I ran to my mother.
"What's happening, Mom?" I asked.
Elira, panicked, whispered, "Riven! Go inside, now!"
Terrifying voices came from outside.
"Give us the cursed child! We won't hurt you!" the villagers shouted.
My father, Elandor, stepped outside.
"I'd rather die than give you my child!" he roared, throwing stones at them.
The townspeople grew even angrier.
My mother quickly hid me in the closet.
She looked into my eyes and whispered,
"No matter what… stay silent."
My father was blocking the door, shielding it with his body so they couldn't get in.
But… my mother had been caught.
From inside the closet, I watched everything.
My mother was screaming.
She begged… but it didn't work.
It ended in that moment.
Before my eyes… my mother was killed.
I wanted to scream. No sound came out.
But then, a scream ripped from my throat.
My hands were trembling, my vision went black.
At that moment, my father came,
he grabbed me,
"RUN, RIVEN!" he shouted.
But I… didn't want to leave my mother there.
My heart shattered.
But my father said,
"You have to live, Riven…"
At that moment, I swore.
One day… I will have my revenge.
And Riven,
that day… was never the same person again.