Daughter Dearest

epilogue

The sun rose dreadfully slowly on the morning of September second.

Birds sang their morning songs, awakening those who hadn't been up for hours already. Golden rays caressed Venus's face as she sat on the vanity bench, allowing her mother style her hair, rather than the maids who were happily styling Charlie's, Vaggie's, Wanda's, and Natasha's instead.

She could already hear the sound of guests from other realms arriving - the guests from realms that Asgard had strong alliances with, namely.

She could even see the Bifrost bringing guests in every so often.

There were three hours until she would walk down the aisle.
Three hours before she would take Lucifer's name and vow to stay at his side.
Three hours before her family would be complete.

She could see her dress hanging up on the door, lace and silky white fabric with gorgeous gold embroidery in some places. The dress was stunning. It wasn't too puffy or tight - it fit like a glove and made her look even more like a princess.

"Are you nervous?" Frigga inquired upon seeing her daughter staring at the dress, a look of trepidation crossing over her features.

"I shouldn't be." Venus replied. Her eyes snapped to the mirror she sat in front of, meeting her mother's kind eyes as she smiled.

"It's normal to be nervous on your wedding day. . . I'd be more concerned if you weren't. . . I remember the day I married Odin. I was a wreck, Venus. . . I considered running off before I remembered why I was there."

"You loved him."

"Precisely. . . I was nervous because my whole life was about to change. Yours will change too." Frigga reminded her. "You've never been a fan of change, but this will be a good one. . ."

Venus only nodded in response, watching closely as her mother made the final touches on her hair before enlisting help to get her dress on.

The sun only rose higher into the sky, the golden rays becoming pure white light as it reached mid morning.

A knock on the door pierced the nervous air. . . A maid opened it slightly to momentarily converse with the guard on the other side before stepping back and closing the door.

"They are ready to begin." The younger maid, Venus believed her name was Asta, spoke. She curtsied and made way for the Queen of Asgard.

Those few hours had gone by quickly, and now her future was waiting for her down below. . . Being broadcasted in Hell for those who cared to watch, courtesy of Vox, who had been willing to hand the technology over for the big day.

With words of encouragement, Frigga left the room. . .

The King and Queen would walk first, showing their willingness to allow the unification between the two realms.

Thor and Loki would walk next, showing their willingness to back those who raised them. . . Then after her brothers would be Sif and the warriors three, followed by Venus's four 'maidens' as well as Lucifer's chosen four men.

And then finally, she would walk alone.

The guard returned with another not long after Frigga had left, taking Charlie, Vaggie, Wanda, and Natasha with one, and leaving the other with Venus so she could be to the set of doors she had to be at, at the proper time.

Two minutes passed and they began walking down the stairs and into the alcove where the maids would fix her dress properly before it was her turn to walk.

Venus took a deep breath and grabbed her bouquet just before she heard the song change to the one she specifically requested. . . The maids and guards stepped out of view just in time for the large oak doors to swing open, revealing her to the massive room filled to the brim with many different people.