Father, dear father

"You said you couldn't intercede!" Urd's face lit up like a Christmas tree.

"The Ultimate Force demands otherwise, and I can not expect anyone else to follow it if I will not." Her father nodded, turning to face Walsh, "I believe in free will, so I will ask you one last time: let my daughter go."

"And just who the hell are you?" Walsh asked.

"Kami-sama, the creator, lord of Asgard." Urd explained with a smile, "Or simply 'God' as you humans like to call him."

Xander dropped the rocket launcher, realising how much trouble he could be in due to his relationship with Belldandy.

TBC...