Chapter Six:
Last Order
I didn't hide my family from my former one. To be honest, I woulnd't have been able to. Well, of course I didn't tell them about them. I never introduces them to them. Naïve as I was, I thought I would be able to live my new life if I forget about my past. But the thing with the past is, it will never ever let you go.
Nevertheless, when Odin called me to him, I thought I was prepared. So wrong.
"Son. Didn't see you a long time."
"I was busy."
"You get a wife."
"Yeah."
"Imi, right? You didn't invite us for the marriage."
"There was no marriage."
"You got children."
"Right."
"What are their names?"
"Doesn't matter."
"What are they?"
"Demigods, I would guess. Nothing to worry about."
"You didn't invite us for their births."
"It's a family thing."
"We are your family."
"I'm talking about my third. My true one."
"What do you mean?"
"Think."
"You should have some respect."
"I do respect you. You are the king of gods."
"I am your father!"
"One of two."
"This frost giant doesn't count. You grew up here!"
"I finished on earth."
"Earth, earth. What is so wonderful on earth?"
"My family."
"You're family is here!"
"One of three."
"You have responsibilities."
"Don't worry. I try my best to be a good husband and father."
"I mean responsibilities as god."
"Don't worry, too. I don't miss my job."
"'God of mischief and lies' is not an honourful title."
"I tried to be the god of intellectual jokes. Didn't work."
"Son, you know why you're here."
"You missed me."
"Yes, but..."
"Not really, right?"
"You are here because I need to talk to you about your actions."
"You told me to act not too badly. I didn't."
"You did worse as I thought it was ever possible."
"You're not happy? You're not proud? I'm both. What is wrong?"
"You slept with a human being!"
"I repeat my question: What is wrong about it?"
"Didn't you listen? Human beings are not much more than animals! It's like a human being would sleep with a dog. It's wrong."
"I thought you think it's funny."
"No!"
"So why did you laugh?"
"I didn't!"
"You did. Remember? You showed us that drunken guy..."
"That was a human with a dog! I'm talking about you and a human."
"You just said it's the same. So why don't you laugh?"
"You are my son!"
"Maybe."
"No. You are my son and I am your father. You'll do what I tell you. And I telling you this is sick. End it. Now."
"No. How can you say love is sick when you even love someone yourself?"
"Don't compare your mother to this...creature. Love can only exist between two persons at the same level. 'She' is not at yours! Why didn't you find a goddess instead?"
"The gods weren't able to give me what I needed, but she was and still is. Why don't you just try to accept her?"
"You don't tell me what I should do. You are..."
"Please, father. Leave me alone. Let me live my life. Why don't you understand? It won't hurt anybody."
"It hurts my eyes to see you with this human."
"I already told you: Don't look!
Let me go."
"No. But I got another idea. Let's make a deal. Kill her and I will leave you alone."
"What?!"
"The other opportunity is I'm going to kill your whole so-called 'family' and arrest you, so you can think about it for the rest of your lifetime. Gods live long."
"You can't do this! Are you crazy?"
"Wrong, my son. I am the king of gods. I can do whatever I want."
"No!"
"Do you think you're powerful enough to stop me?"
"No..."
"Then it's your fault. You're not able to protect your family. Make a decision: If you kill her, I'm going to leave you and your basterds alone. For the rest of your fucking lifetime. I will close my eyes, like you want. Call it my last order: Kill Imi."
At the hall I met Thor.
"Brother, are you okay?"
"I don't need your pity."
"Please, brother. Let me help you."
I turned around. For the very last time.
"You can't, brother. And next time we'll see us, you won't want it any more and never again."