(Omar enters through the portal to find himself in the midst of a bustling market.)
Omar: Hello, old man. Where can I find the Queen?
(The old man looks at him in astonishment.)
Old Man: How is this possible? Your aura seems nonexistent, yet power radiates from you! But the Queen... she has refused to receive anyone. You can go to the current minister and ask her; you'll find her at the end of the market.
Omar: Thanks, old man.
(Omar goes to the minister.)
Omar: Hello, ma'am. I am Omar. I wish to speak with the Queen.
Marie: Hello, Omar. I am Marie. What do you want from our continent, then?
Omar: I want to meet the Queen.
Marie: She told me about you. As you can see, the kingdom has been at peace for a long time. Tell me what you want from her, and I will try to help you.
Omar: I don't need help. I want to meet Hova.
Marie: You know her name, but she said she wouldn't let anyone in.
Omar: I will enter without your permission. Where is her location?
Marie: Just tell me why you want to meet her, and I will let you.
Omar: I want to see her, that's all. She left without a goodbye, and I am coming to her without notice. Tit for tat.
Marie: Omar, I appreciate that, but unfortunately, I won't let you in without you telling me.
Omar: I told you, you're not the one I'm going to tell.
Marie: Just tell me why!
Omar: I don't want to tell you, stop it!
Marie: If you don't tell me now, you will not enter to see her.
Omar: I loved her with all my heart. I want to see her, to touch her beautiful red hair... I want to tell Robin that I can no longer stop thinking about her.
(Marie smiles.)
Marie: Thank you for telling me. Now, come with me.
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Sword of Eternity: The Long Covenant's Journey
The Queen's Minister: Marie
Hair: Orange
Age: ???
Eyes: Orange
Height: 174
....
(Marie goes to the door of the Queen's hall and opens it.)
(As soon as the door opens, Hova runs towards him, touches his cheeks with her hands, and kisses him. Omar holds her, and moves strands of her hair away from her eyes.)
Omar: I've missed you so much, you know?
Hova: Me too, of course.
(She hugs Omar tightly.)
Hova: I will never leave you. I love you from the bottom of my heart.
Omar: Me too.
(Hova starts to cry in his embrace.)
Hova: Why can't you express more than this? I tell you I love you! And you say 'me too.'
Omar: Then, I adore you and will always love you. Does that satisfy you?
Hova: Of course, if those words come from your heart.
Marie: This seems wrong. I'll be leaving. You'll find all the things you might need on the table next to the kitchen.
(Hova stops hugging Omar, looks at him, and he wipes the tears from her cheek.)
Omar: Marie, the question isn't what these things are doing in the kingdom, but what are they doing in the kitchen?
Hova: No, no, no, Marie, that's not what's going to happen!
(She laughs as she leaves.)
Marie: Alright, but I just had to tell you, just in case, my queen.
Omar: So, what happened to you? And why are you kissing me? Did you know what I was going to say before I told you, or what?
Hova: Do you remember the flower Wheeler gave me? It was always telling me to wait for you, because you would come to me in the end. But it didn't tell me what happened to you with Hanami.
Omar: I don't love her anymore. She was just the first love, not the one who took my heart. You are the one who took it, and that's why I felt regret for never giving her what she deserved.
Hova: And what happened to make it up to her?
Omar: How do you know?
Hova: Because you never abandoned anyone. You gave your children what they deserved, and you help your friends if they need you. So, as usual, what did you do for her?
Omar: I met Tom's great-great-grandson. It's funny, but it's true. He changed the events so she could be the owner of the company and live her life. And now I'm here, and I'm happy..
Hova: And I am happy too, I mean with you, and always. Because you left everyone and came to me. Do you want the truth? I only have 100 years left to live.
Omar: Why?
Hova: Traveling through portals shortens our lives. When I transferred from the portal last time, I wasn't thinking about anything but that you left me for her, so I didn't think about my age.
Omar: It doesn't matter, you have 100 years left. And I, after I take a drop of blood from you, we will be together.
Hova: What do you mean?
Omar: You know we are going to have two children, so what do you think we have them now? You, in whose eyes I saw the moon, you who filled my life with happiness, I ask you, Robin, to marry me.
(Omar takes out a ring.)
Hova: Are you serious?
Omar: This is the ring my mother married my father with. It's a ring made of wood. When my father was no longer interested in power, he made it to prove to my mother that he left everything behind to live with her until death. I found it when I was young in a letter, and I left it until my last visit to Egypt when I remembered it. So, would you like to be my wife for the last 100 years, for me and for you?
Hova: Of course. I have loved you from the beginning. I didn't know you would be the one to get my heart, but I was the one who always wanted to get your heart. And when you went to her, it made me just wish you would be by my side when I die.
(She hugs him and kisses him again.)
Omar: I'm sorry I don't have another gift besides the ring.
Hova: But I have the right gift for you.
Omar: What is it?
Hova: Marriage is a public declaration, right?
Omar: Yes.
Hova: Then, you will be surprised. When I learned that you are from the dragon lineage, I knew that this is the best way for our marriage. This last flame is a red bullet, used to announce the marriage of a lineage from the dragon world's lineages. I asked for it when I knew from the flower that you would be with me. And by the way, I didn't forget my guardian, Morpheus, so only this flame is left.
Omar: And what does this flame do?
Hova: It gives frequencies to the world when this lineage is important, which means changing the events of the universe through their marriage.
Omar: This might be too big for me, but who cares? Let's go.
(Omar holds the bullet, puts it in his pistol.)
Hova: So, let's go.
(Omar fires the shot towards the sky. It penetrates the earth to the atmosphere to explode into two flames; one ascends to the heavens, and the other returns to dive into the depths of the earth. A frequency emanates from them that travels the world, penetrating its hidden and visible continents, reaching every corner of the universe. The sounds of blessing begin to reach them across time.)
(Rayn: They finally got married! He did it! It took a long time.)
(On the hidden continent)
(Awara: Salsabil, they got married.)
(Salsabil: I love hearing this story from my mother, when they used the shot for their marriage.)
(More than 100 years ago)
(Luther: Omar, you married her, well done. It seems I will rest a little because of you.)
(And voices from people whose voices they had never heard.)
(And among these voices were)
(Tariq: Congratulations, son. What do you think, do you understand now why I had to go through this journey?)
(Layla: I enjoy reading your story, boy. I become happy with what you have now.)
(The present)
(Omar starts to cry.)
Hova: Are you really crying?
Omar: So what now?
(Hova holds a knife, and makes a small cut in her finger. Omar takes the drop of blood, then she approaches him and kisses him.)
(And the days begin to pass.)
Hova: Today is the happiest day of my life, wait, no, the second happiest day is the day you married me, but that's not what's important. Omar, Omar, Omar! I'm pregnant!
Omar: Finally!
Marie: My lady, Morpheus wants to speak with you both.
Omar: Morpheus? I haven't spoken to him in a long time.
(They go in to see Morpheus.)
Omar: Morpheus, it's been a long time. How are you, sir?
Morpheus: Fine. I asked you to come to congratulate you on your marriage. And since I gave you three wishes, and in fulfillment of my promise to your father, I will give you one wish because I am happy with what I see you are now, and Hova is pregnant. This will be your wedding and pregnancy gift.
Omar: In the past, I was looking for Hanami in the hope that she was the heart that would stop my pain, but the truth was Hova. Therefore, I want to give her the least in return for what she gave me.
Hova: Thank you. I want when we have our children, for them to have someone to help and guide them if we pass away.
Morpheus: But this is not a wish, because for me, your children are my children, and this nation is under my responsibility.
Hova: No, I want you to truly consider them your children. I want you to be the father who will defend them.
Morpheus: Sorry, I can't.
(After a moment.)
Hova: I now understand what they meant by being a mixed lineage. They weren't really like that, but they obtained sufficient knowledge.
Morpheus: That's why...
Hova: I want you to ensure that my children will become who they are now. Because if the ones we met are not our children, then I want you to make them so.
Morpheus: Your request is granted, even if it costs me what I have. A wish is a wish. But I want you to know something: when your father abandoned you, your curse was Mas. I knew that the day Omar would come, Mas would die. But time must not be changed, because time is always beautiful. Therefore, he did not do anything bad to you, but you are the one who made him good. And you, for me, are my daughter.
Hova: Thank you. May I have a request? Not a wish, but a request.
Morpheus: Ask for what you want.
Hova: Can I call you "dad," since I didn't have a father or a mother?
Morpheus: Of course. And Omar too, even though he is not of our lineage, he married our daughter.
(After 9 months.)
Omar: So, what will you name him?
Hova: Of course you know, Awara, this beautiful child.
Omar: I will always be happy with you.
Hova: So, do you want to have a sister for this child?
Omar: Of course, because the beautiful thing is not the children, but the one sitting in front of me.
(After the years pass, they have the second child, Salsabil.)
Omar: I'm so tired of the children. I had 7 children, and none of them were this tiring.
Hova: Don't mention your old relationships to me, it's bad to mention it in front of the children.
Omar: I don't like to argue with you, but this is tiring.
Hova: I know, but...
Marie: My lady, do you want me to take care of the children so you can rest a bit?
(Marie looks at Omar with a sharp gaze.)
Omar: Hova, she's looking at me, she wants to kill me. Just because I'm no longer immortal doesn't mean I can't fight. I'm warning you!
(Omar stands up then sits down again with exhaustion.)
Omar: You know what? I've changed my mind, please kill me, I'm tired.
(Marie draws her sword seriously.)
Omar: Wait! I'm kidding, I'm kidding! Here, take the boys, just so we can rest a bit.
(Marie leaves with the children.)
Omar: I want to sleep.
Hova: Me too.
(The days pass.)
Omar: Salsabil, take this gum you love. And you take some too, Awara, I can't forget you.
Salsabil: I will always love this taste.
Awara: How do you know I like this kind?
Omar: It doesn't matter now, you'll know in the future. Hova, do you want to fight? This is something I used to do in the past, what do you think?
Hova: Of course, why not? But with wooden swords, so no one gets hurt.
Hova: Just say you can't carry your old sword anymore.
(The fight begins. One... two... three... Hova charges at Omar. The wooden swords clash in a series of rapid strikes, and Omar takes a few steps back until Hova is on him, so he clashes the swords quickly, making the sword fall from her hands and he puts his sword in front of her.)
Hova: I surrender.
(They put their swords aside and sit on the ground.)
Hova: You haven't changed your style, you let others charge first.
Omar: That's because it lets me know where their next step will be using my eyes.
Hova: You know? This is a good style, but it's very despicable.
Omar: Do you know when I got the ability to know my next step? Do you know where it's pointing now?
Hova: Where?
Omar: To go eat.
Hova: You're right, I'm starving.
Omar: I think, kids, that I'm leaving fighting and swords from now on.
(Time continues to pass, and Omar is cooking food.)
Hova: So kids, what do you think I tell you the story of your father and how I met him? The story may make your father seem bad, but it actually lets you know that immortality is a curse. But, it doesn't mean that every curse makes a person bad, for curses sometimes change your destinies, and not every destiny is bad.
Salsabil: Tell us how you knew he would be yours. We want to hear the story from you, please.
Hova: Someone gave me a snowy flower, and told me that when I feel despair, there will be someone waiting for me. So, when I was desperate that your father was not with me, I knew after breaking the flower that he was the one who would be with me. I waited for him for a very long time, about fifty years.
Awara: That's a long time! Why did father leave you for all that time?
Omar: Because I was despicable, I was thinking of compensating everyone, except to compensate your mother who gave me everything.
Hova: Don't say that, you did what you had to do. And also, kids, always remember: when you know you can't do anything to change the loss, then lose, but while doing everything in your power.
Omar: Alright kids, I'll explain to you the meaning of love from my own concept after my many journeys with...
Hova: Hmmm…
Omar: Sorry. It's when you want to be next to someone for no reason. When you know you will do the impossible for them, and when there is no purpose in being with them. When you die, and there is someone you want to sit with even in your last moments... this is love, kids. This might be the first time you see me say what's inside me, but if I had to tell someone what to do, it should be you.
(The years pass.)
Omar: wessam, come out, I want to talk to you for a bit.
wessam: What do you want?
Omar: My daughter has now reached a stage where she is close to seeing the past and the future. Go and talk to her that you want to marry her.
wessam: Really?
Omar: This is the right time for us to preserve what happened in the past and the future.
(After some time passes.)
Salsabil: So, mom and dad, this is wessam who you told me about.
Omar: I reject him on all counts.
wessam: You were the one who told me... alright, no problem.
Hova: And I agree. Even though he is without morals, he will always be by your side, isn't that right?
wessam: Yes.
Salsabil: I think he looks good too.
wessam: What do you mean by "I think"? Why do you all treat me like this?
(After two years.)
Salsabil: Why do you always say about the one you loved "beautiful," instead of telling them you love them?
Omar: When I describe someone with the word "beautiful," I say it to the one with a pure heart and beautiful form from all their qualities. It took me a while to know that this word is not love, but it is what I find in the most beautiful person I see or meet. And for this, I can't say it to you, because I can no longer say it except to Hova, who took all the beauty for me.
(Salsabil starts to laugh.)
Salsabil: You sound very romantic.
(Time passes until Hova starts to get sick.)
wessam: I want to tell you, when Hova and Omar die, I will disappear, and I won't be able to be with you. Therefore, get the necessary strength with your brother, and go back with him in time. you will see all the times and ages, and you will understand time and what you must do.
Salsabil: I know, you don't have to tell me. My brother and I were hiding that we were able to know time a short while ago, thanks to Morpheus.
(Hova's illness approaches its end.)
Omar: I always want you to be by my side, I don't want you to die.
Hova: This is what must happen, my dear.
(After Hova's death, Omar too begins to get tired, and the damages of age appear on him.)
Omar: I never imagined I would die this simply, but it's a really beautiful feeling.
Salsabil: Don't die, please don't leave us!
Omar: When I die, go to Morpheus, for he will be the beginning of your journey's path for you.
Awara: We will be as you wish, father. We will protect everything, and we will carry out what must be carried out.
Omar: You will be a source of pride and honor.
Awara: Thank you for what you say to us, and that you are a father we are proud of.
Omar: But please, let me die without you watching me.
Awara: Of course.
Salsabil: But... but... I don't want to leave you!
Awara: As he requested, Salsabil.
(They leave the room, and Omar looks at the ceiling, and begins to think.)
(What if I really exist in a parallel world? I would be in a parallel world with Hanami, and another with Ana, and another where Hanami didn't die, and another where this was just an experiment... all these are worlds, and all are possibilities. But this world of mine, I can say that I loved my story here more than the other worlds if they were. And who knows, maybe in another world I loved another story more than this story of mine. But I won't tire myself now, for I have known enough, and this is enough for me.)
(Omar closes his eyes and dies, to begin a new immortal journey, but a happy one.)
(After a long journey through time, between the past, present, and future, we discovered the secrets of the curse of immortality and the seed of return. The truth may be mysterious, but imagination opens up limitless horizons, making the story more realistic than reality itself. And so, the story of "Sword of Eternity: The Long Covenant's Journey" ends, leaving us with a new perspective on those around us. Even if the journey is told from one perspective, it is enough to teach us a deep lesson about life and the fictional secrets it hides.)
Here ends the thirteenth chapter of Sword of Eternity: The Long Covenant's Journey.
Chapter 14 | A Candle Extinguished
Omar enters through the portal to find himself in the middle of a bustling market.
Omar: Hello, old man. Where can I find the Queen?
(The man looks at him in astonishment)
Old Man: How is this possible? Your aura seems nonexistent, yet power radiates from you! But the Queen... she has refused to see anyone. You can go to the current minister and ask her; you'll find her at the end of the market.
Omar: Thanks, old man.
(Omar goes to the minister)
Omar: Hello, ma'am. I'm Omar. I wish to speak with the Queen.
Marie: Hello, Omar. I'm Marie. What do you want from our continent, then?
Omar: I want to meet the Queen.
Marie: She told me about you. As you can see, the kingdom has been at peace for a long time. Tell me what you want from her, and I will try to help you.
Omar: I don't need help. I want to meet Hova.
Marie: You know her name, but she said she wouldn't let anyone in.
Omar: I will enter without your permission. Where is her location?
Marie: Just tell me why you want to meet her, and I will let you.
Omar: I want to see her, that's all. She left without a goodbye, and I am coming to her without notice. Tit for tat.
Marie: Omar, I appreciate that, but unfortunately, I won't let you in without you telling me.
Omar: I told you, you're not the one I'm going to tell.
Marie: Just tell me why!
Omar: I don't want to tell you, stop it!
Marie: If you don't tell me now, you will not enter.
Omar: I loved her with all my heart. I want to see her, to touch her beautiful red hair... I want to tell Robin that I can't stop thinking about her.
(Marie smiles)
Marie: Thank you for telling me. Now, come with me.
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Sword of Eternity: Journey of the Long Covenant
The Queen's Minister: Marie
Hair: Orange
Age: ???
Eyes: Orange
Height: 174
....
(Marie goes to the door of the Queen's hall and opens it)
(As soon as the door opens, Hova runs towards him, touches his cheeks with her hands, and kisses him. Omar holds her and moves strands of her hair away from her eyes.)
Omar: I've missed you so much, you know?
Hova: Me too, of course.
(She hugs Omar tightly)
Hova: I will never leave you. I love you from the bottom of my heart.
Omar: Me too.
(Hova starts to cry in his embrace)
Hova: Why can't you express more than this? I tell you I love you! And you say 'me too.'
Omar: Then, I adore you and will always love you. Does that satisfy you?
Hova: Of course, if those words come from your heart.
Marie: This seems wrong. I'll be leaving. You'll find all the things you might need on the table next to the kitchen.
(Hova stops hugging Omar, looks at him, and he wipes the tears from her cheek)
Omar: Marie, the question isn't what these things are doing in the kingdom, but what are they doing in the kitchen?
Hova: No, no, no, Marie, that's not what's going to happen!
(She laughs as she leaves)
Marie: Alright, but I just had to tell you, just in case, my queen.
Omar: So, what happened to you? And why are you kissing me? Did you know what I was going to say before I told you, or what?
Hova: Do you remember the flower Wheeler gave me? It was always telling me to wait for you, because you would come to me in the end. But it didn't tell me what happened to you with Hanami.
Omar: I don't love her anymore. She was just the first love, not the one who took my heart. You are the one who took it, and that's why I felt regret for never giving her what she deserved.
Hova: And what happened to make it up to her?
Omar: How do you know?
Hova: Because you never abandoned anyone. You gave your children what they deserved, and you help your friends if they need you. So, as usual, what did you do for her?
Omar: I met Tom's great-great-grandson. It's funny, but it's true. He changed the events so she could be the owner of the company and live her life. And now I'm here, and I'm happy.
Hova: And I'm happy too, I mean with you, and always. Because you left everyone and came to me. Do you want the truth? I only have 100 years left to live.
Omar: Why?
Hova: Traveling through portals shortens our lives. The last time I went through a portal, I couldn't think of anything but that you left me for her, so I didn't think about my lifespan.
Omar: It doesn't matter, you still have 100 years. And I, after I take a drop of blood from you, we will be together.
Hova: What do you mean?
Omar: You know we're going to have two children, so what do you think about having them now? O you in whose eyes I saw the moon, O you who filled my life with happiness,
I ask you, Robin, to marry me.
(Omar takes out a ring)
Hova: Are you serious?
Omar: This is the ring my mother married my father with. It's a wooden ring.
When my father was no longer interested in power, he made it to prove to my mother that he left everything behind to live with her until death. I found it when I was young in a letter, and I left it until my last visit to Egypt, when I remembered it. So, would you like to be my wife for the last 100 years, for me and for you?
Hova: Of course. I've loved you from the beginning. I didn't know you would be the one to get my heart, but I was always the one who wanted to get yours. And when you went to her, it made me wish only that you would be by my side when I die.
(She hugs him and kisses him again)
Omar: I'm sorry I don't have another gift besides the ring.
Hova: But I have the perfect gift for you.
Omar: What is it?
Hova: Marriage is a public declaration, right?
Omar: Yes.
Hova: Then, you'll be surprised. When I learned you were from a dragon lineage, I knew this was the best way for our marriage. This last flame is a red bullet, used to announce the marriage of a lineage from the dragon worlds. I asked for it when I learned from the flower that you would be with me. And by the way, I didn't forget my guardian, Morpheus, so this is the only flame left.
Omar: And what does this flame do?
Hova: It sends frequencies to the world when this lineage is important, which means changing the events of the universe through their marriage.
Omar: This might be too big for me, but who cares? Let's do it.
(Omar takes the bullet, puts it in his pistol)
Hova: So, let's go.
(Omar fires the bullet towards the sky. It pierces the earth to the atmosphere and explodes into two flames; one ascends to the heavens, and the other returns to plunge into the depths of the earth. A frequency emanates from them, traveling the world, penetrating its hidden and visible continents, reaching every corner of the universe. The sounds of blessings begin to reach them across time.)
(Rayn: They finally got married! He did it! It took a long time.)
(On the hidden continent)
(Awara: Salsabil, they got married.)
(Salsabil: I love hearing this story from my mother, when they used the bullet for their wedding.)
(Over 100 years ago)
(Luther: Omar, you married her, well done. It seems I'll get to rest a little because of you.)
(And voices from people whose voices they had never heard)
(And among these voices was)
(Tariq: Congratulations, my son. What do you think, do you understand now why I had to go through this journey?)
(Layla: I enjoy reading your story, my boy. I become happy with what you have now.)
(The present)
(Omar starts to cry)
Hova: Are you really crying?
Omar: So what now?
(Hova takes a knife and makes a small cut on her finger. Omar takes the drop of blood, then she moves closer to him and kisses him.)
(And the days begin to pass)
Hova: Today is the happiest day of my life—wait, no, the second happiest day, the day you married me. But that's not what's important. Omar, Omar, Omar! I'm pregnant!
Omar: Finally!
Marie: My lady, Morpheus wishes to speak with you both.
Omar: Morpheus? I haven't spoken with him in a long time.
(They enter to see Morpheus)
Omar: Morpheus, it's been a long time. How are you, my lord?
Morpheus: I am well. I asked you to come to congratulate you on your marriage. And since I gave you three wishes, and in fulfillment of my promise to your father, I will give you one wish because I am happy with what I see of you now, and that Hova is pregnant. This will be your wedding and pregnancy gift.
Omar: In the past, I was searching for Hanami in the hope that she was the heart that would stop my pain, but the truth was Hova. Therefore, I want to give her the least in return for what she has given me.
Hova: Thank you. I want that when we have our children, they will have someone to help and guide them if we pass away.
Morpheus: But that is not a wish, because for me, your children are my children, and this nation is under my responsibility.
Hova: No, I want you to truly consider them your children. I want you to be the father who will defend them.
Morpheus: I'm sorry, I can't.
(After a moment)
Hova: I now understand what they meant by being a mixed lineage. They weren't really that; they just acquired enough knowledge.
Morpheus: That is why...
Hova: I want you to ensure that my children will become who they are now. Because if the ones we met are not our children, then I want you to make them so.
Morpheus: Your request is granted, even if it costs me everything I have. A wish is a wish. But I want you to know something: when your father abandoned you, your curse was Mas. I knew that the day Omar would come, Mas would die. But time must not be changed, because time is always beautiful. That's why he never did anything bad to you; rather, you are the one who made him good. And you, to me, are my daughter.
Hova: Thank you. May I make a request? Not a wish, but a request.
Morpheus: Ask for what you want.
Hova: May I call you "Father," since I never had a father or a mother?
Morpheus: Of course. And Omar too, even though he is not of our lineage, he has married our daughter.
(After 9 months)
Omar: So, what will you name him?
Hova: Of course you know, Awara, this beautiful child.
Omar: I will always be happy with you.
Hova: So, do you want to have a sister for this child?
Omar: Of course, because the beauty is not the children, but the one who sits before me.
(After years pass, they have their second child, Salsabil)
Omar: I'm so tired of children. I've had 7 children, and none of them were this tiring.
Hova: Don't mention your old relationships to me; it's bad to mention that in front of the children.
Omar: I don't like to argue with you, but this is tiring.
Hova: I know, but...
Marie: My lady, would you like me to take care of the children so you can rest a bit?
(Marie looks at Omar with a sharp gaze)
Omar: Hova, she's looking at me, she wants to kill me. Just because I'm not immortal anymore doesn't mean I can't fight. I'm warning you!
(Omar stands up then sits down again, exhausted)
Omar: You know what? I've changed my mind. Please kill me, I'm tired.
(Marie draws her sword seriously)
Omar: Wait! I'm kidding, I'm kidding! Take the boys, just so we can rest a little.
(Marie leaves with the children)
Omar: I want to sleep.
Hova: Me too.
(The days pass)
Omar: Salsabil, take this gum that you love. And you too, Awara, I can't forget you.
Salsabil: I will always love this flavor.
Awara: How do you know I like this kind?
Omar: It doesn't matter now; you'll know in the future. Hova, do you want to fight? It's something I used to do in the past. What do you think?
Hova: Of course, why not? But with wooden swords, so no one gets hurt.
Hova: Just say you can't carry your old sword anymore.
(The fight begins. One... two... three... Hova charges at Omar. The wooden swords clash in a series of rapid strikes, and Omar retreats a few steps until Hova is upon him. He clashes the swords quickly, and the sword falls from her hands. He places his sword in front of her.)
Hova: I surrender.
(They put their swords aside and sit on the ground)
Hova: You haven't changed your style; you let others go first.
Omar: That's because it lets me know what their next move will be, using my eyes.
Hova: You know? That's a good style, but it's very despicable.
Omar: Do you know when I got the ability to know my next step? Do you know where it's pointing now?
Hova: Where?
Omar: To go and eat.
Hova: You're right, I'm starving.
Omar: I think, kids, that I'm leaving fighting and swords behind from now on.
(Time continues to pass, and Omar cooks the food)
Hova: So, kids, what do you think if I tell you the story of your father and how I met him? The story might make your father look bad, but it will actually let you know that immortality is a curse. But, it doesn't mean that every curse makes a person bad, for curses sometimes change your destinies, and not every destiny is bad.
Salsabil: Tell us how you knew he would be yours. We want to hear the story from you, please.
Hova: Someone gave me a snowy flower and told me that when I felt despair, there would be someone waiting for me. So, when I was desperate that your father was not with me,
I knew after breaking the flower that he was the one who would be with me.
I waited for him for a very long time, about fifty years.
Awara: That's a long time! Why did father leave you for all that time?
Omar: Because I was a jerk. I was thinking of compensating everyone, except for compensating your mother who gave me everything.
Hova: Don't say that. You did what you had to do. And also, kids, always remember: when you know you can't do anything to change a loss, then lose, but while doing everything in your power.
Omar: Alright, kids, I'll explain the meaning of love from my own perspective after my many journeys with…
Hova: Hmmm…
Omar: Sorry. It's when you want to be next to someone for no reason. When you know you would do the impossible for them, and when there is no goal in being with them. When you die, and there is someone you want to sit with even in your final moments... that is love, kids. This might be the first time you see me say what's inside me, but if I have to tell someone what to do, it must be you.
(The years pass)
Omar: wessam, come out. I want to talk to you for a bit.
wessam: What do you want?
Omar: My daughter has now reached a stage where she is close to seeing the past and the future. Go and talk to her about wanting to marry her.
wessam: Really?
Omar: This is the right time for us to preserve what happened in the past and the future.
(After some time)
Salsabil: So, Mom and Dad, this is wessam you told me about.
Omar: I reject him on all counts.
wessam: You're the one who told me... Alright, no problem.
Hova: And I approve. Even though he has no morals, he will always be by your side, won't he?
wessam: Yes.
Salsabil: I think he seems good too.
wessam: What do you mean by "I think"? Why do you all treat me like this?
(Two years later)
Salsabil: Why do you always say "beautiful" about the one you loved, instead of telling him you love him?
Omar: When I describe someone with the word "beautiful," I say it to someone with a pure heart and beautiful form in all their qualities. It took me a while to know that this word is not love, but it is what I find in the most beautiful person I see or meet.
And that's why I can't say it to you, because I can no longer say it to anyone but Hova,
who has taken all the beauty for me.
(Salsabil starts to laugh)
Salsabil: You sound very romantic.
(Time passes until Hova begins to fall ill)
wessam: I want to tell you, when Hova and Omar die, I will disappear,
and I won't be able to be with you. Therefore, get the necessary strength with your brother, and go back in time with him. You will see all times and eras, and you will understand time and what you must do.
Salsabil: I know, you don't have to tell me. My brother and I were hiding that we had been able to know time for a while now, thanks to Morpheus.
(Hova's illness nears its end)
Omar: I always want you to be by my side; I don't want you to die.
Hova: This is what must happen, my dear.
(After Hova's death, Omar too begins to get tired, and the damages of age appear on him)
Omar: I never imagined one day that I would die so simply, but it's a really beautiful feeling.
Salsabil: Don't die, please don't leave us!
Omar: When I die, go to Morpheus, for he will be the beginning of your journey's path.
Awara: We will be as you wish, Father. We will protect everything, and we will carry out what must be done.
Omar: You will be a source of pride and honor.
Awara: Thank you for what you say to us, and for being a father we are proud of.
Omar: But please, let me die without you watching me.
Awara: Of course.
Salsabil: But... but... I don't want to leave you!
Awara: As he asked, Salsabil.
(They leave the room. Omar looks at the ceiling and begins to think)
What if I really exist in a parallel world? I would be in a parallel world with Hanami, and another with Ana, and another where Hanami didn't die, and another where this was just an experiment... all these are worlds, and all are possibilities.
But this world of mine, I can say that I loved my story here more than the other worlds, if they exist. And who knows, maybe in another world, I loved another story more than this one. But I won't tire myself now, for I have learned enough, and that is enough for me.
(Omar closes his eyes and dies, to begin a new eternal journey, but a happy one.)
(After a long journey through time, between the past, present, and future, we have discovered the secrets of the curse of immortality and the seed of return. The truth may be ambiguous, but imagination opens limitless horizons, making the story more real than reality itself. And so, the story of "Sword of Eternity: Journey of the Long Covenant" ends, leaving us with a new perspective on those around us. Even if the journey is told from a single perspective, it is enough to teach us a deep lesson about life and the fantastical secrets it hides.)
Here ends the final chapter of Sword of Eternity: The Long Covenant's Journey.