Chapter 829 We're moving to Florida
It took the couple had an hour to finish their food and leave the restaurant. They were walking through a quiet Aquaria as the sun had set, causing Teuila to ask, looking at the moon, ''Do you think we could go back to your old world when you're strong enough?''
Archer was surprised and didn't know what to think as memories flooded his mind, causing him to stop walking. When Teuila was stopped, she turned to him with worry and quickly apologized.
But he was also lost in the sea of memories as they overwhelmed his senses, causing him to daydream. While this happened, someone very close to him, whom he was forced to leave behind on Earth, was having an encounter.
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[Michelle Bennett's POV]
[A year after Archer's murder]
The older woman was struggling to hold her family together as it was falling apart after her youngest son's murder. Michelle's husband had hit the bottle and has been useless ever since while her children scattered with the wind.
She was at the graveyard outside London, tending to Archer's beautiful grave. With a brush in hand, she scrubbed the gravestone while speaking in a voice heavy with neverending grief, ''You know, I never wanted more children after I had your big sister Ellie? But when you were born, I saw those big blue eyes and curly brown hair, and that's when I fell in love again.''
Michelle brushed off the dirt as she continued, tears welling in her blue eyes as she remembered her son's smile. ''Did you know you're an uncle now? Your big sister Diana had a baby boy. She asked if she could name him after you, but I refused as I couldn't handle it.''
After speaking, she continued cleaning as the howling wind picked up, causing the trees above to sway. Michelle looked up when she heard a voice say, ''Mom! Get back to the car. Rain is coming!''
''Give me five minutes, El!'' she responded before returning to the grave. ''I wish that night never happened. But you saved Alexia, and I'm proud to have raised such a selfless boy.''
Michelle rose to her feet, her gaze sweeping across the familiar surroundings with a mixture of pain and resolve etched upon her features. "My Light Gentleman," she began, her voice heavy with emotion yet firm with determination, "we're saying goodbye to this place. Every corner, every street holds memories of you, and though they bring me solace, they also weigh heavy on my heart."
Tears streamed down her cheeks, a constant flow she futilely attempted to stem with gentle brushes of her hand. "My love for you will never wane," she continued, her voice trembling with the weight of her words, "I must leave London behind to shield the others. I couldn't salvage my marriage, but I will do everything in my power to protect them."
Michelle placed her hand on her baby boy's grave, ''We are going to stay with your Aunt Mary in Florida,'' she said in a voice full of regret and hurt. ''Your father will remain here as the divorce is due to end in six months, but I will return twice a year to see you.''
After speaking, she turned around only to be shocked. A beautiful woman stood there with a big smile. Her long, flowing white hair was blowing around in the wind, and her eyes were violet, which confused her.
'Contacts? Those are eyes straight from an anime!' Michelle thought to herself.
Michelle spotted a window, walked over to it, and looked outside to see a sprawling city in front of her. Her eyes widened, and she thought, 'Wow. It'sstraight out of a fantasy book!'
There were buildings made of stone and wood stretching as far as her eyes could see. In the distance, there was a massive river cutting through the land. Michelle was baffled but soon relaxed as something seeped into her body.
Looking around, she spotted a mirror and walked over to it, only to be shocked once again as she looked twenty years younger. Her fading brown hair was back to when she was younger.
Her skin was smooth, and every wrinkle and worry line was gone. While standing there, she heard a silky voice say, ''Morning, Mom. I hope you enjoyed last night.''
Michelle turned around only to spot a tall, strikingly handsome young man whose looks made her heart beat even faster. She noticed that he shared the same features as Tiamat, which caused her to wonder, 'Archer?'
His eyes were like a portrait, revealing a lifetime of pain. Michelle asked, ''Is that you, Archer?''
The young man nodded in understanding when he heard him say, ''Yes, Mom, it's me, but just different from how I once was.''
''What happened to you?''
''When I died, Tiamat reincarnated me into Thrylos, but I lost my memories until I became her champion,'' Archer explained.
''Don't you mean wife? She called me Mother-in-law,'' Michelle asked
Archer smiled, but the scene changed once again before he could speak. She found herself on a hill, looking at millions of soldiers lined up before a stage with an even greater number in the distance.
Michelle noticed Archer standing with twenty beautiful women wearing medieval-looking armor behind him. The next thing she heard was her son's voice boom, ''Soldiers of Draconia! Will you help me conquer the world and bring peace to Thrylos!''
She watched as her son continued speaking, but she sensed the heartbreak in his rage-filled voice, ''Those dogs attacked me in my own home and injured five of your queens who now cling to life by a thread due to protecting me from their vile poison.''
When he said that, the crowd boomed with chants of death to the enemy, and Michelle felt it in her core that these soldiers would die for her son, but his next words shocked her even more, ''Draconia will conquer the world in return! I will lead Thrylos in the fight against the --------- .''
Michelle couldn't hear anything else as the scene changed again, and she was back in the graveyard with Tiamat in front of her. She shook her head, rushed toward the white-haired woman, and hugged, ''Thank you for looking after my little boy.''
Tiamat smiled before patting her on the back, ''Archer is a unique boy who is slowly recovering from all his suffering, but there is one thing I need from you, Michelle, if you want to see him again,'' she said.
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