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The Three Realms The Three Realms (Book 6: The Eternal Age of Unity)

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The day of Arsha’s Coronation finally arrived. Arsha tapped her foot nervously as she looked at the doors to the Throne Room. It was set up as a themed coronation, but she didn’t know what the theme was. “Ones, I know you’re not in a position to do anything about my prayers,” she muttered, “but PLEASE give me a sign that the theme’s got nothing to do with the Final War!” The trumpets blasted. “Here we go,” she mumbled. She opened the door and was pleasantly surprised by the theme. A tank-like machine stood by one side of the aisle as a yellow creature with pincer claws stood on the other side. A monkey waved his arms and grinned.

“Had the Doc take care of the Vrelmax and Legonan before you showed up!” hooted the monkey.

“Kindly refrain from calling me ‘Doc’!” called a voice. The owner of the voice was an elderly, well-dressed gentleman with a cane, top hat, monocle, and pointed beard. “My apologies for this unannounced visit, My Lady,” said the man, “but the Vrelmax and Legonans had a frightful plan to upend your coronation and undo history as we know it! I couldn’t let this slide, you understand.”

“I understand completely, Dr. Snood,” assured Arsha. “I’m surprised the Vrelmax and Legonans went with a joint operation. They aren’t exactly friends.”

“Oh, it wasn’t a joint operation, it was a war. A temporal cold war, if you will. The two sides are trying to be masters of the Nineteen Timestreams, but we all know that the Stream Masters are the real guardians.”

“And yet you’re the only one breaking the Non-interference Oath.”

“Now, now,” chided the current Dr. Snood, “there’s no need to bring that up. Now, I must be off.” He took his hat off and pulled a silver rod out. He pointed it at the frozen Vrelmax and Legonan and they rose into the air. “Good luck, Arsha Royana!” he called.

“Hey! Wait for me!” called the monkey. The group then left and the doors shut. Once they did, the sound of an ancient engine could be heard gunning itself, then fading away. Arsha smiled as she turned to her parents.

“Very nice touch,” she said.

“We figured you could use something joyful,” replied Hanako. Elgrad then nodded his head to the priest. Arsha bowed to her parents, then she turned to the priest, placed her hand on the Codex, and raised her other hand.

“I, Arsha Royana, do solemnly swear,” began the priest.

“I, Arsha Royana, do solemnly swear,” repeated Arsha.

“That I will execute my duties as Queen of the Mid-realm faithfully.”

“That I will execute my duties as Queen of the Mid-realm faithfully.”

“I will uphold the laws and dreams of my people.”

“I will uphold the laws and dreams of my people.”

“I will care for those that are in dire straits.”

“I will care for those that are in dire straits.”

“With the help of the now Mortal Divine Ones, I will not let evil corrupt my judgement.”

“With the help of the now Mortal Divine Ones, I will not let evil corrupt my judgement.”

“If necessary, I will give my life to save my people, should disaster strike.”

“If necessary, I will give my life to save my people, should disaster strike.”

“I hereby pronounce you Queen of the Mid-realm!” The crowd cheered as Arsha sat on the throne and waved to her subjects.

“My friends and family,” she began, “it has been a long, tough road for all of us. There were moments where we nearly fell to despair when Oyed was around. But we persevered. We triumphed over despair. We’ve proven that hope is stronger than despair. We’ve proven we won’t surrender to hopelessness. Now, we can enjoy the peace that will reign, and so will our descendants. I don’t exactly have a glass in my hand, but I propose a toast! To the unity of our people!”

“To the unity of our people!” cheered the room.


Once the initial ceremony was over, the ball was in full swing. Arsha and her lovers were dancing merrily, with a noticeable smile on Foresna. “Now this is a ball I can get behind,” he said as he danced with Gorfanth.

“Come on, masquerades aren’t THAT bad,” replied Gorfanth.

“I want to see my lovers’ faces as we dance,” insisted Foresna. “I want us to gaze lovingly in one another’s eyes.”

“Well, a mask DOES tend to hide the eyes in some cases. It’s never a bother to get lost in your eyes.”

“Flatterer!” Lardeth and Malnar then came up. They all swapped partners so Foresna danced with Malnar and Lardeth danced with Gorfanth.

“Arsha and Falnii will be coming up to us in a minute,” mused Malnar. “I haven’t had a chance to dance with Fluffy and I know Foxy’s looking to dance with you.”

“Then we exchange when they come,” said Foresna. “For now, I just want to be with you, Bonfire.”

“Tell me, did Arsha propose to you yet?”

“No, she said she wanted to propose to us all at once.”

“Perfect! Now, when she’s gonna do that, I have no idea.”

“Me neither. It’s tearing me apart!”

“May we?” asked Arsha’s voice as she and Falnii twirled up to them. They exchanged partners, making Falnii and Malnar one pair and Arsha and Foresna the other.

“Have fun!” called Falnii as she and Malnar twirled away.

“This is a perfect night,” sighed Arsha as the two Mid-realmers danced.

“Any peaceful night with all of us,” replied Foresna, “is a perfect night.”

“True that.” Soon, Arsha and her lovers all had a turn with one another and the ball wound down.


As everyone was heading to the port, Arsha and Foresna stopped Malnar, Gorfanth, Lardeth, and Falnii. “Guys, hold up!” she said.

“Foxy, is something wrong?” asked Lardeth.

“There’s something I need to do first!” urged Arsha. She then arranged everyone in front of her and pulled out a long box.

“Arsha, what’s going on?” asked Malnar.

“It’s something we’ve all been waiting for since we first started dating,” replied Arsha. She then knelt down, giving them all the same idea. “King Lardeth Felompha, Ambassador Falnii Loftanaf, Farmer Foresna Falshenda, Queen Malnar Emboramii, Blacksmith Gorfanth Steelhorn,” she opened the box and revealed five rings, “will you marry me?” The stunned silence only lasted for a second.

“Queen Arsha Royana, do you even need to ask?!” replied Gorfanth.

“YES! YES! A THOUSAND TIMES, YES!” cheered Falnii. She spoke for everyone. Arsha slid the rings onto their fingers, then hugged them all.

“We better start planning,” said Arsha. “This is gonna be the Wedding of the Age!”

“We’ll plan when we all return to our castles and tell the Realms the news,” said Lardeth. “For now, we must make sure the Realms are ready.”

“I can’t wait for the day we finally say our vows!” cheered Arsha. Malnar, Gorfanth, Lardeth, and Falnii said their goodbyes and headed to their ships so they would make the announcement. It was finally time for the Realms to REALLY be united.

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