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Bones and Lies: Who Wears My Brother's Face

Bones and Lies: Who Wears My Brother's Face

História curta · Romance
Por:  Jade GroveCompleto
Idioma: English
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My younger brother and I depend on each other for survival. We are the renowned Bone-Suturing Masters of the frontier. I suture the bones of the dead, and he heals the lives of the living. Later on, he rescues the sixth princess, Susan Roth, amid the chaos of war. He helps her ascend to the throne as Queen, while he becomes the Prince Regent, wielding power over the entire court. Susan loves him deeply, so much so that she disregards her own health and risks her life to bear him a son. She even officially names him the Crown Prince. When the fighting at the frontier temporarily settles down, I return to the capital to attend the Crown Prince's coronation ceremony. I feel reassured when I see my younger brother standing at the height of power, his features calm and composed. I don't stay long and leave immediately for the borders after the coronation. On the journey back, I see a gnawed-on corpse at the bottom of a cliff I'm passing by. Instinctively, I take out my bone-suturing needles and hemp thread. Then I slowly gather the scattered bones and stitch the body back together. After finishing the last stitch, I gently turn the face over. The face is exactly the same as my younger brother's. The blood in my body freezes, as if I have fallen into an icy river. If he's the corpse at the bottom of the cliff… then who exactly is the person seated on the throne, commanding the kingdom?

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Chapter 1
My hand trembled violently, and the bone-suturing needle dropped to the floor with a clink.This corpse had long been stripped of its human skin. I had pieced the face together with my own hands, following the shape of the skull beneath.But those eyes and brows… They looked like they belonged to my younger brother, Alvin Murphy.Seeing me lose my composure, the owl circling overhead landed on my shoulder. With a low screech, it summoned the person hidden in the shadows.The shadow guard sent by Milton Greer stepped forward. "Dr. Bonewright, the corpse is thoroughly decayed. There's no need to pay attention to something so filthy."My heart clenched.Indeed, this corpse had been broken beyond recognition. The four limbs had been hacked into several pieces, and every bone was covered in blade marks.The skull had bone-piercing nails driven through every opening, and what little flesh remained showed clear signs that the victim's skin had been flayed off while they were still aliv
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Chapter 2
Alvin and I both came from Ghost Valley, a ruthless place that devoured people clean.I was the current heir of the place. Born among demons, I possessed bone-suturing and soul-binding skills, which allowed me to command spirits.Alvin, however, was extremely kind-hearted, like a saint. He could pull lives back from the brink of death, and his healing arts were unmatched in the world.People revered him like a saint and feared me like the harbinger of death.When Alvin came of age, I accompanied him out of the valley for training. Among the piles of corpses on the northern frontier, he came across the sixth princess, Susan Roth, who was barely alive at the time.She had been born with poison in her body, and only Alvin could cure her. She offered herself to him, begging him to help.My foolish and kind brother not only helped Susan, but he also ended up falling for her.Eventually, he followed her to the capital.While seeing him off outside the city gates, I looked at how brig
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Chapter 3
I traveled without rest, pushing myself to the limit. By the time I reached the palace gates, it was already deep into the night.The gates were shut tight, and the heavy darkness of the night pressed down so hard that it felt hard to breathe.As I stood before the gates, it felt as if an invisible hand had clenched around my heart, making my breathing shaky.Inside my heart, I prayed to every god out there."Don't let it be him. Please don't let it be him…"Alvin still had to be in the palace, ruling above all others as the prince regent. How could he possibly be that pile of broken bones?With trembling hands, I pulled out the token he had pressed into my hand just a few days ago.When he gave it to me, his eyes were shining brightly, and his tone was full of pride. "Jace, with this token, you can go anywhere in the palace. If you miss me, come anytime."But when I presented the token now, the young chamberlain at the gate only glanced at it before letting out a sneer.His v
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Chapter 4
Hearing that I had returned, Alvin's face lit up with surprise. He rushed over and grabbed my arm."Jace! Why did you suddenly come back? Are you staying this time?"I felt the warmth of his hand through the fabric of my sleeve. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see the faint scar across his palm.It was a scar that I had made myself. The bladework was unique, and no one else in the world could have made a cut like that.The knot in my chest finally loosened. It seemed that I really had been overthinking it.I forced a smile and ruffled his hair the way I used to when he was younger. "I had made some Life-Saving Pills for you. I realized halfway through that I'd forgotten to give them with you, so I rushed back here."Susan walked over and wrapped her arm around his waist, teasing, "It's just a few pills. You could've just had someone deliver them. Instead, you came all this way yourself. I think you were just worried and came back to check on him."Alvin pulled her into his
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Chapter 5
The moment my words fell, I flicked my fingers lightly, and a Soulbinding Needle shot straight toward Susan's face.The man wearing Alvin's face threw himself at my feet, using his body to shield her. Tears streamed down his face as he choked out, "Jace, what nonsense are you saying? I'm Alvin, your most beloved younger brother!"He was certain that I wouldn't be able to strike him down while looking at this familiar face.Unfortunately, he was wrong. I felt not even the slightest bit of mercy for him.I gripped his hand and twisted down hard, my fingers locking over his bones. With a crack, the bones of his palm shattered.I sneered. "You say you're my brother? Then where is the sixth palm bone you were born with?"The man screamed in agony. His eyes were filled with terror, yet he still cried out, "Jace! Have you gone mad? I am Alvin Murphy!"Before he even finished speaking, a flash of cold steel slipped from his sleeve, and a dagger stabbed straight toward my heart.My owl
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Chapter 6
Just as the Soulbinding Needle reached Susan, she flicked her hand, and a palm-sized shield materialized in midair.The Soulbinding Needle was violently repelled.My pupils contracted sharply. The Soulbinding Needle was an extremely thin bone-suturing needle. Once it entered the brain, it could extract a person's soul.It was as fine as a wisp of thread and infused with nether energy. It could pierce through anything without fail—walls, armor, and even stone walls—let alone shields.But now, it had been blocked.My owl shrieked and dove straight down, aiming for Harold's head. Just as it was about to peck his skull open, a golden net fell from the sky and ensnared it. It struggled wildly inside the net, but it only tangled around tighter the more it did so.My owl had once pecked through the skulls of 17 enemy generals at the frontier. A mere net shouldn't have been able to trap it.Yet, it was now trapped like a sparrow in a person's grasp.My expression turned serious. It was
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Chapter 7
Susan's expression darkened. "All you have are just these few men, yet you dare to make a move against me?"I glared at her fiercely. A sinister smile appeared on my face as I said through gritted teeth, "In terms of armies, I may not match you. But when it comes to taking lives, Ghost Valley never leaves anyone alive to see the morning."I raised my eyes, sweeping a ruthless gaze over her and Harold."Milton, take them alive. Keep them breathing. I'll take every last bit of pain they inflicted on Alvin and pay it back a thousandfold, one by one."Before I had even finished speaking, Milton had already struck. Black mist churned violently as he struck out with a single palm. Three elite royal guards beside Susan were sent flying backward, crashing into the pillars. The sound of their bones breaking was clear and crisp.Susan's expression twisted dramatically, and she pulled Harold back."Protect your monarchs!" she barked. "I command the royal guards to attack!"Countless roya
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Chapter 8
I turned toward Susan and sneered. "Susan, did you think your congenital poison was cured?"She froze, stunned.I continued, "Press the spot three inches below your ribs on the left. Do you still think you're cured?"Susan's expression changed. Without thinking, she raised her hand and pressed the spot I had described.It was only a quick press, but an agonized scream tore from her throat. Then, a mouthful of black blood burst out and splattered on the ground.Within moments, bruises covered her entire body, as if she had been consumed by lethal poison.Her eyes widened in disbelief as she looked down at her hands. "H-How can this be… I took the cure. I was clearly…"Harold shrieked, "You demon! What sorcery have you cast on Her Majesty? Undo it at once!"If not, I'll have you ripped to shreds! Do you hear me? I'll grind you into a mince and feed you to the dogs!"I chuckled coldly. "You're soon to be a dead man, yet you still dare bark at me?"As my words fell, the Soulbindi
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Chapter 9
By now, Harold had completely abandoned any trace of dignity. Both his eyes were gouged out, but he faced those two bloodied holes in my direction, and crawled toward me with pinpoint accuracy."Jason… Dr. Bonewright… I beg you, spare me…"It was her! Susan forced me to do all of it! She said that once everything was over, she'd make me the Prince Regent. That's why… I was blinded by greed. "I did nothing! She thought of every single torture method that was used on Alvin! She hated that he refused to give all of his blood at once and insisted on drawing it daily…"As he spoke, he suddenly began to laugh madly. "She drew the blade herself every single day, you know? She said watching a handsome man grimace in pain made the wine taste better…"I kicked him away. He flew several yards before crashing into a pillar, and a crack echoed as his bones broke. Even then, he kept screaming, "It was her! It was all her!"I had no interest in watching them turn on each other.Milton kneeled
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