The Chronicles of Ostrunov 3 Until We Meet Again

Chapter 14 Final

Skogfjord City Palace is bustling with members of the royal family, including the Midnatthimelsens family that attended this gathering. For Martino, this was the first time he met all the family members. That included his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, and his great-grandfather, King Hans.
When he first met Elizabeth, he couldn't remember his mother's face, so it was Daniel who ran into a hug with her in tears.

After comforting his brother, his mother came to him in tears with the joy of seeing her youngest son for the first time.

"Martino. it's really you .. you've grown so much. The last time I remember you're still a little baby... Thank you, Heavenly Father and the Westergaard family for keeping you safe."

"Mother ... I ... Father told me all about what happened ... I .. because of me, you .."
"Don't say it! It's not your fault at all.. You must have been very lonely in the past. I heard that your father is always busy, right? You!"
Elizabeth said as she turned to Axel, who had a look of guilt on his face.

"Honey~ I'm really sorry. For the four years before our son was sent to Oceania, I've been wandering around looking for the chosen child. I never came back in time to read him a bedtime story even once."

"Mother, please don't be mad with father. Father did his best for my brother and me. But admittedly, before I could actually forgive him, it took until I'm all grown up too."

"Huh~ It was really unfortunate. If there weren't for those crazy circumstances, the four of us would have a chance to be together as a family like everyone else."
Axel groaned.

"But today we are together now! Since Mother came, Martino, you should spend a lot of time with her. As for me, I'll go say hi to great-grandfather."
Daniel said before leaving for his duty as the King.

Seeing his two sons who are now both kings and the Light Sorcerer, Axel couldn't help recount the past. He lost his wife to rule the country in times of crisis war with friends and had to send the youngest innocent child abroad since. It was too cruel and painful for an ordinary person to bear.
Until now, he didn't even know how he got through it. The next thing he knew, he was already dead. But his concern and guilt towards the two children were too stubborn his soul couldn't leave for good.

He secretly stepped outside to breathe in the air just like he did when he was young. He asked himself was he ready to leave now for good as everything looked fine now.

"You always sneak here, my friend."

A middle-aged man's voice greeted him from behind, which belonged to Immanuel. He was now a senior adviser to King Terreno, his grandson.

"Ah, really, how could I forget that you're in this gathering too?"
"How can you forget about your cousin? Among my family right now, I'm the only one who is closest to your family."
Immanuel was joking as always.

"Plus, the longest living among them. I heard that your brother just passed away last year, right? Your grandson is still young."

"Most of my family members are long-lived. The two of you kept fighting until you all left me!"

"Hey, I didn't die in battle. Lucas and I were both seriously ill. Ah! As speaker of the devil!"
Axel greeted Lucas who had just appeared.

"Sorry, did I disturb your family time?"
Lucas asked

"Oh, no, I'm just escaping for air like usual. By the way, the task you gave Martino was successful, right?"

"Oh! It's all right, and my father and I told him about what happened in the temple at Zidus."

"Oh! That's right, I completely forgot to ask you, haha. Say, I really envy you. You've had more time with Martino than I could in my entire life. Somehow I think that he might be a better fit for your son than me."

"No, my friend, Martino is such a sweet and gentle boy because he inherits goodness from both you and Elizabeth. I just look after him for you."

"Yeah~ but because it's you, my friend. That's why I agreed to that contract... It's been 30 years since we've known each other. Who would have thought that the three of us could really be friends? And it is so up until now."
Axel said to his comrades, recalling the events of Ulamiton.

"But the two of you both left me first! Do you know how painful it was to attend your funerals? I really thought I wanted to die with you guys."
Immanuel spoke in neglect as he drank the wine.

"Hey, don't do that! You should live. Let's just assume that you live your life for the both of us."
Lucas spoke to his comrades.

"Did you know? I sometimes wondered why God had let me live until now, even after my father, my brother, and all of my generation have all died."
Immanuel, who was starting to get drunk, continued.

"But your uncle, King Sakarias, is still here, isn't it? He's hundreds of years old but actually, he's just a few years older than you."
Axel asked.

"Oh yes! How could I forget my Uncle? Hahaha, speaking of which, I think I need to pay him a visit! But you guys wait for me. I'll follow when it's time."

"Oh, don't be in a hurry! The two of us are in no hurry to go anywhere! I also have a lot of things I want to do with my children."
Axel speaks with a sense of humor.

After a while, the three friends noticed that the meteor had just passed in front of them and Lucas spoke.

"Do you guys remember? When we were camping in the forest There was also a meteor showing up like this .. At that time, I also jokingly asked, Will the three of us have a chance to go on an adventure together again?"

"Ah, yes, yes! I used to jokingly answer you, When we meet again The same meteor might show up again! Wasn't that the same meteor?
Axel spoke.

"Who knows? Let's make a promise, shall we? That the day that the meteor came back, the three of us meet again?"
Immanuel asked.

"Sure! Until that day, even though I may not be here or in this world, I'll find you guys!"
Lucas replied.

Axel added,
"So am I. But I want that day to be the day our three kingdoms are truly united. No more killing like in the past generations!"

"But this is probably not our era now, comrade. But until that day, we can only give encouragement and best wishes to the new generation. They'd decide their future for themselves ... just like we used to do!"
Immanuel said while looking at the two comrades.

The three looked out into the starry sky. Behind him, the sound of joy from the feast cheered out. Without words, they all understood the dream in their friends' eyes. Like yesterday until today and will continue in the future

                                                                       .... Until we meet again ...

The End