Dusk Shine took a deep breath as Odin left the house and he stood there. He eventually closed the door, hearing the sounds of Ravens crowing. The aftermath of the God? Dusk wasn’t sure but imagined he would call it a night as he began heading up the stairs to bed.

Tonight seemed far quieter than usual as he moved to his bedroom, where he met with Sombra at the end of the bed.

She was wearing her dress still while watching him; Dusk tried giving her a smile for a second while simply saying,

“Well, that was some dinner… and that Brutus guy, wow, what an asshole.” He shook his head while finally pulling the tie off, feeling far more comfortable and not on the hangman’s noose.

“Yeah, That Brutus. I can’t stand that fucker.” She spoke while crossing her leg slowly while watching him though Dusk tried keeping his eyes more on her face. The calm look on her as she spoke up.

“You did good, better than I expected. Anansi liked you, and One of my Goddesses took some interest; that's very good; what did Odin talk to you about?” She asked while eying him, seeing if he would lie to her; he was about to say what God told him, yet a thought came to him when he was about to. It’s not like he said anything that she needed to know about. Why should I? I have the right to have some secrets. So he moved his shoulders.

“Nothing much, just giving me some wisdom, that's all.”

“Interesting, Odin doesn’t normally hand over wisdom for nothing; I wonder what he might be planning. But besides that, It seems Zeus is fine with the agreement. He wants to come to our wedding; that's good.” Sombra stood up, her dress clinging to her as she walked around in a circle. Dusk watched her for a second as he found a small thought about it.

“So, Is that all I’m needed for? To be seen so you won’t have to marry that Brutus?” He found saying it hurt while looking to the Goddess, who looked back at him,

“No, not really; I mean, yes. You’re helping me not have to marry that fucker, but I need you for so much more.” She walked over, her legs swaying back and forth.

“You don’t realize how important you are, my sweet Dusk.” Sombra moved in, caressing his cheek. Though Dusk watched her, he was unsure how much he could believe that. While simply stating,

“Well, I’m glad to know; so, Is there anything else, Sombra?” He asked while The Goddess moved over to the bed. Her finger snapped as her dress transformed, flowing away and revealing her naked breasts.

“Would you like your special reward now, or can I save it for our wedding night?” She smirked, almost indicating something else. But Dusk just looked at her and shook his head,

“I think we can save that for our wedding night.” He imagined he knew what she wanted, but he didn’t feel it as he started to take the jacket off.

“Oh, if that's what you want, then sure, I don’t mind.” Sombra the Goddess said as she got back up.

“I think I’ll freshen up then before I head to bed. Get some rest.”

“No problem at all, Sombra,” Dusk said, watching her head to the shower. The shower sounds start-up as he simply strips away. The clothes vanished from the floor as he stood in his underwear and climbed into bed.

He would lay there for some time, with Sombra joining him in bed, but all he could do was lay there for the longest time wondering, Who am I? What's my purpose?

-000-

Before Dusk knew it, it was the day of his wedding; the fact it was already here was quite strange, apparently, during the next three days. Sombra had set up the wedding for today; the rush seemed quick as he watched the large field behind the mansion transform into a beautiful scene. It reminded him of some movies before the bride was getting married. But a part of him couldn’t help but think.

This is so strange. I mean, I never thought I would be getting married… Well, Not in this situation. I mean, I always thought me and Tammy would… Dusk felt another pang in his heart, and it didn’t hurt as bad as it had a few days ago; he didn’t feel like smashing something, at least for now. But he just didn’t feel as happy. He wasn’t sure why, but somehow, Dusk had an empty feeling. At the same time, he was getting dressed up.

When he got up this morning, Sombra left a note telling him to be dressed and ready. The wedding suit was black, of course. They would see each other when the ceremony began.

The staff worked throughout everything getting the place ready, as He watched them. Somehow watching them do all the work didn’t seem right as Dusk asked, “Is there anything I can do to help?” he asked one of the maids, who looked at him almost stunned while she mumbled out,

“No, it’s your wedding day, master; Dusk, you should be relaxing before the big moment; we can get someone to help you; I mean, you’re in your suit.” She spoke up, but Dusk shook his head,

“It’s fine, and I need something to do. I don’t mind.” There seemed to be a strange look on her face while she looked around, almost like she was making sure her Goddess wasn’t watching.

“Well, you can give me a hand bringing out some of the plates.” Dusk nodded and went over to help out, putting away some of the plates, really just trying to help out, keeping his mind busy. Though one thing he noticed was the place was getting hot, and feeling the sun beating against his neck as he began working on the area.

-000-

A few hours later, others began coming though this was the various gods; Dusk managed to recognize a good few of them as he saw Zeus. The sky God is walking around his suit and hat while a woman clung next to him; somehow, the way she stared at Zeus, he could tell it was his wife. The way she looked like she was ready to kill the man.

Dusk remembered the day after Zeus had visited. There was a large case of virgins going missing from around the close town, and somehow Dusk felt it was because of Zeus. Such a thing was quite something, as the other gods had come in.

Odin wasn’t alone as he had two men come through, and somehow when Dusk looked at them, he imagined one looking like Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. The way they came in, the one who was more blond and muscular was carrying a hammer on his shoulders, giving a high spirit smirk. The other sleek black hair shot back, somehow making him think he was ready to sell him a lemon.

Dusk is tempted to walk over and ask who they are, but somehow, he imagined— no, he somehow knew that those two were none other than Loki and Thor.

Anansi showed up later and brought some beer while hanging out with others. Dusk felt nervous, not knowing what he could say. He tried getting more comfortable and pretending he wasn’t around beings that he had only dreamed of as a kid when reading their stories. They weren’t celebrities who you could say were just regular people. These people are actual gods, some of the most powerful beings on the planet. This made trying to talk to them even harder for someone like Dusk.

“You should get ready. The ceremony is about to begin.” An elegant voice spoke while Dusk found himself turning around. The woman from the other night, Cadence, seemed to give her a light smile.

“Oh… Cadence, right?” He asked, not wanting to mess her name up; while she nodded, Dusk nodded in return. Though he felt confused,

“So you’re the Goddess of Lust and Death; how does that work? I mean, it seems like two different things?”

“Well, maybe one day I will tell you, though for now, we should get you to To the podium; the ceremony should begin soon,” Cadence smirked while she moved in, patting his side,

“Just relax; my husband was also nervous when we first met.”

“Oh… How did that go? I mean, you and him meeting?” Dusk found himself asking while following behind the busty Goddess.

“Oh, It was nice; I met him while working at a local strip club, getting prayer and worship. He had too many drinks, then asked me to marry him, and boom, we’ve been happy for the last few years. We even have a son together.” She smiled more as she thought back at the child at home with her Husband, Shining armor; she had wanted to bring them with her but imagined it would have been more trouble than anything.

“Though I suppose you could blame me for getting you in this situation since I was the one who caused all this,” Cadence spoke while continuing to pass by the tables. Her hand reached up, adjusting her glasses. Dusk couldn’t help but wonder why a Goddess would even need glasses. Dusk imagined it would have been too rude to ask her and decided to let it be.

“How so?” He asked while Cadence giggled,

“Well, Liesmith had been harassing me and caused more trouble because I rejected him, so my Husband and I had to take him down. Then he somehow brought himself back from the dead and needed to be taken down a second time. But that time, he took Apollo down with him.”

Dusk wasn’t sure what to say but shook his head,

“I mean… Shit happens. But I’m just surprised that she picked me; I mean, she could have picked a soldier or someone who was a hero. But me, I’m no one, a big nothing.” Dusk said while Cadence led him off to the front stage.

“Well, I can tell you’re a no one; you’re someone, and what Sombra see’s in you, well, that’s her choice. She might answer the question. Maybe talk to her when this is all over with. But hard to tell with her; there are times that she seems so distant even with our pantheon.” She smiled while they stopped where the arches were, flowers lining the wooden frames.

“Listen, this is where I leave you, but know you’re not alone; my husband felt the same way when we got married; he’s mortal, just like you. Same as my sister; she married a human also.”

“You gods seem to marry a lot of mortals. Is it an American pantheon thing or what?” Dusk joked, but Cadence shrugged.

“Not sure; I know if we go where we’re needed. Sombra knows that, and you’re where you’re needed.” She smiled and kissed him on the forehead, managing not to leave any lipstick on his head as she moved over to the chairs. The other gods began walking around, joining the rest. The wedding was close to the beginning.

Dusk stands on the right side, looking nervous as the gods take their seats. Each of them was watching him. It somehow felt weird as he shuffled a bit. That was when the wedding music started playing, the piano off to the side slowly playing as Cadence stood next to Dusk; she smirked while holding the book as Dusk saw her.

As she walked down the aisle, Sombra wore an elegant white dress. Rose petals fell off behind like they were raining from the sky. Dusk noticed cherubs were flying behind her, small children holding two gold rings. Another one was the flower girl looking cute as a button. At the same time, Sombra walked on carefully, her head tipped down, obscuring her face from him.

Dusk wasn’t sure how to feel about this. The looks on him as he imagined if he tried to run away or do anything. He might not get that far away. He could picture Aries sitting next to a blond-haired woman who wore a delicate dress showing off her cleavage, who would have thrown a spear right at him and wouldn’t have missed. His eyes were on the Goddess as the music continued.

This is my life now, and I’m marrying a Goddess. I mean, my life could have been worst. Dusk thought while he felt his palms sweating. He tried everything he could to avoid freaking out as he watched the woman come closer. Eventually, she stopped standing right in front of him. Her head tilted down. Dusk could see the slight smile growing on her face.

Cadence spoke up, her voice growing louder as she ensured every God could hear them. She smirked, looking at Sombra and Dusk, as she went on, her words carefully spoken and read through what looked like an ancient tome. She watched Dusk with a light smile as She grabbed their hands.

“Promise to hold each other, to care for each other sick or well. You will be bound by the edge of eternity until one crumbles. May you keep one together in the heart of the other. Sombra, Leader of the American gods, The Firstborn from revolution, and giver of strength, do you take Dusk, son of humanity, son of Nightlight, and Twilight Velvet, as your husband?”

Sombra looked towards Dusk, a smile on her face. She kept that calm look as she nodded and spoke carefully, “I do.”

Cadence looked at Dusk, the smile on her face, as she gave him a toothy grin. His heart pounded, sweat glistening from his forehead as she spoke.

“Do you, Dusk Shine, Son of man, the child born from the depths of the earth, and resident of Ohio? Take Sombra, for better or worse, In sickness and health until I take you from this world.” As he looked towards Sombra, Dusk felt a shiver run down his back like she had just touched him there. The soft expression on her face while he looked at the veil over her face.

“I—I, I….” His voice felt dry, as he imagined he could have ran. Running far away from here as he felt like his feet was frozen solid, But he couldn’t move—such a thing while. Yet the way she looked at him, those soft eyes, the passion behind them, and more human-like, caused his heart to pound faster.

“I do.” He spoke the words, and their bodies slowly glowed without warning. He watched as this glow turned into rope wrapping around and interlocking with each other. Such a sight and he wasn’t sure how to react to it. As he felt something push into him. Cadence gave a wide smirk as she exclaimed,

“You may kiss the bride.” Without warning, Sombra moved in, grabbing Dusk by the head, and she pulled him in for a long passionate kiss. Their lips meshed together as Lewis found himself looking at the woman. Eventually, his eyes closed, and he would soon return the kiss. The cheering sound came from the crowd while. They would hold themselves for the longest time. Dusk finds himself lost in the embrace like he forgot that the real world existed. It was something about it that just screamed he wanted more.

Then Sombra pulled back from the kiss. Such a thing as he looked over at the Goddess, who gave a light smirk.

“Well, come on, Husband, I’m sure we can have a couple of drinks.” The Goddess spoke as she moved around, grabbing his hands and dragging him away from the altar. The various gods gave a big cheer as the two ran past them. None noticed the scowl coming from one God while he sat there. Not happy being at this wedding.

The party had begun while the reception went off without a hitch. Dusk laughed while Loki got on stage; his story was funny.

“I say the last time I went to a wedding, it ended in disaster. I somehow convinced Thor to wear a dress because the groom stole his hammer. We got a great fight, so we all had a great time. Now I wonder, Sombra, are you secretly just Thor in a dress!” Loki was laughing till the hammer was thrown at him. Which caused the group to laugh, as the blond hair god wasn’t as amused.

Dusk found himself laughing as the gods started giving him a drink; Ra had given him this one golden drink, and whatever was in it caused Dusk to see, in his own words, some crazy Shit; Ra somehow looked like a giant eagle-headed man, instead of the pristine Black man in a fine suit, This made him stumble around, away from Sombra as he found himself laughing more,

“What was in that stuff!” Dusk called out while he would suddenly grab a random woman and dance with her, jolly as a drunk, as he giggled more. The woman, or Goddess, Dusk couldn’t remember, just laughed as she went with the flow. Without warning, another woman tapped the random Goddess's shoulder and spoke up. It seemed like Dusks's drunken behavior amused the gods.

“May I take this dance? He is my husband, after all.” She spoke with a calming voice while the other woman nodded,

“No problem might want to get him some water; I don’t think he can take his ambrosia.” Whoever this woman was giggled as she handed him off to Sombra.

“You soon, perrdy,” Dusk spoke as he felt her taking his hand as he started to move around in a circle. If someone was watching him and there were, they would have described how he was dancing as if they were watching a giraffe walking for the first time.

Sombra found herself rolling her eyes as she muttered,

“Last time, I let him drink with those two.”: she eyed over at Thor and Loki, the two of them drinking down more mead as she grabbed her husband’s hand, dragging him away from the woman, as she pulled him in close. A smirked as she looked at him. After drinking more ambrosia than a human should have, he looked drunk as a skunk. Yet somehow, it looked cute as she helped him sway.

Sombra watched her drunk husband, knowing he’ll be punished in the morning when the stuff wore out. She tried; the crowd watching him might have thought he was some seal trying to move around right side up. They held back their laugh at the fear of what Sombra would do to them.

“So, my drunk husband, how does it feel to be married.”

“I’m married. I thought I was drunk, eh I hope sheee pretty like you.” He muttered, his head going on her shoulder, swaying her hip. Sombra thought off the urge to snort while she patted his back, adding a bit of divine energy to him. Just enough so that his headache wasn’t too bad; after all, he wasn’t making himself look too much like an ass—just a weird seal.

Dusk had been barred from the drinks, and Loki and Thor were banned from being near him while Dusk slowly sobered up. He was tipsy when they pulled off her garter, sending it to the crowd. Old man Zeus caught it before immediately throwing it to the side, while the woman beside him looked at him with a death glare. Besides, Zeus might have been the biggest horn dog, but while his wife was around, he had some common sense.

By the end of it all, and the last of the drinks were finished, and everything was put away, Sombra helped the staggering Dusk off to the limo. The back of it reading Just married! An amusing sight while cans were put on the end, including a severed head, compliments from one of the Hindu gods, Though neither knew who it was. Dusk is sitting in the limo. Dusk was the first one inside, Sombra pushing him in while she fussed with her dress. In contrast, he was watching her get right in. Such a thing as he found himself looking at her in a new light.

“Perty.” He grunted, his voice slurring, but Sombra knew he would sober up sooner or later. Sombra managed to get herself right into that limo with a hard sigh as she sat down next to him for a good minute, a composed smile as she looked back at her husband.

“So, did you have a good night?” She spoke up with that wicked grin; Dusk nodded, though he groaned for a second. While Sombra moved in her sultry voice, whispering into his ear. “Well, thats good cause once you’re sobered up and we get to our honeymoon, I imagine we’re going to be consummating the marriage. My drunken seal.” She chuckled while grabbing his leg. Dusk nodded more,

“I think Ahm is getting there. Just give me an hour.” He leaned back, feeling himself getting comfortable by then. Yet soon, he thought he heard something. It was soft but felt like a ticking in his ear.

“Sombra… there’s a ticking. What is that?” Dusk groaned, feeling the noise going to his head as it continued. Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick.

“What are you talking about, Dusk?” Sombra said, looking at her husband, unsure what he might have meant.

“There’s a ticking; it sounds like a clock,” Dusk said, his voice turning back to normal as he rubbed his head. Sombra’s eyes widened as she had an idea of what he might have been talking about, suddenly calling out to the driver.

“Stop the limo!” The tires squealed as the car stopped right then. Sombra reached out, grabbing Dusk, and she threw him right out of the limo. He slid against the asphalt. He groaned as he moved around the grass while he saw Sombra pulling herself out of the limo. Barely moving out there, as the Limo exploded in a glorious blaze. The fire around her consumed Sombra as she moved away. Dusk watched in horror, feeling himself sobering up as he raised his hands, screaming in horror, watching as the fire consumed her.

“No!” He exclaimed the horrors as he saw the flames slowly dying out of the Limo, a black husk. A long pause while he looked at it. Feeling the heat beating off his face. At the same time, he wasn’t sure how he could react to such a sight.

“Dusk, is something wrong?” Sombra’s voice appeared behind him as He stopped finding himself blinking while he turned around. Sombra stood there, her dress on fire, as he watched in horror,

“You on fire!” He called out, running towards her, ready to put the flames out, something to stop the fire, but she raised a hand.

“Not a good idea. This is Greek fire. If it gets on you, the flames might consume you, and there’s barely anything we could do to put it out.” She reached over, taking the dress as she stood there wearing simply a bra and panties; the dress vanished as she let out a long sigh.

“This sucks; I liked that dress,” Sombra muttered, more annoyed at such a thing as she looked back at Dusk. The worried look on his face while she smiled,

“You ok there, honey.” She smirked while Dusk was trying to find the exact words to say.

“I mean, I just kind of saw you consumed by fire… that’s all; how are you even, oh right, Goddess.”

“You’re darn tooting it, hubby, Though it’s sweet that you came over to try and save sweet ol me.” She moved over, hugging him, her grip was tight, “Sure, you might not have been able to get much done, but its so sweet you considered risking your life to try and save me.” She leaned in, kissing his head, her soft lips pressing against him felt so warm, even with the Greek fire warming the area.

“Who could have caused this? I mean, who would have wanted us dead?” Dusk asked, watching as the car continued to burn away until nothing remained.

“A good few might have wanted me dead, but using Greek fire makes no sense. It wouldn’t do anything to me.” Sombra said, finding herself even more confused but shaking her head.

“We better head to our hotel room, I was hoping we could have done this the easy way, but well hold on.” Sombra’s hand swiped the air, moving slowly as if she was cutting something, and there a green light appeared. She reached over, holding his hand with the other as she muttered.

“Hold on there, baby.” She pulled him into the light, a hard flash as Dusk felt himself holding onto her. The light dimmed away while he followed her, and soon they walked through the empty nothingness. Such a thing as they moved through, he couldn’t help but find himself asking,

“What is this?” His voice seemed to echo.

“It’s the world between worlds. If you want to call it anything, I guess it’s limbo, but I once heard a man call it the abomination of outer horror. I think his name was Lovecraft. At least, that’s what I heard from the rumors. The human finds himself here by accident. He went completely mad when we got a hold of him. Spouting on about the outer gods and horrors one should never see.”

“And you think it was a good idea to bring me through this if that guy went insane?” Dusk found himself asking more, shocked, while he tried to focus on Sombra, yet at the same time, he felt like something, somewhere, was watching him. He had no idea where or when, but his spine chilled, imagining what it could be.

“No worry, you’re with me, just hold my hand and don’t go off the trail. I promise you’ll be safe. I normally don’t take it this way. Unless it’s work. But I’m making an exception for us now. Besides, This area affects mortals differently. They see things. But I promise you, nothing will happen as long as I’m with you.” Sombra spoke as he listened to her voice, trying to focus on anything but that feeling. He thought he heard scurrying like bugs crawling all around him.

“Not a fan of this place,” Dusk muttered, trying to fight off an anxiety attack, as he heard Sombra giggle.

“No worry, once we’re out of here, you don’t have to take it. It’s been a rough night.” Soon Dusk could see the light, a bright white one, like he was about to enter into heaven’s light. He wanted to go there, get away from this lonely darkness, as he moved In closer. Feeling the Goddess rubbing the back of his hand.

“There, there just relax. Almost out of here.” She muttered as they soon began passing right through the light. Her being his guiding angel. They passed through the bright light and out on the other side, the appearance of the hotel, as they looked at it, nothing fancy like the Hilton, but more over the holiday inn. Dusk found his mouth dropped as they were nowhere near where the limo had been.

“See it wasn’t all that bad it’s not like you—.” But before she could say anything Dusk ran over to the closes garbage can and started puking his guts out, everything he drank and ate spilling out into the trash, as Sombra shook her head, “Never mind, we should get checked in.”

They headed over to the hotel, Dusk feeling pretty foul as he shook his head,

“Yeah, not doing that again; I’d say we take the bus.” He groaned while sobered up; whatever that place had done accelerated his body as he was no longer a drunk fool but felt like he had just gotten pushed into the hangover's beginning stage. Sombra is talking to the desk clerk, who didn’t seem to notice how Sombra was standing there in her underwear. Dusk wasn’t sure how to react to t

“Don’t worry I promise you I won’t do that; now come on let’s go to our hotel room.” She smirked, holding the key card, and they headed to their room.

“I’ve got to ask, why this area? Not that I’m denying but I honestly imagined you would have picked something a bit more fancy.”

“Well, it’s a simple place, a bit cheap, especially since we’re celebrating our honey, and I don’t like the Hilton; it's too stuffy for me.” She snorted, “Ever been in the hotel room, well, it’s the same as any other but overly expensive, and still has the cum stains on the bed. Beside. I figured you’d be more comfortable with something not as high-end, baby.” She smirked while they entered into their room—the key card going off.

They walked in, and Dusk knew one thing the room was highly different. Transformed it reminded him more of a stereotypical Honeymoon suit.. A heart-shaped bed, a hot tub in the corner, the lights shining brightly while Dusk walked in more shocked while looking back at his Goddess wife.

Author's Note

Hey Guy's hope you enjoy the chapter sorry it took so long, just one of those thigns I've got some chapters in the work. Though if your wondering why i didn't bring out the spicy marriage consumation, Well guess what coming up next chapter hehe.