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As the moonlight pierced through the dome of glazed tiles, Luna's fingertips were still sticky with fragments of Aelia's moonstone necklace.
Suddenly, the vines of lily of the valley at the corners of the cradle grew wildly, entwining to project the image of the West Wing Library onto the wall—ancient bronze books oozed black mist, and Aelia's emerald earrings abruptly cracked in two.
"Madam, be careful!" Qin Si caught the shards just before they hit the ground, but upon touching the black mist, he gasped and withdrew his hand.
Seven dark purple spells crawled up the maid's wrist bone, and Luna unexpectedly laughed as she expelled colorful bubbles; the curse recoiled as if it had encountered a natural enemy, retreating back into the ancient books.
Aelia mechanically wiped at the crystal mirror, oblivious to the blood drawn from her fingertip by its sharp edges.
Reflected in the mirror was the West Tower's bay window—three days ago in the deep night, she had witnessed her husband draping a cloak over a red-haired woman’s shoulders, the edge of the cloak embroidered with an agave family crest that stung her retina.
"Luna's full moon feast must use northern cedar." Suddenly, Leonard's voice echoed from the mirror, startling Aelia into knocking over her dressing table.
Pearls rolled over Luna's newly crafted starry pattern, forming the last two lines of a prophecy poem within an infant's Yiya sound: The contract chain breaks, true hearts hidden in mist.
As vibrations from the bronze pillar resonated through to the East Tower, her elder brother had just unwrapped a spellbinding bandage that had been entangled for ten years.
Underneath the magic crystal lamp, his incomplete left pinky was visibly regenerating at an astonishing rate. "The ice spirit stone sent by Father has issues," he murmured to the air, memories of an uncontrollable ice magic array during that year's award ceremony resurfacing in his mind.
The crystal lily of the valley that Luna had pressed into his hand during the full moon was now burning hot in his chest pocket.
Cheers from the competition resonated like sound waves crashing against eaves corners as Bing Ling tore through her opponent's fire barrier with her icewing dragon.
Leonard in the VIP section was just about to rise and applaud when a transmitting crystal in his arms suddenly lit up with a secret mark from the red-haired woman.
His frantic attempt to extinguish the halo was captured entirely by Brother San in the audience.
The sight of Father smashing the wine glass on the viewing platform was strikingly similar to the way he trembled when he gifted me the ancient tome last year. Brother San caressed the suddenly resonating Contract Ring, the Starlight Hourglass that had been forcefully given to him during Luna's Hundred Day Feast reflecting the hidden Magic Pattern of the ancient tome's Title Page.
As the sound of the Oak Barrel exploding echoed through the cellar, Aelia was busy placing Luna's Golden Hair into the Contract Bottle.
Scarlet Liquid spilled through the stone crevices, soaking into her Skirt and Shan Na, while a baby suddenly grasped Mother's ring finger tightly.
In the reflection of the Moonstone Pendant, a phantom of the Library of Hidden Books appeared, where a Bronze ancient tome was devouring Leonard's Xu Ying.
"This is the newly offered Moonlight Wine from the Northern Territory..." Leonard's voice came from behind just as Aelia's Contract Ring had already burned into her Palm.
She turned and swung an Ice Blade, severing a lock of her husband's hair. Behind the fallen Wedding Canopy, half of an unburned Magic Letter revealed itself, with remnants of the words "Northern Eternal Night Tower" overlapping with the Emblem of the Red-Haired Woman and her Moonstone Earrings.
Luna's Loud Cry suddenly transformed into Qing Yue's Curse chant, as the Star Map swirling in the baby's eyes condensed the Wine Liquid into an Ice Prism.
In the mirror, Emerging Leonard supported Red-Haired Woman's Pregnant Belly during Leonard's Last Night, while in the background, a Northern Priest poured Contract Potion into a Wine Barrel.
"I can explain!" As Leonard reached for Aelia's Wrist, an Award Ceremony ribbon from his elder brother unexpectedly floated through the window.
The Contract Ribbon, imbued with Frost Breath, automatically wrapped around Father's Wrist. The Starlight Powder that Luna had secretly slipped into the ribbon during her full moon was now revealing twenty names of Leonard's Concubine.
Aelia's wail startled a Night Owl as Luna shaped the Emerald Pacifier gifted by Second Brother into a Xing Mang form.
Suddenly, a roar from the ancient tome's Resonance echoed from the castle's West Side. In the reflection within the baby's eyes, Second Brother's close friend was pouring a certain Magic Potion that glowed with Phosphorescence into his Celebratory Wine—exactly matching the color of black mist seeping from the ancient tome at that moment.
The Alchemical Nib in Second Brother’s Hand pierced through the Parchment, causing another Roar from the ancient tome’s Resonance that made the Window Lattice rattle violently.
He stared at the sudden phosphorescence emerging from the Ink Bottle, lost in a daze as he recalled the strange ripples in the glass during the celebration banquet.
His close friend Elvin leaned in with a glass of Flame Rose Wine, the Wisteria Tattoo peeking from his collar resembling the Ancient Tome Magic Pattern perfectly.
"Congratulations on becoming the youngest Grand Mage Array Master." The sound of clinking glasses from his memory overlapped with the shattering noise coming from the Wine Cellar, causing Second Brother to suddenly crush the Ice Spirit Stone against the Table Corner.
The pain from the shards piercing his Palm jolted him back to reality—three days ago, when Luna had grabbed his collar, an infant's fingertip had left a tooth-like glow on his Contract Ring, and now that glow resonated with the Ancient Tome Magic Pattern.
A dark purple beam of light suddenly burst forth from the direction of the Library of Hidden Books, causing Second Brother's Contract Ring to start heating up.
He tugged at his shirt collar and noticed that the vine-like scar left by a curse was fading at his Collarbone. "So the key to breaking the curse lies in..." He focused on the wound on his Palm, cut by the Ice Spirit Stone, where crimson Blood Pearls began to coalesce into a Xing Mang-shaped Dispel Rune under the influence of the Ancient Tome Magic Pattern.
The Training Ground echoed with the sharp whistle of an Ice Blade slicing through the air, and Brother San's Starlight Hourglass suddenly reversed.
On the Star Map formed by flowing fine sand emerged a memory from when he was fourteen years old, dominating the Ancient Demon Script Competition—Leonard's Last Night.
At that time, his Father's gaze as he stroked his scroll overlapped with that of last night’s frantic attempt to extinguish the Transmitting Crystal from the stands. The Base of the hourglass suddenly revealed a glowing message: "Talent is both a gift and a cage."
"How much have I missed..." Brother San trembled as he touched the surface of the hourglass, and suddenly, the Starlight Powder smeared on his forehead during Luna's Hundred Day Feast began to glow.
In the corner of the Cultivation Room, a Bronze Puppet opened its eight eyes. Once deemed mere Magic Accessories by him, these antiques now began to practice the long-lost Starry Sword Technique as they flowed with Xing Hui.
The moonlight spilling from the West Tower's window suddenly turned crimson, causing Qin Si to pause while holding her Calming Tea.
She watched Aelia weave Golden Hair from the Contract Bottle into a Moonstone Necklace. The mark left by a ring on her ring finger reminded her of that snowy night ten years ago—when she was fourteen and trembling in the castle Stable, it was Aelia who wrapped her frostbitten fingers in a rose-scented Handkerchief.
"Madam, would you like to try some freshly picked Evening Primrose Honey?" Qin Si pushed the Liujin teacup toward the Dressing Mirror, but suddenly, the mirror reflected an unusual scene from the top floor of the Library of Hidden Books.
Luna's Colorful Bubbles floated above the cracked Emerald Earrings, and the baby's indistinct murmurs caused the Star Chain woven from Golden Hair in the bottle to emit a Qing Ming sound, shattering the Residual Shadow of Leonard supporting the Red-Haired Woman in the mirror.
Aelia suddenly grabbed Qin Si's hand as she was pouring tea; the sharp edges of the Contract Ring pressed painfully against the maid's Wrist Bone. "When I married in, the Old Lord said that the Agave Family Crest represents everlasting love." She broke the necklace and slapped a moonstone onto the center of the Starry Pattern. The Projection of the Northern Eternal Night Tower was cast onto the ceiling from within the gemstone, while the Contract Chain entwined around Tower Spitze was being corroded by some Scarlet Liquid.
Luna suddenly waved her Emerald Pacifier toward the East Wing Tower, and the baby drool-soaked Star Map surprisingly manifested on Qin Si's Silver Tea Tray.
The maid accidentally spilled Linden Honey Tea, creating a stain on the Cashmere Carpet that eerily overlapped with the black mist seeping from ancient texts from Three Days Ago.
Aelia's Pupil constricted—bubbles rose from the center of that stain, revealing the Agave Variant Emblem on the Red-Haired Woman's Moonstone Earrings.
"Madam, should we activate the Star Observation Platform?" Qin Si's hand, which was wiping away tea stains, was held down.
Aelia pulled Luna into her embrace, and suddenly, the Infant Hair necklace wrapped itself around the maid's Wrist.
As all Seven Moonstones lit up simultaneously, a Roar from Ancient Gears turning echoed from the direction of the Observation Platform, causing all Magic Circle patterns in the castle to begin flowing in reverse.
When Brother San's Starfall Sword severed the head of the thirty-ninth Magic Doll, a sharp pain shot through his Contract Ring.
In the illusion of Sword Manual reflected by the hourglass, he saw his Father’s gift to him years ago—the decorative Starfall Sword Sheath—now revealing an Agave Dark Pattern concealed by magic.
Breathing heavily against the wall, Luna forcefully shoved Starlight Powder into his hands; it slipped through his fingers and accumulated on the Azure Brick Ground into an outline of a Northern Territory Map.
"These Tracks..." Brother San's Sword Tip suddenly froze as he recognized that a flickering Red Dot on the map marked his Father's Ore Outpost from last month's patrol.
The fine sand in the hourglass suddenly floated in the air, piecing together twenty Agave Variant Emblems of Light Spots—exactly matching the number of Leonard's Concubine revealed by his elder brother's Contract Ribbon.
A loud crash from the direction of the Cellar signaled the shattering of the Ice Layer, as Second Brother burst through the door of the Cultivation Room with a bloodied Dispel Rune in hand.
The hem of his black robe was stained with Starshine Moss from the Ancient Texts Area, and the Blood Rune Spell in his palm resonated with the Star Map in Brother San's hourglass.
As both brothers' Contract Rings pointed towards the Northern Eternal Night Tower, Luna's Loud Cry suddenly transformed into Qing Yue's Zhong Ming, causing all the Agave Emblems in the castle to ooze black mist.
When Qin Si retreated with Luna to the archway of the Observation Platform, the necklace of Infant Hair tightened unexpectedly.
At the moment when the Emerald Pacifier fell, Aelia swung her Ice Blade, embedding the last piece of moonstone into the Star Observation Instrument.
The sky was filled with cascading Xing Hui, like a waterfall pouring down from Shan Na. The Contract Seal on the Red-Haired Woman Pregnant Belly appeared within the Celestial Chart, entwined with her Moonstone Earrings Emblem, revealing a young Leonard’s Soul Fragment.
"It turns out it was all a scheme from our first meeting..." A cold laugh from Aelia mingled with the creaking sounds of gears on the Observation Platform, as she severed a strand of silver hair to bind it around Luna's wrist.
As infant blood stained the Astrolabe Base, a roar echoed from beneath the castle, signaling that all the servants' Contract Marks were beginning to fade.
Standing in the shadows of the Spiral Staircase, Lucius rubbed his suddenly heated Family Crest Ring with his fingertip.
He watched as his two elder brothers rushed past, noticing how the light reflecting off the surface of the Family Crest subtly changed with the shifting brightness of the Observation Platform Xing Hui.
Vines on the outer wall of the castle unexpectedly bloomed with Blue-Purple Agave. As petals swayed in the night breeze and fell, they coalesced mid-air into an unformed Prophecy Fragment.
The shadows of the Spiral Staircase engulfed most of Lucius's figure, while the glow of the Blue-Purple Agave cast spiderweb-like patterns across him.
He curled his fingers and lightly tapped the Family Crest Ring. The cold metal surface suddenly surged with a flicker of warmth—the lustrous gold shimmered in sync with the Xing Hui on the Observation Platform, gradually fading into a strange blue-purple that matched the vines on the Outer Wall.
"Would the Third Young Master Lucius like some Chilled Mint Liqueur?" A maid holding a Silver Tray paused at the turn of the corner, and the Liuli Lantern on her tray suddenly reflected the swirling Xing Mang deep within his pupils.
As Lucius raised his hand to support the edge of the tray, the faded Contract Mark on the maid's sleeve brushed against his fingertip, sending a sharp, ice-like pain coursing up his nerve endings.
He watched as the maid hurriedly retreated into the East Wing Corridor, a burning sensation suddenly flaring up at the spot where his Father had once patted him on the nape of his neck.
That was the night he awakened his Magical Talent at twelve years old. The Leonard Palm Agave Emblem branded onto his skin resonated subtly with the starfall pouring from the Observation Platform at that moment.
The rose engraving on the Spiral Staircase Railing oozed dark red Blue Blood Fern Juice, winding down the steps in a track reminiscent of his Second Brother's Blood Rune Spell.
The vines on the Castle Outer Wall suddenly trembled violently, and blue-purple petals fell like rain.
Lucius reached out to catch a petal glistening with Ye Lu. An unformed Prophecy Fragment floated in Luna—half a phrase of "Bloodline Shackles" collided with the discolored part of his ring, scorching tiny star-shaped scars onto his skin.
A strange noise of grinding gears came from the direction of the Observation Platform. As Lucius hurried along the wall, his cufflink accidentally scraped against the Starshine Moss on the wall.
Azure Blue Mycelium twisted around his boot tip, forming an outline of a Northern Territory Map. A flickering Red Dot overlapped with a remnant in his palm's Luna.
He suddenly recalled how Luna had grasped his pinky during the Full Moon Feast, and how the infant palm's emerging Star Map mirrored the patterns of moss at that moment.
The ice crystals exploding from the cellar collided with a crystal chandelier above, and as Lucius sidestepped to avoid falling debris, it traced a burning track across the wall.
He gazed at the twenty light spots emerging from the Ice Flame—those symbols representing his Father and Leonard's Concubine, now perfectly aligned with the faded portions of his Family Crest Ring.
The cascading Starfall suddenly turned crimson, elongating his shadow into the outline of the Old Lord hanging in the Assembly Hall's portrait.
"Third Young Master Lucius, look!" A servant, clutching ancient texts, stumbled down the corridor. As the Sheepskin Scroll fell and unfurled, it revealed a Magic Circle Diagram that matched the Star Convergence from Lucius's dream last night.
In the moment he bent to pick up the scroll, a thunderous sound from the Observation Platform shattered the servant's collar's Contract Button, and fragments of the faded Family Crest revealed the Eternal Night Tower Relief hidden beneath magic in the moonlight.
Lucius leaned against the cold Rose Carved Window, swallowing the crispness of mint liquor as it rolled down his throat.
The thirty-six magical lamps that suddenly lit up on the castle's West Side cast shadows on the Stained Glass, depicting Lucius as a youth being taught swordsmanship by his father.
The shadow raised Leonard's Sword in a pose that perfectly matched the Curse Mark on the Pregnant Belly of the Red-Haired Woman in the Celestial Chart.
He absentmindedly rubbed at the scar on his neck, where a sudden sting aligned with Luna's Fetal Hair Necklace frequency.
As the last Blue Purple Petals burned to Ashes in the Observation Platform's Starfall, Lucius heard the sound of his heart striking against his ribs, shaking loose dust from above.
He gazed at the star-shaped scar on his fingertip beginning to crystallize, a premonition of Ice and Fire intertwining creeping up his Bloodline to his Temples—much like when he first touched the Forbidden Zone barrier as a child, feeling those restless Ancient Demon Scripts crawling beneath his skin.
A sudden crystalline shatter echoed from the end of the Spiral Staircase. When Lucius turned, he saw half-melted ice crystals seeping through stone crevices toward Aelia's chamber.
He watched as the last glimmer of Lustrous Gold on his ring was swallowed by blue-purple hues. Outside, an unusually blooming Agave collectively turned toward the Observation Platform, its petals forming countless unfinished Prophecy Poems that flickered like stuttering pauses in Xing Hui.
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