"Is it over," Anjelica asked cautiously as she gazed at the crater.
"I think so," Katie said, the seraph sheathing Excalibur as she stumbled slightly.
"Mom are you okay," Morgan asked as she rushed to her mothers side. "Just tired," Katie answered. "That took almost everything out of me." The group gazed quietly at the crater, a smile slowly spreading across their faces. "We did it," Lynne whispered, a smile cracking across her face. "We actually did it! Merlin! We won!" As the group turned towards the ancient wizard they could see a troubled look on his face. "Merlin?"
A soft laugh now emanate from nowhere, the sound chilling them to the bone.
"Nicely done."
"Villar," Merlin growled. "You survive."
"So to speak," the disembodied voice echoed. "My physical form has been destroyed. My soul survives though."
"How," Anjelica whispered.
"Child did you truely believe that I would rely solely on a physical body," he chuckled. "I am a god. A god that acknowledges you were better than I this day."
The group paused, they may have gained the respect of Villar but they were waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop.
"You may have stopped me however my followers will not fall quite so easily."
"If we can defeat you we can defeat them," Katie stated.
"Most likely," Villar stated. "You are their superiors in every way. However, let me even those odds."
The ground now seemed to shake violently, the group stumbling as they braved themselves for whatever the spirit of Villar had in store. As the tremors passed the group looked around cautiously. "So what happened," Lynne asked. Turning towards Merlin she could see a look of alarm on his face.
"Oh no," Merlin whispered. Turning towards Recie he now fearfully grabbed the imp. "Rexie can you sense your master?"
Rexie paused, that seemed like a odd question. As the familiar reached out for her master, her eyes went wide. "I cant sense Mia," she cried. "Why cant I sense Mia!"
"Merlin what's going on," Morgan bellowed.
"Villar has merged the realms," he whispered. "We prevented him from merging the two timelines but he used the last of his physical strength to bring the other magical realms into existence in the two timelines."
"What does that mean," Katie asked.
"The timelines are safe," Merlin said. "But they now share the Earth with the other realms of magic. Kitsune, Liches, Lycans, Dragons, they all exist now on this plane of existence."
"Are you telling me the other magical families exist on Earth in both timelines," Lynne exclaimed.
Merlin nodded as the group now gazed out at the world. Villar was defeated but the timelines were still in danger. Mortals now shared the world with magical families. How this would shape the future now was anyone's guess.