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Palms clutched her dainty soft hands.
❝ 𝑴𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒔... 𝑴𝒚 𝑲𝒐𝒓𝒆... My beloved and precious 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆... There's no 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑 dark enough when we face it 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. ❞
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𝗢𝗕𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 is another way of learning the workings of an environment. Even the lowly creatures utilize such.
Failing to exercise critical thinking while blessed by a comfortable shelter he regarded as a 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽? What is there to pardon?
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And the god beneath appears seemingly in search of something that is lost.
Rather, it was 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦.
❝ 𝗭𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀. I swear to Tartarus I'll be telling this to your mother. ❞ the certain someone seemed to have rebelled the patriarch.
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“ Torment, you may, thy own offspring. But 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 the future created by my 𝒌𝒊𝒏. The curse ended the day Olympus was established. You will forever stay, here, at Helheim— under my watch. ”
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❝ Zagreus, boy. If you cannot understand the meaning behind the position you must uphold, you have no right to confront me with your refutation. ❞
The patriarch proclaimed sternly. His voice echoed within the chambers of Helheim.
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his sermon.
❝ 𝑌𝑒𝑡... You dare to 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗 an inefficient employee right before me in excuses of your merriments? Have you no shame? Or you, simply, do not value the sacrifice it takes to keep this realm afloat? ❞
On cue,
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the souls that feared & revered the king will never know that the 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 around his neck burrowed tighter than before. it constricted his airpipe,a reminder that he's bound to the netherworld.
a god ( dog ) on a leash.
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within the shadows lurked the 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 of helheim,guarding every nook and cranny of the realm. they are ruthless than ever before,fuming with hot rage,ready to pounce at any suspecting soul.
a hand was waved
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𝑲𝑹𝑹𝑨𝑨𝑺𝑯.ᐟ.ᐟ
Palms firmly gripped the projectile, shattering the object into shards. Annoyance shadowed his features ; his gaze lingered on the path of the attack.
𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝.
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𝑺𝑾𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑺𝑯𝑯— .ᐟ.ᐟ
Out of the corner of his eye, concealed by the storm and forestry, a shard of frozen 𝐪͟𝐢 descended silently, aimed to reap his life.
The young god's hand rose, seizing the ice mid-flight ; frost surged across his fingers, numbing his skin.
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Zagreus traversed the area and scanned the surroundings. Shadows followed at his feet, cautious and vigilant.
“ If this is another cell... what exactly is 𝐬͟𝐞͟𝐚͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐝 here ? ”
No answer came.
Only silence.
And the chill of killing 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭.
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