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Chapter 21 - Chapter 22: The Prelude to a Tragic Farewell

As the cloud neared the ground, Draco's soldiers drew their swords. The hero signaled his magical donkey to take Laila and flee. The donkey understood how dire the situation was. It forced Laila onto its back and began racing deep into the forest. The hero stood alone before hundreds of soldiers. He used his pillow as a shield to block the arrows. But General Draco was a skilled hunter. He saw Laila escaping.

​He spurred his horse and chased after Laila. The hero tried to intervene, but the soldiers surrounded him. In a secluded corner of the forest, where the donkey finally stopped, Draco caught up. He fired his poisoned arrow. Laila was still holding the frame of her broken glasses, thinking of the hero. When the arrow pierced her, Laila cried out the hero's name just once. The hero heard that scream from a distance, and his world turned upside down in an instant. He felt a terrifying power rising within him—it wasn't laziness, but a destructive rage born from the intense pain of loss. Princess Laila slowly grew limp, while tears and fire began to dance together in our lazy hero's eyes.

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