Free Web NovelChapter 2404: The Ruinous Family.
"You shouldn’t be here."
"Still as welcoming as ever, I see."
Nux commented with a deadpan look on his face.
Ithania however, wasn’t amused, she directly pointed her sword at him, Luminia, trusting her instincts, did the same.
Nux instantly raised his hand when they did that—
"I am not the enemy, Mothers-in-Law."
"Mothers-in-Law...?"
Ithania frowned, looking at Azriel.
Azriel looked at Nux with a hateful look on his face, but then, he just shook his head.
"He is Aeliana’s husband."
"What...?"
Luminia’s expression changed.
"Aeliana...?"
Ithania’s eyes widened.
How could she forget that name?
She was their daughter!
"Aeliana is here!?"
She asked, her crimson eyes shining in excitement. Luminia too, instantly dropped her weapon and tried to walk towards Nux, wanting to assess the man who would be spending the rest of his life with her daughter but—
Azriel held her hand, stopping her.
That made Luminia frown, she looked at Azriel, he now seemed angrier. He then looked at Nux and—
"I asked why you are here, Nux."
That made both Luminia and Ithania frown even more, Azriel didn’t seem particularly welcoming towards him.
Was there... something wrong between these two?
But then...
What about Aeliana...?
But then—
"You know the Universe does not like you."
Azriel spoke up.
And those words confused the two women even further.
The Universe...?
The very Universe doesn’t like their son-in-law...?
Why...?
"I had a feeling."
The son-in-law in question simply smiled and for some reason, the two of them felt their mouths twitching.
This son-in-law of theirs...
He seemed... a little annoying...?
They turned towards Azriel, he, however, seemed more used to him, so instead of feeling the same annoyance they were—
"You had a feeling...?"
He raised his eyebrow.
"The Universe hasn’t forgotten what you’ve done.
Leave before it senses you."
He ordered.
But Nux just smiled, then, he waved his hand and behind him, a vast Space opened and as Azriel looked into that Space, he saw it.
Worlds.
Fifty thousand of them, floating in the distance.
Azriel narrowed his eyes, Ithania and Luminia stared at the scene in front of them with horrified eyes.
What was this...?
Another Universe...?
They wondered in their heads.
And Nux—
"I brought a gift."
He smiled.
Then, he looked at the Universe’s Core behind him and—
"For the Universe."
"Fifty thousand High-Level Worlds.
This is far more than what I devoured.
I brought it as a Sign of Peace."
Luminia and Ithania already felt lost, Azriel on the other hand, didn’t know what he should say, he had heard the gist of it from Aeliana but...
To think this monster really had access to quindecillions of Universes now...
For a moment, Azriel pitied the Multiverse, but then he just shrugged and turned to the Universe’s Core, proposing Nux’s offer.
Bzzz
The Core trembled again, its Light grew colder when it was told the Anomaly was here. For a moment, it thought of attacking, Azriel sensed it and—
’Don’t bother.
He is far more monstrous than you know.
If you attack, he will erase us.’
He warned.
The Universe paused at that.
Then—
It considered the gift Nux had brought and—
Bzzz
It trembled again.
Azriel looked back at Nux and—
"Your trick worked.
The Universe will accept the gift."
"That’s goo—"
Before Nux could express his joy—
"But it has a condition."
Azriel interrupted.
"Of course it does."
Nux sighed.
"You will never devour from this Universe again."
"I promise."
Nux didn’t care.
He had countless Universes to devour from, having one less option didn’t matter. Azriel communicated that with the Universe, the Universe’s Core pulsed, its Cold Light disappeared, like it made peace.
Nux sensed that as well.
He looked at Azriel, who looked back, the two exchanged nods, then, with a wave of his hand, Nux gave the dimension he brought to Azriel, who gave it to the Universe and—
Bzzzzz
The Universe’s Core shined as it devoured the entire dimension, filling itself with abundant resources that it had been lacking for centuries now.
"It seems happy."
Azriel commented with a light smile.
"Well, who doesn’t like a few candies?"
Nux chuckled.
Then, just to test it, he released a bit of his Aura, an act that previously would have made the Universe come at him with everything it had.
But this time—
Even though the Universe’s Energy moved around him, instead of trying to rip him apart, it was more like a greeting.
"From enemies to allies, eh?"
Nux laughed.
The Core pulsed, as if it understood him like it understood Azriel.
Nux nodded, then, he opened a few more portals behind him and his entire family stepped out.
All his wives and his children rushed out with bright smiles on their faces as if they all were going on a field trip.
Just like others, Aeliana was excited too, it had been a while since she met her father, but the moment she came out with Samael—
She froze.
"Mother...?"
Samael called out with a confused look on his face.
Samael was still only eleven years old, yes, while three thousand years had passed here, only one had passed in Nux’s Universe, so his children were still... children.
"Mother, are you alright?"
Samael’s frown deepened, he looked in the direction his mother was staring at and his eyes fell on his grandfather and two unknown women standing beside him.
The two women looking at his mother were frozen as well.
Then—
The blue-haired woman called out—
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She couldn’t believe it.
Her daughter was standing right in front of her, older, stronger, and much more beautiful than before.
Luminia covered her mouth in disbelief. She slowly walked towards Aeliana, as if afraid that if she moved too quickly, then all of this would disappear like an illusion.
But before she could even comprehend the situation—
Aeliana was already in her mothers’ arms.
The three women hugged each other with tears in their eyes, no words or introduction were needed, Luminia and Ithania could instantly sense their connection, so did Aeliana.
Azriel watched that sight from a distance and felt a... strong sense of fulfilment.
This was it.
This was his family.
