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    The day at Apricot Hall was marked by the arrival of a group of patients with puzzling conditions.


    Despite their best efforts and various treatments, Caylie and Duncan found that their usual methods


    were ineffective.


    The root cause of the patients’ ailments remained a mystery, cluding their understanding.


    The news of this unusual situation quickly reached Emrys, prompting him to hurry to Apricot Hall. Upon


    his arrival, he couldn’t help but notice an unusual bluish-purple aura, reminiscent of demonic energy,


    hovering ominously over the patients’ foreheads, clearly the cause of their distress.


    Faced with such demonic energy, Emrys knew that conventional medical practices and acupuncture


    would not alleviate the patients’ suffering.


    With no other options, he resorted to his knowledge of magecraft to address and dispel the demonic


    energy afflicting them.


    Further investigation revealed amon thread among the patients; they all came from Yarwood


    Vige and had recently consumed the spring water there, which seemed to be the source of their


    illness.


    This discovery led


    arys to focus his attention on Yarwood Vige for further investigation.


    Yarwood Vige was a peaceful settlement nestled in the southern reaches of Jadeborough, untouched


    by modern industrial pollution.


    The vigers had always relied on the crystal-clear mountain springs for their drinking water, a tradition


    that had continued for generations.


    However, recent events had cast a shadow over this idyllic source, with vigers experiencing


    unexined illnesses after consuming the spring water.


    Armed with this knowledge, Emrys embarked on a solitary expedition into the mountains, following the


    river to its source in hopes of uncovering the root of the problem.


    His journey led him to a cave near the spring’s origin, where he was greeted by a surge of demonic


    energy emanating from within.


    Seems I’ve found the source of the trouble.


    Using True Sight, Emrys carefully scanned the cave’s interior, focusing on areas where the malevolent


    energy was strongest. It didn’t take long for his gaze to settle on an object nestled within the cave’s


    stream, its subtle glow piercing the darkness.


    A demonic magic item!


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    Emrys instantly recognized the object as the cause of the demonic energy guing Yarwood Vige, a


    nefarious item infused with dark magic.


    Just as he was about to retrieve the item and neutralize its threat, a swift figure appeared, seizing the


    demonic item before Emrys could react.


    The figure’s quick movements and the dim lighting of the cave did little to hide their identity from Emrys,


    whose True Sight rendered the cave’s shadows irrelevant. In a burst of recognition and disbelief, Emrys


    eximed, “Karina!”


    “Huh?”


    Caught off guard by the unexpected shout, the figure came to a sudden stop, framed by the cave’s


    entrance. She turned, her expression cautious and confused, as if trying to ce the source of the


    voice that had called out to her.


    Emrys felt a strong conviction that the woman before him was indeed Karina, one of his sisters, whose


    image he had seen in a photograph shown to him by Walter. Although the details in the photograph had


    been somewhat obscured, making her face difficult to discern clearly, there was no mistaking her


    presence in person.


    “Karina, it’s me, Rys,” Emrys called out once more, his voice echoing softly in the cavernous space.


    “Rys?” Karina hesitated for a moment before cautiously making her way out of the cave. As her eyes


    adjusted and Emrys’ features became clear, a spark of recognition lit up her face. “Is that really you,


    Rys? I was worried some bad guy was after what I found!”


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    Emrys couldn’t help but feel a twinge of disappointment at her reaction.


    It was far from the emotional reunion he had envisioned, reminiscent of the time Nina had discovered


    him, her excitement unrestrained, her embrace almost suffocating.


    Karina’s reaction, although filled with joy, did not possess the same level of intensity and warmth that


    he had grown ustomed to in such encounters.


    Despite the turmoil he felt inside, Emrys chose to keep his doubts to himself. Instead, he took a


    moment to observe Karina’s disheveled appearance. With a curious tone in his voice, he asked,


    “Karina, what’s with the disarray? You look like you’ve been through quite an ordeal.”


    Karina’s beauty was not overshadowed by that of Emrys’s other sisters. In fact, it was difficult to rank


    them solely based on looks, as each possessed her own unique charm and allure.


    With her exquisite features and delicate visage, Karina could easily captivate anyone whoid eyes on


    her. Yet, there she stood, somehow managing to transform herself into a disheveled image, far from the


    polished elegance one might expect.


    “You know,” she joked with a light-heartedugh, “if you had emerged from a tomb yourself, I believe


    you would look even more disheveled than I do right now!”


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