The mood at the dining table was cheerful and lively, the children stayed with their father, that allowed the women to return to their usual groups.
The entire hall was filled with soft noise, plates shifting, quiet laughter, and small conversations between different groups.
The long table, despite its size, didn’t feel distant.
It felt... alive.
All the children sat either on his lap or on his shoulders. Nyx sat on top of his head, the little girl was usually silent and almost always gave in to whatever, but this was one thing she never gave up on, no matter what.
This was her spot.
Selene sat on his shoulder, swung her legs lightly as she ate from his plate without asking. Mira leaned against him, happily chewing on something sweet, while whispering something into his ear with giggles, Nux reacted to every single thing she said.
Kira sat properly on his lap, chewing her food silently.
Noctis sat nearby with a straight posture. He ate slowly, calmly, his gaze occasionally shifting toward the others. Drakar and Zyrax were still arguing.
"I told you, that last strike wasn’t enough."
"It was enough."
"It wasn’t."
"It was."
Ragnar leaned forward, being with his father was the only time he didn’t have his sword in his hand, or at least around him.
"You both wasted that fight,"
He said.
"Next time, don’t stop."
Frostra sat beside him.
"You say that now, but you won’t be the one fixing what breaks."
Ragnar shrugged.
"Then don’t let it break."
"You will break it 87% of the time."
Orion, who was sitting a little further away from them, commented without looking at them.
"...you’re annoying."
"I am correct."
"Are you saying Brother Ragnar is wrong? Does that mean you are stronger than him?"
Velora asked as she looked at Orion with an amused look. The moment Ragnar heard those words, he reacted—
"Huh? What makes you think you are stronger than me?"
He was ready for a fight, but—
Seraphyne gently placed a hand on Velora’s shoulder and—
"That’s enough."
She spoke in a soft tone.
Orion too, looked at Ragnar,
"You know she is trying to make us fight.
Not here."
Ragnar turned silent too.
Caelum sat quietly, Eloria listened to others curiously, at the same time, she picked food and fed her father with a bright, excited smile. An offer Nux just couldn’t refuse.
Sable rested on her father’s lap, this was one of the few places where she completely let her guard down around, that made her lazy.
Azarion, knowing she wouldn’t eat like this, fed his little sister, Sable, trusting him, continued to get pampered.
The other children mostly kept to themselves, but they interacted with Nux in their own way. Some just liked being around him, some were showing him what they learned and how good they had gotten.
The women too, were talking amongst themselves, each sharing everything their children did. The Progenitors did the same, with the children present, they were all these people talked about. Of course, some Progenitors were just fighting, especially Dagahra, who was now being questioned about why he took Ignira away and didn’t bring her back.
It was lively, comfortably lively.
Until...
Caesar, who was sitting on his chair, observing everything silently, until finally, he took another bite of the food they were served and—
"Nux."
He called out.
The conversations didn’t stop instantly, but they indeed slowed down, some of the children stopped too.
Caesar knew this would be the best attention he would get, plus, Nux was already staring at him, so the rest didn’t matter. He directly asked the question he wanted to ask.
"Why did you call all of us here?"
And the instant he asked that question, in an instant—
The entire hall turned silent.
This was something everyone wanted to know.
Nux didn’t answer immediately, he observed everyone present, his children, his wives, and the Progenitors and then—
The warmth in his expression faded slightly, a change even Mira noticed instantly.
"Father...?"
She called out, slightly worried.
Zyrax, Drakar, Ignira, Frostra, and Ragnar instantly recognized that look, it was the one he had when he sparred against them.
Nux straightened his posture and finally—
"From now on..."
He began.
"...I will be locking this Universe.
No one will leave."
He spoke with a solemn look on his face, his eyes glanced at everyone, until they stopped on one particular woman.
Aeliana.
Aeliana was one of the women who left the Universe the most, especially after Samael.
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