Rephya recalled that day.
That day, the roars of demons outside the town were deafening.
A group of demons, origins unknown, breached the town militia's defenses in a very short time.
Amidst panic and great sacrifice, these demons were finally driven off.
At that time, her father, a member of the militia, returned home covered in wounds.
Her mother shed tearful eyes while applying medicine to him.
Her father silently ruffled her hair, saying:
"Rephya, see these scars? They are a warrior's medals."
However, that night, her father became fierce and cold, even biting her mother.
In her last memory, Rephya only saw her father, momentarily lucid, grab the axe at home, shouting:
"Adelle, Rephya, go quickly, leave the town."
Without a word, her mother held her bleeding hand, picked her up, and fled in panic.
As they ran out the door, she couldn't resist looking back at her father.
Her father pointed the axe blade at himself.
"Don't look, Rephya."
