This is the conclusion of this tale. Serren gets restored, he has his revenge against the witches and shows himself to be just as cruel.
And he has a few surprises at the end

With the funeral bells tolling in the distance and Serrenina preparing to meet her sister. Celestia figured that Serrenina wanted to make some grand statement, and she was absolutely correct. Except it wasn't one that Celestia thought.

Suddenly Serrenina's face twisted into a mask of total fury. She hardened, and Serrenina's eyes hardened into something so hateful and so cruel, it frightened Celestia to her very core. Celestia saw the darkness coursing through Serrenina's body. Her voice mocked, imitating Celestia's as the big meeting at the Chapel. “You must be very harsh on your sister Pattenia. She must be forced to live as a young woman and as your younger sister.”

Then suddenly, Celestia was blinded by a vicious blow across her face. Celestia's vision threatened to blackout as her head rocked to the side. Her knees weakened from the force of the blow. It hit the side of her head with crushing force. It was so vicious she heads a shockwave of air shoot out from the power of the blow. Celestia cried out in pain.

“I told you long ago that I would have my revenge. I was serious Professor Celestia, and that time has come now. There's nothing you can do. So its time for a little payback.” Serrenina lifted Celestia in the air and threw her against a tree in the distance. Celestia hit the tree with a sicking force and collapsed into the dirt. Serrenina was upon her and struck her hard across the face. The blow was thunderous as the impact was heard hundreds of feet away. Serrenina began kicking Celestia in the ribs and stomach. Celestia was receiving a brutal beating.

The older woman cried out in agony as one of her ribs cracked. Then Serrenina struck Celestia across the face. She picked Celestia up and threw her down hard. The impact cratered the ground beneath her. Serreinina picked her up again with her power and propelled her across the yard into the wall of the conservatory. She flew into the wall hard and cried out.

Serrenina picked her up again and threw her into the wall a few more times.

By now, Celestia was critically hurt. She had numerous broken bones, her jaw was shattered, Her arm was fractured. Celestia probably had internal bleeding.

Serrenina knelt down and spoke viciously, “Lets now go see our girl king.” Serreninas face was still twisted into something cruel and evil.

Serrenina carried a critically injured and bleeding Celestia down the street and turned toward the grand road leading toward the gates. She saw the King and her horse returning with what was left of her shattered army. It was a great scene that sent delight running through Serrenina. She was confronted with a truly demoralized army. The ranks of the swordsmen and the pikemen that followed the various generals and captains that left on the march weeks ago were decimated. Where there were thousands of soldiers and man at arms, there were now dozens if even that.

Many of Pattenias great lords like Duke Wensae and Lord Turin were dead and being carried back in wagons. Their bloodied bodies laid in their broken armor.

Luckily, Serrenina saw Asyrn riding beside Pattenia with her friend Actonia. They were still alive.

She smiled wickedly. Pattenia saw her sister walked down the street, headed toward her, carrying someone else. Pattenia was totally defeated. She knew she led her army into a disaster. Serrenina smiled evilly.

Actonia, with all of your power, you couldn't help your King avoid this disaster. You being her prime confidant and all, and being the inspiration and force leading her to be King in the first place?”

Actonia replied acidly. “Something has been clouding my vision. I think you know that this shroud of darkness fallen across the land. My vision isn't very helpfully anymore.”

“Considering how you used it, you don't deserve the gift actonia. You are a sadist. And a monster that derives pleasure from inflicting pain.”

Serreninas eyes locked with Asyrn. “You traitor. I can't believe you entered a relationship with Pattenia after you knew what she did with me, or that you would even follow her. Some friend you are.”

“She is my King. I know she was wrong, but I must be loyal.” Replied Asyrn. “And she isn't that bad.”

Serrenina snorted loudly. Then smiled, and she said a few phrases in the ancient language, and the entire army felt the ground rumble beneath their feet. Asyrn's eyes turned glassy, and he mindlessly walked toward Serrenina and stood by her side.

Pattenia knew she was helpless to stop this. She simply pleaded, “Please, Serrenina, release Asyrn.”

“No,” Serrenina replied coldly. “Asyrn is mine. He will be punished for his disloyalty and violation of our friendship. You have lost, Pattenia. As you deserve to lose. There is nothing you can do now. Your army is defeated, your friends have died. There is no escape, your kingdom will die under your leadership.” Serrenina laughed cruelly.

She said, “I can't believe you, Serrenina. You would really destroy your own nation and your army, just to ruin my reign. You are really this serious that you care more about what you think you think you are entitled to, than the welfare of your people and your nation?” Pattenia said helplessly, knowing that she couldn't fight this power. She got off her horse and knelt toward her sister. “Fine, I surrender, you can have the crown and reign as Queen. I give up.”

“I no longer care about your crown, you can keep it,” Serrenina said bitterly. “I just want you to know who beat you. I have a gift for you, Pattenia. Here, take your professor, she will need to be healed after the savage beating I gave her. I think I gave her internal bleeding.”

Serrenina cruelly dropped a critically injured Professor Celestia on the road in front of Pattenia.

Pattenia gasp in horror. “You are such a monster, Serrernina..” Pattenia looked at the battered and broke face of Celestia. Blood was still pouring from her face.

Serrenina shrugged. “She deserved it. Have you forgot what she did to me, look at what she did to my body, she got off easy. You will heal her, you or her will never heal me. I am deformed and humiliated. None of you care that I am a man forced to live in a woman's body. Trapped in this form. Condemned to be ignored and demeaned. While you take all of the power and glory, and left nothing for me but being pretty and wearing gowns and corsets. Go fuck yourself.”

“But we didn't cause you pain,” Pattenia pointed out.

“This is worse than any physical pain you could have ever inflicted. I was trained to deal with pain, and I handled a lot of it. What you did was far worse and far more devastating than any beating. And there were beatings. Did you forget what you commanded Stone to do if I resisted the forced dressings every morning at dawn, and those cramps no boy should ever deal with?”

Then Serrenina looked up and saw Pattenia's closest friend, her prime confidant, the seer Hekatin Actonia. Her face was a mask of horror, seeing what Serrenina had become. She had been silent, just observing the exchange in horror. Serrenina looked eyes with the other woman. “And it was you who inspired this entire horror, Actonia. This is your doing. If it weren't for you, Pattenia would never have worn my crown, and this would never have happened.”

“Your reign would have ended within months, Serren.” Actonia decided to use Serrenina's original name. “You were so young and unready. The lords wouldn't have tolerated you for long. That is certain.”

“Perhaps,” Serrenina admitted. “I was very young and unready. But I had Pattenia who was intelligent, I had a mother who had years of learning and experience. It's not like they couldn't have advised and helped me prepare. But no, none of you accepted that you simply wanted to destroy me and leave me with nothing. I know it had more to do with your precious prophecy than me being unready, or you all could have helped me. But, Pattenia's reign is ending very shortly too.”

“That's only because you are making it happen, or else it would be great. Pattenia would be a very successful King.” Actonia pointed out.

“I can't allow her to be successful after what she did and what you did. You committed a horror upon my life. What you did was cruel and unbelievably sadistic. You two are monsters. I am simply a monster of your creation. And Actonia, I have a gift for you, you will need to help her.” Serrenina smiled the most sadistic wicked smile. It sent chills down Actonias neck.

But she was confused, Actonia said, “What are you talking about?”

“Your sister.” Serrenina smiled cruelly. “You now have a sister named Jerrica. She doesn't really know how to live as a girl and will need her older sister more than ever. I found your family, and I returned the precious, glorious gift you so thoughtfully bestowed on me. Now your sister is enjoying the gift.”

All of the blood drained from Antonia's face. She turned ashen. “Serrenina no, please, We did what we did for good, for progress and to help people. You are just being cruel.”

Serrenina waved her hand and spoke a few words of the Ancient language, and suddenly her younger brother Jerric materialized in front of Serrenina in the form of a fourteen-year-old slim girl. She looked up, surprised, and shocked to be here. She saw Actonia standing in front of her on a horse.

Jerrica's expression turned to pure hate. “This is your fault, Actonia. Serrenina told me what you did, and it led to this. I hope you are happy.”

Serrenina laughed, “She will need your love and your guidance Actonia. But considering how you all treated me and received so much pleasure from my agony, I seriously doubt your poor brother will receive much help or compassion from you, Actonia. You are a psychotic monster.”

Her look softened as she saw the pain and agony in Jerrics eyes. Actonia softly held her sobbing brother, promising to help her thought it. Jerrica was still
furious.

“So, what do you want, Serrenina?” Pattenia demanded.

“Nothing now. I demanded my freedom from you. But I have that already without your consent. Your consent has become immaterial. I wanted a place by your side, leading soldiers under your banner. I no longer want that, All I want now is to see your kingdom fail under your leadership. I only have one demand. Assemble all of the hekatins leaders and meet me at the courtyard tonight. I will make a final demonstration of my power and bring your kingdom down.”

Pattenia saw Asyrn behind Serrenina totally under her power. She knew it was useless, but she begged, “Please release Asyrn.”

Serrenina said, “No. He is mine.”

Then Serrenina turned and to find her beloved Nemeria. Serrenina sensed Nemeria sobbing silently behind her.

Numeria looked afraid at the powerful woman swaggering in a full suit of armor. Her “Is it really you, Serrenina?” Nemeria asked, sadly.

“Yes,” Serrenina replied proudly. “I am no longer the helpless little girl they wanted me to be for them. I have become so much more.” Serrenina thundered across the skies.

Numeria said,” Asyrn, I am so happy to see you by Serrenina's side.”

The man did not respond. Then Nemeria mentioned, “Serrenina, I heard terrible things about you.”

“I am sure you have,” Serrenina said seriously. “But that is what they say, and they omit their own dees, and deeds you personally witnessed.” Serreninas' eyebrow rose. “We have to go now.”

Serrenina took out the glowing rubies and spoke the ancient language that shook the palace on its entire foundation. A portal opened. Serrenina took Asyrn and Numeria's hand, and lead them through the portal to the other side. The portal vanished.

xxxxxxx

Pattenia did what she could for her defeated army, which she took most of the blame for. She had Celestia's battered body taken to the Hekatin temple. Lady Fawna and Actonia said she would live. They began the difficult process of restoring her. It may take weeks.

Then Pattenia had to confront her mother. She stormed into the palace with her guards and found Aanya sitting in the Drawing room of the palace. Pattenia waved the guards away

She looked at her mother. “So tell me about you advising Serren to maintain my marriage contract with Runteck. Please tell me it isn't true.” Pattenia demanded loudly.

“It is true,” Aanya replied sternly. “But that was after he had already decided to keep it. But I will admit he was very conflicted, and he wanted to. Serren was young, and let the lords bully him into maintaining the contact. He decided to let them.”

Pattenia was pissed. “He was only sixteen. I did this because I thought he wanted to keep it on me just for spite. I didn't know!” Pattenia thundered. “Had I known he was trying to find a way to get me out of it, and he was being threatened and bullied, and advised by his own mother to keep the contract on me. I may have decided to do something else. You betrayed me!” Pattenia stormed up to Aanya and slapped the woman hard, sending her flying from her chair.

“We could have helped him at that time. It was up to us, and he would listen. But instead, we betrayed him, and no wonder he's so pissed off he is willing to destroy the entire nation just to destroy me. Look what we did to an innocent boy whose only sin was he was too weak to stand up to the lords at his time of grief. And then betrayed and destroyed by his own family. As his sister watches in sadistic pleasure. Yeah, I can see his point now. Its a little late, but I thought he wanted to see me suffer.”

Aanya shook her head. “Pattenia, he loved you more than anything. He hated caving to the lords. He didn't know what to do, and he felt so lost. He wanted to save you from it. It was really you who turned on him. We did what we did to save the country. I told you months ago when he was in his coma that I feared we made a mistake. You dismissed it then. How do you feel about it now?” Aanya was rubbing her cheek.

“I feel that I hate you.” Pattenia turned and stormed out.

xxxxxxx

Numeria asked, “Where are we?”

“The grand temple of Lilith, her ancient capital on an island that doesn't exist. This was her home four thousand years ago. We are here to restore it and restore her.”

Serrenina had released Asyrn from her power, and he was free. He was looking around in fear. Asyrn imprisoned him. A cage appeared around him, locking him in.

Then Serrenina knelt at the altar and spoke in the ancient language. “My goddess Lilith. I am here to restore you to this world and make your reign a reality. I am your first servant of the new order, and I beg you.”

Then serrenina lit her torches. They blazed brightly over her temple. An enormous fireball ignited above the ruined dome that lit the skies for miles away. A darkened cloud appeared overhead shooting lightening down.

There was a pit ready for its first. Serrenina spoke, “I have the sacrifice for you of that which I love the most. To you, my queen Lilith, I commit my love to you.”

Asyrn looked in horror as Serrenina backed Nemeria toward the corner of the sacrifice pit. Serrenina callously pulled her sword and beheaded Nemeria. Serrenina watched emotionlessly as the headless body of her former fiance fell into the pit. It ignited in blue flames and incinerated Nemeria's body. Then an awesome roar filled the skies above the island. Serrenina took the blacked bottle of Liliths Elixer, which now appeared in a glowing crystallized liquid. Serrenina opened the bottle and drank it. She felt a great power flowing through him suddenly ignited.

Serrenina knelt toward the altar as the image of Lilith coalesced on the altar as a pillar of white-hot flame and turned into the image of an imposing mighty woman wearing a crown.

Serrenina had a plan. She always had a plan. She had no intention of actually submitting to Lilith. She simply wanted Lilith's power. She had placed many black crystals around the altar and linked them all to her. When Lilith appeared. The gems all activated and began drawing all of the power they needed from Lilith and fed it all to Serrenina.

Lilith suddenly felt the power draining. She shrieked in betrayal as her form collapsed on the altar. She was screaming in pain. She looked at Serrenina in horror. She felt weakened and fell to the ground. Serrenina cruelly walked up and took Lilith’s crown and placed it on her head. “I am the queen of Edom now. I claim this world as my own. I am the goddess.” Then she took Lilith’s sword and drove it into Lilith’s stomach. It ignited and vaporized the weakened goddess. She exploded.

Then serrenina began growing. This move was meaningless by now, but the image of the tiny feminine beauty began enlarging. Her slim muscles bulged out into powerful biceps. Her forearms grew. Her large breasts shrank behind a layer of pure muscle. Her hips narrowed, and her legs enlarged. Serreninas thighs enlarged and developed around a powerful layer of muscle. Her face grew, her slim narrow jawline enlarged and straightened. Serren had returned. She spoke in a dominant male tone, “I am God.”

Serren Denae expanded his mind, searching for the mind of his sister and found her far away in Denark, sitting on her Stolen throne. He spoke, “Sister, Pattenia, I have been restored. I have grown and claimed Lilith’s throne as my own. This world is mine, I am your God!” Serren thundered as the sky shook.

“This is my example.” Serren maintained the mind lock as he released a cowering Asyrn. He cruelly asked, “Do you still love me, Asyrn. Are you in love.” His face wore a cruel sneer

There was no reply as now the restored Serren violently struck Asyrn across the face. The force of the blow connected with a violent thunderclap that sent a shockwave of air racing away. Asyrn collapsed in pain, Serren rushed up and kicked Asyrn in the stomach. Asyrn cried out in pain. Serren hammer struck Asyrn across the back. Asyrn cried out in pain. Then in a rapid succession of strikes, struck Asyrn across the face, back and ribs. He has collapsed and felt blood spilling from his mouth. Asyrn cried helplessly as his former friend beat him.

“Serren, stop, Please.” Serren cruelly struck him across the face again. Then he pulled Asyrns arm out and slammed a fist across the man's elbow.

“You Traitor.” Serren roared. “You saw what that bitch did to me. Yet you fell in love with her, you made love to her. You pledged your love to Pattenia and served her in the army marching and fighting under her banner, knowing how she treated me. I thought we were friends, and you betrayed me.”

Then Serren lost control and began pounding on Asyrns face and chest.

Pattenia saw it all when Serren locked minds with her. She saw every torturous blow. Serren was torturing Asyrn just to hurt her. She cried out and began sobbing. Serren was a monster now. She began crying for her love.

Asyrn was beyond even resisting. Then Serren looked cruelly at the bloodied form of his friend. “You can hardly move, friend. But Your pain has not even begun yet. You will beg me to kill you before I am finished.”

Then Serren took out a white-hot rod of iron and drove it into Asyrn's left foot. Asyrn began screaming in agony as the metal melted his foot. The skin melted off and began disintegrating his entire foot. The inhuman shrieks of agony coming from Asyrn's mouth were terrifying. Serren twisted the rod of iron stuck into Asyrns foot. Then Serren took another white hot rod and stuck it into Asyrns shoulder blade. Then another into his kneecap.

Asyrn was shrieking wildly, as his entire body trembled and shook, begging for the pain to stop. Serren was torturing Asyrn for more than two hours. Pattenia saw it all when finally in a moment of Mercy, Serren cruelly snapped Asyrn's neck and threw his body into the sacrifice pit.

Pattenia had collapsed, crying. Few of those around her knew what was going on, but actonia knew. She saw the visions of Serren torturing asyrn. It affected her, too, and she looked up at her king. She was holding her brother close to her. Actonia said to Pattenia, “Your brother has been restored, and he has become a monster.”

Serren had a few more scores to settle before his point was made. His first score was going to be with Pattenias friend Danala who was so eager to help Pattenia with her sadistic coup during Serren’s coronation.

He knew where Danalas family lived and simply vanished and appeared next to their manner in the capital. Danala went to school with Pattenia.

Serren simply walked into the house and saw Daniela's older brother sitting there with his father and mother. He approached, and they all seemed afraid now.

Danala's brother Opar. Looked large and very handsome. He wanted to be a fighter like Serren was. Serren said,” I have a gift for you, Opar. Come here.”

The young man said no and stayed where he was in the drawing-room with his father. Serren motioned with his finger and pulled the young man forward against his will.

“Opar, This is the same gift I was so fortunate to receive from your sister when she so lovingly bestowed on me. Its time to even the score and see how she likes having an older sister instead of an older brother.”

Danala wildly ran into the house screaming, “stop, please.”

Serren turned and sneered, “Why would you have a problem with this?” He asked sarcastically. “After what you did to me for my sister.”

“Opar had nothing to do with that. Why would you hurt him?” Danala shouted

“Hurt him,” Serren inquired with a smile. “Like you hurt me, I thought it just made him stronger. Isn't that what you said about me.”

“Does it matter?” Serren shouted. “I never hurt you or my sis either. Did that matter?” Serren challenged. “Yet none of you had a problem wrecking my entire life. So its time to return the favor to someone you love most. And I would hardly think you would see it as wrong after what you cruelly did. So watch the destruction of your brothers life Danala.”

Then Serren grabbed Opar. Serren no longer needed the ancient language to do things anymore. Serren held the power within him to do anything he wanted. To Danala's total horror, she witnessed her older brother, who marched with her to war, suddenly transform into a young woman. His face softened, his chest expanded into two large soft breasts, his entire body transformed.

Danala cried out, “Opar, NO!!!”

Nothing could stop the sadistic transformation that was occurring right in front of her and her parents.

“I am Prince Serren. I was the princess that your daughter and her friends transformed, you knew me as the princess. Her cruelty had a cost, and that cost had just been called in. And Opar paid the price. You have your sister to thank for that.”

Then Serren walked out as they all wept in horror.

Next was Lady Fawna, one of the other teachers at the women's conservatory who so lovingly transformed him on that fateful day.

Serren appeared right in front of the door and walked in, as usual, to see Lady Fawna sitting on a love seat with her husband Ansery. She stood up, knowing who it was and what Serren could do.

Lady Fawna figured she was dead, “So I guess you will kill me now, Right Serrenina, over what I did.”

Serren smiled a sadistic, cruel smile. “Oh no, Lady Fawna. Of course not. There are much worse things than dying. So much worse, I know. I would rather have died than suffer the horror you all inflicted on me. You will live knowing your sadism has cost the ones you love. Manly. Your husband Ansery. You will watch him die.”

Serren approached when Lady Fawna tried to stop her but was cast aside like nothing.

Then Serren struck her husband across the face countless times. Ansery cried out in agony as Serren viciously beat him to death.

The countless blows rained down across his chest, arms back, and his face. Lady Fawna watched helplessly as Serren held her husband's face tightly and then violently plunged his
fingers into the man's eye sockets. Serren cruelly drove his fingers directly into the man's eyes, bursting them. Her husband wildly shrieked out in pain. He screeched inhumanly as his eyes were pierced into his head.

The beatings continued into the night until her husband finally breathed his final breath.

Lady Fawna was broken. She couldn't stop herself crying.

Serren glared at the broken woman. “Your debt has been paid. Are you proud of what you have done? You were all so proud of your accomplishments. Destroying a boy for no reason. Watching his suffering as you all make your great progress and your freedom as a boy's future was ripped away from him, and you all watch in delight at his suffering, by your hands. Didn't any of you guess that boy would want revenge? Or did you think he would never get the chance? How stupid of you. Of course, he would get the chance sometime in the future. Now your husband is dead. It's your doing.”

Then Serren said very sternly, “All of the twelve conspirators except for my sister has paid a price for their treason against the crown. The final lesson is coming up. I expect you all to be there in the courtyard of the palace the morning after tomorrow. I will be ready to deliver my final message to you all, and to punish.”

Then Serren vanished from sight as Lady Fawna wept over the body of her dead husband.

Lady Fawna now had to prepare her dead husband's funeral. Lady Celestia was beaten badly. Fawna heard that Serren murdered Celestia's sister and her entire family before savagely beating her.

Actonia's younger brother had been sadistically turned into a girl, and so had Danala's older brother. Pattenias lover Asyrn had been tortured to death. Serren had become a savage monster. She wondered absently if this was a monster of their own creation.

Xxxxx

Serrren had Transported himself high up into the mountain. This was the location of Pattenia's first campaign to release the Goddess. This was where Pattenia got her first big scar across her face and nearly lost her friend Actonia when she was stabbed by a poisoned sword. Each campaign had failed but got a little closer. The Door had been opened, and the Dragon was freed during their first mission. Serren entered the enormous chambers of the ruined temple. It was largely empty now. Pattenia had killed all of the war priests that were here.

He simply walked through the chamber and entered into the other one and kept going deeper until he found the area where the Goddess was imprisoned. It was now time to release this bitch. It wouldn't be hard for a god to break the bonds imprisoning Danis. He pulled his sword and ignited his power, channeling it down the blade and struck the floor with vicious force. The impact sent a shockwave blasts out, smashing the entire temple.

The Goddess was finally released. The witches heard her voice and knew what had happened. It should have been a glorious fulfillment of their prophecy, but they had a sickening feeling about what was about to occur.

Serren gained control over the Goddess and forced her down to her knees. Serren tightly gripped the Goddess's shoulderblade and dug his fingers painfully into her. He bared his teeth and snarled, “You arent going anywhere, you bitch. What makes you think you or your sadistic followers deserve any sort of glorious restoration.”

She spoke, “I know you are suffering, Prince Serren,” She said in her beautiful voice. “None of this was supposed to happen. What was supposed to great was turned into a living horror for you. Your sister was unable to release her anger at the injustice of her life, and the way you treated her. Your education failed you. Lady Celestia was unable to stop hating to see your progress under her. I am sorry for the failure, and if you let me, I will help you.”

“Yes, you will help me. But first,” Then the darkness flowed through Sarran as the Goddess cried out. Serren was painfully draining her power and pulling it all into him. “I will need this, I will leave you enough to help me, but you can't be trusted with too much power. I saw what you did with it, my life was destroyed by your power. Thank you very much for that.”

Then he had enough power and said, “Now let's make my final demonstration to the witches. You know what I want.”

“You want to have this pain taken away.” The Goddess said firmly, looking up with her beautiful, loving eyes. It affected Serren. This was such a beautiful creature that was so loving. How could her followers be so cruel? Serren saw the anger in her eyes and the love she had for him. The Goddess knew his plan.

“Yes, so let's go.” Then Serren transported himself into the courtyard where all of the witches, the twelve conspirators were waiting.

They saw their beautiful Goddess entirely under Serrens power, being held captive. That was enough of a demonstration to show them that Serren was so far beyond their ability to control.

Serren roared, holding Lilith's sword in his hand and wearing Liliths black crown upon his head. It would almost look comical for such a towering manly man to have such a beautiful feminine sword, and wearing such a feminine crown on his head. But no one was laughing. This was a nightmare. “Like you are now carrying the sword that struck this bitch down seven hundred years ago. I carry a sword very capable of striking her down now, and this time it will destroy her for all time. I and I should. Your Goddess in her cruelty and sadism deserves it. After what you have all done to me. You deserve it.”

Pattenia stepped forward. “If only you had tried to understand what we were doing. I understand your anger, but you never understood. You just got angry.”

The Goddess spoke for Serren. “You know who betrayed you, Pattenia. That person is standing right next to you.” The Goddess looked directly into Aanya's eyes. “You betrayed both of your children. Pattenia, Your brother understood completely. It was you who failed, Pattenia. You were my vessel, but you refused to see the progress your brother made under my guidance. He studied my history and my religion. He made enormous progress, but you couldn't give up your envy and hatred of your brother to see it. You ruined all of his progress with your vendetta and sadistic pleasure at seeing his suffering. You saw everything he did as a threat to you when he loved you. Pattenia, you have failed, and you ruined my restoration. Serren's reaction, while cruel, is the natural result of what you did to him. You all failed me!” She thundered in rage at them.

The goddess condemnation affected them all.

“I told you Pattenia that I used to love you with all of my heart. I was angry at the way you usurped power and took my coronation and humiliated me. I got over it very quickly and saw what a great King you were for the people. I told you I was proud of you, and I loved you then. And over the following months, my pride grew with your success. I only wish I could have shared in it and served by your side to help in the restoration. I had become a full convert and a powerful witch. I loved you Goddess.” He looked down at the kneeling Goddess.

“But your cruelty never ceased Pattenia. You all saw my success as a threat and did horrible things to me. My love for you turned to hate. I had to make you all pay. It was clear you would never accept me. You never even loved me. I had to destroy you. You had to pay for what you did, so we are here. And I will.”

Then he looked at the Goddess and said, “I will need your help to do this. I want this pain to go away. I want to relive a life where they will never hurt me. So I wonder how I can do that.”

Serren thought and then glared at Pattenia and said. “I could relive our life as her older brother, and Pattenia as my younger sister. Turning me, female would do no good. I would still be the rightful heir. You would just have to watch me get the crown.” Serren smiled viciously.

Then he thought some more and said, “No. In that situation, you would probably just kill me and take the crown. With Pattenia being the only surviving heir. She would get it, and I would be dead.”

Celestia said to him, “We couldn’t go that far. I doubt anyone would follow her if they saw her murder her brother in cold blood.”

“Hey, you may as well have, by turning me into a girl in front of them all. And remember, you were all there in full control, threatening anyone who dared oppose your reign of terror. You terrorized them into submission. They weren't going to follow you until you made your point and your threat. I bet the same result would occur with my death. Knowing how cruel and power-hungry you all are, I wouldn't put it past all of you to kill me in that situation. After all, you killed our father. So that won't work. Let me think.”

They tried to protest, Pattenia shouted, “We had noth...” Then she began choking as Serren tightened his fist, and a power tightened around her windpipe. Pattenia collapsed choking. Then He released his grip, and she inhaled loudly.

“You will not tell lies. You all did murder my father. You all knew what he was walking into. None of you warned him of the danger. It's just like you murdered him, you wanted it to happen and let it happen so there would be a power struggle for the throne, I would lose, and you could destroy me.” Serren said to them and continued thinking.

Serren thought some more and then said, “How about this. I can be your Pattenia. Make me the older sister, and Pattenia live as the younger brother. So when the time comes, I get to change you. I will get to wreck your entire life and your dreams. I will hold total power over you after you get to live sixteen years of male freedom. I will get to make it end and sadistically enjoying your torment in your new life as I finally get freedom.”

Pattenia snicked. And smirked knowingly. “Sure. But do you think you will endure the first sixteen years of your life as the older sister? I personally experienced it. If you thought a year of that life was unbearable, having every move, you make watched, and strictly controlled. Not being able to go where you want, or hang out with your friends. Or even date, and not being able to go out when you want if you want to go hunting or fight with your dad and brother, you cant. And having a brother tease you relentlessly like you did to me. Could you handle sixteen years of that? And don't forget your beloved fiance Runtek you will be betrothed to. Could you handle that? You couldn't handle a year of that life Serren before you broke.”

Serren decided to point out, “But that would be my entire life from birth. I would be raised that way. Not living in total freedom for sixteen years as a boy to have it all ripped from me in an instant. Then having a totally new life forced on me. And my break had to do with that, and your relentless torment. It was much worse than my teasing. I was an ass, but I was your teenage brother. I could really do nothing to you. And I didn't really hate you. I was just being the average teenage asshole, nothing more than that. But I am sorry for the harsh things I said to you then. But after you took the throne from me, You were my king, you held total power over my very life, and your royal orders restricting my life was much crueler than anything I did to you. What you did to me was just sadistic spite. And Pattenia, no one ever laid a finger on you that entire time. You had me forcefully corseted and beaten when I resisted. You were ten times as cruel. But you may be right”

Serren thought for a few seconds. “In that situation, you probably would find a way to regain the throne. You have shown you have no family loyalty. You hunger for power and if I turned you and took your throne. You would have little hesitation to cause as much problems as possible to regain the throne. When you did it to me, Pattenia, I realized you were a good ruler, I felt pride in your accomplishments and I told you weeks after your coronation that I was loyal to your throne, I loved you. I never had any intention of raising any type of revolt. I didn't want to divide the Kingdom. But you kept making it very clear you didn't care how I felt and you intended to make life as difficult as possible on me, and you hated me. That hurt most of all. So in this situation, you would fight me and do anything possible. The only thing I could do to stop you is a princes in the tower situation.” Serren glared hatefully at Pattenia and replied, “Or the princess in the Tower.” Serren bared his teeth.

Pattenia looked confused and asked Aanya, “What is that?”

“Don't you study history, Pattenia?” Serren demanded.

Aanya answered, “About a hundred and fifty years ago, there were two princes about twelve and thirteen years old. Their father was king and suddenly died. Leaving two princes and a power hungry uncle that was appointed as the regnant. He had the two princes captured and imprisoned in the tower for about a year. Then they mysteriously vanished and its one of the biggest mysteries. What happened to them and how did they die. Most think it was the uncle, but no one really knows.”

“Thats what I would have to do and I dont want to be that cruel Pattenia. So let me think?”

Serren thought harder. And then he had it. “I found it. There will be no power struggle at all. Bring my father back so he can raise me, and we will be safe, send us far away from the royal family. Make us just an influential family far away. That way, none of us is the heir, no reason to destroy me at all. It would get you nothing. My father won't have to die,
I will live in peace, inheriting my family's land and titles. No one would want to kill my father, and we would live in peace. I would have my father's love. It would be great. That’s what I want, but wait, and send my sister far away from me. I don’t want to see her anymore. I want a new sister who loves me and enjoys her life as a woman. And let me remember all of my lessons, so I will be able to help her.”

Then Serren thought of what to do with Pattenia, and he had the most sadistic demand. He glared at her and snarled in pure venomous hatred, saying through his teeth. “Send her to hell. Far away from my family. Make her raised by a religiously fanatic family of mars. Multiple brothers who will torment her. Even her mother favors the brothers and the male domination religion. Her independent spirit will never stand a chance to rise. Make them harsh and incredibly cruel to her. Her spirit will break, be shattered, and never be seen again.” The look in Serrens eyes was one of frightening evil.

Pattenia cried, “Serren no, please, how can you do this.”

“I am repaying a favor you bestowed on me. You hated me and sent me to hell, I am repaying your favor. Goddess, that's what I want.”

“I will grant your wish.” She said in a voice full of sorrow. “But your father won't be the same one. I will be returning him from the dead. He won't be what you remember. Are you sure this is what you want.”

“Yes, and the family that replaces me. Make them great, and make the brother so awesome and powerful, they can never abuse him. They wouldn't want to, he will love you so much. If you can, give him your bloodline, make him your beloved son. I want to see you rise again Goddess. Just not at the expense of my very life. I don't want your rise to mean I have to suffer in despair. That's all that I ask.”

The Goddess linked hands, and she looked into Serrens eyes. “Okay.” They both ignited their power. Serren fed all of the power he had into the Goddess and allowed her to alter time itself. Serren vanished in an enormous explosion that destroyed everything. The fire expanded to consume everything.

Xxxxxx

Emily wondered about her younger brother Serren. There was something about him that she could not figure out, no matter how hard she tried. He was boyish in many ways.

She had been eating at the table with her father he Duke Gerric, when little Serren came gliding into the room. It was the way he smoothly glided into the room so delicately in the way she was taught to walk in school with the book training. He glided in holding his head level, taking each mincing step and sat down just as smoothly. Then he made a motion with his hand brushing some nonexistent hair from his face as he turned to smile boyishly at her. She shook her head wondering

“How was school, sis?” He asked smiling

“We had a good time, Serren. Did you go today?” Emily inquired.

He shook his head. “No, I can't stand school. I just hate it. They teach such stupid stuff I simply can't stomach.” Serren shook his head.

Emily wondered why he was so against learning when her brother was so intelligent. He should go to school more and care about his books and reading. But Emily just didn't understand what his problem was.

Then Aanya came in to eat. She glided in and sat down beside Gerric, and plat of food was placed in front of her.

Serren tightened up, and she saw the flash of hatred suddenly appear in his eyes. His jaw tightened as he glared at her. Then he said, through his clenched teeth. “I have to go, Our new company just made me lose my appetite.”

Serren stood up just as gracefully and glided outside. Emily found it was no use trying to talk to him about Mother. He refused to listen at all.

Emily came out soon after Serren stormed out so suddenly, and he smiled, loving his sister.

Then he said eagerly. “Sis, how about you go back and take that stupid corset off, please. Can we play outside? Please!” The boy begged, and she gave in and ran back inside and had her handmaidens remove her corset and put on a pair of britches.

Serren had a suit of armor waiting and helped her into a shiny breastplate and some gauntlets and boots. Then to Emily's surprise, he took some dark dye and marked it down from her left eye and down her cheek. Serren said, “That is your battlescare. You are the fiercest warrior in the entire Kingdom.” Serren smiled so lovingly. Then he handed her a fake sword he made.

To finish the look, he placed a fake childish like crown on her head and looked at her so admiringly. Then he took his fake sword, and the two children went at it.

Again Emily was so confused. Wouldnt most boys want to pretend to be king in their games and be the scared ones. She got more confused every day, but she loved him so much and enjoyed making him so happy.

But Emily was tired of it and stopped after about an hour. “Serren, this is dirty, and I am sweaty. I have to stop and clean off. I am happy to play with you, but let's do something else.”

Oddly, Serren enjoyed doing some of the feminine activities with her, too, and he even knitted with her. She wondered when on the great isles he learned to knit.

Serren unexpectedly said to her, “Have you thought about the witches?”

Emily was annoyed again. “There are no such thing, serren. Please get real!”

“I am real. Let's make a deal, Emily, and if I can prove to you witches are real, then you must let me teach you to become a witch.”

Emily enjoyed a challenge and said, “Fine, prove to me witches are real.”

Serren gave her a mischievous childlike grin. “your proof is coming up. I am a witch.”

"How can you be a witch?" Emily asked in disbelief. "Even if they were real, arent they women?"

Serren smirked. "Yes, and maybe some day I will tell you about the time as a girl. Are you ready for your proof" Serren asked.

Then he said a few phrases in an incomprehensible language of the Goddess and Emily saw the golden powerful run though his entire body. It went though his arms and down to his fingertips sparking. His hair lit up and sparkled in the golden energy. Serren smiled

"Are you ready to learn, Emily?"

Note from the author

I will replace the Revised Chapter one with one continuing the story of the Child Serren as he relives his life with a loving sister who he helps and bonds with. And has chosen to teach the arts of the Hekatin to