Chapter 75: Chapter 75

Gwenn Pov

“You have to stand up and stop moping.” Orel started. “You have been lying in bed for two days now, you don’t have the luxury of lying around, not when you have a kingdom to restore and a husband to find.”

“Sorens is dead Orel. He died because of my order that he should protect the king, if he is dead than Arius also is.” I stated as I sniffled while holding on to Elison’s hand while he laid beside me.

“But…” Orel started but I grew annoyed.

“Only three council members remaining, my husband dead, Sorens dead and his siblings, four dead. These are only the deaths I am aware of, excluding a legion which is dead and you are trying to tell me that I am not at fault. If I never came here, this would never have happened. This is all my fault.” I screamed at Orel and when Elison face wrinkled as he opened his mouth to start crying, I held him to my chest, rocking him, Orel sighed and walked out. Leaving me alone only for a second before Themis burst into the room.

“This pity party is getting too much, I am done allowing you to do this.” Themis barked as she slammed the door opened to my room where I was lying. “Your powers have been regained, now stand up and deal with this mess.”

“There is no way I can do that, I am not the Yama, Themis. He is dead and there is no one to inherit from him…”

“I though Arius is the Yama.” Themis asked confused.

“Yes. He is… was.” I corrected as tears slipped out again, I had only just managed to stop crying.

“Was… Arius is still alive. Barely hanging on but he is still alive.” Themis explained and hope blossomed in my chest.

“Really?” I asked and she nodded.

“You have to hurry though.” Themis replied and I stood up and gave her, her son and hugged her before I ran out of the room, my mind already racing. I have not seen Sorian since I came back. He might be the jokester in his family but he would have shown to greet his Alal just like every other legion commander still alive and he would have said Sorens death was not my fault. Could it be that Sorens knew he was being watched so he sent his brother out of the palace with Arius? He would send them to a place where he knew that I would be able to find them, there was only one place like that and that was his family home. I took off, running towards where others are, I needed to leave as soon as possible. I waved my hand as magic flowed from my finger tips and opened the doors of the council at my command. A place where the remaining members of the council and Arius siblings minus Catia were always at, trying to repair the empire any way they could.

“Alal?” Their tone was filled with confusion. Even Arius sister refer to me as that now after I took down Mazikeen.

”I know where the Yama is, he is still alive.” I announced trying to catch my breathe.

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Was I wrong? That was my thoughts as Sorens home came into my view, I had left as soon as I could, after informing the council that I was going to bring their King back and since then, I had not stopped. Working myself to the bone to ensure that I could get to Arius while he was still alive. Themis had told me that he was alive but he was barely holding on.

I steered my horse to go even faster as I rushed to the house. It looked like it was closed and nobody was around.

I came down from my horse only to see a Nisse, peaking from the corner of the house. I approached her and when I came nearer to her, she released her breathe and urged me forward.

I followed her to two horses tied by a creek, I thought that she would gestured for me to be on one but she bypassed the horses and entered the forest behind. My guards went up even as I followed her. Then she went behind a tree and disappeared. Another pocket that hides a place from others. I followed her steps and when I passed through, I came out at the mouth of a cave and entering with caution, I saw Sorian with his sword already drawn but when he saw me, he relaxed even as his eyes filled with tears.

“Sorian…” I started but he shook his head.

“This way, Yama is barely breathing.” His gruff voice said as he led me on and when I got to Arius bedside, I fell on the floor so I could touch my husband and this I did with shaky hands.

“You need to give him the antidote, he is barely hanging on.” Sorian mother said as she moved to the side and I nodded.

“I covered Arius mouth with mine and breathed the excess powers that recovered with me into Arius hoping that they would be enough to heal him, now I was just the reincarnate of the golden queen, no longer were the extra powers that made me a goddess with me again. Then again I would gladly give it up if it means that I can have the people taken from me returned.

“What about my baby?” Sorens mother asked when I lifted my head from Aruis’ and used my hand to brush his hair off his face.

I was quiet while my tears made me feel like I could not breathe once more. Orel and Themis might think that I have mourned enough and now it was time for me to take control of the empire but they were wrong. I haven’t and I might never fully will because each time that I realized their amazing sacrifice, I would always miss them and mourn them.

“I am so sorry.” I started, tears already flowing down my face. “I suspected something was going to happen and still I left Arius there, if I had known I would have told him to remove Arius from the Palace at the first sign of trouble, not that he should give his life for Arius.”

“Do not blame yourself for Sorens actions.” Sorian stated, his eyes burning bright, not with tears like his mother but something else. He was not surprised that his brother was dead. Then again. They were twins and I have heard that they share a connection, maybe he knew his brother died the minute it happened.

“Sorens would not have allowed you to blame yourself. He made the decision to confront Kastav all by himself. He realized that Kastav must have killed the king and he was going after Arius next so he had me sneak the king out of the palace, he would have come with us but he chose not to. You do not get to blame yourself for Sorens death. He died a hero at least and a legend at most.”

I was speechless at his words and when Sorens mother grabbed my hands, tears were streaming down her face but she still nodded her agreement with her son.

I wrapped my arms around her crying and I did not stop until I heard a groan behind me as the sheets ruffled.

“My head hurts, where am I?” Arius stated and when I turned to him, he was already sitting up.

“Arius.” I cried with joy as I hugged my husband. The only Northerner who I was close to that was still alive.