His Goodbye

THE DARKNESS of the storm still looms over the lands of Takachiho. The skies were still dark as the turmoil pass. The quietness was left so as the silent cries in their hearts.

Everyone gathered at Kahaku's chamber. Yoshiko and tamotsu were at the door, standing guard, still alert from what might happen. Shina was standing at the side of the bed while Susanoo was on the other side. Both watching their loved ones, resting in the healing waters of Kahaku.

And in between Kahaku and Naru was Dandy. white as a paper. Motionless like a stone under the water. Unmoving. Lifeless.

"Will the deity--"

"Yes. I have no doubt about that," Susanoo answered the unspoken question. "I believe that she will. Her purpose, her mission in all of this is not yet done."

"But after she had gone thru, will she survive?"