Note: this chapter contains gore and mature descriptions, viewer's discretion is advised
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Located on the outer border between the Naples empire and the Imereti kingdom, to the north of the Beroth mountain range, is a vast forest called the Endia forest
The forest was so vast because the land is fertile, enriched by the river flowing through it for hundreds of years.Within the close proximity of the river, lay Cain village
The village of Cain is a secluded village which is populated by about 200 people, divided into 34 families. For a border village, this number is normal
This village is an outer border village, which is to say the only people living here are the villagers and sometimes, the tax collectors from the kingdom, not even adventurers wander to this place in the middle of nowhere, the villagers lives in peace, and yes, porverty. Their source of income is mainly their crops, and products from their cattles
They lives the life of farmers, being busy from the moment the sun rises, until the moment it sets, and in the evening they settle down, they enjoys a cozy dinner with their family and hurry to bed to prepare for another tiring day
Floria Memoria was a simple village girl, living with her family of four, her day starts with drawing the water from the village well, then prepare breakfast for her family, once they've woken up, they would enjoy breakfast together, her parent would always praise her cooking even though the meal only consist of black bread, soup with mince meat and some vegetable, the leftovers will be packed for lunch
After breakfast, her parents would go to work on the field, she and her sister would stay at home and either do the chores or helping out their parent with the fieldwork. Then came lunch, everyone in her family would enjoy lunch together out on the field, have a short break and continue working. Dinner is similar as well, with a bit of extra meat if they managed to buy some from the hunters.
Their lives were stable, boring but fulfilling, and Floria thought it would be nice if this life can continues forever. But you can never know what life has in store for you...
That fateful day was a sunny day, the sky was so blue and clear that it made one want to forget about work, go out and play. But Floria wanted to pick the berries in the woods, so she went a little deeper than the usual route for picking firewood.
The forest was full of life, birds chirping , squirrels chasing each other made the leaves rustle, a couple of rabbits making love nearby made Floria blush, she covered her eyes and ran back to the village
"Is that.....smoke? why would there be smoke...?"
On her way back she can see smoke rising from the village, inside her, a feeling of dread suddenly welled up
"please be safe Agnes! Please be safe!"
Throwing the basket she was carrying away, she rushed toward the village with all her might
Tripped over a branch on the road, she landed on her butt, but she has no time to lose here, quickly stood up, she ran again with all the speed her legs can give out
Closer to the village, the sounds of horses neighing and peole screaming could be heard, and numerous figures moving in the village could be seen, they were wearing full plate armours, armed with swords, shields spears and all kinds of weapons... In addition, flashes of light could be seen further away in the village
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On the way to her house, Floria could see a man was pointing his sword at a villager, the tip of the sword pierced through his abdomen, the blood from his wound formed a puddle on the ground.
"sav....me...." she saw his mouth moved
"I'm sorry... I need to get my family first... "
That was Korama, a farmer in the village, he was an annoying man, but he was a person with good nature, he doesn't deserve to die like this...
Floria wanted to stop and help him, but she couldn't... she couldn't prioritize him over her family...
Finally, her house came into view, it was still standing there, looking like it normally would, it was as if all this killings has never happened
"father! mother! Agnes! are you okay?!"
Shouting for her family at the top of her lungs, but no answer came from the house, she reached for the door, trying to push away the thoughts of what might be on the other side....
Inside the house, the normal smell of dirt and grass it usually has was no more, only the smell of blood slowly crept out from the hell like scene...
Her father was sitting at the corner of the house, but at a closer look, only his upper half was sitting , the lower half was on the floor, his innards was spilling out from the lifeless body
Her mother, with tattered clother and a viscous liquid flowing out of her lower body, has a spear tip coming out of her chest, her face was a mix of shame and horror
Her sister... was nowhere to be found, the only thing left was the grass bracelet they made together on a sunny day like today
She couldn't breathe, her breath stuck in her throat like a lump of meat as she tried not to retch at the sight, she wanted to look away, she needed to tear her eyes away from this wretched scene, but she couldn't...
As she was standing rooted to the spot, the figures of a few men drew closer to her, with a sack on their hands and weapons on the other, they knocked her out with a spear shaft and stuffed her into the sack
The man who knocked Floria out was a burly, thick man, armed with a bastard sword and a net, he looks just like a bandit from the old stories
"Kekeke, that man was right, there is a village in the middle of nowhere like this, we are gonna be rich. Let's move out boys! We're gonna get some booze after this"
"Ou!!!!!"
His underlings raised a joyous cry
That day, Cain village disappeared from the map
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