< Ending Maker SS #28 Reunion (2) >
Ending Maker SS #28 Reunion (2)
mother.
mom.
It wasn’t an unknown word.
No, it was a word I couldn’t help but know.
But it was also such an unfamiliar word.
Uder couldn’t think as usual.
He licked his lips several times, but Gail did not dare to tease him like that.
I just sipped my tea quietly and waited for Yuder to calm down.
“······How.”
How much time passed before the voice that seemed to have been barely squeezed out came out?
Gale looked at Uther, who opened his mouth with difficulty and formed the words again.
“how.”
My mother passed away.
Not long after Uther himself was born.
He passed away.
It’s not a lie.
It’s true.
The story of Yuder’s mother was not mentioned at all in Heroes Chronicles 2 and even Heroes Chronicles 3.
“Uder.”
At Gale’s call, Uder unconsciously let out a ragged breath and looked back at Gale.
Gail continued in a calm, composed voice.
“As you said, it was shortly after you were born. Your father, Count Chase… took your mother and the newborn you on a trip to the North.”
It was the first time for Uder to hear this story.
So I didn’t say anything and just waited for the next story.
Fortunately, Gail didn’t waste time and continued the story right away.
“I was young at the time. But I wasn’t a very young child. I remember crying and throwing a tantrum, saying I wanted to go with them. I didn’t want to be separated from my sick mother.”
“Sick… definitely sick….”
“Yes, your mother wasn’t feeling well. She was sickly even before she gave birth to you.”
It was a well-known fact.
That was one of the reasons why Yuder tried not to recall or dig up anything about his mother.
A child born from eating its mother.
No one said that to Uther.
Count Bayer and Maia would not tolerate such a thing.
But that’s what Uther thought.
My sick mother.
His mother died after giving birth to him, exhausted from her energy.
I put it in my mouth a few times when I was little.
He once cried, saying that he killed his mother and that a child like him, a cripple who was always sick and groaning, should never have been born.
It was the first day that Maya got angry.
It was the first and last time she slapped Yuder herself on the cheek.
Don’t say that.
Don’t think such bad thoughts.
Maia was clearly older than Uther himself.
But even so, the age difference was only about six or seven years.
When Juder himself was young, Maia was also young.
She was a child, not an adult.
It was the first time I saw Maia cry like that.
It was clear that I was the one who was hit, but I didn’t feel any pain or sadness or anything like that.
It was just so scary and frightening to see Maya crying.
‘I was wrong. I was wrong.’
He hugged Maya tightly and cried while apologizing.
Maia also cried and hugged Yuder tightly over and over again.
So I never talked about my mother again after that day.
I didn’t think about my mother.
Because he had Maia.
Because Maia would get sad whenever she talked about her mother.
My throat was hung.
Just thinking about Maia that day brought tears to my eyes.
No, maybe it was for another reason.
My head was in disarray.
I couldn’t continue thinking properly.
“Uder.”
I raised my head blankly at the call.
I couldn’t even tell what kind of expression he was making.
Looking at that messy face, Gail continued speaking.
“A couple of months after leaving on your trip… your father came back with your father-in-law… and you. Your mother cried and begged you to tell her what had happened, but she wouldn’t tell you.”
As she herself said, Gail was a child at the time.
My mother suddenly disappeared.
My father, who doesn’t tell me where he went or what happened to him.
Now I know.
No, I could guess to some extent.
Why didn’t my father say anything that day?
But what mattered now was Yuder.
Gail took a deep breath and continued.
“Father did not hold a funeral for Mother. But Mother did not return for several years, and people thought, Countess Bayer is dead. The count, too heartbroken, did not hold a funeral, but she is definitely dead.”
It was a story I had heard all too well.
Gail shrugged her shoulders.
“Me too. I thought so too.”
But now I know that’s not the case.
“Uder.”
Uder looked at me again with a dumb face.
This was despite the fact that he was a mythical being who saved the world and even invaded hell to destroy the overlord.
Because it was a family matter.
Because it was my mother’s work.
“My mother was not born in the Kingdom of Cailun. She was born in a place much further away. She was not suited to the climate here, so her health deteriorated.”
“then······.”
“Yes, Father went on a trip to send Mother back to her hometown. He took you with him because he thought it would be better for you, a newborn, to stay by Mother’s side.”
“Then why······.”
Could it be that he has returned again?
Why don’t you tell me this story?
Why hasn’t my mother returned even though it’s been almost 20 years since she left?
Gale knew what Uther was thinking.
Because when Gail received her father’s letter, she had the same thoughts.
That’s why Gail gave the answer right away.
“Uder, your mother was not human.”
“uh?”
“She wasn’t human. My father said he knew for sure this time. My mother was a wild god.”
“Hey… birthday?”
“Yes, the divine beings that dwell in the wild lands of the north… My mother was a wild god.”
Gail herself repeated the same words in a slightly dazed voice, as if it didn’t seem entirely real.
Uther blinked.
I forced my head, which wasn’t turning properly, to turn and speak.
“Wild god. Wild god. A being that is not human. Because you have spent too long away from the sanctuary? That is why you returned. Your mother’s hometown rejected you as a human. Only your mother accepted you. That is why your father has not seen you since then. That is why he has not been able to say anything. He must have thought that he is enough to be anxious, thinking that you might return someday, without any promise. And now you have truly returned.”
As I continued talking, I began to gradually regain my senses.
Uther deliberately maintained his current state.
He kept making up words.
“But what happened? I, Brother Gale, must have been human. No, did you just not know? In Hero Chronicles 2 and 3, there was no event where Yuder’s special blood awakened… But if you think about it, Yuder was already a special being. Extreme power. That’s what I mean by nine-syllable pulse. Originally, nine-syllable pulse is rarely found in men. In fact, it’s a special constitution that only women are born with. But I was born with nine-syllable pulse. I had extreme power despite being a man. It’s different from Kamael. It’s different from Kamael, who became extreme power after experiencing something special as a child. I was an extreme power since birth. Yes, I inherited it from my mother. My mother was a wild god with extreme power. And my brother-”
“Yes, perhaps Mother is a wild spirit associated with the power of the wolf.”
Why Gail was able to overcome Belkian’s potion.
The reason why he developed the power of a wolf after receiving the medicine’s energy.
“Yuder, you should know much more about the Wild Gods.”
Uther nodded slowly at Gale’s words.
In fact, Uther knew one of their secrets that even the Wild Gods, let alone Gale, knew not.
The origin of the wild gods.
The reason they exist only in the northern wild lands.
‘Artificial Spirit King Project.’
A plan prepared by the high elves of the ancient magical kingdom of Magellan to stop the demons.
The plan failed.
But it wasn’t a complete failure.
The artificial spirits created by the high elves became one with the nature spirits of the wild land and became wild gods.
The Golden Dragon King, who possessed the greatest power, could even emit such strong power that he could be called the King of Spirits.
Uther took a deep breath.
The origin of the wild gods was not important now.
“Uder.”
“brother.”
“Mother will return. If it is as Father wrote… she will return within three days at the latest.”
Mother is coming back.
Mother comes here.
My mother.
I couldn’t continue speaking.
My heart ached.
My vision became blurry on its own.
“Let us welcome you together.”
Uther nodded at Gale’s words.
It was impossible to continue talking.
&
Cordelia hurried back to the Holy Palace and brought Maia with her.
It wasn’t what Uder asked for.
It was just what Cordelia thought she had to do.
‘I don’t know either.’
But while Yuder was meeting his real mother, he realized that he couldn’t live without Maia.
Why is that?
Why did I feel like Maya had to be there?
I headed to Count Bayer’s house and relayed the general situation to Maia.
Maya wasn’t too shaken.
At least that’s what it seemed like on the outside.
And when Maia reached Count Bayer’s house, Cordelia was able to understand why she had brought Maia with her.
“Maya.”
Uther greeted Maia with a messy face.
I didn’t cry or anything.
But Cordelia could tell.
Uder was very anxious.
I think the expression “I’m afraid” might be somewhat correct.
What are you so afraid of?
Why are you so anxious?
Cordelia could tell.
Uder was the one who remembered the events of his past life more and in more detail than anyone else in the Pleiades.
In the repeated cycle of Yuder’s life, his mother did not exist.
Kang Jin-ho was the same.
He had almost no memories of what happened before he met Alexei.
If you add up all the memories from his past life, his mother did not exist in Yuder’s life, which should easily be hundreds of years.
“master.”
Maia took Yuder’s hand.
He held Yuder, who was much bigger than him, in his arms.
And he said with a smile.
“She is your mother. She loves you very much. So you don’t have to worry.”
It was a common saying.
But the moment he heard those words, Yuder felt relieved.
Only then could I wait and look forward to my mother’s return.
“Maya.”
“Straighten your back. I’ve never raised you like this before, Master.”
As he spoke with a mischievous smile, Yuder also smiled slightly. He hugged Maia tightly once more and straightened his posture.
And one day.
Two more days passed.
The carriage carrying the count and his wife arrived at Count Bayer’s house.
&
When he heard that a carriage was coming, Yuder waited in front of the entrance.
Then, unable to bear it any longer, I went out to the entrance of the mansion and waited.
Instead of criticizing Yuder, Gail went out with him. She was not showing it because she was considerate of Yuder, but in fact, Gail herself was very excited to see her mother.
Cordelia and Adelia were with those two people.
Maia followed, and before long, almost all of the Count’s servants were waiting at the entrance to the mansion.
Uder swallowed several times.
It was hard to believe that he was always calm and rational.
So Cordelia held Uther’s hand tightly.
Instead of teasing his partner, who was more nervous than he was when he walked towards the gates of hell, he shared his warmth.
“Come!”
Someone shouted.
And then, in the distance, a carriage really did appear.
It was too slow.
The moments when the four-horse carriage raced towards the mansion felt so long.
Uder swallowed dryly several times again.
Belencia opened her mouth to appease Yuder, but in the end, she did not let out a sound.
He simply held Yuder’s soul deep in his soul.
And finally the carriage arrived.
Uder looked at the carriage door with great tension.
A thousand thoughts came to my mind.
And then they all disappeared.
I was like a blank sheet of paper, unable to think of anything.
I just stared at the carriage door like an idiot.
The door opened.
Count Bayer got out of the carriage with a slightly surprised, yet also apologetic and happy smile. He escorted the woman who was riding inside.
Blue hair resembling Gale.
A small figure, perhaps even smaller than Cordelia.
Mysterious green eyes.
“mother.”
Gale said.
I couldn’t help but let out a voice at the sight of my mother, who looked exactly the same as in my memories. Tears poured down Gale’s cheeks as if they were lies.
“mother!”
Gail ran towards her mother – Yuna.
Yuna saw Gale like that. She opened her eyes wide and smiled brightly. She opened her arms and hugged the grown child tightly.
“Mother, mother, mother!”
“Yes, Gail. Our Gail. Our baby.”
Yuna also shed tears while patting Gale on the back.
Adelia tried hard to hold it back, but she bit her lip and cried, and the old servants of the count’s house also could not hold back their tears.
“Mother, Mother. Yuder. There’s Yuder······.”
Gail swallowed her tears several times as she said that.
He was thirty years old and had two children, but although he was one of the ten swordsmen the kingdom was proud of, he was just another child in front of Yuna.
But at the same time, he was my older brother.
He didn’t forget to take care of his younger brother.
He released Yuna from his arms and pointed to Yuder. He gestured to his younger brother, who was standing there blankly, not knowing what to do.
“Uder, it’s your mother. Hurry up. Hurry up!”
Yuder hesitated at Yuna’s urging, unable to speak properly. He flinched as if he had been struck by lightning at Yuna’s gaze, and took unsteady steps forward.
mother.
It definitely looks like Gale.
It resembles Uther himself.
But I had no memory.
Moreover, Yuna maintained her youthful appearance, as expected of a wild god.
Late teens.
A woman who appears to be of a similar age to Cordelia.
It was awkward.
It was unfamiliar.
I didn’t even know what to call it.
I couldn’t open my mouth like Gail and call her mother.
Yuder stood in front of Yuna.
Yuna looked up at Yuder.
He quietly reached out and caressed Yuder’s cheek, and smiled.
He spoke in a wet voice.
“Our baby.”
Uder.
Our second one.
Yuder looked at Yuna.
I still couldn’t remember properly.
But something vaguely came to mind.
A mother who lets go of her child while crying.
The image of a mother walking away.
That face that was soaked in tears, but forced a smile in the end to say goodbye.
Uther opened his mouth.
He made up words with a mess of pronunciation.
“Oh, Mom.”
It wasn’t my mother.
It was my mom.
Words I have never been able to say even once while living as Kang Jin-ho, even after going through countless lives.
Words I really wanted to say.
“mom.”
Uder said.
My vision became blurry.
Yuna wiped away Yuder’s tears as she walked. She cried and laughed just like she had on that day 20 years ago.
But something was different then.
It wasn’t the moment to break up.
Rather, it was a time of reunion.
“Come here.”
Yuna spread her arms, and Yuder hugged her.
Eventually, I burst into tears like a child.
“Mom, mom, mom.”
“Yes, our baby.”
Yuna patted Yuder on the back.
We cried and laughed together.
to be continued
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