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Everyone on the bridge is making their way to the infirmary Magnum is in, along with them are the leaders from the other forces and with them is Brom, Elvo's image is standing in front of the door wiping digital tears from her eyes.

Vanessa blinks "Elvo.. please tell us that Magnum is alright." fearing the answer.

The coyote sighs "Magnum is stable, but... his body has suffered a lot of damage... I don't know how much time he has, so it's best that we all be there for him now."

The tears can already be felt as they acknowledge Elvo's words, they enter and see something they weren't expecting, there is Magnum with breathing tubes and is asleep, his heart and brainwaves are being monitiored, his body having some bandages to cover cuts and burn marks, but laying with him is Farryn, his mother... she's alive? The group surrounds them with Vanessa going to Magnum's other side and holds his hand as Farryn cuddles and nuzzles him.

Brom looks to his former wife "Farryn? Is it, really you?"

The shewolf nods but doesn't look at him "Yeah, it's me."

Vanessa blinks with some tears "But, how?"

"Magnum wished that I come back to life when he made it to the Wheel of Fortune. Elvo helped me in using his back up suit so that I can bring him back here."

Elvo sighs "And Kathleen, she's back in the flesh and no longer has her powers... but she remembers everything over the past three years."

It is all just so much for everyone to take in, Magnum had gotten rid of his worst enemy and brought his mom back... but at what cost? Magnum had given everything in sealing the Vision of Consumption, his body is failing and while he is stable he could pass on any time now. It just seemed that no matter what, the young wolf always paid the price...

Brom looks to Elvo "But, I thought your medical facilities had blood and organs?"

The a.i. shed some tears "When we lost power and were shaken up it knocked out enough systems to render it all useless, I can't replace the organs he needs and he needs a heart and lungs, his healing factor is having a hard time repairing the damage."

Farryn holds up a plastic tube full of blood going from her to her son "And I am already trying to keep him alive so we can all stay with him. His body will reject my organs given he is male and I am female... otherwise I would have done it already."

Brom looks to those around the room, he sees so many lives that have been touched by his son... he's turning into an old man, but Magnum still has a lifetime to experience, he looks to Elvo "Can you still perform surgical procedures?" earning everyone's attention to which Elvo responds with a nod "Take what you need from me and give it to him, I want my son to live!"

Elvo blinks "You do understand that if I do such a thing where the ship and facilities currently stand that you will not survive?"

"I do, but Magnum needs to live, he shouldn't die this young and in this way.", he looks to his son "Can he hear me?"

"I can wake him up for a short time, but please keep it brief."

The coyote gives Magnum some medication and he slowly opens his eyes, he just looks so weak as he can barely keep his eyes open, the white of his eyes are completely bloodshot and ruptured blood vessels line throughout them, he looks around and sees everyone close to him is there, Brom and Farryn hold onto him as they share a gentle hug.

Brom sighs "Magnum, can you hear and understand me?" earning a painful nod from the mystic "I just want to say I love you son, you saved us all.", he holds his sons hand "You're dying my boy and I think you know it, which is why I'm going to give you what you need to continue living."

Magnum's eyes begin to tear up as he begins to whimper, Brom, Farryn and Vanessa hold onto him to help calm him down as they don't want to risk him hurting himself further.

His dad wipes his tears "Your mother is back and she knows what to do, all the ladies that are close to you know what to do, I don't have to worry about you making it.", tears form in his fathers eyes "I am beyond proud of you, I couldn't ask for a better son, you are far stronger then you think you are Magnum. Please, take care of yourself and your mother."

Magnum's cries "Pa...pa...!" his heart monitor going off the charts, Elvo gives him a sedative to put him back into a deep sleep.

Brom kisses his forehead "Everything is going to be alright my son." showing a fatherly smile "And remember, I will always be with you." he tries to be a little stern "This profession is going to end up killing you, please I beg of you, leave the Orders and just live." with that Magnum succumbs to slumber, Brom looks to everyone in the room "Please, take care of my son." as he finally begins to let his tears run.

Farryn takes his left hand "Brom..." earning his full attention "I'll make sure our son is taken care of... so will everyone here."

Vanessa looks to him "Your son will be safe, you have my word."

Brom gives them a thankful nod, he kisses his sons forehead one last time "I love you my son, goodbye." as more tears leaves his sons eyes.

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Kathleen is restrained to what is basically a slab of metal with fairly little padding, on either side of the bottom are two big wheels and two smaller sets on the front and back, her heavy chains and shackles are bolted into the object itself to help in keeping her tied down. The jackal is straight up livid at how everything has transpired as the knights of the Everglaive stand around her, Derra glaring at her as he stands over her. In the end, she has lost it all, her powers, her status and the two lives she had before... Magnum had finally beaten her and not the way she was expecting, he had brought her back to the land of the living, now she can do no real harm and everyone knows her record, her features and more importantly what she has done in the past... her actions will weigh on her for as long as she lives now, she can run to no where in the universe to escape retribution for her crimes and all the pain she has cost, she will be properly held accountable.

The hyena gives a sigh "You are quite the case study Kathleen, no rock or shadow will save you now and you have no magic tricks left in store for us."

The jackal slowly looks up to the knight "But I still won something in the end..", she gains a victorious grin "I have heard the rumors, Magnum is dead!" she begins to laugh "Even though I have lost what made me the terror you have faced, I still have something to boast about!", she looks into the hyenas gaze "The mystic crusader has finally died, not by hand but by his own tools."

The hyena hears the door behind him open, his knights stand at attention, he smirks back at the jackal and moves to the side and Kathleen becomes stunned... it's Magnum and he's wearing what looks to be a very stripped down exo-skeleton, the back baring a oxygen tank and medical fluids, tubes of air going into his nose, hes wearing some very casual clothes as the braces don't allow to where his knight robes or anything like that, the top of a visible scar can be seen between the blue marks on his neck, the jackal gets more and stunned as the mystic wolf makes his way over to her.

Magnum folds his arms as he smiles at his stripped down adversary "Surprised? You look like you have seen a ghost."

The jackal sighs and recomposes herself "The thought was nice while it lasted...", she looks to her former victim "What are you going to do me now Magnum? Kill me very slowly this time? So that you can savor it as you hear me scream?"

The wolf shakes his head "No Kathleen, but this will be the last time we will ever meet. I am handing you over to the Knight Orders, you will be held in isolation on their core world for the rest of your life, if you are unlucky they will simply put you stasis for the rest of time."

Kathleen blinks "Why can't I return to Earth?!"

"You are simply far too dangerous for that happen, no matter where you go I know you far too well enough that you simply cause too much chaos, sure you no longer have your powers and that the energies backing you up simply no longer exist, I can think of no better punishment then denying you what you really want... your freedom! You will never see the light of day again and surrounding you will be nothing but three feet of solid metal on all sides." he gets a little closer "Also, I think I owe you this!", he quickly covers his right hand in blue ice and delivers a hard punch to the side of the jackals face.

Kathleen nose begins to bleed from the hit, she slowly looks to him as some tears start to leave her eyes from the pain "Magnum... our whole existence for three years was our back and forth, you were the reason why I was revived and the reason behind my drive.", she looks to him "I need you to give my life meaning! Please, show me mercy. I... need you."

The wolf sighs as he gets rid of the ice "Well, that's too bad... because I and so many others don't need you. I have moved on and while you will haunt me in the back of my mind, that is all you will be to me from now on, a memory, something for me to look back on and remind me of the darkness I was once surrounded by. True, you gave me the final push I needed to where it set events in motion to where we stand now... but I don't owe you anything, our so-called Eternal War is finally over and from where I stand it will not to pass ever again. I still have to deal with those you once allied with and I will in time.", he has the air drain from her lungs "And you have some nerve asking me for MERCY!!! I SHOULD make you suffer for EVERYTHING you have done!"

Magnum stops casting his powers, Kathleen coughs as she chokes on fresh air as the knights simply stoically eye the scene before them.

The wolf takes a deep breath, taking in air from the tank, he looks to Derra "She's all yours Derra."

Derra nods, he looks to his knights "Let's get her to Cor'Kania.", he looks to Magnum "Please, have some care and rest up Magnum." with a grin.

Magnum laughs a little "I won't be on the front anytime soon. But we will see each other again."

The two share a fist bump, the wolf watches as the techno-knights drag Kathleen away, the jackal screaming as she tries get unlock her restraints, just before the ramp begins to closes, Magnum gives a wave to Kathleen and leaves the bay, taking a glance at the remains of the Seraphim as he passes by.

Magnum enters the bridge where everyone is waiting for him, a tired sigh escapes him as he makes his way over to them, he can't even move for an extended period of time, even with all the painkillers in his system he just feels so sluggish and fatigued. He sits between his mom and Vanessa, everyone showing clear concern for him as he just looks so tired and sad, it will be a while before he can even think of going back to the front.

Magnum looks to Elvo "I need to send a message to the Council of the Knight Orders.", his sister nods as opens a recording "This is Freeblade Magnum of the Knight Orders, as of now I am decreeing that I am taking the Rite of Seclusion and I am currently on temporary leave to recover and to reflect on recent events. I will send word later on my return to service.", he gives a light nod to Elvo who stops recording and sends it to the center of the Knight Orders.

Farryn gently holds onto her son as he takes some deep breaths of medicated air, Vanessa joining her in comforting him, he had just gotten through with getting a proper burial for his father together and he is just shaken to his core as the last few words from his father echo in his mind, Brom had given Magnum what he needed to continue on, he just wish they could have had fun one last time when all of this was over...

Magnum finally sighs "I... tried to fix it... I tried to fix it..."

Farryn blinks "Fix what?" as everyone becomes curious.

The mystic lays back in his chair "I figured if I used the Wheel of Fortune to undo the damage I had caused three years ago, maybe at least something from that time would come back.", he looks to his mom as a tear leaves his eye "I wanted the three of us to be a family again and so that we all could live together, to have both you and dad together once more. So that, you can experience the life I have with me."

The shewolf let's a tear of her own go, she kisses the side of his head "I know what you are saying, but some things just can't be fixed and some things just become exchanged.", she gives a gentle, full embrace "I watched you from the other side the whole time, I was always over your shoulder watching you and I was always worried how you would be without some semblance of warmth or touch, when I saw you finally meet the women you are with I gained some hope and I am happy that everything turned out well. You have been through so much and experienced so much hardship, but I can see you are stronger for it and that despite all the darkness and confusion, your heart is still as big as it was growing up and that you still have that willpower you always had.", she lays her head on top his "And I never thought I would ever hold you again, I thought the last time would be when I came to last when the barrier was thinned for a moment." some more tears leaving her eyes.

Vanessa and Annabelle share her maternal instincts as they watch Farryn hold her son, the mare moves to where she hugs Magnum from behind as the skunk joins the full embrace from her side, soon Sabrina and Saraphina join them as well, Vanessa glances to Bensen and Marie and waves them over, the two skunks come over and place their hands on Magnum's shoulders and the wolf embraces them with a warm breeze... it is a strange set up from many a peoples perspective... but Magnum does have a family to call his own...

Elvo smiles at the sight before her, while their is sorrow and pain, she also sees love and warmth, she projects her image over to them and places her digital hand on her brothers head as there is no room for her to hug him, the a.i. reflects on their past adventures, all the highs and lows... they are all quite a bunch, but a strong one.

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Onboard Circie's flagship, the two twisted mystics are on board the bridge, the cults are extinguished and the two beings they have been following can no longer bestow upon them their 'divine gifts'... Circie is completely shaken as Kathleen is now gone forever, now in the binds of the Knight's...

Ver'cal moves around "For those that still bare the mutations and all, enjoy them for you are the last ones and all the creatures you have fought alongside of will never come again."

Tam'vez grins at them all "You all played your part very well, thanks to you we are finally free from that prison and are able to figure out, exactly where we wish to go from here."

A corrupted knight steps forward "Then you are not gods at all!", he aims his weapon at them "You are just as false as Magnum himself!"

The matriarch laugh at him "The truth hurts, doesn't it? Compared to you we are god-like, but we are far from immortal, we simply bare long life spans and we can extend it, but death is the inevitable for all and everything."

Her son steps around his mom as he bares Clarent "Your worship didn't go unrewarded, it is just merely pointless now."

The knight charges Tam'vez, the shade charges back and in a single swing, the corrupted sword cuts straight through knitght's weapon and armor as if they were made of paper, the bisected knight crashes to the ground as Clarent absorbs the spelt blood.

Circie doesn't offer any sympathy for the slain knight, right now her mind is on Magnum, that elemental mystic has taken Kathleen away and effectively has destroyed the cults entirely, they did see a small explosion but they are unsure if it was Magnum or not but to the unicorn it makes no difference, unless it is confirmed he is dead, she will hunt him down and make him pay. The unicorn stands from her throne, she raises her staff and casts a spell, her back sprouting a pair of purple-feathered wings as she keeps looking to the void, the two shades and bridge crew watch her as they notice the smile she once wore is gone.

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Farryn is tucking Magnum in so that he can get some rest, she looks to see Galatine glowing on the wall as her son gives a snore, she quietly sighs to herself and gives her son a kiss on the cheek, she gently brush the top of his head and leaves the room, she makes her way to her new quarters where the four women her son has been with are hanging out.

Vanessa looks to her "How is he doing?"

The shewolf sits on her bed "He's asleep, he just needs to rest and take it easy."

The four other ladies sit around the wolfess, she can see that all four of them are from different walks of life and their age range... her son always did wanted to find an woman who is older then him... and he ended up finding four. Farryn has already chatted a little with Vanessa and it's pretty interesting to see how both him and her kids interact, so she turns her sight to the mare.

The wolf looks to Annabelle "Where do you kids stand with all of this Annabelle?"

The mare gives a soft smile "I talked to them about how they felt about me starting anew and they wished me the best, they didn't want to see me go, but they understand that I want to try something a little different."

Sabrina nods "Magnum has a bit of charm on the four of us." having a soft giggle.

The rabbit smirks at the doe "Yeah, it kind of seems that way. He's such a nice young man."

The mare rubs her chin "I am a little surprised that he decided to call off in attacking Earth to correct it."

Vanessa lays back against the wall "He's hurt pretty bad and I think he figures there has been enough fighting for now.", she smiles as she looks to the group of women "Either way, it like it looks like Magnum and I may have to get a bigger house or even a mansion." and gives a giggle.

The wolf looks to her "You all are going to live together?" with a few blinks.

The group of ladies give a few nods with the skunk continuing on "Yeah, we think it would be for the best, that way we can all be close to our wolf, he is going to need some help while he recovers after all.", she puts her hand on Farryn's shoulder "And I want you to move in too."

Farryn raises an eyebrow "Don't you think that would be a little awkward?"

Vanessa giggles "Maybe a little, but you are Magnum's mother and he needs you just as much as he needs us if not more so, besides it'll help you land on your feet as you sort things out. Balleva is a wonderful world and I believe you will find solid ground to build yourself up on."

Sabrina puts her hand on Farryn's other shoulder "It's the least we can do."

Farryn smiles as she thanks them, it'll be good as she can get to know these ladies better and they can get to know her as well, but the main thing is that she'll be there for her son, she's looking forward to bonding with him again and getting to know what his current interests are these days. Hearing from them how loving her son his towards them and how much of a love he is wonderful news, she has seen his interaction in the past but it is still very nice to hear and see that he is with such lovely women, they are flexible in understanding he is autistic and they have a more mature mindset so they are more patient with him.

The group eventually decides to go be with the younger wolf, Magnum is still sound asleep, he actually looks like he's in a coma, Vanessa gets on while side while Farryn gets on the other and the others take up other spots on the bed, careful not to pull any of his air and other life support. Farryn holds him in a warm embrace, making sure to hold one of his hands with the skunk doing the same while the other three make sure Magnum can feel their presence too, they just want to make sure he knows they are there. For the shewolf it reminds her of when he was born, he was born a little early and needed an incubator for a little while... she remembers when she and Brom finally got hold him and how they just let the happy tears roll down their cheeks... like her son, she wishes Brom was still alive but sadly it didn't work out that way...

Magnum moves a little as the group hears a painful whimper coming from him, Farryn and Vanessa instantly recognize what is happening, he's experiencing a nightmare, Farryn releases some tears from her eyes as she gently hums to him, her tune helping him calm down.

Farryn nuzzles the top of his head "It's alright my baby, mama is right here."

Vanessa kisses his cheek "We are here too love, we are on our way home." as she and the other ladies bare tears of their own.

The Howling Crusader is the first to reach the newly reactivated mystic gate, the massive dreadnought warps through, the gate sending them straight back to Balleva. The Knight Orders and Mystic Alliance are at an impasse as Marouge's fleet leaves the Sol System back to their kingdom, the two remaining factions are trying to reach a choice on weather to do peaceful negotiations in bringing Earth to the wider universe or to simply crush it as par the view the knights hold. Derra eventually breaks the deadlock, stating that it'll be up to Magnum to decide it's fate, only he knows how to really deal with it and where to look.

The Mystic Alliance decides that Derra's choice is the sound one and moves the mystic ring to the orbit Mars once had, the debris from the former planet is shoved to the nearby belt with some of it smelted for ore and other resources and the Alliance moves in preparation to colonize Venus. For those that call the Sol System home, many of those sent were lost along with a good chunk of material with many militaries having been hit hard, but they felt pride in helping in defeating quite a formidable force with those that made it back given prestige and a unique medal for the campaign.

When Earth finally asks where they stood in the wider universe, they got a simple response... it is all up to Magnum and what he decides... and should the worst come to pass... to surrender...

In this outcome, the Solar Crusade has run it's course and with it, life still thrives in this small pocket of the universe and with it a million possibilities for the small green and blue rock that is Terra...

For now.....

The End