CHAPTER 577: CHAPTER 577 - MAKISIG’S POV

When I saw my wife appear on the teleportation platform, I couldn’t help but feel very happy. I saw her being accompanied by a beastman whose name I can’t remember but I did not dwell on it since it is obvious that only those that are with child can live here.

As expected of my caring wife, she started accompanying me during the night, just hugging me to sleep. It was a timely and great help to me since I started having issues with sleeping after my last month of pregnancy started. With her here, I felt relieved and thus I was able to have the best sleep I ever had for the last few months.

A few days after my wife and I started sharing the bed in the evenings, the day we were waiting for finally arrived. Some time during the wee hours of the morning, I felt a sharp and stabbing pain in my abdomen. It was so painful as if it was spreading to my whole body that I started shivering uncontrollably and having cold sweats.

I wanted to ask for help but my voice isn’t coming out. I couldn’t help but reach for my wife’s waist and grip it as hard as I can to wake her up which was fortunately effective.

When my wife woke up, I saw her lips move as she tried talking to me. I can see her increasingly worried face but I can no longer respond or even hear what she’s saying. The pain has already overwhelmed almost all of my senses. I really thought I was about to die at that time.

I saw my wife sit up and the first thing she did was to place her hands on top of my belly and within a few seconds, the pain started subsiding as a warmth spread from my hand to my skin then even further in. I held on to the hands that she placed on my stomach and I just stared at her worried face to keep me awake and sane.

After that brief moment of sharp and stabbing pain, everything became a blur as if my mind became fuzzy. As for the pain, I don’t know where it went since I just felt detached from everything and floating on a cloud. The next thing I know, my father-in-law arrived who looked really happy and excited and after him was my father who looked like he is about to pass out from worry.

I saw their lips moving like they were having a meeting but I could not hear anything. I wish I knew how to read lips or perhaps take back the control of my body so I can understand what they are planning to do next.

After a few minutes, my wife and our two fathers gathered around me and started supplying mana to me at the same time. It felt warm and comforting to be cared for this much. I am not sure if this feeling I am having is the peace before dying but the only thing I wish is for my children to survive.

I saw my wife kneel beside me and place both her hands on my stomach. I just stared at her face which now looked calm compared to earlier. After that, I felt a surge of warmth enter my abdomen. It swirled a bit then the feeling of something being pulled out. She must have been delivering our first child so I focused whatever miniscule mana I have to assist my wife in getting the child out.

After who knows how long, I felt a sudden weight leave my body and then a few more minutes, it happened once again. I saw a glimpse of two bundled infants being carried, one each, in the arms of my two father.

I wanted to look at them closely but my eyelids started to feel heavy and I could no longer fight it. I am sure my wife and my father will take care of them even if I don’t wake up after this.

The next thing I remember was everything turning to an endless darkness. I don’t know how long I stayed in that darkness but I always felt a warmth from the right side of my body. For some reason, it gave me the assurance that everything will be alright.

After some time, my eyes suddenly opened and I saw the familiar ceiling of my room. I sat up from my bed abruptly and reached for my stomach but it was flat. I also noticed that I felt empty, dizzy and weak.

I scanned my surroundings but before my panic heightened even more, I felt a tight hug around my waist from behind me. When I looked to my side, I saw my wife observing my every move. I felt a little relieved seeing her but I still could not help but ask about the children.

I saw her nod her head and look to my left side so I followed her line of sight. There, I saw two infants sleeping soundly inside two cribs. I felt a very strong pull and I wanted to stand up and go near them.

My wife seemed to have understood what I wanted to do so she stood up and assisted me to stand up and walk. It took some effort for me to get to where the cribs were since my limbs felt soft and weak. When I was finally in front of cribs, I realized that I did’t have the heart to touch them since I don’t want to disturb the babies’ rest.

I simply stared at the babies, memorizing each and every detail of their sleeping countenance. I just stayed there for as long as my weak limbs would let me.

After a few minutes of staring, I had a seious talk with my wife. The conversation was going well at first but she just couldn’t stay serious for too long. As expected, she started shamelessly teasing me again. If our children heard this and asked more about what we were talking about, I will surely die of embarassment.

While staring at the children, I couldn’t help but wonder why the method of how I gave birth to them went too smoothly. I have seen a few births before and the fathers usually end up bedridden for at least a month. The process looked so painful as I can hear their loud and painful screams while giving birth.

One time I got curious when my father assisted one of our neighbors in giving birth. I guess I was just unlucky since I peeked at the wrong moment when the poor man was screaming at the top of his lungs. All I see when I peeked was red everywhere. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was staring at the man’s blood that stained different parts of that room.

Honestly, I was scared when I first found out that1 I was pregnant but with my wife’s support, my pregnancy was as comfortable as it can be. I fully trust her that she will make do with her promises but I honestly thought I was about to die earlier.

I sincerely thought that if she can make my pregnancy and even childbirth this comfortable and even quick, I don’t mind giving birth a few more times. I ended up being teased again since I did not notice that I voiced out these thoughts out loud. Well, I guess, I will be pregnant again after 2 years.

I couldn’t even last even a quarter of an hour standing so I told her that I want to go back to the bed. As expected, she just had to annoy me again as she carried me like a little princess.

Damn. I am built like a mountain so who would even believe that I will end up being called a "little princess" by my wife and that she could carry me as if I do not weigh anything.

Once I am back on the bed, I automatically felt sleepy in her embrace. When I woke up, it is almost noon!

When I looked around, I saw the babies were awake and playing with my wife. They were laying on the same bed as me.

I rolled to my side to have a better look at them. As if understanding what I wanted to do, the children also looked in my direction but since they couldn’t roll just yet, they just tried to use their hands to reach for me.

I sat up from the bed and my wife immediately carried the children and placed them on my lap. The two immediately grip my clothes and leaned on to me. This gesture alone is making me cry again.

While carrying them, just like an epiphany, I thought of the perfect names based on our races’ culture. My son would be "Sinag" which means "ray of light" since he shed light to the darkness I have been living in before while my daughter will be "Mithi" since she is not only the fulfillment of my wish but that of my whole race.

I shared the names to my wife and she dotingly agreed to me without any complains. She praised my name choices and their wonderful meanings. She called each child by their name and gave each one a kiss on their cheeks which made the children giggle.

I stared at their happy faces and realized that they looked just like me but their eyes and lips had been a bit like my wife. My twins started getting bored and now is reaching their hands for their mother. She dotingly smiled to them and then we had a little family hug.

Who would have thought that just when I was about to give up on myself, I met the woman whom fate gave to me. Then barely a year after, I am now welcoming two children of our own. You’ll really never know what the future holds so you just have to believe that tomorrow would Beàbetter than today.