Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 6

Chapter 32: Amid the Pouring Rain

(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)

It had been three days since my near-death experience at the stake as I was returning from my field work. Even though I was working solo, I was the talk of gossip and unnerving conversation as I was on my way towards the interlocking room where I went through the door to the castle on Drakonus. I was busy going towards the nursery as I saw the younger children in their playpen and cribs the moment they were all taken care of. When I saw Zia waking up, scooped her up from her crib as I began to notice that her diaper needed to be changed. Taking off her onesie from the bottom up, I removed the diaper as I noticed that she was wet in which I grabbed a wipe and some baby powder to take care of the rest. With her bottom cleaned up and powdered, I placed a clean diaper on her as she was good to go the moment I decided to hold her a little more. Even with a calm demeanor, she didn't cry as she was staring at me in which she was more beautiful with the signature jeweled sigil on her forehead.

"You look so cute, my little one," I said to her as I sat down in the rocking chair. "It's been two months since you and Zoran came into the world in which you're in the same month as your older brothers. Still, I have my reasons to look after everyone, for you, your siblings, and everyone else in our family will always be precious to me."

I continued to rock Zia back and forth until she yawned and closed her eyes. By the time she was asleep, I placed her in back in her crib as I covered her up with the blankets that were in it. When I left the nursery, I was ready to go back to work in my spare office until I felt something grab me and toss me towards somewhere else. I noticed that there was nothing there as I found it to be a place that was bereft of life with nothing more than barren dirt and rock. What is this place? Where does this lead? In the midst of it, I was alone as I felt worried about what could happen next, for it was very undaunting indeed…

Hugh was up and alert from his hospital bed as he had a bad feeling that something would happen to me. Sprinting down the hall, he was running towards the elevator until he spotted Dean coming out of it. He was concerned about what was going on as the talk about me doing field work solo was taking a damper on my reputation, for there was no end to it whatsoever right now.

"We need to talk," said Dean.

"I made amends to Sam, alright?" said Hugh.

"It's not about that right now 'cause Kevin and the others in my squad are getting fidgety ever since Sam decided to do things alone after Reina's death."

"I just woke up, okay?! My mind is a little hazy after I was brought in here!"

It wasn't long until Kevin came through the stairs as he saw Hugh in nothing more than his hospital gown. Anger flooded him as he charged at the latter in which he punched him in the face the moment he fell to the floor. The member of the Hunter Corps wasn't too thrilled with Hugh for forcing me to go it alone as he threw him against a cart that had dirty dishes on it the moment they fell all over the place.

"You idiot!" Kevin yelled as he grabbed Hugh by the scruff of his hospital gown. "You put Sam into this predicament to go it alone without any backup! It's been a week since Reina died, but having Sam do field work alone while the Executive Division is still at large?!"

"Kevin, that's enough," said Dean as he tried to stave him off of Hugh. "You can't rush to judgment right now 'cause we don't know where Sam is. Yeah, he went solo on his field work, but he can't keep it up forever 'cause of the fact that Julilla still pines for his ass, even if she sends those annoying mechanical birds to fly over him."

"Reiko's been worried sick about him and the last time he was there, he was in the nursery with the children! As for me, Dvora, Deejatra, and Irylla; we're all on edge in which we can't just sit there with our thumbs up our asses!" Kevin glares at Hugh as he wasn't too happy with him about what was displayed a week ago. "As I recall, wasn't it you who said that he was better off going it alone… or perhaps you told Dvora that it was better than having us in body bags?!"

"I'm sorry about this!" cried Hugh as he had tears in his eyes. "I'm sorry that I said those awful words!"

"Well, you should be after what you've done!"

"Kevin, let him go!"

Kazuo was standing from behind as he wasn't too happy with what he saw. When Kevin released Hugh and Dean still trying to break up the fight, they were staring at the Medic General of the Medical Corps as he was more stern than ever, for he wasn't about to let all three off the hook anytime soon. He was determined to let them all have it as he was concerned about my whereabouts right now.

"You got some nerve to fight over the past events from last week…, you lunkheads!" he yelled.

"Well, Hugh was the one who started it," said Kevin as he pointed at him.

"I don't care who started it. I'm here to finish it!"

"I need to look for Sam!" cried Hugh.

"You shut up!" yelled Kevin as he was not letting him pass. "You were the one who insisted that Sam went it solo after Reina's death! Dvora even said that his negligence into not looking thoroughly enough to save her in time was a stain that'll neer wash away for the rest of his days!"

Without warning, everyone saw a dirty plate fly at Kevin as he dodged it. Turning around, he noticed that nothing was there, but he had a feeling that someone or something was haunting the castle in which he felt a cold spot until he spotted a familiar spirit standing in the distance. It was Reina's ghost as she was not too thrilled with the bickering that went on since her passing. When Kevin saw her vanish, he was wanting to tell everyone until he spotted Dean standing still with his hand over his chest.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"Sam's there…," answered Dean. "I know where he is in which he's not in the usual basket of planets on radar. I know of this because I can feel his heart beating along with my own, but not in synch. He's scared and alone. And I remember how scared he was when I felt the tombstone robber's arrow pierce my chest in which I was on the brink of death near Kripke Shrine. And do you know what those words were? 'Don't leave me all alone.' I heard them clear as day in which that raw power saved my ass back then and I'll make damn sure that he's there safe and ready to go home."

It wasn't long until Dean ran towards the elevator as he went towards the basement level. By the time it stopped there, he got out of it as he went towards the room with the red rubber ball. Closing the door behind him, he saw the ball glowing brightly as it took him into somewhere unknown, for he was about to tread into somewhere that he never entered in before…

I was wandering all over the rocks and barren wasteland as I was also regretting my choice to go solo on my field work. Still, I had to adhere to such punishment like that as it was also a mortal reminder of what happened to Reina in which I had no other choice but to do so. The place around me was nearly closest to the sun as it had a shield around it to keep out the heat, but the entire area was dead and barren. I was hungry, worried, and alone as I dropped to my knees and sobbed in silence. Therefore, no one would hear me because this world I was on was nothing but dead. I was feeling the pinch of loneliness as I was also regretting all those words I said about me being a little independent of my actions, for there was no one there to rescue me this time.

"I'm not a five years old anymore. I can hold my own, not be lugged around like a five-year-old! I don't have the time or effort to have a bodyguard to be looking over my shoulder every now and then! There's no need to have yet another helicopter parent to hover over me while I go alone!"

Those words were haunting me as I felt the tears falling to the barren ground. There was nothing here but dirt, dust, and barren rock here as I found it to be extremely lonely until I felt the rush of guilt weighing me down. I was felt the inner pain that I suffered from as I was wanting to go home to my family. In the end of it all, I was feeling the pinch of how it was on being alone, but not without Hugh's hurtful words echoing in my head before he was saved from a wraith's toxin.

"It should've been you that took the bullet in the head, not her! It's all your fault, Sam! It's all your fault! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! Why don't you tell it to Reina?"

I buckled under the pressure as I felt angry because of the guilt of losing Reina in the process. I was ready to end it all as there was no place for me anymore. In the end of it all, I got up to my feet as I walked towards a cliff where there was nothing rock and crags at the bottom. It was a fitting end for me as I felt the tears flowing from my eyes the moment they fell to the craggy bottom. I was overwhelmed by my guilt over losing a staunch ally as I wanted forgiveness for my actions, for I was going through such saddened toil so far.

"Forgive me, Reina," I said as I wiped the tears from my face. "I should've been there to save you, but it's too late. Forgive me for what I'm about to do, for no one will ever get hurt or killed again… Forgive me..."

"Sam!"

I heard Dean's voice cut through this barren and dead area as I couldn't see him. Where could he be? Still, I was still guilty over the fact that losing Reina was too much to bear for me, for I was about to end it anytime soon. I was ready to take the plunge over the cliff until I felt something tugging at my long silver hair in order to tug me back to stable ground instead of falling off. I continued to shed more tears as I turned around and saw Dean pulling me further away from the cliff, for he was worried about me due to what I went through.

"What the hell are you doing here?!" I cried. "You know that I would end up throwing everyone I love under the bus if I had help!"

"And you wanna end your life after the nasty head trip you suffered from since last week?! I don't think so, Sammy!," said Dean. "Your life matters 'cause if you die now, then we'll be screwed."

"How could I matter when those around me end up dead?! People who lost their lives have died because of me: Sylvanus, Colchuvar, Ippei, Jun, Crowley, and now Reina?!"

"They died from their causes, but their deaths won't be in vain. Now, let's go home before everyone else worries."

"Why bother to try if I can't get my priorities straight?" I began to suffer from a breakdown as I started clawing up my hands out of frustration. "Is this what is expected of me?! Just to let other people around me die for no reason?! You tell me that, Dean! I made my choice to go solo so I wouldn't let anyone else get hurt!"

"Hold on there! We may have played our part, but none of us had died in vain! You have an obligation to show a lot more than just saving our asses countless times. It's about showing more love and dignity for yourself for once in this time of crisis."

"Is loving oneself more important than protecting the galaxy?! I lost Reina because of my negligence and I can't let that happen to me again, you hear me?! Reina died because of me and I won't let anyone else suffer for my mistakes! It's the least I can-"

At that moment, Dean punched me in the face as I was knocked out onto the ground. With the evening settling in, he had to get me towards a shelter before any wild animals or monsters got to us. Little did anyone know was that my tears on such a dead and barren place began to shed light as a thistle began to grow from where I shed them, for it was a sign of what was yet to come right now…

Kazuo was in the kitchen as he was pondering about how to get me and Dean home and safe from harm. Going to his office, he saw an empty onggi filled with nothing but grass and thistles as he saw them to be a divine sign. To his shock, he saw an empty piece of paper begin go bleed many paints of space as it showed the first two planets from the central part of the Ashizoka System in which both of them are firstly and second closest to the one of the two suns there. He saw the names of the planets appear as the first one had the name, Bhunivelze, while the other one had Benezia. He had a gut feeling that Dean and I were over there as he had to retrieve us before something bad happened, for he couldn't let us out of sight just yet. Just as he was about to leave his office, he saw a mysterious woman burst in as she had the same hair and eyes as Akio from the eastern part of the Ashizoka System. Anger brimmed within her as she wasn't about to let Kazuo off the hook, for she didn't want the central part of those planets to come into fruition yet.

"You're treading in shark-filled waters there, Kazuo," she said.

"It had to be you coming here to give me a warning…, Seto Ashizoka…," he said.

"There are reasons why the central part of the Ashizoka System shouldn't come into fruition!"

"The Draaza foretold it and even their Matriarch foresaw it in which it can't be reversed!"

"The remains of Eve are everywhere in every first planet of the Ashizoka System due to their closeness to the sun! I knew all about it in which the Winchesters of old stopped her in the form of phoenix ash mixed in the form of a shot of whiskey."

"Eve's body is unobtainable and in pieces, Seto. If anyone tried, they'll fail to bring her back to full, even if it means walking on a surface of a hot frying pan or cast-iron skillet."

"A virgin can be used as a vessel to unite Eve's remains because she was once brought to fruition in the Elder Days. And do you even know what happens if she's reborn? She'll have every single monster ally turn on the usual normal people who coexisted with them. It happened with a peace-loving vampire named Lenore, who couldn't resist the temptation of Mother of the Year calling her to kill innocents in her wake until Castiel killed her."

"Lay off of him, Mom," said Akio as he entered into Kazuo's office. "Nice digs, for a Winchester house, but we can't delay the prophecy of the promised golden age right now."

Akio was on business as he was staring at Seto for causing a mess while giving Kazuo a warning about the Mother of All on the point of being resurrected. Still, he was no stranger to dealing with his mother's outbursts as he didn't want her to fly off the handle right now, for she feared the worst if anyone would ever happen to disrupt the promised prophecy at hand.

"You worry about Eve being brought back to life, but no one in their right mind could land on the surfaces of the planets that are the first closest to the sun," he said. "Eve's remains are put there and will remain there for a long time. Even the Draaza foretold of that in which her power to influence other monsters on all of the planets there won't budge due to the fact that Eve's body is unable to reunite at all."

"Let's hope that you're right, but hear my warning, Akio," said Seto. "If the Destiny of Worlds comes to fruition as promised by the Draaza, then so will the aspect of those who would want to resurrect Eve. We need to remain vigilant in order to keep those who would bring her back to life at bay or else we'll all be doomed, are we good?"

At that moment, Seto left as Kazuo wasn't too thrilled to see her presence here earlier. As for the prophecy at hand, it still stood as the Destiny of Worlds would move forward if need be, for it was here to stay after all…

I was trapped on a boat as I in the middle of a storm. The waves crashed with such intensity as I got up and went towards the captain's wheel and steered out of the squall. I had to get out of the way as the waves of the waters continued to crash all over. I was trying to get free as I felt the boat flipping me out of it while tossing me overboard in the ocean. I was trying to stay afloat until I felt a hand pulling me under until I woke up with a washcloth on my forehead. Sitting up, I found myself in a cave as I sat up and noticed that Dean was there all wet, but from where, exactly?

"Well, Sammy, what do you think out there?" he said.

"This place is dead and barren, Dean," I said. "Nothing grows here anyway..."

"Well, that baby fit of your paid off in spades, 'cause it's pouring out there."

I got up as I saw the evidence of my grief and sadness raining down in which I saw the drops of it coming down like a typhoon. Going outside, I felt the rain touch at my head as I was wet from being out there briefly. It wasn't long until Dean carted me back in as he brought me back to where I was resting in which he laid me back down and covered me up with the overrobe I had on. I was not doing too well after my little fit in which I noticed some bandages on my arms where I clawed myself up at, for I was a wreck after the bereavement I suffered from due to the death of Reina a week ago.

"You shouldn't be doing that to yourself, Sam," said Dean as he saw the bandages on my arms where I clawed myself up out of frustration. "Earlier, this place was a large dust bowl, but with that raw power fueled by your baby fit, it's been pouring non-stop in which I saw a lake being formed at the bottom of that cliff."

"Did I... do that?" I asked as I was still listless.

"You cried yourself into having a fever hogtying you down, but no more fits of frustration on my watch. You've been through enough already, so I suggest that you shelve the past before it weighs you down."

"This place…, we're on one of the planets of the central Ashizoka System!" I was itching to get up until Dean stopped me from doing so. "I need to see more of this. I want to know where we are and what happened here."

I got up once again as I went outside once again. In the blink of an eye, I noticed some grass and other plants growing as I noticed some thistles growing near the rocks that were near the cave. The cloudburst was hectic as we even noticed a tree seedling sprouting up in which I knew of it to be an apple one indeed due to the design of it. Just as we were about to return to the cave, we saw the seedling turn into a full-fledged tree as it was very large with all sorts of apples growing all over it. Dean never expected to see so much different apples on one tree as he saw them to be ripe and ready to eat in which he gathered up a few of them to sustain us through the night, for they would be useful to us so far.

"Here's the motherlode that Adam and Eve missed out on," he said as he was on his way to the cave.

"Everything's growing rapidly here on this barren wasteland of a planet… and I had something to do with it…," I said as I followed my brother inside of the cave. "In the Book of Genesis, it was detailed that God made the blueprints about creating the universe in six days whole most scientists believe that it was a lot much older than it was perceived to be."

"Here, you need to eat something." Dean tosses me an apple as I began to take a bite out of it. "What your raw power did here, it grew things like Miracle-Gro."

"The apple's good..."

"Well, at least it ain't poison..."

"Benezia… We're on the planet, Benezia… in the central part of the Ashizoka System..."

"Are you serious, Sammy?"

"I never knew the name of it until now, for it's the second one in it while the first one is none other than Bhunivelze, which is closest to the sun. I may not know about the rest of the planets, but I am the catalyst of it all. I have that raw power within me just to grow things and make anything anew once again. I even brought rain here when this planet was once barren."

"Sammy!"

I heard Reiko's voice as I saw her running towards the cave. She was worried about me as she was concerned about my mental state and well-being, for she was ready to take me home right now. I also noticed Cynthia with her as she was also worried about us in which she saw the handiwork that was rapidly growing in small strides. There was plant life and rain as it was making the planet become more hospitable with what was there, for it was a huge godsend on my part so far.

"There you two are!" said Cynthia as she saw us all soaked and eating apples. "Kazuo's in a tizzy right now in which Magda's also concerned due to her state before being put in a hospital room before delivery!"

"Sammy, you hurt yourself to the verge of frustration again…," said Reiko as she saw the bandages on my arms. "You shouldn't be doing that in such a fragile mental state like that." I noticed her place her hands onto my arms as she began to heal them. "That's better..." I removed the bandages as I found that the wounds were gone. "I was so worried about you in which the children were concerned."

"Everyone was right…," I said. "I wasn't better off without a bodyguard watching over me in my field efforts..."

"Let that be a lesson to you, Sam," said Cynthia. "Next time you go off alone, I suggest that you take some backup, for it is vital that you do so."

"We're on Benezia…, the second planet in the central part of the Ashizoka System..."

"Kazuo told us up front, for we found a way back home to Alecrast and its adjoining part on Drakonus. Besides, you found a much bigger purpose in mind, so don't let it go to waste in the end."

And so, we followed Reiko and Cynthia out of the cave as we were on our way home. When we entered into a cavern with a door, we found ourselves back in the room with the red rubber ball as we were home once again, for we would soon pay Benezia another visit in the future…

Kazuo was sprinting into the emergency room dressed in surgical scrubs as he saw Magda being wheeled in there. The omens that he foresaw even had a rapid effect as he noticed that Dean and I were there sitting on a bench all soaked and wet from our little folly. We were home, but we had to deal with what was put in front of us as we were there to see it out in the end.

"Both of you should be in the bathhouse soaking after what you went through," he said.

"At least we came home," said Dean.

"There has been a string of omens in which one of them is coming out quicker than expected."

"Magda's in there?!"

Dean rushed towards the doors of the emergency room as he saw Magda dressed in a hospital gown with her legs spread. She was in labor as she wasn't due until the fall in which the raw power was proof to grow and accelerate things, including a pregnancy so far. With Kazuo and several members of the Medical Corps there to aid her, Magda was pushing to the fullest as a black head emerged from her womb. Dean saw it firsthand as one of the doctors in there gently pulled the baby's head out and placed it onto a clean towel with its cord cut and tied.

"It's a boy!" yelled Kazuo. "The baby looks like Dean, but with Magda's hair and eyes."

"There's the little Miracle-Gro baby there," said Magda as she saw the baby up close.

"Something occurred, but this godsend won't be the last, either."

"I bet that Dean's wanting to see our son here."

"He's right there now… and he's soaked to the bone from the rain."

Dean was there standing outside the emergency room doors as he saw his son crying a good set of lungs. When he saw Magda sit up, she pulled down her hospital gown and exposed her breasts in which she pressed the baby next to her nipple. When she felt him latching on, she saw him suck on the breastmilk that was intended for him as he had his father's appetite after all.

"Like father, like son," she said.

"Dean was a lot like that when he was born from his mother," said Kazuo. "The first thing that he did was cry out for food, only to take the breast in his first few minutes into the world."

"When Dean was away on his missions and during our conversations, we decided to give him a name that honors the memories of those in the past and future. Our son's name will be Silas Dean Winchester."

"Magda, that's a good name for him!" he yelled from behind the doors.

"Go and take your bath!" yelled Kazuo.

And so, Dean obeyed as I followed him to where we needed to get to. As for the remainder of our problems, they were kept at bay as there were no other bad things present right now, for we had to keep moving forward for all our sakes…

Later on in the evening, I was in the bathhouse on the castle grounds on Drakonus as I found them to be different than what I expected from the one back home on Alecrast. The water was hot, but it smelled like sandalwood and water lilies in which I was there due to what I went through. I was relaxing in the hot springs after washing and rinsing myself off earlier in the wash basin. I was also happy that I discovered one of the planets in the central part of the Ashizoka System, for it would be a future home for those who are willing to travel there. When I was still relaxing in the hot springs, I spotted Kevin and Hugh sitting in there after they were washed and rinsed in the wash basin earlier, for their skirmish against one another proved to be fruitless after all that had happened earlier.

"It seems that Kazuo got to you, too," I said.

"He's the one who started it," said Hugh as he was pointing at Kevin.

"Yeah, but Kazuo was gonna let us have it if we didn't kiss and make up," he said.

"Kazuo may be stern, but he means well," I said. "As for that debacle a week ago, I have a gut feeling that there would be no end to it..."

"Hey, past stays past," said Hugh. "We're not kicking that wall again, you got that?"

I gasped in shock as I saw Reina's spirit naked and in another part of the hot spring. I never expected her to hang around as I had a gut feeling that she didn't make it all the way to the Grey Havens like those before her. When I saw her vanish, I was aware that she was doing more than just watching us, for she had an agenda of her own to fulfill right now. By the time I finished up, I dried myself off with a towel as I placed it into the hamper in which I got on my nightclothes for the evening just in time to go to bed. When I went inside of the main house of the castle on Drakonus, I saw an intruder standing from behind as she was none other than Seto, who wasn't too thrilled to see me in such a bold light like that, for she was there to give me a warning so far.

"The Destiny of Worlds musn't be realized right now," she said.

"And why is that?" I asked.

"If that happened, then there will be the concept of those who are willing to resurrect Eve, also known as either the Mother of All or the Cultivator."

"We are all in for the Destiny of Worlds, for it'll be a path to a golden age."

"The only 'golden age' you'll see will be in the form of dracomorphs stealing gold and virgins just to sacrifice to the remains of their departed mother."

"The Executive Division is our main problem in which the other evils have taken a backseat right now."

"Just because other evils have taken a backseat, doesn't mean that they aren't biding their time right now. Your past self was reckless, but was used like a pawn to those who wanted evil to happen all over the place. There were a few brave acts that he did and he even led a group or hunters to take out a faction of the BMOL who were killing those who were keeping everyone safe. Do you know of the Old Guard and the Kendricks Academy?"

"I heard of the Old Guard, but I never read about the Kendricks Academy, for that's classified to only the higher-ups in the Order."

"Well, you should. The Kendricks Academy was an elitist school that had ties with the Men of Letters on both sides of the pond, but the American branch was entirely killed off in 1958 to the point of extinction. When your past self and your brother's heeded the call, they faced many obstacles in which their British counterpart had the gall to step in with their snobby atmosphere and their fisticuffs in their hands. Your past self was once given an opportunity to join the effort into eradicating the monsters that lurk all over, but in gradual time, he knew all along that it was nothing but a sham just to maintain control by allowing who gets to live or die in their eyes while sipping their tea and chomping on their crumpets. And the real kicker in their presence was that they were wiretapping unsuspecting hunters who were in and out of the Isoldati in which some of them were even taken out by a newly resurrected and brainwashed Mary Winchester, only to be brought down by the group of hunters who rushed in and did away with the faction that was sent in from British aristocratic soil.

"Even after the events of that fateful day and the birth of Lucifer's son, the years went on and technology had an advantage to bring the human civilization and their plant and animal specimens with them just to reach the stars. And have you heard of those Chronicles of the Orderstories? They say that a past event sometimes takes place 'two thousand years in the past,' but it's a lot longer than that. The author should've penned over two thousand years in the past in which we left Earth due to it being exhausted from its resources an in an apocalyptic state. In that time, the humans were entering into a whole new galaxy that appeared in the form of fantasy and fanboy fixtures that are named after the surname that me, my son, and my late sister's children have."

"It's the Ashizoka System."

"We lived in peace, but there are monsters who hitched a ride just to continue the lore that was made legendary. Therefore, the central part of the Ashizoka System was left with four parts while the fifth part was left barren and dead, only to have a prophecy put upon it for no reason. Your past self and your brother's were caught in that type of thing when the Apocaypse arrived, only to defy it and save the world in the end. It happened before and it will happen again. For a while in the Elder Days, there was always the 'us against the world' mentality when the Winchesters of old came on the scene in that Impala while disguising themselves as Federal agents with rock star aliases, only to help those who have been in danger by monsters or ghosts. It happened in the past, for it can happen again now."

"The Draaza foretold of my prophecy to be a part of the Destiny of Worlds, but I can't change that course right now. These days, it's always this 'us against the world' mentality, but if I'm about to be the new god of this galaxy I'm in, I play by my own rules to help those in need."

"I had a feeling that you would be more like your past self, but the Executive Division and their allies aren't the only problem you're gonna have to face off against. There are those who cling to the events from the Elder Days in which they are going the extra mile to use you to their advantage, for you have the power to create your own outcome that is doing what is right for you."

I saw Seto leave as I was left with the warning about what was yet to come after we win against the Executive Division. Still, that didn't deter me from my purpose in the Destiny of Worlds as I had so much hope than I was anticipated to be, for it was a very important role for me to fill right now...

Dean was in the bathroom of the castle on Alecrast as he was relaxing in it. After cleaning and rinsing himself off earlier, he decided to take a bubble bath as he was smiling with glee. The birth of Silas was a high point as he couldn't get enough of what he saw earlier, for it was his best moment so far. With the night still going, he was ready to turn over for bed the moment he drained the water from the bathtub and was ready to get out of there. By the time he had a towel wrapped around his waist, he saw the door to the bathroom up as he was feeling a sharp cold spot that was permeating all over the hallway. Getting out of the bathroom, he saw one of the windows open as he closed it up in which he returned to his own room where he saw Magda with their new son in her arms. He was glad that they were safe as he went towards his dresser and put on his nightclothes for the night, for he wanted to be with what was there in the room right now.

"This castle is starting to get haunted," he said.

"If that ever happened, then there's plenty of salt to have around," said Magda as she had Silas suckling from her breast. "In the Elder Days, your past self always had a thing for salting and burning remains of ghosts who passed on, but this apparition here is familiar, but she means no harm."

"Reina… She's here from time to time, but she was supposed to cross over after her remains were cremated back in Kripke Shrine."

"Daddy once said that spirits who have a lingering grudge will end up losing their sanity if they don't pass over towards the afterlife."

"I bet that Sam doesn't know about this..."

Dean saw the image of Reina standing near the window in the middle of a full moon. He had a gut feeling that she wasn't done with going up against the Executive Division as there was so much to be done so far, for there was no end to it anytime soon...

I returned to my room in the castle on Drakonus after a long bath in which I was dressed in my nightclothes. I was tired, but exhausted as I wanted to go to bed and never wake up until morning right now. When I saw Reiko in our bed, she was glad that I was alive, but she wanted me to move on and get over my guilt over Reina's death, for it would end up weighing me down if I wasn't careful. Climbing into bed, I was ready to call it a night as I was still exhausted from what I went through, for I was in dire need of something different so far.

"That planet we were on may be different, but I started a chain reaction all over it," I said.

"While Uncle Kazuo told you to be in the bathhouse, I went towards Benezia and saw the it to be growing with the rain creating rivers, lakes, streams, and oceans," said Reiko. "What was once barren is now beautiful and full of life in which I saw so many apple trees growing all over."

"In the Book of Genesis, the apple signified knowledge in which once Eve was tempted by the serpent to entice Adam to eat it before their banishment from the Garden of Eden."

"Apples are good for you, Sammy. With what Brother had, he might want you to bake him a pie after what you saw on that planet."

"Someday, we'll visit Benezia once again, for it will always be hospitable with more beauty than what was once barren..."

We both fell asleep as we heard the rain pour down from outside. I was used to the rain as it poured all over, for I didn't want it to stop right now. Still, I was grateful that I wasn't alone in which I had all the support that I needed, for it was beneficial to someone who has suffered much worse in mind…

The next morning, Ginryu was in his office as he saw Ryosuke, Shion, and Akio there in which they were getting ready to have a summit planned that deals with the Executive Division's dangerous activities. All four were concerned about how new players in the enemy's arsenal became a game changer as they noticed Seto arriving here the moment she got wind of what was going on, for she was stubborn to prevent the Destiny of Worlds from happening due to what would happen if Eve was ever assembled once again.

"I never expected you to show up here until now, Seto," said Ryosuke.

"Don't try to sugarcoat it right now, Ryosuke," she said. "It's a brazen mistake for the Destiny of Worlds to keep going the moment when those who are trying to resurrect Eve are hiding in the shadows."

"If you think that Eve's resurrection was bad, then the influx of the Ketch robots are a hell of a lot worse," said Shion. "You should think about the repercussions that were once brought at the hands of Taren Capel before you start on the Mother of All coming back to life."

"I've been through battle with the Winchesters of old for a long time now, only to see them going up against members of the Old Guard, or perhaps the British Men of Letters who issued an extermination order on some of the hunters all over the States. They were all trained and well-armed, but killing the hunters who worked in and out of the Isoldati was the last straw in which a small group went in and killed the group of BMOL after what happened, but the worst of them all was that of that psychopath, Arthur Ketch, who was as good as dead after he betrayed and did away with Toni Bevell. And do you know what the Old Guard does once a member is initiated into their ranks? They set up a duel to the death and if one is left standing and the other dead, then he or she is now in the group and the Kendricks Academy did a lot of robo-crap to their recruits until the faction of the Men of Letters and the Old Guard's deserters shut it down for good. You should look into the past more just to survive what's been put in front of you."

"That memory will forever be in the archives, Seto," said Ginryu. "As for the summit, it'll be held in the city of Velgar on Trost. All Elders of the Order will be there in which we will soon discuss details about the activity in one of the planets in the central part of the Ashizoka System."

"That's good enough to hear," said Ryosuke. "Still, I'm also concerned about Sam and his efforts to take his field work solo."

"That won't happen 'cause the bodyguards that are assigned to him filed a complaint in which they refused to budge as their occupation at the behest of their superior," said Akio. "In such a time like this, he must be protected at all costs before the Executive Division gets their claws on him. He's already stopped General Wetzel and is poised to destroy the Sol-2 in its wake. They're onto him, but we can't let Julilla grab him from our grasp. We already hit hard against the Executive Division's forces, but we can't just run away from them."

"And Sam is the ultimate prize that everyone covets, but he has a different purpose in mind," said Ginryu. "He has a long way to go, but he can't do it alone. He has plenty to worry about, but he's also someone who is eager to stand firm when it comes to protecting his friends and family, for the Destiny of Worlds will be waiting for him."

It was clear that Ginryu made his point as he was having high hopes for what I had. As for the further problems, they were put on the back burner as the Executive Division was there in hindsight, for they wouldn't stop until they got what they wanted in the end…

I woke up at dawn as I was busy making apple pancakes for the family. I was happy to be there as I wasn't alone this time. I was preparing the food that was procured from the apples I saw on Benezia as I was grateful that I was cooking them just in time to have them all over for the family in tow. When I saw Reiko coming in with some fresh fruit in her hands, she was happy that my raw power was put to great use as I had my reasons to do so.

"I trust that you slept better," she said to me.

"I've been lighter than ever," I said.

"The apples that were from Benezia…, they grew quick, but they're a handful."

"Benezia may the the second planet in the central part of the Ashizoka System, but there's a long way to go on this journey that we are on."

"I see..."

"We're in this together, Reiko. Still, no matter how hard hard I try to dodge things by going solo, there's always a side order of backup waiting in the wings."

I saw the rain stopping as I noticed a seedling sprouting from outside. In this turn of events, I viewed it to be both a positive sign and an omen as there was hope in the form of what was there so far, for I had an important role to uphold in the long run…

To be continued...