Hello all,
And so with this finally ends the story. I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter and I hope this epilogue brings a smile to your faces as well:) I would really love to hear what you thought of the story so be sure to review and share^_^
Also, I'm excited to share that as much as this may be the end of Shadows of My Twisted Destiny, there is more fun to come. I now have a collection of oneshots that take place after this story timeline called The Moments Between, and I hope that you'll hop over to those and check them out:)
Enjoy!
Epilogue
Nox stood fuming in the the temple, arms crossed as she glared mutinously at the mirror. Next to her Uma looked similarly as aggravated, watching their soon to be parents go about their daily lives.
"I just don't understand! I meddled and she never chose the dark path. You meddled and she never followed the light path. How is that even possible?!" Nox exclaimed, outraged. "I wanted to be the princess of Aia, is that too much to ask?!"
"You just wanted power! I wanted mom to live a happy and carefree life!" Uma argued. "She won't be carefree now that she's immortal, and she and dad both are scarred by what they lived through in the Demon Realm!"
The Oracle looked over at the girls with a long suffering sigh.
"Be honest you two, you're just upset that your mother never chose your paths."
As if to punctuate the oracles words there was a wicked laugh from behind the girl's as a new figure shimmered into existence behind the twins. It was a tall male, his black hair and dark cyan eyes that struck the perfect balance between forest green and midnight blue.
"Oh brother." Nox groaned, earning a cheeky grin from the tall newcomer.
"Let me guess, you're here to gloat." Uma added.
"Oh how well you know me. Tell me my lovely sisters, how does it feel to know that I didn't have to lift a finger for mom to choose the neutral path." He asked, his smooth tenor filled with amusement.
Nox blasted him with magic which the older boy quickly caught using his own before sending it flying harmlessly out of the open roof. Uma rolled her eyes and the Oracle watched with a smile as the three siblings bickered.
"Your parents are going to have a challenge on their hands handling you. Their eldest son, the spitting image of his father with a grudgingly soft heart like his mother. Twin daughter, one dark and one light. All of you trouble."
"Ooh don't forget about this "neutral" morons future father-in-law, I don't envy his winning over him to court his "Miracle daughter" with your name and looks!" Nox said slyly.
"Hey! What's wrong with my name?!"
The twins burst into laughter.
"I don't know Spook, whatever problem could you face with "father in law" looking just like dad?"
The young man snorted, rolling his eyes in aggravation.
"Alright that's enough you three. Spook, Uma, Nox, it's time you to return to your time. Yours days of meddling and travel are over, it is time for the future to progress as it is meant without "help" from any of you. Every step taken in the journey of your mother and father was carefully set for their future: Spook, you will be a representation of their legacy that shall last throughout history. Uma, Nox, you have your own destinies that you shall fulfill and when your mother sees you she will know the truth of those mysterious girls that guided her."
The three siblings exchanged genuine smiles.
"We cannot wait to become part of the family." Uma said softly.
"We'll bring more trouble then we'll ever be worth." Nox added.
"And we'll make our own name in Aia, they'll never know what hit them." Spook finished, slinging and arm around each sister's shoulder with a grin.
They faded from the temple with nothing but their ghostly laughter that lingered in the air to mark that the Darkthrop descendants had ever been in the room.
The Oracle shook her head fondly, she would be seeing a great deal of once they came of age. Letting out a sigh the old woman rose to her feet and approached an ornate mirror that hung in a secluded corner of her temple. She reached up to rest her fingers against the glass, silent as she watched her reflection shimmer before changing to reveal Shadow Aveyond. Her soft eyes met the black ones of her dark counterpart and the old woman on the other hand nodding respectfully to the Oracle.
"The Demon Realm is safe once more, as are your little pets. What is it you want from me?" The Shadow Oracle asked cooly.
"I wanted to thank you."
The Shadow Oracle blinked, appearing taken aback by the Oracles words.
"Thank me? What on earth for?"
The Oracle smiled.
"Thank you for protecting them from the Shadows of her Twisted Destiny."
THE END