One Progresses & One Begins

'...Damn it.'

When Abaddon stepped through the portal into his backyard, he immediately regretted not appearing in the house instead. 

Evidently his children had chosen this spot to break the news to their girlfriends, and he had walked right smack into the aftermath.

'...I just wanted to go into the training room and spar with Bekka for a bit.' 

Sometimes, even an emperor can not avoid an uncomfortable conversation or two. 

When his wives passed through the portal after him, they were not interested in fleeing the scene, and instead felt like they'd just stumbled into a drama play. 

He could feel their giddy excitement and wondered just what part of this they found so amusing.

Suddenly, Jasmine spoke up, clearly feeling betrayed and her fists trembling with anger. 

"I thought you were a kind man, but the entire time we were here you were only thinking about killing my mother and stealing our land!"