Deathbound Duke's Daughter: Volume 1 [Complete] by Terasu Senoo

Author:Terasu Senoo
Language: eng
Format: epub

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It took a while, but Erika, Claus, and Anne eventually reached the bottom of the Seafarer’s Ruins. The structure and ornaments resembled a temple from the old days of Aurelia.

They had landed in what seemed like the nave, and an archway separated them from the inner sanctum. Along the sides of the arch—where a modern church might have its statues of Aurelia’s old kings and dukes—was the solitary sculpture of a legendary alchemist, who was said to have lived in the era before the Seafaring Tribe graced this continent.

That was as much as Erika could recognize, but from what she could tell, the various bizzare bits and pieces marked this as the innermost room of the labyrinth.

First off, the ceiling was an atrium several hundred meters high. There were no windows, of course. The walls by the aisles where windows would’ve been were carved with constellations that could not be seen from these lands—constellations with legacies that had been passed down from alchemist to alchemist.

They formed the reliefs of legendary figures, monsters, animals, and tools for sailing. The points where the stars aligned to draw their shapes were set in star crystal, giving off a pale blue glimmer.

The floor was a mess, scattered with the monster corpses and rubble that had fallen from the eighth floor. Erika saw this as beyond her control, but feared her ancestors would be angry at her.

A number of magic circles that had been surrounding Erika and Claus dispersed into beads of light and were swept away. She took a glance at her pocket watch. It must have been the Wall-Phase spell running out.

“Thankfully, the cave-in’s over,” Claus piped up. “My protection wouldn’t hold if another large rock came crashing down on us.”

“This must be a precious place for the people of Aurelia. I wouldn’t want falling rocks to damage it any further,” said Anne, looking around in wonder.

“Quite right. It has a rather solemn air. Is this a church, Erika?”

“Yes, I’m pretty sure it is, but...” Erika carefully took a look around.

At the inner sanctum of the temple, where there would usually be an altar dedicated to St. Breandán, stood a megalith of pure star crystal. It had a few cracks running down it now, thanks to the debris.

Erika stared at it. “That should be an altar to the Seafarer’s god Brean, I think.” She tilted her head.

While the material might differ, a large, upright stone should signify Aurelia’s god. Why did she feel that something wasn’t quite right?

Aurelia’s ancient god, Brean, otherwise known as St. Breandán, was worshipped in the form of a menhir. Before, when the regions were still divided into kingdoms, the west had revered Brean as the god of stars, sailing, and alchemy. However, when the continent was united, Aurelia was converted to the same religion as the other three to form a shared sense of national identity.

The religion of these united kingdoms was supposed to be the monotheistic faith Ignitia had brought from the southern continent. However, Ignitia’s religion

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