" Yes ….you did an incredible job raising him "
" I am sure he would end up being an even better person if he were to be raised by his mom …."
Mira and Rene were discussing but never separated from their hug
" How about you ? How have you been doing this far ? Did you have children of your own ? "
" Huf….well ….I never did, I guess that should make me sad but honestly I never even got to think about it, even though I am incapable of bearing children of my own, I still got to raise tree wonderful kids "
Rene was the first to break the hug but was still holding her by the arms and so did Mira
" Three ? What do you mean ? "
" Well you know Jennedith and Robin were also expecting at the same time as you back then "
They were the kids of their fathers many affairs
" Yes I remember "
" Since in the eyes of the public they were only illegitimate bastards they had to work very hard to be accepted by society and give their kids a better future, they worked day and night so much so that they did not have a lot of time to spend with their kids, the kids ended up staying with me all the time, we also started to get close as siblings, I guess the only problem between us was just miscommunication. Jennedith found herself a lovely husband that really gives her the love she never received from father and Robin became the husband, father never was and the father that that son of a bitch could never be, they really grew up beautifully "
" They really grew up to be excellent people, I am so glad "
" Rene … What exactly happened back then ? weren't you happy in your marriage ? Did that man do something to you ? Does he know he has a kid ? "
" sigh…."
Rene knew that her sister was going to ask about it sooner or later
" Our marriage just didn't work out, we changed as people and saw things differently ... .I guess we just drifted apart. No he doesn't know Avner is alive. Cathrin told everyone I died alongside my unborn child , I would like to keep it that way for the time being at least "
" ….. "
Mira had a lot more things to ask but right now the time she got to spend with her sister was limited and she did not want to waste it by fighting
" Alright …. "
she reluctantly accepted her explanation
Rene went back to hugging her sister
" In our next life I want to be reborn as your little sister again and I hope in better condition this time "
" Me too …."
the two sisters kept hugging for the remaining time without saying a word just enjoy each others company
meanwhile on the other side
Nephthys was working hard to make everything run smoothly without putting anyone in danger one mistake could lead to Miras chakra to be severely unbalanced resulting in her having trouble using her powers ever again, Renes soul was in there, one single mistake could result in destroying it and have her soul disappear forever and the worst of them all it could result in Avners death since all of this was happening in his most fragile part of the body and that is his sours of life
Everyone else knew just how dangerous this could be which is why they were all anxious
Avner was acting like a bridge for his mom and his aunt but Nephthys was the legs of the bridge, what kept it stable
Avner couldn't help but notice something about Nephthys at that moment, if close enough you could see the edges of her diamond turn red but faintly it was hard to see from a distance not only that was odd, something about her energy seemed off, he had never shared energy with other people before he couldn't really tell at the beginning when Nephthys first helped him but now he had his aunts energy running through his veins as well and they feel oddly different from each other, maybe it differs from person to person and energy's are supposed to be different from each other … . but something about this just made him worry
****
" It is time i have to finally leave"
Mira didn't want her to leave but she knew she had to, her being here would only hurt Avner and herself, she would slowly destroy her soul
" ….I know .. . "
" Thank you for all you did for me "
" Thank you for being my sister "
the sisters could only cry
Rene went and hugged her one last time. Her image slowly started to disappear
" You better keep your promise and come back to me "
Mira said her final words
" I will, I promise "
Rene disappeared and with her so did the barrier around Avners energy, with the barrier finally gone the energy could finally take its natural flow and spread throughout his body illuminating the darkness that was there from the moment he was born
" Are you alright duchess ? "
Mira was back to reality, with her finally back Nephthys could finally breathe properly, her diamond disappeared from where it was seconds ago. They let go of each others hands
" More importantly, how are you feeling "
Mira asked Nephthys and everyone in the room now put its attention on her
" I am alright "
Avner knew that was a lie
" And you, how are you feeling now that the barrier is finally gone ? "
his aunt asked him
" It's weird, I mean… . I feel full and yet so empty "
Avner felt like he lost his mom for real this time, at first he didn't miss her necessarily because he always felt like she was there with him weirdly enough but this time she was gone and he could feel it
" Come here "
Mira understood him the best and went to hug her nephew, Eason went to hug them also and so did Miyeon and Amabilis
A family who is there for each other, Nephthys felt nostalgic looking at them since she never had something like that. She knew that it was time for her to leave now, she did not belong there
she quietly stood up from the floor and left, leaving them do what families do best, be there for each other when things get though
****
" Hhheee ! "
" WHAT ? "
the secretary got scared at the emperor sudden scream, thinking they were being attacked
" a ghost "
" What ? "
He was getting annoyed with this emperor. the secretary finally saw the reason of his reaction
" What the hell are you talking about ? "
" Well Nephthys is coming to me voluntarily and it doesn't seem like it's work related. My Nephthys would never do something like that I am sure she died and came back as a ghost
" Remind me why I work for you again "
" Because you love me of course "
the secretary's only reply to the emperor's comment was a disgusted face
" Nephthys, what brings you here ? "
he took his attention away from the emperor and put it on Nephthys who was now standing before them
" Dillon, how have you been ? "
it was his turn to think he was seeing a ghost right now, Dillon and the emperor were looking at each other wondering about their next move
" … . "
after some time of silence the emperor and his secretary broke down crying into each other's arms
" I cannot believe it, she died and I wasn't even there for her "
" I know we should have taken better care of her "
" I told you my schedule was to busy, she died and I wasn't even informed about it "
" It's not my fault your petty ass decided to become an emperor and bury both of us in work for the rest of our lives, if we keep going like that we will join her very soon. Why couldn't you remain a duke ?! "
the emperor's face looked like a puppy who was just abandoned by his mother, well he did in fact get abandoned by his mother but that is not the point
" I didn't die "
Nephthys was just looking at them acting ridiculous
" snif "
Dillon and Dheeran looked at the supposed ghost pitifully, both thinking that she refuses to think that she had actually died
" of course you didn´t die..."