Weeks went by swiftly whilst Christina was resting in her chambers ... while Sosuke was taking care of her ..
so far so good ... Sosuke had found out that the kingdom had been buffed for life by a huge amount of energy that even the greatest of the greatest in the Peace Sanctuary couldn't break or breach ..
for now .. they were safe and sound ... and nothing bad has been occuring on earth ... and matters of the earth didn't need their help ...
after everything that has happened ... the world had changed by a large margin ...
expansion ... and new life energy grew roots inside the earth and blessed the world with great holy power ...
the troll kingdom had been doing very well for the past few weeks .. and the leader appointed by Christina was given a huge amount of power to rule over the kingdom ... to bring peace and harmony ..
despite their rough appearance .. they were kind souls .. and very gentle beings that never interacted with the outside world ...
their creation .. was very unique .. they didn't even get hungry .. and the more power that pulsated the more energy the kingdom received ....
aside from the things that happened on the world ...
Christina was currently in Sosuke's embrace ...
her eyes were half open as she laid on his chest ...
Sosuke told her that everything had been going rather well on earth ..
but aside from the good news he brought ... he also brought bad news ..
her power had cultivated evil cults despite being holy ... many things had happened ..
when she heard the aftermath .. she couldn't help but sadden ..
she sighed as she dug her head deeper into his chest begging him to stop ...
the latter did as she said and closed his eyes ... whistling away ... a happy song ...
"Say ... Sosuke ... what would you name our child if it was a boy .." Christina suddenly asked .. as she sat on the bed beside him and rested her head on his shoulder ...
"I would call him ... Theophilus ... yes .. Theophilus ... " he said with a smile ..
"That's a good name .. .. since you decided a name for if it was a boy ... I'll give a name for our little flower .." she said with a smile ... thinking through all the names she could come up with ..
"Isabelle ... Magic ... yes .. it does have some nice sound to it ..." Sosuke giggled ...
even though this was a laughter of happiness ... their minds were occupied .. with their fate and their destinies ..
they knew that ... the aftermath .. of her actions and his would bring no benefits but utter destruction ...
the future wasn't as certain as they would predict it to be .. but for the time being .. they let themselves get lost into their happiness and dwell in their joy ...
soon ... their child would be born .. and by that time ... they would have to be prepared for the things that will approach them ...
with that ... time passed by swiftly ...
and it was already the end of the 8th month .. as she neared the 9th ..
by this time ... the world didn't stop it's changes .. it rather succumbed to them .. and let the cults and evil kingdom's dwell within those with light ...
those with power watched from the sides .. as the earth got destroyed and rebuilt as the time .. passed ..
their eyes never left the battlefields nor the deserted lands of the battle ...
they watched as lives cried in agony and helplessness ... and the soldiers singing for freedom and deliverance ..
all of this .. was caused by her ... she thought ...
the world was never meant to contain power that was above human means ... because power to earth meant .. evil growth inside humans ..
"Our child is going to be born .. in a world I destroyed ... " she cried her feelings out to the man who embraced her .. and helped her from losing herself ..
over the past few months ... word had it that .. a new Imperial society was going to be built ...
a new system .. where the strong bullied the weak .. and the weak grovelled to show their pathetic willingness ..
the system had existed for many years but as of now ... it was starting to grow .. to the point where commoner felt that their lives were endangered ..
nothing was safe .. their children .. their homes ..
with the world going under ridiculous changes .. everything meant trouble and nothing was out of the storm ...
as the days passed by ... it was now time for Christina to give birth to their child .. they've both been waiting for ..
even as a spiritually strong person .. she was just like any other woman who was about to give birth .. and being so strong made her delivery really painful ..
and inside her delivery room in the castle ..
a female troll with grey robes .. was the one in the same room as her ... as she chanted soothing words .. as a white light encased the screaming Christina ... healing her insides and easing her pain ...
Sosuke was outside the room .. hearing her screams .... every now and then .. but no sounds of a baby crying ...
hours had passed as he paced forth and fro ...
after waiting for a while without hearing any news from their child and his wife's safety .. he barged in without permission ... and immediately went to her side ...
her heavy breaths echoed in his ears as he watched the panicking troll who cast a light barrier over Christina ...
when the wife saw her husband she quickly grasped his hand tightly .. as her pained moans resounded in the delivery room ...
as if Sosuke's presence was all that was needed ... a small head came out meeting the light ...
"Weird .. that's not how a baby is supposed to be born .. " the female troll muttered under her breath ...
but what she said was true though ...
even Sosuke was surprised .. by all of this .. either this was considered a blessing or a curse .. that they would figure out by themselves after Christina got some rest ..
after another hour of pushing and screaming .. finally their child was born ..
their son was born ..
the female troll .. immediately cut the ambilical cord ....
but strangely the boy didn't cry .. instead his eyes were closed .. and his little beautiful hands rested over his chest like he was dead ...
he was beautiful like his mother ... mixed with the handsomeness from his father ... black hair ...
despite the tests they did to check his body and conditions .. they couldn't find anything wrong with him ..
his mother cried herself to sleep due to the exhaustion ...
the female troll .. walked out of the delivery room .. and left it to the family ..
the room .. wasn't like any other castle's delivery room ... this room .. was clean .. even the big luxurious bed Christina gave birth on .. had no stains of her blood ... only the white blouse she was wearing was covered in thick blood ...
the child with movements ... slept on her chest ... his face on hers ...
the husband seeing this .. was sad and happy that both of them were okay ...
but mostly sad because his son .. didn't even wake up ... his heart wasn't even pumping his blood ... his brain was dull ...
but what was strange was that .. his life force .. was okay .. even under the circumstances...
it was even vigorous ... and healthier ...
Sosuke pushed aside his weak heart and consoled himself as he carried both his wife and son to the bathroom ...
he sprinkled their bodies with water that contained a lot of quintessence ... that made the blood and dirt wash away ...
her body was then healed .. and put back to full health ... his son .. was still the same though ... but after washing them with water .. he realised that ... the more he splashed them with water .. the more the power inside of him grew ...
the vigorous energy inside of him .. could only be considered a small marble ... with a lot of energy ...
but with that .. Sosuke concluded that .. if he gave him enough energy .. maybe then .. he would be able to open his eyes and feel his mother's joy ... and love ...
after that .. he dressed them ... neatly before taking them to their chambers ...
he then slept beside them .. Christina's head resting on his chest .. and his son resting in her arms ..
before all of this .. happened .. he already felt a foreboding presence looming over his family ... even over his son ...
all in all .. he blamed himself for impregnating Christina ...
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After three weeks of resting ... Christina finally opened her eyes .. and the first thing she saw was the light of the sun gazing into her eyes ..
she tightly held her chest .. but then felt nothing ..
her eyes then opened wide ... she panicked as she got off the bed and ran over to the door ...
she didn't even realise that under her loose robes .. she wore nothing ..
but even if she did .. she would probably not care about it since her son wasn't in her embrace ..
but before she opened it ... it opened from the outside as Sosuke came in with a child adorned with robes in his arms ...
the fragile child .. had redness inside his skin .. and his thumping heart could be heard by Christina ...
suddenly .. tears fell down from her cheeks as she threw herself into Sosuke's arms ...
"He's fine ... do not worry yourself too much ... " Sosuke said in assurance ... with a light smile on his face
"How ... how " her voice kept breaking as she tried to ask him a question ..
"All he needed was enough quintessence to nurture his body ... and organs ... " he said ...
Christina then rose from his chest and took her son out of her husband's arms into hers ..
she then fondled her child like she was going to lose him ..
her loving kisses echoed inside the chamber's .. whilst Sosuke laughed his heart out .. seeing her actions ...
hearing the laugh .. the wife turned and her cheeks reddened in embarassment as she walked towards him ... and passionately kissed him ...
"Thank you .. for saving our son ..." she said before falling into his embrace ...
"There's no need for you to thank me .. it was a must for me to make sure he lived .. " Sosuke then princess carried her to the bed before laying beside her ...
the two then .. showered their newborn child with loving kisses and strokes ...
"Did you feel it .." Sosuke suddenly said .. causing Christina to stop and look into his eyes ..
"Yes .. the augury ... but .. I don't care ... I will protect my son .. from any evil .." she said before kissing him on the forehead before falling asleep ...
"I will .. not protect him .. though .. I will make sure that the powerful evil never puts their hands on him .. no on the both of you ... I'm not strong .. but my sacrifice will be able to save you ...?? ... "
he then laughed ...
what came afterwards was absolute silence ... one filled with sadness ... and helplessness ..
....
it didn't take long for the mother and son duo to wake up .. in their loved one's embrace who had already slept ...
Christina chortled at the sight and covered her mouth with her hand ...
and for the first time ... this month ... their child who has never opened his eyes ... laughed in her embrace ... playfully ..
he kicked and kicked ... as his eyes fluttered open .. revealing the beautiful heavenly ruby eyes ...
Christina instantly grabbed him and played with him ... laughing together with him .. ignoring the sleeping man by her side ...
soon though ... the beautiful ruby eyes ... were replaced with a beautiful orange ... the color changed again .. and turned into light brown irises .. though .. they weren't even full irises .. rather .. they were crescent shaped ... and the pupil was as flat and crescent as the irises ...
the eyes changed again ... and the two irises now looked like two spinning suns ...
word for word ... the irises were like two suns ...
after that .. they changed into another set of forest eyes ..
and they stayed so ... for a while .. and seeing that there no changes .. Christina looked at her son with a scrutinizing gaze and an analytic eye ...
"Don't worry my child .. I accept you ... despite your abnormalities ... you will forever have a place in mother's heart ..." she then embraced him lovingly ...
the mother and son then happily played together like the sun was never going to set ...
the father and the husband of the two woke up and greeted his two beloved ...
but that moment .. was destroyed by a booming explosion outside the troll Kingdom..
high above the formations over the giant troll kingdom .. floated two men ... one with a golden harp ... and the other one with an obsidian sword ...
the two looked exactly like the ruler of the Evil kingdom ... who ruled over the Orders of the Evil kingdom ...
both of them had black hair .. with emerald eyes ...their skin was pale .. and their veins bulged out of their hands ...
they wore black armour ... and had that kind of mysterious and evil aura surrounding them ...
when Christina looked outside .. she almost fainted ... not in fear for her own safety but for her son's ... it hasn't been a week yet ... the omen had fulfilled it's duty so early ...
she then looked at Sosuke ...
the latter nodded before calling a powerful troll guardian to their door ..
they then handed over their son ... and told the troll to protect it at all costs ...
the servant troll nodded hastily before disappearing in a whisp of black smoke ...
the father and mother disappeared from their chambers and appeared right before the trespassers ...
the two men had menacing smiles on their faces ... as they chuckled ... making tears in space to rip apart ...
"What are you doing here ... you're not welcome .. here .." Sosuke said .. shielding Christina ...
after all she used almost all of her power to bring the kingdom's defences to a divine power .. and it hadn't been long since she was in labour .. so it was natural for him to protect her ..
"What .. you ... a mere mortal dares to stand in our way ... brother these creatures do not know their place ..." the one with the sword said cockily ... as he raised his black obsidian sword in the air .. ready to strike at any time ..
Christina wanted to push Sosuke out of the way but the latter had already made his choice ...
his muscles bulged .. and his pupils tightened ... and became blood red ..
the atmosphere turned eerie .. as his red aura swept over the entire continent ..
the kings and emperors who thought they were the strongest shuddered as they hid ...
the one with the sword suddenly became serious as he saw the menacing creature infront of him ..
12 metres tall ... grey hair ... black teeth ... red eyes ... and red skin ...
this told them that this man was serious and was in no way weaker than them ..
he wasted no time ... and instantly brought his sword down slashed down ... towards Sosuke ... as an ark of black flames ... spread ...
In the next moment .. the two took a step back in shock as they saw the strongest attack ... getting destroyed with just one finger ...
"Hmm .. it seems like father didn't know about this mortal .. this one is certainly an anomaly ... " the one with the harp said .. as he got serious ..
he then played a tune on the golden harp which caused tendrils of blackish golden lines shoot out of the strings .. rushing towards Sosuke .. who immediately felt danger ...
but before he could defend against it ...a beautiful hand appeared infront of him .. slapping away the power like it was nothing ...
Christina glared at the two before focusing her eyes on her husband ...
her stern face ... found resolution ... as she flew up in the air with her robes fluttering as white holy energy spread out from her body ...
the big continents ... watched from the ground .. as this phenomenon appeared in the sky ...
everyone in the world ... including everything that lived ... saw this light
and behind the light they saw a holy woman dressed in white robes ... and right below her were three figures ...
two dressed in dark black armour .. looking identical to each other ...
besides the two men ..
there floated in the air ... was a red figure .. with menacing fangs in black ... soon though ... the beast suddenly shrunk and its large dangling hands became human like ..
.
and behind the veil of a monster stood the most handsome man .. that had ever existed in their history ...
his aura carried the world .. and his power swept through all of them and made them feel like ants ...
his
demeanour was currently changing from calm to rage ...
as he looked at the woman above with worry ..
everyone in the world was affected by his feelings and could feel that .. the woman .. was much more important than him ... and his love knew no bounds ..
in a moment of silence ... the woman in the sky .. pointed her palm at the two young men in black ... and struck out causing a pressure of spiritual presence ... to flatten their auras ...
turmoil shook the world ... the sea clashed against volcanoes ... and the ground cracked ...
the two young men ... tried to raise their heads but their efforts showed no fruit ... rather despair ..
suddenly ... the one carrying a harp pulled the strings .. as a melodic .. song spread around the pressure ... tightening it like a snake coiled around a tree ...
the pressure from their shoulders waned and fell back as they squinted their eyes into the void ..
the next thing they both flew up ... and due to Sosuke's feeling manipulation .. they could sense fear in the young men's hearts .. but also resentment ...
but lo ... behold ... a frightening holy aura ... squashed their hope of living ...
as a beautiful woman appeared right before them ...
she struck out her palm again .. but the two evaded and escaped in separate ways .. the one with the harp went to another continent and the other one went towards the other continent ..
the targeted continents .. didn't do anything .. because it was beyond their control ... now seeing the man up close ..
they could see his giant figure .. not necessarily giant but .. his height went beyond human height ...
and the woman was as small and normal as a woman from their continent yet she managed to put the two in a corner without even giving an effort ...
"Lady Christina ... hahahahaha .. you're too kind ... you don't dare to kill me ...!!? I understand since you're one with God ... that only saves you face and innocent spirit ... but when my brother gets to that kingdom ... he will kill your son ... hahahaha ..." the one holding the harp said as Christina's figure came in sight ...
her eyes trembled with anger and complicated feelings ...
"Thou shalt not speak of the Lord's name with evil ... pay for your evil ...!!" she said calmly ... as she slapped him .. causing him to crash into the ground ...
and the aftermath was utter destruction ...
a huge abysmal hole made them tremble in fear ... only the golden harp could be seen hovering above it ...
she then turned her head towards the direction of the other sibling who had been destroyed like his brother ...
and a man with an obsidian sword stood in the air with a smile .. and sighed with relief as he looked at her from a distance ...
the two brothers weren't literally destroyed but rather locked up ... deep into the earth ...
those who looked from their kingdom's and streets ... stood with respect blazing in their eyes ... the man and the woman ... in their eyes were heroes ...
but strangely ... no one could see their faces clearly.. as only a few with blessed gifts could ...
but even so .. their respect grew much stronger ...
when suddenly .. the ground shook ... as two dark trails of black smoke rose from the ground and merged together as one ...
"You should've killed us ... you think father would send us without enough power .... !!! hahahaha ... we'll take you back .. and we will kill your little man ..." these two trails were none other than the two souls of the two brothers ...
immediately .. after that ... they dashed towards Sosuke and punched him to the ground ..
the latter created huge craters ... as he kept crashing into the earth and forests ...
soon though he stopped before a giant kingdom ... which was bigger than any kingdom in the world ..
outside the kingdom stood a beautiful girl ... with tears in her eyes as she looked at Sosuke with sadness and helplessness ...
the entire family .. looked so ..
the two merged souls appeared before the kingdom .. and prepared to attack again ... when they suddenly caught sight of the magnificent kingdom ...
their hollow sockets ... screamed with happiness as they flew past Sosuke and went towards the family ..
"Lady Christina ... you cannot protect anyone .. not your husband little Sosuke Magic ... not your friends and definitely your unfilial bastard son ...!!!" every word .. shook the entire castle as he floated above the family and looked down on them ...
a smile appeared on the merged souls ... and it's hand manifested a huge diabolical black sword that made everyone in the world feel death ...
without hesitation he swung it down ...
the power emitted by it .. spread across the continent where an abysmal hole appeared ... everything got destroyed ... kingdom's ... everything except for the people who luckily got saved by lady Christina ...
it seemed like they were restricted to destroy a holy land ...
by the time the sword almost cut off their entire lineage ... Christina appeared and slapped it away .. and suddenly black veins spread across her palm ..
"Hahahahaha .... you should've known better ... come with us if you want everyone to live ... but of course your son will have to die ..." Christina didn't bother looking at them as Sosuke flew past the souls and stopped an invisible attack that was meant for the family ...
Christina saw him taking the risk ... and sighed .. in regret ... she glanced at him.. and smiled lightly ...
she then closed her eyes as a pair of godly beings appeared behind her .. each with a pair of white wings ...
a strange light suddenly erupted from her body and pierced through the merged souls ...
the two souls didn't have time to block or evade so they 'died' as they faded into nothingness ...
she herself started to fade away ..
when seeing this ... Sosuke didn't have any words ... his body trembled and his heart which was filled with love ... melted into despair .. as he subconsciously released his anger ..
his face wasn't contorted into an ugly expression but rather shock and sadness ...
without knowing it .. he had filled .. the continents with his sadness and anger .. but nothing was destroyed .. but a lingering feeling was left ...
this was the last time he saw her smile .. and her face .. as the two angels behind her disappeared into the heavens .. and left her shattered presence behind ...
but before dying he heard her last words and the curses the merged souls attacked him with ...
his mind and heart were both conflicted ...
the family from the giant kingdom fell on their knees as their tears fell down without stopping ...
the entire world felt his feelings and anger ...
in that moment .. he grew stronger without knowing it ... his energy constantly rose ... up until to the mortal pinnacle .. and still went through .. when he suddenly fell into a hole of blackness ... his entire figure was swallowed and everyone who felt his agony ... stood up with shock dumbfounded expressions ...
this was not a war ... nor a battle ... but a history of despair and love filled with void of nothingness ...
meanwhile .. in the troll kingdom .. the troll who was assigned to take care of the little boy .. suddenly felt the child's body shattering into countless particles that flew out of the kingdom and straight into the wilderness ...