It hurts..my legs hurt ...my body aches all over * saying in a painful voice *

MOTHER..... FATHER....cries..

Why is it so dark ! ( Walking in a dark corridor).. walking straight... FLASH of light...

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If it had not been for you ,she would not be lying on the bed .Is it so hard for you to see us happy together! * in a harsh voice .

Why are you so jealous of us ?

I thought of you as my no our  best friend but no you are just a wicked person no a monster who are her own mother..

Go ...Go away , i don't want to see you ever again.

Did you not hear me !Are you deaf,   I said go away.

But ..I ( interrupted) Did you not  hear his highness , go away and don't come near my daughter again.

Guards .. Guards..

Drag this vicious witch out of the Kingdom..

I'll let you keep your life because we were once friends but our friendship ends here , Don't you ever come back here ever again.

But its  not my fault..drag her out.

Hey ..hey .. Aurora..

Wakes up suddenly..( in a forest) waves in front of her face ..

Hey ,are you alright? You don't look good ..did you had a nightmare? You were whining while sleeping and said you were scared..what were you dreaming about?

It's ah nothing..

Is there a problem Aurora? You know I'm always there for you.. right!?

Ya Mandy ..i Know and don't worry it was just a dream about the past ..cha * slaps on the back .

Cheer up * with a happy go lucky smile*

Smiles .. thanks Mandy .

After a few moments ( looking around the forest) ..well don't you think this forest is  very creey .. Aurora... Aurora.. don't ignore me.. please.. people don't call it the devil forest for nothing..

Now don't joke around and be attentive...this is the place where monsters are born ...

Haaa.. how scary.

Mandy..ya .. what was the mission again..oh it was to get the earth dragons egg ..well looks like we don't have wait anymore than ..hah wait we have go in a bit more.. looks like we don't have to..look over there

, They are sleeping...whoo ! It's a party tonight.

Mandy focus..oh don't worry there are no female earth dragons around so it's alright since they are very aggressive besides I have you with me . I'm damn sure you can even defeat the great knightVita with a single hand..Ha ( aurora) ..

Now stop taking..they woke up because of your nonsense..

Now hide ...Aurora jumps slash ..

She kills 5 earth dragons in 5 moves..

woohuu !! Good job Aurora oh I'm so happy to have a companion like you ...ummm beef with wine .( Thinking about food) .umm Mandy stop day dreaming and store the flesh too ..ya  they will sell at a good price judging by the quality... Aurora you should be glad you have a marchant like me as a friend to help you .

Ya ya come on let's go...

Reward is waiting for us ..

Come on ..... Mandy...stop goofing around. It's time to go..

..................After a few hours...........

The door bell 🔔 rang ,the old bulky man on the receptionist area turned towards the door and said welcome back Mandy, Aurora. I see another difficult mission has been completed.

"Yaa" " woo"(  cheerfully shouted by everyone present there)..what else can be  expected from the top duo of our bloody river guild.

You are right old man ( Mandy).

Here are the items old man and some extra things for sale

Whoohoo...you two are amazing like always..

I'll give you your share of price money right now Mandy and put yours in bank as always, Aurora.

'Nods ! And I will take this solo mission to the rocky mountains ..so please ( interrupted) not taking any breaks or rest this time either.

Mandy shouted stop..

Why are you always like this Aurora.. rest is very important for you ..why don't you wait a few  days  and then go ... I'm sorry Mandy but I really want to go.. Aurora i don't know what you are trying to forget by doing this but this isn't right.. Mandy please! ( Shouted) I'm not trying to forget anything..( feeling bitter) i just ...i ...ok ok ( butts in ) stop arguing you two ..Here are  the details Aurora and Mandy your father asked for you to see him in his office right after you return...ya ..ya whatever..

See you the day after tomorrow Mandy..( like nothing happened).. return safely Aurora..

Ya bye.

Aurora walks out and leaves for rocky mountains..

Hey , Mandy your pops waiting for you in his office , he would angry if you..( intrrupted)..ya ya i heard you.. I'm going ( with both her hands up) ..

After some time...............................

Knock......knock....come in ...Mandy entering the guild leader's office...

Father I'm here...

Sits  on the  sofa..

How many times have I told you not to leave for such dangerous missions without my permission!( Angry)

Do you have any idea how worried I was ..i can't loss... you like your mother !... Honey please ( cries).... just  inform me. ... please

Ooo ya.( Rudely)..for what  so you can sand some A rank bodygaurd with me.

Just so you know Aurora is the best mercenary I have ever seen in my entire life...

(Loudly) YOUR ENTIRE LIFE!

You just came of age ....you are just 50 years old ..

You damn baby!

( They are of elf's bloodline...halfbreads)

( Loudly) And how can you trust someone like her , whom you have only known for about a year. We don't know what her origin is ? Or where she came from ? We don't even know if Aurora is her real name ?! .. Father ! Even if you can't trust her , you can just trust me can't you. I'm damn sure ! She is so good ,she can even defeat Vita and be a perfect match for the grand Duke.

Oh! Really then why doesn't she take any ranking exams? Why is she still a rank C member .

So what if she doesn't take the exams. Father haven't you noticed it  hasn't even been a year since she joined and she already leveled up to rank C from F in just 8 months.

What's more does she need to do to get your recognition for being a good worrier.

You don't know the world yet Mandy! We still don't know many things about her ( harsh tone) and after a carefull consideration we don't even know how she was in a place where only thugs go and at such an accurate time and save you! How could it be just a  coincidence ! Do you think if she is a  great worrier like you said would she be stuck here! ( It's clear Mandy hasn't seen any S or  A rank  mercenary or worriers for being   mesmerized by her .. Mandy's father's thought )

But fat...( interrupted)..

don't argue with me .. I'll send two A rank mercenary with you on your next mission ..

and you won't go on any more missions with her ..You can't do this !..

you don't have a say in this matter..

THIS IS AN ORDER

you are dismissed... Mandy turns to leave..wait ..what more do you have to say..take this ..what is this?( rude) your next mission leave before tomorrow morning... Mandy takes the document and leaves..door slams..

he has always been like this ,he can't tell me what i should do all my life ( taking to herself) angry 💢..

If he doesn't want to acknowledge her right now than I'll force him to admit it .

I will make her take the exams for the knight 's order of the imperial family ( determined) .

The knight's order of the empire is very strict,they only chose the elite who are best in what they do.The exam is so hard that even the top rankers are not able to pass . The grand Duke himself supervises it ) .

I'm sure Aurora can pass it easily, I'll register her after i come back from my mission.

After a few hours..

Aurora arrived the rocky mountains.

This time the mission is to find some herbs , can be done easily, should I take my time and enjoy the scenery of the mountains ..(signs)haa ..If Mandy was here she would definitely cause problems for me with her questions.

she is a good girl.

ya ,i think so too.

don't you think you should tell her about your past ?

I know you were here( changing the subject) .. it's been a while Laila ( a forest fairy) I'm sorry you had to leave your home because of me.

Ya ,well this mountain is also a very good place to live so it's fine.

This place is full of magic energy . besides it was my decision,i want to be with you.

...hmm.. ( Aurora feeling guilty) oh ! ya i almost forgot..can you do me a favour.

ya sure, what is it ? there are a group of slave traders .. wandering around and causing harm..can you take care of them for me? please!

can't you deal with them yourself?

No, i haven't completely settled, so I can't right now .

ok then , tell me where are they right now.

go straight in the direction of East you will find there base their .. don't worry i know you will find the location of their base on your own .

hmm ( Aurora thinks too much work) Laila giggles..

one more thing.. don't forget you are not alone anymore..their are a lot of people waiting for you to come back .

you are wrong on this one ..Laila ,You are wrong ( coldly)

Aurora standing there like she remembered something terrible..you don't know how it feels like to wait for the approval you alonged for and worked hard for but still couldn't get ( extremely sad) ..i wise... stops ..

i believe your wish will come true..Aurora

I also believed that it will come true but that was a long time ago ...now I'm not that same foolish , naive girl ( coldly)

( why do you always become a different person when talking about your past ..? why did you have to go through such terrible things? thoughts of Laila) just forget about it and move on Aurora .. it's been two years...I wish to see you smile again . I'm worried about you Aurora.

you don't have to Laila ( back to normal like nothing happened) I'm going now ...see you later..

signs ... don't kill everyone I'm sure they have boundy on their heads ..

sure thanks

bye...i hope what I'm doing is right.

i hope you find what you have been longing for ..Aurora..