Chapter 9: Oh Shit
Author's Note:
Hey there, everyone! First off, I want to thank you for reading this story and sticking with me through all the twists and turns. I know that sometimes the pacing or flow might feel a bit mismatched or confusing, and for that, I apologize. I'm constantly learning and improving, but I also want to keep the core of this story as raw and true to my original vision as possible.
If you ever feel like a chapter could be smoother or if something feels off, I'd really appreciate your feedback. I'm open to suggestions on how to improve the flow of the story without losing any of the original content or emotional weight. Your support means everything to me, and I want to make this journey as enjoyable for you as it is for me to write it.
Thanks again for being part of this crazy adventure! Let's see where Kael and Hela's story takes us next. 😊
And if please post comments where you feel it can be improved and needs refining i tried my best but if you can help me i would appreciate it .
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"Oh shit... Is she waking up?"
I was trying to get out of her chamber, but I froze as I saw her stirring.
Hela: "Kael, what are you doing?"
Kael: "Um, I was just going to lay you down on the bed, that's all."
Hela: Silence.
Kael: "Well, you just rest, it seems you're a little tired."
I started to slip away from her chamber, but as I reached the door—
Hela: "Wait... wait."
She rose from the bed and approached me, gently pushing me down onto the floor. Then, she lay her head on my lap and spoke.
Hela: "I want to ask you something. Tell me, what should I do now? At first, I wanted to conquer the universe and kill my father, Odin, for imprisoning me here after millions of years. The thought of killing him never went away. I always thought of new ways of tormenting him. But after you came into my realm... that's when everything started to waver. At first, I just wanted to kill you and be done with it. But I was alone in this cursed place for eons. I didn't want to die. I wanted someone to listen to me. Someone to entertain me."
She chuckled softly.
Hela: "At first, there was intelligent life in this realm, but they were all weak—pussies. They didn't have the courage to lift their heads in front of me. They begged me not to kill them, and I didn't. I left them alone to live. But then some idiot thought I was getting weaker, so they tried to kill me. But they forgot, no matter how weak I was, I could kill them with just a finger. And that's what I did. I killed them all. They regretted ever thinking they could challenge me."
She paused, her face becoming more serious.
Hela: "But when I finished killing them, I wasn't happy. I didn't want to kill them all. I wanted life. I wanted to smile. I wanted the warmth of family. But I was left alone in this palace, a cold and dark place with no one sane to talk to. I was angry. I know that if I didn't kill them, I wouldn't have been so lonely, but I was too angry to think. I blamed Father. I just wanted to kill him. That's when you came into my life... like a lost lamb."
She chuckled again.
Hela: "When we met, I knew you were scared, but amusingly, you didn't cower in fear. You said you were just passing through. That was one of the silliest things I've ever heard. Who would come into my realm and just say they were passing through? You were amusing to watch. At first, you were weak, frail. I thought you would die from the harsh environment of Hel, but you didn't. You survived."
She sighed, her voice softening.
Hela: "You asked me to tell my story. A story I always wanted to share. I wanted someone to hear my anger, my grief. But there was no one. No one to listen to my sorrow... until you came here. And that's not all. I don't know how or from where, but you always brought interesting things. That strange rectangular thing you called a phone, those clothes, those weird books you called manga... without even realizing it, you made my life interesting. You made me feel something I never felt before."
Her voice became a little teasing.
Hela: "And your little exercises. Your self-talks. Do you have some kind of mental illness, or is there something that only you could see?" She looked up at me, her eyes soft yet intense. "You made my life better, Kael. For a moment, I forgot that I was being punished, that I was in a land of death. For a moment, I felt warmth again. You made me feel alive."
She paused, her voice trembling slightly as she continued.
Hela: "You asked me once if I knew what I really wanted. What I truly desired. I thought it was to conquer everything, to rule the universe. But how wrong I was. I never truly wanted that. I always asked myself, 'What is it that I truly desire?' And then, today, you asked me if I could forgive my father. That moment... was the cruelest one I've ever felt."
She started to cry, her voice breaking.
Hela: "I felt betrayed by you too. You were sent here by Odin, right? I wanted to kill you. I wanted to turn you into my shadow soldier, one of the strongest, my favorite knight. Then you wouldn't think about anything except me. You would be mine. Only mine." She wiped away a tear, laughing bitterly. "But I didn't want you to become like that. It's your silly actions that made me fall in love with you. Made me want to make you mine. I didn't want you to lose, so I listened to you. I wanted to know... What was it that made you think I was wrong? That I should forgive Odin? I felt you were right, and yet, I didn't want to stop you from speaking."
She clenched her fists.
Hela: "I called for my father. And then, the most shocking thing happened. Odin really was sorry. He imprisoned me here not to torture me, but to give me a chance to quell my anger. He wanted me to calm down. And when I started to think about it... a new anger surfaced. Why didn't he come to talk to me? Why didn't he came himself to apologize?" She frowned. "I asked him. He said he was afraid to meet me. Afraid to face me. The god-king Odin was afraid. I wanted to forgive him, but I couldn't. I just couldn't. I wanted to kill him. That's when you asked me a funny question... if I wanted to eat."
She shook her head, still in disbelief.
Hela: "At first, I thought you were trying to poison me. But I know no poison can kill me. Maybe Odin sent you with something. I wanted to kill you then. I wanted to kill Odin too. But I thought... I'll just try whatever you prepared for me." She took a deep breath, her face softening.
Hela: "I took the food from you and banished you.so If I wanted to kill you I would not be able to do so easily , I knew I could do it any time. But... Some part of me wanted you to live. I wanted you to live, while I wanted to kill myself. Yes... I wanted to die."
She wiped her eyes, still shaky.
Hela: "Then I started eating your food. And that's when something happened. Some dark... wateryor (author note:: liquidy i dont know what to say as it was a symbiot ) thing started coming out of my body. I thought I was going to die, but instead, I felt calm. Peaceful. The happiest I've ever been in my life. For the first time, I thought... maybe it's better to just die, than to always be angry."
Her tears flowed freely now.
Hela: "But I didn't die. I kept eating, and I cried. I felt like my mind was free. Like a thorn had been removed from my soul. And then... I saw them. My father and mother, happily chatting with each other. They were happy for me. They were happy to have me in their lives. Father himself named me Hela, Odin's daughter. The spear of Odin. I was meant to protect my people, punish my enemies." She sighed heavily.
Hela: "Later, he molded me into a weapon of mass destruction, but he was sorry for me. I could see it in his gaze. But he was a prick nonetheless. He let my comrades die. He didn't avenge them. Eventually, I killed an entire civilization, thinking that if I ruled the universe, there would be no more enemies. But then Odin sent his treasured Valkyries to their deaths. And I killed them all. My own sisters."
She was visibly shaking now, her voice nearly a whisper.
Hela: "And when I killed the last Valkyrie... she wasn't crying. She laughed. She said, 'I hope I was able to calm my princess. Please stop hurting yourself.' That's when I came to my senses. I saw all my friends... my comrades, who had once fought beside me... taught me to fight drunk with me now dead at my hands."
She shuddered.
Hela: "That's when I saw the chains... these chains around my neck, wrists, and ankles." She tugged at them, her voice hollow. "They bound me. They kept me from going to Odin's realm. They imprisoned me here in this palace. I tried to break free... again and again... but I failed. Always."
Her voice grew weaker as she continued.
Hela: "And that's how I spent my days here... thinking of ways to break free, to kill Odin, until you came. You. you changed my life... my very self."
She paused, noticing something out of the corner of her eye.
Hela: "And while thinking all this, I saw something black... wriggling in front of me, trying to get close, but burning with such intensity. As it burned, countless souls escaped from it... even the souls of the Valkyries. And then, I saw a little girl. She came to me and said, 'Child, don't torment yourself anymore. All the souls you've slain have entered the cycle of reincarnation. They forgave you because they knew you were always sorry for them. They saw your suffering. They're even sorry for you. Now forgive yourself, and don't hurt yourself anymore.'"
She turned to the child , her eyes pleading.
Hela: "Can I truly forgive myself? Am I capable of something like that?"
The child smiled tenderly and spoke softly.
Hela: "'Yes. For you, it's enough pain. Now, be born again. Live the life you truly want. Become happy.'"
Hela went silent for a moment, tears slipping down her face.
Hela: "That's when I felt something deep inside me change. All my regret, my sorrow, it washed away. I felt free... like I was on the verge of happiness."
She paused, eyes narrowing slightly as if she had just realized something.
Hela: "I was blind. I shouldn't be the weapon Odin created me to be. I want to be happy. I want life to flourish. I don't want any more death."
Her eyes were fixed on me, searching.
Hela: "And when I woke up, I found you embracing me. Me—the once feared goddess of death—being held by a mere mortal."
She flushed slightly, looking away, embarrassed.
Hela: "Strangely... I didn't feel angry. I was happy. I felt... light. Like a burden had been lifted."
I could only stare at her, still processing everything that had just happened.
(Kaels pov)
Oh shit.
Did I saw that right did hela becam rad while saying she felt happy and thats when
Reality hit me like a ton of bricks as I remembered Odin's words. "Take care of my daughter."
Oh, shit.
I froze, staring at Hela as she lay on my lap, her eyes shining with an intensity I hadn't expected. How the hell did I get here? Wasn't I just trying to help her... and now... now this?
I couldn't even wrap my head around it. One minute, I'm just some guy passing through, trying to survive in this chaotic world, and the next, I'm here, tangled up in the life of a goddess. And not just any goddess—Hela, the one who had been abandoned, imprisoned, and filled with more rage and pain than I ever thought a being could carry.
As she continued speaking, her words about her pain and suffering, about the anger she had held toward her father, and the moments where she began to see things differently... it hit me. I wasn't just a bystander in her life anymore. I had become her anchor, her reason to smile again. I, a mere mortal, had made her feel alive.
But now... now I had to navigate the fact that I was probably the only person left she could trust, and she had made it clear—there was no going back. She wanted me. For better or worse, I was in this now.
My mind raced. What the hell have I gotten myself into?
But
bro believe me did she looked cute in that moment damn she looked like a new wedded bride she looked nothing like the once imposing goddess of death she just … i dont know .
So I took the most decision of my life at that moment
Kael: "Hela... I don't know how to say this, but... would you marry me?"
Her face turned bright red, and she snapped.
Hela: "Idiot! If I didn't want to, why would I say all that to you, you baka?"
Kael: "Whoa, you're using anime words now? Not bad!" I laughed, trying to lighten the mood.
Hela: "Kael..." Her tone turned serious again. "I'm an extremely possessive person. I won't ever let you go. I'll kill you and myself before I let you leave me. So, are you sure you want me?"
Kael: "Yes."
Hela: "Okay, then. I'll be yours. Your soulmate."
With that, she jumped at me, hugging me tightly. I chuckled nervously.
Kael: "Let's wait until we actually get married and Are you sure your parents will accept me?"
Hela: she Snorted at that and sayed "Even if they don't, I'll leave everything and become a mortal. Then, I'll marry you."
Just then, we heard a cough.
Odin: "Ahem... ahem."
We turned to see none other than Odin, standing at the entrance, looking at us with an amused expression.
Odin: "Would you prefer it if your marriage were held in Asgard?"
We both froze. Hela's face turned redder than I'd ever seen it.
She looked like a teenage girl caught by her parents with her boyfriend.