"Yes. I felt it. That malicious aura that consumes everything it touches. The Shadow God has reached his dirty hands towards this world." Ray replied as he fixed the window upon its frame. He took even less time than Butler Fin had. He was clearly more skilled with repair works than his butler. "Ah, I see." The very same butler who sat comfortably in his (Ray's) chair didn't seem so surprised by the news. And Ray was just as unsurprised at his reaction, as the butler was about the news.
"Just as I thought, you already knew. Why didn't you tell me?" Ray didn't take his eyes off his task. He was focused on clearing every glass piece on the ground, now that he had finished the harder task of refitting the window. He would be a fool to believe that Butler Fin didn't know what he had just discovered today. As mentioned earlier, there was nothing that would happen on a planet that this butler was on that would escape his attention. That was why once the butler had informed him that he had no idea who placed the bounty on his son's head, he hadn't made any further enquiries.
"I didn't think it was necessary" Butler Fin replied. He hadn't 'spied' on Ray's rampage so that he could have some 'privacy', so he was unaware of what had really happened. But from Ray's words, it was clear that the Shadow God had encroached.
"What is he really doing here? If anyone would know the answer to that question, it would be you." Ray questioned as he cast the dustpan that was filled with glass, and the broom aside. Finally done with his task, he could now comfortably question Butler Fin.
"I am not sure. Right now he hasn't done anything high profile. He has hardly done anything at all. He has been here, that much is true. But so far he has been docile." Butler Fin replied
"I think you have some idea on what is going on. Why don't you share it with me?" Ray stated.
Butler Fin sighed and averred, "Yes I do have my own theory. But as you know clearly, just as he cannot truly see my actions, I cannot see his. I didn't want to worry you because it may be far-fetched."
"Well then, spill it" Ray urged. Impatience coated his handsome face, his eyes clouded with unease. Beings that could unsettle the Brute King were few and in between. Zeus did not bring him fear, neither did Odin. Ra wasn't an object of wary to this arrogant and fearful warrior, and many other gods didn't cause him such worry. The Brute King only feared two kinds of people- those who could see his every move; and those who were unpredictable.
With those that could see his every movement, he feared them because nothing remained hidden from their eyes. His strengths, weakness, and his deepest secrets were like open books to those blessed with sight beyond sight, and he dreaded them. It was fortunate that many of such beings weren't his enemies, and those that were his adversaries were kept in check by the ones that considered him a friend. Butler Fin was one of such people, and it was because this unremarkable man kept his enemies from seeing his (Ray's) movements that he could grow so rampant. It wasn't a one way street though. Since Fin blocked their sight, they also blocked his. Basically, both sides were blind.
With the second group of people- those who were unpredictable- one might wonder why Odin wasn't included. The Nordic God King wasn't really a leader. He may be the ruler of the 1st heaven, but most of the diplomatic decisions were made by the Goddess he had faith in. It wasn't his wife Frigg. It was Freya. The King deemed her intelligent and wise enough to deal with 'trivial' matters on his behalf. Before he was a king, Odin was a warrior. He is the Warrior King. His unpredictability in battle is legendary, but Ray didn't fear him. It wasn't because the Nordic Ascender was no enemy of his. It was because Odin had known weaknesses. The Warrior King was always thirsty for knowledge, and he would do anything to win a war. This meant that his actions could actually be predicted. You would just have to take the most unlikely of possibilities and consider them as the most likely instead. It sounded simple, but it required the brain of someone who was very intelligent and understood the moves of the Nordic God King well enough to make predictions on his next moves. Ray was a smart man, but he wasn't wired for such a task. His intelligence could only match up to that of a grand scholar. Of course, lower worlds like Zandor weren't considered to have grand scholars. There may be oddities here and there, like the young prince his son was close to, but they generally couldn't compare to those of the higher realms. Although he didn't have such thinking capacity, his wife did. So he wasn't afraid of Odin with her by his side.
Those he feared were those even his wife's brain couldn't understand. One of them was the God of Trickery, Loki. The other was the one he just had an encounter with- Seth. This was why Butler Fin could only say he had a theory concerning Seth's motive. It was likely to be wrong. Seth was a God of Darkness and Confusion. He was as cruel as he was unpredictable. It was his cruelty that made him unpredictable, for when you thought it would be at its maximum, Seth would show mercy. And when one assumed that mercy was going to come, Seth would dish out cruelty. If Ray was being honest, he feared Seth more than he did Loki. With Loki, you know that the carnage that would follow wouldn't be race ending. Especially because his brother Thor and his father Odin kept a close eye on the miscreant. But Seth was different. He had caused races to go extinct. And unlike Ares who could only do that to minor races, Seth had destroyed high races before. One of them was formerly in the top ten rankings. And he had done so all on his own. The God of Darkness had become untethered. His father and his brother couldn't keep him in check. Over the years, many had slowly abstained from mentioning his true title, fearing that he would hear them, and opting to call him the 'Shadow God' instead. Ray didn't know whether those rumours were true, but he would rather be safe than sorry. He had too much to lose to take no precautions because he wanted to prove his bravery. He had a wife and a son, both of whom he loved so much that he wouldn't hesitate to give his life up for them. Giving up his courage was a small price to pay. And besides, if it was indeed true that the God of Darkness has the god ability known as 'sight upon sight', then he would fit the descriptions for both groups- those who could see his secrets; and the unpredictable bunch. This assumption was more likely since Butler Fin had indeed said he couldn't see the Shadow God's actions. Maybe the Dark God had a Sensor God capable of going against Fin's power, but it was highly unlikely. Ray didn't know if there was anyone with such power that he wouldn't have any information on. So the likelihood of Seth having the ability himself was more likely. Since he had shown up here, there was no way Zandor will be peaceful.
Butler Fin sighed upon seeing Ray's worried look. He could understand the young god's concerns. He gave him a pat on the shoulder and advised, "You better sit down for this."