247 Origins (2/2)
”I don't think that will work,” Messiah chuckled. ”Because, who you're destined to marry is Ralus.”
Messiah looked over at Ralus.
”I don't care,” I complained and hugged onto Messiah's arm.
With a soft smile, he placed his gentle hand on my head.
”Sadly,” he said with a lonely expression that made me feel sad as well. ”I won't be able to stay with the two of you forever.”
”Why?!” Ralus and I asked.
”Would you die?” I questioned him with a trembling voice as I thought back to the cold and still body of a small wolf we had kept as a pet a few years ago. When I saw the pup laying still and not breathing, I felt devastated. It was as if a hole was dug out in my heart, and I cried for a long time. I don't know how much worse it will be if that happened to Messiah.
”Hmm...” Messiah stared into the air and thought. ”Something like that...”
”But you didn't change at all from we first met you,” Ralus pointed out. ”We became older, but you remained the same.”
Messiah simply smiled at Ralus's comments, not answering it but simply acknowledging it in a gloomy manner. After a while, he softly sighed.
”One day, I won't be able to be with you forever,” he said in a sad voice. ”The two of you will have to live on without me.”
”But how?” I felt tears forming in my eyes at the thought of waking up one day and not seeing Messiah. ”We lived our whole lives with you.”
”It will be difficult,” Messiah nodded and placed his gentle hand on both of our heads. ”But I'm sure that the two of you will be able to do it. Alright, time to go to sleep. Go to your own rooms now.”
Even though Messiah had ordered us to retreat to our own beds, neither of us budged. Instead, both Ralus and I hugged onto his arm, with Ralus hugging onto Messiah's right and I hugged onto his left.
”Fine,” Messiah sighed and softly chuckled.
He seemed rather amused by this scene, but Ralus and I weren't. We didn't share in his joy as we were plagued by fear. We were afraid that he would disappear if we don't hug onto him tightly enough...
Years passed and our body size began to resemble that of Messiah's. Soon, the conversation from that night faded from our memories, leaving behind simply a pleasant dream and warm memories. Gradually, with our bodies now capable of more things, we began doing things ourselves. Gathering food, building things, we did it all as he watched us with nods of approval.
”The two of you have really grown up,” Messiah said one night at dinner.
”Of course,” Ralus responded in a proud manner. ”It's been numerous years.”
”Yeah,” Messiah nodded, and for a second, there was a glimmer of...melancholy on his face. But, that look quickly dissipated and was replaced by his usual calming smile. ”It's getting late. It's time to sleep.”
Right after Ralus and I got up from our seats, we were stopped by Messiah. He walked in front the two of us and simply studied us, gazing at us for a long, long time. In a surprising and almost forgotten gesture, he brought an arm around each of us, taking us into his embrace.
”Messiah?!” Ralus and I were both rather embarrassed by this sudden gesture of affection, but we both returned the gesture subconsciously... After that, we went to bed.
When we woke up the next morning, Messiah was no where to be found...
[Present Day | Emilia's Perspective]
”He said he would never leave us on our own...” I muttered as the memories flashed by, frowning as a wave of sadness swept over my world.
”He didn't,” Ralus whispered.
I looked up and into his determined eyes.
”He watched over us until the very end...” Ralus continued. ”So it's our turn. We're not leaving him on his own...”
For some reason, I was rather touched by his words, sending a shiver down my spine. I could feel some tears forming in my eyes for this unknown and mysterious reason, but...I know that it must be something that resonated with my existence wholeheartedly.
”Right...” I nodded.