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My Mom Returned Just to Kill the Four Alphas Episode Drama, Short , Fantasy Action - ENGSUB
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00:00I had four fathers once, four SSS-level Alpha Kings who ruled the Four Kingdoms, the Dragon King, the Bear
00:08Emperor, the Nine-Tailed Fox, the Phoenix Lord.
00:12I grew up beloved by all of them. I inherited my mother's S-level calming power. I was the most
00:19envied female in the realm.
00:21Until Giselle arrived, the daughter of their former fated female. She said I cursed her.
00:28The Dragon King stitched my mouth shut. The Nine-Tailed Fox threw me into the Shadow Spider Cavern.
00:35Insects ate my left eye. The Bear Emperor threw me into the feral dens.
00:40Three years, I became a rut slave. Clawed, bitten, mounted bloody.
00:46I am your mother's guardian spirit. She is a traveler from another world.
00:50My poor child, your mother, upon learning that you are still alive, longs to bring you back to her world.
00:55Elara, your mother has been desperate since learning you exist. Are you willing to-
01:00I grabbed a rusted blade and pressed it to my throat.
01:03Yes, mother was alive. I'd see her soon.
01:07Pure joy drowned my fear of death, just as I slashed down.
01:12A Talon foot slammed the blade from my hand.
01:16Elara, you trying to kill yourself?
01:19Forth, Dad.
01:22Don't call me that!
01:24I severed our bond years ago.
01:28Don't call me that. I severed our bond years ago.
01:31When I was small, a feral warlord kidnapped me.
01:34Forth, Dad tracked me alone.
01:36He knelt to his worst enemy and let his wounds be torn apart.
01:39All to bring me home.
01:41Forth, Dad loved me most.
01:42Until four years ago, when Second Dad brought Giselle back from the Borderlands.
01:47Evrione said my mother was the fated female of all four fathers.
01:51But the wedding ceremony, Giselle's mother Genevieve appeared,
01:54the moment all four shifted their love to her overnight.
01:57They said my mother went mad with jealousy.
02:00Tormented Genevieve.
02:02Drowned herself in the river.
02:03After Mother died, Genevieve vanished too.
02:06Only when Giselle returned did the fathers learn the truth.
02:10Genevieve had left out of guilt.
02:12I never believed it.
02:14But fathers didn't trust me.
02:17So whenever Giselle and I clashed,
02:20they chose her.
02:21I went from the most treasured female in the realm,
02:24to a feral den slave.
02:27Forth, Dad picked up the fallen blade,
02:29looked at the cut on my throat,
02:30then flipped the blade and drove it towards me.
02:33I jerked back.
02:34The edge kissed my skin.
02:36Fresh blood welled up.
02:37If you want to die so badly, why dodge?
02:40You're just like your mother, Ilara.
02:42Pathetic.
02:43Both of you hurt yourselves for attention.
02:46She was smarter though.
02:47She did it in front of all four of us.
02:49You picked this shithole.
02:51Stupid.
02:53You picked this shithole.
02:55Stupid.
02:56I started to explain.
02:58Then I remembered.
02:59They never listened.
03:00I lowered my head.
03:02You're right, my lord.
03:04Did you come all this way just to watch me perform?
03:08Don't flatter yourself.
03:09Today is Gizelle's birthday.
03:11She's being named Sacred Female.
03:12She says she'll forgive you.
03:14I'm here to bring you to her.
03:16Sacred Female.
03:18A title the forefathers had promised me since I was ten.
03:21Before, if anyone took what was mine,
03:23I'd tear the kingdom apart.
03:25Now I just said,
03:29I don't want to go!
03:32That's not your choice.
03:34Had me washed and dressed.
03:36Then summoned his sky carriage.
03:38A gilded chariot drawn by two winged serpents on the way.
03:42Fourth dad wouldn't stop talking.
03:44Bear your throat when you see, Gizelle.
03:46Don't provoke her.
03:47Submit.
03:49My chest ached.
03:50The highly flees.
03:52The louder mother's voice called in my head.
03:55I stood.
03:57Pushed open the carriage door.
03:59And jumped.
04:01The scream tore the air behind me.
04:04At this height, I'd surely die.
04:06But I landed in warm arms instead.
04:09Fourth dad had caught me.
04:11His wings folded around us.
04:13We crashed and rolled twice and through.
04:16His furious roar shook the air.
04:19Alara!
04:20Nakara!
04:22Have you lost your mind?
04:23Blood from a gash on his forehead dripped onto my face.
04:26I reached up to wipe it away.
04:29Stop playing games!
04:30You just want to see if I still care.
04:32I don't!
04:33I don't!
04:35I'd catch any falling creature on reflex.
04:37If I'd known it was you, I wouldn't have bothered.
04:39Next time you want to die, go ahead.
04:41I won't bother.
04:45Good.
04:46Remember that, Rowan.
04:56Fourth dad nearly drowned as a cub.
04:58Deep water was his greatest fear.
05:00He'd just said it himself.
05:01He wouldn't save me.
05:03The icy current flooded my lungs.
05:05I was happy.
05:06Finally.
05:07I was going home to mother.
05:09I don't know how long the darkness lasted.
05:12A hand cracked across my face.
05:15Third dad stood over me, furious.
05:18Selfish bitch.
05:20You know Rowan almost drowned, saving you.
05:23Of the forefathers, I'd been closest to him.
05:26He taught me to read scent trails.
05:29Identify herbs.
05:30He was always gentle.
05:32No matter what I did wrong, he never punished me.
05:36Until Giselle came back.
05:38She touched a venomous snake and got bitten.
05:41She planted it!
05:42Third dad's tails lashed my back.
05:44This is my fault, Alara.
05:47I didn't raise you right.
05:50Later, Giselle was poisoned again.
05:53Third dad threw me into the venom pit.
05:55The creatures burrowed into my flesh and burst out in blood.
05:58Even after third dad healed me, I'd lost my left eye.
06:03Seeing my silence now, he took it as admission.
06:05Calm down.
06:06Today is Giselle's naming reet.
06:09Alara probably can't handle it.
06:10She tried killing herself three times in front of me.
06:12You've been away from court too long.
06:14She's pulled this stunt dozens of times over four years.
06:17Just another grab for attention.
06:19So that's what this is.
06:22Alara, it's Giselle's birthday.
06:24Don't make a scene in front of first dad and second dad.
06:26You know how they are.
06:27Before he finished, I lunged for the medicine chest behind him.
06:31I grabbed the most poisonous one and swallowed it.
06:34The poison burned through my veins, but I smiled.
06:38Third dad once told me that-
06:39This toxin had no antidote.
06:41If I swallowed it, I would die.
06:43Third dad froze for two seconds.
06:48And shoved his fingers down my throat.
06:51Are you insane?
06:53Do you know what you just swallowed?
06:54He forced me to vomit, then pressed his palm against my chest.
06:58Three of his tails wrapped around me.
07:01He pushed his spirit energy into my body, forcing the poison out.
07:05Black blood seeped from my pores.
07:07Finally, he sighed in relief.
07:10Alara, it's just a title.
07:12Is it really worth dying over?
07:14Alara, please stop this.
07:16Yesterday we spoke with Giselle.
07:17She's willing to forgive you.
07:18After today, you can return to court.
07:20First dad will name you Sacred Female, too.
07:22I promise.
07:23Tears spilled down my face.
07:25Please.
07:26I'm begging you.
07:27Just let me die.
07:30Alara, do you not understand?
07:32I understand.
07:33But I don't want to go back.
07:35I want to go home.
07:37To Mother.
07:38I told them the voice in my head, Mother being alive in another world, that all I had to
07:44do was die to reach her.
07:46Their faces shifted from confusion to something worse.
07:49Finally, third dad pulled me to my feet.
07:52Alara, listen to me.
07:56Your mother is dead.
08:00Mother drowned herself in a river.
08:02First dad pulled her out.
08:04But nothing worked.
08:05They watched her flesh decay.
08:07Third dad said the voice I was hearing was a delusion.
08:10I knew what I heard was real.
08:12But no matter what I said, they refused to believe me.
08:15Third dad sighed.
08:16If you can't bear to return to court, stay here with me.
08:20I was about to refuse.
08:21The ground shook.
08:23Heavy footsteps and a low rumbling growl echoed down the corridor.
08:26First dad and second dad burst in, wild eyes.
08:28Have you seen Giselle?
08:29She's gone.
08:32Third dad and fourth dad froze.
08:35Second dad's voice cracked.
08:37This morning she, she asked where the feral dens were.
08:41Were.
08:42She wanted to bring Alara back herself.
08:44I refused.
08:46She must have gone anyway.
08:47All four turned to stare at me.
08:49I knew that look.
08:50Before they could speak, I was already shaking my head.
08:53No.
08:54If it wasn't me.
08:56How could it not be you?
08:58Fourth dad's talons closed around my throat, slamming me against the wall.
09:03Now wonder you wanted to die this morning.
09:06Where did you hide her?
09:07His grip tightened.
09:09Tears streamed down my face, but I kept shaking my head.
09:12I don't know.
09:14I never saw her.
09:15Fourth dad's eyes blazed.
09:17Liar.
09:17He pinned me to the ground and unleashed his mental power.
09:21I couldn't breathe.
09:23My vision went white.
09:24He pulled back just before I blacked out.
09:28Last time.
09:29Where is Giselle?
09:32I know they won't believe me, so I smiled.
09:37I killed her.
09:39All four went still.
09:40First dad's voice draw to a ground.
09:41What did you just say?
09:44I laughed.
09:45I killed her.
09:46I let a pack of rogues ruin her first.
09:49You always said she was pure.
09:51Well, now she's filthier than I ever was.
09:54So what are you waiting for?
09:56Kill me.
09:56Something inside them snapped.
09:58First dad shifted into his dragon form and pinned me down.
10:02Second dad's bear form erupted.
10:04Second dad's claws tore through my body, tearing flesh from bone.
10:08They took turns.
10:10Claws.
10:11Fangs.
10:12Venom.
10:12Spirit pressure.
10:14At first I could still scream.
10:16Then even screaming left me.
10:18The more it hurt, the happier I became.
10:21Soon.
10:22I'd see mother soon.
10:23The forefathers turned to leave.
10:25They were desperate to find Giselle.
10:26Just as they stepped out, a young attendant arrived scrambling.
10:31My lord.
10:32The sacred female.
10:33She's been found.
10:35First dad seized him.
10:37Where?
10:37She's alive.
10:39She got lost on the way to the feral durns and is now coming back.
10:41Second dad choked out.
10:43She's alive.
10:44The attendant nodded, confused.
10:46Yes, my lord.
10:47All four faces went white.
10:50Then I screamed.
10:51I spun around and threw open the doors.
10:55I lifted a dagger and drove it through my heart.
11:00The pain was unbearable.
11:02I almost couldn't stop the tears.
11:04But this meant I could see mother.
11:07Through blurring vision, I saw the forefathers rushing toward me.
11:12First dad tore off his ceremonial pelt and pressed it against my chest.
11:17Second dad kicked the dagger away.
11:19Third dad shoved a spirit pill into my mouth.
11:22Fourth dad kept calling my name.
11:29The way they panicked reminded me of the time I got sick as a cub.
11:33It was the winter solstice.
11:35The forefathers celebrated with me.
11:37I played too long in the snow and got a fever.
11:40They crowded my bed, coaxing me softly.
11:43The forefathers used to be so good to me.
11:45Even after what they did for Giselle, I still remembered their goodness.
11:49I looked at each of their faces one last time.
11:52Then I closed my eyes.
11:54A moment later, the pain faded.
11:56When I woke again, I was lying in third dad's chamber.
12:00My wounds had been treated.
12:02The forefathers sat nearby, exhausted, looking like they hadn't slept in days.
12:08Giselle was at my bedside.
12:10She beamed when I opened my eyes.
12:12Sister's finally awake.
12:14Third dad read my spirit pulse and spoke coldly.
12:17The blade didn't fully pierce your heart.
12:20That and the revival pill is the only reason you survived.
12:22You've been unconscious for five days.
12:27Five days.
12:28Third dad had flown to his master's sanctuary to beg for that pill.
12:32I smiled bitterly.
12:34What a waste of something so precious.
12:36I still wanted to die.
12:38Second dad leaned in.
12:39Ilara, if you didn't hurt Giselle, why didn't you just tell us the truth?
12:44Why go to such extremes and make everyone worry?
12:47The others nodded in agreement.
12:49They all blamed me for being reckless.
12:51The only one who defended me was Giselle.
12:54Please stop scolding her.
12:56It's all my fault.
12:57I got lost trying to buy sister a gift.
13:00Her eyes turned red as she spoke.
13:02First, dad glared at me.
13:04Ilara, Giselle was so worried about you she didn't even celebrate her own birthday.
13:09And this is how you repay her?
13:11Apologize.
13:11Now.
13:12I almost laughed.
13:15Apologize?
13:16For what?
13:17She's the one who got lost.
13:19How is any of that my fault?
13:20Third dad's brow furrowed.
13:22You're still this stubborn.
13:23What about everything you've done to her over the years?
13:26Don't you owe Giselle an apology for that?
13:28I owe her nothing.
13:29I never hit her.
13:31Never poisoned her.
13:32Never sent anyone after her.
13:33She framed me.
13:34Why do you always believe her?
13:36Why do you let her take everything that's mine?
13:41Years of pain came flooding out at once.
13:44Everyone in the room froze.
13:46Giselle's face twisted.
13:48She burst into tears.
13:50Sister, you've got it all wrong.
13:52I never wanted to take your things.
13:54I...
13:54I don't need to be sacred female.
13:56You can have it back.
13:58She clutched first dad's sleeve and sobbed.
14:03First dad, just send me back to the northern wastes.
14:07That's where I belong.
14:08While forefathers melted, they rushed to comfort her.
14:12Then they turned on me.
14:14First dad's face hardened.
14:15Alara, you're exactly like your dead mother.
14:19Always tormenting Giselle.
14:21I fired back.
14:22And she's exactly like her dead mother.
14:25Using these pathetic tricks to frame me.
14:28Enough!
14:29Third dad slapped me across the face.
14:30If your mother could see you now, she'd be ashamed.
14:32Tears poured down my face.
14:34What right do you have to mention my mother?
14:37She risked her life to save all four of you.
14:39She helped you reclaim your territories.
14:41She restored your bloodline's honor.
14:43And how did you repay her?
14:45You cast her aside for a female you barely knew.
14:48You swore you'd protect her for life.
14:50You drove her to her death!
14:52No one in the four kingdoms dared call them by their true names.
14:56Every one of them went pale.
14:58After mother died, first dad had banned anyone from speaking her name.
15:02He destroyed every portrait of her.
15:04Anyone who'd been close to her was sent away.
15:07Everyone said it was because the memories were too painful.
15:10Only I knew the truth.
15:12They were angry.
15:13Angry that mother's death drove Genevieve away.
15:16Because whenever they mentioned mother,
15:18their faces twisted with resentment.
15:25As a cub, I truly believed mother was evil.
15:29Until I found Lily, mother's personal handmaid.
15:32She lived in the abandoned wing.
15:34I'd fallen into that courtyard while climbing a tree.
15:37The moment Lily saw me, she knew whose child I was.
15:40You have her eyes.
15:41She touched my face, her eyes soft with longing.
15:44It was Lily who told me the truth.
15:47Mother wasn't the villain.
15:48She was the victim.
15:49She'd freed first dad from captivity.
15:52Healed second dad's wounds.
15:55Served as third dad's living remedy.
15:58Helped fourth dad find his lost flame.
16:00A female that good how could anyone not love her.
16:03So all four fathers fell for her.
16:05Lily said at first.
16:06Mother loved first dad.
16:08First dad promised to make her his bonded mate.
16:11But on the eve of their bonding ceremony,
16:13Genevieve appeared.
16:14He broke the bond.
16:16Made mother a laughingstock.
16:18Latter.
16:19Mother was with fourth dad for a while.
16:21She was ready to leave with him.
16:23But she overheard fourth dad confessing to Genevieve.
16:26You're the one I truly want.
16:28But as long as she's here, she'll only cause trouble for you and first brother.
16:32Let me take her away.
16:33Then you be free.
16:38Let me take her away.
16:39Then you be free.
16:41So fourth dad loved Genevieve too.
16:43Everything he'd said about running away with mother was just a leash to drag her along.
16:47After that, mother was imprisoned by second dad and third dad for a time.
16:52Then Genevieve framed her.
16:54The forefathers tormented her.
16:56She couldn't take it anymore.
16:58She drowned herself in the river.
17:01Lily said.
17:02Everyone says she jumped because she was heartbroken.
17:04But she was actually happy that day.
17:06She told me she was finally going home.
17:08I was confused.
17:10Wasn't this her home?
17:11Lily shook her head.
17:12She said her home was in another world.
17:15And that you could go there too.
17:17Another world.
17:18Back then, I didn't understand.
17:20But when the voice appeared, it all made sense.
17:26My home wasn't here either.
17:28Mother's world was my home.
17:30Perhaps because my words stirred old memories.
17:33The forefathers softened.
17:35When they spoke to me again, their voices were gentler.
17:38Fourth dad stepped forward.
17:40And ruffled my hair like he used to.
17:43Alara.
17:44Come with me.
17:45We'll leave court.
17:46Travel the free lands.
17:48Didn't you always say you wanted to be like me?
17:50His sudden warmth caught the others off guard.
17:52A flash of hatred crossed Giselle's face.
17:55But I saw right through him.
17:58Rowan.
17:59Are you taking me away because you pity me?
18:02Or because you want me gone so I'll stop bothering Giselle?
18:05Panic flickered in his eyes.
18:06Alara.
18:06I'm doing this for your own good.
18:08As long as you're here, you'll keep thinking Giselle wronged you.
18:10If I separate you two, that jealousy will fade.
18:13You'll go back to normal.
18:14I laughed in disbelief.
18:15So he thought I was broken.
18:18Third dad stepped in.
18:19Rowan, don't take her.
18:20She's badly injured.
18:21She needs to heal.
18:22Give me some time.
18:22I'll bring her to the sanctuary.
18:24None of you should take her.
18:27Let her come back to the feral dens.
18:29She's been well behaved there for three years.
18:31I laughed coldly.
18:34Send me back to the dens?
18:36Maddox, haven't your beast destroyed me enough?
18:38Second dad stared at me.
18:39Alara, what are you talking about?
18:41I sent you there to do labor.
18:43Nothing more.
18:44What do you mean?
18:48Second dad wasn't the only one stunned.
18:50So was I.
18:52The day he threw me into the dens, he told the shifters to take good care of me.
18:58Shortly after, a group tore into my cell.
19:01They said the bear came good.
19:03I was the new rut slave.
19:05From that night on, someone came every night.
19:08Sometimes three at once.
19:10But I dosed myself with barren root.
19:13I never bore a child.
19:15I told them everything.
19:16Their faces drained of color.
19:18Third dad's lips trembled.
19:20Barren root scrapes your bones, Hollow.
19:23How did you endure that?
19:25Still better than giving birth.
19:27Fourth dad grabbed second dad by the collar.
19:29You said the dens would toughen her up.
19:31This is what you call toughening up?
19:34He threw a punch.
19:35Second dad didn't dodge.
19:36I never gave that order.
19:38My pack would never do this.
19:40Could it be?
19:41Then Giselle spoke softly.
19:43Sister is lying.
19:44I knew it.
19:45Alara, isn't this too far even for attention?
19:50Alara, isn't this too far even for attention?
19:53Second dad relaxed instantly.
19:55I laughed.
19:56I can lie.
19:57A hundred of my words couldn't outweigh one of hers.
20:00Scars can't.
20:01I pulled off my clothes.
20:02The marks crisscrossed my body.
20:05Every excuse died on their tongues.
20:09Find out who gave that order in my name.
20:12Now!
20:13A flash of panic crossed Giselle's face.
20:15The forefathers begged me to come live with them.
20:17I pulled away.
20:19I want to find mother.
20:20The voice is a delusion.
20:21You're sick.
20:22You need to heal.
20:24Giselle spoke.
20:24Why don't I take sister in?
20:26My quarters are all female.
20:28After everything she's been through, she must be terrified of males.
20:30I was going to refuse.
20:32Then I saw the look in Giselle's eyes.
20:35Living with the fathers meant I couldn't die.
20:37But living with Giselle, I wouldn't survive.
20:43Giselle brought me to her quarters.
20:45What kind of furs you wanted for your bed?
20:48Which handymaids I preferred?
20:49One second.
20:50She was all smiles.
20:51The moment the forefathers left, the mask fell.
20:54Her attendants forced me to my knees.
20:58So you brought me here to torment me.
21:00What else?
21:01You think I actually wanted to pamper you, Alara?
21:04Your mother killed mine.
21:05I will have my revenge.
21:08Good.
21:10Then kill me.
21:12You think I won't?
21:14Do it then!
21:15Your mother was a home-wrecking whore.
21:17A cheap slut who spread her legs for every alpha who'd look at her.
21:21Don't you dare talk about my mother!
21:23Giselle lunged at me, slapping me across the face.
21:25She drew a blade and pressed it to my throat.
21:28My mother was not some lowborn trash.
21:31She was actually, she was...
21:32My lady.
21:33Careful.
21:36Giselle blinked.
21:37Clarity returned.
21:38She laughed softly.
21:40You almost had me, Alara.
21:41You want to die so badly.
21:44Too bad.
21:45I won't let you.
21:49I want you healthy and breathing.
21:53So you can watch me take everything from you.
21:56She stood and clapped her hands.
21:58Several hulking males walked in.
22:06My heart stopped.
22:07They were the ones from the Feral Duns.
22:09I started trembling.
22:10Giselle couldn't possibly command the Bear King's pack.
22:12If they were here, that meant only one thing.
22:15These three years.
22:16Every male who came to my cell.
22:19They were yours.
22:20Giselle threw her head back.
22:22Took you long enough.
22:23I handpicked every single one for you.
22:26Wasn't that sweet of me?
22:27She was revolting.
22:28But how had she done it?
22:30I tested her.
22:31Aren't you afraid the Bear King will find out?
22:34If I dared to do it, I made sure he never would.
22:37Worry about yourself.
22:40She clapped once.
22:41The male swarmed.
22:43My stomach turned inside out.
22:45Giselle wouldn't let me die.
22:47But she wouldn't let me live in peace either.
22:50Every day was pain.
22:52The moment my body weakened,
22:53she forced a healing pill down my throat.
22:56Half a month later,
22:57I was nothing but bones and hollow arms.
23:00Who'd ignored me for years.
23:02Suddenly started showing up.
23:04Giselle never let them see me.
23:05She told them I was too fragile.
23:07After being turned away several times,
23:09they grew suspicious.
23:11I must take her to the sanctuary.
23:13Before the meeting,
23:14Giselle hissed in my ear.
23:16You know what to say and what not to say.
23:18Don't forget,
23:20your precious fathers will always believe me over you.
23:23But the moment I saw them,
23:24I grabbed Third Dad's hand.
23:27Save me.
23:28The male's here.
23:29They're all Giselle's people.
23:30She's planning a coup.
23:32Giselle went white.
23:35Sister,
23:36what are you saying?
23:37Her delusion has gotten worse.
23:39She's been saying things like this for days.
23:41Silas,
23:42Silas,
23:42listen to me,
23:42this is-
23:42Enough!
23:44Ellara,
23:45I thought being here would help you reflect.
23:47But you're still doing everything to slander,
23:49Giselle.
23:50I'm done.
23:51I won't be coming back.
23:52He turned and walked out without another word.
23:55The last shred of hope in me died.
23:57Giselle bent down and whispered in my ear.
23:59Ellara,
23:59when are you going to learn?
24:01Giselle waved the males in.
24:03They carried new instruments I'd never seen before.
24:06She picked up a whip,
24:07dipped it in salt water and lashed my back.
24:09Their laughter was ugly.
24:10Go all out tonight.
24:12No one's coming for her anymore.
24:14Before,
24:15the males had held back to avoid leaving marks.
24:18Now they didn't hold back at all.
24:19I closed my eyes in despair.
24:21The commotion erupted outside.
24:23The door was kicked open.
24:24The forefather stood in the doorway.
24:26They took one look at the scene inside,
24:28and their faces shifted.
24:29First,
24:30Dad walked in and kicked the male off me.
24:32Then he turned to Giselle.
24:33Giselle,
24:33what is this?
24:35The Bear Emperor's dominance made Giselle's legs buckle.
24:39Father!
24:40Let me explain.
24:41I was just playing with Sister.
24:43She's afraid of males,
24:44so I was helping her get over it.
24:46Even a feral mutt wouldn't buy that.
24:48That's playing.
24:50Then what about the pack you've been raising in the northern peaks?
24:54Second,
24:54Dad tossed something at her feet.
24:56It rolled across the floor and came to a stop.
24:59A severed head.
25:00Every drop of blood drained from Giselle's face.
25:03Only then did I understand.
25:04Third,
25:05Dad had believed me all along.
25:06After I grabbed his hand,
25:08he'd noticed the attendants around me.
25:10Their scent was wrong.
25:11Sharp,
25:12male,
25:12aggressive.
25:13Second,
25:13Dad scouts uncovered the truth.
25:15Giselle's mother,
25:16Genevieve,
25:17wasn't just some wandering female.
25:18She was the last heir of the old bloodlines
25:21the forefathers had overthrown.
25:23She'd spent years plotting revenge.
25:25She saw Mother was the bond holding the forefathers together.
25:28So she framed Mother,
25:29turned the fathers against her.
25:31When Mother tried to expose her,
25:32Genevieve killed her first.
25:35Mother didn't kill herself,
25:37Genevieve murdered her!
25:38Third,
25:38Dad held me still.
25:40We only just learned this ourselves.
25:42After Genevieve killed her,
25:43she fled.
25:44Then second,
25:45Dad found Giselle by chance
25:46and brought her home.
25:48Genevieve had spent years filling her with hatred.
25:51Giselle used every trick her mother had used on mine,
25:54and it worked.
25:55It was almost funny.
25:56Mother and I had suffered the same fate,
25:58and these four males had let it happen.
26:00Twice.
26:02Fathers!
26:03Listen to me!
26:05Giselle crawled toward First Dad,
26:07clutching his cloak.
26:08I'm your real daughter!
26:10You are not my daughter.
26:11I never claimed your mother.
26:13You are nothing but a stray.
26:15That word cut through Giselle.
26:16She shook her head wildly,
26:18then started laughing.
26:19I'm the stray.
26:20Alara's the stray to this day.
26:22None of you even know whose cup she is!
26:25You think those males were all I had?
26:27I have fighters in this very den!
26:29She released a burst of spirit energy.
26:31Feral shifters poured in from every shadow.
26:34The two sides clashed.
26:35I watched for a moment.
26:36Then I stood.
26:37I reached the outer walls
26:39and climbed to the highest ridge.
26:40Then I stood on top.
26:42The moon was full tonight,
26:43enormous and bright.
26:44I was finally going home.
26:46I bent my knees,
26:47ready to jump.
26:48A familiar voice came from behind.
26:50Alara, don't!
26:51I turned.
26:52The four fathers stood behind me,
26:54each of them covered in blood,
26:56faces twisted with terror.
26:57Alara, we were wrong.
26:59We misjudged you.
27:01Don't do this!
27:02First Dad will give your mother
27:03the title of bonded mate,
27:04the honor she deserved.
27:06Alara, please don't jump.
27:07We'll make it right!
27:08We promise!
27:09I looked at their anguished faces.
27:11I smiled softly and said,
27:12Too late.
27:14Then I jumped without hesitation.
27:15The wall was high.
27:17I saw the four fathers
27:18throw themselves after me.
27:22When I opened my eyes again,
27:24everything was bright.
27:26The door opened.
27:27A woman with short hair
27:28and strange clothes walked in.
27:30The moment she saw me,
27:31tears fell from her eyes.
27:33She whispered,
27:35Ilara?
27:36That one word.
27:37I knew.
27:38She was my mother.
27:40We held each other
27:41and cried for a long time.
27:43Mother told me
27:43this was the modern world.
27:45The four fathers
27:46were characters in a story.
27:47She said many things
27:48I didn't understand,
27:50but it didn't matter.
27:51Mother's name was Serafina.
27:53She said she ran a small business
27:55and had a bit of money.
27:57She'd originally entered that world
27:59on a mission to save her family.
28:01The mission failed,
28:02but her family pulled through
28:03on their own.
28:04At the time,
28:05she'd ask the guardian spirit.
28:07As long as we both died,
28:09we could return together.
28:10She figured if she died,
28:11I wouldn't survive either.
28:13She never expected
28:14Third Dad's healing
28:15to be powerful enough
28:16to keep me alive.
28:17Later,
28:18she hired a tutor
28:19to teach me about this world.
28:21After a few months,
28:22I started high school.
28:24In this world,
28:25males and females were equal.
28:28My classmates respected me.
28:31Mom was gentle.
28:33For the first time,
28:34I felt warmth.
28:35I'd never known.
28:36Then the guardian spirit
28:37found me again.
28:38Your death broke the four fathers.
28:41Their rage is tearing
28:42that world apart.
28:43The people are suffering.
28:44They want to make it up to you.
28:45Will you go back?
28:50When I hesitated,
28:51the spirit pushed harder.
28:54You don't belong in this world.
28:55You're making things harder
28:56for your mom.
28:57She had someone who loved her,
28:59but after you showed up,
29:00they fought.
29:01Can you really stand
29:02to watch her grow old alone?
29:04I froze.
29:05I never knew mom
29:07had lost her chance
29:07at love because of me.
29:09Just as I wavered,
29:10a voice cut in.
29:14Fine.
29:15We'll go back.
29:17I looked up.
29:18Mom was smiling.
29:19I'm going with her.
29:21The four fathers
29:22were waiting in the halls
29:23where I used to live.
29:24Every one of them
29:25looked terrible.
29:26The moment the doors opened,
29:28all four rose.
29:50The moment they saw mom,
29:56they were like starving beasts
29:58and they saw her chance at home.
29:59Serafina,
30:00is that you?
30:01Is it really you?
30:02You're alive!
30:03You're actually alive!
30:07I never thought I'd see you again.
30:09Thank the gods.
30:14You really came back with Alara.
30:16Now we're a family again.
30:18We can finally live in peace.
30:19I'm her father!
30:21I'm her father!
30:22I'm her father!
30:23Live with me please!
30:23Each inviting mom and me
30:24to live with me.
30:25Live with me please!
30:26Mom spoke.
30:27Who said we came back
30:28to living with you?
30:32All four went quiet.
30:34They stared at her,
30:35confused.
30:36Then why did you come back?
30:38Something appeared in mom's hand.
30:41A weapon none of them
30:42had ever seen.
30:43She pointed her
30:44that the four of them
30:45were fired.
30:46One shot each.
30:48The guardian spirit
30:50shrieked at the boy
30:51when he hit him.
30:52Serafina!
30:53What are you doing?
30:55Revenge!
30:56Mom looked at them
30:57like dead meat.
30:58Tormenting me
30:59for Genevieve
31:00was one thing.
31:01But my child!
31:03You broke her too!
31:05She knew what the
31:06forefathers had done to me.
31:07If you kill them,
31:08this world will collapse!
31:11Then let it collapse.
31:14A world balanced
31:15by these four idiots.
31:18doesn't deserve to exist.
31:20She walked toward
31:21the forefathers,
31:22step by step.
31:23Her presence was
31:24so overwhelming
31:24that all of them
31:27Serafina, calm down!
31:28Giselle manipulated us!
31:30We'll do anything
31:31to make it right!
31:32Please!
31:38They looked like
31:39they plucked the stars
31:39from the sky
31:40if she asked.
31:41Too bad Mom
31:42didn't want the stars.
31:44She wanted them dead.
31:46Don't beg me
31:46for chances.
31:48Beg whatever God
31:49is waiting for you
31:50on the other side.
31:52More shots rang out.
31:54The forefathers
31:55closed their eyes
31:56in despair.
31:57They only have one thought.
32:00Their mom is a
32:00fucking legend.
32:01These four deserve to die.
32:03The spirit screamed again.
32:05You killed all of them!
32:07What happens
32:08to this world now?
32:09Who will lead
32:09the four clans?
32:10The people will suffer!
32:11Shut up!
32:13Mom frowned.
32:14Then find new leaders.
32:17We stayed in that world
32:18for nearly a year.
32:19Mom found replacements
32:21for all four of them.
32:22Before we left,
32:23the spirit's words
32:24nagged at me.
32:25If Mom really lost
32:27her chance at love
32:27because of me.
32:29But she read my mind.
32:30She pulled me
32:31into her arms.
32:33Baby,
32:34men come and go.
32:36But you're my only family.
32:37I can't lose you.
32:39I whispered.
32:42But if I'm in the way...
32:43Forget what that
32:44stupid spirit said.
32:46None of them are worth
32:47giving up anything for.
32:48Just before we
32:49stepped through the door,
32:50one last question
32:51I lost my mind.
32:52I looked up.
32:55Mom, who is my real father?
32:57Mom smiled and said
32:58a name, softly.
33:00My eyes went wide.
33:01I couldn't believe it.
33:02How was that possible?
33:04How could it be him?
33:08have I no to?
33:08that
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