CHAPTER 10 - Tony feels weak so does Steve

"Why don't we just ask him?" said Natasha pointing at the screen where the subject of their discussion was seen sitting cross-legged in his cell with the back of his palms on his knees and his index fingers making a circle with his thumbs three fingers flat and his mouth moving like he was chanting.

"How did he get up so soon?"(Steve)

"What do you mean?"(Carol Danvers)

"The hit I knocked him unconscious with should have had him down for hours." everyone looked at Steve weirdly

"You said he wasn't an enemy."(Bruce)

"Does not mean I would gamble our lives on that feeling."(Steve)

"He seems to be speaking, can you turn on the sound?"(Thor)

"Sure."(Stark)

And as the sound of chanting 'Om Namah Shivaya' came out.

"ah-ha," Banner exclaimed.

"What is it?" Asked Carol as everyone looked at him.

"He's meditating."(Bruce)

"Isn't meditation done in silence?"(Stark)

"How should I put it, you guys know I lived in India for some time right I learned most about my anger management there. I won't go into detail but what he is doing is a mix of meditation, prayer and cardiovascular exercise."(Bruce)

"So you mean to say that after being put in a cell by Avengers 'the mightiest heroes of the earth' for attacking them in their home, while we are here butting heads and discussing what to do with him instead of panicking or showing any fear he is spending his time leisurely by meditating?!"(Stark)

"That is one biased way to look at it, but yes."(Bruce)

"Fine then, hats off to him. Oh, Friday found something more, it's unimportant." Stark says looking back from his projector.

"What is it, any information can be useful in negotiation and interrogation?"(Natasha)

"His grandmother was a priestess in Rameshwaram Temple and his family name is Rudra."(Stark)

"Oh."(Banner)

"What is it?"(Natasha)

"His name is awesome."(Banner)

"What does that mean?"(Natasha)

"Well in Indian culture old families believe names have power and can often tell the life story and character of a person so naming is done after careful consideration, google can tell you more but from what I know Rudra is associated with an avatar of lord Shiva one of the three great Hindu Gods, The Rudra avatar is mostly associated with storms, upheaval, might, fearsomeness and righteous wrath."(Bruce)

"Damn the family name Tony feels weak after that so does Steve, No offence cap."(Tony)

"None taken." (Steve)

(AN- Steve felt a cultural shock and Thor realized he was the God of only Thunder.)

"So who will talk to him?"(Carol)

"I will go."(Steve)

"Then we will monitor from here and keep your earpiece on."(Natasha)

So captain left the room and went to the holding cell.

MC POV

After I woke up I found myself in a cell and my mind was no longer clouded by anger.

Though I still felt the anger bubbling within so I decided to meditate on the name of the Lord to cleanse myself of my rage and attain a peaceful mind and started my chant of his name.

After meditating for a while I had completely cleared my mind and reflected on my actions and stopped when I heard someone's footsteps, I opened my eyes and stood up.

When I saw Steve Rogers entering the room I put my hands together bowed my head and spoke "I apologise for attacking you earlier" and straightened my head and looked at him.

Steve looked startled.

STEVE POV

I was startled, I was not expecting that apology.

"Does he think an apology would cut it?" sounded Stark's voice in the earpiece.

"No, apologising for my mistake is my duty and the right to forgive or not resides with those whom I inconvenienced or harmed Mr Stark." the boy said, he definitely heard Stark, and his reply silenced my earpiece.

'I like this boy, but let's move on to the main subject.' I thought as I turned off the earpiece so that he would not find out the others.

"I have some questions for you."

"Please." He said as he sat down cross-legged again and gestured to me, I sat down in front of him with the bars separating us.

"So what is your name?"

"Before we begin can I ask if everyone from the Avengers is listening?"

"Yes," I answered truthfully.

"Then I request that no trace of our conversation here remains as it may prove harmful if leaked and as much as I believe the character of everyone present I do not believe in something that cannot be stolen."

"Do it, Tony." I said as I turned on the earpiece.

"Fine, but how will we know about the talk?"

"You can come face to face Mr. Stark and if you doubt my credibility you can come armed."

"Fine then we will talk face to face I preferred that anyway."(Thor)

And so I was freed from my cell and followed Captain Rogers to the penthouse, when I arrived everyone was already there.

Third Person POV

"Are you ready for questioning? Who goes first?"(Stark)

"Let me. So why did you attack us?"(Steve)

"My grandparents and great-grandma just turned to dust one day and as I came to New York looking for the one friend I have I saw the news today at the airport, then the sadness I was bottling up turned into anger like never before took over me putting my rational mind on the backseat and I looked for the only outlet to vent and since I could not find the murderer of my grandparents I found the next best target."

"So you mean to say you wanted to kill us because you were angry?"(Natasha)

"No, while I was angry I was not completely mindless. I did now want to kill anyone, at most just beat you guys up and put some bruises on your face."

"So you marched into Avengers tower to beat up all of us alone?"(Thor)

"Yes."

"You thought you could do that alone?"(Carol)

"My mind did not think about the outcome, all I could think about was beating up you guys to bruised and swollen faces that was what my mind painted as the desired outcome."

"So why are you not fighting now?"(Stark)

"Well I know you guys are not at fault in the matter and I am back to normal. I am sorry for my loss of control."

"So who trained you to fight?"(Natasha)

"My great-grandma from my father's side trained my body, senses, agility, body coordination and battle awareness and an ancestor from my mother's side further trained me in martial arts and polished my physique."

"Great-Grandma? How old is she?"(Steve)

"She was over 80 when I was trained by her."

"She trained you at such old age, how?"(Banner)

"Please don't think of her as some weak old lady even today I don't think I can win against her and she would be almost 90 if she were here."

"Damn, are you sure?"(Stark)

"Yes I am pretty sure she would win against me if she was younger by some years she would probably have made a quick work of me?"

"Is she an enhanced or alien?"(Carol)

"No she is 100% human but she comes from a line of what you guys would call battle priests."

"Like the ones in 'Mahabharata'?"(Bruce)

"Not as exaggerated as the ones in the tale but you are not wrong."

"Damn."

And the Avengers sat there in shock thinking how if a few old women like her could come and demolish them.