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By the way the little godly scene at the end may seem a little out of place but that is the only scene that I had in my head for this story and it is the only one that wasnot changed or scrapped so it stays!
Ta dah! This is the end, the final chapter, it is done, dusted and finito. Enjoy the epilogue and thank you to everyone who reviewed, there are too many of you to mention but thank you all!
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Chapter 11 – Epilogue
Lyra's mother stood at the doorway, her hands placed firmly upon her hips as she scanned the horizon for any sign of her daughter.
"Where is Lyra?" she demanded. Lance and her eldest son shrugged, they were digging into their food having given up on their sister putting an appearance in.
William skipped into the kitchen from outside, "Mother?" he asked, innocently, "Are you still waiting for Lyra?" His mother nodded without looking back, he laughed, softly, "Oh mother, she's not coming back."
Her mother swung around while his brother and Lance stopped eating and stared at the child, "What?" his mother hissed, dangerously quiet.
"She's not coming back," William repeated, "she told me so the other night. Her and that soldier guy came back to see us but you were all busy at market so she told me that they were going to run away together and find somewhere where they could live in peace…is this for me?" Little William asked, reaching out for some bread, not able to understand why his family were staring at him wide eyed and jaws dropped, "What?"
On the other side of the world maybe, in some place they had decided to conceal themselves, Nightmare, or should that be Siegfried's eyes flickered open. The sunlight was streaming through the open window, lighting up the room and casting a warm glow over his face. He couldn't help but smile, a smile which grew wider when he felt movement beside him and Lyra sat up, planting a soft kiss to his lips.
"What was that for?" he asked, sliding his arms around her, pulling her closer as they lay back together.
"Because I love you," she said happily, and they had every reason to be happy. Raphael had taken charge of the mission to destroy the Soul Edge and whether he had been successful or not it didn't bother either of them, because they were both free from the cursed sword. They had freed themselves from Lyra's unwilling family and from the Soul Edge, free from all responsibility excepting that of the duty they had to each other.
Feeling finally content, Siegfried, nestled his face into Lyra's hair and planted an affectionate kiss upon her forehead, "I love you too," he whispered.
High up in the heavens, the embodiment of love looked down on the couple and collapsed where she was standing. Panting she glanced back at them, they had been destined together but nothing would give them a break. Love had worked long and hard, tirelessly for weeks, trying to direct the lovers to each other. And now after all her efforts, they had finally found each other.
Love's labours were at an end.
End.