Chapter 124 Epilogue
A/N I just wanted to add a little treat here.
~ Many years later
“…I’m Telling on you.” Said Tiffany, since it was her who screamed Second.
“Not if I Tell First! Mamma Mamma!” yelled Harry.
I heard running up the stairs…. They had gotten into another fight. It was never anything Too bad, since they were young, but it was more that they were also opposites.
Theophania was named Tiffany. She was a full witch, holding the Horned One’s mark as I did… Herrakken was named Harry. They looked like…. Small versions of their former selves. The only difference being was that this time me and John were their parents…. We were good ones I hoped.
I tried not to giggle with the Herald, who finally got a name. It couldn’t be Said because of its effect on people around him, but it was Apythmenos, the Bottomless One. He and gram-gram were over for a visit, since now he’d gotten permission to visit for about 3 and a half hours a week. Every Saturday from midnight to 3:34, he could stay.
Most wolves went to bed about at 2, so we were all up hanging out.
John was up too, trying to get some things done before the morning, but they ran Right past me.
“Papa, Harry Bit Me!” Screamed Tiffany, and I sighed.
“Papa She Started It!” He Exclaimed. “She called me a Puppy!”
“Puppy!” She yelled. “Only Bad Puppies bite Girls!” She yelled, shedding tears.
“I’m not a puppy.” He cried too….
“Oh gods….” I facepalmed.
They were 4, 5 next month…. I picked them both up. They growled at each other, though Tiffany really wasn’t able to.
I growled, which made them both cry Harder because I’d scared them.
“Knock it off!” I said sternly, wiping each tear. “You know that’s a bad word Tiffy.” I chastised. “And keep your fangs to yourself Harry… She’s an Omega. That means one day you’ll have to keep her safe.”
“But-” I stopped him.
“Tiffy, how would you feel if someone else called your big twin a Puppy?” I asked.
“They wouldn’t Mommie; I’d turn them into a frog with Aptherraam!” She exclaimed. Her demon was meant to grow with her… he was 4 years old too, but demons at that age were still useful.
Zahrraam’Zeh was paired with the youngest daughter of the Lord of Aggression. They were badger demons, but the strange combination of moose and badger had as of yet to be seen. He wouldn’t shift until Aptherraam was 20,25 at the oldest. They were both sternly, silently at my side, glaring at their child. It was up to me to punish, but I wouldn’t This time. He hadn’t done anything, his only saving grace.
She remembered magic but not her life… the same with Herrakken…
I would facepalm if Not for the fact I held them both.
“I won’t let you.” I said firmly.
“Then I would be Mad.” She huffed. “He can’t do magic… so he can’t curse people….” She said more remorseful about her brother than whomever would be the frog in her mind….
I shook my head.
“And how would You feel if someone bit Tiffy?” I asked.
“…. mad.” he huffed. “Real mad…. She can’t bite back… it isn’t fair…”
“Apologize.” I said getting them both to hug it out.
“Sorry.” He apologized first.
“Sorry… let’s blow up ants.” She beamed.
“Ooo Yeah!” he wiggled off me to run downstairs. She followed.
“ONLY ANTS!” I yelled.
“K!” they both said.
“Wait till they find out how flesh feels.” Said the Herald.
“Not if I can help it.” Me and John said at the same time.
“That’s big kid stuff.” Said John.
“Yeah.” I agreed.
“The little ones are burning the grass…” Said gran gran.
“Hellinia said they all went through a fire phase.” I said taking a peak over my shoulder…. It was like what human kids did with a magnifying glass and the sun… only she did it with the tip of her finger…
“Oh gods…” I facepalmed. “Tiffany Isabelle Stone You Stop Burning That Tree Right Now Missy!” I yelled hanging my head out the window. “Harry Ronitus STONE YOU GET THAT OUT YOUR MOUTH!” I yelled. He was making rocks again and throwing them!
“Can I fly my broom?!” She yelled back.
“No.” I said firmly. It was 2:30, much too dark. Unlike me, she didn’t have wolf’s vision. She had no wolf…
“I can See!” Said Harry. “Please I won’t dust anything else.”
“…10 Minutes.” I relented.
“Yay!” She called her broom, and now they rained destruction on the ants from the sky… her small laser drew a flaming flower in the yard…
“It’s my turn.” Said John Jokingly.
“Gods they’re so bad.” I said facepalming.
“They aren’t bad, they’re Twins with powers. The boy already turns things to dust.” Said gram-gram.
“I could take them with me and save you the trouble.” Said Apythmenos as a joke.
“No Herald…. Not yet.” I said, knowing at least Harry would hear.
John got off his computer, and shifted, I could hear them giggle and scream outside with him ‘trying’ to catch them. In reality, if he really wanted, he could still get them at this age, and I could anytime, as could the Herald.
He had wings after all.
“If I leave a bit early, I can spend one more hour up here tomorrow.” He said giving grandma a hug. “I’ll see you tomorrow Gwee-gwee.” He grinned.
“Oh shush…” She said hugging back. “See you tomorrow papa. I’ll bring gingersnaps.”
Those were his favorite. It was crazy how much he liked them, especially since they were so sweet the way she made them for him. It was triple the sugar compared to her regular recipe. It was a shame his husband could not come as well, especially since word was sent back each time that they Both Loved her sweets. Other demons even asked, or offered money. She could have her own hustle if she weren’t a queen…. but it was for a good reason.
The Caretaker of the Pit was Norinamu’s job. To leave and come with the Herald would mean too much demonic power in one area. This land Already had the Horned One’s burning symbol on it; something like that would make a proper portal. It would be one I couldn’t close.
John came up holding them both. “They’re asleep and filthy.” He said with a smug smile.
“We can bathe them in the morning.” Said me and grandma at the same time.
All three of us had a bit of a laugh from that.
“A shame Ash could not come tonight… but the All King requested him…” She said with a sigh. She missed her mate, something all wolves feel no matter how quickly they return.
“Get some rest. If it’s possible, he might be done early and visit before you leave.” I said getting a hug from her.
I saw a vision of them both at the border of the In-Between.
It was cold, snowy, but this was no vision of the past…. Grandfather stood at the threshold of the portal, though Grendel was Different. It had to be his true form… he was a black wolf, covered in glowing white runes…. His eyes glowed as well, casting a light that did not cast the living side of the barrier.
I let her go, and her smile was sad.
“Gran… don’t Go.” I said in tears. “The little ones will need you.”
“If the Wolf goes… his mate will follow.” She mumbled. “But I don’t intend on dying.” She said patting my head. “I can’t even if I wanted to.”
“But… I hate that I’m always So Selfish.” I said legitimately mad at myself.
“What’s going on?” Asked John.
“They intend to Leave us… to rest but it sounds like dying….” I said almost choking on my words, and she held me. She kissed the top of my head.
She smiled. “Is That what you thought…. I would never leave you, any of my pups in this world alone as I was… I only ask a short time… maybe a decade at Most. I only ask My soul be mended too.”
“I don’t understand.” I said looking at her in her eyes. They were black with her wolf’s.
“Look again.” She said putting my hand to her face.
… so much Time passed before my eyes… it was her memories, Thoughts, feelings. It was almost too much to focus on one event or another….
Snow. Hot. Cold…
The running of water.
The moon in all its phases.
Joy. Time…. Death…Pain
Birth And new Life….
Sadness for the many fallen.
Joy for their victory…. But one thing never left her….
The impact of healing the countless multitude… I could see each of their faces one at a time.…
They had lived so long… never getting a Break from this world. They didn’t want to die… they wanted Rest…
“Only a little time… But not Right Now at This moment… soon… The Horned Wolves run Free… the All King is Here… he is Awake… the world is Safe…Soon… all the Old Kings will Sleep while he reigns, and awaken at his order… but for Now… Now I have my grandbabies. … But later I would like to see the In-Between… I never have… I never got the chance.” She said with a small smile.
“And I Will Visit.” I said determined.
“We will all be waiting…. Our bodies will sleep, not die... just Rest… but our souls will finally have a Break. Is that alright with you?” She said with a small smile. “We’ve done this before… taking shifts in secret…. It is why before any of you were born... Kaiden was left on his own. There was peace and the promise was not met… now it is and there is peace again.” She smiled.
“Oh… alright.” I said feeling silly.
She grinned. “You misunderstood because you saw something you Were Not Ready to Know.” She said firmly. “But yes… soon I will have my vacation… and I am looking forward to it.”
“… is that why I am to meet with Lord Tyson?” Asked John.
“Yes. He is More than Strong Enough, and he is More Noble than a literal unicorn…. I pity whomever breaks the law under his rule.” She warned.
“Then while the pups are asleep, maybe let’s watch a movie before bed. Dad said he’d watch them.” Said John.
“He better not teach him how to make gemstones again.” I warned. “Last time he chucked them at passing cars because Tiffy asked him to….”
“Hey, I didn’t know we could even Do that… plus Harry saw me do it… sorry.”
“John!” I said throwing a paper ball at him.
It turned to sand when it hit his claws, and pretty much exploded into his face.
“Now that’s Just Mean.” He complained.
He got a good giggle out of grandma… but as she said it was just sleep….. And she’d done it before, and she’s still here. They weren’t liars. I’d hold her to it… but this was magic I knew nothing of.
She laughed a bit. “There is so much that you still don’t know my little pup… but return to your studies. When I awake, I will have much to teach, and you and Tiffy Better be able to keep up.” She grinned.
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