"They died, mommy?" Luna asked me with wide eyes.
I smiled at how intently she was listening to the story as I brush her soft and long dark hair, "Yes, sweetie." I said while staring at her beautiful pair of purple eyes.
"The moon goddess and the mortal died and became the brightest stars in the sky."
Luna pouted after hearing the ending of the story.
"What a tragic love story," She said, sighing because of disappointment. "I've heard this story a couple of times but I never knew they would end up that way. Now I know why you never tell me how their love story ended, it's so sad!"
"Huhu, mommy." Sabi niya't yumakap sa tiyan ko. "Don't ever die and leave me."
Natawa na lamang ako dahil sa sinabi niya kasabay ng pagbukas ng pinto.
"There you are my two beautiful princess," Dad said he kissed me and our daughter's cheek. "The party is about to start, Luna's 6 crazy godmothers are already in there."
"Really?" Luna said while smiling brightly. "Tita Kc and her friends are already waiting for me?"
"Yes baby," Dad said while looking at our daughter's eyes. "That's why you must go downstairs and greet them, ok?"
"Ok, daddy!" Luna exclaimed happily as she went down to greet her favorite godmothers.
"So," My husband said when we were finally left alone. "It's nice being alone with you, love." Aniya't hinalikan ang kamay ko. "Akala ko hindi na mangyayari 'to, I thought I could never be with you in my future but.."
Napangiti siya't hinalikan ang noo ko. "You're here with me."
I smiled as I touch his hand and said, "I will never leave you. Wherever you are, I'll be there with you."
I saw how my husband's beautiful pair of ocean eyes tear up as he kissed my knuckles and said, "I love you, I love you so much."
"I love you too, my beautiful creature."
He smiled and was just about to kiss me when a man with hazel eyes opened the door and said, "Ops, tama na muna ang rated spg love birds!" Bungad ni Caleb habang nakangising nakasandal sa pinto at kasama ang asawang si Amara. "Baka mamaya 2 na ang inaanak ko."
"Huwag 'kang magmalinis, Caleb." Tawa ng asawa ko sabay ngiti kay Amara who is now pregnant with their third child. "Maawa ka naman sa asawa mo."
"Hay," Buntong-hininga ni Belle nang makita ang lugar na pinagtataguan namin. "When will you ever guys grow up?"
Nagtawanan na lamang kaming lahat at sabay-sabay na bumaba upang salubungin ang kaarawan ng anak 'kong kasabay ang pagdating ng full moon.
Amara
Everything's back to normal, I said to myself as I saw my friends laughing and talking with each other. Finally.
"Penny for your thoughts?" My husband whispered when he saw me looking intently at Selene and Zion's direction.
"I just can't believe it," I said as I remembered how everything ended and at how a new life started. "We are all back together."
Caleb smiled upon hearing my thoughts and kissed my cheek. "It was a crazy journey but I'm happy I was able to meet you and these amazing people."
Caleb's hazel eyes looked straight into my eyes as he smiled and said, "Who would've thought, the Gods can break a lethal fate."
"No!" Belle shouted as she saw how Zion and Selene killed theirselves. "S-selene, Zion.."
"Wala na sila," Nanghihinang sambit ni Caleb habang hawak-hawak ako na ngayo'y unti-unti nang bumalik ang lakas. "P-patay na sila.."
"H-hindi 'yan totoo." Iyak ko't kahit nahihirapan ay pinilit ang sariling lumapit sa amin at sinubukang gisingin ang walang buhay na anyo nina Selene at Zion. "Gumising kayo! W-wag niyo kaming iwan!"
We suddenly heard a loud thunder as Zeus slowly walked towards our direction.
"Zion really did it," Zeus said as he stared at their lifeless bodies, dahilan upang mapatingin kami sa kaniyang direksyon. "He really killed his self but I never thought that Selene would also sacrifice herself just to be with him."
"What do you mean?" I asked weakly.
"Before this battle, Zion went to me and said he needed my help." Aniya't malungkot na bumuntong-hininga. "He told me that he will die today and that I should save Selene."
"Ano?" Hindi makapaniwalang sambit ni Belle. "Zion knew he was dying?"
"The clairvoyant gave him a warning," Zeus answered with his serious golden eyes. "She told him to choose between life and death and he chose the latter."
"Pero bakit?" Caleb asked with confused eyes. "Why would Zion choose to kill himself?"
"Because it's the only way to break the curse," Zeus answered in a serious tone. "Well, I guess there is no other way, I cannot bring them back to life but I can make them born again as mortals without the spell and without their memories.."
Nanghina ako matapos marinig ang mga salitang iyon dahilan upang hawakan ako ni Caleb sa balikat at alalayan.
No, Zion and Selene cannot lose their memories. Just, no..
Mangha na lamang kaming napatingin sa kalangitan nang isang malalim na boses ang narinig naming magsalita.
"I am the God Almighty." Sabi ng isang malalim na boses na nagmumula sa kalangitan. "I saw how these two brave souls faced their fate and I am impressed."
"God Almighty," Zeus said and bowed.
"Zeus, the God of Olympus," Malakas na sabi niya't kasabay nun ay ang pagkidlat ng malakas at ang pagdating ng isang kakaibang liwanag.
Zeus knew what God wanted to tell him as he let his thunder absorbed the powerful light.
"I have now given you the power to restore lives, I command you to use my powerful light to bring the Moon Goddess' and the Mortal's body back to life."
"I will, God Almighty." Zeus answered with respect and turned to Selene and Zion's lifeless forms.
He threw his thunder's powerful light to their lifeless bodies and brought them back to life.
"I am Zeus, the God of Olympus and with my power, I command the skies to destroy Hades' spell and to seal it with the brightest stars." Zeus said as a his golden eyes became white. "And with God Almighty's powerful light, I demand you to bring them back to life!"
Napapikit na lamang kami matapos balutin ng liwanag ang buong paligid namin at matapos nun, I saw how Selene and Zion slowly opened their eyes after being struck by Zeus' thunder.
They're back, they're really back.
"I'm happy," I smiled after remembering that fateful day. "We are finally back together."
Caleb and I smiled silently as we saw our children laughing and playing with each other along with Luna.
"Cheers!" Zion said we raised our glasses.
"To a new beginning!" We said as we all clink our glasses and as we move forward to the new journey of our life.
