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Her eyes twinkled under the starry night sky and the glow just disappeared when she looked down at their entwined hands. A soft but sweet smile formed on her lips when he held it tighter and placed a kiss on it. He promised to protect her. She promised to stay with him. Their love formed promises that will take eternity to keep it.

She rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. Keeping herself by his side is making her feel secured. Will this moment last? She is hoping so. Her sweet and soft smile went wider when she felt a kiss on her crown. She knows he is the sweetest and forever will be.

「 🌓 」

Carrying a bouquet of black roses, the deity is walking in the hallways with crestfallen eyes. Today marks the tenth year of Lauren's death. He took a deep breath to stop his tears from falling. He arrived at the end of the hallways and the doors automatically went open. His gaze landed on the body inside the glass casket. She is wearing a white and gold satin gown as she is surrounded with white chrysanthemums.

He placed the flowers in front of her and stared at the huge slit on her neck. It is slowly healing. In order to bring her back to life, he needs to wait for a hundred years or else, her body will disperse into tiny dust. He doesn't know for how long he will wait for more. He missed her so much already. He wants her in his arms already.

"I'm waiting for you." He mumbled. A faint smile formed on his lips and he fell on his knees before screaming in agony.

His white wings appeared and he got his head hanging while his tears kept on falling from his eyes. He quickly lifted his chin when he felt a powerful presence behind him. He stood up and saw a silver-haired man. He's wearing a white suit and black leather gloves. His jaw clenched when the man gave him a smile.

"I'm Kazuma. I have an offer to you." The silver-haired man introduced with a smile. It is his first time seeing him, so he is wondering how he got inside the heaven.

「 🌓 」

"She smiled at me." He whispered to himself. A pair of little hands touched his chubby cheeks and he can't stop smiling.

"What's your name?" The little girl asked and he felt his cheeks heating up. He can't believe that she is asking his name.

"My name is Riku. Your name is Gia, right?" He asked and Little Gia nodded while giggling softly. She squished his chubby cheeks gently but he held it instead and they ran towards the school playground.

They were playing with the swings when Little Riku's mother came with another child. It is his older twin, Reiki. He quickly ran towards them and introduced Gia who became his new classmate and playmate. Little Reiki is studying in another preschool instead since the ones where Little Riku is currently enrolled is not accepting twins. Their reason is they might get confused who is who. It is such a petty reason but Little Reiki said it is fine for him.

"Let's play again tomorrow!" Little Riku waved his hand as their mother was holding his other. He looked up at her and smiled excitedly. He can't wait to tell their mother what happened today in school.

Little Gia waved her hand as well while smiling at the twins. Her mother will arrive soon and while waiting, she went back to play with the swing again. She watched the twins walk away with their mother and then, a tall man approached them and carried Little Riku in his arms. He must be their father. The difference between the twins is Riku smiles a lot while Reiki always has a serious expression.

「 🌓 」

"Okaa-san.." The princess whispered when she finally woke up. The queen rushed to her side and held her hand gently.

Fuyu has been asleep for a day already and she just woke up now. The younger one's eyes wandered and remembered that she had been taken away from the underworld. Gia helped her sit up on the bed since she is pregnant for five months already. She placed her hand on her daughter's growing belly and she gasped softly when she felt the baby moving inside.

"Our little princess acknowledges me already?" She asked and Fuyu nodded. Both women smiled and chuckled when the little one kept on moving.

"I'm happy that I will have another child with Sho." Fuyu said softly. She looked in her eyes and she can't determine if it is real love or not.

"My little Fuyu, do you love Sho?" She asked and Fuyu didn't hesitate to nod her head. Is this because she is under the spell? What if they try to break it?

The door went open. Reiki and Shohei arrived with the oldest nephalem, Likiya. He is also the only living archetype. He is the one who built the realm. Fuyu's eyes widened when she saw Reiki. Gia cleared her throat and stood up to introduce the men to her.

"Fuyu, this is the king of this realm, Likiya. And then, this is Shohei, his right-hand man. And the last one is your father's older twin, Reiki." Fuyu's eyes narrowed when she heard the name.

"Are you sure he is the king's twin, Okaa-san?" She asked and Gia furrowed her brows. Why would she get mistaken about it? Reiki's face is concrete evidence that he is Riku's twin.

"What made you think that he might not be Riku's twin?" Instead of answering her, she preferred to ask her with another question.

"His eyes." Fuyu is so firm with her answer. She looked deep in his eyes and she is just getting mesmerized with it.

"It is light brown. What's wrong with it?" She asked once more but Reiki just smiled at the younger one.

"Princess, what do I need to do for you to believe that I'm the king's older twin?" Reiki asked and Fuyu carefully got up from the bed.

"Show me your upper body." She glared at him and Gia closed her eyes as she could feel a headache coming.