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I ran up to the bedroom, hearing nothing but my own footsteps and shouts.

"Brandon where are you going?" I heard Mat say.

I quickly packed all my stuff back up and almost fell going back downstairs.

I almost got out the door before Mat grabbed me and pulled me into a hug, preventing me from escaping. Seto helped out, blocking the doorway just in case.

"L-let me go!" I said as I struggled to get out of Mat's grasp.

"Not until you tell us where you're going." Mat replied.

"JUST LET ME GO!" I screamed, starting to cry and break down.

"We just want to help, Brandon.." Seto added in, but I couldn't his face because mine was stuck on Mat's chest.

"I-I.." I said before I started feeling weak.

Mat had thrown a splash potion of weakness on me, making me unable to fight back. I fell to the ground. My arms and legs felt heavy. He hugged me from behind on the ground as I sobbed.

"Please, just tell us what's wrong.." Mat whispered to me.

His voice sounded like an angel's, so I replied back in between sobs. "T-those were my p-par-ents on the ne-ws.."

"I-I want to go see what happen-d.." I sniffled.

I just want to go back home and see my mom and dad. I wish I was born in a normal world. I wish, I wish I was stronger. Then, nobody would have to see me like this.

"Hey Brandon? How about we go there together, all three of us." Seto asked, but his face tinted a grim look.

"N-no, it's my problem.."

"If it's your problem, it's our problem too. That's what friends are for, right?" Mat said.

After I swallowed another gulp of air to calm down, I hesitantly nodded. "Okay, fine. Let's go together."

Seto crossed his arms, "That's great, but the thing is, i might know who these people are."

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"So you're saying..."

"Yeah." Seto nodded, looking through different spell books.

"Those people who betrayed you.."

"Mhm."

"Well shit, we're screwed." Mat groaned.

"Yep."

"Isn't Team Crafted one of the most powerful outlaw group?" I questioned.

"Yeah, I used to be with them when they weren't outlaws, just teens living our lives.." Seto trailed off.

"W-well uh," Mat cleared his throat, trying to change the subject. "How do you know it's them?"

"They used the exact tactics they used when we started. Burn, kidnap, and run. Someone dressed in black, that's probably Ian or Adam. I don't believe they've changed."

I wanted to ask why they started or what happened, but the sorcerer seemed already upset enough remembering everything, so I stayed quiet.

"Well, i guess now is a good time to say that I wasn't born with magic. So there. We're even more screwed."

"I could tell.", Seto said. "I couldn't feel any magic aura from you."

"How were you not born with magic though?" Mat asked.

"Well.. I just wasn't. Something went wrong I guess." I shrugged, relived they weren't upset or making fun of me for it.

"And they still made you go out?"

"My parents tried to prevent it, but Ollama, being the bitch he is, still said I had to."

"Well, Ollama was always a bitch." Mat agreed.

"We need to prepare for this anyway. If I recall, Ian has a-" A knock at the door and a collapsing sound afterwards interrupted Seto.

"I'll open the door, stay back." The purple-clothed sorcerer whispered to us.

We nodded and stepped back. Seto opened the door slowly, and what we saw made our eyes widen, but not as much as Seto's.

"T-Ty..?"

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