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Fifty Four

Author: Torii
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Asher’s POV

Amelia's memorial each year was a reminder of what the anekia curse that had been passed down through a hundred generations made me do to my beloved sister.

Each time I recalled how her body had gone limp in my hands at the dining table, I shuddered violently.

I only left the royal cemetery when it was noon, just like I did each year.

Sliding into my study, I sat behind my table, poring over files that I couldn't comprehend what was written in each page.

Frustrated, I pulled away from the table and then made my way towards the window. I hoped staring at the ever green land that was beyond would distract me but it was to no avail.

My thoughts kept going back to her.

Flashback…

“You're eating too much, you might end up becoming as fat as a goblin." Amelia had said her favorite lines at the dining table.

“A goblin?" I huffed, slamming my fist against the table and with just a slight tug on the table, cloth, all the plates crashed to the floor, creating a hell of noise.

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