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You woke up to see that you were lying in a bed at a very unfamiliar place. Panic immediately overwhelmed you as you couldn't remember anything that happened and was confused as to why you woke up on a bed that you've never seen before.

As you were trying to get a grasp of what's going on, you immediately remembered what happened to your parents. As you did, tears started flowing down your face. You felt pathetic. You cried there and screamed like a child when you were training to protect people from supernaturals like that all these years..and yet you couldn't even save those you held dear.

As you tried to get up of the bed, a man slowly entered the room. You flinched at the sight of a stranger as you normally didn't interact with many people. As he saw you trying to get out of bed, he immediately lay you back down on the bed.

"You're still in a very bad condition, both physically and emotionally. It'd be wise for you to stay in bed for the time being." He said as he was placing your food on the table beside the bed.

While looking down at your lap, you didn't say anything. You didn't know if you could trust the man. For all you know he could probably be associated with the creature that killed your whole clan and you parents or maybe worse...he might be some pedo!!!

As he saw you with a look on your face that was obvious that your were having all kinds of assumptions, he sat down at the edge of the bed beside you.

"Dont worry. I'm one of the trained exorcists from the Minamoto clan. As soon as we were made aware the there was a spirit attacking your clan's base, we automatically sent some exorcist to help. However when we arrived the whole clan was wiped out and you were the only survivor. So we took you in to treat your wounds. "

It took quite a bit to take that all in. Who knew that you're rivalry clan would end up being the only reason you were alive now. Your mind was getting foggy as you kept replaying how your parents died in front of your very eyes.

You felt a hand reach out to yours as it gave you a handkerchief. You then realize that you started crying again. 'Dammit stop crying you crybaby' you cursed yourself in your head for acting so weak in front of a rivaled clan. "I'm sorry" the man suddenly spoke and looked at you which made you shift your attention towards him.

You looked at him with a confused face as you tried to figure out what he meant. "If we'd have arrived sooner, maybe we could've still saved your parents." He explained with regret dripping in his voice

All you could do was stay silent. You never realized that a stranger could sometimes be one of the most caring persons in the world. He then stood up and was about to take his leave until you decided to speak up.

"Thank you" you finally said as he walked towards the door to leave as you tried to put on the best smile you could at the moment.

He was surprised at the sudden gesture and gave back a warm smile as he exited the room.

At this point, you were putting all the blame on yourself. To you it didn't matter if they were about a minute late. You were right in front of them yet you couldn't do anything.

You felt pathetic.

You felt weak.