25 END

Centraxus is too beautiful to ignore. The sky was now like flowing water, as well as the sun that glowed gently, the sloping ground but firm, and the wind that could lull all creatures. The Gigatrums feasted in many places, celebrating the birthday of the beloved crown prince. They burn fragrances on mountain tops, they ignite energy to send them out into the universe, spreading them in the form of prayers.

Meanwhile, Prince Bealdric stalked a girl who was older than him, who was now attending the party very calmly. He immediately sped off to find his parents, who were currently cuddling on a couch in the palace garden.

"Father! Mother!" He shouted. His age had increased by several tens of thousands of years based on the earth's time. But he still hadn't entered his teens yet. His emotions were unstable, and he got angry easily if he got something that he didn't want. "I saw her! I want her to be my spiritual master!"

Prince Aerus and Lia turned to each other, frowning.

"Her? Who do you mean, Bealdric?" Lia asked seriously, leaving the cot with Prince Aerus.

"A princess who finally chose to become a hermit. I met her at the galaxy festival that was held a hundred years ago. I'm pretty sure she can train me to control energy. She is so strong and mighty, Mother!" babbled Prince Bealdric.

They immediately rushed to the palace hall, where the guests who had come to Prince Bealdric's birthday party had already gathered. Mysty was seen having fun with a man who had proposed to her. Lia smiled, looking at it happily.

Until her daydream was interrupted by her hand being pulled by Prince Bealdric, who directed her, and also Prince Aerus to a corner of the room, where a group of hermits was.

Seeing the arrival of the king and queen, the hermits saluted.

"Our greetings to you, Your Majesty. Thank you for inviting us to this party, as well as for permitting us to visit the Holy Temple at Centraxus. We get an abundance of energy from a very enormous universe from there," said one of them, whose voice was very melodious and clear.

Prince Aerus cleared his throat and glanced at Lia. "We're just doing what we feel is good. Other than that, we just wanted to give our son a present."

"I heard that Prince Bealdric is interested in studying with one of us. Is that true?"

"The last few months he did say that, Hermit," nodded Lia uncomfortably, worried about offending the hermits. The peace that they give through meditation has proven to have contributed a lot of peaceful energy throughout the galaxy.

Prince Bealdric suddenly blurted out, "That's right, Hermit. I want to learn from one of you. I felt such a strong connection of energy that I felt I had found the right teacher."

"Then who are you referring to, Prince?"

Prince Bealdric pointed to a corner, where a female hermit stood quietly, separated from them.

The older hermits stared. "She is a princess who secluded herself to gain the light of truth. I believe she is still too weak to be your teacher, Prince. Are you sure your energies are in sync?"

Prince Bealdric nodded. "Yes, Hermit. I had been in a big battle before coming to Centraxus, and my wounds had not fully healed. But after meeting her at the galactic festival, my wounds slowly healed. So let me learn from her!"

Lia and Prince Aerus became tensed, worried that the hermits would be offended, even though that was impossible to happen.

Finally, one of them nodded, then called out to the female hermit. "Princess Ari, can you come here?"

The female hermit, Princess Ari, turned her head and then approached. Her face was very graceful, but there was something odd in the eyes of Prince Aerus and Lia after seeing her.

Lia and Prince Aerus looked at each other and then spoke telepathically. "Neil!" they cried together.

Yeah, that's what they saw. They saw Neil's soul had now been reincarnated into a girl, who even secluded herself to become a hermit in search of a light. From the talk of the hermits, she even intended not to marry forever.

"I feel that I have a very kind soul mate," said Princess Ari when talking to Lia. Her words were very soft and flowing. "But my soul mate has gone with eternal happiness. Therefore, I will guard my love, even until the end of my reincarnation."

Hearing that, Prince Aerus immediately hugged Lia, kissing the top of his wife's head. "You were born with luck, my dear. You are loved by two men who never let you go for anything. And even though in the end Neil lost, I believe this is the best decision he has."

"I feel quite guilty," whispered Lia, looking at Princess Ari, who was currently talking to Mysty, as if in a reunion. "Because we can't all be happy the way we want to."

"This is the happiness that Neil wants," Prince Aerus insisted, still speaking softly. "He wants you to be happy with your choice."

They held hands, looked at each other, drowned in love, and also had a bubbling kiss.

Until then there was a commotion outside. Princess Ari ran to catch up to Prince Bealdric, who had been throwing mud balls at her all this time. They were screaming at each other, attacking each other.

"Bealdric! You come back! You should practice meditation."

"I don't want to! Go away! I hate you!" Prince Bealdric made his usual commotion, causing an explosion in the palace to the East.

The babies' screams were heard, which made Lia and Prince Aerus look at each other. "The Twins!" they said together.

They immediately went to inspect the palace to the East, then grabbed their twin babies.

Yes, theirs!

After Prince Aerus and Prince, Bealdric were moved to Centraxus, soon Lia became pregnant and gave birth to a pair of twins, a girl, and a boy. The two babies live in good health, although they are often disturbed because of their brother's misbehavior.

Prince Aerus was holding one of the babies, looking to various sides, wanting to find Lia. But because he wasn't used to the energy walls in Centraxus, he got lost.

Eventually, he teleported to some random place, nervous that his baby girl was still crying in the sling. Until then they managed to jump into the palace garden, a place where the most melodious wind blows, thus making the baby sleep again.

Meanwhile, from a distance, Lia smiled as she hurried. "You are there? Wait for me!" In her hands was their baby boy, who was still soft and fragrant. The tenderness that flew from her, that flows from the sun that looked different,

The sky seemed to be spinning very fast, pulling Prince Aerus into a memory of the time he visited the Zunik Kingdom. He had a chance to see the future when Lia walked into the palace hall carrying a baby boy. She smiled at someone and said he was their baby.

"It turned out to be me," whispered Prince Aerus, moved, teary-eyed. "It turned out to be our future." He unconsciously shed tears, as Lia was standing in front of him confusedly.

"Eh?" She frowned in surprise. "Are you okay?"

"You won't be the leader in Hexa if you behave like this!" Princess Ari's voice still boomed when she wanted to drag Prince Bealdric to practice. "Hexa will still be ruled by Prince Phoko if you are still stubborn. Prince Bealdric! Bealdric!"

Princess Ari's scream interrupted Prince Aerus's daydreams.

He shook his head. "It's okay," he whispered, leading Lia to sit quietly beside him. In their arms were their twins, now writhing with their cute closed eyes. "I'm just happy we're together. I'm happy that our destiny ended beautifully."

"Oh, Ae!" Lia was teary-eyed, rubbed her husband's cheek, and kissed him slowly. She hadn't had time to let go of her face yet, as he held her in a soft embrace, in a loving caress.

"I'm just happy. My chaotic life because of Mirah's energy finally led me to meet my mate. All the mess that happened, in the end, made you be mine longer." He let go of their embrace, brushing away her messy strands of hair. "Now you are no longer a human. Now we are two races that have a very long life. I'm very happy to live long with you. I'm happy, very happy. So even though it's late, I just wanted to ask you something. Let's live together forever! Will you?"

Lia was teary-eyed, nodded slowly, and hugged him tightly. "Let's live together forever, just like our promise in the past!"

They hugged each other, so tightly that it seemed as though they were suffocating. Their heartbeats were rhythmic, blending harmoniously. The sign of their marriage shone so brightly, it dazzled the sky that made Prince Bealdric look up in surprise. Everyone looked up, observing a beauty they had never seen before.

Beating, beating heart. Flowing love, and eternal sincerity.

Their lips were silent, but their hearts said to each other, "I love you, forever and ever!"

THE END