Chapter 704 Rudra takes on a bigger responsibility
" i would like to apologise for the deaths caused in battle today .... ". Rudra said as he bowed to the rebels.The rebels were shocked to see this , and so were the elites.
Why was the most powerful man in the light faction bowing to a bunch of defeated rebels like themselves?
Rudra continued " I understand that the upside is a safe haven with an abundance of food and medicine, it is a place that can easily satiate atleast 50,000 people's hunger everyday and still not overburden it's ecosystem.
However please try to understand, the reason why we did not share food, is because we were saving the surplus for emergency in the face of the uncertainty of the coming year.
Ethan Grey and myself are not responsible for the welfare of the general public of Japan , i was not elected as the president and it is not my job....
I am responsible for my own guild members, who i flew from all over the world to live in this township and God is my witness that i have done my job faithfully ".
Rudra's words struck a cord amongst the rebels, some of them did feel that Rudra and Ethan Grey were selfish to not share the resources to fellow humans, but Rudra 's reasoning slammed the reality in their faces.
It was not their job to help others , they were not the government and they were not elected to do this job, the commoners had no reason to demand anything from them, and they had no reason to comply.
They felt silly and stupid to be instigated into this raid and the loss of life. They were in the wrong and they could feel it now.
However Rudra 's next words gave them a light of hope.
Rudra said " I had informed the government many months ago as to how they could tackle these problems , but they have failed the people.
I thought i did my best ... But , B-but ... ".
Rudra paused as he talked less like a manipulator at this very second and started to talk like a genuine human , as he said " But i was wrong."
Rudra looked the rebels in the eyes, he did not shy away from admitting his mistake as he continued " This entire country is my people , this entire planet is my people. In these extraordinary times there are no countries or distinctions anymore as we are all just bundled as humans, and trust me on this guys , i will try my best to reverse the trend".
The rebels were moved by Rudra's words as they could see the conviction in his eyes and the truth behind his speech.
The elites who were used to Rudra's attitude of the matters of the world are none of our guilds concern were a bit surprised to see this sudden change in their leader, but somewhere deep down they felt assured to have such a man with such high ideals leading them.
Rudra said " From today, i will actively try to help this place as best as I can, although i am not capable of changing the entire world right now, i will start from Japan and try my best to make this place a livable and happy haven once more.
What is to come , will come but we cannot keep living like the apocalypse has already arrived! ".
The rebels were now moved from Rudra 's speech as many cried , while some shot a video of Rudra 's speech and sent it to the forums.
Rudra said " I-i cannot do it alone guys .... You have no idea about the weight i support on my shoulders , I'm standing here strong but i am overworked.
I will work earnestly for you all, but i cannot make that change as an individual, please help me make the change, together we can take control of the streets once more .... ".
Rudra waited patiently for his words to sink in , he allowed himself to say his inner thoughts for the first time and let the world see that yes the invincible Shakuni was also overwhelmed and overworked in this situation.
It could be perceived as weakness or it could be perceived as him being candid , but thankfully for him , it was percieved as him being candid as the rebels started to shout
" ME ! IM WITH YOU ".
" ME ! , I AM WITH YOU TOO! ".
" WE ARE WITH YOU GUILDMASTER! "
" YES! LET'S TAKE THE STREETS BACK! ".
there were loud cheers as the rebels and the Elites gave an electric support to Rudra 's statement as Rudra breathed a sigh of releif.
The streets had already descended into anarchy and taking back control was not going to be easy, however Rudra knew that no matter how hard the hurdle was he needed to atleast try to make things right again.
Little did he know that his one small step in the right direction would not only alter the fate of planet earth , but also his own fate inside Omega.
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( The next one month )
In the next one month a lot of chain reactions occured to Rudra 's statement.
Rudra started a open food charity where everyone who was in need of food was given food outside the walls of the upside for the days surplus.
The residents of upside actively cut down on their food needs after understanding the need of the nation , and the place fed 120,000 outer residents daily.
Rudra's speech moved many and since he was already a very influential figure in Japan , many street lords actively sceded the management of their territory to Rudra's hands as they trusted him to provide them with security and justice.
It was a chaotic time, and Rudra had to try his best to balance everything out, but he cut down on his training time in Omega to just 2 hours a day while he also trained 2 hours in real life but that was it .
He focused rest of his efforts into making his country livable again as slowly starting from he upside he was able to create a 10 km radius in which the county functioned as normal.
He was running a private government where he was the god and the ruler of the people as his word became law in that place and the needs of the people were provided by him.
Rudra knew that making people self sufficient was the only way to combat this crisis as he taught individuals two of the most basic and easiest way to make food.
Rudra gave them eggs of a special type of edible frog whose single female could produce a million babies.
The eggs would mature into frogs in 24 short days and the cycle could be repeated.
Although frog meat wasn't the most delicious or the prefferance of the people , it was easily farmed and it served the needs of the crowd for sustainance.
The leftover bones and body cutouts were used to make calcium and multivitamin tablets , which were mass produced in the upside to give the nutrition that was missing from the meat diet.
The second way was that Rudra gave the commoners the necessary fishing tools and make-do boats for every family to be able to fish food for their own meal at night .
These two methods made it so that within one month , Rudra was able to feed 1 million strong population daily and provide them with safe streets.
Rudra also did not forget to give Naomi and his family the time they deserved as he became a more devoted husband and family man.
His father was immensely proud of his accomplishment and change in attitude, and the two would often share philosophical talks on his hospital bed.
Despite Rudra having saved him , Mahendra Rajput's health condition was quite serious as even after one month of being in the ICU he was not recovering as much as he needed to.
The news that Naomi was pregnant gave Rudra the joy of his life as he felt his heart flutter like it never did at the thought of being a father.
Happy days could be observed in the Rajput family , as Max and Rudra both seemed to have matured a lot in the weeks after the raid .
Rudra fell more and more in love with Naomi , the more time he spent with her and also after realising the fact that she was going to be the mother of his child.
There was a markee change in Rudra's behaviour after that announcement as he was visibly more calm and compassionate to everyone as if subconsciously trying to be patient as if he were with a kid.
However the happy days of the Rajput family did not last long , as one night Mahendra Rajput finally suffered from kidney failure and his health started to deteriorate rapidly.
In the next two days the body started to fail all over and despite the doctors trying their best, the man died from multiple organ failure.
The shock of her husband's death was so deep on mama rajput that she too never woke up from the bed that night , as the sleep she went into was permanent.
In a single day Rudra lost both his parents , however the common parents who lived a common life had the most extraordinary of funerals , as over 1 million people attended their last rights.
Both of them died with a smile on their faces, however left the faces of their two young sons filled with tears.
However as Rudra lit their funeral pyre on fire , he swore to live by the ideals that they had taught him and continue to work towards the goal of creating an ideal world for all to live in .
/// A bitter sweet chapter , do tell me if u like it in the comments below ///