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As the prophecy points to Baldina's Golden Star, the shaman dies; afterwards, the princess rescues the twin sister who is attacked by men looking for Theo.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"In Chapter 18 of The Crown I Will Claim, Cesare and his team face a critical turning point regarding the curse while searching for the Shadeah shaman in the slums. The old woman they tracked down through the informant tells them about the primordial darkness coiled around the Dark Star and says the only cure is the Tears of Dawn. As the prophecy points to Baldina's Golden Star, the shaman dies; afterwards, the princess rescues the twin sister who is attacked by men looking for Theo.","key_events":["Shaman diagnoses Primordial Darkness curse on Dark Star and names Tears of Dawn as cure","Cesare decides to extend stay in Baldina based on prophecy about Golden Star","Shaman dies after prophesying Tears not in Cesare's orbit but Baldina's Golden Star can save him","Cesare searches slum district for surviving Shadeah shaman and meets her in an alley","Twin sister reveals Theo left home three years ago and asks Princess to take her along","Princess and aide rescue Theo's twin sister from men threatening her over Theo"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"SO THIS IS WHERE THE SHAMAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE?\nI'M SCARED...\nYEAH, BOSS.\nONE OF MY INFORMANTS SAID HE SAW AN OLD WOMAN IN THESE SLUMS SPEAKING THE ANCIENT LANGUAGE.\nSHE ALSO HAD WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE SHADEAH TRIBE'S SYMBOL ON HER BELONGINGS.\n\nDON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP, CESARE.\nEVEN IF THIS REALLY IS A SURVIVOR OF THE SHADEAH, THERE'S NO TELLING IF SHE CAN EVEN LIFT THE CURSE.\nTHERE ARE A LOT MORE ALLEYS HERE THAN I EXPECTED.\nCAN WE EVEN SEARCH THROUGH ALL THIS IN A DAY?\n\nARE YOU LOOKING FOR ME?\nYOU'RE LATE. WITH SO LITTLE TIME TO BEGIN WITH,\nI THOUGHT I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO PASS ON.\nMA'AM, DO YOU KNOW WHO WE--\nARE YOU THE SHAMAN OF SHADEAH?\n\nHEHE...\nDARK STAR...\nALAS, SUCH A VILE THING HAS COILED ITSELF AROUND YOUR FATE.\n\nTHE PRIMORDIAL DARKNESS IS CRUEL AND TENACIOUS. IT WON'T LOOSEN ITS GRIP EASILY...\nNOT UNTIL YOUR VERY BREATH IS EXTINGUISHED...\nDO YOU KNOW HOW TO REMOVE THIS CURSE?\nI KNOW YOU ONCE LED THE SHADEAH TRIBE.\n\nHELP ME, AND I WILL RESTORE YOUR FALLEN PEOPLE.\nHEHE... BOLD WORDS... JUST LIKE THE GREAT STAR.\nIN ANY CASE, THERE IS A WAY.\nYOU ONLY NEED THE TEARS OF DAWN.\n\nWHAT ARE THE TEARS OF DAWN, MA'AM?\nTHEY ARE THE SORROW THE GODDESS LEFT BEHIND IN THIS LAND.\n\nWHEN SHE FIRST DESCENDED INTO THIS WORLD,\nIT WAS FILLED WITH CHAOS AND DARKNESS.\nMOVED BY PITY FOR THE LIVES CRUSHED BENEATH THE DARKNESS, THE BENEVOLENT GODDESS SHED TEARS,\nAND HER TEARS WASHED ALL THE DARKNESS FROM THE LAND.\nWHERE CAN I FIND IT?\n\nOH, DARK STAR...\nUNFORTUNATELY, IT DOES NOT EXIST WITHIN YOUR ORBIT.\nMA'AM, ARE YOU OKAY...?\n\nIN THE END... YOU WILL NOT FIND THE TEARS.\nFATE HAS NOT PERMITTED IT--\nBUT... THERE IS STILL... HRGH... HOPE...\nTHAT'S ENOUGH. SAVE YOUR STRENGTH.\n\nLET'S GET YOU TREATED FIRST...\nDON'T FORGET!\nTHE GOLDEN STAR OF BALDINA CAN SAVE YOU.\nTHAT IS THE ONLY--!\nHRGH, KEGH...!\n\nMA'AM!\nTHE STARS HAVE FINALLY... COME TOGETHER AGAIN.\nTHIS TIME... PLEASE...\n\nSHE'S DEAD.\nJUST LIKE THAT? BUT WE JUST FOUND HER...!\n\nI THOUGHT WE WERE FINALLY GETTING SOMEWHERE,\nBUT SHE'S LEFT US WITH NOTHING BUT RIDDLES...\nTHE GOLDEN STAR OF BALDINA CAN SAVE YOU.\nCARLO, SEND WORD TO KAZHEN. LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE STAYING IN BALDINA A LITTLE LONGER.\nAH, ALL RIGHT!\n\nTHE GOLDEN STAR OF BALDINA...\n\nEpisode 18\n\nTHAT WAS REALLY STRANGE.\nI DEFINITELY HEARD PEOPLE FIGHTING, BUT WHEN I WENT TO CHECK, THERE WAS NO ONE THERE.\nTHE ENTIRE ALLEY WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY.\nI SEE... IT'S AS IF WE'D BEEN BEWITCHED BY SOME FOREIGN SHAMAN.\nANYWAY... IT WAS AROUND HERE, WASN'T IT?\n\nYES, ACCORDING TO MASTER'S NOTE...\nTELL ME! WHERE DID YOU HIDE THEO?!\nWHERE DID YOU STASH THAT BASTARD?!\nAHHHH!\n\nI TOLD YOU, I DON'T KNOW! I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE'S ALIVE OR DEAD!\nHA! NOT EVEN AN IDIOT WOULD FALL FOR THAT.\nKEEP THIS UP, AND I'LL SELL YOU OFF FIRST.\n\nGET OVER HERE!\nNERIL.\nYES, YOUR HIGHNESS.\n\n?!\nW-WHAT?! WHERE DID YOU COME FROM FROM--?!\n\nEEEK...!!\nD-DAMN IT!\nYOU'LL REGRET THIS! I'LL BE BACK!\n\nTH-THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME!\nDIRTY\nSHABBY\n\nI HEARD THEY'RE THE CHILDREN OF A DECEASED VETERAN...\nSO THE TWO OF THEM HAVE BEEN LIVING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS ALL BY THEMSELVES...\nYOUR BROTHER'S NAME IS THEO, RIGHT?\nY-YES. HE'S MY TWIN BROTHER.\nI REALLY DID FIND THEO.\n\nOVER THERE! THE PRINCESS IS ESCAPING!\nGET HER!!!\n\nSO THEY'RE TWINS... NO WONDER SHE LOOKS LIKE HIM.\nTHE PEOPLE WHO RAN OFF JUST NOW WERE LOOKING FOR YOUR BROTHER. DO YOU LIVE HERE ALONE?\n\nYES.\nTHEO LEFT HOME THREE YEARS AGO.\nHE CONTACTS ME SOMETIMES, BUT... HE SAYS HE CAN'T COME BACK RIGHT NOW...\nTHREE YEARS AGO... THEN HE MUST HAVE ALREADY JOINED THE REBELS.\nAND IF HE'S WILLING TO RISK CONTACTING HER, HE MUST CARE ABOUT HER A GREAT DEAL.\n\nY-YOU'RE THE PRINCESS FROM THE ROYAL PALACE, AREN'T YOU?\nI HEARD HER CALL YOU \"YOUR HIGHNESS\" EARLIER!\nPLEASE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!\n\nIF I STAY HERE, I'LL END UP BEING SOLD OFF!\nEVEN IF YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW ME, I WAS STILL GOING TO ARRANGE A PLACE FOR YOU TO STAY. FURTHERMORE,\nI DON'T KEEP JUST ANYONE BY MY SIDE.\n\nI KNOW YOU CAN'T EASILY TRUST SOMEONE LIKE ME.\nBUT I LEARN QUICKLY, EVEN WHEN IT’S DIFFICULT. I’LL DO ANYTHING,\nEVEN THE THINGS YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO ASK YOUR KNIGHTS OR ANYONE ELSE TO DO!\n\nYOU MAY COME TO REGRET CHOOSING ME AS YOUR MASTER.\nIT’S ALL RIGHT. THIS IS MY CHOICE.\n\nTHEN COME WITH ME.\n\nTHANK YOU!","bubble_count":106,"pages_count":33,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"In Chapter 18 of The Crown I Will Claim, Cesare and his team face a critical turning point regarding the curse while searching for the Shadeah shaman in the slums.","spoiler_summary":"In Chapter 18 of The Crown I Will Claim, Cesare and his team face a critical turning point regarding the curse while searching for the Shadeah shaman in the slums. The old woman they tracked down through the informant tells them about the primordial darkness coiled around the Dark Star and says the only cure is the Tears of Dawn. As the prophecy points to Baldina's Golden Star, the shaman dies; afterwards, the princess rescues the twin sister who is attacked by men looking for Theo."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/the-crown-i-will-claim-oxvs7yc3/chapter-18-hnp4rc","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The crown i will claim #18","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-19T23:43:51.813Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/the-crown-i-will-claim-oxvs7yc3"}}