Mahnu, An Immortal's Journey

Chapter 42

Repeating Mahnu's words in her head, Jaclyn still could not make out anything from it!

It simply did not make any sense!

Gods...They simply don't exist! Only stories had God's! In this present age, even stories with God's in it were rare to find...Well, they were rare to find in Bena at least...

'Well, I was a God for over a thousand years, then I turned mortal about two years ago.'

...I think I heard her wrong...No, I must have heard her wrong!

"You didn't hear me wrong." Mahnu stated, watching, hearing and waiting on Jaclyn's reply, thoughts and actions.

Again, Jaclyn went quiet, still in shock.

"Mmm, too much of a shock, I believe...You've gone quiet. Both inside and out..." Mahnu sighed, and then said, "Do you think that any of that news will be bad for the baby?"

True and honest curiosity was asked in that question, as Mahnu hoped and hoped that this did not pose a problem. She knew how much Richard wanted a child and...Now that she was pregnant, she really did hope that this child would really come to be...

What if this child does not get born? What if I suddenly become a God again? Would this child then disappear!?

It was scary! It was...

Looking at Jaclyn, waiting for her answer and hoping for it to be a positive one, Mahnu felt her heart beating faster and faster, as the time went on...

Jaclyn looked back at her in bewilderment.

How...How should I know that?

Upset, because Mahnu didn't get the answer she wanted, she rubbed her stomach gently and tried to calm herself down. "Then we will have to wait and see how it will go then."

Stammering, Jaclyn asked, "Is it true? You...You were a...God?"

Mahnu nodded. "I wasn't the only God. But they tried to take over Kralaide...Twice. So, now, there are no more God's left."

"Other...God's!?" Jaclyn gulped.

Mahnu nodded. "But, like I said, they are all gone now. As you see, even I am mortal now...I am telling you this because you have agreed to stay, so I will answer any questions that you have."

"How...How did you know? How did you know that..." Jaclyn asked falling to her knees, as her legs could no longer hold her up.

Mahnu chuckled, "I'm surprised you haven't noticed, Jaclyn! I've been answering your thoughts since we've met."

"...What?" Jaclyn really couldn't comprehend the words Mahnu just said...

With wide eyes, she stared at Mahnu and she didn't realize that seconds had turned into a minute that had passed...

Smiling, Mahnu said, "Don't speak. Think of something and I will show you."

Seeing that actions might bring Jaclyn out of her shock, Mahnu gave herself a small nod to see that it had worked...

Jaclyn closed her eyes and thought of her late brother, who had died a few years ago now. The reason she first dreamt of becoming a doctor, was because of him. He had a sickness that no one seemed to know how to cure and it had made her mad. Six doctors and having to pay them to state that they could do nothing!

They had not been rich, they had given so much just to hear that nothing could be done!

In the six months that her brother had been sick and stuck to the bed, Jaclyn had felt utterly hopeless and all that hopelessness turned into her want to become a doctor, a doctor that could treat an illness like that and save someone!