part six - Miracle
Carter stared in horror at the scene. Zack was kneeling on the ground, sobbing. Lillia was in his strong arms...There was no doubt what had happened. Lillia was gone.
It was Manna who first noticed the Goddess. In her surprise, she ceased to cry. Zack noticed the silence and he too looked up. The Goddess held out a flower, the very same moondrop flower that Carter had used to summon her.
"This is the magical flower that can cure any illness," she said.
"But...that's only a common moondrop flower," Zack protested.
"Common? Yes. But so is love. Love is a very common thing. But love is also powerful!" Again, the Goddess held out the flower and this time, Zack took it.
He held it up to Lillia's nose and the flower, that common, everyday moondrop flower, began to glow with the power of Zack's love for Lillia. A moment later, she stirred, and for the first time in all the years Zack had known her, she opened her eyes and gazed lovingly at him.
"I love you, Zack," she whispered.
"I love you too! And now, we can be together forever!"
The End!