Fast forwarding a few years:
Merindale tried to tuck her hair back with her muddy hand, painting her cheeks with mud in the process. 
Akata rolled over on the other side of the field as he saw her. 
She had not noticed that he was coming. 
“ What's so funny? ” she pouted. 
“ Nothing. I just saw the cutest flower amongst all the flowers in this field. ”
Merindale instantly melted. How many times would her man make her fall for him, over and over again. She knew she was blessed and she cherished him. 
“ Now come on, you worked enough. Wash your hands and come and get some breakfast. I made some fresh pancakes. ”
Merindale jumped up at the mention of pancakes. According to herhe made the best pancakes in the world. 
“ I'm coming, ” she literally jumped over the bushes, trying to hurry up when a certain whoosh of the air made her fall back. 
She rolled her eyes. 
The triplets were there again. They never left the two of them alone, barging in their peaceful mortal life, away from the hustle bustle of the immortal world, at the farthest end of the mortal realm. 
“ Mamma, send you this, ” They poured over them the finest jewels that eyes could witness. 
Merindale smiled and put them all back in the bag. 
“ Thanks, but tell aunt Roe, we don't need them back here. It would be in fact risky if we walked about, flaunting such treasures. ”
Merindale smiled but got shoved around. 
“ We will protect you day and night. Who dares to bully our … ”
“Enough, you three. Now sit down with us and eat. We haven't eaten since the morning. Do you want us to starve to our death? ”
Akata loved to tease them and every time he would mention death, their expressions would immediately turn grave and they would become exceptionally manageable. 
“ Ok… ok… stop teasing them. Did you not tell them that we were going to the Fox Kingdom today? ” Merindale asked, handing them a plate each as they settled down on the ground with only a simple table cloth spread between them. 
“ You are, why? ” The triplets asked. 
“ It is Arawana's birthday today and we wanted to hold a prayer service for her. We don't know when they will lift her restrictions and we will be able to meet again. Hope our prayers make their way to her heart. She is all alone up there. She is only a little child. ”
Merindale saw Akata grab a bunch of grass as he clenched his fist. She placed her hand over his and squeezed it gently, trying to comfort him. 
***
At the Fox Kingdom -
The guests were gone, the party was over, the halls were empty and everyone had gone back to their rooms. 
It was a winter night and the howling of the wind added to the chill of the night. 
Akata couldn't sleep. 
He sneaked out and started pacing the corridor. His heart wasn't going to let his consciousness be at peace. He always felt guilty about leaving his sister behind. 
“ Aku? What are you doing here at this time of the night? Couldn't sleep huh? ”
It was Lin. 
“ It's the same for you I see, ” Akata smiled and walked towards his father. 
“ You know Aku, I might be the most unfortunate father alive. I have two beautiful kids but I couldn't be there when they came into this world, both the times. ” He sighed, 
“ I was pacing this same corridor the night your mother gave birth to you in the mer-world. I didn't know the unrest inside was because of you… ” Lin touched Akata's face affectionately. 
“ But I was so drunk and drowning in my own troubles that I don't even know the face of my own little girl… Will I be able to know her even if she stood right before me? ”
Lin was about to break down but Akata caught him. He brought him inside the room nearest to them. 
Akata made his father comfortable, when he looked around and exclaimed, 
“ This was my Nana's room. ” He looked around. “ I can see that my First-Brother has kept it untouched. It used to be my comfort zone. Ahhh..! It's been so long since I came here. Ahhhhhh! Nana! She always had some solution or the other to my problems. I miss you Nana… I hope you are finally happy where you are. ”
Lin pulled Nanako's shawl from the shelf beside him. He wrapped it around himself, sniffing in her scent when suddenly something fell on the ground and its metallic clanging made both Akata and Lin turn around. 
Akata stooped down to pick it up. 
It looked like a pendant and he looked curious. 
Lin snatched it from his hand. 
“ Is this my Nana's pendant? ” he looked very very surprised. 
“ I thought she had to destroy it to tame uncle Jin and then she took it to the primordial world along with her. Is this a replica? What is it doing here? ”
Lin turned it around repeatedly as if hoping for some miracle to burst out of it but nothing happened. 
It was simply a piece of cold metal. 
Akata took it from his father's trembling hands and put it inside his own pocket. 
“ Let me take you back to your room. Mother must be waiting. ”
Lin looked back at his son helplessly, lifting his hand to caress his cheeks. 
“ I don't want to lose you … I don't have the strength to do so anymore. ”
Lin lamented as Akata helped him up and walked him back to his chamber. 
***
Merindale jumped up as soon as Akata came back. 
“ Where have you been? ”
She asked with a frown and disappointment. 
“ Shut taking a stroll with father. ”
Akata hugged her tight and kissed her hard, making all her doubts fade away. 
“ Oh, how is he doing? He was drinking too much at the party. Is he alright? ” Akata nodded. 
“ Yes, he is. Now close your eyes, ” he commanded. 
“ Why? ” her eyes grew wider instead of closing. It was Akata's turn to frown. 
“ I asked you to close it, so just do it. ” he placed his hand over her eyelids. 
Merindale could feel some go around her neck and Akata bending low behind her back to try and fix something. 
“ Not open your eyes, ” he looked like a child waiting for her approval as he put the pendant he had around her neck with a chain made of grass and twigs which he collected on his way back. 
Merindale broke into a small giggle as she admired his artwork. 
“ Where did you find this? It looks like an antique… ”
Akata did not say anything but, “ Because it is… it used to belong to the great Nanako. ”
And then he jumped beside her pulling her into an embrace, digging his nose between her collar bones, kissing her passionately. 
Merindale's finger found their way behind his neck, grabbing his hair strands as a wave of ecstasy rippled through her veins. 
“ Akata, did you lock the door behind you? ”
Merindale asked because she was shivering, not sure whether it was due to his touch or because of the cold wind seeping in. 
“ I don't care… Let me feel you, ” he untied her hair pin as he hair dropped into a cascade all over his face and her back, just like he loved it. 
He kissed her everywhere, helping her out of her clothes, his hands massaging every part of her body and she moaned his name over and over again. 
They spent the night making a passionate love like they never knew before, lost in each other, nothing on them, except his newest gift to her, the pendant on her neck. 
The room filled with their heavy breaths, sweat and moans as they both reached their climax and then dropped beside each other, absolutely exhausted but happy. 
Akata wrapped his arm around Merindale and she did the same before drifting off to sleep but before she did, she thought she saw someone looking at them from beyond the door that seemed like a little jar. She strained her neck but found no one. 
“ Probably a shadow, ” she thought to herself and went back to sleep , kissing Akata one last time before she did. 
***
It had only been a few days since they came back but Merindale wasn't keeping well. She couldn't eat or sleep properly so Mia asked both of them to come and visit the healer at the Fox Kingdom. 
“ Why did you wait so many days? She looks pale. You should have brought her here earlier,” Mia scolded his son as they waited patiently for the Healer to examine Merindale. 
After taking only a few moments, the Healer turned around at their anxious faces and smiled, 
“Congratulations.There is nothing to worry about. She is pregnant. ”
Akata gasped as Merindale turned red. Lin and Mia laughed out aloud, absolutely thrilled. 
The healer however got back to examining Merindale again. 
This time around his expression turned a little grave as he repeated his process, again and again. 
Merindale tried to sit up,looking at the worried face of the healer. 
“ Is anything the matter? Do we have a problem here? ”
“ Ummm, I don't know if I should say this before running some more tests. It's a very absurd thing and I haven't seen a case like this ever before in my life. But given the absurdity of your lives, I am sure there might be some explanations which I cannot find…Yet.”
His words created great confusion. 
“ Tell us as it is. What is absurd? ”
Akata closed in , and the healer looked intimidated. 
“ Ummm, well, I am sure both of you are still mortals with complete human anatomy. However, I find that this baby growing inside Princess Merindale has immortal characteristics. ”
The room fell silent. 
It was as if someone had died in front of them. 
“ What do you mean? Spit it out! ”
Akata grabbed the healer by his collar and shook him violently. 
“ Akata let him go, ” Lin intervened. 
“ Ummm, well I mean… ” the healer stood up, as if afraid he might be heckled again. 
“ Well I still need to understand the situation in its entirety but at this point, from what I see, the immortal baby inside her womb is taking a toll on her mortal body. That's what I mean. I told you, I have limited knowledge about this scenario, I need more help. ”
He bowed at Lin and Mia before retracting his steps. 
“ I will come back with more experts to deal with this. You might want to call some healers from the wolf kingdom as well. ”
He put in.
“ Why do? ” Mia asked, puzzled. “ Don't you think your team will be enough? ”
The healer shook his head. 
“ That immortal growing inside her is no ordinary immortal. The baby seems to have all the traits of your mixed race. It will be advisable to get all the experts if we want to keep Princess Merindale safe. ”
The healer left but a thick air descended upon the room, leaving everyone baffled. 
Akata rushed beside Merindale and held his hand. 
“ I promise I will not let anything happen to you. I will get rid of this child if I have to… but… ”
Merindale shut his mouth with her hand. 
“ What are you talking about? This is our child… and you want to get rid of it? No, Akata. I will fight for my baby till my last breath. ”
Merindale kissed Akata's hand with which he held her tight, tears splashing in her eyes. 
Lin and Mia looked at both of them with worried eyes, it was as if they saw themselves in their children. It was as if history was repeating itself all over again. 
***
There was unrest in the Celestial Realm once more. 
“ Is something like that even possible? You took their immortal powers away from them, didn't you? ”
Leonis questioned the Older God who had dealt with Akata when the other God's were busy stabilizing their Realm. 
“ I did. And I showed it to all of you! ” he retorted. 
“ But did you not get rid of it after you showed it to us? ” Asked another God, very worried. 
“ There is no way on earth for their powers to seep back if you had gotten rid of it. Tell us Nezzar! What did you do with it? ” Another God thundered as Nezzar took a step back. 
“ You cannot establish your authority over me. I am the oldest… ”
But before he could finish, he found the rest of them surrounding him, condemnation oozing from their eyes. 
As the scene unholded, the shimmering figure of the little girl, who now seemed like a teenager, smiled with satisfaction. 
She floated away till the edge of the Celestial plane and looked down at what would have been her home. 
“ Don't worry brother. Your little sister got your back. Take care of our parents while I take care of your affairs from up here. 
There is corruption in all lands my brother. It doesn't matter who yields the power. All that matters is that power is used well. 
I will make sure that these so called God's fall flat on their faces and crawl up to us and beg for forgiveness. ” Arawana clenched her fists. 
“ Your remembrance gives me strength. Keep me alive by remembering me. I will keep fighting for us all, as long as you have me in your hearts. Together, we will stand strong. 
Together, we will build a new future. ”
She smiled as the world zoomed past below her feet and then she turned back, to face her destiny.