” Look, Lin and Mia is back! ”
” So is our grandson along with his uncle and aunt! ”
Xie and Roe carried the baby as Lin and Mia walked arm in arm.
It looked like a storm had just passed over the place.
Bodies scattered here and there. Blood and flesh filling the air with its dirty stench.
They saw Nanako, holding hands with a handsome young male, chaining down the beast by its body and tail.
” Uncle Jin… ”
exclaimed as she ran.
” Stay back Mia! ”
He yelled before she got too close for the beast. It snapped and licked from its bondage.
” Lin! ”
Nana exclaimed as he too caught up with them.
” Does this mean it’s over? What do you do now that you have caught this thing? ”
Lin asked.
” Dang! We missed a good fight! ”
Roe stamped her feet. Xie hit her on her head. ” You just returned from getting drowned. Don’t forget small head! ”
” My Roe… Roe….! ” Boshu ran towards her throwing away his helmet and sword. He was about tk hug her by the glaring Wolf King made him settle for a back slap, ” Are you alright darling? ”
She went ahead and planted a kiss on his cheeks turning him all red. ” Alive and kicking! ”
She pulled him in a tight embrace.
” Uncle Jin, Father… What do we do with this thing? How long will these chains restrain him? ”
The wolf king too came forward. ” Tell us brother. I have no idea. ”
” These chains restrain him as long as this essence of me is breathing. Which is not very long! ”
” What do we do then? What should be our next step! ”
Jin smiled.
” This is my mess. My shame. My problem. I will be taking it along with myself. I will forever be indebted to you Mia for giving me this opportunity to rectify past mistakes. ”
” Where will you be taking it? The land of the Tree of Knowledge? ”
Mia asked innocently.
It was Nanako who smiled this time-
”
This is about the last part.
…… The question you ask, the truth you seek, might leave you startled, unable to speak. Look carefully, look inside to cope, when home seems like a distant hope….
The home for all. Our Primordial Home. Our final abode.
You are planning on absorbing this and taking it along with you. Aren’t you? ”
Her eyes touched Jin with a soft wink.
” Take me with you. ” Was her next statement .
” Nana… ”
” Nanako! ”
Erupted a series of protests.
” You know it will be unsafe to just let them merge and leave them unchecked.
The beast can over power Jin’s consciousness again.
Even he know that too well. ”
Nana’s fierce reply shut them all at once .
” I need to make sure they pass through the divide between this world and the next. These eyes have ached for centuries. The turmoils that our love story created , we have been blessed to see it reversed.
Mia and Lin brought the kingdom’s together. There is nothing else that I wish. It was time I too got my well deserved rest! ”
Before anybody could say or add anything more, Nanako used the pendant to open a portal mid air.
Every body watched in dismay.
Mia found the place it opened to resembled the land of the Tree of Knowledge.
” Thanks for looking after our people so well little brother, I always believed in you! ”
Jin smiled a farewell goodbye at Mia’s father before hitting the beasts head with his fist.
The same silver white light that radiated from the pendant pulled the beast inside.
” Now! ”
Nanako held Jin’s hand as both disappeared beyond the portal.
The opening to the other world, closing behind them.