13 Reunion And The Mysterious Tattoo (2/2)
His screams seemed to bring Magna back as tears spilled from his eyes. The fox outline behind Magna slowly disappeared, glaring at Joshua until the end.
In a hoa.r.s.e voice, Magna painfully said, ”It's all my fault… if only I-”
Magna never got to finish as Joshua slapped him across the face. Before Magna could react, he was brought face to face with Joshua as the later glared into Magna's eyes.
”Listen here Magna. There was literally nothing you could have done. h.e.l.l, this is already the best outcome because we could've lost not only your mother but your little sister as well. Don't beat yourself up about things you could've done.”
Magna sniffled as he suddenly found it hard to stare his father in the face. This didn't stop his instincts from taking action as he silently clung to the side of his father's body.
Joshua didn't say anything as he softly carried the unconscious twins, apologized to the farms for the trouble, then started walking towards what Magna guessed was their house.
This time their house was more on the inside of the village as there were already enough guards and hunters station around the perimeter. The village itself was extremely lively as children could he seen running around, playing all sorts of games while the housewives could be seen talking while cleaning clothes around a huge well.
While Magna was taking in the sights, Joshua came to a stop infront of a cozy looking home. Magna clutched Joshua's side with even more strength. He still didn't know how to face his mother. Feeling a warm hand on his shoulder, Magna turned to see Joshua gentle smiling at him while gesturing towards the door.
Taking a deep breath, Magna slowly let go of Joshua as he shakily made his way over to the door. Before he could even touch to doork.n.o.b, the door slowly opened. Magna silently stared in a daze at the face behind the door as tears slowly fell from his eyes.
Infront of him was his mother, Emily. She still had that gentle smile on her face yet her beauty was marred by the huge claw mark across her eyes while her left arm was held in a makes.h.i.+ft sling. She stood with her eyes closed as she released a giggle and seductively said, ”Honey, didn't I tell you that sneaking up on me was useless? Even though I'm blind, I'll still hear you coming from a mile away.”
Joshua turned red while Magna completely ignored what she said. Instead, he choked as he squeezed out the word, ”M-mum…”
The seductive look on Emily's face disappeared as her lips quivered. She shakily reached her hands towards Magna's face as she said full of hope, ”…Magna?”
Suddenly, all the feelings Magna was bottle up burst out as he leapt at his mother while crying and shouted, ”MUM!”
Emily hastily tried to catch Magna even though she couldn't see as she cried and screamed, ”MAGNA!”
Their reunion, however, was cut short as Magna suddenly started screaming in pain. Emily turned pale as she let him go and asked, ”Magna, what's wrong?”
Gritting his teeth, Magna painfully said, ”My right hand… it hurts… it hurts so much...”
After a couple seconds, the pain started to reside, allowing Magna to finally catch his breath. Under the watchful eyes of his father, Magna turned over his right palm, revealing a white sun tattoo right in the center.
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