Epilogue (Finale : Part 2)

September 17th, 2023

Aula County, Cassiopeia

''Andromeda, sitting on her mother's bed , waiting for the woman to return home , was adorned in her ceremonial suit , golden shoulderpads , white , flowing cape , elegant bodysuit and a belt made out of pure diamonds. She tapped her fingers as the clock ticked on the wall, gazing outside the balcony's window onto the massive city of Aula County .''

''She was back on Cassiopeia, returned to the towers , having already assimilated the empire and disbanded it ....was ready to retire as monarch and go on about her life. Just like Spica advised. These two years passed by in the snap of a finger, and to end all of her suffering , she decided to end the person that started it. Aphrodite Vexan .....her mother .''

''When Andromeda came back from Earth, she didn't ask why she was covered in blood , or where Dahlia was. She still feels no remorse for tearing her sister in two, but it didn't hurt to ask. What about Parisphae ? No one heard word from her in over 200 years ....maybe she was dead too .''

''Suddenly, a click was heard as Aphrodite opened the bedroom's gold-encrusted sliding door , staring in disbelief as Andromeda stood up and walked over to her , hands behind her back and chin lifted slightly. Aphrodite immediately dropped her stylish bag and what-nots on the floor, shocked to see her daughter in her room in such an unexpected manner .''

''" Aquillia, what are you doing here ? " she managed to blurt out. Andromeda rolled her eyes at the mention of that name .''

''" It's Andromeda, mother . " she corrected , standing in place. " Like the galaxy . I changed my name decades ago." Aphrodite looked on with fearful eyes, knowing that her daughter was growing unstable as the minutes went by .''

" O-of course ...Andromeda .....What are you doing here ? "

''Andromeda looked up at the room's ceiling, sucking in her breath '. Not yet .....not yet. Let's drag this out a bit. ', , she thought. Then she looked at her mother again, into her blue eyes. They weren't the same vibrant yellow like her daughter's. That particular trait came from her father, Dionysus. But Andromeda already put an end to that disgusting bastard before she was old enough to drink yet. And now, she was going to put an end to this bitch in front of her .''

''" You remember that time, mom ....when Sibirah and I came here ? " she wavered. " We asked you for our blessings ....not that time, before .....before we got married . "''

Aphrodite had a face of slight disgust at the sound of Spica's name being mentioned .

''" Please, honey . You know how I feel about that woman . She's insane . Mad and deranged . " then she wavered as well. " You may not like this, but I'm glad that you two are separated . It wasn't meant to be from the start , y'know ? Just a waste of time if anything more . "''

''Andromeda closed her eyes, not being able to control herself. This deep anger that churned up within her ....she could never control it. It always controlled her. Aphrodite walked closer to her daughter, arms out wide as she came in for a hug. Then she almost had it. An embrace. The very one that she longed for as a child ....but never gotten .''

''"Come on, sweetie ." she cooed. " Hug me back . It's going to be okay . "''

''Andromeda's eyes opened briskly as she saw her mom there, arms wide , ready to hug her. But she wasn't having any of it now. None of her lies. None of her useless sentiments. This was all going to end today .''

" Andromeda ?..."

With a flash and a glowup, Andromeda's eyes shone with the deadly red energy as she opened her mouth .

" Put those fucking hands down by your sides, missy ."

Looking on in perpetual fear, Aphrodite stumbled back as she tripped onto the floor from walking over her bag , the sheer shock of what was going on ringing in her ears like a bell .

" Andromeda !! What are you doing ?!! "

Andromeda persisted as she walked towards her cowering mother .

''"You promised me .....you fucking promised me . No more ....no more fucking bullshit . I'm your daughter ........I think that I deserved a little better from the whore that pissed me out all those goddamned years ago ." she spat out .''

As Andromeda got down on one knee, Aphrodite whimpered as tears fell from face , the same face that was cupped between her daughter's hands .

" You know ,....I did want to love you ...but you made that so fucking difficult ....."

Leaning in, Andromeda gave her mother one last kiss on her forehead .

" I hope you understand why I'm doing this .."

Completely speechless, Aphrodite had no time to comprehend what was going on before Andromeda beamed through her head , completely boiling her brain inside , melting and burning her face and skull in the progress .

" I really hope that you do ....."

Sizzling with steam and smoke, Andromeda gently laid her dead mother on the floor , wiping the blood and cerebral fluid from her hands with the end of her mother's long , flowing dress .

" Now ....one more thing . "

''Flying up through the roof, Andromeda smashed through and out of the skyscraper , flying some ways out before blasting both towers and the nearby servant facilities with a wall of lightning , watching as the titanic superstructures collapsed in a violent cloud of dust and smoke. She then flew away, returning to the Palace to pick up a few things and a very special present. The mere thought of returning to Earth and seeing Spica and her friends gave her butterflies, especially on the note that they left on...... but she wanted to take her wife's........ex-wife's advice. So what better way is there than letting the advisor teach her herself ?''

''" Oh God, I'm probably gonna need a lot more than a present to get her to forgive me ...." she thought .''

A life on Earth will be rough, but hopefully .....worth it .