So that's it. It's ended. My head is still spinning and pounding. I'll have to take some painkiller pill later.
Part of me is thrilled. Part of me is elated. Then another part of me is sad and feels like "hey, it's not enough. Give us some more. An epilogue wouldn't kill, eh?" The pace of the story was straining and bursting at the same time, especially the parts where the final events were unfolding. I was edgy the whole time I read. I snapped at whoever coming near me, disrupting my reading space.
There was the horrible moment when I thought not only Ido died, Kygo would, too. I was scared and furious beyond questions. I thought, "What the hell? Is Kygo going to join Ido, leaving the earthly plane for the so-called spiritual enlightenment? Leaving Eona all alone?" Then, at the very LAST moment, she released my dread, freeing my built-up anger and anxiety. Kygo lived. So did Eona. A good number of people died, though. Just as Ido did. The ending was ambiguous. More an opening than an ending. Many things still remained unknown including the fates of many people, except the fact that Kygo was once again the legitimate Emperor. And Eona was his true true love and Naiso, his truth bringer. Ido and Sethon were no longer there to bully people. I should say "good ridden to bad rubbish" to both of them. Yet, I cannot make myself say that to Ido. For all his flaws, a place in my heart opened to him. Perhaps it was only pity or regret that I felt for the man. But it was sad, all the same. Therefore, I mourn for his lost.
Just as I thought, Ido was still power hungry. He wanted power till the very end. Being destroyed by his own ambition, I wonder if he is proud of his own death, the way he died. God only knows if he considered it an epic ending. Everything about Ido is extreme. As he remarked, he wouldn't settle for middle ground. He was too proud to do that. It's either living as the most powerful man, or died, not living as nothing. Maybe, in the deepest recess of his heart, his true desire and love for Eona were there. But he denied it, deeming it as weakness. If Eona can not stand next to him as Dragoneye Queen, his coordinator in power, the woman who is equal to him in power lust, then he wouldn't want her. She would soften his heart, and that is the last thing a man like Ido could ever want. The snide things he said to her at the end...I don't know if they were true. Maybe because his own heart was so dark and clouded that he couldn't see through what he really wanted. Maybe he noticed the change in him, and wanted to thwart it by grabing at whatever that could convince him that he was still the same person, the man who was in control, the one who knew what he desired. Too many maybe. These are just wistful thoughts that keep me from being convinced that he was hollow to the core, preventing me from despising him. He's already dead. I don't want to hate him.
What will happen to Eona and Kygo is up to your own imgination. My wild guess is that Kygo will break all laws of convention and tradition, and announce Eona as his Empress. Eona is not royalty, hence the highest position she could hold as the Emperor's women is Concubine. Eona deserves way better than that. Marrying within the same bloodline is not healthy, anyway. It limits the gene pool, doesn't it? It's not healthy at all. Moreover, it's obvious the guy is head over heels in love with Eona; "You are a queen to me, Eona", he said that himself. He even placed her personal interest above his concern for his fate and the land. Kygo should destroy the concubine system and settle with Eona alone. If he truly loves her, he must do it. What women would be happy sharing her beloved? I wouldn't, for sure. Besides, Eona should be enough to continue the royal line. If she ever bears a daughter, I believe she will be the next Mirror Dragoneye since it is a hereditary trait. That is if the dragons are willing to share their power with the humans who had enslaved them for so long.
Too many things unresolved. And I remain confused over many things. Still, I'm glad I've chosen thoses books to read. They are too awesome to be missed out. I love Eon and Eona. I wish to god Alison Goodman will decide to write a sequel for this series. I know it is a duology, but it doesn't hurt to hope for a third book, right?
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