part five - Harvest Goddess
"I love you too, Lillia. I've always loved you," Zack said. Tears were streaming down his face.
"Today...in the mail, I got a letter from Rod. He...has agreed to grant me a divorce," Lillia murmured. "You see, he never intended to return. Looking for that flower...was an excuse to leave...." Her voice was growing softer and weaker.
Meanwhile, Carter had arrived at the Goddess Pond. He threw in a moondrop flower and in a sparkle of light, the beautiful Harvest Goddess appeared before him.
"Goddess, please, I need the magical flower that can cure any illness!" Cater begged.
"You mean the flower of the legends?" the goddess asked with a gentle smile.
"'Legend'?" Carter gasped. "Then it doesn't exist?"
"As a priest, Carter, you should have more faith," The Goddess took Carter by the hand and teleported them to the Poultry Farm. Zack was cradling Lillia's lifeless body, sobbing uncontrollably.
"We're too late!" Carter gasped.
To be Concluded!