When Haruto woke up he looked around desperately for Ilya's body before he realized he was in a large grey void that seemed endless in every direction.
"How did I get here," Haruto asked out loud as he stood up.
"That's simple, I brought you here," a gentle woman's voice said full of love and an undertone of power, causing Haruto to turn around in shock. The source of the voice was a beautiful woman with silver white wavy hair. She has blue eyes, fair white skin, and red lips. She was wearing a black dress and was smiling at him with love clearly visible in her eyes.
"Why did you bring me here? And who are you?" Haruto asked cautiously wary of any more adults in his life. Despite not trying to, he couldn't help but feel happy at seeing this woman for some unknown reason.
"I brought you here so we could talk," the woman said with her smile increasing. "And for who I am, that's simple, my name is Morgana le Fay and I am your Mother."
Haruto's mind had stopped working from the surprise he had just heard. He couldn't believe this woman was his Mother. Morgana le Fay was a myth, she wasn't real, she had to be lying. In spite of thinking this woman was a liar, the statement just felt true to him. He saw the love in her eyes, which matched the love a parent has for their child. He had also never felt as comfortable as he does now in her presence as he has with anyone else. With all these contributing factors he decided it wouldn't hurt to at least hear what she has to say.
"You're my Mother?" Haruto asked hesitantly.
"I know how ridiculous it sounds, but yes I am your Mother," Morgana replied not seemingly bothered by his hesitance to believe her.
Haruto hesitantly walked up to Morgana who as soon as he was in range gave him a hug. Haruto's first instinct was to break free after the last adult he had met broke his trust, but the love he could feel from her and with her feeling so familiar to him he decided to return the hug. He was coming to believe that Morgana was telling the truth, and she was in fact his Mother.
"Let it all out," Morgana said softly, rubbing his back. As soon as he heard that Haruto burst out into tears from all the pain he was feeling from Ilya's death. He wrapped his arms around Morgana clinging on to her afraid she would vanish like Ilya.
For the next several minutes Haruto cried for the death of his sister while saying how it wasn't fair, and how he wished she was still alive. At the same time as Haruto was crying Morgana soothingly rubbed his back trying to comfort him.
"Are you feeling better now?" Morgana asked once the tears had stopped. Haruto nodded wiping away the remainder of his tears.
"Why did I grow up in an orphanage and not with you Mother?" Haruto asked desperately wanting to know the answer.
Morgana smiled sadly at hearing her son's desperation. "It's because I'm dead my son," Morgana replied gently causing Haruto to freeze in shock.
"Then how am I talking to you right now if you're dead, wait I'm not dead as well am I?" Haruto asked fearfully. Morgana couldn't help but laugh at the question, with Haruto finding he liked the laughter of his Mother as it sounded like bells to him.
Morgana let out a few giggles before answering. "No you're not dead my son, we're actually inside your mind at the moment."
"If this is my mind, how am I talking to you right now then if you're dead?" Haruto asked curiously.
"Several months after you were born I put a portion of my magic inside of you, so if anything happened to the original me, I could still take care of you and teach you the things you would need to know to survive in this world," Morgana said while stroking his hair. "I was supposed to wake up in a few more years when your mind was more developed and could handle my presence without any side effects occurring to your mind. Not that there will be any since your mind is more developed than I thought, but your recent emotional trauma ended up waking me up earlier than expected."
"Magic is real then?" Haruto asked excitedly.
Morgana gave him a fond look. "Yes, it's been magic you've been utilising for the past year my son."
"I can't believe I'm a wizard," Haruto said astonished.
"You'll become a powerful wizard in the future from what I've seen in your memories," Morgana said looking at Haruto proudly. Her son would even one day surpass that old manipulative bastard Merlin.
"Wait you've seen my memories," Haruto asked apprehensively while Morgana smiled hearing this.
"Yes, when I woke up I decided to look through all of your memories to see what your life was like, imagine my surprise when I found out we were in the future," Morgana said, adopting a thoughtful look.
Haruto blinked in bewilderment thinking he had misheard her. "Did you just say the future?"
"My son you were born in the year 479AD," Morgana said with a calm look on her face.
Haruto was stunned from hearing when he was born, however he quickly got over his shock. "What! How is that possible? It's 1987 now."
Morgana tapped her chin. "My last memory is of me placing my magic inside of you. Meaning I have no idea what happened to the original me, or what caused us to end up in this time period."
"It's hard wrapping my head around the fact I was born over 1500 years ago," Haruto said trying to comprehend the fact he was born in the middle ages.
"I'm sure you'll get used to it soon enough," Morgana said, giving him a comforting hug. "Anything else you want to ask me that is on your mind?"
Haruto was hesitant to ask his next question but he pushed on. "Are you the same Morgana le Fay from the Arthurian legends?"
"I am yes," Morgana said with a neutral look on her face.
"According to the legends you were the darkest witch to ever live, is that true?" Haruto asked warily not wanting to offend his Mother.
"I am a dark witch yes, but dark does not necessarily mean evil my son," Morgana said waiting to see Haruto's response.
"I understand that, but according to the legends you did some pretty evil things," Haruto said.
"I did perform some actions some people would consider evil, but I'm not as bad as the legends make me out to be, as history can become twisted over time," Morgana said and was surprised when Haruto hugged her when she finished speaking.
"I don't care what you did in the past, you're still my Mother and I love you," Haruto said making Morgana smile in relief that her son doesn't hate her for her past actions.
"And I love you as well my son," Morgana said, returning his hug.
"Mom I was wondering who is my Dad?" Haruto asked once he let go of Morgana.
"Actually Haruto you don't have a father," Morgana said making Haruto look at her like she was a fascinating creature he had never seen before.
"Everyone has a Dad," Haruto said with a tone that said are you a complete imbecile. That only amused Morgana instead of offended her.
"You are the exception to the rule my son," Morgana said smiling at Haruto's mystification.
Haruto still bewildered asked. "How is it possible to be born without a Dad then?"
"It's because your other Mother was a Goddess," Morgana said, completely serious.
"What that can't be true Gods don't exist," Haruto said in denial.
"Just like how magic isn't real or I'm just a myth, the world is a bigger place then you realize my son," Morgana said serenely.
Haruto thought of all the revelations he had learnt today, and if magic and myths are true who's to say Gods aren't as well.
"Let's say I believe you and my other Mom is a Goddess, how do two women have a child then?" Haruto asked still not fully believing her.
"Instead of telling you how I got pregnant, I'll show you instead," Morgana said as that would help Haruto believe the truth.
"How will you do that?" Haruto asked inquisitively.
"I'll show you my memory of when I first met the Triple Goddesses of the Old Religion," Morgana said resting her hand on Haruto's forehead. "This might feel uncomfortable but bear with it." Before Haruto could say anything he felt a foreign sensation invade his mind.