The Crystal Chandelier swayed above Aelia, casting fragmented Light Spots, while her trembling Fingertip still bore traces of Pearl Powder.
In the mirror, Leonard's Last Night coiled around her throat like a venomous snake—beneath the blooming Bluebell tree at Wisteria Manor, Leonard cradled a child with a Flame Birthmark, identical to the mark that had emerged when Lucius awakened his Magical Talent last year.
"Madam, be careful!" Qin Si rushed over to catch her staggering form, only to touch her icy tears.
This elven maid, who had served Aelia for thirty years, had never seen her mistress in such a state; even during the battle against the Abyssal Bone Dragon a Hundred Years Ago, Aelia's hand had never trembled while holding the Moonlight Staff.
Luna curled up in the Lustrous Cradle, her Pupil swirling with Stellar Trajectory.
She quietly infused her magic into the Evening Primrose Seed within the Swaddling Dark Bag, and a Light Purple glow flowed along the carpet's pattern towards Aelia's Skirt.
In the Original tale, this Master of the Magic Castle perished tonight as her Heart Vein shattered; she could not allow sorrow's poison to corrode Aelia's heart.
"Twenty-Seven Years..." Aelia suddenly let out a broken laugh, causing her Neck and Moonlight Guardian Necklace to respond with Ice Cracks. "You say Wisteria Manor's Teleportation Circle is a retreat prepared for Mother? That I must traverse the Misty Marsh alone during every night patrol?" She abruptly tore off the necklace, the Mithril Chain that had never left her side for a century digging into her Palm and drawing blood.
The Magic Torches in the corners of the banquet hall flickered to an eerie blue, and within the Celestial Star Map, the Main Star belonging to the Lord trembled violently.
Atop Leonard's Staff, Long Jing erupted with Strong Light: "You all must not be deceived by illusions! This is the Abyss..."
"It is the Bloodline manifestation technique you personally taught me." Aelia pressed the blood-stained necklace against the Star Pattern Stone and Peacock Stone Tiles, causing Moonstone Shards to float into a circular magic array.
As the image of the child at Wisteria Manor emerged once more, Luna saw an Ice Crystal and Magic Pattern emerging from Aelia's nape—Original had mentioned that when Aelia's Frostblood awakened, it would freeze lies.
Suddenly, a crisp shattering sound echoed from the Dragon Crystal Wheelchair.
Gavin stared in disbelief at the Curse Magic Pattern entwined around Twin Legs, moving like a living snake, sending sharp pains through the Nerve Endings that had remained untouched for twenty years.
Instinctively, he grasped the scorching Long Jing on the armrest, only to see his Palm pulsating with Crimson Flame—the Dragon Language Magic that had consumed him when he was three years old was awakening within his Bloodline.
"Father said Long Jing would Ailina's Burn curse..." Gavin suddenly turned to the Cradle, where Luna was biting her Emerald Pacifier and winking at him.
Just seven days ago, when the little girl smeared Milk Stain on his Wheelchair Emblem, he had laughed and said that a baby's Chaotic Magic was the most harmless.
Leonard's Ailya's Roar overlapped with Gavin's startled exclamation as Shan Na, and Luna finally unleashed her long-prepared Star Magic.
The Silver White Halo spread across the entire banquet hall like a Spider Web. At Second Brother Allen's feet, a copy of Contractual Knowledge suddenly flipped open to page three hundred, revealing a Dark Purple Magic Pattern on the yellowed Parchment.
"Master Allen, be careful!" Qin Si's vine scroll had just unfurled when Allen stood frozen, staring at the Emerging illusion in the book: three months ago, when he and his close friend signed a Magic Contract at Moonlight Tavern, the Iris Pattern embroidered on his friend's sleeve perfectly matched the Deception Rune in the book at that moment.
Aelia's Moonlight Array reached its peak at this moment; the Star Pattern Stone and Peacock Stone Tiles reflected her Pale yet sharp visage: "In the name of First Generation Guardian Eileen Starlight, revoke Leonard Glory's Magic Castle privileges." Seven Silver Chains from the Celestial Star Map fell in response but were ensnared by black mist just as they were about to touch Lord's shoulder.
Luna's Crystal Pacifier clattered to the embroidered golden Soft Cushion.
In the shadows, Maid Anna's necklace Sapphire oozed thick black mist—clearly an Abyssal Pollutant that appeared only in the later stages of Original!
She hurriedly tried to warn them but instead let out an urgent Loud Cry like a baby.
"Take Miss back to Emerald Courtyard." Aelia's Moonlight Staff drew a barrier but stumbled slightly as she turned.
Qin Si immediately shielded the Cradle within a vine barrier, unaware that his master's left hand was continuously forming Bing Ling from within his sleeve—an attempt to forcibly suppress the impending outburst of Frost Magic.
As Luna took one last glance at the banquet hall, she saw Gavin's Wheelchair surrounded by swirling crimson Long Shadows, while Allen wore a smile more sorrowful than tears as he faced the Contract.
The infant's azure pupils reflected the shimmering sapphire of Anna's skirt, while an ominous blackness quietly grew within the marble pattern.
When Allen's fingers touched the heated parchment bearing the Deception Rune, the night filled with the purple fragrance of Xiang Xiang in the Moonlight Tavern suddenly replayed in his retina.
His close friend winked at him while holding up a tequila, the cuffs of his embroidered shoes glimmering with colors reflected from the crystal chandelier—those seemingly casual magical contract terms concealed a dark pattern capable of draining the caster's magic.
"Three Months... a full Three Months!" Allen's jade earrings suddenly burst forth with a strong light, and the backlash from the contract caused purple veins resembling spider webs to emerge on his fingers.
At that moment, Luna's star magic wrapped around his wrist, the silver-white and dark purple thread precisely piercing into the joint of the magic pattern. The dissipating magic was suddenly infused with a refreshing energy.
The lustrous cradle emitted a crisp chime as Luna kicked her little cotton socks, tossing the emerald pacifier into the air.
Qin Si was about to intervene when he saw the crystal pacifier land right in Allen's trembling palm.
The surface of the emerald emerged with intricate starry runes, and when it came into contact with the Deception Rune, it sparked with tiny bursts of fire.
"It's Star Trail Purification Spell!" Lucius suddenly stepped half a pace out from the shadow of the obsidian pillar.
The usually silent Third Young Master Lucius tightened his grip on the astrolabe hidden in his sleeve, his gray-blue pupils slightly constricting—an object casually thrown by an infant could trigger high-level purification magic, something chaotic magic could never achieve.
Allen groaned and knelt on the ground, as the contract turned to ashes within Yin Yan.
When he trembled to open his palm, the emerald pacifier had transformed into a translucent star stone, within which flowed a galactic whirlpool that resonated with the star map of the banquet hall dome. "So that's what it feels like when my magic suddenly flows smoothly during times of stagnation..." He looked at Luna in the cradle sucking her fingers, his Adam's apple rolling violently. "You were using star magic to help me untangle my magic circuit?"
Luna let out a giggle, her chubby little hand suddenly pointing towards the southeast corner and the obsidian pillar.
Everyone followed her gaze to see Brother San Theodore huddled in the shadows fiddling with crystal dice. Those tools used for divination and assessing magic element affinity were now reflecting the dim ice and fire dual patterns on his forehead.
"Watch out, Young Master Theodore!" Qin Si shouted as the vines suddenly wrapped around the tipping Champagne Tower.
In the chaos, no one noticed that the three dice had rolled into a perfect equilateral triangle. The Starry Array that Luna had drawn with her saliva on Theodore's sleeve suddenly began to heat up, as a sealed Magic Resonance was awakening.
Theodore stared blankly at the dice, which had landed on the symbols of "Frost," "Flame," and "Void." He suddenly recalled the words of the magic tester from when he was five years old: "Having dual attributes is already a miracle; three attributes will only consume each other..." As he bent down, the Neck pendant slipped out from his collar. Within the Ice Fire Core left by his Mother, a faint Void Yin Wen began to emerge.
"Father said that Mother died due to elemental runaway..." He clenched the crystal core tightly, his hand trembling as veins bulged until Luna's loud cry pierced through the noise.
The infant's azure pupils reflected the Silver Light deep within the core, and a certain magical frequency that transcended time and space suddenly resonated.
Theodore staggered and leaned against the Obsidian Pillar. The Void elements that had not responded for twenty years began to flow through his Bloodline like spring water thawing.
Lucius suddenly pressed down on the wildly beating Astrolabe.
As Theodore trembled and picked up the dice that had rolled to his feet, the entire banquet hall's Star Pattern Stone and Peacock Stone Tiles rippled—The Third Young Master's Magical Talent, which had been neglected for ten years, unexpectedly broke through its misleading seal under Luna's unaware guidance.
"Father taught us to never trust appearances," Lucius murmured as he gazed at the Dome and Zhen Chan's Main Star.
At that moment, his Astrolabe displayed an astonishing track: The Gavin Star, which was supposed to fall in three months, was now surrounded by the Crimson Dragon Xu Ying. Allen's shattered Contract Star had returned to its place, while Theodore's dormant star split into three dazzling rings of light.
Aelia's Moonlight Staff suddenly emitted a Qingyue Mingxiang.
As the black mist outside the barrier began to corrode the vine shield, Luna suddenly waved her small hand towards Anna.
Only then did Qin Si notice that the Sapphire on the maid's necklace was melting, and thick black mist had already seeped into the gaps of the floor tiles.
"Abyssal Pollutant!" Aelia's Frost Magic Pattern instantly spread across half of Luna, as the Moonlight Array forcefully twisted its direction to envelop the black mist.
The Dragon Crystal Staff in Leonard's hand suddenly erupted with an eerie Purple Light, unlike any light magic, resonating strangely with the Pollution Source.
At that moment, Gavin's Dragon Crystal Wheelchair completed its final transformation, and the Crimson Dragon Shadow broke free from its twenty-year confinement, soaring towards the sky with a loud Chang Xiao.
As the Curse Magic Pattern melted away completely, he suddenly grasped Allen's arm. "Do you remember that book in Father's Study, the Abyssal Species Codex? The contents of the Sapphire... resemble the Star-Eating Worm sealed a hundred years ago!"
The banquet hall fell into a sudden silence.
Leonard's Scepter still hovered in mid-air, while the surface of Long Jing was inexplicably covered with spider web-like cracks.
Aelia's Frost Magic Pattern had already spread to her collarbone, and where the Moonlight Barrier met the black mist, Ice Crystal Fragments erupted continuously.
"Father should know best," Lucius suddenly raised the flickering Astrolabe, its Lens reflecting Leonard's rigid expression. "After all, you personally approved the upgrade of the Magic Barrier at Wisteria Manor last month."
At that moment, Luna's Star Magic formed a closed loop.
As the Silver White Light Web completely enveloped the Pollution Source, Anna's Sapphire Necklace suddenly exploded into dust.
In that instant when the maid collapsed to the ground, everyone clearly saw her Ear Emerging with a You Zhi Mo Wen identical to Leonard's Staff.
In the Emerald Courtyard, Ye Lu soaked Qin Si's Skirt as she placed the sleeping Luna into the Crystal Cradle. The moonlight just happened to illuminate the baby's Palm, revealing an unblemished Xing Mang.
A roar echoed from the direction of the banquet hall as the barrier shattered, but the residual Star Magic from the Emerald Pacifier had quietly formed a Guardian Array.
Leonard stood in the Study Room Secret Compartment, where a thick black mist seeped from the cracks of the Dragon Crystal Staff.
He trembled as he tore open the Magic Letter that had arrived from Wisteria Manor. Upon seeing the urgent warning of "Infant Birthmark Exposed," the moonlight outside was suddenly swallowed by the surging Wu Yun—belonging to the Lord, the Main Star was violently Zhen Chan deep within the sky.
The Astrolabe in the Study Room Secret Compartment emitted a piercing buzzing sound, and Leonard's Sheepskin Note in hand was corroded by the overflowing black mist, leaving jagged notches.
In a panic, he pressed his Scepter against the Observation Crystal that was shaking violently, only to find that the viscous substance seeping from the Ice Cracks was crawling up his Wrist along the Secret Silver Patterns—this was clearly the Soul-Eating Slime he had contracted during his transaction with the Abyssal Envoy three months ago.
"My lord, the Defensive Formation at Wisteria Manor..." The voice of the steward from the Communication Crystal suddenly mixed with the sound of shattering ice crystals.
Leonard's molars ached; the Guardian Spell he had carved on Erin's statue base twenty years ago was now transmitting a burning sensation through the Spatial Barrier.
He abruptly tore open his Dark Bag and took out a Substitute Doll woven from Aelia's hair, only to discover that a Frost Crystal Cluster had formed at the Heart position of the Cursed Doll without him noticing.
A resonance akin to Longyin suddenly emanated from the banquet hall, as Gavin's Crimson Dragon Shadow pierced through the Three-Layer Barrier and projected onto the Study Room Dome.
Leonard stumbled and knocked over an Ink Bottle, watching as Scarlet Liquid twisted into bizarre runes on the Wisteria Pattern Carpet—this was identical to the Blood Pact Totem he had seen at the Abyssal Altar.
"Is this what Father is looking for?" Lucius's voice startled Leonard, causing him to topple a candlestick.
Third Young Master Lucius leaned against a hidden door, raising a damaged Astrolabe. The Lens reflected a ghostly Purple Light dancing within the cracks of his Scepter: "Last month when you asked me to calibrate the Star Trail, the Astrolabe recorded data fluctuations indicating that the Main Star had been contaminated by an Unknown Substance."
Suddenly, a Moon White Halo overflowed from the Crystal Cradle in Emerald Courtyard. As Luna turned over, she brushed off Qin Si's Xingchen Sha that had been covering her.
The sleeping infant clenched their fists without awareness. The Starlight Grass that had been quietly planted at the Cradle Base last night suddenly grew wildly, with Silver Blue Vines climbing up along the Obsidian Pillar. At that moment Aelia pushed open the door, causing Iris-shaped Light Spots to bloom.
"What are these..." Aelia's fingertip brushed against a glowing petal as Frost Magic Patterns uncontrollably spread across her fingertip.
The petals suddenly converged into a mirror-like surface, reflecting the Birthday Gift that Leonard had given her seven years ago—a Dressing Mirror embedded with Abyssal Sapphire. At that moment, black Black Slime oozed from the drawer of the Grooming table.
Qin Si gasped as she unfolded the Purification Scroll, only to see Luna's Swaddling Dark Bag automatically eject an Evening Primrose Seed.
As the seed made contact with the black mist, Shan Na exploded into a Nebula-like light cluster, compressing the Pollution Source into a crystal the size of Ailya's White Nails.
When Aelia pinched the Crystal, a Frost Magic Pattern suddenly etched an aerial view of Wisteria Manor onto its surface.
"Madam!" The Chief Guard burst through the door just as Aelia quickly concealed the Crystal in her sleeve's Dark Bag.
The newcomer was covered in fragments of Star Pattern Stone from the banquet hall: "The Lord has ordered Level One Protective measures to be initiated, requiring all family members..."
"Does that include Theodore?" Aelia interrupted coldly, tapping the Ground lightly with her Moonlight Staff.
The Chief Guard's Adam's Apple bobbed nervously beneath his helmet as he recalled how, earlier that morning, when Theodore reported anomalies with the Void Element, Leonard's eyes had flashed with a fleeting Killing Intent.
At that moment, Luna let out a dreamlike Giggling, and Starshine Vines projected a blurred image onto the wall—inside a Cradle entwined with Wisteria, a baby marked with a Flame Birthmark was being injected with Dark Purple Potion.
Aelia's pupils constricted; the Potion Bottle's Iris Crest was identical to one she had seen last year in Leonard's Study Room Secret Compartment.
As ripples spread across the Guardian Array of Emerald Courtyard due to energy overload, remnants of Luna's Palm containing Xing Mang suddenly seeped into Aelia's Moonlight Guardian Necklace.
The repaired necklace core emerged with a Micro Star Map, where a flickering purple Dark Red Light Spot pulsed rhythmically thirty miles southeast of the Magic Castle—a Coordinate designation that Aelia had never learned in her astrology class.
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