and noticed that the Dark Night Rose Totem engraved on the handle of the Silver Fork perfectly matched the pattern of Leonard's Lapel Pin that was mistakenly tied this morning—an Emblem from an Ancient Lover Family in the Western Realm.
The sudden burst of golden light from the base of the altar interrupted Aelia's questioning.
The Codex Iris reformed into a complete Prophecy Poem after absorbing the Blood Pearl. The first line, "When the Blood of the Stars soaks through Bronze," caused Leonard's Pupil to constrict.
He seemingly unintentionally stepped on that line of poetry, but black mist emerging from the bottom of his Scepter altered the latter half of the verse into praises for the achievements of the Magic Castle.
"Father, the Protective Barrier needs a refill of Dragon Blood Stone." Arthur turned his wheelchair to block everyone's view, his left hand, hidden beneath a blanket, was frantically tearing at the Magic Pattern on his knee.
The Thunder Element, activated by the Codex's power, rampaged through his mutilated limb. Suddenly, a half bottle of purple luminescent grass juice popped out from the Dark Compartment of the Wheelchair Armrest, capable of temporarily numbing the Nerves.
Leonard smiled as he placed Luna into his wife's arms. The Curse Aura staining the Infant Swaddling instantly shrouded Aelia's Moonstone necklace in a Haze.
As he stroked his daughter's hair, three strands of golden locks slipped quietly between his fingers—these hairs, imbued with the essence of the Judgment Staff, were enough to persuade those old geezers at the Astrology Tower to unlock the third layer of the seal for him.
"Mother, Sister's Magic Pattern seems off." Lucius suddenly pointed at the back of Luna's neck. The reflection in his Pocket Watch showed blood seeping from the Bronze Key Totem on the baby's back.
Aelia's gesture of kissing her daughter perfectly concealed the Killing Intent swirling in her Pupil. The Blood Pearl that her Tongue rolled away transformed into an Ice Blade in her mouth, temporarily freezing her question about "Leonard's Concubine."
Thunderous applause erupted in the banquet hall.
Brother San threw the malfunctioning Magic Detection Compass into the Champagne Tower, and the splashing Wine Liquid condensed into countless transparent Ravens under the Codex's power.
The frequency of Second Brother's binding chains suddenly quickened as those Purple Scale Powder Ravens clinging to his Waist frantically pecked at the remnants of curses in the air.
"My Little Moon is destined to preside over the Court of Judgment." Leonard raised his Scepter and proclaimed loudly, but the golden light shot by Zhang Jian bizarrely reversed mid-air, completely melting his Lion Griffin Badge into Liquid.
The boiling gold flowed along his Gold Thread sleeve and ultimately coalesced into a seal ring shaped like Lily of the Valley at his Wrist—this very action allowed Aelia to see the Dark Night Rose embroidery hidden within his Sleeve.
Qin Si suddenly knocked over a crystal fruit bowl. Amidst the crisp sound of shattering glass, she seized the opportunity while supporting Aelia to quickly whisper, "The coachman said he saw Lord going to the Western Realm every month on Shuo Yue night." The trembling breath of the maid brushed against her lady's neck, causing the Moonlight Bell Pendant to glimmer with a blood-red hue.
Aelia's skirt, embroidered with the Star Moon Pattern, swayed on its own without any wind, while twelve Curse Crystals hidden in the lining emitted a buzzing sound.
The dome's Ailya suddenly turned collectively, forming the words "Magic Fortress Eternal Radiance" in the language of Blessing under the power of the Codex.
Leonard laughed heartily as he took the tequila offered by his servant, unaware that the ice crystals settled at the bottom of the glass were being absorbed by the Scepter—those Ice Shards imbued with the essence of the Dawn Harp were relics from his twenty years of being unable to control the First Generation Fortress Master.
As the revelers began to dance the Blessing Dance, Aelia retreated into the shadows, cradling Luna.
The Scepter suddenly materialized in Xu Ying's palm, its Thorn Pattern emerging and matching perfectly with the design found on a parchment in her husband's study room secret compartment three days ago.
That ancient scroll recorded the Forbidden Soul Exchange Technique, and beside the Lily of the Valley seal at its end was a trace of Night Jasmine Powder unique to a certain Western beauty.
Suddenly, a Xing Teng emerged from a crack in the altar, wrapping around Aelia's ankle. The glowing vines blossomed into Blood Roses upon touching her skirt.
Lucius pushed through the crowd to approach but stopped when he saw his wife plucking a Black Rose from her hair. The fingertip that was pricked by Hua Ci stained a line of poetry from the Codex with a curse's distinctive indigo hue.
"Does Mother need to rest?" Third Young Master Lucius asked as he grasped her elbow, just as a pocket watch chain unexpectedly entangled Luna's swaddling tie.
Aelia used the motion of adjusting her hold on the baby to pull back her arm. The Curse Crystal hidden in her lace sleeve brushed against her son's watch, shattering the Dawn Harp illusion that was about to take shape in its reflective surface.
As twelve chimes announced the end of the banquet, a burst of golden light erupted from Leonard's staff, engulfing all abnormalities.
When people rubbed their eyes and regained their sight from the strong light, they saw Lord affectionately playing with his daughter. Behind him, on the newly hung Magic Portrait, the Lily of the Valley worn by the First Generation Mistress transformed into a bleeding Thorn.
The diamond light spots cast by the crystal chandelier danced upon Lucius's silver-gray Ailya as the young man adjusted his bow tie for the third time. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Mother pinching Luna's embroidered shoes in her swaddling.
The folds of Aelia's dress at the back were more pronounced than usual, a sign of magical turbulence that only appeared during her emotional upheavals.
"Mother, would you like to try the newly arrived moonlight mint tea?" Lucius positioned himself between her and Father, the alchemical pocket watch chain dangling in front of Luna's eyes.
The baby suddenly grasped the silver chain and laughed, a movement that caused the watch's reflective surface to capture Aelia's reddened eyes.
Aelia took a half-step back and bumped into the gilded candelabra, causing all twelve white candles to extinguish simultaneously.
She turned her head slightly to avoid her son's gaze while adjusting Luna's hood, noticing the edges of the blood rose petals at her temples beginning to curl and darken—a precursor to her magic power spiraling out of control.
"I had Qin Si brew a calming potion," Lucius said, reaching out for his sister. Just then, Luna tilted her small face upward, her chubby palm dusted with stardust pressing against Aelia's cool Luna.
The baby's palm bore a newly emerging thorn pattern glowing with warm golden red light. Those rays seeped into Aelia's noblewoman pale skin through the magic pattern, surprisingly reconstituting the nearly disintegrating curse crystal into beads.
Leonard's laughter echoed from across the altar. "It seems Little Moon is most attached to Mother." He struck his black obsidian scepter against the ground, creating a thunderous rhythm. The vines entwined around the staff suddenly surged, forcefully stitching together the rift torn in the codex illusion.
No one noticed that each vine's tip bore lily of the valley buds, within which curled tiny dark night rose totems.
As the butler crossed through the crowd with a gilded tray, Brother San's malfunctioning magic detection compass suddenly burst forth with green light.
The tray held crescent-shaped ice crystal swans, but instead of being crystal clear, these desserts contained a flowing asphalt-like substance within.
The binding chains of Second Brother suddenly tightened, tripping Lucius as he attempted to approach.
"My Lord, there is an urgent Secret Letter for you." The Chief Guard knelt on one knee, presenting an envelope sealed with a Hexagram and Huo Qi. The Zilin Powder seeping from the gaps in his armor formed a Serpent Pattern on the ground.
Leonard stroked the Star Gem atop his Scepter and smiled, "It must be a congratulatory letter from the Northern Duke." However, the lightning fire ignited at his fingertip reduced the envelope to nothing but Ashes.
Luna's sudden Loud Cry shattered this delicate balance.
The Pearl Necklace torn by the infant rolled into the crack of the altar, the lustrous beads bouncing within the Dark Pattern, transforming into blood red.
Aelia's motion to bend down and pick it up froze abruptly—the Dark Night Rose pattern emerging on the surface of the Seventh Pearl perfectly matched the mark she had discovered on her husband's Lapel Pin that morning.
"Get out of the way!" The sharp whinny of a horse tore through the remnants of celebration.
The Bronze-Masked Courier crashed into the Champagne Tower as he rushed into the hall, blood seeping from the Star Trail Pattern embroidered on the inside of his cloak.
The Hexagram envelope, which should have been burned by lightning fire, lay intact on the Gilded Tray, its seal crystallized in ice forming a Frost Flower shaped like a Lily of the Valley under the power of the Codex.
Suddenly, all at once, the Star Gems atop Leonard's Staff dimmed collectively, and the sealing ring made of Gold Thread at his cuffs began to rotate counterclockwise.
Aelia retreated with Luna into the range of Codex Projection, while the Blood Mist clinging to the Infant Swaddling coalesced in midair into half a prophecy—"When lies wander cloaked in moonlight."
"Father, let Knight check the Letter," Arthur said as he turned his Wheelchair, crushing pearls scattered across the ground. The Thunder Element flowing from his severed limb burned away the Blood Mist into Qing Yan.
He hid his right hand under the blanket, frantically writing "Isolation Spell." On the "Wheelchair" and "Metal Bracket," the "Phoenix Tail Feather Pattern" gradually emerged, resonating with the "Dawn Harp."
Suddenly, Lucius pressed down on the vibrating "Pocket Watch," and in its reflection, the "Courier's Pupil" split into a "Serpent" form of Shu Tong.
As he tried to use Ailya to cover up the anomaly, Luna's fingertip suddenly pierced the surface of the "Pocket Watch," and the bloodied "Ailya's White Nails" scraped three ancient characters onto the copper dial—exactly the first words of the curse that Aelia had repeatedly traced in the secret chamber of the "Library of Hidden Books" last night.
"Give it to me." Leonard's voice thundered with authority, but the golden light shooting from the tip of his scepter was refracted midway by a phantom of the Codex.
The Courier suddenly collapsed, bleeding from seven orifices, and the "Magic Letter" he held floated automatically to Aelia.
The surface of the envelope bore a melting hexagram, revealing its true seal beneath—two entwined flowers: the "Dark Night Rose" and "Lily of the Valley."
Aelia's skirt, adorned with "Moonlight Shell," fluttered without wind as twelve "Curse Crystals" clashed in her sleeve, producing sounds like cracking ice.
Luna suddenly reached out and grabbed the floating envelope. The newborn thorn pattern on the baby's palm pierced through the parchment, allowing the night jasmine powder seeping from the seal to fill the entire hall—this was the scent of cedar balm, favored by the Noble Lady of the Western Realm.
The loud crash of Leonard's staff striking the ground shattered eight colored windows, and his liquid badge on his chest suddenly solidified into a griffin in attack form.
The inscription scroll thrown by Arthur unfolded a protective barrier at the dome but could not stop Brother San's collar from crushing a champagne glass with its sheen pattern—the splattered venom corroded Codex Iris, creating charred abyssal serpent parasite holes.
"Mother, don't touch!" Lucius shouted as he swung his sword at the Magic Letter, but suddenly, a chain from his pocket watch wrapped around his wrist.
Aelia had already pried open Huo Qi with her bloodied fingertip. Amidst the baby's cries, everyone saw Lady of the Fortress's sleeve adorned with a star moon pattern seeping ice blue blood pearls—that was the price she paid for forcibly merging with a Curse Crystal.
As the first snowflake drifted through the shattered Colored Window and landed on the Letterhead, Aelia's trembling breath formed a Frost Flower on the surface of the Parchment.
The Lei Guang erupting from the top of Leonard's Staff suddenly turned, cleaving the Family Tree Diagram hanging on the West Side wall into charred remnants—on it, the cuff of the thirteenth generation Head of the Family Portrait was embroidered with the same Dark Night Rose as the seal on the Secret Letter.
In the moment when the Moonlight Bell Pendant fell, Aelia caught sight of the title inscribed in Blood Magic at the top of the Letterhead.
The words "My Love," laden with a sensual Tremor, pierced through her last semblance of calm. The Curse Crystal hidden within her gown's Lining suddenly exploded collectively, dyeing twelve Moonlight Shells an ominous Mo Lan color.
Luna clutched a corner of the Letterhead as she emerged from Judgment Staff Xu Ying, her infant's unaware Grasping Action coincidentally tearing open the second layer of the seal—within the folded Letterhead's Gap, a half-formed magical Pregnancy Image faintly revealed itself.
Judgment Staff Xu Ying pierced through the Pregnancy Image with a Shan Na, causing Aelia's Earlobe's Moonlight Shell to explode into Powder.
Blue Stardust mixed with shards of Curse Crystal floated in the air, coalescing into a manor marked by a red circle on the Western Territory Map—it was precisely the forbidden magic zone that Leonard had vehemently opposed searching during last month's council meeting.
"Father, the Protective Barrier is collapsing!" Arthur's Wheelchair Armrest suddenly ignited as an Inscription Scroll burst into flames, revealing amidst charred Ashes an outline of a fetus identical to that in the Pregnancy Image.
His severed limb's exploding Thunder Magic Pattern crawled up the Wheelchair's steel frame towards the Dome, cleaving the Crystal Chandelier into countless Prisms reflecting hidden secrets.
The Thunderstorm unleashed by Leonard's Staff accurately shattered each Prism but bizarrely transformed into stardust upon touching Luna's Swaddling.
The Bronze Key around the infant's neck absorbed all lightning and suddenly projected a holographic image of the First Generation Tribunal—showing Leonard’s Last Night where he was signing a Marriage Contract with the First Generation Castle Lord's Lady, her ears adorned with otherworldly Moonstone Earrings entwined with Dark Night Rose and Lily of the Valley.
"Mother, be careful!" Lucius's cry was drowned out by the Roar of a space Tear.
In the shattered surface of his Pocket Watch, Dawn Harp and Qin Xian were snapping one by one, each broken Qin Xian oozing the unique purple Bloodvine from the Western Realm—this was the core ingredient of the Preservation Potion.
Brother San's malfunctioning Magic Detection Compass suddenly floated above the Pregnancy Image, its cracked face forming a countdown Magic Circle for childbirth.
The binding chains on Second Brother's Waist snapped in response, and a flock of Purple Scale Powder Ravens screeched as they charged towards Leonard, each bird's beak carrying a bloodied Moonlight Shell Fragment.
"Now—!"
The Codex phantom crashed down, freezing everyone in a moment of shock.
Aelia's bloodied Fingertip was merely half an inch from Leonard's heart, while Luna clutched a Letterhead in her arms, revealing a complete Pregnancy Image that displayed the fetus's Thundercloud Birthmark on its forehead, identical to that of the Lord.
The Judgment Staff wielded by Xu Ying pierced through the Dome at that moment, while Twelve Starburst Stones arranged themselves into the starry Coordinate of the Western Manor.
Amidst the loud cries of the infant, every person present heard the Ancient Proverb echoing deep within their Bloodline:
"When the Lily of the Valley and Black Rose grow from the same root, the foundation of the Magic Castle will collapse amidst the illegitimate child's loud cry—witnessed by the blood of the 7th generation Heir of the Court of Judgment."
Leonard's melted badge suddenly solidified into the shape of an Infant Swaddling, while Luna's Bronze Key Totem at her nape was imprinting the Thundercloud Birthmark from the Pregnancy Image into the shape of a Phoenix Tail Feather—this was derived from the Aelia Family's long-lost Nirvana Curse that had been forgotten for three hundred years.
In the last intact crystal of the Dome, there appeared a reflection of a Blonde Woman humming a Lullaby as she caressed her Pregnant Belly in front of a window at Western Manor. The Dark Night Rose Earrings dangling from her Earlobe were seeping Blood Pearls, and the track of those Blood Pearls fell perfectly in line with the Fire Seal on Luna's Birthday Invitation.
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