The Clinic: Epilogue (mild language, sexual conduct)

[Katherynn]

Epilogue Six months later I stood with Zaien, his arm around my waist, at the Mountview Cemetery. We came quite often to visit our old friends. Pes and Aime had been buried together. Somehow, their remains had remained whole and barely tarnished. They were even clean enough to have an open-casket funeral. We had chosen to give them the shared name of Steial. Somehow I knew it was what Aime would’ve wanted. Beside them, Zetta was buried. Her funeral had been arranged by Epsilon and had been more than beautiful. Lilies had decorated the entire event. In the very back of the cemetery, beneath a weeping willow tree, was Kyle’s gravestone. Kyle’s remains had never been found, through it all—neither had most of Jamie’s. We guessed that they had been burnt to ash. Jamie was buried towards the front of the cemetery by Feiral and we hadn’t had funerals for either of them. Kren, in the fight, had died. The entire time I never saw him but I learned that he had been fighting amongst the guards. From what I knew, he’d been the one to kill Zetta and she him. I wasn’t sure where his burial place was. After the Clinic burned down, we found an underground lab where all of the records for every Patient who had ever been at the Clinic were held. Fate had been returned to her mother, Celeste, and her brother, Dante, in Los Angeles, California. They rejoiced to see their daughter and sister returned to them. Giles was returned to his sister, Gardenia, in Logan, West Virginia. It seemed that his parents had just passed away in a car accident a year ago. We investigated into Aime’s family and found her parents, her sister, Bel, and brother, Andrew. They had attended her funeral and had moved from Annapolis, Maine to be closer. Zaien was reunited with his sister and brother after so many years and I had finally met my biological family—the side that had no desire to kill me. Epsilon went back to India while Rho returned to Russia. Elly went back to M. I. A. and told everyone what had happened. From what I had heard, she had become headmistress and started dating Scorpion. As it turned out, my mother had left me a large amount of money. From what I’ve been told it’s over five point two billion dollars. Zaien and I had moved and were now living in Kansas. Things had finally fallen into place. About three months after we had left the Clinic and everything behind, I had gotten sick. Zaien and I had gone to the doctor and I was told that I was pregnant. When we left, I was offered Kyle’s place in the High Council and, after careful consideration, I turned it down. As a result, the High Council crumbled and they fell into a democracy of sorts. “Are you ready to leave,” Zaien asked with a smile, his lips brushing across the top of my head. I carefully set a bouquet of snow drops on Pes and Aime’s grave before smiling. “Take care you two,” I said softly, turning in Zaien’s arms. “I’m ready.” Zaien tightened his hold on me slightly and we stepped away from the graves and memories. We held even more new ones and more to make. There would still be trials. We would still make mistakes. Yes, we weren’t human, but that didn’t mean we didn’t have emotions. It didn’t mean we don’t bleed or breathe or die. We are living and we live our lives. The End From the author: Thanks to everyone who read! I don't know where I'll go from here but still--I hope you all enjoyed it. Look for my work in the future, maybe!

[Aristaeus]

Good epilogue; looks like a good setup for a sequel. Only one mistake I spotted: Spoiler for typo: “Are you ready to leave,” Zaien asked with a smile (comma should be a question mark) Overall, this story was fairly unique and intriguing, in terms of setting. The concepts surrounding the mages were fairly interesting as well (bonding with familiars, "mages cannot lie", etc). The characters also severed as good company throughout the story. For me, the most memorable character was the manitcore, Azael. ...But anyhow, good work. I hope to see more form you in the future.