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The group followed to the other room. Roy’s eyes were bloodshot. Hina didn’t stop them from following.
“She needs Mori to pull the key. She’s the chosen one,” Roy growled as he followed Hina and Mori. He picked up a knife lying on the floor next to a dead body.
Hina’s eyes glowed with insanity the closer they got to the key. They entered the main chamber. At the far end of the room was a raised platform which looked like some kind of monument. There was a golden padlock on it, and a gigantic golden key fixed inside. Hina dragged Mori toward the platform. She pushed her face at the key.
“Draw the key out and give it to me.”
Her fingers cut into Mori’s neck, and streams of blood flowed out, but Mori stood still.
“Pull the key!” the princess roared.
At her back, Orla’s hands curved
