Sin spread his Mana throughout the Wolf God Clan, sensing the huge progress everyone has made in two years, Sin was thoroughly shocked and pleased. The Wolf God Clan, Vermilion Bird and Phoenix Heart Clans became one big family. All the elders, warriors, and children mixed together perfectly. There were no disputes between them, everyone was working towards equal goals. And at the very center of the shopping district, there was a statue of Mystic Blade Empress erected.
Sin stealthily snuck into the Martial Hall, there were millions inside sparring, training, deriving the Primordial Chaos and Major Destruction laws within. After inspecting the Martial Hall, Sin went onto inspecting the Dungeon that made him break the bank.
Sin made his rounds through the Wolf God Clan, the surrounding 1,800 miles had become land exclusive to them. Sin noticed there were various portals set up, one he knew was connected to the Capital City, but the others he was unsure of. However, there seemed to be no harm done, so Sin put the worries out of his mind.
After locking onto Alannahs and Samaras positions with his Mana, Sin cloaked his own Mana and bloodline with his Rebirth Essence. When Sin appeared, he saw both Alannah and Samara sparring together. His two little girls had grown so much in just 2 years time, they had both grown to be taller than 4 feet. Combat robes wrapped around their bodies, the mere pressure from their spar alone was enough to make Sin sweat. His precious daughters were two little monsters!
After sitting there silently for a hour watching his daughters spar together. They had both decided to take a break, and get some lunch. Just as they turned their backs, and were ready to leave their training field. Sins voice echoed out behind them, they stood still in shock as if they were nails hammed into the ground.
"You have grown so much my daughters."
Alannah and Samara stood in place with disbelief, as if they were nails hammered into the ground. Quickly both of the girls turned around, when they saw Sins smile on his face, felt his Mana and their bloodline connecting once again. All disbelief was erased from their minds.
Alannah shot forward at top speed, when Alannah was about three kilometres away from Sin, she jumped and launched herself flying forwards. Sin caught Alannah like a football, and spinned Alannah in the air multiple times. For the first time in two and a half years, Alannah let out cheerful laughter that hasn't been heard since her papas and mothers absence.
Alannah wrapped her arms around Sin, and her wings sprouted from her back, tightly wrapping around Sins neck. Alannah whispered into her papas ears.
"Papa we missed you so much! Samara has had a really hard time without you and mom over this period of time, please go and spend more time with Samara to help calm her."
Sin hugged Alannah tightly and gave her a kiss on her forehead. Sin said with a shaky voice. "I am sorry you have had to be so strong Alannah, papa promises he will never make the same mistakes again." Sin gently put Alannah back on the ground.
Sin walked towards Samara, when he was halfway there, Samaras nine tails became agitated. Her hands balled up into fists, and tears began streaming down her eyes.
"I hate you your a bad papa! Get away from me! It's all your fault we had to cry ourselves to sleep for the last two and a half years! It's your fault mom died! It's your fault for being prideful!" Samara screamed her heart out, her yells were so loud they spread out throughout the entire Wolf God Clan. Over 90,000,000 people heard the pain in Samaras voice, the sadness, grievance, and hate she felt towards her papa.
Samara flashed away, leaving Sin stuck in place like a stone statue. Knowing that Samara was right in everything she just said. Sin sighed to himself and shook his head.
Alannah appeared beside Sin and held his hand with both of hers. "Samara doesn't truly hate you papa, she knows you did what you had to so you could protect us. Samaras just overwhelmed with emotions right now, every night when she would sleep, she would call out for you. Often times her nightmares would wake her up, the only way to calm her down was for me to gently comb her hair with my hands."
Sin knelt down and took out a bowl of food from his inventory, using his Sacred Flame Sin heated it up to the perfect temperature for Alannah. Sin reached out and ruffled Alannahs hair and said.
"I am very sorry Alannah, it must've been so hard on you my little girl. Papa is sorry for being a useless man, for now here is the stir fry you loved so much. I will make a proper and nutritious supper tonight when I bring Samara back with me."
Alannah saw Sins eyes, then she began to finally cry herself. This little girl had been strong for so long to be the tower of support for Samara and herself, now she couldn't keep herself in check anymore seeing her papas white, and lifeless eyes.
"Papa i'm also sorry for hiding my power, if I wasn't so afraid. Things could be different, you wouldn't have become a Shura, nor would you have lost your eyesight."
Sin raised his finger to Alannahs mouth, kissing her on her forehead and wiping her tears away.
"Nothing is your fault Alannah, it is your papas fault for being prideful and stubborn. I better go and try to appease Samara."
Sin placed his hand on Alannahs shoulder, and with his Mystic Energy transferred Alannah to their home. Sin quickly stood up and flashed away like a sudden gust of wind. Within two flashes, Sin crossed 750 miles appearing in the back mountains where Samara first hatched from her egg.
When Sin was 75 feet away, he saw Samara holding herself together in a tight nit little ball. Her tails wrapped around her forming a wall, she wrapped her arms around her knees up to her chest. Resting her head on her arms, Samaras tears were flowing like a raging tsunami. She had finally seen the papa she missed and loved so much, but there was so much anger, grief, and hate towards her papa that Samara didn't know what to feel.
Samara heard the crumpling of leaves underneath Sins combat boots, when she looked up and saw her papa was only 5 feet away in front of her, she became agitated. Her nine tails began whipping and lashing about in a frenzy. Samara yelled out everything she held in her heart.
"Everything is your fault papa! I hate you, I miss mom, I missed you, I love you. You left us to fend for ourselves for two and a half years! Although we had so many loving people around us, they could NEVER replace my papa or mom! It's all your fault, ALL YOUR FAULT!"
Samaras figure began interchanging between her human form, and her beast form as she cried her little heart out. The huge disruption to her emotions, shocked her very core. Making her unable to control herself.
Sin came forward and knelt down in front of Samara. This however, just worked to adding more oil to the already raging fire.
Samaras tails began whipping Sin which emitted sharp "Cracks!" and various "Wuh-PSSSSH" like sounds Sin bared all of this pain, sadness, and hate of Samaras. Not once did Sin move, nor did he wince or make a sound. Sin reached his hand out to hug Samara into his embrace, this entailed to her biting through Sins formidable physique with her teeth. Sin used his remaining arm to bring Samara into her embrace.
When Samara was hugged into Sins embrace, her fury erupted as she began pounding her fists on Sins chest.
"THUD!"
"I HATE YOU! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO LEAVE US LIKE THAT!? WHY COULDN'T YOU PROTECT MOM!?"
The sound of Samaras fists smashing her papas chest echoed out throughout the back mountain, all the birds flew off the trees in a hurry. All the other forest creatures began scurrying away, in fear of their guardians fury.
After three full hours, Samara stopped herself from whipping, and pounding her papas chest. When she looked at Sins beet red chest, and all the deep gashes left on his body. Samara cried loudly, she exhaustively looked into Sins eyes. When Samara saw her papas dull eyes, she began frantically waving her hands right in front of his face. Samara eagerly watched hoping her papas eyes would follow her hands. But to her disappointment, Sins eyes remained still as if missing everything right in front of him.
Samara began injecting all kinds of healing magic into Sins eyes. Try and try continuously as she did, nothing could bring back the luster and gleam her papas eyes once had.
"Papa your eyesight is gone!?" Samara asked with deep guilt.
Sin used his hand and began combing Samaras long silky hair.
"It is not a big loss Samara. It was a small price to pay for my inadequacy."
Samara rebutted back. "It is a big deal papa! You will never be able to see how I look again, you won't be able to see me when I am all grown up! Alannah and I have have become taller, you won't be able to see moms beauty anymore!"
Sin wiped the tears away from the edges of Samaras eyes.
"Samara sweetheart don't worry about papa. I don't deserve it, nor do I deserve to be forgiven. Papa has been absent, and was unable to protect yours, and Alannahs happiness. No matter how I tried, I was too weak to protect anyone. I'm sorry for that Samara, your happiness was compromised because of papa."
Samara felt the grief within Sins words, and his own powerlessness over the past events. Finally having been calmed down, Samaras eyes were starting to get heavy. The outburst of emotions exhausted her. Samara rested her head up against Sins chest, and began listening to her papas heart beat. With a voice full of pleading, Samara asked.
"Papa are you going to be by my side when I wake up?"
Sin held out his pinky finger in front of Samara and said. "Wrap your pinky finger around mine."
Samara did as she was told, and wrapped her pinky finger around her papas.
"This is my promise to you, papa will be by your side when you wake up."
Samara smiled before she closed her eyes with a peaceful look on her face. "Please don't leave ever again papa, I don't want to feel lonely like that ever again!"
Sin stood up and carried Samara in a princess hold up against his chest. Leaning his head down, Sin affectionately kissed Samaras forehead. Sin flashed as he appeared in his home, that had been left untouched for two and a half years. Sin looked around sentimentally, but flashed up to his room faster than lightning. Using his Mana, Sin folded the blanket down halfway his and Meralas bed.
Gently placing the sleeping Samara onto the bed, Sin pulled the blanket up and covered Samaras with it. Bending down and giving Samara one more kiss on her forehead, Sin backed away and sat on the floor with his back against the wall.
Alannah flashed into the room, seeing the peaceful look on Samaras sleeping face. Alannahs eyes became gentle and tender. Sitting down on the ground between her papas legs, Alannah reclined as she laid her head on Sins chest.
"It would seem you managed to calm Samara down." Alannah used her Mana to scan Sins body and saw her papas beet red chest, and all the gashes on his body. Alannah couldn't help but ask. "Why haven't you let yourself recover?"
Sin ruffled Alannahs hair. "It's a reminder that I need to be a better papa to the both of you."
Sin then asked. "Alannah be honest with papa, do you hate me for my absence and the pain I caused you?"
Alannah was like a cat that just had its tail stepped on. She jumped up and pointed at Sin without controlling her voice.
"Of course I don't hate papa! Papa is the best in the world! You, yourself know you did what you thought was right to protect all of us. Look at me and Samara now! We are in one piece aren't we? Sure some days are harder than others, but we knew you were alive, and that is all that mattered to us. Every day we could feel your cultivation getting stronger, and we felt your endless love for us despite the distance of various worlds! There is no way I can hate my papa!"
"You push yourself too hard papa, you bear all the weight on your shoulders alone! If you would've let us help back then, I could have easily killed Solarus and everyone else present. You did things the way you thought were right for yourself, but what about us? How did that affect us for the last two and a half years!?"
Sin weakly voice out. "I'm sorry Alannah, you two little princesses mean everything to me. I'm sorry you two had to suffer because of your papas selfishness. I'm sorry I couldn't protect your mother, or big sister Jasmine."
Alannah pouted angrily, she raised her hand and slapped Sin across the face.
"PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER PAPA! Stop mourning the past, what's happened is already done and over with. What matters now is that you learn from your mistakes. And that you NEVER do anything so selfish like that ever again!"
After Alannah had her loud outburst, Samara began getting restless in her sleep. She began tossing and turning, her peaceful look was replaced with a sour and sad look.
"Papa don't leave me again."
Samara called out in her sleep. Alannah quickly got onto Sins bed, Alannah cuddled Samara as she began combing her sisters hair. Within minutes, Samara had returned to her peaceful state.
Sin encompassed his daughters with Mana. Seeing all this happen with his Mana, Sin felt completely heart broken and a complete failure. But both Alannah and Samara were without a doubt right. Sin still needed to improve himself as a man, a husband, as the Wolf King. But the most important of all, as a father.
Sin only calculated his own consequences, but not how they would have effects on those around him. This was something prevalent even on Earth, and something he himself struggled with.
All the exhaustion suppressed by Sin overflowed. With heavy eyes, Sin fell asleep.
Soon five hours passed by, when Sin awoke from his much deserved rest, Sin looked down. Unknown to him, or any pings from his Mana making him aware.
Alannah and Samara had both cuddled up into their papas chest. Sin with his hands, began combing both of his daughters hair. Shortly after both of them woke up.
"How did my girls sleep? Are the both of you hungry?" Sin asked lovingly.
Before the girls could answer, their stomachs rumbled loudly answering for them.
Alannah and Samara both blushed slightly embarrassed.
Sin stood up carefully, with both daughters in his arms. Sin made his way downstairs into the kitchen.
Seeing how everything remained the exact same as he left home. Sin couldn't help but remember all of his laughter, and love he felt for and from Merala.
[Two and a half years ago, this was my sanctuary. Now it feels foreign.] Sin thought to himself.
Hearing his daughters massive order for supper, Sin quickly got into chef mode and began cooking like a madman.
After a hour had passed, Sin had their dining room full to the brim with tables of food. Before they had dinner together as a family, Sin decided to initiate a tradition from Earth.
With both daughters sitting side by side himself, Sin held their hands as he told them to close their eyes. Starting it off, Sin said aloud.
"I give my most sincere thanks to the higher beings out there. Thank you for giving me a second lease on life, and thank you for allowing me to come back to my precious daughters. I know as a man, father, husband, and as Wolf King. I have many areas to further improve on, especially myself. Thank you again for a second shot at life, you don't truly realize how precious something is until it falls out of your hands."
Alannah and Samara were all smiles, their pent up grief for their papa was beginning to wash away. Since they were already told in advance what this tradition is. Samara was second to go.
"Thank you to the higher beings for my loving papa, mom and my sisters. Many good people have become family to me, although mom isn't here with us. I know what mom and papa sacrificed wasn't easy, and I am sorry to let myself harbor hate for my papa and mom."
Sin unconsciously squeezed Samaras and Alannahs hands tighter. These little girls, were one of the main driving forces for his recovery and self improvement.
Lastly it was Alannahs turn.
"Thank you to the higher beings for my loving papa, mom and sisters. Papa, mom, Samara, and uncle Midnight love me unconditionally. Even knowing my hidden gifts, they never once mistreated me or singled me out. I was afraid coming into my family when I was given life. But everyone loved me so much, and proved it doesn't matter how you become family. Love and bonds are the most important of all. Thank you for my family."
Sin, Alannah, and Samara shared a minute of silence. Feeling their shared love and bloodline, it was a blessing that not everyone gets the chance to have. No longer would Sin take these peaceful moments for granted.
"Dig in my daughters, papa has cooked a huge feast tonight!"
Alannah and Samara dove into their food, as if like two miniature black holes in their stomachs. The whole tables of food that could feed a family of 35, was devoured within a half hour.
Sin was lugging the dishes back to the kitchen, just as he was about to start washing them. Alannah and Samara formed a organized and neat relay chain.
Alannah passed the plates to Sin, Sin would wash them, then he would pass them to Samara for drying and putting away. Just like that, ten minutes passed and the dishes were done.
Alannah and Samars were holding hands together, they used their cutest puppy eyes and said together. "Papa we want to play video games!"
Sin smiled. "You have 1 hour, then it's bath and bed time."
Both girls called out happily in delight. "Papa is the best!" They quickly ran off into the living room and started the Playstation 4.
Just as Sin was going to head upstairs, he heard knocking on the door. Walking towards and opening the door, Zenith was standing there with a plate of desserts.
"Hey Midnight, my wife baked some desserts and we have some left over. We thought Alannah and Samara would like them."
Sins eyes literally shot out of their sockets before he exclaimed.
"Mother fucker, when did your single skinny ass get a wife!?"
Zenith was stunned, then it clicked in all of a sudden.
"You mother fucker Si-"
Before Zenith could finish, Sin pulled him inside before the disturbance caught too much attention.
When inside, Zenith raged.
"You mother fucking traitor, how long have you been back for!? And when were you gonna visit your brother you asshole!"
Zenith exclaimed loudly with a wide smile on his face. Both Sin and Zenith bear hugged each other, the brothership they built was impressive.
Sin took Zenith out to the back porch, with a bottle of Drambuie and Grand Mariner Triple Orange, Sin and Zenith had many drinks together and caught up.
After Samaras and Alannahs one hour gametime was up, Samara suddenly spoke up.
"Alannah it's been one hour, its bath time with papa now!"
Alannah stealthily sneaked to the back door, hearing Zenith and Sin catching up with each other. Alannah smiled mischievously before returning to Samara.
"Don't worry about it. Papa and uncle Zenith are catching up with each other. They won't notice the passing time."
Samara smiled full of cheer. "Hell yeah more game time!"
Alannah rushed forward with a finger on Samaras lips and said.
"Shhhhh, we can't alert them!"
After another hour passed, and the stars and moon were long hanging up in the sky. It finally dawned on Sin.
"Shit! I got so caught up catching up with you brother, Its way past Alannahs and Samaras gametime!"
Zenith smiled seeing the Sin he remembered hadn't changed a single bit. Zenith stood up and nearly fell off the back deck.
"I best be going home before my wife comes knocking in a tantrum."
Sin laughed watching how drunk Zenith was.
"Try not to stumble on your way home brother." Sin and Zenith clasped each others wrists before Zenith jumped the fence, and fell face first.
"Try not to eat shit looking cool next time you drunk fuck!" Sin hollered out in mighty laughter.
After walking back inside, Sin called out.
"Samara, Alannah its bath time!"
Samara and Alannah saved their game, then ran up the stairs in excitement. It was the first time in two and a half years their papa would bathe them.
After spending 30 minutes, Sin dried them and had the girls put on a fresh pair of pajamas. After carrying both girls into their room, Alannah and Samara asked.
"Papa can we sleep with you tonight? Please just for tonight!" Knowing their papa was a sucker for puppy eyes, it worked with flying colours.
"Alright, I know the both of you are using your puppy eyes again. Yes you can sleep with me tonight." Sin said.
Bringing the girls back to his and Meralas room, Sin made his bed with a fresh pair of bed sheets. After that was done, Sin turned his radio on and played Digital Daggers on low volume.
After getting into bed with the pillows over top his right arm, Alannah and Samara cuddled into each other, up against Sins chest.
Sin gave each of his girls a kiss goodnight, and began reciting various bedtime stories. After a period of time passed by, and hearing their calm breathing.
Sin whispered quietly. "Goodnight my precious daughters, I love you." Shortly after Sin followed his daughters into the dream land.