Blessed by Night

Chapter 154  It’s Happening

A fiery giant appeared on the green grass within Morgan's backyard, and blinked its eyes several times as it tried to get used to the sensation of light in it's eyes. "Yo."

Looking up, he found a handsome young man with a rich brown skin and dreadlocks standing beside an equally attractive older woman with a gentle aura. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Also standing outside were his two wives, who were staring at him with overjoyed eyes. "Morgan!"

"Darling!"

Both Crystal and Emilia rushed to tackle their husband as soon as they saw him up and alert. This joyful reunion was wonderful enough to bring tears to the eyes of even the most stone hearted of men. Morgan didn't seem to know why his wives were so emotional over seeing him, but he returned their embraces nonetheless. Finally, he remembered his last moments in the gate before he spent hours in that world of darkness. Falling to his knees, his hands immediately went to his head as he became overwhelmed with grief. "Ere... Logan... by the gods, what have I done...?"

He could still remember the feeling of holding their lives in his hands as he engulfed all three of their bodies in smoldering flame the likes of which they had no hope to survive in. That was no mere dream; he'd truly killed those men. Emilia and Crystal also came to his side, and tried to reassure him that he'd done nothing wrong. "Morgan, it wasn't your fault!"

"That's right, Malachi told us everything already and we know that you were under a vampire's control!"

Morgan didn't really seem as if his guilt had been alleviated by the words of his wives, no matter how much they consoled him. He looked up at Malachi like he was still searching for answers. "That monster, what happened to it? How many did we lose inside the gate??"

Malachi shook his head and took a knee before Morgan and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Please man, don't worry about that right now. You can look at the reports and stuff after you've rested and gotten yourself together." Mal immediately stood up, as this situation wasn't one that he was willing to compromise on. He went back towards Sei and took her hand while waving the three of them goodbye. "Lad."

Looking back over his shoulder, Malachi was having difficulty meeting Morgan's eyes. Almost as if he knew what he was going to ask. "That vampire... you killed her, yes?"

"...She'll never hurt anybody ever again."

"Thank you, lad. You're a good man."

For the first time ever, Morgan saw a strange and uncomfortable smile cross Malachi's face. Unfortunately, he lost the chance to ask him about it when the couple sank into the ground, and vanished from his backyard. -

Sei and Malachi ended up on a beach in the dead of night. It wasn't really a planned decision, but this was the space that seemed to call out to them the most. The mood wasn't necessarily tense, but neither of them were saying anything. Sei was continuously watching Malachi out of the corner of his eye, and monitoring his behavior. As one might have guessed, he really didn't kill the vampire that was responsible for controlling Morgan. She proposed an alternative to marriage that would not only ensure that he couldn't kill her, but that she could not go against his wishes either. And the proof of this pact was in the form of an ancient black bracelet that was now bound to his left wrist. After making the pact, Nadine flew off somewhere into the night, claiming that she wanted to see  a bit of what this new world had to offer. And after making her promise not to bite, compel, or harm anyone, Malachi allowed her to go. More like he was elated to see her leave so that he could forget about her existence for a while. She claimed that she would be able to find him no matter where he went due to the bracelet and flew away, though not before she compelled Crystal and Emilia to forget that they ever saw her. Sei figured that Malachi was feeling guilty about lying to his mentor and letting a monster walk free. But she had to find a way to let him know that there was nothing that he could have done to change the outcome of this situation. "Honey... You couldn't have-"

"Sei... I love you."

"I know that you- Wait, pardon??"

Chuckling, Malachi pulled his girlfriend deeper into his arms and stole her lips with a kiss. When they separated, he rested his hands on her face lightly and stared into her infinitely warm eyes. "You know... when Nadine started saying all that shit about wanting to marry me, I was really pissed off."

"You better have been." Sei said seriously. "I would strangle you if you married some random woman before me."

Chuckling, Malachi ignored her remark. "Can't have that. So why don't you marry me then?"

Sei froze up like a deer in headlights and Malachi felt her whole body become tense. "Don't joke like that, honey..." she said shyly. "Aww it hurts that you think I'd joke about something like this, love."

Malachi pushed Sei onto the sandy beach and let his body loom over hers. "I want to marry you. Do you still think I'm joking?"

"M-Maybe..?"

Malachi lifted up his hand and literally pulled off one of his own fingers. He manipulated his detached limb and changed it into a simple but captivating black band with a literal galaxy inside. When Sei was the ring being held out in front of her, her eyes started to water and her hands covered her mouth. "I hope you can see how serious I am now."

"W-Why would you...?"

"Because I adore you. You're apart of the reason why my life has changed around completely and everyday we spend together feels better than the next.  You advise me, you nurture me, you support me.

I probably wouldn't be half the man I am now without you standing at my side everyday. I want you to be my wife, Sei. So I'll ask you; will you marry me?"

Malachi didn't get an answer to his question, instead he had his face forcefully grabbed by the woman he'd just proposed to and she brought her lips towards his. The two of them locked their bodies together as they rolled on top of each other in the sand, with neither one of them saying a single word. Their lips didn't separate until around five minutes later, and Mal finally wiped away the tears running down her face. "Are you crying because I'm getting rejected or..?"

"You idiot, of course not!" Sei was so overwhelmed with emotion that tears of joy were falling from her face. "Y-You can't change your mind, okay!? E-Even if we're hundreds of years old O-Or you meet some really pretty immortal or-"

"You're silly."

Malachi took Sei's hand in his and slid the ring onto the appropriate finger. As soon as it was around her digit, it adjusted to fit her perfectly.

"I will love you in 500 years just as much as I do today. You will never be able to run me away, and nothing will ever come between us." He said honestly. No matter how long Sei looked at her new ring, she couldn't take her eyes off of it. Besides her daughter, it was easily the most beautiful gift she'd ever received. "Ah! That's right!" She realized. She gave Malachi a mischievous smile as she prodded him in the midsection playfully. "Do you know what this means, honey?? You'll really be Serena's stepfather now!" She said excitedly. Malachi made a crestfallen look as he stared up into the sky hopelessly. "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

Sei rolled her eyes at his dramatic gesture and started to let her hands wander up the length of his body. "Honey... do you think we can stay out tonight? I.. don't want to go home just yet."

Malachi quickly forgot all about his current plight as he heard his fiancé's sultry tone. Without wasting another second, he started expanding his senses to start searching for nearby hotel rooms. -

It was around 6 am the next day when Luna's pink eyes flashed open. Perhaps due to her role as a guild master, she had become used to waking up at this time and now did so out of instinct. But once she remembered that she had no more building to go to, she contemplated lying back down. Malachi and Sei weren't in the bed, but Bianca and Anna were both still sleeping cutely side by side each other. She almost joined them, but something within her mind told her it'd be best to check her phone before she did so. As always, she had quite a few text messages from some people that she couldn't care less about, and more than a few emails from annoying bootlickers. But there was one message she received that made her sit up. The sender dubbed POTUS had sent her one simple message that nearly made her head explode. She immediately jumped out of the bed and went into the still empty living room where she dialed the number without hesitating. It took only three rings before the line connected and the voice of an older man played over the phone. "Ms. Moon. To what do I owe the-"

"Cut the shit." Luna said coldly. Right now, she was in no mood for pleasantries. Especially not after what she'd been told. "What the hell do you mean you won't be allocating our guild the drops from the gate?!" She asked dangerously.