Chapter Twenty One
He carried his love to the highest point in the city. News teams circled him from the sky but he didn't notice them. All he noticed was the pain and grief he was drowning in. The world held its breath and all beings watched and listened with tears in their eyes and mourning in their heart.
They had been given a gift and every one of them would treasure it. They had been given a love like no other and they had been given a promise of hope with that love. They would all work to keep that promise true.
They all stood still and mourned for the small girl that saved them.
They were no longer linked and yet they would always be linked. They would always share those memories. They would treasure their new knowledge. They could see things so clearly now the deception of hate and fear had been lifted. They could see what the world was and what had to be done.
They knew nothing had changed. The world would go on but it would go on because of her. She had made them all see how equal they were. She had made them see how similar. She had shown them unity and they would remember.
They collectively grieved for her loss and for his too. They cried at what they had done to her. They cried in shame and yet they smiled in gratitude.
Her love and forgiveness had carved the new world. Her willingness to die. Her willingness to suffer. She had been burdened for too long and it had not been fair. It had not been fair and they cried for that too.
The universe was flooded with tears and as the sun rose, and the last of the darkness was illuminated, one last miracle occurred.
Fates don't decided what happens they only make you what you are. They set the paths and you carve the roads. The destination is not set but it is predicted. Sometimes they give a helping hand. Sometimes they give a nudge. But, even the fates mourned for the simple girl. They had not expected her to do it. They had hoped but they had been surprised by her bravery. They had created a world of life and crisis had threatened it. The roads had been in collision and she had carved out a path and led life along it.
They wept for her. They watched in awe as the world wept too. She was uniting them all and deserved to be rewarded.
The sun began to rise and he waited for it with hunger in his heart. He waited and as he waited he felt the agony lift. The grief transformed to joy. The despair morphed into hope. His tears dried and the black hole was filled. He became complete again and was bathed in light.
Golden light spread over the land and he bathed in its warmth for the first time in over a thousand years. He was in the sun. And with the light she came back to life.
The tears of the world dried up as they witnessed the fates reward to their heroes. He smiled down at his love as she smiled back. They were still together, they too had been saved.
It was only fair; she had saved the world...so the world saved them.