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  Chapter Ten: The Daydream Ends at Dusk   A strong wind blew through the streets, rustling countless trees and leaves. Unlike other cities in Agrideī, several trees scattered the streets of Pomasylva. The trees stood at every street corner, in between the buildings, and sometimes even in the middle of dirt roads. As a result, the buildings and blocks stood farther apart than in other cities. Many sections of the city looked more like a forest than civilization. Nevertheless, the rustling branches were quiet compared to the stampede of people, all running from the monster at the heart of the city. At the same time, Hatasuko heard the storm of souls screaming in his mind; they shouted louder than the worried grunts and crashing footsteps.             “I thought that my victory set their anguished souls to rest, but I guess that was wishful thinking. If it’s all the same, I need their screams as fuel. If I am to strike...

  Chapter Nine: A Daydream in the Nightmare   “Hatasuko, you’ve changed the world! Nothing will ever be the same,” said a familiar voice from the edge of the tempest. The storm of screaming souls had changed since he defeated the Interfectus. Though his body had transformed and received a power of sudden strength, Hatasuko had not shaken his curse. The screams remained, but they were different than before. The lost souls still could not perceive the world itself, but they felt it through his emotions. His sense of hope grew stronger by the hour, so the lost souls grew calmer as a result. “Both the outside world and the tempest have found what it means to feel hope. Even I am optimistic for the first time I can remember. We’ve all known despair for so long, but now there is light at the end of the tunnel,” he replied to the voice. “You are the light at the end of the tunnel,” Adishina said with an upbeat tone. “I don’t want to take credit for something I haven’t ac...