40. She is a BETA(?)

Aki came out of it and gave her a nod... he couldn't help but whisper, "Onee-chan... your light is pretty..."

Yuki's eyes shrank, but she relaxed the next moment.

The reason others denied to accept a new force inside them was that it was truly showing your everything naked, your whole existence in a raw form... even though, he had glimpsed only at the residuals of the aura she had left with him, she still felt a bit threatened because of years of solitude, but... thinking about it, if it was this kid.. it was fine and she also called it...pretty.

"I like yours better-- *COUGH* *COUGH*", it seems, she didn't have much time...

But Aki had still heard her and felt very warm... still, he paled at her worsening condition.

Yuki raised her hand, " Don't worry. I am fine. He is the priority.."

Aki gave her a wistful and concerned look, but he knew what he wanted to do.

Yuki saw him nod and said, "Aki that moon is your magic.. remember we talked about it.. *COUGH* *COUGH*", the blood came out gushing again, but she had to get this over with, "Aki... he also has a similar sun, I want you to use your magic to help him with that... you saw my own over yours, right? I want you to do the same."

Before he could say anything, she said, "I believe in you. Aki, you can do it... I'll guide you there... we don't have much time.."

Aki was slightly sceptical, but he still nodded and tried it, this time, he could see that force clearly...

He slowly put his consciousness inside the crown prince and slowly went towards his heat, he could feel a faint thread leading him, just his Onee-chan being here gave him the strongest support he needed still, it was another dark place and he couldn't help but tremble...

The prince had allowed the intrusion, but this small tremble made him go into a coughing feat as blood came out of his mouth...

Aki woke up and shook his head... "I.. I'm hurting him... Onee-chan... I can't ..I can't do this!", he was really shocked by what happened just now and felt lost.

"Aki.. Aki.... listen to me... everything is alright.. shh..shh", she caressed her back, by now her whole body was soaked with sweat and it was painful to even breathe, but she had to protect this child in the very least..." just once... let's do it once more and then.. we will see.. he doesn't have anyone else to depend on but us..."

Aki: "...but..."

Just then the prince whispered a word or, more like a name..."A..ki..."

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The rest was hard but smooth, Aki used everything to help him contain his storm as Yuki taught him to put on another level of barrier...

It was finally over, the relief came like a tide and washed her insecurities... her nerves relaxed and the next second she heard the sound of someone breaking into the room...

The last thing Yuki remembers was looking at the round eyes of Aki and the stiffened face of the Duke,... 'it was worth it...' her brain froze up and everything went black... she had felt the same feeling when she had 'died'... if possible, she didn't want to relive that moment of despair, enlightenment, relief and helpless situation.

If something had changed, it would be the look in her eyes... the moment she had died, her eyes were already dead, she was too tired of living in that world, but now... there was a faint hope and relief...

They may have had gratitude towards her, but Yuki as 'Snow' was still guilty about killing innocent zergs, they had suffered the most and even in the last moments of their lives, after suffering from the cruelty of the 'chosen' ones, they still had to die for them... all because of her choice.

If she had stayed back, if she had lived for another 100 or so years, she could get an answer and could have saved them, if a human can change into a zerg, there was reason to believe that the reverse was possible, even if that was not the case, she could have aimed for a peace treaty in the same amount of years... but she was tired and her soul was worn out and haggard, she didn't think she could live without reason anymore... her existence that was treated as a joke in that story world was finally used by her to support the same because she was too tired to fight against it and the zergs had to compromise for it...

Deep down she was aware that, the journey to get them acceptance after the same years of brainwashing in the current population was an impossible task to do and might never happen, but she couldn't help but feel guilty.... she was a soldier, her job was to protect her people, and no life was superior to other.. but still, she had chosen to destroy them... her life compared to all their sufferings was not enough...

But that shadow lightened a little... because this time, she had saved two lived, she had protected the people she was supposed to...

The world became a little easier to live in... there was a faint smile on her lips, as she could finally sleep after a long time, she finally felt a bit relieved.

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The Duke couldn't move for a long period of time, it was not because of shock... but it was the fear of the unknown.

What happened today had to be suppressed!

Even putting the fact of children, below the age of 12, scratch it, they were just four and six years old kids, having used magic to this extent, away... can someone explain to him, why his daughter could use magic?

She was a Beta!

He knew that she was too mature for her age and too intelligent to be at the same level as her peers but to be able to use magic was an entirely different thing...

If someone told him that the sea had dried out, he might believe you... but the thing in question was the history of magic!

Just then he remembered a conversation that they had not too long ago...

He found himself questioning, ' how did magic came into---', but the next moment, his head buzzed, it was like millions of data were over-ridden inside his head and gave a blank... the next moment, he moved to save his kids.. as if, he had forgotten why they had magic, it was like the world didn't want him to ask this.