Chapter 19: Troublesome Family!

Chapter 19: Troublesome Family!

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- Location: Niflheim / ljnir (Castle / Hall of Hel)

Pov. Thor.

I will not lie, I have never seen my 'cousin' Hel in all my 100 years of life.

After all, I only learned of her existence after my bloodthirsty adventure in Jotunheim.

So seeing that she was already being revered as 'Queen of the Underworld' was a little...worrying? I don't know if this is the best definition...

As soon as I entered the palace I followed the instructions of the man and woman from before, who introduced themselves as Ganglati and Ganglot respectively and found myself in a kind of throne room.

The 'throne', for some reason, looked more like a... bed? I think Ganglot referred to Hel's throne as Kr.

And I could see that someone was lying lazily on the bed, and it seemed to be sleeping... What a laziest reception...

"*Coff*" I coughed, intending to clear my throat and wake the person sleeping in the bed/throne.

The person lying down seemed to have woken up, as soon she got up and looked in my direction, I assume she's Hel, but... Is it too much of a coincidence that she looks like her younger version of Marvel?... Without the ridiculous helmet of course.

"Ah?... A visitor!" she exclaimed.

She then snapped her fingers and the 'throne room' seemed to 'respond' to her command, as a green flame emerged from the torches and chandeliers in the hallway, her 'bed' seemed to 'change' into a kind of throne worthy of royalty...

"Greetings Visitor! I'm Hel! As much as I want to welcome you into my house by the law of the guest... Were you not accompanied by one of my servants?" Hel asked, confused.

"Ah... If it's the man and woman outside... I left them there and asked for directions, because... They were walking too much... Slowly?" I replied uncertainly.

It wasn't a lie, a baby crawling was faster than those two...

"Ah, these two" said Hel, putting both hands to her face and wailing.

... Seeing her mourn is kind of... Disappointing? I honestly expected more from the 'Queen of the Underworld'.

"Ah... Excuse me..." I stopped... How am I supposed to reference her?... Queen? No, she is not my queen... Cousin? Well... She 'Is' the daughter of a 'prince', as Loki is Odin's brother by a blood oath and not by birth, so would that be wrong?

My thoughts were interrupted by Hel.

"Only Hel is fineSo, could you please introduce yourself? I don't get many visitors At least not visitors who are still breathing" Hel said, muttering the last part.

... Well... This 'queen of the underworld' is proving more reasonable than I thought she would be.

"My name is Thor, son of Odin, andI'm on a quest" I replied.

I don't know if I can say that I'm looking to reduce her brother, the 'god slayer' himself, to a guard dog...

"Um Son of Odin? So you're my cousin!" said Hel in... Happiness?

"Err... Kind of... Yes? I guess" I said, shrugging.

When I confirmed that I was her 'cousin', Hel stood up from the throne quickly and ran towards me... I won't deny it, I was on alert quickly, I was ready to draw Mjolnir if necessary to defend me.

But what happened next was... weird.

The reason?... Hel, the 'queen of the underworld', and 'princess' of Asgard by blood oath... Hugged me.

"I'm so glad someone from the family came to visit me!" said Hel, hugging me.

... Huh?

"... Don't you get many visits from our family?" I asked.

When she heard my question, Hel stopped hugging me and stepped back a bit, and began rubbing her left arm.

"Wellnot exactly. You see... When I was a child I always had the company of my older brothers, but one day... Odin came to us with open arms to welcome us in Asgard, but one day... Jrmundgander was sent to Midgard by Odin, I don't know what they did to him, but he never came back... According to my father, he was growing too much and too fast. After that, for a while it was just me and my brother Fenriruntil my 'powers' manifested and, because of my 'affinity', Odin sent me to here" explained Hel.

I got it... For some reason... These answers were reeking of prophesy paranoia.

Hel then continued to speak.

"When I bring Fenrir to Midgard Feel free to visit us" I said.

I couldn't be upset with her... She just wanted company from people who were alive as well as seeing her family again...

Maybe I'll catch Jrmundgander again, so Hel says hello to her long-lost brother.

"Midgard?... Would I have to leave here? I I don't knowDad always said no one can hurt me while I'm in the land of the dead" explained Hel.

She looked scared.

But what was she afraid of?... Of disobeying her father? Or fear of leaving her 'comfort zone'.

"I guarantee it won't be a big deal, it's always good to have a change of scenery Wait a minute" I said.

I then took from my necklace a piece of parchment with a custom teleport rune.

"Here," I said, handing Hel the piece of parchment.

As soon as she took it, I started to explain.

"As you can see, this might look like an ordinary teleport rune... But it will take you to a small wood in Midgard, follow the path and you will find my home... When you come out of the land of the dead, put the rune in the palm of your hand and then drop the piece of parchment on the ground to embed the rune... The rune in the palm of your hand will serve as a key to the ground rune, so don't worry... Come visit your brother Fenrir later, maybe Jrmundgander does show up either," I said, shrugging.

Hel smiled and held out her hand.

"Thank you cousin" said Hel, taking the piece of parchment.

Well... I have a clear conscience now... It's time to adopt the ultimate pet!

"I think that's itRemember cousin, you are always welcome at my house. And this isn't 'goodbye' it's just 'see you later'" I said, smiling.

I then walked towards the exit.

Before leaving Hel's 'throne room', I even heard a voice muttering...

"Yes... 'See you later'"

... Think I did a good deed? Well... It doesn't really matter.

It's not like Santa Claus is real and gives me a present right? After all, the Christmas celebration doesn't even exist!

Hum... Maybe I should create a kind of celebration since there is no Christmas?

Anyway, I stopped thinking about these things... After all, they weren't important at the time.

I then activated the *Lightning Armor* and ran towards Fenrir's location...

It only took a few seconds to reach the valley.

And there he was...

And it looked like he had noticed me... because he was looking at me and growling.

Well... I'm not surprised by this hostile attitude on Fenrir's part.

After all, he was betrayed by the people he trusted most.

Betrayal hurts because it never comes from our enemies... But from the people thar we most consider and love.

It was time to extend the hand of friendshipand not lose it as Tyr did.

"Hello 'cousin'... Beautiful day in the underworld don't you think?" I asked smiling and approaching slowly.

He just growled.

... That's... Maybe it will be more difficult than I thought...

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Chapter 20 - The most dangerous guard dog in the world!