Please read the Authors Note at the end.
Chapter 29 – A Happy Ending
The pain had stopped. There was nothing. Only peaceful darkness followed. The only unfortunate part was that Unique didn’t know if she’d succeeded in stopping Envy at last. It would be a bummer if she hadn’t.
“I’m sorry for everything.”
Unique ignored the voice—it wasn’t important. The only thing that mattered was that the agony was no longer there. She was content.
“I can’t believe I didn’t notice she was gone.”
Unique sifted through everything and nothing. There was not a care in the world or beyond.
“I should have told her earlier. I should have let her practice her powers knowing the consequences.”
Someone was crying. She could hear the sobs coming through.
“Can we revive her again?”
Why would they do that? She was happy now; she didn’t want to come back to pain.
“Lif would never agree.”
Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. She wanted to yell at them, why couldn’t they leave her alone? Like they said, Lif wouldn’t agree anyway.
Lif. That name. Unique knew that name.
“I can’t believe that I lost her again. After all this time, why?”
That voice. She knew that voice. It was so passionate. Passion. It was her husband—the love of her life.
Passion. Everything came back to her now. Her life played in front of her, both of her lives was laid out. She remembered everything. The way Retro used to play catch with her in the gardens. His smile whenever he looked at her.
“I love her, Retro.”
Sion! Unique gasped for air. Opening her eyes hurt, and she didn’t know where she was. Her surrounding were blurry, and she struggled to keep her balance.
“Whoa. Easy there.” Someone caught her, and she leaned against the person.
“Unique!” Hands wrapped around her waist, and she was pulled into the arms of someone who smelled pleasant.
“W-What…” the words came out as a whisper. Her mouth was dry, and she needed water.
As on cue, something was held to her lips, and she gulped the cooling liquid down eagerly.
“Unique, Daughter of Retro,” a female voice said. Unique focused on the direction of the voice.
“Y-yes?” It hurt to talk.
“Because of the continuous courage that was never expected of you, you have redeemed yourself from falling from Haims.”
Unique squinted. If she concentrated hard, she could make out the outline of a woman—a Goddess.
“Your powers have been reinstated, and I’ve made sure that your essence will never fade.”
Silence followed. The woman walked away, heels clicking on the floor. A door was shut.
Then a bundle of cheering happened. She was hugged from several sides, and she couldn’t distinguish who was who. Yet, she didn’t care. Everything was right now.
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Unique was on a plaid in the Gardens of Haims. She could hear Sion rustle beside her.
“So, Envy is okay?” she asked.
“She will be. You kicked her ass, love.” Sion chuckled. The sound made her smile.
“I’m not sure I exactly know what happened though.” She frowned.
“Me neither. But whatever you did worked.”
“How so?”
It was a question, which had bothered her for a while, and while she was happy to be back in Haims, the constant lack of answers made her go mental. She didn’t know what it was she did that had worked.
“From what I gathered,” Sion started. “You were exposed to Envy’s essence but refused to be affected. You targeted her very core with joy. And for that to work, you had to use her own joy against her. Something only you could do.”
“How come I didn’t die again then?” Unique asked. “It wasn’t much different from what I did the first time.”
“According to Fatus, you did die.” Sion moved over and stroked her cheek. “I think that Lif intervened.”
“But why?”
“That’s an answer only she can give you.” He kissed her cheek. “I have something for you.”
“Yeah?” She smiled and helped herself to sit upright. “What is it?”
“It’s something you should have gotten back a long time ago,” he said.
Her eyesight wasn’t fully restored, but it would get there soon. She narrowed her eyes and focused on him. He was holding a little box. She took it in her hands and carefully opened it. A gasp escaped her lips when she realized what it was.
“Can you help me put it on?” she asked.
“With a pleasure.” He took the chain and moved behind her. She lifted her hair away as he placed the chain around her neck.
The pendant was back where it belonged. She sighed in content and leaned back against Sion.
“Thank you,” she whispered. “For not giving up on me.”
“Never.” He kissed her neck. “Unique?”
“Yes?”
“I have a favor to ask you.” His arms wrapped around her.
“What is it? I’d do anything.”
“Well. You see…” He hesitated.
“Spill the beans, pretty boy.”
“Well. Once upon a time, I was with this breathtaking unique girl. We had the best moments of my life.”
She smiled. “Yeah?”
“I’d like to relive those moments.”
She laughed and turned around to face him. Her arms wrapped around his neck, and she pressed herself close to him. His lips found hers, and she returned the kiss willingly.
When she finally needed to breathe, she giggled. “Luckily, we don’t need the power of retro-cognition for that.”
A/N - Alright, this is the ACTUAL Ending. I hope you've enjoyed my writing up until this point. I know that there's many things to be improved on this story still. It needs a lot of tightening up and clarification to be anywhere near publishable (If I ever want to do that, lol)
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THE END. (<-- Lol. I've always wanted to write that xD)