It happened two days ago when Red heard some rumours of bandit attack on our village. He contacted with nearby adventurer guild and the rumours were true.
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Mother used to weekly write me letters asking about my health and adventures. "Come to think of it last letter I received from my mother was 3 weeks ago"
It was very likely that this attack was somehow responsible.
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We stayed up all night thinking what to do now. There was no information regarding my parents. I couldn't help but wonder they could be severely injured or worst. Journey from here to village was quite long it was time consuming. Therefore Red suggested we travel to nearby town which have a teleportation gate which will reduce time of our journey.
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Plan was all set for tomorrow. I requested Reneir to go to the capital and inform lord Victor for reinforcements because there might be bandits in the village more than we could handle. And also I gave her the medicine for Emilia.
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The next day we headed out early in the morning. We reached the town and by using teleportation gate we arrived at guild near our village.
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We arrived the village. It was a horrible sight. Houses were burnt down, crying children, injured people. Village suffered a huge loss.
All this time I was worrying about my parents "please be okay, please" repeated as I ran towards my home. Upon reaching at the gate the I saw the scenario which was very painful to watch.
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Judging from the destruction around this place witnessed a fight. There were so much mana particles of different types around pointing towards a deadly magic battle. This place was more destroyed than all of the village combined. This made me sure whoever did this was after my parents. I searched every corner of our half burnt house but my parents were nowhere to be found.
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I was searching, madly shouting for mother and father. I searched under every rubble.
Red came running after me he said he searched all the village and mother, father were nowhere to be found. I shouted for mother again cried my lungs out in thinking that mother will come running after hearing my cries.
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That night I cried and cried and cried but mother never came. Red tried to console me he said "do not worry Aug, everything will be alright, we'll find them"
I said " how uncle Red how can everything be alright when my mother isn't coming back to me. Whenever she heard me cry she would come running everytime. Why isn't she coming now?and father he told me to call him whenever I need him. he worked so hard for his son, for me so why , why isn't he coming now when I need him most "
After sometime I finally collapsed.
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