Everyone else who survived started to cheer and celebrate our victory. Thalia let go of me and stood. Slowly she walked towards our children. I jumped up and walked behind her.
“They are well?” she asked the women. Her eyes started to glisten with tears.
“Yes, they were brave babes. They actually led us right to Ra.” Isis’s words confused me. She laughed and turned to Ra, who explained things more.
“I needed time to look at inside myself after I stopped bringing about the sun through the underworld. It takes a toll on the soul, as you know. I didn’t realize I had been gone so long. Otherwise I would have stopped this madness long ago. While in meditation, I felt the sizzle of power coming my way. These two women appeared before me. Apparently your son and daughter combined their powers, and it brought them to me. Very bright babies.” He looked at them with adoration. Obviously they had wrapped him around their little fingers, along with everyone else they met. Thalia and I were completely in shock that our babes had transported Aphrodite and Isis to him.
“We were trying to come up with a plan to help end this war so you could be with your babes again, when they took us right to him. It was like they knew what to do and where to go.” Aphrodite smiled triumphantly and held Callista out for Thalia to take. She snatched her up and held her close while raining kisses over her face.
Ren squealed while wiggling around in Isis’s arms. He wanted his parents, too. I held my arms out for him and Isis handed him over. When our eyes met, his smile grew big and his hair started changing colors from pink, to orange, to yellow, and back to brown. He was so excited he couldn’t control his hair-changing powers.
“Good job, Ren. You and your sister saved us all,” I said. It was something I would never forget.
“They are incredible, as are their parents. I’m very proud of you, Anubis, for standing true to what you felt in your heart. I knew you were destined to do great things, and I was right. And you, my dear! You have endured pain that many cannot imagine. It takes a strong soul to overcome so much. You are a wonderful addition to our family. I am very much looking forward to seeing you more, and your family.” With that, Ra smiled and started to walk towards my brother and Set. He was done with us for now, but that was fine.
“It’s really over?” Thalia looked at the babies, then at me.
“Yeah, love. It is. Forever.”
