I should have known something was wrong. There was no laughing coming from inside the bakery. The door was open only a crack.
My parents always left the door wide open. They let the sweet smell of pastries waft through the air, letting it attract customers.
I pushed the door open, "Mom, Da..." The words died on my lips. I forgot what I was even going to say.
I should have known something was wrong. I should've known something was going to happen.
If I had, then I wouldn't have seen my parents on the floor. Each in a pool of their own blood.
A figure stood over them both. Shadows flickered around him. He looked like a monster come to life.
He looked at me and I couldn't do anything but whimper like the helpless, useless child I was. He glided over to me, shadows and all.
In one swift motion with his blade, he cut my face. I didn't move a muscle, terrified. His eyes had been black. Blacker than a night without a moon.
"Let this be a reminder to you. Never defy your superiors. If you spark their anger..."
Nothing else had to be said. I understood.
In a single breath he was gone. The only sign of him being there were my lifeless parents and a blood soaked knife.
With trembling fingers I lifted it from the red. On it was a shadowed moon. A new moon. My hand clenched around the crest. The crest of a Mauranian.
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