Even when Ulric felt the flesh being torn from his body one layer at a time, he kept a tight hold of the woman who claimed to be his mother. Everything she’d said to him was true-his parents hadtold him he wasn’t their biological son, and they warned him about the bad things that would happen to him if he ever left Anteris.
He’d listened to them for most of his life, until falling in love had caused his life to unwind and brought him to the place where it all began.
Everything he’d achieved had been for nothing.
So, taking the person responsible for giving birth to him seemed just. This woman-Aleena-had evil plans, and he refused to let her follow through with them. He wouldn’t let her kill Alex, which she obviously had every intention of doing. By taking Aleena into the abyss, he’d also managed to help others. At least he could move onto the next phase knowing he’d done some good in a fucked up situation.
I hope you don’t forget me, Alex. I’m sure I’ll never forget you.
He also hoped his shapeshifting condition would never affect her.
Even without a physical shape, the light of the moon still managed to caress him. For the first time since feeling the satellite’s call, he opened up his awareness to it, allowing it to grab a complete hold of his very essence.
I don’t care what I become, now. Take me.
Instead of continuing down into the mouth of the abyss with Aleena, he felt his spirit rise as if it were being pulled by the moon.
Now, he would finally become one with someone. The moon loved him the way Alex couldn’t.
Before he ceased to exist completely, Ulric couldn’t help but mentally smile, trying to imagine what Alex would do when she saw what he’d left for her. Of course, the credits he’d uploaded onto the bracelet would be nothing compared to the inheritance coming her way.
Goodbye, Alex. It was good while it lasted.