Star Paths
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  • Parts 25
  • Time 1h 58m
Ongoing, First published Oct 10, 2021
Mature
Every drop of blood created a white Lily. Then the lily wilted as she steps away. The woman grunts in pain as she stumbles against a building.

"Mama?" A younger version of me looks at her. The woman looks down and smiles painfully at the kid me.

"I need you to stay here, Mason. Those bad man won't find you here. can you do that for Mama?" The woman asked, and kid me nods.

"I'ma ninja. Bad men won't find me." Kid me said, grinning up at the woman. The woman smiles and kisses kid me's forehead. She brushed kid me's hair aside and caressed the birthmark with her thumb. The kid me yawns as she picks kid me up. The woman lays kid me in front of a door.

"Mama has to go fight those bad men. I'll come back for you." The woman said, as she took off her necklace and puts it around kid me's neck. The kid me drifts off the sleep.

"This will hide you from them. It's my necklace, but I'm giving it to you." The woman said, as she summons a sword. The woman give kid me a kiss on the forehead before knocking on the door loudly. The woman places a note beside kid me before vanishing in a flash of light.


I looked at the mailbox and saw the neatly placed words....


"Pines Family"
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