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Chapter 8
Throat of the World - Middas 13 Sun's Dawn of 203 of the Fourth Age
The icy wind blew with great force, almost tearing off the bearskin cloak that Edzard wore over his clothes, which was made entirely of fur in order to keep warm. He had decided to climb to the top of the throat of the world to talk to Paarthurnax about what happened when he almost died almost a month ago. He had left Asia at Winterhold college to continue her studies in magic.
When Edzard reached the top, he was able to witness the dragon he had come to see. This dragon was white and had slightly worn wings, it lacked a horn from its head and a few from its jaw, and its tail ended in the shape of an arrowhead. As he approached, the dragon opened his eyes and flew to land in front of him.
"Drem Yol Lok. Greetings, Fahdon. What brings you back to my strunmah ... my mountain?" Asked Paarthurnax.
"Drem Yol Lok. Greetings, brother. I've come to seek your wisdom" Edzard replied, bowing slightly.
"Umm, Onikaan ... wisdom about the Kiir ... the girl" Paarthurnax spoke "On how Wundun Lein… travel between worlds."
Edzard's eyes widened to see that Paarthurnax already knew what he wanted to know.
"Yes, I want to know if it is possible to use shadow magic to travel to another world."
"Possible it is, but onikaan… wise it is not. The fabric of the lein… the world cannot be torn again" Paarthurnax replied as he looked up at the heavens "Our Bormah ... our father, will not allow it."
"Why won't he allow it?" Curiosity could be heard in Edzard's voice.
"A new kren… a break could remove the barrier that protects the leim… the world of the deyra… the daedras."
'Damn it, if Akatosh doesn't allow it, I won't be able to open the portal' Was Edzard's thought as he tried to find an escape route from this.
"Paarthurnax, will Akatosh personally stop me if I open that rift?"
"No, bormah… father won't, he will send our fahdon… our sisters, the Jills" Paarthurnax replied with a little fear in his voice "The power of the Jills is far greater than that of a dovh."
Edzard raised an eyebrow at the fear in Paarthurnax's voice.
"How powerful are they?" Edzard asked, trying to understand what he would face if he followed his plan "Comparing them to the dovh I've killed."
"Facing one is the same as facing three dovh."
Edzard sighed, that was a lot of power. He was sure he could defeat them, but Asia couldn't.
'Looks like I'll have to figure out a way to avoid my new sisters' Was Edzard's thought; However, before he could continue thinking he heard a voice.
"You know, I always knew you were very unruly, kul" Said a voice out of nowhere "You are already thinking about how to annoy your new sisters."
Hearing it, both Edzard and Paarthurnax began to search where the voice was coming from.
"It is useless that they look for me in Mundus, I am speaking from Aetherius" Said the voice causing their eyes to widen.
"Bormah" they both said as Edzard knelt with his head down and Paarthurnax bowed his head.
"Ja, ja, ja. Please my children, raise your head" laughed Akatosh amused "Edzard, my son, it seems that bringing that girl to Mundus was a good decision."
"What do you mean father, did you bring Asia to Mundus?" Edzard asked as he got up "If so, why did you do it?"
"No son, I did not bring her, but I did allow her to be brought" Replied Akatosh "However, I'm sure you can guess who brought it."
Edzard began to think about what deity could have brought Asia into this world. His eyes widened when he finally understood who he was.
"Mara, it was Lady Mara" Edzard replied "But why did he bring her?"
"To save her from her cruel future in that world" Akatosh replied, he voice was heavy with regret.
"What cruel future awaited her?"
"You know what a parallel world is, right?"
Edzard nodded.
"In another world, that girl would be excommunicated at sixteen. In that world she would meet a young man who would occupy the place you occupy in her heart" Said Akatosh. Edzard tried to speak, but Akatosh wouldn't let him "However, in the world this version came from, she would be forced to turn into a demon and then suffer all kinds of abuse at the hands of the demon who turned her, until her mind was finally broken."
When Edzard heard that, various images began to appear in his mind. In them Edzard could see how Asia was raped and tortured every day, but despite seeing this, he could not see who the aggressor was. It was like watching a movie, he tried to run and help her, but he couldn't. Every attempt he made ended in the same way, in failure. In the real world, Edzard's body began to emit an enormous pressure of magical power, his eyes changed color and his canines began to grow. All of this was due to the anger that was beginning to flow from him. Paarthurnax noticed and tried to calm his brother down.
"Dovahkiin, calm down, don't let your bah ... your anger controls you!" Paarthurnax shouted in concern, for he knew that if his brother fell into his anger, he might fall into the desire for domination that all dovah possessed.
Edzard ignored his brother, and his desire for blood was beginning to show; However, when his father spoke again this level of anger increased.
"If what I told you before made you angry like that, what I will tell you now will make you even more angry" Akatosh spoke, he knew that what he was about to say could literally make Edzard go in a bloody outburst "The demon that would do that is the same demon that she cured."
When Edzard heard that, something inside him snapped. Images of the abuse Asia would suffer still appeared in his mind, but now he could also see who was causing the abuse. If the amount of magic his body began to emit earlier was terrifying, it was now so brutal that Paarthurnax himself had to fly to escape the magic vortex that Edzard was creating.
"Bormah, why did you tell him that?" Paarthurnax asked as he watched his younger brother literally begin to break his body from the power he emitted.
"It was necessary" Akatosh spoke with regret, because it hurt to see his son in that state "Your brother is not the most powerful mortal today. There are others who surpass him in knowledge, experience and power; However, he possesses the potential to achieve a power similar to that of a Daedric prince."
Paarthurnax's eyes widened as he looked at his younger brother. He saw how Edzard's body began to show physical changes, hundreds of black lines that looked like veins began to form on his body, and these veins ended up spreading throughout his body.
Edzard felt his body destroyed and regenerated, causing extreme pain; However, that pain was nothing compared to the anger he felt.
"You should stop him, Akatosh" spoke a new voice "The boy's body will not be able to bear keeping all that power unleashed."
"DREM! DOV! HAH!" It was the scream that made the world itself shudder, causing a golden bolt to strike Edzard.
When the lightning struck Edzard, he began to calm down, but his clothes were completely destroyed, leaving him totally naked. He falling into unconsciousness as his body returned to normal.
"Odahviing, take Edzard to Winterhold" Akatosh ordered.
Odahviing, who had recently arrived upon feeling the increase in power, nodded and grabbed Edzard with one of his claws and flew in the direction of Winterhold.
"You seem to have questions" Akatosh spoke to his son.
"Yes, bormah, why tell him what you told him?"
"That is very simple, you know very well that emotions influence the power of a dovah" Replied Akatosh "By forcing him into blind rage, I have forced him to release the power that he unconsciously kept sealed."
"I see. So, the final question is, why force the awakening of her power?"
"So that he can face the future" Replied Akatosh; however, his voice began to be heard more and more distant "It seems that my time to talk to you is running out, when your brother returns tell him what I am about to teach you"
After hearing that last request, a multicolored beam of light descended towards Paarthurnax, who landed on the mountain and began to meditate on what his father had shown him.
Evermore - Tirdas 16 Sun's Dawn of 203 of the Fourth Age
The cold winter breeze from outside came through the window of the room where Edzard and Asia were resting. They had arrived in the town of Evermore a day ago, after a full day's trip flying with Odahviing.
Edzard had planned this trip from Saturalia, after all this day was celebrated on Heart Day. A special day for lovers and couples, a day where the inns give couples a free room.
Edzard opened his eyes when he felt the cold in the room, looking to his side he realized that Asia had taken the entire blanket. Rubbing her eyes, he got up from the bed to put on her clothes, this is because she was only wearing a pair of pants. He had decided to dress this day in a gray wool shirt, black leather pants, leather boots lined with fur, and a leather belt where he held a short steel sword.
"Asia, wake up" Edzard said as he woke Asia.
"Umm, no" Was Asia's reply, before turning and going back to sleep.
Edzard rolled his eyes at that; however, a smile appeared on his face. Denying the attitude of his lover, he decided to go out to get breakfast.
When he returned he brought with him a tray containing two plates of porridge, fried bacon, breads, and two cups of tea. When he entered the room, he saw Asia fully dressed. Asia wore a short dress made of dark blue wool, she wore black leather pants and brown leather lined boots.
"You woke up" Edzard said as he carried the tray to the table in the room "I brought breakfast."
Asia got up from the bed and approached Edzard to kiss him. After kissing, they sat down to eat breakfast quietly.
After finishing breakfast and taking their fur capes, they both left the inn they were in. The street was covered with a little snow, showing that winter was ending and that spring was coming soon.
Couples swarmed in great numbers around the city, there were all kinds of couples, couples of different genders, equal genders, different races and equal races. All of them enjoyed this holiday dedicated to couples. The stores carried sweets, arrangements made with winter flowers, clothes, and jewelry. Asia had decided to separate from Edzard for a while to buy him a present.
"Umm…" Asia was looking thoughtfully at the different products offered by a merchant.
"Miss, have you decided what to buy?"
"Yeah, I want that necklace over there" She pointed to the necklace on the counter.
"Good choice" Said the seller, taking the necklace and placing it in a small wooden box that had a cloth inside "It would be about two hundred septims."
Asia reached into the small purse on her belt, pulling out the agreed amount. Handing him the money, Asia received the package from the merchant. After this she quickly went to where Edzard was waiting for her. When she reached the agreed point, which was the docks that overlooked the Bjoulsae river, she saw Edzard, who was leaning on a railing looking at the river.
Edzard was deep in thought. After what Akatosh had told him, he had fallen into a very dangerous primal rage. According to Paarthurnax this anger had had very dangerous consequences on his body.
Flashback
"So currently my body is no longer that of a normal mortal?"
Edzard had returned to the throat of the world a few days after his previous visit. Of course, he had to reassure a distraught Asia, who did not want him to go again. This is because she was very scared when Odahviing left him completely naked in the middle of the Winterhold school.
"Geh… yes, your body has changed due to the Suleyk… the power you expelled on your previous visit" Paarthurnax replied, looking at Edzard "But it's also due to what happened in your battle against Alduin."
"What do you mean?"
"At the end of that battle, something happened that shouldn't have happened."
"What are you talking about?" Edzard asked as he tried to remember that he had passed the end of his battle against Alduin. At that moment Edzard remembered that he had absorbed a kind of miasma as black as the night itself "You mean that miasma I absorbed."
"Yes, that miasma you absorbed was a small part of Alduin's soul" Paarthurnax replied "And that was never meant to happen."
"So that's what caused the changes?"
"Yes, in part."
"I really don't want to ask, but I will" Edzard sighed as he steadied himself for the answer he would get "What kind of changes are they?"
"Your body is becoming the closest thing a mortal can be to a dovah. Of course, you will never have our glorious appearance, you will simply become a human with almost all the benefits of being a dovah" Odahviing said.
"In short, you will become a humanoid Dovah."
Edzard only stood still when he heard Paarthurnax, before doing what a normal person would do, he passed out from shock. Both Odahviing and Paarthurnax started laughing at the reaction of his younger brother.
When Edzard woke up, he started pacing back and forth while thinking about the consequences of this.
'If I am becoming a dovah, that means I will be immortal' that was his main concern, although for some this would be a good thing, for him it was not.
"Stop walking side to side" was Odahviing's angry growl "And now calm down that you are making me angry."
"How do you want me to calm down?" Asked an anguished Edzard "I don't want immortality, I want to live a good mortal life and then go to Sovngarde."
"It's not the Unslaad…. Immortality that distresses you is the fact that your mate does not possess it" Paarthurnax commented "Although you are also concerned about not being able to leave offspring."
Edzard blushed because of what Paarthurnax said, that was Edzard's great concern, not being able to have children. Seeing his reaction, the two dragons began to laugh at his younger brother, while he tried in vain to silence them.
End of Flashback
"A septim for your thoughts" Was what Edzard heard as he was hugged from behind by Asia.
"Easy, it's nothing important" Edzard replied, turning to take Asia's hands in his "More importantly, did you finish what you were going to do?"
Asia nodded with a smile on her face. Holding hands, they both began to walk around the city, participating in the events that were being held.
After lunch, they both arrived at the gardens of the city palace. Even though it was winter and they were covered in snow, the design of these was still beautiful.
As they walked down one of the garden paths, Edzard felt Asia stop. Worried he turned to ask what was wrong.
"Asia, is something wrong?" Was Edzard's question as he watched a nervous Asia hide something behind her back.
"No, I just wanted to give you something," Asia replied, her face turning so red that it seemed like smoke was coming out of her ears "I bought it with what I earned working as a healer in Winterhold."
Edzard watched as Asia slowly showed what she was carrying on her back. He was amazed when she handed him a box. When he opened it, he could see that inside it was a necklace. This necklace was made with a leather cord that had a pendant made of silver which had the shape of a sword. Edzard took the necklace and put it on.
"Thank you, Asia," Edzard said with a smile, before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small box. I also have a gift for you.
Asia took the box and her eyes widened when she saw that inside there were two gold bracelets, the bands were smooth and in the center of both there was a cross carved and in the center of each cross there was an emerald. Asia took them and put them on.
"They are delighted," was what Edzard said as Asia looked back at him. They will allow you to use your sacred gear without alerting any magicians.
Asia looked at her bracelets again and smiled, at last she could use her sacred gear without the danger of others knowing that she had an artifact of great power; However, before Asia can speak Edzard interrupted her.
"That's not all, take a good look at the box" He commented as he looked to the right trying to hide his blush.
Asia didn't understand, but she looked deeper into the box. She so she realized that there was a small ribbon on one end of the box. Pulling it up she lifted a lid, and Asia's eyes started to water. There on the false bottom of the box, wrapped in velvet was a small ring, a ring made of gold, the bands have traditional Nordic engravings and in the center was a diamond. Edzard took the ring and put it on Asia's left ring finger. Seeing this, Asia began to cry with happiness and with a jump she hugged Edzard and he began to make her turn, while they both began to laugh with happiness.
When evening fell, the two of them were walking along the river in the outskirts of the city. They were walking in silence while enjoying each other's company. They stayed like that for a while, until Asia saw a column of smoke in the distance. Edzard sensed something bad was going on out there, so he decided to go investigate. Asia decided to accompany him despite his protests.
They both hurried to the stables, where they each rented a horse. Mounted on their horses, they galloped off in the direction where the smoke was coming from. When they reached the area where the smoke was coming from, Asia put her hands to her mouth, because where there should be a farm, there were only smoking ruins.
"What happened here?" Was the only thing she could say between sobs.
"I do not know. But I plan to find out" Edzard said as he looked around "We must hurry. Perhaps there are survivors."
Asia nodded and together with Edzard they began to search for survivors. They cleared away debris and searched for a while, but all they found were the bodies of the villagers. These had torture marks, which made Edzard think that it was a massacre.
A few hours had already passed and they both began to lose hope of finding survivors. Asia cried while she was comforted by Edzard, her crying was because it was the first time she had seen something like this. As Edzard comforted Asia he heard a sound coming from the rubble. He quickly broke away from her and started looking around the farm.
"Ed, is something wrong?" Said Asia between sobs when she saw Edzard look around.
However, Edzard did not respond, he simply began to see the surroundings. At that moment Edzard hit his head with his hand, as he remembered something important 'I should have used the spell to detect life.'
So, he quickly cast the spell, which showed him a small red light among some rubble near the mill on the farm. Seeing this, he started running in that direction, Asia also ran after him, wondering what was wrong. When she reached the place where she saw the red light, she desperately began to remove the debris. Asia started to help him when she came to his side. When they finally finished removing the rubble, they saw the corpse of a woman, when they both saw that she was dead they were saddened, but astonished when they heard small grunts. Edzard quickly lifted the corpse of the woman and discovered that under her there was a small bundle of skins, when they opened it they were astonished to see that inside it was a baby.
"Asia, use magic to diagnose if she has any injuries" Edzard said as he handed the baby over to Asia. As Asia examined the baby, Edzard saw that the woman was holding a piece of cloth in one hand. Kneeling, he opened the corpse's hand and took the cloth. When he lifted it, he could see that it was dark blue in color, but what caught his attention the most was the golden symbol on it.
"This is a piece of a Thalmor robe" Edzard said through clenched teeth.
"Ed, it's okay, he just seems hungry" Asia commented approaching Edzard; however, she stopped when she saw the murderous look he wore "Ed, what's up?"
"Asia, take the baby back to Evermore and explain to the guards what happened here" Edzard said as he stood up "I'm going to hunt down the perpetrators of this."
Asia was amazed, as it was the first time she had seen Edzard show so much hatred for something.
"But…" Asia tried to say something, but saw that Edzard had a very determined look "Ed, promise me you'll be back."
Edzard looked at her and nodded. She smiled sadly before heading to her horse and riding in the direction of Evermore as she carried the baby in her arms.
Edzard also mounted his horse and cast the clairvoyance spell, which creates a line made of mist that shows the way to your current goal. When the spell pointed the way forward, Edzard galloped at full speed. He rode what seemed like hours, when he was close to his destination he realized that the night had already begun.
When he reached a clearing, he could see that there was a small camp in it. In said clearing there were several Thalmor talking and commenting on how they massacred some inferior humans.
'Seriously, these elves are either too arrogant or stupid' Edzard thought as he prepared to attack them; However, he heard something that made her delay his attack.
"So, my lord, any news from Alinor?" Asked a Thalmor soldier wearing gold-colored armor.
"Yes, the plans for the invasion of the empire are almost finished" spoke the Thalmor who wore a wizard's robe richly adorned with gold.
"Ha, those humans won't be able to defend themselves this time" Another Thalmor commented "And tell us my lord, what are the plans."
"I can't tell you, it's classified information."
"My lord, I shouldn't be arriving in Cloudrest in a few days" Was said by another of the Thalmor "Won't his family worry about his late arrival?"
"I don't think so, I can excuse myself by saying that I was having fun for Heart Day" He replied casually "After all, it has been a lot of fun eliminating those humans."
When he finished saying that all the Thalmor began to laugh.
Edzard, who had heard what the Thalmor said, became angry again, but this time he had a plan. So, he walked over to the camp.
"Halt in the name of the Aldmeri Dominion!" A Thalmor yelled at the sight "You do not have…! Agh!"
The Thalmor could not finish, as Edzard pierced his head with an ice spear. The other Thalmor rose and began to surround Edzard.
"So, a pathetic human wants to attack us" The elf's tone of voice oozed arrogance.
Edzard didn't answer, he was examining the soldiers. He realized that they had no archers, this indicated that they all attacked with magic and a one-handed weapon.
"Looks like the human doesn't speak" Another Thalmor scoffed, throwing a ball of fire at Edzard "Perhaps with this he screams."
The fireball approached Edzard, who just smiled and stopped it as if nothing had happened. This astonished the Thalmor, who began to draw their weapons.
"You know, to believe yourself a superior race, it really is stupid" Edzard of the Thalmor sneered as he advanced toward the group "I don't normally do this kind of thing, but this time I'm very angry."
"MUL! QAH!" Edzard decided to use the dragon-like scream, which would normally wrap him in a multi-colored ethereal dragon-shaped armor; However, since the incident at the throat of the world it was different now. He now he was presenting himself in physical changes. The changes in physical appearance were that parts of his face, chest, arms and legs were covered by black scales. His eyes changed color, his right eye turned gold and his left red, his canines lengthened slightly and two black horns appeared on his head. As for his abilities, his physical and magical abilities increased greatly, and the best thing is that this form allowed him to absorb the magic of the spells that were cast at him.
All the Thalmor were scared to see Edzard's transformation. They had never seen anything like that. They quickly began to attack Edzard with magic; however, Edzard continued to advance as if nothing had happened.
"What the hell are you!" Cried a Thalmor before dying; This is due to the fact that he received a punch from Edzard, which ended up almost ripping off his head.
'Okay, I knew this scream increased my power, but this is incredible' thought Edzard as he advanced towards the leader of the Thalmor.
'Well, let's try that spell I found on Valerica while we were investigating shadow magic.'
Edzard concentrated and began to channel his magic, uniting it with his willpower. When both energies began to merge, they created in his hand a greatsword made of magic. This greatsword was pale, hazy, and seemed to be made of light.
Holding his weapon with both hands, Edzard quickly pounced on the thalmor's, which upon seeing Edzard approaching began to attack him; however, he was too fast for them. When Edzard encountered the first Thalmor, he made a horizontal slash, which the Thalmor tried to block; however, the greatsword sliced through the thalmor's weapon, armor, flesh, and bones as if they were butter and the greatsword was red hot.
"Damn, he's only human, no matter what he's become now!" The Thalmor leader yelled as he prepared a spell "Everyone, attack him with magic!"
When they listened to their leader's orders, the soldiers created a space between Edzard and themselves. They all quickly cast spells. These spells were fireballs, ice spears, lightning bolts, and even conjured explosive familiar.
Edzard, seeing these spells coming, raised a hand and created a ward, which blocked all the spells. Edzard was so focused on maintaining the defensive spell that he did not see that a Thalmor had crept up behind him. This soldier sent a lightning spell on Edzard; However, when the spell was about to reach him, it was absorbed by a small vortex that appeared in front of Edzard.
"You know, I'm tired of playing with all of you" Edzard said as he watched the Thalmor retreat, this was due to seeing how that spell had not done anything to him. "WULD!"
When he finished shouting that word, Edzard disappeared from the Thalmor's sight. He appearing in front of an armored Thalmor, which he killed with a powerful lightning spell. The force of the spell was such that the elf turned to ashes. Using the same tactic again, he appeared from behind another Thalmor, which he impaled with an ice spear. And so Edzard continued with the massacre. Some he killed with magic and others he cut with his greatsword.
A few moments later Edzard finished killing almost everyone, the only one he left alive was the leader of this group. With slow steps he approached where he was.
"No, get away from me!" Was what the Thalmor yelled as he crawled away from Edzard "I am the nephew of the Arcane Archmagi!"
When Edzard heard that he stopped, as the current Arcane Archmagi is one of the most powerful sorcerers today. When the elf saw Edzard stop, he smiled and cast a powerful fire spell.
"Die damn human scum!"
When the elf saw that his spell had impacted he began to laugh, for he thought that Edzard had died; however, his laughter stopped when he saw Edzard standing unharmed.
Edzard stepped forward and grabbed the Thalmor by the collar of his robe, then flung him against a nearby rock, causing the elf to be rendered almost unconscious by the impact.
"You know, I don't give a shit if your uncle is the Archmagi Arcane or if your father is a member of the Thalmor council" Edzard commented as he approached the Thalmor who was now sprawled on the rock.
When he approached him, he placed his hands on his head and began to use a spell to read his mind. As he did so, Edzard realized that this elf's name was Hendare and that he was in fact a relative of the Arcane Archmagi of the Crystal Tower. He also learned the plans for the Thalmor invasion of the Empire. He also saw what the slaughter on the farm had been like and what he saw made him very angry again.
"Normally I'd give you a quick death for the information you've given me" Edzard commented as he conjured a linked dagger "But what you did on that farm has pissed me off."
Hendare was startled when Edzard put him face down on the stone. He didn't understand what would happen; however, he then began to scream when Edzard put the conjured dagger in the back of his robe.
"Please have mercy!" Were Hendare's screams, as he had a vague idea of what Edzard would do to him.
Edzard didn't listen to him and continued doing what he was doing. He began to cut the elf's back in the direction of the spine, removing the meat from it, then slicing off the ribs and exposing them, giving the impression that they were wings stained with blood. By the time he finished, Edzard was covered in blood, and the elf's corpse was wide open from his back. The elf had died when Edzard had ripped out his lungs.
After killing Hendare, Edzard gathered all of the Thalmor bodies and stacked them on top of each other.
"YOL! TOOR! SHUL!" Edzard shouted, exhaling flames from his mouth, but because he was in his active dragon aspect, these flames were so powerful that they finished burning the corpses, preventing them from being recognized by anyone investigating this place.
After that, Edzard stood still as he waited for his dragon aspect to pass. When he did, Edzard fell to his knees gasping.
'Personal note, the dragon aspect makes me extremely powerful, but it puts a lot of stress on my body' Was what Edzard thought, seeing that he was literally almost without energy and that his muscles were totally sore.
When he recovered, he took the weapons the Thalmor had used in battle and put them in his enchanted bag. After that he mounted his horse and headed for Evermore.
By the time he got to Evermore it was almost midnight. Upon returning the horse to the stables, he was greeted by a guard who told him that the captain of the guard wanted to speak to him. When Edzard arrived at the barracks, the captain informed him that Asia had already told him about the attack on the farm. Nodding at this, Edzard told her that he had dealt with those responsible permanently.
After that, Edzard had retired to the inn where he was staying. When he opened the door, his eyes widened when he saw Asia, because she was playing with the baby they had found on the farm.
"Asia, why is the baby here?"
Asia looked up, and when she saw Edzard she smiled, but began to worry and almost panicked when she saw the blood on his clothes. After Edzard reassured her by showing her that he was not hurt, she continued to take care of her baby.
"Asia, you haven't answered me yet" Edzard said as he stripped off his bloody clothes, then washed off the blood and put on his nightwear.
Asia looked at Edzard and blushed when she saw him almost naked. Images of the times she saw him that way began to flash in her mind.
'God, please forgive my sinful thoughts' was the prayer that Asia made internally.
When Asia finished playing with the baby, he fell asleep. After placing him in the middle of the bed, Asia and Edzard went to the table in her room to talk.
"So why is the baby here?"
"Ed, I don't want to send him to the orphanage" A sad Asia answered.
Edzard didn't understand the reason why she didn't want to send the baby to the orphanage.
"Asia, he is currently an orphan, we must send him to the orphanage."
Asia's eyes widened after hearing that and she started crying. Seeing this Edzard tried to calm her down; However, Asia didn't let him get close.
"Asia, what's wrong with you?" Edzard asked worriedly.
"I don't want to let him go" was Asia's reply as she looked at the baby sleeping on the bed.
When Edzard heard that, his eyes softened as he understood what was happening. Asia saw herself in the baby, since she too had been an orphan since she was born. Edzard got up from his chair and walked over to the bed to get a better look at the baby. Upon arrival, Edzard could see that the baby had light brown hair. As he looked at it, the baby woke up, showing a pair of emerald-like green eyes. Bringing a finger closer, Edzard patted her cheek; however, the baby took his finger between his hands and began to laugh, making Edzard smile as well.
Edzard played with him for a while. After finishing playing with the baby, he let him rest. Walking over to the table he looked at Asia and decided what he had to do.
"Asia, I want to know something" Edzard sighed as he sat back facing Asia "Do you want us to adopt it?"
"I ... I" Asia began to stutter.
Edzard took her hand, and began to caress it reassuringly.
"Yes, I do" Asia said with a smile on her face.
"Okay, but why do you want to do it?"
"I've heard stories when I was in church, how orphanages weren't the best place for children to grow up" Asia replied sadly. While she was also an orphan, she had grown up in a church, that was a huge improvement compared to living in a normal orphanage. While not abused, these children did not have the love of a family until they were adopted or reached adulthood, at which point they left the orphanage.
Edzard nodded, while he wasn't mistreated in the orphanage where he grew up after losing his parents, it wasn't the best place to raise you either. There is also the possibility that a new Grelod the Kind may appear. It should be said that this nickname the Kind was only sarcasm, because that old woman was a true sadist, she mistreated children, locked them in a room with shackles and left them without eating for several days in a row.
"Well, I guess we need to know if it's a boy or a girl" Edzard got up and tried to go to the bed; however, he was stopped by Asia.
"It's a girl."
Hearing that, Edzard stopped and turned to see Asia. Asia had a smile on her face and then she walked past Edzard and approached the bed. She took the baby and cradled her in her arms. While she was doing this, she began to think of a name for the baby. She was thinking for a while, until she came up with a good name.
"I have the perfect name for her" Asia spoke happily "We will call her Marie."
When she mentioned that, Edzard understood where the name came from. This name was a variant of the name of the mother of Christ. Smiling, he reached over and kissed Asia as he held her, leaving little Marie between them.
After Asia decided on the girl's name, Edzard and Asia lay down on the bed, leaving Marie in the center. And so, while they smiled, the new family slept peacefully.
Author's note:
To those who have made it this far, Thanks for reading. Don't forget to leave a comment if you liked the chapter or if there is anything that needs to be improved.
With nothing more to say, until the next chapter.
