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The moonlight was dyed an eerie Azure Purple.
As the first ray of Magic Light pierced the observation tower's Dome, Qin Si, who was changing Luna's swaddling, suddenly froze.
Outside the Colored Glazed Window, the Sky Dome twisted into a vortex, and thousands of ghostly Green Lights fell like an inverted river of the underworld, accompanied by the scent of Sulfur as ice crystals pelted against the Window Lattice.
"Madam!" The Maid burst through the Carved Wooden Door just as Aelia pressed the Silver Moon Pendant against Luna Mei Xin.
The Oath Chain wrapped around the infant's neck suddenly tightened, its tip piercing through Qin Si's Skirt, scorching black runes into the Zhi Jin Carpet.
"The Magic Castle... The Magic Castle is cursed!" Qin Si's trembling fingers let slip a few Ashes; those that should have dissipated upon touching the ground instead bizarrely coalesced into a Thorn ring shape. "The Holy Thorn Relief in the West Corridor has all turned to bones!"
Aelia's Yin Shu clattered to the ground.
She lifted Luna, who had suddenly quieted down. The warm Palm of the baby pressed against her neck where her Bloodline pulsed, and a pure power surged in like a clear spring—this was a purity that could never belong to the Guardian Mark her husband had given her three days ago.
"Where is Leonard now?" She bit her Tongue to maintain her composure through the pain but saw Luna suddenly grasping her flowing silver hair.
In the infant's Light Gold Pupil, patterns formed from the intertwining Outer Demon light reflected back—clearly, it was her husband Leonard's Concubine's Ear bearing the Dark Moon Emblem.
A tremor from deep within the Crypt suddenly reverberated, and Luna let out a heart-wrenching Loud Cry.
The swaddling in Aelia's arms burst forth with Xing Mang, purifying the Asphalt-like substance that had tainted Qin Si's Skirt.
As the last wisp of black mist dissipated, they heard the sound of Metal Bracket colliding with bluestone slabs coming from the corridor.
"Young Master!" Qin Si exclaimed as she steadied herself against the Door Frame.
The young man in the Wheelchair raised his hand to stop the maid; his Mechanical Prosthetic, embedded with Magic Crystal Stone, emitted a sharp hum reminiscent of Leonard's sword.
His Pale face was cast in a green shadow by the Magic Light, and beneath his tattered Robe, one could faintly see a Dark Red Curse coursing beneath his skin.
"It’s not a curse." The elder brother placed his trembling right hand on Luna's Cradle; those Silks soaked with baby tears immediately revealed the totem of the Dark Moon Elf. "Someone is tampering with the Magic Castle’s Guardian Contract using methods older than Black Magic."
Luna suddenly grasped his deformed pinky finger.
As the infant's Lacrima fell onto his hand, the curse began to take effect. His elder brother let out a muffled groan as he tugged at the collar of his robe—what should have spread to his heart instead retreated to the collarbone.
He looked incredulously at his sister, who had been born less than a hundred days ago. The mechanical prosthetic that was Leonard's sword began to emit a warning hum, gradually turning a blood-red hue.
"Push me to the observation platform." The young man’s fingers, gripping the crystal ball, bulged with veins. The fragments of contract terms emerging in the magic light began to overlap with the iris he had seen three years ago in the forbidden technique scroll. "Notify Lucius to activate..."
Before he could finish, the entire magic castle suddenly tilted violently.
Aelia shielded Luna as they collided with the gilded bedpost, witnessing Qin Si desperately grasping at the silver candelabra that was about to slip out of the window.
The elder brother's wheelchair was pinned in place by some unseen force, and the protective runes on his robe began to flow in reverse.
"Mother!"
As Third Young Master Lucius burst through the door, he cradled the first patriarch, whose image was spontaneously igniting.
The young mage’s silver hair was entwined with dark red threads, remnants of his forced breach through their father's barrier. "The geothermal resonator indicates that the pollution source is..."
Luna suddenly emitted a screech that was not characteristic of an infant.
Everyone stared in horror as twelve star tracks emerged around the baby, their brilliance piercing through the roof and striking towards the sky dome.
A rift tore open in the vortex above the magic castle, and moonlight cascaded like a silver waterfall towards the family tomb.
Following the star trail, Aelia saw that the colorful rainbow light halo on the first generation saintess's tombstone had coalesced into a complete dragon bone shape.
"Mother, look there!" Lucius ignited a probing flame at his fingertip.
At the intersection of the star trail and magic light, a shadowy figure of their father, Leonard, began to emerge—at the center of the magic circle beneath him lay a blood contract from a dark moon elf.
Aelia's Silver Moon Pendant suddenly exploded, and the splintered fragments coalesced into a watery mirror before Luna.
In the mirror flashed the image of her husband holding the Illegitimate Child, receiving the Blessing on Leonard's Last Night. The Dark Moon Mark on the infant's forehead perfectly aligned with the Emblem hovering above the Magic Castle at that moment.
"So that's it." She handed Luna over to Lucius and drew out the Thorned Staff hidden behind the Dressing Mirror.
The emerald Forehead Ornament that her husband had personally placed on her during their wedding shattered piece by piece, revealing the hidden Contract and Demon Binding Shackles within. "Issue the command to activate the Holy Thorn Barrier—in the name of the Master of the Magic Castle!"
As Aelia's Scepter touched the ground, Luna suddenly grasped Lucius's collar.
The baby's fingertip, stained with Tears, brushed against his neck where the Family Crest lay. The crimson Thorn that should have been there suddenly blossomed into Xing Hui.
Third Young Master Lucius realized that the Binding Spell planted in him by his Father was dissipating like a swarm of butterflies in this starlight.
Meanwhile, in the dark depths of the Library of Hidden Books, Second Brother's Feather Pen suddenly carved deep lines into a parchment scroll.
He stared blankly at the patterns swirling in the light of the Outer Demon outside—those were unmistakably the designs his dear friend had drawn in blood on his Palm five years ago.
Second Brother's fingertip traced over the cracks in the parchment, and suddenly, sparks of Azure Purple erupted from the candle flame.
The patterns swirling in that Magic Light cast eerie shadows on the stone wall, forming a complete Dark Moon Contract Diagram alongside his Heart's Blood-colored design.
The hot breath of his dear friend from five years ago suddenly revived in his ears: "Remember... this is how to break the curse..."
A rustling sound came from deep within the bookshelf as seventeen volumes of Magic Pattern Compendium flew out of their case, assembling mid-air into the shape of a Dark Moon Elf's pointed ears.
Second Brother staggered back as ink from his Robe's sleeves transformed into Blood Pearls, condensing into a miniature Contract Array on his Palm—exactly what his dear friend had concealed with his life.
"So you already knew Father intended to alter the Guardian Contract." He crushed a moonstone Crystal Weight at the table corner; shards cut into his Palm without him feeling a thing.
The ink on the parchment suddenly came to life, crawling up his trembling Wrist along with his blood, redrawing a complete Dark Moon Incantation on his skin.
Brother San's Bronze Pocket Watch suddenly leaped from his pocket, hovering in mid-air. The dial marked with the Twelve Zodiac Palaces broke free from its metallic confines, spinning in the Magic Light to form a pattern reminiscent of Luna's Star Trail.
The long-sealed Magical Talent awakened within his Blood Vessel, and memories of past cultivation that had once gone astray became startlingly clear.
"It's Resonance..." He caressed the cracked trial stone of the Training Ground, his fingertip brushing against the childish Luna's Doodle he had etched three years ago.
As the Magic Light swept across, the twisted fireball symbol within Luna's Doodle automatically corrected itself into the perfect Track of the Advanced Explosive Flame Spell.
The rusted Weapon Rack in the corner collapsed with a loud crash, revealing an Initiate Wand hidden beneath it.
When Brother San bent down to pick up this Birthday Gift from ten years ago, the Starlight Stone embedded at its tip suddenly burst forth with Strong Light.
The Defensive Formation of the Training Ground Dome sensed the pure magic and automatically lowered the Five-Star Trial Barrier he had failed to pass at twelve.
Luna's Star Trail suddenly split into three beams of light.
Two of them pierced through the stone wall, heading straight for Second Brother's Library of Hidden Books and Brother San's Training Ground, while the last one wrapped around Aelia's Thorned Staff.
Bubbles filled with Xing Hui spilled from the infant's mouth, each bubble bursting to reveal different timelines of Contract and Leonard's Last Night.
"Mother, look!" Lucius pointed at the three-dimensional Star Map hovering above Luna's head.
The silver Light Spots representing family members were fiercely entangled with Dark Red Contract Threads, while the mark belonging to Father had completely soaked into a deep blue of the Dark Moon Elf.
Aelia inserted her Scepter into the center of the Star Map, and Twelve Rays of Thorn erupted from the Underground, wrapping around each family member's Contract connection point.
As Luna's tears fell onto the Star Map, all Thorns simultaneously bloomed into Moonlight Flowers, forcing the Dark Moon Emblem back into the depths of Castle Leyline.
The blood of Contract boiled violently in the Bronze vessel, and the Dark Moon Emblem burned a Qing Yan mark on his Hand Back.
Lord lightly tapped the ground with the end of his Scepter, but only four out of seven Skeleton Lanterns lit up—this was a Contract Backlash that had never occurred in twenty years.
"Master, Third Young Master Lucius has broken through the Binding Spell." The voice of the Shadow Guard seeped from the stone wall, laced with rare hesitation. "The Five-Star Trial Barrier in the Training Ground... has been triggered."
Leonard stroked the Dark Moon Totem embroidered on the swaddling of the Illegitimate Child, his gaze sweeping over the fading Image of the First Patriarch on the chamber wall.
As he lifted the blood from the Contract to reinforce the magic array, the liquid's surface suddenly reflected Luna's Jin Tong, shimmering with starlight, startling him into spilling the vessel.
The crimson liquid twisted into a Thorn Pattern on the Ground, colliding thunderously with the radiance of the Holy Thorn Barrier deep within Geomancy.
The Lord quickly wiped away the traces, yet his Fingertip still bore the sting from Xing Huo and Ailina's Burn.
The Bronze Door of the Underground Secret Chamber glimmered under the Magic Light, Zhen Chan.
Leonard pressed his Palm against the Wall Tile etched with the Dark Moon Emblem, an unusual pulse from his Fingertip causing his Pupil to constrict.
The Contract Power that should have flowed along Geomancy was now stagnating like a poisoned snake ensnared in a Spider Web.
As he turned, he caught a glimpse of cold sweat trickling from his temples in the mirror and immediately shattered three Skeleton Lanterns with the end of his Scepter.
"Who activated the Holy Thorn Barrier in the West Corridor?" he roared at the shadow on the stone wall, a sulfur smell rolling in his throat forming black Ice Spikes in the Crypt Dome.
Upon hearing the words "Mistress," cracks suddenly appeared in the Dark Moon gem embedded at the top of his Scepter, scattering blue light that scorched a mark on his Hand Back.
Meanwhile, the Dome of the North Tower Training Ground was being stained amber by the Five-Star Trial Barrier.
Lucius leaned on the shattered trial stone with one hand, Xing Hui flowing from his Fingertip as it danced across the Ke Hen of the stone slab.
The boy watched as his Binding Spell Brand on his Left Arm gradually faded. Suddenly, he spread his Five Fingers toward the direction where Magic Light was most intense—an Ice Crystal Rose that had eluded him since he was twelve now blossomed sequentially in his Palm.
"Third Young Master!" The pursuing Knight was blocked by a sudden rising ice wall.
Lucius leaped onto the Dome Warehouse Beam using Judgment Ice Steps formed in midair. Those Defensive Formations that had once broken his ribs now appeared before him as clear as an unfolded magical blueprint.
He heard the crisp sound of the Contract and Demon Binding Shackles breaking within his blood, as if stars were exploding in his marrow.
Inside the Bedroom, Aelia suddenly pressed down on Heart.
The Thorned Staff rested in her Palm Zhen Chan, its shaft adorned with Emerging Dark Red Patterns being gradually pushed back by Luna's Star Trail Power.
She gazed at the Twelve Star Tracks swirling around the infant and suddenly recalled the midwife's strange smile on the day of delivery—an Old Woman personally chosen by her husband, whose Ailya's White Nails seemed to hide Phosphor Dust from the Dark Moon Elf.
"Madam!
The Defensive Formation of the West Wing Library..." Qin Si burst through the door, her Skirt still ablaze with green fire.
Before the Maid could finish speaking, a sudden shattering sound echoed throughout the castle, as if glass were breaking, and the portrait of the Lineage Head hanging in the corridor began to ooze a tar-like substance.
Aelia swung her Scepter, tracing a holy Thorned Totem, but just as the Curse was forming, Luna seized her by the Wrist.
In the infant's light gold Pupil, a reflection of the West Wing Library emerged—Second Brother was pressing a blood-stained parchment against an elven ear made from pages of the Magic Pattern Compendium, and ink seemed to crawl up his neck along his Blood Vessel.
"Lucius, take twenty Frost Knights to seal off the West Wing." Aelia snapped her Pearl Necklace, and as the round beads fell to the ground, they transformed into ice crystal guardians. "Wait, your neck... the Family Crest..."
The third young master, Lucius, reached towards his collarbone with his awareness.
The once-bound Thorn Family Crest, planted there by their father with a Binding Spell, now bloomed into a Moonlight Flower under Luna's lingering starlight.
He suddenly knelt on one knee, raising Leonard's Sword above his head. "Mother, please allow me to wield the trial sword of the First Patriarch."
In the Crypt, Leonard suddenly clutched his chest.
The backlash power of the Dark Moon Contract tore at his insides, and in the secret chamber, twelve mirrors reflecting contracts simultaneously showed glimpses of Leonard's last night as the children broke free from their confinement.
When he saw Lucius holding an Emerging Ice Crystal Rose, he finally lost control and smashed the bronze vessel that contained the blood of the contract.
"Master, the Observation Tower has sent an Urgent Report!" The voice of the Shadow Guard was distorted by space, "The Dark Moon Emblem above the Magic Castle... is fading."
Leonard tore open his collar, revealing the Contract Mark connected to the Heart at the point where it linked to the Magic Fortress Leyline.
The once ethereal blue patterns now shimmered with an ominous grayish-white, as if scorched by Xing Huo, resembling a Parchment that had been burned.
He frantically flipped through the Forbidden Techniques Codex in the secret chamber, his bloodshot eyes suddenly fixating on an illustration on one page—the image of a Star Trail infant perfectly matched the phenomenon that occurred at Luna's birth.
The sudden eruption of Azure Flame from the Castle West Wing awakened everyone.
Second Brother, entangled in a Contract Chain woven with Blood Ink, fell from the window of the Library of Hidden Books, yet clutched tightly a half-burned Parchment in his hand.
The Ancient Script licked by flames reformed in midair, creating a massive Dark Moon Elf Judgment Totem.
"Mother, be careful!" Lucius swung his sword to sever the Asphalt Tentacle that suddenly lunged at Aelia.
The Ice Crystal Rose blossomed at his Sword Tip, freezing the tainted pollutants infused with Dark Moon essence into Powder.
The Young Mage failed to notice that his Hair Tips were sprouting Xing Shuang and was unaware that Luna in his arms was using Lacrima to inscribe a miniature Star Trail on his Sword Body.
Aelia's Thorned Staff suddenly plunged into Ground Cracks.
Countless moonlight Thorns pierced through the carpet, intertwining beneath everyone's feet to form a gigantic Purification Array.
As her silver hair began to move without wind, a roar echoed throughout the castle as the Magic Circle rebooted—those Defense Nodes altered by Leonard were now reverting to their First Generation versions under Luna's influence of Star Trail.
The Underground Secret Chamber began to collapse.
Leonard grasped the damaged Contract Grimoire and lunged toward the dark passage but was thrown back when activating the Teleportation Circle due to Backlash Power.
He watched in horror as the Dark Moon Emblem in Hand Back gradually became transparent while the Heart's Contract Mark emerged from Luna's Pupil, revealing the Star Trail Pattern.
"No!" The Lord's Ailya's Roar and the Roar of the Magic Castle Clock Tower echoed simultaneously.
As the seventeenth bell toll faded, all living magical creatures witnessed the Castle Spire piercing through the Dark Moon Emblem.
Luna, bathed in the Star Trail, suddenly opened her eyes. The Oath Chain around her neck snapped with a sound, and the falling fragments transformed into countless fluttering star butterflies in the moonlight.
Aelia's Silver Moon Pendant completely turned to Powder at that moment.
The mistress revealed a relieved smile as the infant in her arms raised a small hand surrounded by starlight, gently clenching it towards the deepest part of the Magic Fortress Leyline—where the First Generation Holy Thorn Covenant lay in slumber, suddenly stirred by a waking Rainbow Light.
Aelia trembled slightly while holding the swaddled hand, and the Crystal Chandelier above emitted a series of delicate clinks.
From deep within the castle's foundation came a muffled sound of rocks compressing, as some ancient Magic Patterns seeped out, glowing with an Eerie Blue Glow through the cracks in the stone.
"Madam! The East Tower is experiencing Elemental Turbulence!" Qin Si rushed into the Nursery, her skirt flying. The moonstone hairpin in her hair had shattered. "The Young Master's wheelchair has been overturned, and now both the Second Young Master and Third Young Master have gone over..."
Suddenly, Luna let out an urgent Yiya Sound, her pink little hand gripping Aelia's Star Moon Necklace tightly.
With a clang, the Protective Spell on the surface of the Jade Pendant shattered. Aelia felt a warm Magic Flow surge from her daughter's palm into her heart—this was not a power that an infant should possess.
"Go to the library." Silver runes flowed in Luna's grape-like eyes, and Aelia distinctly heard the child's clear voice resonate directly in her mind: "Father is transferring the castle's core; the Magic Light is a manifestation of energy drawn from Geomancy."
The Tapestry on the corridor walls moved without wind, its Gold Thread stitching of the Family Crest beginning to fade.
Leonard’s expression from three days ago when he spoke of reinforcing the Defensive Barrier emerged before Aelia’s eyes. That man who always touched his Wedding Ring while lying was likely holding Leonard's Concubine's hand in some hidden chamber at this moment.
"Madam, be careful!" Qin Si suddenly pulled Aelia down to the ground.
A scarlet lightning bolt struck where they had just stood, and from the charred spot on the carpet emerged a twisted Hexagram.
Luna's swaddling glowed with a Light Golden Halo, absorbing all the Magic Residue that splattered around.
The Door Frame of the Nursery began to sprout blood-red vines, and Luna suddenly laughed, her small hands reaching out into the void.
In the air, semi-transparent magical meridians emerged, and Aelia saw countless Guang Liu gathering toward the Castle West Wing—an area accessible only to the Lord, situated between Oaths.
"We must stop the energy siphoning." Luna's voice was soft and sweet, characteristic of a child, yet her words sent chills down one's spine: "Elder Brother's disability was caused by a magical overload that reversed the Meridian flow; Second Brother fell into a Soul Contract trap; Brother San..." The infant suddenly coughed violently, her pupils turning an abnormal shade of purplish-red.
At the end of the corridor came the sound of hurried footsteps, the noise of a Wheelchair rolling over stone mingling with the chanting of a Curse.
The Young Master with a Pale complexion appeared around the Turn Corner, his Wheelchair Armrest embedded with energy crystals flashing wildly: "Mother!
There’s a presence from Father in the Oath space, and... another woman's Magical Fluctuation!"
Aelia felt Luna in her arms suddenly become scorching hot, an Ice Crystal Magic Pattern emerging on the baby's forehead.
Amidst the castle's violent Zhen Chan, she saw her daughter extend her index finger, precisely pointing at the void in the direction of the Oath—like popping a soap bubble, a crisp sound of shattering glass echoed throughout the castle.
In the Strong Light that erupted from the West Wing, Leonard's Ailya's Roar faintly resonated.
Luna lay softly against her Mother's shoulder, frost flowers clinging to her eyelashes as she whispered with her last breath: "The Magic Circle Core... has been destroyed..." A single Violet Petal bearing the Outside Concubine Family Crest quietly drifted down from the Infant Swaddling.
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