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Chapter 1358 1356. The Final Fall of the Abandoned

Stripped of her crown of thorns, with her power of thorns sealed, entangled in the underworld and branded with sin, can Shani gain the upper hand in the "punishment" jointly carried out by the five thorn archlords?
the answer is negative.

In this situation, even if you ask Lord Pa Ying to come over, he will still be at a loss, because Murphy, the hanger-on, has used the power of the Midnight Twins, which is basically equivalent to the gods created by the vampire civilization personally taking action against a blood duke.

If they still fail in this situation, it only proves that the Midnight Geminis are too useless. Is there really a need for such a useless god to exist?
Of course, Shani is not completely hopeless.

Now the constraints of the world's power have been released, and old monsters like the Lord and Edward have begun to break through to demigod. If Xia Ni can seize the opportunity, open up the Ren and Du meridians in these desperate minutes, and then have an invincible wave of memories and finally with the favor of fate, she may be able to break through to the vampire demigod on the spot, and then easily kill Murphy, the power dog, and make him kneel in front of her long legs and sing "Conquer".

After all, the phantoms of the past that Murphy summoned from the blood river were at most as powerful as a golden man, and any demigod could defeat them.

Unfortunately, Xia Ni is not the girl of destiny, and she cannot make a brilliant counterattack in desperate situations.

Faced with the slaughter of her five predecessors who appeared out of nowhere in the shadows, Xia Ni found it difficult to even resist.

The shadows were refusing her integration, midnight was scolding her for her rebellion, and even her mind that could not remain calm was burning madly, causing the most painful and desperate memories of the past to keep emerging, like one [Depression] debuff after another being stacked up, until finally Shani herself gave up.

She waved the knife around in a panic, but every flash of blood around her would leave an irreparable scar on her body.

Until the 37th second when she was surrounded, the sharp blade in her left hand was knocked away, the meridians in her right hand were cut off, and her left knee was kicked hard, forcing Xia Ni to kneel on the ground.

She didn't want to be like this with her face covered in blood, and wanted to stand up, but the shadows of the Duke of Thorns appeared on both sides and pressed down on her shoulders, and the remaining three sharp blades were pointed at her heart.

There's no hope, there's already failure, there's no need to fight anymore.

Murphy's rebellious shadow also returned to normal at this moment, which meant that Shani admitted her failure, and the power of the extraordinary golden rule was also rapidly diminishing.

So he descended from the sky and landed in front of Shani.

When he approached, Shani suddenly raised her head and wanted to throw out the weapon hidden in her mouth to make a final blow to Murphy. However, Grand Duke Sophie flashed over and slapped Shani in the face, knocking the weapon out and leaving a terrible claw mark on Shani's face.

This lady is using a combat fist blade specially made by the Thorn Clan!

She held back, otherwise the slap would have been enough to chop Shani's head off.

"You still refuse to admit defeat."

Murphy was not provoked. He sheathed the Night Guard and recalled the necessary evil that was caused by the "system upgrade". He let the magic sword float beside him, looked down at the extremely embarrassed Xia Ni, and said:
"Even if you've fallen to this point, do you still think you've done nothing wrong?"

Shani said nothing.

She couldn't say anything because Grand Duke Sophie's precise blow just now cut off her tongue.

Even if the Vampire Archduke's body heals itself, it will take some time to recover from this kind of injury.

Behind Murphy, Tris and Adele, who flapped their blood wings and came over, also landed one after another. Several descendants of the archdukes who were bound by the two with psychic power and chains were thrown aside. They basically suffered the same dilemma as Shani, with their blood power blocked and their bones broken all over their bodies, but they did not die.

"Murphy! How could you treat Shani like this? This is too much."

When Trish saw Shani's miserable appearance, she immediately shook her head and said:

"In fact, it would be enough to just scratch her vixen face. There is no need to torture her like this."

"Well, you look much more vicious than your master."

Adele complained quietly, but Trish didn't care. She stood beside Murphy, staring at Shani, shaking her head and saying:
"When we first met, Shani, remember? I asked you how Sophie died, and you didn't deny that you betrayed her. That made me realize that the curse of the Nightthorn Clan had come true again.

I have also reminded you to pay attention to this curse. It is not some joke that has been spread by word of mouth. It really exists!

Starting from Lady Oksana, every Grand Duke of Thorns would die in despair of being betrayed by his own people. Perhaps in the murder at the Red Cliff, Oksana's curse at the moment of death really came true in another form."

"Correct it!"

The vision of Grand Duchess Oksana in the past, who was holding Shani down beside her, said faintly:
"That's just a ridiculous rumor. I was killed instantly by Sarokdar's sword. It was impossible for me to shout out that long string of curses under that circumstance. It was all just the work of fate.
The power of the Thorn Clan can manipulate emotions and perceptions, which makes us more obsessive about emotions and perceptions than other Midnight Clan members.

The closer the members of the Thorn Clan get to midnight, the more they will cherish their past memories and experiences, which are the source of our strength.

But because of this, the top leaders of the Thorn Clan also suffer from an 'emotional syndrome' that other vampires may not have. We are the most sentimental vampires, and also the vampires who are bound by the past and cannot extricate themselves.

Sophie’s story illustrates this perfectly.

Her love with the Bloody King was a complete tragedy from the very beginning. When the Rurik dynasty was overthrown by the Romanov dynasty and the Bloody King was burned to death, Sophie's tragic fate was actually sealed.

She was murdered in a fire by Shani, which was probably negligence, but it was more like a self-liberation.

Even if she were allowed to live, she would gradually degenerate due to her longing for the Bloody King and eventually die under Pa Ying's Holy Spear. "

The original Archduke shook his head.

She looked at Murphy with complicated eyes, then looked at the silent Shani, and said:
"My story with Sarokdar is the same. Was I really powerless to resist? No, it was not like that. Even though I was besieged by Sarokdar and Charlemagne, I could still escape, but I still died in the arms of my love.

This is the truth behind the tragic curse of the Thorn Clan.

Because of the deep love, you will be punished by fate.

Shani's tragedy lies in her past. She witnessed her father's death and her family's slaughter. In despair, she saw everything her father left behind being overthrown. She had to rely on the protection of the night to survive.

She didn't fall in love with anyone.
Unfortunately, the fear and hatred in her heart led her down the same path of no return.

She wanted to protect her blood relatives so that Angelina and Andre would no longer suffer what she had experienced in the past. She wanted the new dynasty she had created with her own hands to last for thousands of years and prevent the tragedy of the past from happening again.

Unfortunately, the more she wanted to protect her stubbornly, the more she would limit Angelina's performance.

The wolf girl with the demeanor of a lord is unwilling to be a puppet. Xia Ni knows this better than anyone else, but she cannot let go. Even in her current situation, she stubbornly believes that she is just doing what an elder should do.

Walking into midnight changed her forever.

Shani is just like us, a monster shaped by too much emotion
Give her some relief, Lord Pluto."

The phantoms of the past Dukes of Thorns dissipated one after another and returned to the blood river. In the end, only a few were left alive at midnight.

Shani was still kneeling there, but as Oksana's vision said, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her. Instead, she was waiting for her death with her head raised, ready to be killed.

"It's now!"

Trish leaned on Murphy's shoulder and whispered:
"Just like when Sarokdar used the necessary evil to pierce Oksana's heart, complete a perfect re-enactment, Murphy, and let Shani, the fool, sacrifice herself for her 'ideal'."

"That would be too boring."

Adele, on the other side, said to Murphy in the same gesture:
"Master, we should use the truth to crush Grand Duke Shani's proud mind, just like we did to Short Man Loren. We cannot let her die as a proud martyr. That is not a punishment at all, but rather the fulfillment of their 'hero dream'.

Let them die after realizing their mistakes, which will break their bodies and shatter their minds.

Double torture! "

"Why are you so vicious, little girl?"

Tris scolded:
"Shani hasn't done anything unforgivable, there's no need to treat her like this." "That's what you don't understand, Mrs. Trish."

Adele snorted and retorted:
"That's how it's drawn in those weird comics. Only by crushing the heroine's mind and persistence can they become completely evil in despair!"

"You two! That's enough!"

Murphy couldn't listen any more.

He felt that he really should discipline his women. What on earth were they watching on the Internet every day?
What a pure heart it once was, but now it has been polluted like this, all kinds of evil and vulgar things, bah, so cheap, I, Murphy, usually don’t read these.

"Snapped"

A calculation orb was thrown in front of Xia Ni.

Murphy waved his hand to dispel the darkness and let the evening sun shine on this small oasis again. As the hot and rough desert wind blew over, he leaned on the long night guard and said to Shani:
"Contact your people, contact the Principality of Thorns, tell them the truth you have found out, use your ideas to protect your kingdom, and see how they respond to you."

Shani opened her eyes.

She looked at Murphy, who had a calm expression.

So Duke Thorn trembled and held the special computing orb in his blood-stained left hand, and called his own people through the cross-continental communication blessed by the WIFI Goddess herself.

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The psychic projection formed by the computing orb danced in front of her eyes, eventually shaping Andre's dusty demeanor.

"What's wrong with you? Ancestor!"

Andre was shocked by Shani's terrible condition. He exclaimed:

"Tell me where you are! I'll bring people to rescue you right away! For the Midnight Mistress and Night Singer, you look like you've rolled in a knife's blade."

"Shut up, Andre."

Shani said weakly:

"I have news to tell you. Go to North Wind Castle immediately and find your sister. Tell her that everything the Misty Sea Trading Company did was a scam. It was a conspiracy by the Transians to disrupt the Kavhoka region!

We can’t let them succeed!
go!

Angelina's throne is not yet secure, and those evil things are hiding in the shadows.

They are always trying to overthrow the Romanov monarchy. You and your sister must be vigilant and decisive!"

"Well, Ancestor, I know this news is important, but the Principality of Thorns may have to face a more serious situation now."

Andre's expression changed a little, and then he turned the computing orb in his hand to the other side, allowing Shani to see from this high perspective what was happening in the capital of the Principality of Thorns below.

Xia Ni's breathing became rapid the next moment.

She saw the solar ship Light Chaser floating in the clouds, and in the capital of the principality that she had ruled for a hundred years, a terrible chaos was spreading.

The Blood Eagle, Wolfsbane, Blood Alliance and Blood Terror warriors wearing uniform uniforms are attacking the castle of the Thorn Clan under the leadership of Palano and Heather, while the Secret Blood Spirit Swordsmen flying in the sky are constantly casting various spells.

What’s even more terrible is that among the attackers there are members wearing the Thorn Clan uniforms.

Shani saw the emblems on those guys
That's a vampire from the White Mountain faction!
"Andre!!! You traitor!"

Shani struggled and roared:
"You betrayed the family!"

"Sorry, ancestor, I'm just standing on the right side."

Andre's tone became calmer, and he whispered:
"If even King Louis knows to endure humiliation and do his best to maintain the unity of the country, then as a member of the Thorn Clan, I should also understand that the unity and solidarity of vampires means a brighter tomorrow."

"You're betraying your sister by doing this!"

Shani said in a hoarse voice:
"The rebellion of the Principality of Thorns means that vampires can no longer be part of the kingdom like the frost dwarves. If you maintain the unity of the vampires, it means you will split Nordtorf!"

"No, quite the opposite, Ancestor."

Andre replied:

“The Thorn Clan will become a member of the Vampire Dynasty under Midnight, and I will be stationed in Kavhoka as the Earl of White Mountain, just as the Capet family did. I will do my best to maintain the unity of the kingdom for my sister, even if it is only in name.

This way, Kakhovka would become a frontier of the Vampire Dynasty, while still being an independent territory of Nordtov.

I will not be like you and insist on choosing between vampires and Nordtorf. I will maintain a balance between the two. Your lesson is enough to wake us up on how we should act.

I must also confess to you that it was my sister and I who invited Lord Murphy to see you off for the last time. We knew that Lord Murphy, who had a special relationship with you, would not harm you. This was enough to bring a little comfort to our broken hearts and save us from the terrible sin of harming our blood relatives.

In the future, when my sister is led by my own hands and walks hand in hand with me into the eternal midnight, I will proudly place the crown of the Thorn Clan on her head, and we will guard Nordtof in the dark just like you.

But unlike you, the curse of the Nightthorn will end now."

"You and your sister, oh my god"

Shani breaks down.

She collapsed visibly, her back could no longer stand straight, and she collapsed to the ground. She clenched her fists weakly, looking at the floating computing orb in front of her, and she cried out like a dying mother wolf:
"But why? I'm protecting you! Why!"

"The king's power cannot be bound or tamed, ancestor. There can only be a shadow under my sister's throne. But that is not your place."

Andre said softly:

"I have made a decision between you and my sister. It is difficult, but I am sorry, Ancestor, you should rest."

"boom"

The computing orb that lost its communication signal fell to the ground, and Xia Ni no longer had any pride.

She pounded the ground with her fists like a desperate mortal, venting the unspeakable loss and pain in her heart. The feeling of being stabbed in the back by the person you trust the most is enough to drive you crazy, just like when she pushed her elder into the fire.

At this moment, Shani finally understood the complicated look in Grand Duke Sophie's eyes before he died in the fire.

Is this the curse of the Nightthorn?

pain.
It hurts so much!
The three adulterers in front of her looked at Shani, who had fallen into hell, with complicated eyes. Tris, who had a lot of dissatisfaction with Shani, no longer urged Murphy to act, but just sighed and turned her head away.

Murphy grabbed the necessary evil that was floating beside him, swung it up and pressed it against Shani's neck. The latter looked at Murphy with a hateful but helpless look.

Finally, she closed her eyes, raised her swan-like neck, and let the sad tears of blood slide down from the corners of her eyes.

"goo"

In the afterglow of the desert sunset, Shani swallowed and said:
"Kill me and end this nightmare."

(End of this chapter)