Weirdos IV: The Emerald Heart

Epilogue: Long Live

Long live the walls we crashed through
All the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
I was screaming, "long live all the magic we made"
And bring on all the pretenders
I'm not afraid

Long live all the mountains we moved
I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you
I was screaming, "long live the look on your face"
And bring on all the pretenders
One day we will be remembered

— Long Live by Taylor Swift (from the album Speak Now)

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Five months later. . .

"Hey, be careful out there. Don't go wandering away all by yourselves," I said to my siblings as they all dashed towards the farming fields. It's late in the afternoon and we have just finished another day of harvesting.

I headed towards a low hill just beside our farm. Sitting under the cover of a tree, I took off my hat and just watched the sun slowly sink behind the mountains over the distance. It's the beginning of summer, and a warm breeze blew against me. I just closed my eyes and appreciated the fine weather.

It's been several months since the war happened. For the past few months, the entire country spent most of the time recovering from all the damage. Emerald was rebuilt, thanks to the combined effort of Ezekiel and all Telekinesis Weirdos. I even helped rebuild the school.

Sweeping changes were made across various parts of the government, especially those that had been highly-affected by the infiltration of the Legion of Death. Stricter measures were implemented along with a more stringent process when it comes to appointing officials in the Department of Magic and NMLEA.

Speaking of which, Professor Romeus is now the newly-named head of the National Magical Law Enforcement Agency. Professor Elena is also the new headmistress of the Emerald School of Magic. Also, just over a month ago, those two Temporal Weirdos were finally wed in a shrine in the Terreña Mountains.

The Purgers were finally forgiven by the government, as well as the Purebloods. Even Emerald and its partner schools offered education for the children and youth of these groups. Although both of these groups remained in their homes, they now have the freedom to return to the society whenever they wanted. We all know that it's going to be a long process before they can trust society again, but what's important is that they now have a choice.

Ezekiel suddenly disappeared without a trace after his sister's wedding. Professor Elena told us that her brother finally quit his job in the Agents International and his teaching post in Emerald. The timing was really sketchy, especially after the story that RB said to me after the war. Well, we're going to keep our questions until we see Ezekiel again.

As for me, I've spent the past months talking to the families of our deceased friends and classmates. Emerald also did its part by erecting a memorial for all its students who died in the war. A statue of Professor Evanesca was also erected on the rooftop of the Emerald Building, right on the spot where Serafina killed her. Anyone nearby the Emerald Building would now see the towering statue of the Green Lady looking down at the entire school. It's Emerald's way of symbolizing the guidance and influence of probably one of the greatest heads of the best magical school in the country.

We also made sure that the contributions of other people who died in the war weren't forgotten, especially Devon's. Crimson also made sure that he was laid to rest together with his sister. Apart from them, the national government also erected a memorial for the agents and other members of the national defense who lost their lives in the war.