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"Is it over?" Oliver asked as the League was ready to leave as he and Sara met with Nyssa met outside the city.

"The Mirakuru soldiers have been dealt with and the Ninth Circle has retreated. It won't take long before we track them down." Nyssa said.

"Nyssa…" Oliver took a breath. "Thank you. Thank you for everything."

"You will still need to explain yourself to my father, though." Nyssa said before turning to Sara. "Sara…"

"I know." Sara nodded. "For what it's worth, I wish things had been different. I really do. And I'm never going to regret the time that we had together."

"But we both know you don't belong with the League." Nyssa nodded before kissing Sara and pulling away. "Just promise me you'll stay strong."

"I will." Sara nodded as Nyssa turned to Oliver.

"I may not approve of your relationship with her… but I can see you make her happy. And I can see why she likes you and I will respect that. But break her heart…" Nyssa glared and Oliver nodded.

"Noted." Oliver said, knowing better than to make her angry as he chuckled.

Oliver accompanied William to SCPD, where was Samantha, who hugged him tightly.

"Hey, honey." Samantha said, relieved.

"Mom!" William said as they laughed, tears filling their eyes as they hugged each other.

"Thank God you're OK." Samantha said.

"Sara!"

Oliver and Sara turned around to see Laurel, Tommy and Quentin running towards them.

"You're OK."

"Thank God."

"Dad. Laurel. Tommy." Sara said as they approached her.

"I can't believe you're back." Quentin sobbed, hugging her tightly.

"It's OK. I'm home."

Quentin turned to Oliver and smiled. "Oliver… thank you. Thank you for bringing her home."

"You did it." Tommy said as he and Oliver smiled. "You saved this city. They can call the Arrow a monster… but I know what he is. A hero. And as long as the people who love you and know you, see you for who you are, it doesn't matter what others think."

Oliver met Moira and Thea in the hospital as they turned to him, wondering how he would react from Moira killing his sister.

"Oliver… for what it's worth… I'm sorry." Moira said. "I know she was your sister—"

"No." Oliver cut her off. "She… she may have been my sister once upon a time… but she knew about the Gambit going down and didn't warn Dad. I tried to reach her… I tried to help her… but she made her choice. Emiko Adachi was a monster. She wasn't my sister." He turned to Thea. "You are. You're my family."

Oliver, Moira and Thea hugged each other tightly.

Oliver stared at the horizon of the city from a rooftop, considering.

"Celebrating your victory, Al Sah-him?"

Oliver turned around to face Ra's.

"Thinking." Oliver said.

"How much time do you have before I call you back?" Ra's said with a smile on his face. "I've heard what happened. You came at odds with my daughter, since she was in relationship with Ta-er al Usfar. Miss Lance. And she decided to release her because of you. And Nyssa has become somewhat… less fierce than I remember."

"If you're asking me if I intended to make a mess in the League, the answer is 'no'." Oliver said.

"Sarab… your friend Maseo said you were stubborn. And I admire and respect your resilience. You defeated ones of the strongest people I've ever seen. That's why I wanted you to join us." Ra's said.

"I thought it was the only way." Oliver considered.

"Yet you are struggling between your ability to kill and your desire to show mercy. Which you wanted to show to Ta-er al Usfar." Ra's said and Oliver nodded. "And there is no place in the League for such as yours. Al Sah-him. I release you. You may reclaim your name and your past life."

"Thank you." Oliver said as he walked away.

Ra's smiled, considering.

"He is meant for much more than be one of yours." A new voice called out with an Eastern accent.

"Do you truly believe that, Talia?" Ra's said.

"Father, honestly. Oliver Queen. An assassin?" Talia asked as she stepped up from the shadows. "There is someone else, who can equal in stubbornness with him."

Ra's face twitched, both of them remembering a certain detective, Ra's with annoyed expression in his face while Talia smirked.

"I can't believe you want to bury those bastards after what they did." Samantha said as they stood over the fresh pile of dirt at the unmarked graves.

"I didn't know Emiko that well… but… she deserved that much. And you didn't know Slade back then." Oliver said and Laurel, Quentin, Tommy, Moira, Thea, Roy, Diggle and Felicity were barely able to keep a straight face, knowing now what kind of man Slade was. "I'm not burying the monsters they were… but the good people they were once upon a time. Emiko tried to honor Dad before the Gambit. And on the island, Slade was like a brother to me. Without him… I wouldn't be here today. He helped me survive. I made it home because of him. And I got to see my family again. But then he became a monster because of me."

"Ollie…" Thea breathed out as the ones, who were now aware of what he had been through, were worried about Oliver.

"But I'm done blaming myself." Oliver said. "I blamed myself for a lot of things ever since Dad died. Not anymore. It's time for me to let go… and move on."

"No matter what happens, we're here for you." Tommy said.

"You're with us now. And we're gonna help you until the end of the line." Roy said.

"And we'll be fighting by your side until the end." Diggle nodded.

"We've got your back." Felicity nodded.

"I've been thinking a lot about what's happened… and maybe I should listen more to what you've said." Helena said. "You've been trying to be a better person. Maybe I should try that too."

"Dad and I settled out some things. All charges against her are dropped." Laurel said.

"We've all come a long way. What matters is that you're all home here. With your family. Both of you." Quentin said as they all hugged Oliver and Sara tightly before Oliver turned to Samantha and William, once they let go.

"So… you're the Arrow." Samantha said. "And—"

"Samantha—"

"Oliver… I just wanted to say, I'm sorry for what I said." Samantha said. "You're not a murderer. You're a hero. You saved my son. And you were there for him, when he needed you. And that is more than I could ever ask for from the father of my child."

Oliver nodded as he and William hugged each other. "Come here, buddy."

"Thanks, Dad." William said.

Sara entered Oliver's bedroom as he stared outside the window into the garden.

"We've come a long way since the Gambit, have we?" Sara said.

"Six years ago, I never would've imagined things like that." Oliver said.

"Thank you, Ollie." Sara said as he turned to her. "Thank you for never giving up on me. For helping me find the light."

"I'm never gonna give up on you." Oliver said.

"And I don't want to be in that darkness anymore." Sara said sadly.

"You don't have to be. Because…"

"…I'm home." Sara said before they kissed fiercely, Sara ripping off Oliver's shirt as he took off her top as they laid down on the bed, making out.

Originally, I planned it a little differently, with Oliver staying in the League until the sequel, where H.I.V.E. and Darhk would be the main antagonists but the Arrowverse version Crisis on Infinite Earths honestly killed dozens of plot bunnies I had, so I decided to end the series with this story, with Oliver and Sara free from the League and back together.

Thank you to everyone, who has followed and favorited this story, alongside with its prequel, "The Journey of the Hero". Man, it's been a ride and I myself have highly enjoyed writing both stories.

I am not going to write a sequel, despite that I originally planned to, because frankly, Crisis on Infinite Earths ruined a lot of the plot bunnies I had but if anyone decides to write a sequel to this on their own, give me a heads-up and credit for it.

And if anyone decides to write watch-it flashback story of Arrow, they are welcome to use my transcript from "The Journey of the Hero", as long as they acknowledge they are using my work.

Please review and let me know if you have enjoyed the story to its end.

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Bl4ckHunter