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Beauty X Beast ~ Eleven!

“What in the… how’d I gain a skill level?” Even before chomping into her food, Danielle swiped her fingers across her arm, revealing the notification from the system. “Oh! Aura of Refinem...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Ten!

Moments after they crossed the threshold into the manor, the clattering and screeching of metal and mechanics went quiet as cables and hoses descended from the shadows of the ceiling. After only a ...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Nine!

Danielle settled into her bed in the room provided by the automatons with a sigh. Though she was relatively safe and well-fed, her inquisitive mind was starting to grow bored. The first few days wh...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Eight!

The ground shook beneath her feet, and Danielle yelped while instinctively bracing for impact—fully expecting to be crushed by the terrifying metal contraption. Instead, it abruptly halted only a...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Seven!

Danielle stood alone at the edge of town, her mind flooded with confusion and determination. To her great surprise, she was to find her way to the Artificer’s estate on her own. “They gave me a...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Six!

Swaying on her feet, Danielle nodded several times. “So there's nothing I can do to save him?”

“As I told you before, I'm a merciful man.” Gasteel opened his arms once more, though th...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Five!

Danielle's eyes burned from the strain of poring over the dense, convoluted laws of Verdelune. The language of the text was a labyrinth of legal jargon seemingly designed to confuse, deter, and be ...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Four!

By noon, Danielle was seated in a tent erected in the center of the town square, tasked with assisting Lefroupe with the inprocessing of the new Greenhorns and conscripts. The air was thick with te...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Three!

As they marched into town, the eyes of all of the townspeople turned on to them, and a flare of golden text scrawled along Danielle's arm.


Skill increase! Unified Radiance [Lev...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Two!

The following morning, Danielle was startled awake by a small explosion and the exuberant voice of Henri, her father. “Happy birthday, my dear!” 

Her bleary eyes opened to the sight ...

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Beauty X Beast ~ One!

Danielle Marie Tinkersdottir walked down the cobbled streets of Frontière, a small town in the furthest reaches of Verdelune. Each step was filled with confidence and poise, an undeniable natural ...

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Beauty X Beast ~ Prologue!

The high stone walls of the castle loomed over Sir Gasteel Anton Leiter as he marched through the gates with his chest thrust out and shoulders pulled back, saluting each High Knight he walked past...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty-Nine!

The throne room of the Spring Palace shimmered with a thousand hues as sunlight streamed through the stained glass windows far overhead. The marble floors had colorful patterns dancing across them,...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty-Eight!

Bella was rocked gently to and fro as Bibbidy’s carriage clattered along the cobblestones. Her godmother looked at her, a small smile on her face, “That was quite shocking, wasn't it?”

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty-Seven!

Bella!” Bibbidy screamed in horror, only for Cinder’s furious bellow to drown her out. 

Sparks flew off of him, swirling through the air and bursting into massive explosi...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty-Six!

“You have no power here, Fairy!” Matringa screeched as she jabbed a finger at Bibbidy. “What are you going to do, sell me something? You're on my land, and I didn't start th...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty-Five!

“You should know better than to anger a Witch!” Matringa’s howling voice convinced Bella to work harder to shift herself from under the table, but no matter how she pushed, she could...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty-Four!

The death of the first tiger sent the others into a rage, all five of the enormous Beasts focusing their fury on the source of the flame: Prince Cinder. Bella had rushed back to the blasted-out win...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty-Three!

- Bella -

“Those are some intense hedges.” Bella deepened her voice as she made up the conversation that must be happening among the people in the procession driving onto the lawn at this...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty-Two!

Giving Bella a glare of warning as she stalked out of the room, Matringa marched to the main door and yanked it open. 

Bella was standing near the door of the dining room and peered thro...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty-One!

- Bella -

The night passed fitfully for Bella as she tried to get any sleep she possibly could, but only managed to snatch small sections of shuteye. Early, very early, she heard her stepfami...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Forty!

- Prince Cinder -

Cinder turned and walked away from the doors of the palace, knowing there was nothing he should do to catch up to the fleeing Bella. He held the glass slipper in hi...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Thirty-Nine!

She was struggling to escape his arms, as Ash had reflexively clamped down when she turned to run. “Bella! What's the matter with you? You need to come with me and meet the queen, you don't under...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Thirty-Eight!

- Bella -

The two of them sat in their small alcove, both staring at each other without saying a word. Ash raised an eyebrow, his skepticism barely concealed by the mask he was wearing. When ...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Thirty-Seven!

- Cinder -

Prince Cinder staggered to the refreshment table, reaching over and snagging a cup of ice-cold punch. Tossing it back in one quick pull, he grabbed another before swaying sl...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Thirty-Six!

After quickly switching out her fancy, Matringa-provided dress for a simple, already-dirty servant’s version, Bella stuffed the straw satchel down the front and carefully pulled herself into the ...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Thirty-Five!

Bella was shaken awake a short while later and blinked in surprise as she looked around. She expected to be back at House Vigatori, with the greasy driver tossing her out so he could get back to hi...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Thirty-Four!

- Bella -

Bella stood in front of the full-length mirror, the reflection showing a pale, weary ghost of a girl framed in an elegant, completely out-of-style dress. It was slate gray with intr...

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Cinder X Bella ~ Thirty-Three!

“Are you quite certain, Your Highness?” The high level Captain of the Royal Guard looked around the massive open meadow as though assassins were hiding behind the daffodils. “I know ...

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