"IF YOU OPEN THAT DOOR, THEN SO HELP ME, I'LL WIPE THE GROUND WITH YOUR BLOOD....AND THEN WILL LET YOUR BEASTS LICK UP EVERY DROP!!!!!"
*click*
"Their, Adelheid. My hand...is away from the latch."
"I don't want to leave your kids without a father, but you've already done that. Now turn towards me slowly."
"My children were never without a father. They just left to go find themselves, but don't worry. As you can see, no matter how dark the parents are, their children always come back. Why? Nothing is stronger than family."
"...They don't all come back!!
Wolf is dead!!!!!!"
"Dead? No, no, no, noo!!! I told Sofia to stay by my side. Let her siblings come to me so that we can reconcile. What did she do? She believed we couldn't reconcile, so she rather lay down her life for me, then wait."
"It's called loyalty. She had faith that you were still good and was about to die to prove it."
"She was just a little girl wanting others to see how good her daddy was. THEN YOU HAD TO CHALLENGE HER. WHY? She was just PROTECTING ME. It was you who killed Wolf, then ripped the heart out of Shadow, by taking his girl.
HUURAAAGHHHH!!!!!"
"WINGS, SURROUND ME."
"I guess it wasn't good enough for you to settle with taking my boys from me. You had to go deeper. You had to take away their hope as well. They split from me to go find themselves, and you took that away."
"Grr!! Roowl!! Rowl!!! Arcg!!! Arcg!!!"
"Be free my doggies. Free at last."
"FATHER, GIVE ME FIRE....AAAaaghhhh!!!!"
You know what Adelheid? How bout I wipe the ground with your blood and let my dog's drink!!!!!"
"You….won't...get away with this."
"JUST LIKE YOU TORE THE WINGS OFF MY LITTLE ANGEL, SO WILL I TEAR YOUR WINGS!!!!!!"
"CLOAK ME, FATHER!!"
"Your wings will not protect your features forever. Give it time and my Beasts will have their toy. In the meantime, I advise you to hold that position. There is business elsewhere that needs my attention utmost. Toodaloo!!!"
"Did you hear that?"
"What? I didn't hear anything, Shadow?"
"Their it is again. Tell me I'm not just hearing anything. It may be dead of night…. but everything happens at night.
*OOF*
"You're home. You're home. FAMILY, I FOUND HIM. HE'S HOME. WAIT…. THEY'RE ALL HOME. THEY'VE COME BACK."
"Hello Ambrielle. Now you have to stay quiet. My father is on the prowl and won't like our appearance. How is he?"
"He's in one of his moods, I'm afraid. I did as you asked. Whenever he is in his mood, you always tell me to go to all the villagers and have them lock down their houses and stay inside."
'You did well. Tell me, where is your sister Avella?"
"She's home and can't wait to meet Wolf. We have dreamt of this day our entire lives. The day the Family reconciles and becomes whole. Why...why are you crying? You said you would bring Wolf here."
"I did. I brought him here but couldn't bring him inside.
He's dead."
"You finally did it. After all the unsuccessful attempts your father made you go on, this time you finally did it."
"Hey!! Both of you stop fighting. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be standing here now before you."
"Come. We must give the news to my siblings and my parents."
"You still live together? Why haven't you left when it got bad?"
"Ambrielle, we don't have time to grieve or to reconcile. Father made his choice, and now we have to make ours."
"Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 says, 'Their is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the Heavens. 'Their is a time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to uproot. A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear down, and a time to build. A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them. A time to embrace, and a time to throw away. A time to tear, and a time to mend. A time to be silent, and a time to speak. A time to love, and a time to hate. Finally, their is a time for war, and a time for peace."
"We didn't come here to make peace with Father. Their is nothing he can do to change the actions that he did."
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1st John 1:9.
Look, we are here."
*Knock, knock...knock, knock knock…..knock…knock."
"Come in."
"Secret knock?"
"We never know if the person knocking is friend or foe. Better to be safe than sorry."
"Ambrielle, Shadow, Autumn, Abby, Sofia, and Genie. Welcome to my humble abode."
"Thanks for the hug, Mrs.….."
"Iver. It's Mrs. Iver."
"You must have really missed us. Your hugs felt like I hadn't received one in a long time."
"That's because you haven't. Say, who is this lovely lady?"
"Hello. Thank you for welcoming me into your beautiful home. My name is Willow, and I knew Star well."
"Star!! Is she here? Shadow, where's that girl of yours?"
*She's dead, Sabrina. She died saving Sofia."
"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. If there is anything we can….."
*OOF*
"Hello little munchkin. How is my princess Avella doing today?"
"Where's your brother? You said you'd come back with him."
"Avella, come here."
"Hello Vincent. Didn't see you there."
"If Wolf was here then he would've smelt me out long before the door was reached. He always won at hide and seek. Last I saw him, he was a boy. Has he come back a man?"
"Honey, it's okay."
"Wait, where is he? Don't tell me your father finally forced you to do the unthinkable."
"He didn't…. I assure you. His death was not at my hands."
"Then how did he die?"
"He died saving me. I owe my life to him."
"Shadow, where were you when all this went down?"
"I….I….watched on…."
"Since he couldn't fly; he was busy preparing a soft landing for us when Wolf fell."
"Sofia, what are you…"
"I see. I knew you wouldn't just sit by and watch him fall. Their is still good in you. I believe it now."
"I hope so."
"YOU'RE WRONG!!!!"
"Avella!!"
"He's not dead. I just know it. He is alive, and you have to go back for him."
"Avella, I saw him die with my own eyes. I saw his skin."
"Was it cold or warm?"
"What? That has nothing to…."
"Was it cold or warm?"
"It was warm, but that is just because he had just now died. His body hadn't…."
"Then he's alive!!!! I believe it. All the stories you told me after you came back made Wolf out to be a superhero who could never die. Story after story, you always spoke of how strong he was. He will be back to take his place on the throne."
"Avella, he's dead."
"No, he's not. Come with me!!! I show you proof."
"Uhh…welll. You girls stay in here, and the Ivery's will keep you company. I'll be back shortly."
"Ambrielle, where is your younger sister taking him?"
"She's taking him to her vision board. She proclaims that she can see the future and always draws from it. Thing is, none of what she has drawn has ever come true, but she still holds out hope that one day it will."
"Can we?"
"No. She only lets a few people back there. If she wanted you girls back there then she would've grabbed your hands and led you just like she is Shadow. The only reason why we found out it was there is because after one night of tucking her in, there is a drape over a wall she always keeps hidden. This night though, she forgot to cover the drape back on, and we saw it."
"You're her parents. Do you remember what it was? Did you take a picture? Why have you never seen it before?"
"Willow, it's called privacy, and we respect each other's. Their is a word called 'trust', and you can't have a relationship without it. Sometimes, you have to let them hold onto their own secrets in order to make them feel whole."
"Avella, what is it. What do you want to show me?"
"It's a surprise. Cover your eyes, and don't open them until I say."
"Can I open them yet?"
"Nope. Not yet."
"What about now?"
"You're so impatient. I have to reach it first."
"What are you going to....wooo. Don't fall. I got you."
"I accidentally slipped there a second reaching for it. You can open your eyes.
"Here you go. I'll let you touch ground now."
"Thank you."
"So, what was it you wanted to...WOOOOOO!!!! You drew all of this?"
"You look at it as if you have seen it before? Have you seen one of the drawings somewhere?"
"Yes. May I touch it?"
"Why of course."
"This looks just like the vision map Wolf had in his hideout, except yours is way further detailed. You have people drawn inside the healers whereas mothers had no one. In the front seat of every car, you drew....is that blue?"
"Yes. It's a blue hoodie. Why? You've seen him before?"
"The only person I know that wore a blue hoodie so much was my brother….."
"Wolf!!!!"
"This….this….can't be. Wolf drove the last healer car into the air and then jumped out of it, sacrificing the car over Sofia. There are none left. Even if this was the future, the girls said Nightmaster only kept his cars up here. He never let any go and was hesitant just to give Adalyn a few crosses."
"Where are those crosses now?"
"She took one, gave the other to her sister, and then with the last one, she gave it to me. Wolf already had one that mother gave to him."
"Do you have yours on you?"
"No. I gave it to Wolf?"
"How'd you give it to him?"
"I...I….I kissed it and then placed it on his heart. Why?"
"What if his heart received it, and now he has two crosses in his stream?"
"Look at the other drawings."
"There he is sitting on the throne, but where are we? Where is his family?"
"He has none."
"Look at this. You drew Dreamworld rebuilt, and other variations of Healers circling ahead, but Nightmaster hasn't even finished building the cars; so, who is building these?
That I do not know. As you can see, I was about to write your name, but then crossed it out in red. I'm so sorry."
"There is no need to be sorry. If we are not the ones standing beside Wolf, then who is?"
".... His new family."