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"Who did this?!" Ruby demanded suddenly, fury blazing in her eyes as flames flickered wildly around her. Her aura surged stronger with every word. "Why did they have to take my father? I… my mom's already gone… I don't want to lose him too…"
"Ruby…" I murmured, gently patting her shoulders. Her flames didn't burn me. "It's okay. We'll find the culprit and stop them before things get worse."
"Yeah, don't worry," Aquarina nodded. "We're pretty experienced at dealing with crazy things like this already, truth be told…"
"Hm, I agree with you, Aquarina," my mother said with a nod. "So, Augustus, can you tell me all the Dungeons currently under the control of these Infected Monsters? Wait—why hasn't your father done anything? Or Aquarina's parents? Where are they anyway?"
"Ah right, we were supposed to meet them," Aquarina said. "I think they were eating at some café… I should've gone with them now that I think about it."
