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Nyssa slowly woke up as she turned her head but noticed that Oliver was at the balcony, staring at the sunrise, with his pants on as he was buttoning his shirt. Nyssa got up and picked the sheet, wrapping it around to cover her naked body, with the edges of the blanket at her breasts, held by one hand as she approached Oliver.

"What are you thinking about, Oliver?" Nyssa asked as Oliver held in his hand the Ring of the Demon, while she held his other hand.

"Leading the greatest army in the world is tempting… but that's not what I want." Oliver said.

"Then why did you kill my father?" Nyssa asked, not angrily but as if she was trying to understand.

"Only to protect the people I love." Oliver said and Nyssa nodded in understanding.

"Even if you were to leave, the Arrow is an outlaw again." Nyssa noted as Oliver looked at the sunrise.

"Someone once told me that if I want to save my city, I must become someone else. Something else. And if I can't be the Arrow, maybe I can do it as someone else too." Oliver said before turning to Nyssa, who raised an eyebrow. "Not as… I'm not an assassin. Never have been. Never will be."

Nyssa considered as she looked into Oliver's eyes. "Then what are you going to do?"

Oliver turned to the horizon again. "I have to come back. My friends and Thea still need me."

Nyssa gave Oliver a pleading look. "And what about me?"

"I don't know… but what I do know is that your path isn't the one I would have chosen for myself." Oliver said as Nyssa thought about it.

"I have let myself become my father's prisoner for far too long. Perhaps it's time I have chosen my own path. Just like my sister did years ago." Nyssa said.

Sarab knelt before Nyssa, who was at the throne.

"Sarab. You have served the Demon's Head loyally as his horseman. But it is time for your service to come to an end. You struggle between your loyalty to your family and friends and allegiance to the League. You are a man of honor and integrity. But there is no place for you within the League of Assassins. Maseo Yamashiro. You may reclaim your name and your past life. I release you from your service." Nyssa said.

Sarab looked at Nyssa, surprised and myriad of feelings flooded him. He wondered whether Tatsu could ever forgive him, but Oliver had convinced him to try. From a big part, Maseo was uncertain, whether he and his wife could start over but now he had a chance.

"Thank you…" Maseo said, on verge of tears as he left the throne room.

"Once again, I owe you a debt I can never repay, Oliver." Maseo said as he and Oliver met at the gates to Nanda Parbat, with both men carrying a duffel bag.

"You can repay it by trying to be the man who you used to be. That man was my friend. My family." Oliver said.

"Do you think Tatsu could ever forgive me?" Maseo wondered.

"There was never anything to forgive in the first place. You both did your best for Akio." Oliver said.

Maseo smiled as he and Oliver shook hands and embraced each other in a brotherly manner. "Thank you. Thank you for everything, Oliver."

Oliver smiled as he pulled away and smiled. "Goodbye, Maseo."

"Farewell… my friend." Maseo said as he walked off.

Oliver smiled at his old friend, hoping that Maseo would find his peace and hopefully reconcile with Tatsu.

"Only time will tell if he can find himself again. What about you?" Nyssa asked as she approached Oliver.

"I've had my doubts about who I am but now I know for sure. My convictions haven't changed much…" Oliver took a breath. "But now I know that I can be better than I was. And I think I'm not the only one who has realized that." He turned to Nyssa, who smiled.

"I admit you… have shown me that not everything is set in stone." Nyssa admitted. "I just… I wish our paths could…" She trailed off.

"…still be one and the same?" Oliver finished and Nyssa nodded. "Just because we go our separate ways here, doesn't mean they won't cross again."

Nyssa knew what was Oliver implying. "I am not my father. I've seen now that he had become corrupted by his long life and usage of the Lazarus Pit. And now I see why my sister left. But I'm not going to let myself become corrupted and abuse my power. And if I will…" She smiled at Oliver. "I'm certain someone will watch over me. I've released everyone, who was still conflicted within the League and still some who are trying to find their way, like me, have stayed in Nanda Parbat. I am not certain how will we rebuild the League but I will not let it become as corrupted as it was during my father's reign."

"That is all I want from you." Oliver said.

"Are you certain?" Nyssa asked with a smirk as Oliver smirked back. "As you said, just because we have to part ways, it doesn't mean they won't cross again."

"Then… until we meet again?" Oliver asked.

"I suppose so." Nyssa said as they stared at each other briefly before kissing passionately. They let the kiss sink in for a while until they pulled away as Nyssa caressed Oliver's cheek.

"Goodbye, Nyssa." Oliver said as he turned around, picking his bag and walking away.

"Goodbye, Oliver." Nyssa said, smiling fondly at him as Oliver walked down the desert.

Maseo walked down the mountain path until he approached a small cabin and knocked on the door. He waited for a moment until his wife opened and looked at him in surprise.

"Maseo?" Tatsu asked.

"Tatsu…" Maseo took a breath. "I was… a broken man. But I'm trying to find my way again."

"What do you want?" Tatsu asked warily.

"I followed the path I'd been on for far too long. Now that I don't have to anymore… I don't know where am I going, but I don't want to be in it without you. Akio wouldn't want that from me." Maseo said and Tatsu could see the pleading look in his eyes. He felt guilty about failing her and their son but she never blamed him.

"Come in." Tatsu said, opening the door as Maseo entered.

The Loft

Roy and Thea were on the couch as they heard the door open and turned their heads to be completely stunned before they both got up and ran.

"Hey, I—oof!" Oliver grunted as Thea and Roy tackled him to the floor, hugging him tightly.

"Sorry…" Roy said apologetically as he pulled away but Thea was breaking down in tears, sobbing into Oliver's chest as Oliver patted her on her back, soothing her.

"How… what… I thought…" Thea sniffed.

"I know. I'm back now." Oliver said.

"But… what about Ra's? What about the League?" Roy demanded, countless questions circling his mind.

"That… is a long story." Oliver said.

The Lair

Diggle turned on the lights as he, Felicity and Laurel made their way downstairs.

"Roy, what is so important that you needed…" Diggle trailed off as he, Felicity and Laurel stared in shock.

"Ollie?" Laurel gasped, unable to believe her own eyes as Oliver stood in the room, with Roy and Thea.

"You…" Felicity was lost for words.

"We thought you were… how…" Diggle was unable to speak in full sentences.

"I made it out. It's a bit complicated, but I got out." Oliver said.

Laurel and Felicity, overcome with emotions, rushed to him and hugged him as he hugged them back before Felicity pulled away and pounded Oliver in the shoulder.

"How dare you make us believe you were dead, twice? If you do it thrice, I'm gonna have a heart attack!" Felicity snapped, breathing out heavily before making sounds that were something in between sobs and laughter.

"And what about the League? Ra's al Ghul?" Laurel demanded.

"It's over." Oliver said and took a breath. "It's… a bit of a long story but I managed to kill him. It's over."

"Wait. If Ra's is dead, then you are…" Diggle trailed off but Oliver shook his head.

"No. Like I said, it's a bit of a long story. After I killed Ra's, Nyssa took over the League. And she promised she was not going to do anything that would put us at odds with them again." Oliver said.

"Oliver, how can you be sure that Nyssa would ever keep her word?" Felicity questioned, skeptical.

"Do you trust me, Felicity?" Oliver asked, giving her a pointed look and Felicity flushed, knowing he had her there. "I'm certain that she's not going to give us a reason to take her down."

"What makes you think that?" Laurel asked, crossing her arms.

"Just a feeling." Oliver said with a ghost of a smile on his face that they noticed, making them wonder if… no, it was ridiculous, they thought to themselves.

"But what now? I mean, Dad and Lyla's contacts managed to convince the public that the Arrow was killed during the manhunt and no one knows it was you but the public is convinced that the Arrow is a murderer." Laurel pointed out.

"I think I have an idea." Oliver smirked.

Later

"A month ago, the Arrow died." Oliver said, while transmitting his announcement in the camera to Starling City, while wearing his new outfit, with Felicity, Diggle, Thea, Roy and Laurel behind the camera. "But what he stood for, didn't. It lived on in heroes who took up his mantle. People who believe that this city should never descend into hopelessness. Who believe that although life is full of darkness, that darkness can be defeated by light, and tonight I am declaring my intention to stand with them, to fight for this city, to be the symbol of hope that The Arrow never was. I am the Green Arrow."

Starling City

Nyssa, in her nightrobe, watched the TV, seeing Oliver's announcement as she smiled, impressed. 'The Green Arrow, has a nice ring to it.' she mused as she turned off the TV. She approached the balcony and observed the panorama of Starling City. She had never thought she would fall in love with Oliver, who she first viewed as her rival trying to steal her beloved's heart but she had grown fond of him and started to care for him. They had to follow different paths for now, but Nyssa was certain that from time to time they would cross again.

So, this is the end of the story. I admit, I wasn't sure about this story at first but I highly enjoyed writing it. I've written so many Oliver/Laurel and Oliver/Sara fics that I wanted to try alternate love interests for Oliver now, like Nyssa, Kara, Lena etc. but I always hit the issue of planning out the proper storyline but I hope you have enjoyed this story from the beginning to the end.

I don't plan on writing a sequel, as tempting as it may be, since I'm pretty much burned out on writing Arrow and don't really have a mood to write in it, asides from crossovers or Arrow characters showing up in my other Arrowverse stories (The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, don't really care about Batwoman) but I might write Arrow stories too in the future, just not as often as I used to.

Please review and let me know if you have enjoyed this story until it's end.

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Bl4ckHunter