Tamli stares out at the faces of those that he has known for thousands of years. His adopted family Tronay Nekita and both her brothers who are not here. His once thought adopted cousin Dartz and Dartz's Guardian Narssia. A dear friend to him, Sundar and her Guardians, Auzrail and Cerulea. Finally his attention turns to Finca and Szara.
His mate and his mother mean everything to him. He only learned of his parent recently and that was only a month ago. Finca is his soul mate, he can say it clearly now with regretting it. He has done so much to hurt her that it doesn't seem right to be her mate throughout the rest of their lives. Szara's left wing taps Tamli softly on his nose.
We must go, she hums faintly so that only Tamli, Finca, and herself would be able to hear.
Of course, Tamli replies just as faintly.
His purple eyes turn back to the humans and dragons that hover around the ancient city of Atlantis that he raised himself.
Everyone, Tamli begins as his eyes go from person to person in turn as he speaks. We must be leaving now. Our lives have been good but now it is over. I say this, do not mourn our deaths. This too is our fate and I believe that we might one day come back to these lands and rejoin with all of you . . .
He stops as Roylzen jumps from Narssia's back and lands just outside the border of the city's gateway to the afterlife.
"Don't go!" She cries out as she slips and ends up bowing before the white male.
Tamli is shocked by this and begins to think about saying something to try and lessen the child's pain of seeing him leave. Finca, instead, steps forward and Tamli backs up. The white female's yellow eyes seem to flicker and look like a distant safe haven of some kind, a haven of peace.
Peace Roylzen, wipe away your tears. Tamli and I will come back but for now we need you to be strong and protect Tronay and Neptune for us. Can you do that for me? Finca asks as she lowers her head to eye level with the crying child.
The girl nods and Finca raises a claw and brushes it gently past her cheek, wiping away the salty tears that drip down her face.
There, now go and do just what I've told you, okay?
"Yes Finca," Roylzen replies as she stands up and walks over to the edge of the city, waiting for Narssia to pick her up.
Tamli and Finca say their goodbys and Szara leads them inside the gateway. The two look at each other before stepping into the white light that shines from the entrance to the throne room, their destines now fully intertwined as one.