ls ringing in his ears, reminding him how far he had come. He

ly, and now he was standing in the field, familiar with his father's screams, and ran toward

he called

then leaned forward, and sta

t instinctively to wrap his arms around him. "No Father. It was a

ices in the distance, but they sounded like muffled noises. He watched helplessly as his

ove." He spat, and then

.

rt beating fast in his chest. It took him a mo

scar on his chest, he flinched slightly. "No." He hissed,

xactly what that meant. Sighing in frustration, he go

." He hissed at her. He sighed and watched her get up from the b

s around his back. She buried her head in hi

o him. "I know you are. We just have t

in his eyes. "I don't know how much longer I can do it. Mayb

when she sat on his lap. "You know I'll only do what's

help you forget." She said to

body. "What would I do without you?" He fe

en he was under her influence. "You're going to lose your part

ose around him. He doesn't realize it yet, but in the end, what h

.

e thick foliage. She hugged her schoolbag tightly to her ch

e new moon that it slipped through her fingers. When No

nce, and she felt relieved when she saw the blue light of

on,

lent way of communicating. Blue means he's home and safe, green means

scanned the room and saw the pale figure of her father lying on t

e said gruffly. When Nora opened the backpack to retrieve the orb, she pulled the backpack off her body. "Father, sa

ger needed. I'm too late. I want you to use it to save yourself a

Nora asked desperately, trying to hand him the orb. When my f

s cheek. "You are my greatest treasure. The only regret is that I can no longer protect you. Many enemies will come to you in the future. You

afraid of them." Then he lifted his trembling hand to Nora's shoulder, and I w

a watched helplessly as Dad's body slumped onto th

father said before he left. Everything happened quickly after that, a