Epilouge

Third Person POV

In the efforts of the princess, there had been a reunion prepared. In the labyrinth of the kings, the special maze made for The Ingenious of Afosíosi Magic Academy is where they held it in secrecy. A few figures had already arrived, yet a certain couple had suffered going to the ballroom despite the map in their hands.

A kick of the door by dark leather boots revealed a red long cape on the ground. Fluff like snow adorned on her shoulder, fluffy mane-like chocolate long hair behind her.

"HOLY SHIT, you all have no idea how hard it was to get here!"

"Rai, we had a map for a reason!" Mumbled a tall green haired lady with her macaroons in hand, bangs veiled her gaze at the girl that had been beside Raijin. The hair that had been cut just below her nape bounced when she laid her eyes on those kind green eyes she saw through years ago. The earring on one side of Shukona's ears rang as she walked towards the two, said earring was also on Emica's ear.

"I still got lost." Mumbled the queen that covered her forehead with her hands as she grit her teeth.

"And you let Nikami lead the way? Come on, it's as if you hadn't known about her poor directional skills." A maid with small specks of dark spots sprinkled through her cheeks had giggled from the silly actions of the two monarchs. She adjusted the mask that covered half of her face and stepped towards them.

"Not my fault the party was placed in a maze out of all things." Nikami groaned and ran her fingers through her short brown hair that had been glazed with white. "It's been a while."

"Surely it has been, how's life being married?" Shukona greeted them with a smile and a hug, before her palms reached the top of their heads and patted them. Even though it had been 5 years since they graduated, Shukona was still a giant when it came to height.

"Th-thats the first thing you ask?!" Raijin exclaimed at the question, eyes wide and face red.

"It has been fine, thank you. It still feels surreal that I'm already married to Raijin." She was now a queen after all, she can't get used to that position. Even if her entire life had been devoted to it, now that she is actually at the top, it hadn't gotten old. "What about you? What is being a commoner like?"

"Throwing salt as always, Shiromoru-sama. Or should I say, Gakerumi-sama? Whoopsie~" Emica smirked while she giggled, feigned defeat with her hands up. Nikami's usually dead expression had fallen, her lips quivered and her cheeks flushed as they heated up. She folded her hands and turned away, the queen hoped her curly hair would cover her melted composure.

"It has been better since I now live at Emica's home and have a steady income... Nika are you okay?"

"She's still coping with our marriage, I seriously don't know what's up with her." Raijin grimranced and whispered to her two childhood best friends, a chuckle escaped her lips. Nikami flipped her head back at Raijin and glared at her with pink in her cheeks, her wife simply flung herself towards her and hugged her.

"Why does she have to cope with marriage? That doesn't sound like a good thing."

"It means she's still processing what happened! I never thought I'd be the one to see Nikami-sama being the one who's embarrassed, love does something to you." Emica shrugged.

"We should stop talking about this," Nikami exasperated, "You two are married right?"

"Eh?! Wait, are you serious?! Why didn't you invite us?!"

"We-well... It wasn't a grand ceremony and we only did it in our garden, I didn't want to bother you when you have worse matters in your own hands. We can have the event properly when we have more money, but I suppose you can say that we are legally in a union on paper... It-it's not like I like her or anything..." Shukona turned her head away in a manner similar to Nikami, but with a pout.

""..."" They all fell into a deep silence and only stared at Shukona, deadpan. A sigh escaped Nikami's lips while Raijin only laughed at the absurdity. Emica's smile twitched, before she opened her mouth with a large grin,

"You literally tied me up and fucked me so hard last night-"

"AHAHAHAHA-" Shukona slammed her palms against Emica's mouth to shut her up, "SHE'S SO FUNNY ISN'T SHE???" Shukona yelled while her irises shook and glanced over at the two disappointed best friends.

"She's still in the denial stage! Isn't that ironic Nika? You were like that for a few weeks too-OW!" Raijin got cut off mid sentence as her wife pulled on her cheeks.

"I'll spare you the embarrassment, Shu, we're trying for a baby too." Nikami spoke in her usual impassive tone as a burst of flames came out of Raijin's head. Red covered her face as she opened her mouth to speak words, yet none could come out.

"I TOLD YOU, IT'S FOR TAX PURPOSES, OKAY??" Shukona insisted, while the muffled Emica disagreed. "Either way..." She finally shook her hands off and huffed. "I wish you the best for your child, we are not trying for a baby."

Shukona finally took her hand off Emica's mouth,

"She just likes being kinky!"

"When will you stop?!"

"You two are seriously so close now... I mean you were close back then, but I can't believe you two actually got married." Raijin scratched the back of her neck and tilted her head. After all, they used to only have a maid and noble relationship, Raijin knew Emica had a crush on Shukona but for them to end up together was a whole different story.

"Oh! It's probably because she lived in my house before we even got officially married."

"How quick." You two really are lesbians.

"I-it's not anything like that!" Shukona shook her head, "She asked me about her mother's sickness and if there was any way I could make the cure, since it came from my brother..." Shukona folded her hand and groaned.

"OF COURSE I DO! I made the damn cure in the first place, her mother had the same sickness as my sister, that bastard stole my credit without me even knowing!" Shukona growled before Emica started to play and caress her hair, in which she relaxed her shoulders. "And so, she let me live in her house in exchange for me to nurse her mom. She's okay now, and I opened a shop to use my expertise well. An-and, I married her so it was better for the business, for both of our income. She didn't have to be a maid anymore."

"Yeah, you're totally fucking in love with her~" Raijin winked.

"N-no I'm not! Listen!"

"You'd be a wonderful mother, Shu." And of course she wouldn't accept it that easily, Shukona is a textbook tsundere. Even married, she acts like this, it must be rough for Emica. To be fair, Nikami herself also was a textbook Kuudere, and she feels bad for Raijin too.

Right... She and Raijin are married now.

Nikami covered her face with her hands and took a large inhale so she could calm her heartbeat, "You're red!" When Nikami got rid of her hands she was greeted by Raijin's face and she immediately pulled away.

"Ya good?"

"No. Get away from me for a second, it's happening again." That heart of her's had started to burst due to the cute smile of her wife, again. "You're so unfair! Looking that cute with a flushed expression!" You're the one who's being unfair with those puppy-like dilated eyes.

"Ara ara, being as noisy as always, you two love birds~"

"Senpai-" Nikami snapped her head at the voice so fast her neck cracked for a moment, while the princess walked with her usual smile. "It's Duchess Shoubu now, my queen. No need to call me senpai again, it's embarrassing." She let out a light laugh, for once Nikami observed that her smile wasn't frozen. A braid of waves wrapped around Shoubu's ocean, on top was a fancy black hat with a red feather.

That smile of a poker face that she had completely disappeared when a furry eared knight popped out beside her. "Greetings to the swords of Adventurine, it has been so long since I've seen all of you!" A bright gleam that could be compared to the sun came from Saboten, her ponytail hairstyle had not changed, although her bangs had been trimmed to a significant degree.

"Holy shit, Saboten! I heard you became the grand knight of the Celestite kingdom! That's so fucking cool!" Raijin flung herself to the knight's side and wrapped her arm around her neck, pulled it down and ruffled her hair. Saboten gasped before she laughed alongside Raijin, and she hugged her back.

"Thank you so much! Forgive me, but I'm still not quite used to the fact that you're female, I want to say that in advance..." As always, Saboten had been honest. She scratched the back of her neck and smiled either way. "Throughout the school years, you were a wonderful fighter... And to think you were a woman all along, I wholeheartedly give this achievement to you. All the time I had thought I needed to be a man to be a commander, but for you to lead your country with such might despite being a woman, I got the bravery I needed."

A sudden confession that had built the room silent.

"Se-seriously...? Man, I don't know what to say, I'm so proud of ya then! Want to spar later? I want to see you in action again, you were always so fast!" Raijin continued to pat the cheetah, Saboten's tail swayed ever so slightly. "I would love to duel you again, Queen Raijin!"

"Mhm~ As nice as that would be, you're here to guard me aren't you?~"

"Rai. I don't want to replace your cape again."

The two poker-faced women stared at them, Nikami clenched her hands with a stoic glare that physically gave them cold chills, and Shoubu's sharp curved smile stabbed the two. They froze for a moment and glanced at each other, gulped and had a moment as they understood each other.

The two took a large step to the side and removed themselves from their embrace. The knight went on her knees and kissed her lady's hands, the royal practically dashed towards her queen and rubbed her head on her neck. The two both apologized while Shukona stuffed herself with fancy food that she hadn't eaten in a while, Emica just by her side.

"Must be nice being able to have PDA." She traced her gaze towards her wife that rarely ever shows affection and hardened her face. "I can tell you're jealous." Shukona composed herself as if she hadn't just inhaled all of the cookies on the table.

"Ohh? No I'm not." She says, with her gaze away from Shukona. The tall woman let out a sigh before she grabbed her hands, intertwined them. The gardener inched closer to Emica and let their shoulders touch each other, her leaf gaze caressed the maid's face. "I'm sorry for not being able to show you affection."

"You know I don't like it. But, please do know that I cannot imagine my life without you. As you are... Important to me."

"It's okay, Kuna!~ I know you love me nonetheless, I mean, with how passionate you are behind doors, it's easy to tell that you just tell lies~" Emica relaxed her face and laid her head on Shukona's shoulder, her arms around the fallen noble's waist.

"Shu-shut up, will you?!" Why does she keep trying to rile her up?! Seriously, it's almost asking that she wants to be punished-

Shukona's flushed expression had been met with a wink from the maid, and prompted her to hold her breath. She grit her teeth as the glint of mischief gleamed on Emica's eyes, This damn brat...! That was the whole point, she WAS asking for it! Damn it, Shukona played right into her hands!

"Clever girl." She huffed and pouted.

"Are you all really going to ignore a QUEEN?!" Dressed up in golden dust, the shrine maiden had her kimono that flowed on the ground. Headdress that consisted of a red fan, the flowers and bells jingled as she walked towards them in a slow manner. "Ara ara, Nikami-san is already a queen here too, you know?"

"Shut it!" She rolled her eyes, long blonde hair tied down with a red string just below her neck. The queen had significantly grown taller throughout the years, towered over both Emica and Saboten. "Either way, I have come with good news that only I can deliver."

She opened her fan and covered her mouth with it, a giggle came under it. "Huh? What is it then?"

"Yes! Your useless traveler of a sister will come here!" She shut the fan with a snap and pointed it over the dumbstruck knight, "She was notified months before the meeting, and thus came to my country to greet me and say that, indeed, she would come here despite the distance!"

"M-my sister?!"

"Isn't she busy saving the world?" Nikami blurted out, to which Emica tilted her head at. "Huh? What happened again?"

"Emi, you didn't know? There was some sort of demon lord that came up, thankfully our cavalry was strong enough to completely eradicate them. I heard it was the same with Yamatai and Celestite, but with the more undeveloped countries they were hit the worst." Raijin raised her eyebrow on Emica's unawareness, she should probably know this since it was a big deal! But, well, Emica always had a problem with focusing on one thing and completely ignoring the other... Maybe she was focused too much on her new life with her new wife.

Oh how wonderful it would be if responsibilities didn't exist. She and Nikami would have a warm domestic life without the whole kingdom being on their shoulders.

"Kiyu-senpai had already been traveling around the world to fulfill her destiny of being the «Light Of HumanKind», using her healing blessing to help cure illnesses around the world. Going over and killing a demon lord is just a side job." She is above Yuutsu or Yasachu, if she takes off her glasses she can overpower anyone here. Nikami had a light smile as she reminisced of the past, how she enjoyed herself with the shy mage. She hopes Kikyou is safe.

"Eeeeeh? She was that big of a deal?"

"Sometimes you forget that we're all blessed with the fairy kings aren't you??"

"Onee-sama!" Saboten's ears perked up and she rushed towards the door before it even had opened, the duchess glanced to the side and giggled, "Speaking of the mage, I suppose."

The large hunk of wood opened and the mage with her usual brown coat got pounced on by her little sister. "Ky-kyWEAH-" She screamed out before she landed on the ground with her sister's tail swayed side to side.

"W-wha?! Why do you have a child?! Where did you get that?!" Ajisa pointed out the clueless tiny baby by the side of the mage that seemed to be at least a year old. He was surprised at the lunge of the cheetah and nearly landed on his back before Kikyou casted an air spell to make a cushion for him to not get hurt.

"It wasn't there 4 months ago!"

"Well, clearly she adopted it." Nikami spoke as her heels clicked towards the child, hand reached out to it, "Hello. Are you okay?"

Nikami wasn't fond of children, frankly, she never had once wanted one. Yet, right now, the cold air around her warmed up with a large smile. Perhaps it was because the little boy reminded her of her brother, or it was because she is going to have a child of her own.

"At...eh?" The child only tilted her head while his tiny hands grabbed Nikami's fingers. Nikami tugged him up and mimicked his head tilt. "What's your name?"

"Nwame?"

"Onee-sama, who is this?"

"U-uhm! A child, my child. I usually call him Leonie! Adventures and uh... Some slavery complications, hero aiding... Errr... " She stood up along with her sister, her long hair bounced despite how tangled it was. "To make a long story short, I have a little boy now! Ahaha!" The mage's squeaky voice had completely cleared and had a similar shine to her sister.

The shrine maiden blinked at the mage that used to shrink with all of their eyes on her. She's... Grown. Really. Ajisa glanced around and gulped when a thought came into her head,

Everyone had changed other than her.

Physically had grown the most, yet still was a child.

That's just...-

"Sa-chan!" The mage practically hovered towards her with a large grin on her face, "Aren't you proud of me?"

"Hmph, of what?"

"Getting a kid!"

"You can't even take care of yourself, do you really think you can take care of another being? Damn foolish woman." Ajisa snapped her fingers and created a light comb on her hand, and started to smoothen the mages hair. "You're as careless as always."

"Ehehe."

Water flew into Kikyou's grassy fur and soaked in it, the shrine maiden raised an eyebrow as it became easier to comb her hair. "Be careful, Kiyu." The water came out with some rocks that were inside.

"H-how did you get rocks in your hair, Onee-sama?"

"I-I... Uh... I dunno? Maybe when I attacked an earth golem... Or something..." Kikyou adjusted her glasses and laughed, her eyes moved to her son. He was in front of Nikami and the gang, they exchanged words before the mage widened her eyes.

"Uhm... Excuse me, Shiromor-ahem- Nikami-sama...

Are you pregnant?"

""Huh?""

Everyone in the room stood silent, before Raijin sped her way towards Kikyou. Fire trailed her dash and she immediately grabbed the mages shoulder, and with intense sweat she yelled out, "ARE YOU JOKING?!"

"N-no I'm not-"

"Raijin Gakerumi, calm down." Nikami says, a puddle of sweat started to form right below her chin.

"Wait! How can you even tell!" Shukona blinked at Kikyou. The mage surely is powerful, yet to this extent?!

"W-well uhm please let go of me for a moment-" Kikyou shrank her back and lowered her voice, before Raijin held her breath and took a step back.

"S-so... Anyway... Mana is everywhere, right? So, at first I thought it was a curse or sickness since your mana was gathering in the stomach and disappearing... Before I took a closer look and saw that there was something else forming inside."

"OH MY GOD." Nikami's monotone yell echoed in the gym, before Raijin threw herself on her wife. Yet, she slowed herself down before she even touched a single hair of Nikami, so as to not hurt her, and gave her a hug. "We're parent's?? Nika, we're parents-"

"Yes, you don't have to freak out so much. It's fine. I'm just going to be a mom, and that's fine. Yes." Nikami's hands started to create frost despite her insistence of being fine. Raijin took it and warmed it up with her cheeks, a bright gleam on her face. "Nika! It's okay to be scared, okay? I'm here for you!"

While the group was celebrating, outside and above the maze were two people on a tree. White hair with a messy bun on top, golden eyes that reflected the sun; and a woman with long purple obsidian hair, one of their crimson eyes were hidden underneath a mask that only covered it. A large scar tailed down from her eyebrow to her cheek.

"Uwaaahh~ She's pregnant?"

"They look so happy."

Both of which were acres of forests away from the group, yet a sphere made them spy from the inside. Yellow eyes were dead and set, a shadow of her past self. While the prisoner, held captive by fate herself, had already lost one eye because of their destiny.

"Aren't we happy too, dear?"

Yuutsu gulped and nodded, chuckled quietly under her sweat. "Yeah. We're happy."

They're still stuck in the same hell that they both damned themselves in. Each time Yuutsu even glances at the woman, she gets reminded of the fact that she can never escape this game called life. "Mhm! Oh, right, I made some cookies earlier, do you want to get them while we watch the show?"

"Of course dear." Yuutsu nodded and Yasachu kissed her cheek, before she jumped down to the ground. The short girl was no longer tiny, she had a growth spurt at incredible speeds just like her light user counterpart.

Chains jingled to the ground, a proof of their wedding, but instead of rings it had been shackles on each of their wrists. Light had dark, and dark had light. Bound forever by their mistakes and twisted form of love.

The two of them could remove it if they wanted to, could forget all of their past if they so wished. Their punishment had already reached a point where they needed to stop.

Yet, they refused.

Maybe they already developed Stockholm syndrome.

Maybe it was because they thought that only a terrible person could love someone terrible.

Maybe because they truly started to care for one another.

Maybe they didn't need to think about it in the first place.

Because no matter how terrible the tastes are in their mouth, they are bound by fate, and forever till death do them part.

Maybe that's a little too dark.

The self-proclaimed villain was happy either way, even if Yasachu's obsessive affection hadn't changed. And the protagonist's reason to live stayed by her side despite how bad life was. Happy, but not quite right.

All's well that ends well.

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Its over fijfd guys what do i do now help 😖😖😫

Just kidding i have my new silly littol babies im just going to throw nika and raijin into the trash bin /j

Speaking of Nika. She's a milf now im not sorry lmfao 🤓🤓

MWAHAHAHA YOU THOUGHT MY SHITTY ART WAS OVER, BUT SINCE THIS WHOLE THING IS OVER I MIGHT AS WELL GIVE A LAST HURRAH

Yall started to simp for Nika in the comments i see yall

CW: Slight Nsfw??? Nikami's dommy ass istg

"Kneel for me."

Alternative Version:

"Good girl."

God I'm so slay look at how far I've gone!!!!! Two years ago my art was shit lmfao blinks at chapter 10

But anyway! Woo! Finally over! I can finally focus our silly Sagiso and Kaneko! Chapter is two is ready for you!

And finally, thank you for everything. This ride was long holy shit, and I'm so glad everyone still stuck around. I hate things leaving undone, and I'm happy you guys liked it even if it was rushed!

-Volty Lemonii

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