Last chapter is finally up. I have to say, I enjoyed writing this story. Sorry it took longer to get this up than I had planned.
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Epilogue: Era of Tranquility
The group returned to Kalay to let their allies know what had transpired. Florianna, Layana and Hammet were relieved at seeing Karis and Ivan safe. The three were surprised to hear about Tuaparang and what had happened, there.
"So Tuaparang had a dispute rampaging within that no one outside of it knew of" mussed Hammet.
"Indeed. And please let me introduce myself" Alexandra spoke to the ruler of Kalay"I am Alexandra, the now-dead Empyror's cousin. I can assure you that you will receive no further grief from my country, and I plan to use my home country's technology for the good of Weyard."
"That is a pleasant surprise if I ever heard. It is a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Lady Alexandra" spoke Hammet.
Florianna acknowledged"It may be some time before the rest of Weyard grows accustomed to what your kingdom has to offer. "
"Yet, even if you decide to open your borders, would the rest of your people approve?" spoke Layana.
Alexandra shrugged"Maybe not all of populace would be happy with the changes I plan to make to Tuaparang, it will be a struggle, at first. Lord Hammet, is it? Can you spare a bit of your fortune to aid in Tuaparang's restoration?"
The Lord of Hammet pondered"I daren't say I have enough. But between all of our countries, we can rebuild what has been lost from this recent war. I have to wonder if Ayuthay, Morgal and Bilibin can pitch in."
"We'll do what we can" acknowledged Kenneth.
"You have Morgal's support" said Sveta.
Amiti acknowledged"And so you shall have Ayuthay's, though I regret that my country has little to offer."
"I am grateful to hear that" said Alexandra.
"Will you be returning to your countries, then?" said Hammet.
Sveta nodded"There's much that needs to be done on everyone's part. And for me, it is to establish formal ties between nations. I will pray that there will be no more wars."
"Peace is a fickle thing, but I will do my part, as well" said Kenneth, starting to leave to take the nearest ship back to Bilibin with the Bilibin soldiers he brought with him.
"May I accompany you?" Alexa addressed him.
Kenneth turned to address Sveta's guard"You certain?"
Alexa nodded"Yes, Morgal will need an ambassador to keep tabs on events in Bilibin and Yamata, anyway." Turning to her queen, she said"Your majesty, will you allow me to be your ambassador?"
Sveta nodded"I have no one better to appoint for the job anyway, Captain Alexa. And forgive me for asking, but did you have some other reason to accompany the Prince of Bilibin?"
Alexa flushed with embarrassment"I-I suppose I carry a torch for him, if that is what you meant, your majesty."
"Indeed" nodded Sveta.
Kenneth blushed at hearing this and addressed Alexa"My parents will probably need time to get used to you being around. And if I may, I harbor feelings for you as well, Alexa."
"That's fine" acknowledged the blue-haired beastwoman.
Takeru addressed Eoleo"Himi, myself and the Nihan soldiers stationed in Kalay will need transport back to our kingdom. Will you assist?"
"Aye. My crew and I had been away from Champa too long, anyhow" said the pirate.
Amiti addressed Ivan"I realize this is a most inconvenient time, Lord Ivan. But I would like your permission to court Karis."
Ivan gave it some thought and said with a wry smile"Karis would probably go behind my back, anyway. The girl gets her stubborn streak from her mother. Just treat her right and see to her happiness and welfare, I won't be responsible for what happens, otherwise. Is that clear?"
"You have my word" acknowledged Amiti.
"I know Amiti will make me happy, father. And don't forget that I am a Wind Adept, okay? Its my Psynergy he'll have to worry about if anything afoot should happen" said Karis.
Florianna rolled her eyes, but didn't say anything. Layana and Hammet contained an amused chuckle.
Matthew addressed his own parents"I am thinking on moving to Morgal, I want to be there for Sveta."
Jenna smiled"You have my blessings on it, just don't forget to pay a visit or write sometimes, okay?"
"I won't forget, mother" said Matthew.
Caeden shrugged"Well, this is getting mushy. Lady Alexandra, shall we return home?"
"Yes, Caeden" said Alexandra.
Two months passed, Tuaparang was in a mixture of turmoil and relief for a brief couple weeks at the news of the fall of their Empyror. Alexandra took on the reigns as the empire's new Empress, and with some objection from a couple of the remaining noble families from the disastrous Silver Eclipse and a few lower class families, Alexandra opened her country's borders to the other nations of Weyard and gradually began an international airship service for the other nations with help from Sveta, Takeru, Amiti and Hammet.
Caeden had been appointed High Commander of the new Tuaparang military, and headed diplomatic missions to Kalay, Ayuthay and Morgal in the name of the empire. His hidden love for Alexandra pushed him to great lengths to earn people's trust.
Kenneth and Alexa, with help from Lord McCoy, pushed to make peace with Morgal and make changes to Bilibin for the benefit of others.
Amiti and Karis went back to Ayuthay together to discuss further details of Weyard's future and how they can contribute to Weyard's newfound peace. Though Karis had to return often to Kalay to check on her family, the pair shared many lunch dates and dinner dates, together.
Felix, Sonja, Josh and Sheba returned to their home to live in peace, keeping touch with Isaac, Jenna and Matthew through carrier pigeon to check on things, occasionally. Josh addressed Felix"So what's new about Morgal? I was kind of wrong about Matthew... He was kind of as cool as his dad, after all."
"I hear that Matthew is to be wed to Sveta in a week as Prince Consort of Morgal. The same can be said for Prince Kenneth of Bilibin and Ambassador Alexa, their wedding is to be a month later. The prejudice may not be completely gone from the populace of Morgal and its former enemies, but it would seem like the gap between races will be bridged between them" said Sheba.
"Josh, did you really think it was hard for Matthew to land a cute woman like Queen Sveta?" giggled Sonja.
"I guess not" flushed her childhood friend.
Felix smiled"And guess what? We're all invited. Its going to be a pretty big party. Isaac, Jenna, Ivan, Piers, Eoleo, Garet, Tyrell, and everyone else will be there. I bet Matthew was as nervous at proposing to Sveta as Isaac was to Jenna."
"I'll say" shrugged Josh.
Seven days later in Morgal, Matthew stood before an altar in Morgal's church (I realize that Belinsk probably didn't have a church, but pretend for the sake of this chapter it does) as he reminisced upon the events that got him this far. Since proposing to Sveta a week prior, the blond Venus Adept had been looking forward to spending the rest of his life with the woman he loved. For the occasion, he wore a white tux with pants and boots. He kept his trademark yellow scarf as he stood proud.
Tyrell stood next to Matthew as his best man, addressing Matthew"You and kitty-dog really hit it together, man."
"She has a name, you know. Don't let her say that or she'll regret picking you as our best man at my suggestion. She'd say that at least Amiti would be more mature for this" said Matthew.
Mia, who had been requested to officiate Matthew and Sveta's wedding at the other side of the altar, stifled an amused giggle.
The door to the church opened, and Sveta walked down the aisle in a white dress with a delicate veil. Karis, who served as the maid of honor at her fellow Wind Adept's request, walked behind Sveta as she went to join the man she loved at the Altar. The pair smiled as they gazed into each other's face for a moment.
After Matthew and Sveta said their vows at the altar, Amiti stood to address Karis"Have you given some thought on where you might like to be wed?"
"Since you proposed to me yesterday, I've had a lot to think about, Amiti. I've been thinking on having back in Kalay, what do you think?" asked the green-haired Wind Adept.
"Anywhere is fine by me" said Amiti.
"Hey, since when did you decide to get hitched?" grinned Tyrell.
"Just yesterday, we just haven't gotten around to telling anyone, yet" replied Karis.
The group and the rest of the wedding guests went to Belinsk Castle for the reception. The great hall was decorated, and tables of food and drink awaited the guests. Matthew and Sveta danced to a waltz. Amiti and Karis, Isaac and Jenna, Kenneth and Alexa and Felix and Sheba followed suit.
Eoleo and Himi watched as they held hands, while Tyrell danced with a young woman from Biliben, who apparently had a crush on him. Caeden and Alexandra joined in the fun along with Ivan and Florianna a short way into the song played by Morgal's musicians.
Once the song was over, they ate a hearty lunch of meat, soup and some salads. After lunch, the cooks brought out a white cake with strawberries lining the edges for the dessert. Matthew and Sveta cut the cake and had some distributed to the guests.
"Say, Tyrell. You got a girlfriend, yet?" grinned Matthew.
"Y-yeah, I guess" shrugged the youngest Fire Adept around a bite of his piece. His dancing partner stifled a giggle.
Matthew and Sveta fed each other cake and shortly took part in one more waltz.
"I must say, I never imagined two races would join together in peace" said Kraden, who smiled as he watched the party.
"I never imagined so, myself. But things tend to work out in the end" spoke Himi.
Another eight years later, a young silver-haired boy with his father's eyes and his mother's ears giggled joyfully as he played a short way outside Belinsk. His parents smiled as they joined their son with a picnic basket.
The family put down the blanket and basket, and gathered together. Shortly, they were joined by a familiar green-haired woman and her daughter, who had a slightly dark-blue hair.
"Karis, it is wonderful of you to join us" smiled the silver-haired woman.
"Thank you, Isaac and Jenna said they'd come by later. Amiti's been pretty busy running Ayuthay, but he'll be along to visit with me and Aisha tomorrow" said Karis.
"Happy to hear" said Matthew with a smile.
Karis reached into her bag for some packages and set them near the blanket. The boy and girl looked curiously at them.
"Jared, how are you?" asked the girl with the dark-blue hair.
"Pretty great, Aisha" smiled the boy.
Karis put a hand on Jared's shoulder"Ivan and Isaac sent some birthday gifts for you, would you like to open them, now?"
"Sure" Jared opened the packages with some help from Aisha and Matthew to reveal two sets of books. One had five, the other were eight.
"Wow, what books are they?" breathed Jared.
Sveta smiled at her and Matthew's son"Why, the first set of five books are of the Sol Saga, the Dawn Saga follows that, it consists of eight books. From what I hear, the second set chronicle the stories of your father, and his father before him is chronicled in the Sol Saga.. These days, people call my and Matthew's team 'The Warriors of Angara.' Some say we outshine the Warriors of Vale of old, but I disagree."
"Can we read them?" asked Jared, excited.
"Sure, we can read a book or two after we're done with lunch. Afterwards, we should go home" said Sveta, gesturing back toward the lunch basket.
The two families got together. Peace and tranquility have returned to Weyard, until next the Warriors of Vale, Matthew's team or another generation of heroes were needed.
The End
Well, that's that. I couldn't resist putting in a possible take of Matthew and his friends' lives after Weyard was saved. I hope this story was enjoyable. I have to admit it may not be one of my best stories, but I do my best.
Oh, and in case anyone's confused about the two new young OCs, Matthew and Sveta's son in this story Is named Jared, while Amiti and Karis' daughter's name is Aisha. I had Tyrell paired with a new OC instead of Himi, by the way.
This might actually be my last Golden Sun fic, unless I decide to do a prequel fic, or maybe a sequel if I get ideas. I have to admit, I had a bit of a hard time keeping characters in character. Amiti, Alex, Sveta and Himi speak so formally in Dark Dawn.
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