17 years ago: (past)

At court:

"Do you know what your son did?" The  judge sitting in the middle ask the lady standing in the middle of the court room while everyone sitting on the either side of her on seats and three judges in front of her.

She was looking up at the judge with emotionless beautiful ethereal face. Her long black hairs in a high pony as she was wearing a knee long black frok with white flowers and black tights beneath it with black pumps. Her pale skin glows more. She was literally shinning among everyone.

The hunter mark still visible on between her collarbones a little near the end of neck so it was visible, shinning brightly amongst everyone showing itself proudly same as its owner.

"I do" she replied in her soft velvet yet strong voice.

Her twin swords on her back adorning their beauty more, proudly as well.

"And you know what the punishment is, right?" The female judge sitting on the right ask. It was two male judge while one female.

"Banishment." Replied by the young lady without hesitation.

"Then, what are we waiting for? As a hunter you should banished your son yourself already!" The male judge sitting on the left said in a raise voice.

The lady look at the judge who raise his voice.

"I already has." This was her answer before she return to the middle one.

"As a hunter, the roles apply to everyone"

She turn to the crowd and after a brief eye contact with everyone she open her arms and face the judges again.

"I am a proud hunter! I am a proud woman! For having a husband and two sons like them" she points at her back where a general was holding a 4 year old sleeping beautiful human baby and a nine year old boy who was looking down but when his mother points at him, he looks at his mother a small smile makes it way to his face.

"I am proud to be a hunter and as a hunter its my duty to follow and made everyone follow those rules, no matter if its my own son who did the deed, he will be punished as well!" She said with this much authority that their was a pin drop silence.

Only her presence was enough to make all of them tremble under her.

She raise her already raise head more. Everyone even having the authority still felt complete useless while she, without any authority hold all the authorities.

Afterall, shes a hunter.

After another eye contact without, she again started looking at the judges.

"I, myself, banished my son for killing that man's bull, even tho! It wasn't his fault, he was attacked but, as its a rule here for hunters to not kill anyone's animal even for saving themselves or else they will be banished, I, Rilia, myself banished my own son, he will left this place before morning." She said as she turn but again turn and look at the judge who raise his voice at her.

"And its a request, do not raise your voice on a hunter ever again." She said as she leaves the court leaving a court like their is no one in their.

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"Mom.. you believe me right? I didnt do it." The young lady crouch down the level of her now nine year old son.

"I know son. But I can't do anything about it." She sigh as she looks behind him to find the same general standing a lil far with her 4 year old son playing in the ground. He gives her a small sad smile and immediately turn to keep an eye on the 4 year toddler.

They were standing outside their house a lil far from village and near to the cliff.

She made her son wear his leather bag on his back and pick a sword placed on her side and stroke it lovingly for a few sec before looking up at her son and handing him thats sword.

"This is your father's , but now, its your, its your son. Make a good use of it. I am sorry I couldn't stay with you anymore." She looks at his son and stroke his black hairs which were a lil curly gone to his father. A choke left her mouth but she look away not wanting to cry on their last farewell.

She turn to his son who was crying.

"No, no baby please don't cry" she felt her heart hurting, but she kept strong. It was almost dawn time, means the time of his son to just go, and never come back.

"Please, baby you will gonna make me cry as well. Do you want your mother to cry?" She asked her son in her soft velvet voice while stroking her son's cheeks to which his son shake his head in no and grab her mother hands on his cheeks.

"But..mom I am scared-I am scared what if- what if-i-" her mother cut him off.

"You will be fine. Do you remember the song? Our talk that day?" The boy look in her mother beautiful light brown eyes. He remember the whole song and their talk so he nods. Her mother smiles through pain and continues.

"Then! Whats the problem! If you feel stuck or anything, look up at the sky! Ask the stars! They will answer you!" She hug her son not wanting him to see her tears, her son hug her back. She kiss her son's clothed shoulder and after few mins they broke the hug and she kiss her son's head probably for the last time.

"Momma!!" They both turn their head to see their youngest one running towards them with the guard still standing far from them while looking the younger one running to his family.

Her mother wipes her tears and open her arms for her 4 year old who hug her and turn to his older bro and back at his mother with a cute frown on his cute face.

He lean forward to both of their faces, as both of his family members lean to him as well due to height difference.

The 4 year old toddler wipes their tears from both of their face and pout looking at his small fingers and back at his family members.

"Why chu and momma crying?" He asked in his soft beautiful baby voice. His mother smile sadly as she pats his head.

"Hyungie is leaving, won't you hug him and say him good bye?" The younger looks at his older brother with lite in his eyes.

"Rewlly?" His older brother nods and crouch down to his lil brother level who walks to him, they both hug each other.

"Will miss chu?" His older brother ask as they broke the hug. The younger nods eagerly and replied.

" 'his much!" He yelled while opening his arms as wide as he can. His older brother and mother both chuckles.

The general walks to them and sigh. The young lady looks at him still crouching down besides his sons.

"Its time?" The older son of her ask to which the general nods and looks down.

"It is." The general replied.

Young lady looks at his son and hug both of her son for the last time and kiss both of their head.

The younger one giggles as he kiss his older brother and mother cheeks making the three older smile through unbearable tears and pain.

The young lady stand with her 4 year in her arms and looks at his 9 year old son who is leaving.

"Remember, their will always be two paths, choose wisely, I am sorry again that I can't be with you anymore but..the stars will always be here. Remember we all love you. My son, be safe."

"Love you to mom and baby. Please, take care of yourself as well, I won't cry mom, I promise. I will be strong like father." Her mother smile widely.

"I am proud of you, my son. Now go. You have a long journey to the elf city."

"I will drop you off to the boundary so no one hurt you on the way." The genral said as a son and a mother was tear apart at the age of only nine .

Does anyone still think, that their life is difficult? If yes, then what is this? Probably a worse.

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