Chapter 18:

On deathbed.

Light through my window


He laughed in a weak voice:

"Of course, there is no ring. Be cause I already give it to them. He-he-he."- Aurelia grabbed him by the collar and with cold face expression said with pain in her voice:

"How could you do... Do such thing, to me, to my mother and to your peoples."- There were tears in her eyes. He looked at her in unfocused gaze:

"And you tell me that? You abandoned this exact same peoples and do you image how much consequences could war with dragon realm cause? But I closed my eyes and let you run away, egoistically, just like a child, yes, I do not deserve forgiving because of it, but you just like me, chased your dream."-He sighed:

"Do you mind to listen to my story, I'm already dead so please, and fulfill my last wish."- Aurelia filled lungs with air and calmly said:

"Fine, but first you gonna tell us where the last soul artifact is and why... Why are you killed Yo's parents?"- The great ruler of heaven looked at her in surprise and lamented:

"Hah, you worried about them, more them about me. Agreed. I give last artifact to a Techno world. And about killing them... I truly loved them both, her from the first glance and he... He was my first and only friend. But they both betrayed me, they fall in love and knew each other way before I met her, but my friend who I believed with my live, never told me about it, before I announced about marriage, I hated his apologetic face, truly and by the fate of higher beings they was fated to be together and I was fated to never get what I want. Why? Just because they wished to. So I find a moment and told her father about it and the case was completed. You asked, how could I kill your mother. I knew that she helped them meet and I knew that she did in on purpose, because she knew about "Yo's" grandfather plan about marriage and she knew about fate and I knew that she loved me... But it felt like a betrayal, that she knowing the future couldn't  warn me. But problem was not only in them, from the beginning of my live, I was destined to suffer and did not receive things that I want, I saw it, when I got ring. What about peoples? They never was genuine to me, all their words was fake, all their smiles was fake. And what about you? Did you ever considered me as your father, you never showed daughter's feeling towards me and even now, didn't you come to kill me? I know, I am pathetic and I have no right to forgiveness, but who has?"- We looked at him silently. And he continue:

"And there they come through messenger from Techno world, and he said that they could create world where I would be not alone and gifted me this crown, but you two took it from me, not letting me die in my dreams. And you two think that I am the one who cruel here? You two killed a lot peoples on your way here, even people who close to you died. So what's our difference here? And by seeing how silent two of you are , I think that I'm right, but it's not my privilege to judge you two. So about my wishes, I want to be killed in duel, by you. He-he-he."- He pointed his finger at me maniacally laughing. And with the last effort, he stood up and rushed at me, and stumbled upon my sword:

"Live with the fact that you killed the father of your beloved! After all, between us... There is a difference... You... Still... Have humanity in your... Eyes... And you will suffer from what you have... done..."- And his soulless body fell. But his crazy laughter and the last words continue to be heard in our ears. Like a curse imprinted in memory. Aurelia took me outside and led me through the portal. We were absolutely exhausted and destroyed , not by this fight, but by his words. Aurelia brought us to our home, sat me on the kitchen chair. She left and returned with a kettle of tea and sweets that our master loved. Sat down opposite me and grabbed my hands, she looked me in the eyes and tried to calm me down:

"Yes, we did bad things, but it was for protecting ourselves. In his words was truth, but... It was distorted, you shouldn't take it to your heart."- Her eyes looked really worried and I chuckled:

"It's me, who should comfort you."- She pulled her face closer to mine and put hands on it:

"We must not doubt otherwise all the sacrifices will be in vain, he did everything only for himself, but we still have our choice and we my accomplice our goal for those who believed  in us. We must change this world, together."- And she kissed me. And of course that night, we had horrifying numbers of nightmares. It took us a few days to recover.

-A few days later, in the kitchen-

"So what do we know about this Techno world?"-I looked at pictures of it with curiosity.

"It's one of the most developed worlds, where technology and magic grow hand by hand. And of course they have most developed knowledge about fighting magic. Their houses are high-rise buildings and they move in flying cars, that's all that I know from masters stories, I have never been there myself."-Aurelia showed me every pictures and then, pulled out mirror and created projections, showing streets of this world, It was huge and shining with very bright colors, Aurelia said that is neon backlight. We decided that we will go tomorrow.

-Tomorrow-

Aurelia created a portal , we kissed and made a step in the future. And already with the usual sensations of movement. We soon found ourselves in a new world and light hit in our eyes.