Epilogue

I stood there holding Palaki, mine and Naci’s daughter. I never remembered doing anything with Naci sexual, so I wondered how we had...

It was then that Naci told me about what she had done, herself. I had been very deeply unconscious, when her want for me overshadowed rational thought. She had taken her clothes off, impaling herself upon me.

Here I had thought all this time it had just been a strange dream. Naci shook her head no.

“I had wanted you so badly up to that point. My desire for you was growing larger each day. It got to the point that day that I knew I wouldn’t make it past the end of the day. You were so exhausted; I knew that this would probably be the only time I would have to be with you.” Naci said.

I looked at her with a sense of wonder as she lowered her head, tears starting to fall. “Why are you so upset Naci?”

With a sigh her head slowly looked up at me. “I was and am so afraid that you will hate me Toman. That I did what I did without your knowledge. That I took,” Here Naci’s head seemed to fall lower. “I took what wasn’t freely given. You are within your rights to leave me.” This last part whispered so low I almost thought she hadn’t said it.

I reached over gently cupping her chin, raising her head, ‘til she was looking into my eyes.

“Naci, again I have to tell you, you are more than just a partner to me. Had it not been for you, I know that I would have failed at the beginning of all of this. Naci,” I stated pulling her closer to me. “I just realized it, I love you. There is no other explanation for everything.”

Naci’s eyes went wide as she stared hard and long into mine. They were suddenly wide as she started to kiss me fiercely all over my face. This of course awoke Palaki who let the both of us know in no uncertain terms that she was there. I stepped back as the both of us laughed.

“I have a few things I need to do Naci. A few promises that I made, I have to fulfill.” I told Naci as I gently kissed both her and Palaki

Even as Palaki cooed Naci nodded, “Finish Toman then return to me. For too long I have slept alone.” She stared at me with an intense look, “I do not intend to any longer than necessary.” Naci warned.

“I shouldn’t be that long.” I told her. Again she gave me an intense look then nodded. I flashed out with a sigh, I had better hurry the look of hunger in her eyes, was having an effect on me as well.

I traveled for possibly a minute and then appeared within a peaceful realm that I had created a while back. Walking a short distance, directly in front of me, I soon came upon the mage house where I had left Rigal and his mother. Reaching out I started to feel where they were. A sudden movement behind me, had me whirling as I felt Rigal moving toward me.

I raised my hand suddenly freezing a supremely surprised Rigal. “Unless you want to get seriously hurt, I suggest you stop.” I spoke out toward him.

“Toman?” I heard him struggle to say. Releasing him I felt him rush toward me, grabbing me in an almost crushing bear hug. “By the great power, I had thought that you had forgotten about us.”

I shook my head when he released me. “I wouldn’t do that, with all the help you gave me? I owe you quite a bit, between you and your mother; I might not have been able to pull part of it off. Now then,” I started as I saw his mother exit the mage house walking up to the two of us. “I think it’s time we got you two home.”

I looked at Mrs. Vanderhoon, when she stopped before me. “Is he really gone?” A slight trembling to her lips. “Can we really go home?” I was nodding as I waved my hand, the three of us vanishing only to appear a few moments later.

“I forgot that I hadn’t repaired your home.” I said, as we stared at what was left of the two story building that was their home. The entire front, of it was still a crumbled mess lying in front.

With a smile I nodded to the two of them, as I concentrated. At first nothing happened, then I felt my power start to climb. I felt both Rigal and his mother back up as first my arm, then the rest of me started to glow.

Nodding I felt the structure start to reform. Good I thought, as pieces started to slide into place. Within moments my power was three times higher as everything was moving, almost too fast to be seen.

Twenty minutes later, I dropped both my arms with a smile on my lips. “There, I think that should provide you with adequate protection now.”

Rigal’s mother was staring with her mouth open, tears falling from her eyes. Quickly she came to me throwing her arms around me in a crushing hug.

Rigal waited a little sheepishly nearby ‘til she was done. After she released me, he took my hand in a strong handshake.

“You have a friend in me for life, if I can somehow help you, let me know.” Rigal told me.

I thought about it for a moment then I looked at Rigal, then deeper to his center. Damn, no wonder he couldn’t use the massive power he had. With a thin smile, I reached in chipping away at well over half of his power center.

It was perhaps two minutes that had passed, when Rigal’s eyes went wide, as did his mother’s. “What ... what did you do? By the great power I feel more power within me than I ever have!”

“As I said Rigal, I owe the both of you quite a bit. I know that you aren’t a wild magic user, though you have depths of power that only a few can rival. This will help you to protect your mother far better than ever before. Know that this is the first treatment, you need to let your body adjust before I dare push you higher.” Here I bowed to the two of them, shocking them to silence. Then with a crooked smile, I whispered in Rigal’s ear, earning a very wide smile and a vigorous nod of his head.

With a sigh I smiled back then vanished, appearing before a great magical medical building. I was actually afraid of this next thing I HAD to do. Walking in I saw more than a dozen of the males and females bristle. Then most of them moved to block me from going further.

A tall, angry, red faced male limped toward me. In a rather heated voice he advised me, “You are not welcomed here. You almost utterly and completely decimated the entire corps. To the extent that, though no one was killed, there is no longer a corps. There is no protection for the magic realm now.”

There were several angry shouts from more than a dozen others behind him. “I am not here to-” I started.

The angry man just started to laugh, “You might as well kill us to the last member. As strong as you are, there is really no one that can heal any of us. So either leave or start the killing, we know that you have no concern for us.”