We visited Jacquira's Tree house later that night, where she was buried with Colwyn. My love stood by me with our babies in his arms as I buried Munin's crystal, and then it quickly grew into a 1-meter pear bush. The pears glow gently with a halo, resembles the magic inside it. I smiled, and stood up, let my love place the youngest baby in my arms.
"Munin, a god who used to despise pale humans, and let that hate destroy his brother's family." Guildenstern spoke as he looked at the glowing pear tree, and then 2 graves next to it, "Who would have thought that in the end he'd gave up his life so that his son could be together with his lover?"
Aberton looked at the glowing pear tree as Giles still remained by his side.
"This is not the first time I buried my child" Aberton choked "Why isn't it getting easier at all?" he sobbed, and Giles rubbed his back.
"I'm sorry he died saving me." I signed to Cedrica, and she shook her head.
She pulled me in to an embrace, and cried before she let go so the baby won't be out of air. I moved away, so she could move closer to the pear tree, and knelt before it.
"He's not meaning less" Axxy's voice came from behind us, "Even after death".
We turned around as he pulled out a book, and opened it in front of us, it's the information of that Glowing Pear, or what used to be known as "Life Fruit". It grants immortality to those who ate it, and it can heal every disease.
(Author's Note - Dimitri's Point of View)
"His fruits will saves many lifes" Axxy added, "But I know how much he meant to you all, so if you deni-"
"We allowed you." Aberton cut him off, "I believe he grew into a Life Tree for a reason, I want to believe he wanted everyone to be together.", he added, "You're free to take one, and grow it.". Axxy nodded, and took one pear out from the bush before he bow down, and left.
So immortal isn't far beyond our reach at all, how ironic that we beat another being just because we want to be higher than them, to feel like we are immortal, When actually all we need to do is be kind, and that eternality will grant.
"Are you sure you want to go?" Deus asked his mother as she stood at the door way with luggage.
"Yes, son. I want to take care of the person who's very dear to him" Cedrica replied, "And you're in good hands now, you'll be fine." she said, and look at Elisa who's still holding the twins, "Take care of him OK?"
Elisa nodded, and Deus gave his mother a hug before he watched her left.
"I hope she heals" Zelda said almost to herself for Brewster's case.
"She will" I assured her.
(Author's Note - Elaine Strickland's Point of View)
I got down from the car with the kids, and used the key to get inside the house. The strong foods smell came from the kitchen.
"We're home!" I shout, and Richard came out from the kitchen with his apron.
"Welcome home." He signed and kissed me before he hugged the kids.
We enter the dinning room, and Richard served the foods on the table. He pulled out the chair for me, and our children before we're all sat down, and have dinner.
Can't believe it's been 3 months since we left Baltimore. Richard enjoy cleaning the house, and cooking, so he could have things under control, and goes as plan. The children have a good school to attend, and they even learn ASL now too!
I can't say I'm glad that Richard became a mute, because it's a struggle for him, but I can say our life get so much better after that very fate full day when the corps arrived at the front door.
(Author's Note - Richard Strickland's Point of View)
I punched the alarm clock, and looked at the time. 6:00 it's time to prepare breakfast. I put on the apron, and entered the kitchen, but I think I noticed something outside the window.
I walked outside, and found a Hyacinth Macaw with a letter in its beak. He nudged it to me, and I read the name. "From Charley Deus Esposito to Strickland". Why the name 'Esposito' is so familiar?
It's the mute's last name! What was her name!? Elisa! It's Elisa! I smiled, and signed to the bird.
"Thank you" it nodded after I signed, "Can I send something back?" I asked, and it nodded.
I rushed back inside the house, and place the letter on the table before I grabbed a pen, and paper. I handed my letter to the Macaw, and watched it flew away. I returned inside the house, and found Elaine at the table.
"What is this, sweetie?" she asked, and held up the letter.
"Wanna read it together?" I signed.
Elaine opened the letter, and unfolded the paper. It was amazingly written in beautiful cursives.
(Author's Note - Elaine Strickland's Point of View)
"To Strickland. I hope you, and your family is doing fine. If I wrote this letter 3 months ago I would want to rip your head off." Richard, and I both chuckled, "But I think I owe you something... my wife. I met her because of you, so even if I could, I don't think I would want to change a thing that happened after you arrived to our homeland. I'm sorry I destroyed your voice, and almost kill you. I hope you, and your family finally settle down somewhere nice. Elisa just have a twins last week, you can see the sketch after you throw this letter into the fire, we name them Richie, and Munin." I finished the letter, and Richard smiled.
"So they did end up happily ever after" he signed.
"Just like us" I replied, and held his hand, "Well, let's throw this in the fire, and see the sketch they send us."
I stood up, and walked toward the fireplace. I dropped the letter into the fire, and the smoke gathered around into shapes like a sketch of Elisa holding 2 creatures that looked exactly like the sea god, but smaller.
Richard, and I smiled, if we tell anyone we see magic before our eyes no one would believe us, but that's already good, no one needs to know anyway.
(Author's Note - Giles's Point of View)
I stepped out the door, and found the Macaw Messenger. He nudged the letter to me, so I took it. I get back inside the house, and called everyone out to the living room.
"Glad to hear from you again, congratulation for the new life you all have. Our life got so much better after we left Baltimore, now we're settled in Wisconsin. I work at home, and Elaine work as a clerk in the library. The kids are happy, so I guess we could say we're all finally found our place. Thanks for letting us hear from you again, you're all secret is still safe with us. Congratulations about the twins, we're still expecting our 3rd child, we'll name her Telisa." Giles finished the letter, "Awww."
"So they will name their 3rd child after you! just with 'T' in front" Zelda said to Elisa.
"I really love Elaine's hands writing." Elisa comment.
Charley chirped, and pointed at the end of the letter "Richard Strickland xoxo". Everyone laughed, and shook their head.
"Alright, I'll put this in a frame as memorial." Giles said, and fold the paper, "Gotta go buy it from the market first."
Charley chirped, and signed "I'm coming with you".
I visited the market in Godlands with Charley, and approach the tent with a sign "Order From Everywhere".
"Welcome customers, what do you want to order from the outside world?" A humanoid worker with a galactic disc eyes asked, and handed us a paper.
'Object Name:...
Pay With:...'
So I wrote "Professional Watercolor Set", and note that I'll pay for it with my hand painting poster for this shop. The worker handed another paper to the Charley, and I glimpsed at what he wrote. I guess he wanna buy that for Elisa.
We left the shop, and went back to the village. I guessed the news about the babies must have already been known by all since the natives kept giving us dolls that are made out of sticks as we walked our way home.
"We're home!" I said after Charley locked the door.
"Welcome home!" Zelda replied as she's watching the TV from the sofa with Dimitri.
All electronics in the house are charge by magic of the electric eel so all we can watch on tv is the life story of Jerry, the electric eel that have gone through divorced 7 times.
"Where's Elisa?" Charley signed.
"In the bedroom" Zelda replied, "Fell asleep right after the chores".
We left the living room, and enters our bedroom where Elisa is still sleeping with the twins snuggling up on her / We step our feet into the big pond but it created a ripple accidentally woke Elisa up / We quickly signed sorry and she shook her head moving a bit to the side to give us space/
We laid down and Elisa laid her head on our shoulder with the twins snuggling us in the middle / They have grown so much almost the size of her hand to elbow! / It's almost seems like a dream that we have create a family together /
The pictures that we saw... it finally made sense now after we found her / The green water surrounded me with the glass barrier above and then her pale hand reaching out to me… / The water waves higher as we mated in her flooded cave and the last picture of that fateful day when the water turned dark as she held us after we're both are finally free from nightmare /
I guess I must have been lost in the memories for a while before Elisa snapped us out with one nuzzling / We held her close purring at the twins before we kissed her cheek / No matter what happen in the past it's in the past now we'lll cherish this moment forever /
We closed our eyes and held our family close and in just a moment before we almost fall asleep we felt a magic connection / It's a telepathy but the twins are still young there are no way they could do it and then after we finally heard the words... I think I know who /
"I love you"
A bit of sneapeak into Strickland's life after he left Baltimore with his family! I'm so sorry it took so long to update, thanks for still sticking around! And if you guys got confuse about the twin's size, they were only the size of Charley's hands when they firstborn, and the ending of this chapter is one week after birth.
I hope you're all stay safe from COVID 19, due to the quarantine, I had time to sit, and think about the Godlands's Market. So if the Godlands have many types of gods, I think it would be nice if there are teleportal gods that opens a shop where anyone could by anything outside Amazon. And I think every god types could have different level, so I came up with a crazy idea of magical electric eels that works full time as The Electric Charger for every house that bought the electronics from Order From Everywhere Shop.