"text": "No one knew where they had come from that night. Meras soldiers laid waste to everything—houses burning, screams echoing, not a single life spared.\n\nTalis rushed outside, sword in hand, only to see the horror before him: innocent villagers slaughtered mercilessly, chaos reigning. “Gather, my village!” he shouted, but Melania grabbed his arm, tears streaking her face, pleading him to stay.\n\n“Let me go, Melania. I have to—”\n“You will not! Talis, don’t you see? It’s over. You can’t do anything!”\n\nMeras’ soldiers were closing in on Talis’ home. “There they are! Kill!”\n“Go, Melania! Take Alsbans and run!”\n“But—”\n“I said go! Let my heart stay with you!”\n“I will not leave you, Talis!”\n\nHe held her hands one last time, feeling the weight of their final night together. Melania clung to his feet, sobbing. “Don’t do this, Talis! How can I live without you?”\n“For us? No. For Alsbans, my love. For him, I must do this.”\n\nMelania rose, kissed him one last time, whispering in his ear, “Revenge will come one day, my love. For you, for all of us, and most of all—for our love, for those who tore us apart.”\n\nCradling Alsbans, she fled into the night, running without a backward glance. Talis swung his sword with fury, cutting down every Meras soldier who crossed his path, buying precious time for his beloved son.\n\nThe village fought alongside him—men, women, and elders wielding swords, seeking justice—but Meras’ forces were overwhelming. The blood ran so deep that the pink meadows no longer showed a trace of their former color.\n\nAn arrow struck Talis’ shoulder, sending him crashing to the ground. “Father!” he cried, before life left him. The village burned, a pyre of sorrow.\n\nMelania fled with their son, moving silently along empty roads. The soldiers of Meras pursued relentlessly; no one could escape that night. Exhausted and hungry, they finally reached the mouth of a cavern near Trixalisse.\n\nThey entered, planning to spend the night hidden, Melania gathering a few bird eggs to feed Alsbans. But then a voice shattered the darkness.\n\n“Who’s there? I’m here, Melania. Do you think you can escape me?”\n“Who are you?”\n“I am the one who will kill you, Melania. Just as I killed Talis, I will do the same to you…”\n“Nooo!” Melania screamed, drawing her sword and striking back. Wounded and realizing she could not survive, she leaned over the hole where Alsbans was hidden, protecting him with her own lifeless body.\n\nMeras’ soldiers had annihilated everyone in the village. Only Alsbans survived. Hidden within the cavern, he cried silently, unheard by anyone. except one."
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