SCARLETTE'S POINT OF VIEW
I used to hate her but right now, I felt sorry for her. She had been living in hell. Asher's vines wrapped around her turned black and withered. I guessed she used her dark powers. "I could not take this anymore." She picked a sword of a dead knight near her and stabbed it in her heart. No one was able to stop her. "S-sorry." Blood came out of her mouth before she fell to the floor and died. I looked away as I wiped a tear on my right cheek. I sighed. Being in her situation was difficult.
Mom's fire faded and also my sword turned to its normal appearance. I sat down. Now, I could feel myself trembling. Damn it. Aunt Wart and Tita Heta came back. We all fell silent.
"Let us return all of these to normal," the three goddesses said in unison. The three looked at me. "We need the Hetar sword." The four of us walked towards the center. They ordered me to stand in the middle and raised my sword. Then, they formed a circle around me as they raised their right hands. Red, blue, and yellow lights came out from them to the sword. Its crystal glowed and blinding.
I closed my eyes and saw visions again. The Underworld was gone. The Earth and Hetarnia came back to normal. The memories of this huge chaos of all humans and other creatures on Earth were forgotten. The time had reversed. When I opened my eyes, I smiled to see again the enchanting place of Hetarnia. 'The war has ended.'
GODDESS ER'S POINT OF VIEW
How did it happen? It was the first thing that came into my mind when I saw how Durlen faded away. My sight shifted to Scarlette's sword. It was coated with blazing fire with black blood underneath. I knew that Nel's blood had something to do with Durlen's quick death.
'Use my heart's blood. Drop my blood on your sword and use it. You can kill my father with it. It is the only way.' I heard this many times in my daughter's mind. It was a voice of a man, most possibly, Nel's.
After everything was backed to normal and before Scarlette went back to Earth, I talked to her. "Scarlette." I found her sitting on her bed while reading a hardbound book. When I saw its gold cover, I smiled. It was my love story with Max. "Where did you get it?" I asked as I sat down beside her. "From the huge library upstairs, Mom," she replied. She stared at me while smiling mischievously and closed the book. "Mom, you really love Dad." I felt that warmth again. "Yes, Dear. I love him so much."
"Mom, can you just turn back Dad to being human?" Sadness flashed in her eyes which made me feel sad, too. "I can but if I did, the flow of life would be in chaos." I caressed her right cheek. "I am sorry. We also have limitations." She forced a smile. "I understand."
"I came here to ask something important. How did you kill Durlen in just one hit?" I asked her. "When I lost consciousness after I saw visions, I dreamed, Mom. I was walking in the middle of the dark and then, I heard Nel's voice. And there, he said that his heart's blood is the only way to kill Durlen." How come he knew while we-goddesses-did not know about it? How come Nel knew how to make his father vanish? "Mom." I looked at Scarlette. "Yes?" Worry was evident in her eyes. "Are you fine?" I nodded and smiled. "Yes, I am fine. Did he tell you why his blood can kill his father?" She shook her head. "No. I am also wondering why."
I came back to the center hall. Gladly, I found Wart there, sitting on her throne on the right side of mine. Her forehead was creased while looking at the hologram data of all souls. "Oh, you are here! I will ask you something." She smiled in glee when she noticed me approaching. "Me, too. You go first." I stood beside her.
"Nel Adriano, is not he the son of Durlen?" I nodded. Thoughts were flashing in my mind. Maybe, these were also connected to the things that I wanted to know. "He is a half-demon but his soul did not vanish. How come?" she wondered. "He did something good, Sis. He helped Max and Asher to escape from the Underworld. And he was also the reason why Durlen was finally gone. Father might have given him pardon." The hologram in front of her faded away. "I see. By the way, I heard his prayer this morning. He wants to talk to you. He has something important to tell you." What for? "Where is he?" I asked. She closed her eyes and touched her temples with her forefingers, finding Nel's location. "As of now, he is outside the palace's door." I smiled. "Let us talk later."
Using my powers, I disappeared and appeared in front of the palace. On Earth, humans called this teleporting. I saw a guy in white standing in front of the double door. He must be Nel. "Nel," I called him. He faced me and let out a small smile as he bowed. "Good day, Your Majesty." He stood straight. "I want to-" I questioned immediately, "How did you know that your blood is fatal to Durlen?"
"Gladly, you have asked about it, Goddess. This is the matter I want to discuss with you," he told. He walked towards me and stopped a meter away. "Touch my forehead and you will know the answer why." I was hesitant at first but after remembering his kindness, he earned my trust. With my right hand, I touched his forehead. As my palm touched his skin, I saw a memory.
Two kids were playing with metal swords inside a dark room - a boy and a girl. It might be a room in the Underworld based on its dark and gloomy interior. The kids kept on hitting their swords with each other as they laughed. After several minutes, the boy did not catch the girl's hit. The boy was hit on his left arm and bled. "Sorry, Half-Bro." The girl was panicked. "It is fine."