Tabitha let go of Amanda as she caught sight of Kyrian.
"You were dead," she breathed. "I saw you."
"They both were dead," Ash said as he stepped past the twins and headed into the living room. He held his hand up and clenched it into a fist.
Desiderius's body vanished instantly.
"You're a god?" Valerius asked him as Ash's earlier declaration finally seeped into his mind.
Ash didn't respond. He didn't have to.
"Why didn't you ever tell us?" Kyrian asked.
Ash shrugged. "Why should I? By tomorrow none of you will even remember that you ever learned this about me."
Tabitha frowned. "I don't understand."
Ash took a deep breath. "The universe is an extremely complicated thing. All any of you need to know is that Amanda and Kyrian are now immortal. No one will ever be able to kill them again."
"What?" Amanda asked, stepping away from Tabitha.
Ash looked to Kyrian. "I promised I wouldn't let you die and I am bound by my oath."
"Wait!" Tabitha said. "You're a god. You can bring back Tia!"
Ash's face turned pale. "Tia is dead?"
"Didn't you know?"
"No," Ash said quietly. He got that faraway look as if he were listening for something very faint. "She wasn't supposed to die tonight."
"Then save her!"
He looked as sick as Tabitha felt. "I can't help Tia. Her soul has passed on. I can't force it back into her body against her will. Amanda and Kyrian's souls refused to leave their daughter and I got here in time to restore them."
"What about my unborn baby?" Amanda asked. "Was it hurt by this?"
Ash shook his head. "He's fine and would appreciate it greatly if you'd drink more apple juice." Ash lifted his hands and everything in the house went back to what it had been before the Daimons had come.
Nothing was out of place.
"Ash," Tabitha said, moving to stand beside him. "Please bring Tia back for me."
He cupped her face in his palm. "I wish I could, Tabby. I really do. But know that she's watching out for you and that she loves you."
She saw red at his words. "That's not good enough for me, Ash. I want her back."
"I know, but right now I have other people to check on."
"But my sister..."
Ash took Tabitha's hand and placed it into Valerius's. "I have to go, Tabitha." He turned to Otto. "Jean-Luc is alive, but seriously hurt. I need you and Nick to get him back to his boat."
"We don't know where Nick is," Otto said quietly. "I found his mother dead."
Ash vanished immediately.
"I really hate it when he does that," Kyrian said as he shifted a now-sleeping Marissa in his arms.