( Rudra's POV )
Rudra was moving through the cosmos at high speeds in the direction which he thought was the right way to get home.
Initially he was a little unsure that the direction he was flying in might be off by a few micro degrees since although he was flying for about 7 days straight there was no stars or planets in sight, but that fear was slowly reduced when he saw the first solar system consisting of one sun and two planets along with an asteroid belt.
It was the first time that Rudra had seen solid land in about 3 years and it relieved him of the gnawing doubt that he was flying towards some remote corner of the universe.
Just as he was about to approach one of the floating asteroids, to sit and take a moment's rest after 7 days of non-stop flight, he saw a familiar figure resting on top of the asteroid he wanted to approach as if he already knew that Rudra was going to be here and was sitting there waiting for him.
" I see you have arrived, my lord " the man said as he bowed politely in front of Rudra.
Rudra was not amused, he knew exactly who this individual was.
This was the man that had planted the seed of reincarnation and the seed of chaos in his body.
This was a man who was the reason behind a vast majority of his fate and suffering.
He should have been dead, but it was this guy who peeked into the future and made sure that he lived by giving him those two treasures.
It was this man who wanted to use him like a pawn and although Rudra was not against having given another shot at life, he was not very trusting of this man's intentions.
" The unnamed god, should I be surprised? " Rudra said, his tone cold as he did not accept the man's greetings calling him a lord.
" There was a 7% chance that you return here today, it was what I had deduced, in the event that you did come here, I wanted to greet you and warn you, my lord" the unnamed god said as he did not take offence by Rudra's cold tone but rather explained his reasoning behind being here today.
" You see, Mr.Unnamed god, I actually do know your name.
When someone with a brain like mine, is suspended alone in the universe with nothing to do but think, they think a lot.
Believe me, Mr. Unnamed god, I thought a lot.
I thought as to why was I given a chance at reincarnation by you…
Why after conquering Omega, I was given those two seeds by you?
And as to why you refer to me as your lord although you were at that time way stronger than I was.
You may not have a name, but you do have a bone structure, a nose, an ear, a face and while it may not be your real look, it got me thinking as to why it felt so familiar.
You see, right before I died, I was embroiled in battle with one monarch of the thunder nation, the mighty Thor, and his bone structure, ear lobe, face structure and his way of smiling was eerily similar to one UNNAMED GOD, I, KNOW….
Since you already can predict the future
Since you can already predict at what day I'll be on what rock in the universe
Why did you, great man, not save your own son from dying by my hands eh? Allfather Odin? " Rudra said, absolutely fuming as he exposed the unnamed god's true identity.
Odin was slightly surprised at being found out.
Except for some old monsters like Kremeth who he battled in his youth, there was no one left in this universe who recognised his true name.
He had deliberately gone to great lengths to erase his legend, yet nothing could hide from Shakuni.
He figured it out while being in complete isolation.
" Your deductive abilities are most admirable my lord " Odin said, as he did not respond to Rudra's allegations but rather praised him for his abilities.
" I don't know what game you are playing old man, but I'm not willing to become your pawn.
And I can never trust a man who will not save his own son.
What sort of a father are you if your blood doesn't boil just by looking at me?
I killed your son, by these very hands, and I'm standing right infront of you!
If I were you, I'd try and rip me apart limb for limb, yet you stand there with your head bown.
No!
There's no way I can trust a man like you " Rudra said as he made his thoughts on the unnamed god abundantly clear.
Odin who knew much more about the workings of the universe than Rudra just took his anger without saying anything or offering a rebuttal as he sighed deeply and stood in silence.
After a few moments had passed he opened his mouth and said
" From beyond this solar system my lord, starts the controlled universe.
Contrary to popular belief the universal queen doesn't actually control the entire universe and there are many edge planets and vast darklands of nothingness that she doesn't monitor simply because no lifeforms exist there.
But once you re-enter the controlled universe, she will try and detect you.
If you, a system less god enter her radar, she will try and exterminate you my lord, although I'm not sure if she will be able to.
Either way, she will issue quests or manipulate warfare and turn the tides against you.
Even if you manage to fight back and survive, you will not be able to reach home unless you want to turn it into a Battle-Zone " Odin said as he explained exactly what would happen once Rudra entered the queen's area of influence.
' Bullshit- ' Rudra thought as he looked at the unnamed god and then at the space behind him as he could not help but gnash his teeth.
He was there!
He was almost home! Yet this man said that the queen won't let him…
What nonsense was this?
Being the rational man that he was, Rudra looked at the unnamed god and said " I assume you have a solution to this problem then? "
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/// A/N - Chapter 4 of 5 ///