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Zhen Hou and Zhen Long cried out in shear panic as they were taken away by some stranger cloaked in darkness that soared through the air like an owl.
They could see their father about to attack, but stopping midway once he realized he would've hit them as well.
They saw their mother rush out of the room, try the same thing their father stopped himself from doing, only to stopped herself.
The two boys could only watch themselves become more and more distant from their parents, with tears in their eyes and screams in their throats.
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But before the two boys could even try to escape, wriggle themselves free into freefall at least, the stranger proceeded to use his aether and forcibly shove two strange packets of medicinal powder down their throats.
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