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Tsuliria slid along the ground her eyes narrowing at Linora as she advanced towards her, Tsuliria's clothing was ripped from their fight and she was breathing heavily.
Even Linora looked tired and there were rips in her outfit, she lowered her arm looking at Tsuliria.
"Mistress would you allow me to speak..."

Tsuliria remained silent her grip tightening on her sword.
Not hearing a no Linora continued speaking straightening herself.
"Please stop holding back."

Tsuliria's whole body twitched hearing this but she remained silent as Linora got back into her stance.
"I'm not coming back alive, so there's no point in holding back."
Tsuliria closed her eyes and shook her head drawing all four chains.
"Fine," Tsuliria said opening her eyes. "I'll get serious."
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Kervani looked over at Mirela and looked where Pet and Luck had vanished.
"That's long enough Pet!"

When he yelled this the portal opened and Luck walked out buttoning up his jacket as Pet smoothed out her dress, Luck smiled seeing Mirela as Pet sat down.
"So that's what a babe is," she said putting her hand under her chin.
Luck grinned at her and sat down next to her nodding.
"Yep, I'll be glad to teach you even more if you want."
"I'd appreciate that Mr. Luck," Pet said nodding.
"Oh no please call me Luck, I feel we've bonded a little bit, especially after that little adventure."
Pet averted her eyes placing her hand on the side of her cheek and blushed a little.
Luck looked over at Mirela and smiled.
"Hey babe what happened while I was gone?"

Kervani looked at Mirela and chuckled a little bit before speaking.
"Well if you had failed I would have beaten you silly and decorated these walls with your blood," Kervani said smiling.
He turned his back to them and walked towards the altar looking at the cathedral

"I remember when I used to care for Kalan and Rai at the orphanage, why one hot summer night Kalan and Rai had to share a bed since we got more children in."
Kervani chuckled and shook his head thinking back.
"Of course back then Rai had more feminine features, Kalan actually thought Rai was a girl. That night while sharing his bed Rai tried to speak to him when Kalan screamed turning to him..."
Kervani trailed off and turned back towards the other with a grin.
"I love you! I've always loved you, I'm not ready for this. I'm sorry!"
Kervani brought his hand to his mouth and chuckled a bit.

"Needless to say Rai was surprised, Kalan was so nervous he even wet the bed afterward. Ah, Rai never let him live it down. Anyway that's a whole other matter. How do you know Kalan Mirela?"

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Kalan shivered and looked around.
"Why do I have this feeling something really bad just happened," Kalan mumbled.

Kalan was brought out of his daze by Hana's slap, he brought his hand to his cheek hearing her words, his eyes widened before he ran his hand through his hair and chuckled.
"Fantastic, thank you Luck, I'll definitely pay you back when this is over."

Kalan stared at Hana lowering his hand as she spoke to him, at her request his eyebrows dropped a little as he realized what situation he was in.
He closed his eyes seeing it was a bad position and thought for a moment.
"I could run right now....I'm sure she wouldn't be able to catch up. I could just run...and leave the city. We'd never see each other again. So easy. It would be so easy. Just turn and run Kalan. Turn and run, you've done it before. Do it now."

Kalan opened his eyes and reaching forward clasped Hana's hand in both of his own before meeting her eyes.
"I'm not one to abandon anyone in trouble, I Kalan will assist you in finding Mirela. I swear on my title as the warrior of justice and love."
"It's not fair. What did I do to deserve this?! Her mother! Of all the people her mother!"
Kalan smiled at her pushing his thoughts aside.

"However, the only problem is Mirela can't see me...I...well...we're having a fight and I'm giving her some distance. However she's been looking for you so it'd be bad if I didn't help you."

Kalan released her hand and pounded his chest.

"You have a commander on your side. The almighty and alluring Kalan will assist you in the name of justice and love. Oh also sorry for comparing your chests, no matter the size they're both nice."

Kalan froze for a moment and put his hand to his head.
"Sorry I mean both your hands are soft."
Kalan stopped again and squeezed the bridge of his nose.
"Maybe we should just go before I start mentioning how light your daughter is."

Kalan turned around ruffling his hair and let out a sigh.
"Let's just get going," he said walking away with a sigh. "I'm going to beat Luck a new one if I see him away from Mirela."

Shaking her head, Hana decided to let Kalan's comments slide. 'Oh he reminds me of Emilian, perfect... Now I just hope that it isn't how it seems...' Following after him, Hana made a face after realizing the scarf she wanted to adjust was no longer there. 'I suppose that the best thing to do now is to just ask.'

"So, Kalan," Hana spoke, her voice sounding quite tired and worn. "What is your relationship with my daughter, exactly? You said that the two of you are having a fight, what's it over? Oh, and how did you two meet?" She smiled faintly, wanting to get her answers. "I apologize, I'm just curious to know what Mirela's been up to since I last saw her."

Patiently waiting for an answer, Hana continued to walk alongside Kalan until she heard another man address her little helper from afar. Stopping, Hana gently tugged on Kalan's sleeve before turning to face Jazz.

"My name is Hana, and who might you be?"

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"N-Not much..." Mirela sat up as Luck and Pet returned, her eye twitching slightly at the conversation they had. 'What... What did Luck do down there...' Narrowing her eyes, she brought her attention back to Kervani as he began to speak. 'Hot summer night...? Oh! That must be what Doctor Rai was talking about... Poor Kalan, I can see why he seemed so embarrassed when it was brought up.'

Hearing his question, Mirela's eyes drifted down to the floor. "Kalan made a promise to me, Father Kervani..." Her voice shifted from one of fear to one of sadness. "He promised that he would protect me, but now he just runs. Of course, I understand why. I do... I don't want Kalan to get hurt, he's become a dear friend to me."

Her mind began to drift back to the time that she met Kalan. Wiping a few tears from her eyes, Mirela forced a smile before gazing back up at Kervani, her voice beginning to tremble along with her hands. "I... I also owe him a date, but that's another story. Why do you ask, Father?"

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Feeling the urge to snap Virtue's neck, Inae let a small growl escape from her mouth. "Who the hell do you think you are, treating me in such a way. I did nothing to you, and now you're trying to kill me."

Inae reached down, returning her dagger to its casing before reaching into her pocket, pulling out another card. 'What is it with these people, they're all so barbaric and annoying. Its really starting to annoy me.'

"I'll give you until the count of three to get the hell away from me, besides, if you're hungry you should eat someone a lot bigger than me. Her name is Mirela, I don't know where she is but she's near here somewhere." Inae snarled at the two, holding her card up in front of her.

"One," Moving into a stance, Inae kept her attention locked onto Virtue and Seven.

"Two," Taking a few steps back, it came to Inae's mind that she was in no condition to fight.

"Th-- Agh!!" Inae ran to the side dodging the blade, clutching onto her card while Seven swung at her. Biting onto her lip, she looked at the surrounding area before turning and running off. 'There's only two things in this world that I really despise doing... Wasting my time, and running. These idiots are making me do both. How horrible...'

Looking back, Inae tried to see if she was being followed before looking for a place to hide.

"W-Wait, what?!" Mirela shot up out of her seat as Luck slammed into the ceiling before plummeting back down to the ground. 'This man is definitely insane, there's no getting around that.' However as soon as Mirela moved to try and help Luck, she was caught off-guard by Kervani's request.

"You... Want us to make Kalan leave Reaper's forces?" Mirela averted her gaze, feeling her tears slowly begin to stop falling. "Really?"

A wave of happiness smoothed over Mirela's heart as his words sank into her mind. Clasping her hands together, she held her hands against her chest before quickly giving a nod. "Of course I'll help, Father. As long as we don't hurt him in an way, I'll do whatever you ask." Mirela spoke these words, feeling a hint of regret in the back of her mind. 'Even if you did try to kill me, and just got done slamming Luck into the ceiling...'

Moving her way towards Luck, Mirela placed her hand on his shoulder before rubbing his back gently, trying to make sure he was alright, mentally telling herself to let him get plenty of rest after they got a room at an inn for the night. "Just say the word, Father Kervani. Luck and I would be happy to help, after all, Luck promised me something, too. Isn't that right?" Her grip tightened on Luck's shoulder, feeling that small twitch of jealousy surface once more.

Jazz gave a small smirk as he gave Kalan another pat on the back before leaning to his side, looking at the young woman clung to his arm.

"Well not alot really, just got in town, figured I'd say hey. As for her though."

Jazz opened his jacket, the smooth lining not seen by many. He reached in, his eyes locked on Hana's before removing from it a small flower, made purely of light.

"Surely a young woman such as yourself is too refined and elegant to be clinging to such a ruffian here."

As he presented the flower, he flashed a small smirk to Kalan as if teasing him

"Let's see if I can't have a bit of fun with this."

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Seven quickly followed Inae, his massive sword dragging along side him in the ground. Sparks flew from the cobble stone as the metal sliced through the street below him, barreling through the busy crowds. Virtue quickly followed behind, her eyes focused on the horizon as she hopped along the sides of the buildings.

"Quickly now Seven...Diligence is a virtue."

Seven skidded to a stop, his sword swing up in front of him before slamming back down in front of him, the blade sinking into the ground. He gave a small nod as he stepped forward, ripping his blade forward, a shockwave of dirt and energy flying in the direction of Inae.

Hana said nothing as the two spoke, blushing faintly as Jazz presented her with the gift. Before she could thank him and kindly reject his advances, however, Kalan proclaimed that she was his lover. "I-I'm your what now? I thought that you and Mirela..."

As she went to say something else, her words trailed off. Catching the look from Kalan, Hana quickly blinked and nodded. "Nevermind. Lovers, of course. We're lov-- Oh my..." Her eyes had rested upon a tall, blond man with a glare in his eyes approaching them, pushing up his sleeves.

"What the hell is going on?!" The man angrily stopped before the three, the killer look in his eyes quite clear.

"Emilian," Hana's voice was soft, yet hints of anger could be picked up. "Emilian calm down."

Emilian pulled Hana away from Kalan before pulling her into his embrace. "You two stay away from my wife, got that?"

Pulling herself away from Emilian, Hana quickly struck the back of her hand across his face. "Would you listen to me for just one second?!" Clutching onto her chest, Hana coughed a few times before narrowing her eyes. "Kalan is helping me find Mirela, you know, the daughter that you abandoned." Prepared to say more, Hana stopped herself after watching Emilian's angry expression turn into a sad one.

Letting out a small sigh, Emilian pulled Hana into his embrace once more, this time feeling glad that she returned it. "I missed you..." Petting her raven hair, he shifted his gaze to Kalan and Jazz. "Whichever one of you is Kalan, I apologize. However, the other had better give me a damn good reason for being around my wife."

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Running a little bit further, Inae looked behind her to watch Seven's attack. Sliding to a stop, she reached into her pouch, drawing out the first card. Inae quickly held it out in front of her. "Tarot 0 - The Fool!" She watched as her summon quickly took form, taking position between her and the shockwave. This gave Inae time to climb up onto a bench to plot her next move.

'I can't fight right now, I've done too much already. The Fool is starting to sting a little. I still don't understand why they're trying to kill me. I've done nothing to them. So annoying...'

"Enough is enough! Stop wasting my time!"

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Eyes widening as the cathedral was set ablaze, Mirela made sure she had her violin in her possession before nodding. "Take care, Father Kervani. I promise that I'll succeed with the task you've given me." Taking a deep breath she turned, following Pet and Luck out of the cathedral.

After getting a small ways away, Mirela brought her hand up to her shoulder before rubbing it gently. "So, Pet... Do you have any idea of where Reaper might be? I'd like to get Kalan out of Reaper's forces as soon as possible." Making a small face, her eyes softened before she let out a small sigh. 'Perhaps then he'll stop running, and we can all be together again.'

"I really miss having him around," Mirela looked over at Luck, forcing a small smile to cross her lips. "No matter how many times the two of you kept arguing." Rubbing her shoulder once more, she lowered her arm as she took a step forward. "Well... I suppose we should just get moving then. Talking won't get the job done."

Mirela's face took on a form of pure fear. "Y-You... I remember you..." Clutching onto her violin case, she started to move behind Luck. "Luck, I remember that voice. I met him after I tripped and landed on Kalan... Right before you showed up." Thinking for a moment, Mirela removed her violin from the case before setting it aside. Moving the violin into playing position, Mirela began to shake lightly as she thought back to the things that he did before. 'This isn't going to end well. I can't do much against him... I had Kalan and Linora's help before... And even then it didn't go over well.'

"Your name is Kailos, isn't it...?" Taking a step back, Mirela got ready to play. "One of Reaper's commanders." Letting out a deep breath to calm herself down, Mirela thought about everything that was on the line.

'My mother... Kalan... Luck... Pet... Inae... My own happiness...' Staring at the ground for a few moments, Mirela felt tears come to her eyes. 'I can't mess this up, I still have things that I need to do. I'll find my mother, and I'll get Kalan out of Reaper's forces.' Lifting her gaze, Mirela chuckled some, putting on an act of courage. "You know I didn't think I would ever see you again, you must really like my music." She watched as he came closer, waiting for the right moment to fight back. "Luck, be careful to not let him touch you."

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"God what did I walk into," Emilian narrowed his eyes, cursing Yolor under his breath. However as Kalan pulled Hana away from him and ran off, he threw his fist up into the air in anger. "Where the hell do you think you're going?!" He ran after them, getting a bit more angry at the sight of Hana wanting to be put down.

"K-Kalan, put me down, my husband can carry me." Hana made a face, feeling quite disturbed from Yolor's words. "That man... Must be insane, there's something wrong with him. There just has to be." Looking back behind her, she reached out for Emilian to take her.

Catching up to them, Emilian glared at Kalan. "We've gone far enough, now hand over my wife. Also, tell me about how you know Mirela. I was never there for her and if you think I'm just going to be okay with you knowing where she is you're sadly mistaken, especially after handling my Hana the way you have been. Can't you tell that she's sick?? This is too much excitement for her."

"Emilian..." Hana felt tears come to her eyes. "Emilian, enough is enough. He's just trying to help. Besides, don't be so quick to judge. Kalan reminds me of how you were around the time when we first met, and if you were around for the past nineteen years you would know that Mirela takes after me in more ways than just my looks. Look how we turned out, you know, before you left me in the middle of my pregnancy."

"You're still upset about that?" Feeling bad for making Hana cry, Emilian let out a small groan. "I know what I did was horrible, but I was young, selfish and scared... I didn't think that either of you would make it through the birth. I..." He sighed. "I didn't want to be around to see you both die. I'm going to make up for it now, though. Starting with being there for my family..."

"You... Just don't understand... Do you...?" Hana closed her eyes. "Emilian, the pain that I go through every moment is nothing compared to the emotional pain you put your 'family' through by being away. I'll always love you, despite how upset I get. However it might be too late to create a bond with Mirela... The last time I was with her, she wasn't too fond of you. So I would be more careful with her friends and possible... Lovers?" She opened her eyes and looked at Kalan, giving him a look that clearly expressed she wasn't sure of what he was to her. "I suppose you'll just have to see, though. Whenever Kalan takes us to her." She reached up and wiped the tears from her eyes. "Of course, judging by what that crazy fire man said, she might be in trouble. So we should hurry."

Emilian sighed, nodding. "You're right... Well, Kalan, you heard her. Take us to Mirela. To our daughter. After that... We can head to a tavern and I can buy you a drink or two. I'd like to have a talk with you."

Kalan let out a long sigh after letting Hana down, he looked behind them before sighing.
"Sorry, Yolor doesn't play nice," Kalan said rubbing the back of his head.
He went silent hearing Emilian's barrage and averted his gaze, hearing Hana he remained silent and stared at the two as they spoke.

Somehow he felt bad for overhearing their conversation but leaving would probably land him in a position he'd like to avoid.
He looked between the two of them confused how he reminded her of Emilian but kept his thoughts to himself as the two continued talking.

When Hana looked at him he looked away still trying to avoid a conversation on his relationship with Mirela, especially since her father seemed....protective.
Kalan looked back over at them when Emilian spoke to her, he started to move when he felt a hand touch his shoulder.
"Hello."

Kalan jumped as Reaper removed his hand from his shoulder, Kalan started to speak but Reaper pointed in the direction of the cathedral.
"If you're looking for Mirela she's over there, I'd get there soon, she won't last as long as Inae at this point. Have fun."

Kalan watched as Reaper vanished into the shadows and looked back at Emilian and Hana.

"I'll explain my involvement with him at another time, I'm not a bad guy. Well I am the bad guy but I myself am not terrible....I think....anyway I'm a man of my word so let's go to Mirela since she's closer. I'll run back and check on Inae afterword."

Kalan turned and started in the direction Reaper pointed clutching his hand into a fist.
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Kailos rotated his right arm walking toward them with a grin.
"Oh so you don't need to find your courage this time, good....be confident so I can crush it along with your body."

Kailos ran forward causing Luck to take hold of his pocket watch and sprint at him.
Luck swung it at Kailos the red aura fading from him before it smacked his face.
Kailos stumbled back holding his cheek slightly surprised at how hard it hit.

Luck turned his body throwing the watch part towards Kailos who dodged out of the way, he ducked a horizontal swing before rolling avoiding a vertical one that created a small hole in the cobblestone.

Kailos raised his foot kicking Luck in the chin before dashing forward, Luck held his chain in front of him blocking the punch from Kailos but stumbled back from the force of the blow.
"A nice start," Kailos said. "Might actually have to add a bit of power to my punches."

The red aura returned to Kailos' arms and he grinned to himself pulling his hood back up.
"Show me what you can do Musician."
Luck readied his pocket watch and glared at Kailos as he grinned at them.


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Yolor grinned and let one of the two orbs floating near his head come down, he let it hover around his body diagonally before laughing and crossing his arms.
"You think those weak moves will kill me Mr. Fairy," Yolor said holding his hand in front of him.

He started advancing toward him but stopped when he jumped, he grinned at him until he saw the large circular blade come from his hand, he blinked slightly confused before holding his arms out creating a wall of fire.
However the wall quickly faded and Yolor's eyes widened.
"What?!"

He crossed his arms in front him before the attack hit him an explosion following, Yolor screamed before a burst of fire consumed him, he fell to the ground and rolled for a moment before going still.
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The little girl hugged her legs to her chest as she sat outside her home on the doorstep, she could still hear her mother's yelling.
She hid her face and closed her eyes, she wanted to cry but no matter how much she hoped for it they wouldn't come.

The little girl flinched as she heard a noise nearby, looking up she saw a man tackle a guard before stabbing something into his eye.
The man continued to stab the guard before standing up and stumbling back, he looked behind him before turning and running off.

The little girl waited a moment before standing up and running over to the guard, she looked down into his lifeless eyes and brought her hands to her chest.
".......Mr. guard?"
Bending down she poked him but there was no response, she started to run away before something clicked in her mind, she looked back at the guard for a moment.
"....happiness..."

The little girl reached down and rummaged through the guard until she found some wooden shackles, reaching further she found and iron lock and stuffed the lock into her skirt pocket.

Turning she ran back to her home and checked the window since the door was locked, finding it open she climbed in closing it behind her and locking it.

The little girl tiptoed into her mother's room formerly her own and saw mugs laying around and on the small bed, her mother soundly snoring on the bed.

The girl walked away from the room into the kitchen before returning, she walked up to the bed and put her knee on it causing her mother to stir but not waken from her drunken slumber.

The little girl took hold of her mother's wrist before reaching over grabbing her other one and closed the wooden shackle around them. She took the iron lock out of her pocket and locked it.
Her mother opened her eyes as the little girl climbed onto her sitting on her stomach.
"....what....what are you...."

The little girl raised the knife above her head causing the woman to shift but she saw the shackles on her hands and looked back at the girl.
"Don't worry mommy, I'll make your happy again...."
"Liriana, please...don't..."

The girl lowered her arm as her eyes widened, a small smile formed on her face before tears streamed down her cheeks.
"You called me by my name...I'm so happy...."

The girl raised the knife above her head the tears staining the sheets, a few landing on her mother's face.
"NO!"
"I love you mommy."

The knife plunged into the woman's eye as the girl brought the knife down.
She raised the knife and continued to stab her, the woman screamed as crimson stained the sheets and the girl's clothing.

Guards burst into the home hearing the screams and after seeing the dead guard in the alleyway to see the woman's body on the bed.
They looked in the corner to see a little girl hugging her knees to her chest holding a bloody knife.

She looked up at the guards and smiled at them.
"Mommy....can be happy now...."

Kalan rubbed the back of his head hearing Emilian but kept walking nonetheless, he wanted to run but didn't want to leave the two behind, he assumed they didn't have powers which made them targets for those that did.
That and walking was the easiest way to avoid drawing attention to themselves minus Emilian carrying Hana.

By time the trio reached them Kailos had his hands up confused at the attack from Mirela, he held his hood as the explosion soon followed letting out a small grunt of pain.

Kalan stopped seeing Mirela as she looked at them, he started to speak when she fell to the ground.
His eyes widened as he walked ran over to Mirela.
Luck started to yell at Kalan for his annoying timing when he caught Emilian's comment.

"For a waste of space you talk too much Mortal," Luck said crossing his arms. "This babe is your daugther?
I'm glad she didn't inherit that face of yours."
Luck looked over at Kalan to see him looking into the dust where Kailos was.
Kalan's eyes narrowed as he watched him walk out rotating his shoulder.

"That one actually hurt," Kailos said before cracking his neck.
Seeing Kalan he adjusted his black gloves and chuckled to himself.
"How interesting, my old comrade is here."
Kalan and Kailos met each others gaze before a straw sword formed in Kalan's hand.
"I said I'd protect her....it's about time I acted upon that promise once more."

Kalan held the sword in front of him moving both hands to the hilt, however a bloody pillar exploded next to him before Kervani appeared from within it holding a surprisingly dry book.
"Father?!"
"Feel like teaming up Kalan," Kervani said smiling at him.
Kalan looked at him before smiling back and turning to Kailos.
"I needed a new move, follow my lead."

Kalan and Kervani ran forward towards Kailos who built up his red energy. Kalan swung his sword towards Kailos but he punched threw the straw with his strength smiling, however Kalan turned his body as Kervani came in and punched Kailos in the face knocking him back.

"UNITY ATTACK!"

Kalan screamed this as he kicked Kailos causing him to stagger back, Kalan stepped forward punching Kailos in his chest before unleashing a flurry of punches on his torso, he punched him once more in his chest before bending down as Kervani jumped off his back and drop kicked Kailos in the chest causing him to stagger back and cough.
"I got your back Kalan!"

Kervani grabbed Kailos and turning threw him back towards Kalan who punched Kailos knocking him back at Kervani who lifted his hand causing a pillar of blood to throw Kailos in the air.

Kalan and Kervani ran up to each other before going back to back and extending their right arms to the sky.
"Kalan and Kervani's!'
The two said the last part together bright aura's bursting from their bodies.
"LOVELY TEA PARTY OF VICTORY!"
A stream of blood and straw exploded into the air combining into a combined corkscrew of crimson and yellow.
"FEEL OUR RAGING SOULS!"

The combined attacked slammed into Kailos before he let out a loud cry of pain as it forced him higher into the air. The corkscrew vanished before Kailos fell back down to the earth, Kervani and Kalan turned their bodies and extended their hands sending out one more corkscrew that caught Kailos out of the air sending him flying through a few buildings vanishing into the distance.

Kalan closed his hand into a fist and extended it to the sky.
"Justice and Love prevail again!"
Kalan placed his hand on his waist and looked towards the sky before grinning
"Wahahaha! That's how it's done. Thanks father-"
Kalan cut himself off to see Kervani was gone, he rubbed the back of his head before shrugging his shoulders.

Kalan walked over to the unconscious Mirela and knelt down to her, he smiled and reaching down pet her head.

"I'm a bit late...but I'm keeping my promise to you. Still you have to be more careful...the bad guy can't be a hero too often...."
Kalan stood up and walked into an alleyway bringing the remnant straw back to him.
"I'll leave Mirela to you three. I'll go find Inae. Take care."
Kalan raised a barrier of straw that blocked the alleyway before he ran off into the distance towards Inae.

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Liriana stared at her hands as the guards spoke to the head of the orphanage, she could hear their conversation though they were trying to whisper.
After the situation with her mother she was escorted to the orphanage by the guards, they didn't even bother to clean the blood off her.

The head of the orphanage a middle aged woman with red hair looked back at her before turning back to the guards.
They were going to give her three months for someone to adopt her, if no one adopted her then in three months she would be executed as an adult for her crime.
If she was adopted then her new family would have to deal with the crime.
Liriana lowered her hands and closed her eyes.
"Why don't they just kill me now...."

Liriana stayed in the orphanage deciding execution was the best way to make up for her actions.

She sat by the window in a small wooden chair everyday and stared out towards the forest, only moving to eat dinner and sleep.
Adults came and left taking kids with them, the head woman would look at Liriana but never asked her to join the kids in the main hall.
She hated her just as much as everyone else, she knew when the other kids beat her and she turned a blind eye to it. Only helping when the kids started picking up objects.

She didn't help each time.... even when the kids got hold of shards of glass and wooden boards.
They left scars and bruises on Liriana...but they never hit her face, they always cut her arms and hit her stomach or chest, the head lady told them not to leave scars that couldn't be hidden.

Liriana said nothing as the days and months went by and always sat by the window waiting for the three months to pass patiently, growing accustomed to the beatings she would always raise her right arm against their attacks so she could use her good arm later on.

Liriana always heard the mumblings of the kids and adults. Impure thing...don't look at her.....why doesn't she just die? A wasted existence.
She ignored the mumblings of the others, and put aside the nickname the 'Crimson Child' they gave her.

Unhappiness and sadness filled her days, just the way it should be. Happiness...was nothing more than an illusion, a dream for the weak minded.
Sorrow was real and it was something she could believe in, she would be patient and would die for repentance for what she did....at least that was what she wanted...until they came.....