The Perfect Sin

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

"Our father"

Those two words echo in my mind. Will there be a fight? Will he be peaceful? How can a just being allow millions to die by the hands of his wife? In my heart I view Vasily as my father but with these new revelations I am unsure of what is reality. I have lost and I have gained but what does my future hold, what does our future hold?

White ash swirls and unfolds from the very air itself. All three of us tense and prepare for the worst. The ash molds itself into the form of a human shape. Feet, legs, torso, arms, and a face. Though he is my biological father, I can never consider him family. He was not there when I first learned to ride a horse and he was not there to protect me when I was locked away from society.

"My children, how good it is to see you but I do wish it could be on bettter terms. This battle...look what it has done to the land. The people are all dead and you have murdered my wife, the woman who birthed you all. I am not a violent man but you must face the consequences for the deed you have done."

"The deed we have done, "shouts an outraged Sage. "We have put an end to the infinite cycle that YOU have started. Because of you and your weakness. Why have you not stopped her? Answer that, father!"

The Creator blew out a whisp of white ash before replying. "Love can make you do things that you normally would not do. I loved her and will always love her. Sage,Caput...can you not understand how I feel or is your heart so bitter and full of anger? For your deeds, you will walk the lands of the other kingdoms for eternity and the Kingdom that once was will be underwater forevermore. No man will be able to purposely find it."

Everything we know and love is gone except ourselves and this beacon of hope that I carry within me. For the rest of time my brothers and I are condemmed to earth.

"Creator-father, I hesitantly begin, will we retain our supernatural powers and what of my husband? Is he-Is he still alive?"

"My darling, Im sorry to say but Aleskey is no longer in this realm.Maybe you will see him in the afterlife or reincarnation? I will allow you to keep your status and abilities and you can do what you want with the babe that grows within you. I have stayed in this realm long enough. I bid you farewell and I look forward to seeing you in the next thousand years."

The Creator disseminated into white ashe. All around for miles is sea water and underneath us is the Kingdom that once stood on land. I begin to walk away from the others.

"Wait, where are you going Regalia?"

"My name is YeKaterina, I have unified the northern and southern kingdoms and brought them under one rule, the kingdom of Nalema. I am the widow of the previous King, Aleksey and in nine months I will bear the heir to the throne. In one thousand years this heir will ascend to the throne and take control of the underwater kingdom. I must find a place to live and prepare for the coming of my child. Do as you please, but I will find land and establish a safe dwelling place for me and my child."

Epilogue:

Outside two anticipating uncles wait while the wet nurses fussed over the bleeding babe. One of the nearby nurses muse over the skin and eyes of the newborn; wondering where has she seen such dark skin and such vibrant eyes. No race of people in the kingdom resemble the child. YeKaterina smiles, thankful that she survived the delivery. Prince Alaric has been born in the Kingdom of Antari and a unknown heir to the kingdom of Nalema. The wet nurses shower the new mother with words of encouragement and praise as the waiting uncles enter the spacious room. Now that their job is done the ladies leave the new hut and go back to the warmth of their own homes.