Chapter 97

AVA’S POV

I was standing on a beach, and I was looking at the broad back of a tall man. I walked closer to him, calling him by who he was to me.

"Father," I called.

He turned around, and I felt power like I'd never felt before. He had white hair and a white beard, though he didn't look old at all. His eyes were gold, and his face looked royal and majestic. The man is strong enough to create and destroy realms and write history. My real father, Essendale.

His power was non threatening to me; instead, it felt very warm and comforting, like home.

"Hello, Avaquel," he smiled.

So that was the full version of my name, Avaquel.

"It is nice to finally meet you, my daughter," he said.

I didn't say anything; I just stood there, observing him.

"I know you must have lots of questions for me... and I assure you, I will answer them all in due time," he said.

"I only hope you don't resent your mother and me for being absent for most of your life. She misses you every day, and she has refused to see