Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
The problem with the scene is that it doesn't make any climatic sense. Orsted attacked with the intention to kill Rudy for good. The end. Then screen fades to black and back, and now Rudy is alive ... saved by Orsted?!
No, it faded to black with the girl going "Hey, wait a minute, what if he's..."...and then he's alive. Which is an important distinction.

Quote Originally Posted by Kraco View Post
After all, he decided to kill Rudeus simply because Rudeus knew about the Man-God. There could be a number of explanations for reversing the decision.
The first thing that comes to mind is "If he's connected to the Man God, maybe we can use him to GET to the Man God, so you can kill him."