Rudra wakes up in a glass chamber, not chained but still caged. There is no-one around for now. He looks around the place through glass.
What is this place?
These machines, lights and this facility: am I still in the forest or not?
Can I break this cage?
Rudra punched the glass with full force but the glass didn't shatter rather his bones forced the skin to get torn.
Rudra might hasn't expected to see his blood after evolving into deity but here it is, still crimson red.
He couldn't understand how is his body is behaving more and more like a human's does.
"You might have a lot of questions, dear deity."
Two men walk towards Rudra, a seen face and an unknown.
"Sure, I have and you better explain all of this if you value your life."
"I don't think you are in a position to demand anything, let alone threaten me."
"You might not have been so confident if you knew who is in front of you."
"Of course, I know. You are one of the deities, 'The Destroyer' himself."
"So, you knew. But how dis you come in possession of such knowledge."
"You can say it's something personal. But let me introduce you to my mate. He is 'Permeable' and as his name suggest he can pass through objects."
Permeable stared and approached Rudra. He gets closer and touches the glass.
His hands slip through the molecules of glass and he pushed Rudra to the rear end of the glass chamber.
"As you can see dear destroyer, we have the upper hand here and you can not do anything much than a human can do in this situation."
"I get it but would you not tell me what's with this place? How's this different from rest of the world?"
"I will but you have to wait for that. Why don't I tell you what you asked before about this forest."
"How generous of you!"
"We are a group of five people but we are different from the rest of the world."
"Different, how?"
"Let's keep it short that we got some abilities on the day of that lightening. From then we are testing our new abilities and hence we require people."
"How do you communicate in head then?"
"One of us is a telepath, she can fill people's mind with different ideas, making them believe that's their own."
"But you know what people call her, right?"
"Doesn't matter. We no longer have any desire to be understood or misunderstood by mankind."
"What did you do with the people, you brought here and why kill the family if they don't obey?"
"You know that it's simple if we do not punish them then no pone will obey us and we would've to stick with the old-fashioned kidnapping."
"What about their deity and sleeping demon?"
"They made that on their own so, I let them continue what they believe."
"Do you also plan to tell me why am I here?"
"Indeed, you are a piece of a big plan. A plan that will force higher powers to bend."
"What do you mean?"
"Exactly as it sounds. They think just because they created us, they have every right over us. Well, they are wrong. If they wanted to impose their will on us then why even gave us free will."
"Believe me when I say that humans are the one who decide their ways of living. No higher power force them to do their bidding."
"You are right but the fact that final outcome has been decided for each and every one of us stays intact, no matter what path we take. And for that I would never forgive them."
"I don't know what made you so hateful towards them but I assure you everything is working as it should be."
The man shouted, "Not a single word more. You know nothing of this world. What you only care is the way everything should be." It seemed like Rudra hit a nerve that was hidden. But he controlled his emotions. Walked slowly to Rudra, smiled and
"Forgive me! My emotions outraced my reasoning. That was not your fault afterall you are a newly appointed deity."
"How does you know about the deities so much? You speak like you know everything that happens in the divine world. Are you one of us?"
The man laughs, "No, I am just a man who was present at the wrong place at the right time."
"I met a number of people who hated their creators but not anyone who held a grudge to them."
"The factor of power is all to blame, my dear destroyer! I blamed and cursed everyone but once I gained my ability everything inside me changed and the result is in front of you."
Telepath: They are here, sir. Telepath just confirmed it. How do you want us to proceed?
"Do let them in, we've been waiting for them to arrive." The man said with an expression of achievement.
"Well then, dear destroyer. It seems we are moving to the next part of our plan and we invited your friends, indirectly of course."
The man and Permeable leaves the room.