Disclaimer: i do not own Twilight - i do own the sad but accomplished feeling in my chest right about now

Epilogue

I stopped aging when I was nineteen, right after Edward and I married; he continued to grow older until he was twenty four. Our gifts began to round out though I still had occasional bouts of starving hunger that only Edward could cure.

Less than a decade later, we had our first child, a darling girl named Lisbeth who had the oddest power of restoring life - far greater than healing as she eventually learned how to bring things back from the dead. It was a curious mix of her parents gifts but one that allowed her a balanced life without gloves. She took after her father in nearly every way.

Edward and I stayed near Olympus, preferring the quiet of the country side as we went about our lives.

We had yet to come across a time when we needed to truly assert our influence as heirs but with the rising conflict between yet another half-son of Ares and a half-daughter of Apollo, we knew our peace was soon coming to a close.

There was a brief time when Hades had to step down for a week a few years ago to tend to a dispute in the Underworld and I had to take over the throne - it was surprising to me that I actually enjoyed the responsibility.

Though, I had to hope that I would not have to take that position again for another few decades.

I had a feeling our next child would be a boy.

A/N: and the story comes to a close - short and sweet.

it's been a great journey with all of you and i am truly thankful to have such awesome people reading my silly little story - people who even put me on favorite story lists and author alerts and who just...rock. seriously, all of you deserve some kind of super duper mega fun prize for sticking with me through this.

BriLovesToRead asked if there will be a sequel to Gods...well, i really don't know right now. i have many other ideas rolling around in my head and i'd like to get started on them but maybe one day i'll come back to Gods, flesh it out with a Gods II.

BriLovesToRead also asked if i was going to write other stories. yes. yes i will. in fact, if you're interested, put me on author alert as i should have something out in the next couple of weeks.

i really have nothing left to say. i'm open to any PM's for any reason - questions, comments, concerns?

it was brutally honest. and i took it.

~cupcakeriot