Argon responded in the same manner; he arched his lips in a scornful way.

"I believe that the Princess has completed her mission to remove the Guardian's curse. Why don't you let her go? Guardian, she doesn't owe you anything!"

Sebastian pulled out his sword and aims it towards Argon.

"Hah! You'd dare to talk about my wife in front of me? How bold you are, Atlas. You don't have the authority to address her with that title. She belongs to me."

Argon stood tall and made no attempt to avoid the sword that was aimed at him. He looks menacingly at Sebastian.

"She was never yours and never will be, Guardian. She belongs to the sky."

When he heard what Argon just said, Sebastian couldn't help but laugh so hard to make fun of what he said.

"Fool! If she belongs in the sky, why did you let her come down?"

Sebastian scoffed as he walked up to Argon and whispered,

"If I were you, I would never let her out of my sight. I would fight for her until my last breath, and if the Light Goddess tried to take her away, I would kill her. Tsk tsk tsk... You didn't do any of those, Argon, because you don't have the balls to do it!"

Argon shook with anger as he pulled his sword out of its sheath and pointed it at Sebastian.

"Guardian, you have no right to lecture me! You have no idea what I went through to stop it, nor do you know about Anya's life in the sky."

"Oh? But you still let her go down and blamed me for meeting her here. Atlas, you don't know shit about my wife or what we went through together."

In the end, both powerful beings aimed their swords at each other and began to strike. As their armies prepared to launch an attack, they both signaled that no one should interfere in their personal fight.

The gravity from their attacks is so strong that they had to fly into the air to block each other's fire blows. It had been quite some time since Sebastian had faced this opponent. Argon was able to strike Sebastian, but Sebastian merely laughed it off. It was an incredible feeling when he was finally struck by someone similar to himself.

Argon decided to kill Sebastian and transformed into his Dragon form. He flew through the air and used his death flame to strike the target, but Sebastian's eyes mocked him.

"Little Atlas! You think that you can kill me with this worthless fire? Hah! You are looking down on this Guardian!"

Sebastian threw his shield towards Argon and deflected the dragon's flame. He then leaps into the air and rides on the back of the dragon. However, Argon used his tail to attack Sebastian from behind and coil his body with it.

Sebastian was unable to move as his body was trapped against the Dragon's tail. Argon then opens his mouth to strike Sebastian with the lethal flame, but Sebastian was able to adjust his hand and stab the Dragon's neck with the sword. When he was released, Sebastian cast a spell to surround the dragon's neck with a fiery chain. As he tightened it, he removed the sword with his other hand and was ready to pierce it into Argon's core when he heard a voice from the ground crying his name.

"Sebastian, please stop husband. Let him go and come down. Your wife is here."

As he watched his wife from above, her face is drenched with tears. His heart began to beat wildly, and his scorching eyes returned to normal, but he did not let go of Argon.

"Husband, I'm begging you, please spare his life. Come back to me please." Rachel pleaded as she opened her arms to greet him.

Sebastian exhales deeply and then turns to face Argon. "Consider yourself lucky Argon, without my wife's pleading, your already dead."

He then lets him go, but he used his shield spell to block any attack the dragon might attempt to launch from behind.

As he descended into the ground, Sebastian ran to her side, lifted her off the ground, and gave her a fierce kiss. They kissed until they couldn't breathe anymore. He then cupped her face and kissed her temple, eyes, nose, and cheek. Sebastian can't believe that his wife is now standing in front of him. He keeps hugging her over and over again.

"My wife, I have missed you so much. Please don't ever leave my side again. I won't last long in this world without you."

Rachel gave him a nod as she hugged him tight and rested her head on his chest as if she was finally home.

"I'm here now husband. Hush now. Your wife is here to be with you."

She glances up at his face and gently holds his chin.

"Husband, I forgive you. I forgive your family."

As soon as Sebastian heard what Rachel said, he burst into tears. He can't believe that his wife is a perfect being with a pure heart. How could he be worthy of her?

"I'm a lucky bastard. How can I be worthy of your forgiveness? Let me carry their sins and make it up to you, even if it takes me forever."

Rachel holds his hand and gives him a passionate kiss on the lips.

"I only need your love, my husband. Your love is enough for me."

Sebastian grabbed her hand and placed it to his lips. Then, he stares her in the eyes and vows an oath.

"Rachel, my wife, I promise to love you with all my soul. I will take care of you and make sure your happiness comes first. In this life and the next, my heart is only yours."

Rachel accepted his oath with tears streaming down her face.

"And this wife will only give her heart to you, both in this life and the next."

As the couple exchanged their lover's oath, the celestial beings were filled with astonishment. They could not believe that their princess, Anya, had sworn her fate oath to a Guardian instead of her celestial fiancé. What will happen to their Crown Prince?

Aris accompanied Argon as he transformed back into his celestial form while Goddess Isis is looking at the Guardian and his daughter. No one knows what she is thinking right now. Since her daughter saved the two realms from going extinct, she made the right choice when she decided to make her daughter's life last longer. The Guardian's power has grown so much that their best warrior almost died trying to defeat him.

The celestials are not ready to go to war, considering how powerful this Guardian is. How did he manage to get the most dangerous creature in the world? Isis couldn't imagine the damage that would happen if the titans were let loose.

As she looks at her daughter with longing, Isis has to make a compromise and wait until it's the right time for Anya to go back in the sky.

Rachel led Sebastian to where her celestial family is standing.

"Heavenly mother and brother, I'd like you to meet my husband, His Majesty Duke Sebastian Astrid. Husband, please meet my heavenly mother and brother, Her Royal Highness Goddess Isis and Prince Aris of the Helios Clan."

Sebastian nods his head, and Goddess Isis and Aris just look at the Guardian with a blank expression on their faces. Rachel holds her mother's hand gently and squeezes it. She knows that it will take time for them to accept Sebastian. She can't force them to do so yet.

As she steps closer to her brother Aris, she gives him a tight hug. "Aris, my heavenly brother. Please look after our mother and sister. I entrust them to you."

Aris embrace her sister tight and kissed the top of her head. "I promise you, I will. Please also look after yourself. Until then..."

Rachel looks at her brother with a warning look on her face. Aris then nods and hugs her for the last time.

As the celestial beings were about to leave, Rachel asks Sebastian for permission to say goodbye to her childhood friend Argon. He was reluctant at first, but he gave in when Rachel told him again that her heart only belongs to him. She just needs to say her goodbye because Argon deserved a closure.

Rachel found Argon in the holy temple. He is standing with his back to the balcony and looking out at the horizon. From here, you can see the heavenly kingdom above.

"Argon... I came here to say goodbye."

Argon turned around, revealing a serious neck wound. He looks at Anya with intense longing in his eyes. As he approaches, he exhales deeply and says,

"Princess... I want to know... When we were together in the sky, did you ever see me as someone other than a friend?

"Argon... I...I'm sorry if I couldn't respond to your feelings. It's just that..." Rachel couldn't finish what she was saying, so she looks at him with an apology.

Argon clenches his fist and holds his heart. He was going to reach out and touch her face, but he stopped himself.

A tear ran down Rachel's face as she nods. Then, she whispers softly, "I know."

"I must leave then. Please take care of yourself. I'm always here to watch over you."

"Thank you, Argon. Please, can you also look after my family? I owe you a lot."

"I will, princess. I promise to look after them."

"Goodbye Argon."

Rachel turned around because it pains her to look into his eyes. But before she leaves the temple, Argon calls her name.

"Princess... Anya!"

As soon as Rachel turned to face Argon, he embraced her so tightly. Then he let her go and went away.

Rachel said in a whisper as she went outside to meet her husband.

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Author's note: For those who are requesting of Argon's POV, their young-heart love story will be featured in my next book.

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