Revenge of Flame Luna のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 60

Mary AnnThe wooden floorboards beneath my feet shuddered with the thump of music and the heavy footsteps of werewolves partying upstairs.“Where are we going?” I asked, glancing down the corridor as it faded into shadow.“You’ll see.”Sapphire didn’t look back once. She walked with her back straight, passing stacks of empty wooden crates that reeked of damp wood and old, dried-up beer spills.I pulled my fur cloak tighter around me, trying to chase away the cold that still clung to my bones after three days trekking through frozen pine forests.Elaria’s frustrated face at the top of Lorkgard Tower was still burned into my mind. Seventeen times we tried to fuse the Cythium extract with Lulu’s blood. Seventeen times, all we got was a lump of cold, black ash.We used science. We used alchemy. And we failed completely because we treated hybrid blood like it was just another chemical variable.Sapphire stopped in front of a massive rack of liquor bottles, their labels peeling with age.Wi

LuluElaria stood frozen, the frown on her brow deepening the age lines on her pale face. My confession just now was probably the one thing that hadn’t been part of her meticulous calculations.“A few months?” Elaria repeated, her voice jumping an octave. “Mary Ann never said the implanted heart had an expiry date.”I could see a flash of panic in her eyes. She wasn’t worried about my life being in danger. I’d expected that. She was obsessed with my blood as the main stock for her ‘weapons’.To her, I was nothing more than a vessel for Ignith fire. If that vessel broke, all her decades of experiments would turn to ash—just like the pile of monsters on the floor.“That’s the truth,” I went on with a faint snort. “For an alchemist like you, I’m sure there are plenty of ways to extend a lifespan, yeah? My time’s running thin, Elaria.”Caspian stepped up beside me. “You need Lulu’s blood to fight the Dark Sorcerers, don’t you? But you won’t get anything if Lulu drops dead tomorrow.”Elari

LuluWe left Elaria’s place while the sky was still clear. The morning air was bloody cold, but we moved fast because Caspian wanted to cross the valley before the sun climbed too high.Maelis walked us to the western border. I swear to the Moon Goddess, I saw her wiping tears as she touched my stomach. She was way more motherly than I’d expected.“Safe travels, Sapphire Water,” she said, waving as we passed through the water gate of Luminara Coast.I walked beside Caspian, the black cloak Elaria gave me covering me down to my ankles. Sandra said our hybrid scent wouldn’t be picked up by the wolves’ noses with this on.Up front, two Gammas led the way. Timothy glanced back every now and then, making sure I wasn’t falling behind. Two warriors walked at the rear, eyes sharp, tracking every bloody movement in the valley.The valley was dead quiet. Dry yellow grass. Cracked earth here and there. A light wind followed our steps, carrying fallen leaves across the ground. The silence made my

LuluThe heat in my stomach didn’t ease after Sandra channelled her healing energy into me. If anything, it got worse. The contractions came faster, tighter. I bit my lip, swallowing the cry that almost tore out of my throat.“It can’t be stabilised here,” Sandra said quickly, her face tight with strain. “The after-effect of the Pyromancer’s magic is still active in Lulu’s body. My healing energy is only buying us time.”Caspian stood in front of me, his jaw clenched. The Pyromancer’s blood still stained his arm. Thin smoke drifted through the air, leftovers from the fire he’d just put out. The forest around us was scorched, the ground slick with water he’d pulled from the earth.“Evacuate. Now,” he ordered the Gammas. “Front and rear formation.”I looked up at him. “Caspian, I don’t think I can handle being shaken around like this.”Another contraction slammed into me. My breath hitched. My body locked up. My hand clutched his arm on instinct.[I’ll carry you. Choose my form.]His vo

LuluThe bedroom door slammed open, and Caspian burst in, breathing hard. His eyes swept wildly across the room before landing on me. His dominant aura snapped into place; alert, cold, and razor-sharp—making the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.“Lulu, what happened?” he asked quickly. He stepped closer, his hand already resting on the dagger at his hip.I was still trembling. My arms, wrapped around the baby against my chest, felt stiff. My baby began to fuss, letting out a small, hoarse whine that made my heart pound even harder.“Pyromancers,” I said, my voice barely more than a broken whisper. “I know what happened to them.”Caspian frowned, stopping beside the bed. Behind him, Sandra and Gamma Oliver appeared in the doorway. Sandra looked confused, while Oliver immediately shifted into a defensive stance, his ears twitching as if trying to catch danger outside.“Lulu, what do you mean?” Sandra stepped closer, reaching to touch my forehead. “You’ve only just woken up. Maybe i