GODDESS ER'S POINT OF VIEW
The boy laughed instead of crying. "Okay. If you are wounded, me too," the girl said happily as she slashed her sword on her left arm. "Stupid," his half-brother said. The boy tried to get the sword from her sister but the latter did not want to give it up. The next thing happened, the boy's blood dripped into the girl's wound. The girl began to cough black blood and trembled. She fell to the black marbled floor and lost consciousness. The boy cried while trying to wake up his sister.
The girl must be Rhode and the boy must be Nel. I looked at him intently and took away my hand from touching his forehead.
"My sister was near death at that time but gladly, my blood was taken out from her wound by our father. It was the time a theory was created in my mind. I began experimenting. I even experimented with demons." He chuckled. "The demons died when the blood from their own kind was injected into them. My theory was proved right. Our blood is fatal in our same kind. My blood and Rhode's blood were fatal to our father," he stated.
"Then why did you keep it for a long time?" It must be too difficult for him. "My father knew about it so he became careful. When I asked that I wanted to leave the Underworld, he did not want to let me go. Only, I blackmailed him that I will tell you what I know so he set me free." He sighed. "And as I grow up, my conscience kept on haunting me. Then, I decided to come back and end his evilness." He forced a smile again.
'Now, he is gone. It serves him right. He was also the reason why Rhode and I were not able to be with our real mothers. After raping them and giving birth to us, he killed them both. He just used them. Gladly, I did not have infantile amnesia so I knew what happened from the time I was born,' he said with anger in his mind, though there was a hint of satisfaction. I saw a tear escape from his left eye that he wiped with his left arm. How fortunate of you, Durlen. You are a devil and yet, a child of yours loves you still.
Normally, the child would not do anything that could hurt his parent because it also could hurt him. However, here he was, he did it for the sake of what is right.
"Thank you."
SCARLETTE'S POINT OF VIEW
A week had passed. Everything was back to normal. Even our lives backed to normal. I mean, not all. I am a demigod already and of course, the new holder of the Hetar sword. I have duties like what Asher and a swordsman have. Mom and the other goddesses are in Hetarnia. They are maintaining the balance of this world. Dad is also there, too. He is already a soul anyway. No one knows about the chaos except for us. And luckily, no human had died in the said war.
When Asher and I came back here on Earth, I asked Aunt Cecilia if she knows about my parents' real identities, and she answered yes. She even laughed at me why I asked about it and called me weird. Oh my, she had no idea!
'Back to school. Back to normal daily life. This is my situation right now.'
'It is weekend! And yes, we will visit Hetarnia.' I heard knocks from outside. "Wait!" The happy face of Asher welcomed me after opening the door. "Shall we?" he asked. I nodded. "Come inside." He followed what I said and locked the door.
He raised his hands in the air. He created a portal. "Are you not making me asleep?" I asked. He shook his head as he smiled. "It is time for you to see the real nowhere." My eyes narrowed into slits which made him laugh. "Nowhere, huh?" We entered the portal. He held my wrist as we walked through the foggy place. Upon reaching the end of the portal, we got out. We were brought in front of the holy place. "Hey. Will you teach me how to make a portal?" I felt the thrill. "Some other time."
I was sitting on the balcony of my room, enjoying the calmness of the place. I decided to stay here after talking to my mom about my duties as the new legendary sword holder.
I was watching the souls as they did their jobs. I saw a familiar face – it was Nel. His soul did not disappear but stayed here because of his good deeds. Unlike him, the soul of her sister was gone. I waved at him. He smiled and waved back. "Thank you," I mouthed. "Welcome."
The wind brushed my cheeks so I closed my eyes. I also opened them when I felt his presence in front of me. His gray eyes met mine. It made my heart beat fast again. "You are too close," I said between my breaths. He leaned closer. I tried to move my face away but my back was already leaning on the wooden chair. Asher's eyes started to drown me again.
"I have already confessed that I like you, Babe," he whispered. He looked down on my lips and into my eyes again. "The chaos had ended. May I start courting you?"