Chapter 13: Peace… was never an option!

Chapter 13: Peace... was never an option!

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Third-person pov.

tgard's plan was quite simple, to challenge the gods to impossible challenges, use his castle to 'record' the gods' humiliating performance, and send to the other races subordinate to the Aesir gods through runes, and show them their ' protectors', this would lead to other races being more receptive to joining the Jotuns in their rebellion.

It is a fact that races subordinate to the gods are now more insecure with their leader's new form of leadership, not least because the kingdom of Asgard was forged by war.

A warrior kingdom, with a leader who now prefers diplomacy over retaliation against other pantheons. Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

tgard wanted new leadership, a leadership that other pantheons were afraid to face.

Odin was still feared right after the war against the Vanir gods.

But over the years, some have felt that... Odin was getting soft; some races blamed his wife, Frigg, others thought that when Odin drank from the waters of Mimisbrunnr he now preferred more dialogue than fighting.

More than one thing was certain in tgard's mind.

The other pantheons are not afraid of the Nordic pantheon... And that is a mistake.

'Nice words' do not stop others from invading the Nordic territory.

What prevents other pantheons from invading is something simple.

Cruelty.

The cruelty of the Aesir gods was legendary during wars.

And this, the leaders of some races respected.

Unlike Odin, the leaders respect only one thing: Strength.

Without strength, you don't keep the leaders together.

And as Odin no longer demonstrates his 'strength', the other races began to feel insecure; and tgard would seize that chance.

The challenges were intended to show the weakness of the future leader of the Aesir's closest allies; ironically it was the last race to submit to the Aesir.

The Vanir gods.

tgard knew how much Prince Frey loved his sister, so he made Frey a target.

Having one of Odin's bastard sons humiliated was also a bonus.

Or at least... That's what tgard initially thought.

"*Hic* Hey~...Bring me more" said Thor.

"... More?" asked tgard confused.

"Yes! *Hic* Bring me more mead!" Thor said with a smile.

Now tgard was in disbelief.

He's just done the impossible of depleting a 'planet of mead' and still wants more?

"II would like to finish the challenges firstOnly then can I deliver more mead" said tgard.

"Hmm~... Alright~ *Hic* but I hope I get the same amount of mead after these challenges are over, if not..." said Thor.

Now tgard looked upset.

After all... It looked like Thor had threatened him.

"Was that a threat, Prince Thor? Under MY roof, and the 'guest law'?" asked tgard.

Automatically, most of the Jotuns were taking up their weapons.

At the same time, Frey and Sif began to get nervous.

"Threaten? *Hic* Oh no, I don't make threats" Thor said smiling.

The Jotuns seemed to have calmed down and began to drop their weapons.

Until Thor continued to speak...

"*Hic*I make promises though~" said Thor.

As soon as Thor said these words the majority of the Jotuns again grabbed their weapons and were ready to fight.

But tgard raised a hand, and the Jotuns stopped.

While tgard wouldn't mind breaking guest law and killing the Asgardians, there was one small problem.

He wanted to bring other races into his rebellion.

And violating guest law would not be ideal for tgard's plans.

Anyone who violates the guest law will be marked for life as someone unreliable, being ostracized.

"Certainly, Prince Thor... Shall we go to the next challenge?" asked tgard through gritted teeth.

- Timeskip: 5 minutes.

Third-person pov.

"Your next challenge will be lift this house cat," said tgard.

The cat, of the Norwegian forest breed, had its fur gray color and its eyes were amber.

For some reason... Sif didn't feel comfortable with this cat.

"This is no ordinary cat..." whispered Sif to Frey.

"... Why do you think that?" asked Frey confused.

"The previous challenge was not normal... You and I faced specific 'personifications' for our challenges, I even understand that we lost 'fairly'... But what about Thor's first challenge? That horn had more mead than it looked... That cat, it can't be a simple cat," replied Sif.

As Sif thought about the giant cat, she was interrupted by tgard's voice.

"Your challenge is simple Asgardianlift the cat off the ground," said tgard.

"*Hic*...Okay~" said Thor.

Thor then addressed the cat, who was much bigger than he was. The cat just looked at Thor.

And when Thor was inches from the cat, he held up his hand.

" You know~ I never liked cats *Hic* So we can do it the easy way or the hard way" said Thor.

The cat just looked at Thor and hissed.

"Okay thenI was hoping it was the hard way," Thor said, as he cracked his knuckles.

The cat just hissed...until Thor slapped it silent, surprising the Jotuns once more.

*Slap*

"*Hic* Respect my authority!" said Thor, as he hit the cat a few more times.

After a good spanking, the cat found itself in Thor's hands... Being lifted off the ground.

The vision looked like... A man lifting a cat of the size of an elephant.

"*Hic* Let's get on with it! I want my mead!" said Thor, dropping the cat.

As soon as the cat fell to the ground he started running out of the castle as fast as possible.

For tgard this was a feat no one could have done... After all the 'cat' was another son of Angrboda... His name was Jrmungandr, Migarsormr himself in disguise.

Seeing that Thor managed to tie the score made both Sif and Frey happy.

But it made tgard hesitate to go on with the next challenge.

At this time tgard was contemplating killing the Asgardians and continuing his rebellion without the support of other races; there was only one more challenge left, it would be the tiebreaker.

After some consideration... tgard smiled.

He knew exactly which challenge would be perfect to humiliate Odin's son.

"I must sayI am impressed, Prince Thor. As the last challenge will be something definitive... It is only fair that it is a competition of strength" said tgard.

"Oh? *Hic* A fight? All right then," said Thor.

It was then that a person the size of Sif, 6' feet, approached Thor.

It was an old lady.

"Huh?*Hic*" Thor was confused.

Would he have to fight an old lady?

"Don't underestimate her, son of Odin... No man or woman has been able to defeat Elli. In fact, I don't think anyone can beat her in the test of strength, she remains undefeated," explained tgard with a smile.

Frey looked confused.

How could an old lady never be defeated in a test of strength?

Sif wasn't looking at the old woman or tgard... She was looking at the other Jotuns in the ballroom, who wore a victorious smile.

"Something is not right," Sif said to herself.

Thor just stared at the old woman.

"Welllet's go then," Thor said.

- Timeskip: 5 minutes.

The field was defined, a circle on the ground would serve as a fighting ring.

"Let the challenge begin!" said tgard.

The sound of a trumpet echoed through the hall.

Soon Elli leaped toward Thor.

And then she grabbed Thor's arms, no matter how ridiculous the situation... Sif realized that the old woman was managing to dominate Thor.

"You are the strongest guy I know Thor! Show this old woman what you're capable of!" shouted Frey, rooting for his friend.

"*Hic* Shut up Frey! When this is over I'll make you cry blood!" said Thor turning his head to face Frey.

"Oh? And what's your type then? Maybe I'll kill them in Asgard and then feed you with their meat" asked Jotun.

It was then that Sif noticed a small movement on the broken table.

And then she smiled.

"I've always had a thing for redheads," Sif said.

As soon as Sif responded, a scream of pain resounded in the hall.

"AAAAARRRGH!"

Everyone looked towards the scream.

It was Hugi.

He was lying on the floor... His legs seemed to be broken in two different places, at the knee, and the ankle.

"*Hic* first rule when facing someone fast... Aim for the legs first" someone said.

It was Thor, who was walking slowly towards Hugi's head.

When Thor got close, he then looked into Hugi's eyes.

"Just then aim for the head," Thor said, raising his fist.

Then Thor punched Hugi in the head.

As soon as the fist made contact with Hugi's face, the head exploded.

And so, Hugi was the first Jotun to die after centuries after the last war.

And Thor was the first god to kill a Jotun... alone.

Thor then walked towards Mjolnir.

No one made a move as they were still processing what had happened.

Thor then grabbed the Mjolnir and walked towards Sif and Frey.

Ignoring the looks the Jotuns were giving him.

"*Hic*... Sif"

This seemed to wake up Sif.

"Take Frey and get out of here... Use your new boots and cape to run faster," Thor said.

"Wait a minute! I won't leave you here!" said Sif.

"It wasn't a request," Thor said, looking into Sif's eyes.

Sif was silent and looked at Hugi's body on the ground, then at Frey.

And then she looked at Thor again.

"Even if you want me to leave... We are surrounded" said Sif, pointing to the rest of the Jotuns who were hesitating to take the first step... Because they were facing Thor.

"*Hic* No problem~" Thor replied with a smile.

Thor then looked at tgard who was in shock.

"Hey, ~*Hic*...Thanks for violating the guest's rights first~" said Thor.

As soon as Thor finished speaking, he slammed the Mjolnir into the wall, creating cracks.

The wall of the ballroom soon gave way and showed the castle gates, which were still in the ground.

This seemed to wake up the Jotuns.

"Kill them! Kill them now!" shouted tgard, picking up his warhammer.

Sif just looked at Thor.

"I promise to bring reinforcements," Sif said seriously before grabbing a princess-style Frey and running out of the castle.

As soon as Sif passed through the gate, Thor turned towards the Jotuns who were only a few meters away.

"Ah, Sif~ *Hic*... I am the 'reinforcement'" said Thor with a manic smile, holding up the Mjolnir.

- Location: Jotunheim/outside the tgard castle/Sif and Frey.

Third personal POV.

As soon as Sif left the castle, she quickly formed a transport rune, with her destination being an island in Migarr (Midgard), where there was at the door to sbr, the bridge of the Aesir, also known as Bilrst.

Before Sif goes through the portal, she hears the sound.

*BOOM*

And then the earth shook.

Sif decided not to waste any more time and go through the portal.

- Location: Migarr (Midgard)/future island Svalbard.

A portal opened and Sif carrying Frey exited it. She then ran towards a rune circle on the ground, which was located in the center of the island.

"Heimdallr!" shouted Sif looking at the sky.

A barrier then rose and a rainbow-colored light descended from the sky and hit the rune.

When the glow was gone Sif and Frey were gone.

- Location: the kingdom of Asgard/ Himinbjrg (home of Heimdallr).

Sif, carrying Frey, appeared after a glow about a rune, by this time they were on the highest mountain in Asgard.

"Sif! What is happening?!" asked Heimdallr, the only guard on the Aesir bridge, responsible for blowing the trumpet, the Gjallarhorn, when the Ragnarok happens; and that according to the prophecy, the sound that Gjallarhorn will make will be heard by all nine realms.

"We do not have time! I need to tell King Odin!" said Sif.

"Warn about what?!" asked Heimdallr exasperated.

Sif just said one word.

"War"

- Location: Jotunheim/ tgard castle.

Third-person pov.

While Sif may have looked worried... Someone was having fun.

"Hahahahaha!*Hic* Keep coming Jotuns! Come on! Hahaha," roared Thor in defiance.

Thor leaped towards the nearest Jotun and hammered its head, causing the head to explode.

Bloodstained the floor and walls of the tgard castle's ballroom; bodies of Jotuns, or what was left of them, were strewn on the ground.

Thor then landed on a table and raised his hammer to block an ax.

"You are not leaving here alive Asgardian!" said the ax user, it was Logi.

"*Hic* I'll leave... But you won't be there to see me come out of this pile of rubble!" Thor replied.

Thor then applied pressure to Mjolnir and thrust the ax, then leaped towards Logi's head.

*Snap*

That was the noise Logis neck made when Thor kicked him.

Logi's body then fell to the ground.

"Body number 66 *Hic*... Who is next?!" said Thor, smiling.

And then other Jotuns ran towards Thor.

Neither Thor nor the Jotuns noticed that Thor's back, from time to time, emitted a red glow...

And so Thor fought, bathing in the blood of the Jotuns.

Until after a while...

Thor then blocked a warhammer with Mjolnir.

"You! You destroyed everything!" it was tgard, who had the hammer, and by the face... He was quite irritated.

"Huh?~*Hic*... Are you going to cry?~" Thor asked, with a mocking smile.

Thor had been fighting traditionally for some time now, just using Mjolnir and his strength.

During the fight, Thor was looking for a single person.

The person? It was the Jotun who was controlling this castle to deny any kind of magic... And this Jotun was now in front of Thor.

"I have *Hic* to thank... for saving me the time to look for you," Thor said.

Thor then pushed tgard's hammer using Mjolnir.

tgard then backed away and was ready to strike Thor again...

Until the Mjolnir hit tgard's head, causing it to explode.

The Mjolnir then stopped in midair and remained afloat, until it returned towards Thor's hands.

Now the Jotuns got nervous... With the death of tgard, the castle no longer had the effect of nullifying magic.

As soon as Thor grabbed the Mjolnir, lightning began to form around him. So Thor imbued his divine power in the form of lightning into Mjolnir, and then it looked like he 'fell' backward... Until he stopped his 'fall'; and there he remained, with his back arched downward.

Thor then looked at the nearest Jotun.

It was Skrymir... He was missing his left arm and was using a spear to support himself as his right leg was broken.

"... Mercy," said Skrymir fearfully.

"*Hic*... NO MERCY!" Thor replied.

Thor then attacked.

*BOOM*

The earth then shook and the roar of thunder resounded in Jotunheim.

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