Disclaimer: Sunrise. 'Nuff said.

Warnings: It's over! *sniffles* oh…and I wasn't feeling well when I wrote this, so it isn't that good….

A/N: And now begins the last part of Merging Worlds. Go on, cry, I know you want to. ^_~ Seriously, though, this is the epilogue…the finale, the end, etc.. Oh, I forgot to put Amanda in when I was writing it. ^^; But I'm not writing it again, so….

Gah! I keep forgetting to put this thing up! -_- So sorry, everyone. By the way, I'm working on chapter nine of the sequel now, but don't expect it to come too soon—I've got an "upper respiratory infection" (went to the doctor's), and now the medicine's made my mind go all wonky. Quite annoying, really, especially when I keep going and babbling on inane topics. And I can see I'm about to do that now, so I'll just shut up. ^^;

Epilogue

            Rowen's eyes slowly opened. The first thing he saw was a pair of bright red eyes staring straight into his.

            "Hey," he said tiredly.

            "Welcome back to the land of the living," Denice returned immediately. "Did you have a good tour of heaven?"

            "I had a wonderful time," Rowen returned. "The only problem was that you weren't there."

            Denice blushed furiously in response, and Rowen immediately found himself laughing.

            "How long have I been out?" he asked eventually.

            "A couple hours. Anubis and Shuten disappeared a few minutes ago."

            "I see."

            The two fell silent, simply taking the time to enjoy each other's company. However, the silence was soon broken by an enraged shout in a voice that sounded like Dais'.

            "CALE!"

            "I'm not getting it!"

            "Yes you are getting it!"

            "But I got it last time!"

            "That's because you lost it last time!"

            "But it's not fair that I have to keep getting it!"

            "Yes it is!"

            "No it isn't! Why don't you go get it?"

            "I am never ever getting something you lose again!"

            "Shut up!" a new voice, Ryo's this time, finally snapped. "I'll go get it!" A loud roar soon followed.

            "Er…," Rowen said uncertainly.

            "They're playing Frisbee," Denice replied in a very matter-of-fact way, as if Rowen should have been used to hearing the ex-Warlords argue like children. "That's the fifth time in the past half an hour that Cale's lost a Frisbee."

            "Ah. And the roar?"

            "White Blaze. Kayura went to the Mortal Realm to get him, at Ryo's insistence."

            "They haven't gone home yet?" Rowen was surprised.

            "No. They decided to wait for you instead."

            "Oh."

            Silence again. For a few minutes, nothing could be heard except the sound of the others outside. When Denice suddenly got to her feet and walked to the open window, her soft footsteps seemed to snap Rowen out of a trance.

            "It's not over yet, is it?" he asked softly. Denice's sigh told him everything he needed to know. "How long do you think they'll stay away?"

            "I don't know."

            "Rowen sighed, and then stiffly stood. His entire body ached, but he knew he couldn't lay in bed forever. He walked over to Denice and wrapped his arms around her still-armored waist.

            "We should go down there," he murmured, staring down at the people playing Frisbee.

            "Not yet," Denice replied as she turned and wrapped her arms around his neck. Then she added, "Maybe not ever."

            "Any idea when Rowen will waked up?" Kento asked the assembled Ronins and Troopers grumpily. "Man, I want to go home!"

            "Calm down, Kento," Cye admonished him gently. "Rowen's been through a lot."

            "Not enough for him to be unconscious this long," Sage grumbled. "I hope he's all right."

            "I'm sure he's fine," Touma chuckled. All eyes turned to him, and he pointed wordlessly up at an open window in the castle.

            "I hope he knows what he's getting into," Seiji murmured, frowning thoughtfully. "This relationship may be very hard on him. Not only does he live in your Mortal Realm, but he will not live nearly as long as Denice. Amanda did tell Cale she was immortal. It only stands to reason that Denice is as well."

            "Maybe Rowen can become immortal as well," Shu suggested. "I mean to say, the Masho are, why would it be any different for him?"

            "But then he'd have to choose between us and Denice," Cye pointed out. "I'm not entirely sure he'll be able to make that decision."

            "Let's all do it!" Kento suggested brightly. "That way when the rest of Tobraea's gang comes after us, it'll definitely be us fighting!"

            "And nobody else would be forced into these armors like we were," Sage added. "I think that's the best idea you've had yet, Kento."

            "Then it's settled," Ryo said suddenly, finally adding his thoughts to the conversation. "If Rowen agrees, that's our plan of action."

            "So we'll be stuck with an eternity of fighting wars," Cye sighed, rolling his orb in the palm of his hand. "Anything else that will make us eternally miserable?"

            "Living with the Warlords," Sage returned dryly.

            Almost as if to prove his point, the sound of Sekhmet's insane giggling was suddenly heard, accompanied by Dais' screaming.

            "SEKHMET! YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!"

OWARI

A/N: Fwee! The story doth endeth! …Sorry, that was the medicine talking. I hope we'll get the sequel coming soon—but don't get your hopes up. Keep your eyes peeled, though, I might start putting my WIPs up instead of waiting until I'm done them like I planned!

Thanks to:

WildfireDreams- Good choice.  ^_~

Harry2- Yes, well, Sekhy rules. It's his job to make you do double takes, haven't you noticed? *looks around in search of announcers, holding a leash with a dragon named Rufus at the end* Yeah, let them come. See how they like fire.

AnimegirlH- Gone for good? This guy's like the Energizer Bunny—he just keeps going and going and going and going and going. *snickers* Sorry, had to throw in that little joke. You'll see what happens come the sequel! …Whenever the sequel might come, that is.