The aftermath of the battle still marked Elysia. The (ex)powerful empire fell apart, the population exhausted and disappointed. Yet in the midst of the ruined material, in the rubble there stood a ray of hope there, in the immutable spirit of Anya and Kael, a spark would be kindled.
Anya: "We must rebuild, Kael. For ourselves, for our people, for the future."
Kael: "Together, we will rise from the ashes."
They began to organise and plan the casualties, the teams to make the sofveling of rubble, the treatment of wounds, the housing and the feeding of the homeless. Their contribution has been–that is all and no more–hope and, if one is ever to take them at face value, a close companion in the shadows as it has ever been in these dire of times.
Anya: "We will restore Elysia to its former glory, and even surpass it."
Kael: "With you by my side, anything is possible."
Anya and Kael consoled each other in the coming of age of the kingdom as they readied once more for healing. Their love, forged in the fires of adversity, had grown stronger than ever. They spent decades of reconstruction, not only restoring their kingdom but their own lives as well.
Kael: "I'm so grateful to have you, Anya. You've given me a reason to live."
Anya: "And you've given me a reason to hope."
They got together a union in a short ceremony with relatives and friends able to attend. Their passion was an icon of hope, a totem of the unbowed majesty of the human spirit.
As the years passed, Elysia flourished once more. The country was restored in a fairer and richer condition than before. Anya and Kael, wise and righteous, governed fairly and peacefully, a time of abundance and stability.
They raised a family, their own children living at home in a world of love and awe. They meant to, and passed on, the virtues of courage, compassion and the moral duty of standing up and fighting the fight for what is right.
Anya: Let our children be raised in a world without night.
Kael: "A world filled with light and love."
Yet, the location of Anya and Kael's, however, extended out of Elysian. [The] story morphed into a legend, a love story, a bold story of courage and triumph, hero vs. villain of the bright force vs. the dark force. It is a tale that has haunted generations, but which has demonstrated that even if life seems hopeless, hope can be redeemed.
And thus the legend of Anya and Kael, Star-Crossed Sorceress and Rebellious Prince, drifts through the millenium, a legend of love and as love resides in the human soul, it resides in the human heart.
[The END]
