The Eclipse Family

Chapter 2

Noah wakes up shortly after.
"Today's the day, huh?"
I nod excitedly but something in me wanted to stay here forever. I didn't want to face my grandfather again. I didn't know if I could face him again.
Noah probably noticed my expression, or he just knew me that well.
"This time we'll defeat him, for good."
I sigh.
"Hopefully."
I walk away from him and finish packing up all my things.
"Come on, the others will be waiting."

We all agreed that we would meet up on our last day and catch up. When me and Noah got there, Chelsy was waiting. She had never been the same after Thanatos...
Nevermind.
She was sitting on the ground and playing with some water.
"Hey guys."
She smiles sadly.
"Today's the day."
"Yeah... today's the day."
We look up as we see Dani and Breeze appear.
"Hey guys!"
Dani puts Sam down but keeps a close eye on the one year old. They were happy as parents, but I could see the fear in their eyes. It was a possibility that we all thought of, would Sam come with us to Etheria?
We all figured that she would. She didn't belong in this world, none of us did. She had to come. We couldn't imagine the heartbreak that Dani and Breeze would face.
Ash zooms to us, clearly a little tired
"Hey! Everyone's here!"
I immediately regret my choice of words as a somber mood washes over us.
"Yeah, everyone."
We look over at Chelsy who looked down with a furious expression.
"Um, so how have you guys been?"
We start sharing stories and jokes and anything else that was on our mind. It felt like the old days, but there was someone missing. We all knew it, but we continued on. We didn't want our last day here to be sad, we wanted to enjoy it for as long as it lasted because we didn't know what awaited us on the other side.

"Guys, do you feel that?"
We see Breeze start fading while Dani starts clutching Sam.
"It's starting."
My stuff was in the void already so I braced myself.
Breeze disappears and Chelsy and Dani start fading too, along with Ash. I notice myself getting glimpses of Etheria and fading in and out.
Sam flops out of Dani's grasp and Noah quickly rushes to grab her. I see him start to fade weakly before I disappear.
"H-home."
We were back in Etheria for the first time in 5 years.
"Where's Sam?"
Breeze looks at Dani with pleading eyes.
"Where's Sam?"
"She was with Noah..."
I look around frantically.
"Noah?"
No no no no no no no no.
"Where's Noah then? Luna... where is Noah?"
I didn't respond, I just fall to my knees.
"Luna! Where is Noah?"
Tears start forming and quickly start running down my face.
"Sam..."
Breeze started to cry to as Dani held her.
It was a pitiful scene, three people crying while two people stand there, unsure if what to do. How could I defeat Lucifer if I could stop these tears from rolling down my face?
"He has to come back. He has to!"
We turn again to Chelsy.
"Then what was the point of all of this? He has to come back. Noah has to. Because I don't know what I'll do if he doesn't."
Her whole body shook with each word.
"Thanatos didn't risk his life for this! He did it to protect us! Noah can't be gone! Please tell me he's not gone."
They all look at me, looking for answers to their questions. Questions I couldn't answer.
"I don't want him to be missing. But I can't give myself false hope. Not again."
I start to leave, tears still running down my face, and Chelsy moves to stop me.
"Just wait a little longer, he's your husband."
Vines shoot up from the ground near Chelsy.
"I can't. I can't wait for a day that might never come. I can't."

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