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Chapter 7 - Chapter 7 The Crimson Gaze

Things will get quite hectic for now on ....

Isabella gives her a room to rest , Luna "this house is her original home , she wasn't rich from the beginning though, after she seduced the Duke of North (Velmora ) , He began to give her lavish gifts and presents , which ofcourse she sold in Underground market in the capital of Ravens grade ...

The house is near from the mansion of Duke Velmora , Enormous enough that I can even see it from here !!

It's not even a mansion it's almost a castle on top of the Mountain...

The night had settled with a heavy hush, thick like velvet and tinted red by the looming blood moon that hung over the northern cold range...

[What a strange sky , I am indeed in a synical Novel ] ....quiet, Enlarge clouds as if enormous monuments of deities...,

the world below seemed paused, as if even time had slowed to listen.

From her chamber window, Luna stood, motionless, her silver hair catching the moonlight like a veil of light...

The chill of the mountain air seeped in through the old stone, curling around her like an unwelcome guest, that wind around her was strange as if it's Alive ....

She wasn't bothered by it . Since her gaze was fixed on the Castle of the Duke of the North in distance....

It jutted from the side of the mountain like a blade....sharp, dark, unwavering.

Despite the miles between them, the outline was clear. Towers like jagged teeth, battlements like the broken crown of a forgotten king...

[According to the novel , Velmora Duke way back 400 years was originally a normal person however Velmora had a kind heart he sympathizes for the people in North shivering to death , he prayed to godess bestow him powers to protect his people in North ...

Nebula Godess with eyes holding Entire cosmos drenched in Vermillion ...

Was moved by this young man Velmora , that young man with unwavering gaze and immerse faith ..., she decided to give him a pendant which will help him to fight Ma beast and imprisoning demon from other realms ....

She never came back again , the pendant still remains into the Velmora family ...

Current Duke Vaeron will find out about this pendant , furthermore he'll try to sell it . After getting presude by Isabella . which eventually lead him to death , both will die , swamped away by flood in the valley. on their way to the underground illegal market in the empire Raven capital city ...

However , the pendant will be given to The Actual Hire ....

Since it can be handed to pure blood related successors...(Decendands ) Despite them whoever wears it gets burned by the pendant...

Dukes castle was also said to be bestowed by the godess ... They call her goddes of life

It seems like only the 1st Duke Velmora knew her original name ...And now it's me ...hmm

The castle looks as if it had risen from the stone itself rather than been built atop it . And yet, as grand as it seemed, it was still smaller than the Imperial Castle of the Emperor, where she had once glimpsed golden halls and marbled corridors through the pages of books of the Novel...

The Duke's family had once been powerful. In another age, perhaps they could have rivaled the Emperor himself...

But that era had long since faded. Now, whispers in the capital called them noble in name only dwindling wealth hidden behind thick walls and colder pride...

According to the novel, the family had been teetering on the edge of financial collapse for years....

The war taxes had bled them dry, and what little remained was spent keeping up appearances....

The castle, though vast, was nearly hollow. There weren't enough servants to tend all the rooms, and only a handful of guards patrolled its gates. It was said they could barely field a single battalion should conflict break out a desperate precaution rather than a prepared force...

Luna , [The current Duke is such a drunk bastard ..., he's sucking away normal citizens money ]

A flicker of movement caught her eye—far off, a tiny glint of firelight from one of the castle's towers. Someone was awake, watching perhaps, as she was. She wondered if they could see her too, a pale figure in a high window of her own lonely estate , something stranger.

The red moon washed over the land like spilled wine. It painted the mountains in hues of rust and sorrow, casting long shadows ...

Luna pressed a hand to the glass. The chill reminded her she was still here, still waiting.

The Duke's castle loomed in the distance...

Calm down Luna , seems like it was just a illusion, I am getting hallucinations since it's been a long day .., there no way such a strange creature will come here ...

[I still remember days , during my training in top officials underground building . Everyday the five of us were monitored by several people, we used to fight these sort of mosters manifesting our mage abilities.., but I am no

more sohee ]...

I'm now in this novel ...

Ivan Velmora .... The actual Main character of this Novel "Killing Ravens"....

From an early age his father [Duke Vaeron Velmora ] neglected him and his mother [1st Duchess Myrren Velmora ]

I am here , together with Isabella means that his mother is dead a week ago ....

I still remember that page . When his mother was brainwashing him , she wanted him to trust no one just like how she was foolish enough to trust her husband , despite seeing him with Isabella , She couldn't bring herself to hate him infact She was disgusted by the fact that she is suspecting her own husband ...

Things began to be hectic for her , brutal words from her husband ( Vaeron ) sharp as a welding sword of a knight. Continuous verbal torture on her led to loose her mind , she began to manipulate Ivan , slowly her health detorated and led her to afterlife ...

Isabella seduced the Duke and became the 2nd Duchess of Velmora ...

And me , her daughter ... In the original novel Luna was a silent person , the role of villainess was executed by Isabella herself...even though she died ,...

Ivan had to face many things and he will eventually kill me as well , yes since I'm also a Hire...

Poor boy Ivan , Why did that girl write such a pathetic story ...wait ...

What was her name again , I couldn't remember... Her face is blurry in my memories, is it because of transmigration!?

System: Mana rate 99 %

Luna ,"seems like my powers has returned completely , now I'll have to take care of Betty Volsky , she must have found my letter by now ...

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A slight smirk curled up on her lips and her eyes shined resplendent in the moonlight, like an entire cosmos is filled in it ....

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