( On a small planet, somewhere outside the controlled universe )
As Rudra walked out of the warp portal unharmed, he found himself opposite his wives and family.
The moment Naomi looked at his face her nose began to swivel cutely as she broke down into a stream of tears.
Ruby on the other hand cried as she laughed as she charged towards Rudra and threw herself at his lean frame as she tackled him for a hug.
Immediately Rudra felt his heart warm up as suppressed emotions that he had not allowed himself to feel for a long time were finally let loose.
He too hugged Ruby back tightly as he embraced all her love and tears which silently dripped on his shoulders.
" T-th, they t-told, me you w-were dead…. I never bel- believed them " Ruby said in broken words as she breathed heavy and found it hard to speak fluently.
Rudra could clearly see the trauma she must have faced when she heard about the fact that her husband had died.
It was clear that the trauma was too deep, and that Ruby must have been devastated in the months following his death.
" It's okay, I'm okay " Rudra said as he silently stroked her head trying to calm her down as he felt a small hand trying to pull his arm as the small cute blue eyed Kartikeya seemed to be staring him down as if he were his enemy.
" Why are you making my mommy cry? " The little one said as Rudra smiled listening to his question on the surface but it hurt him deep in his heart.
Rudra had no excuse for making Ruby or Naomi cry.
He had no excuse for the shit that they had to suffer because of him as all he could do was smile at the question and mouth the words " I'm sorry… "
As if suddenly realising that she was hogging Rudra all to herself, she suddenly pulled away from him and looked towards Naomi as she said " Sister Naomi… "
Although no words were spoken, the two had an entire silent conversation in these two words as Naomi wiped her tears and tried to stand up, but fresh ones just kept dripping as she could not find the strength to stand.
Understanding his cue, Rudra calmly walked towards Naomi himself as the moment he bent down to hug her, Naomi gave him a tight slap.
Rudra couldn't say that he was surprised by the slap, to his reflexes it was blatantly slow, but he knew better than to dodge or block it.
The slap did not hurt him physically, but mentally he knew that he deserved it as he graciously accepted it.
*PAT*
Straight after slapping him, Naomi pulled him in for a kiss as this time instead of water dripping on his shoulders it dripped on his cheeks and lips as he gave Naomi a slow yet passionate kiss.
All strength and anger seemed to melt away out of Naomi's body as she kissed him as slowly but surely she slipped into his arms as she began sobbing inconsolably.
To make matters even worse it was Jake and Amy this time who has never seen their mother behave this way before, who began to cry and shake Naomi asking her what was wrong.
They too looked at Rudra with hidden animosity that impaled daggers in his heart, as although the two women understood his situation, to the children he was simply the strange man who had suddenly came and made their beloved mothers cry.
" Hi Jake, Hi Amy… it's dada " Rudra said as he widened his arms and tried to pull them in for a group hug, however, the duo refused to bend to the will of the strongest man in the universe, yet when their mother invited them for the same they instantly snuggled up to her as Rudra was able to hug the trio as a whole.
It was a wholesome moment for the God-King as he reunited with both his wives and kids, but it would have been even better if there was not a certain outsider who was standing in a far corner observing everything that was going on.
Watching over the happy family reunion, was the unnamed god. The man who had delivered on his promise to get Rudra's family out safely and provide him with a safe haven to live in outside the controlled universe.
For now, both of them were allies who had just completed a big mission, but Rudra was still wary of the man who he did not consider to be his ally.
Once he pulled away from the group hug, Rudra walked upto the unnamed god to shake his hand, but unlike the kind look he had in his eyes when meeting his family, the look in his eyes now was hostile and vigilant.
" I hope you like the planet my lord, the gravity here is just like earth although it's much smaller.
I've created a small farm with all sorts of vegetables and spices ready to harvest on repeat so you won't be needing food supplies.
I've also created a small lake that will replenish endlessly and provide you with fresh water.
I've made a small mansio- "
" Yes, I've scanned the planet already, good job " Rudra said as he coldly cut off the unnamed god and conveyed with his eyes that he wanted him to cut through the bullshit and come to the point.
" Did you kill Lucifer my lord? " The unnamed god asked as Rudra nodded his head and replied " Yes I did "
" Did you take his seed, my lord? " He asked as Rudra shrugged his shoulders in response and asked " What seed? "
For a moment, Odin remained silent but then with a heavy sigh he said " I will be awaiting future instructions from you my Lord "
As saying so he left Rudra's planet clearly not achieving whatever he really wanted to achieve there today.
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