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Chapter 40

     Anton was thrown by the lady who looked just like his mother. He stands up with a broken rib and walk towards her. The lady was suddenly afraid and told him that she didn't mean it, she was so afraid that something is wrong. "Please, I am sorry I didn't mean to hurt you but I am telling you I am not your mother." "Ifyou are not my mother, then why are you here? Why are you using her name? And why are you wearing her ring? It was given by her--" "Husband, right?" Anton stop walking and looked the lady in her eye, he was surprised by her answer and then the lady fixed herself. She smiled at him and said, "I might be her but I am not her. I am not the person you know. I am just a piece of her..."

     All the ladies who talk to Arthur, Olivia, and Anton said the same thing, "I am just a piece of her." "What do you mean?" Olivia asked the woman. "To be exact, I am just part of her memory, you are not hallucinating, but I can say, you are the one who can only see me." "But why are you here? I mean if these coordinates are not a gift or reward, is this about you? About her?" The lady smiled and said, "That is correct. Everyone who looks at these coordinates is talking to a piece of her." "So, what you're saying, is that each one of us is talking to my mother's look alike. But why? What is it that you want us to talk about?" "Simple, we are made as a replacement." "Replacement? But why? We don't need you as a replacement, and you are nothing compared to her." Olivia said, the lady laughs at her and walk towards Olivia, she touches Olivia's chin and said, "If I am nothing? Why I am here? Why do you think she's dead and I am not?" 

      Olivia got angry and remove the hand of the lady. "You may be her, but your worth will be nothing compared to her." Olivia backed away and turn around, but Lilah said, "Why do you value her so much?" Arthur then replied with the same question they ask them, "It is because she's worth loving for. She may be complicated, and a lot of secrets but her love and vulnerability are who she was. She always puts others behind even she doesn't need to." Anton then continued and said, "My mother, she never actually knows about who I am but I know even for a short period of time, she cares and loves me. And with or without her, her memories will always be with us. That is why..." Arthur, Olivia, and Anton said, "Your worth is nothing compared to her!"  

      The look-alike ladies smiled at them and said, "Is that so? Well then, our work here is done. You clearly don't need to see us but the gods want to test how you really love an immortal. To be honest, we've never done this to anyone, but this person. She lives differently than what we expected. Her love for humans is passionate and true. So, we're asked to do a judgment about her." "Your saying, you are testing us? To judge our mother?" "Typically, yes, and don't worry she's alright. You don't need to worry about her. We've already seen how real she was and how exceptional she is to others. Here is a token, this token is given by your mother and she all wishes you the best."

       After the visit by the gods to Ysha's family. They all give them a token of appreciation and told them the real gift Ysha prepared for them. The gods then said their goodbye and leave, but Olivia ask the god, "Wait, can I ask you one last question?" Lilah look at her and said, "What is it?" "Is my... mom, alright? Will she be happy there?" Lilah smiled at her and shrug, "I actually don't know but I do know she is worth fighting for, she even sacrifices herself just to break your curse, doesn't she? Remember she will always love you all." Then Lilah was completely gone. The light blinded them for a second and everything in the house was abandoned and gone. Olivia sits in the chair and looks at the box given by her mother. She opens it and saw some pictures of her with his mother in the park. They are smiling and enjoying the rides together, she misses her so much that tears fall from her eyes and wet the picture. "I miss you so much, mom. I hope I can see you in my dreams, even for a while."

        In the middle of the desert, Theodore found Arthur lying on the sand unconscious and thirsty. He doesn't understand what is happening because they have already searched the area many times but they haven't found him except now. They tried to talk to him but the only word he can say is Ysha's name so they brought him to the ambulance and back to England. 

        While Anton who is in Iceland was found by the authorities inside the chair of the king sitting there alone, the authorities don't understand how he get there, so they tried to talk to him but he never cooperates or said anything. They call the number in his phone where Theodore came and handle the situation. Every member of Ysha's family came home tired, and all of them lock their selves in their room. It's been days when they come back and other days staying in the room. The Queen is already worried about them but she cannot do something about it unless someone talks to each one of them. "Theodore, I need you to call all of them, I want to show them something."

       After the Queen's order, all of them came to the Queen's office, all of them are quiet and no one speaking then the Queen came and said, "Alright, enough of this, I know you miss someone important to you, and it is your mother, partner, and wife, but do you think she will be happy about your condition today?" The Queen sighed and continues, "Ysha... before she left and kill Mr. Thompson, she talked to me and told me her plan. I tried to stop her, but as all of you already know, I cannot. But after that, she also told me to give this to all of you at the right time. It is a video for all of you." The Queen played the video and all of them listened.