Chapter 24: Happy Júl!

Chapter 24: Happy Júl!

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*Any images in this chapter don't belong to me! It belongs to their respective artists/creators!

*Name caption:

Migarr = Midgard.

sgarr = Asgardr.

Balr = Baldur/Balder. (first son of Odin and Frigg)

Hr = Hd. (second son of Odin and Frigg)

Skai = Skadi (mother of Frey and Freyja).

rr = Thor.

Valhll = Valhalla.

Note: As I cannot write complex sentences in Norse, the following symbols will represent a language other than English: *//*.

Without further ado, enjoy the chapter!

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- Location: Asgard / Valhll.

Pov. Third-Person.

"Thor... Could you explain to us how Hr is seeing exactly?" asked Balr.

"Yes! Does that mean you surpassed mother Frigg in rune magic? After all, even Frigg couldn't restore his sight with rune magic," said Hrmod.

Everyone at the table looked at Thor, who hadn't stopped smiling.

"First of allI didn't surpass Frigg," Thor said in finality.

The table then became confused.

"So... How is he seeing now?" asked Vidar.

"I'll summarize it as simply as possible... The piece of parchment I placed on Hr's face had some convergence runes as a link between the 'mother runes'. One of the convergence runes linked three things... His vital energy, from which we draw our divine power, with the 'body', or to be more specific... The 'mind' and the 'heart'" explained Thor.

It seemed that Balr had understood the meaning of this... However, some had not.

"I don't understand... How did this help cure Hr's blindness?" asked Vali.

For Vali, it didn't make any sense... After all, his brother was blind, but he managed to 'see'... So the rune shouldn't affect the eyes?

"It didn't helpTechnically Hr is still blind because he still has 'complete visual impairment'" replied Thor.

Vli was confused...

"But then, how can he see?" asked Vali.

"He doesn't 'see' exactly, I didn't know how to cure his eyes either... So I had to choose another path. Basically, when Hr channeled some of his 'divine power' into the rune, he activated its secondary ability, which is to react with the 'heartbeat' and send out a pulse of energy every time there was a heartbeat. When the 'pulse' hits something, it returns towards Hr and passes that information to his 'rune' which processes the information and creates a kind of 'image of the environment', and he can 'turn on' and 'turn off' this ability since he needs to focus his power on the rune on his forehead, so he just need stop concentrating his power on that spot and the link will be severed... So basically, Hr is still blind, but can 'see' by another way," Thor explained.

What had Thor created? It was something that at the time only existed in his first life...

A 'radar'.

The people at the table seemed to understand most of what Thor said... Except for Hr, who still had no idea what Thor was talking about, and Fenrir, who didn't understand a single word and was more focused on eating.

Thor's inspiration for making this skill came from one of his favorite Marvel characters... The Daredevil.

But he knew the disadvantages that such ability had... So he decided to 'change' it a little so that Hr wouldn't get hurt.

"I must say, brother It's an impressive skill. But now I got more curious... Which rune is the 'receiver' of these 'pulses' you commented on, besides, you said it was the secondary skill... What is the primary?" asked Balr.

If it were possible Thor's smile grew wider.

"I'm glad someone noticed... The answer would be the same for both questions... The 'guardian' rune is the 'receiver' and primary ability of the 'protector' rune of Hr. But it's better to show... Hr would you like to have a little arm-wrestling with Frey?" Thor asked.

Frey was confused.

"Now wait a minute, I didn't agree with this," Frey said, frowning.

For Frey, it was dishonorable to compete against a child.

But Thor just kept smiling and just looked at Hrmod, who seemed to get the message...

"Oh?~ What was it, Frey? Are you afraid of defeat? I wonder how the beautiful Freyja would react if she learned that her brother is afraid of a child" said Hrmod.

Thor knew Freyja would never approve of a competition against a child... In fact, no one at the table would want to compete against a child.

However... It was pretty easy to piss off a god.

"OK! I accept the challenge! But don't complain later!" said Frey.

And so, Frey and Hr prepared... But before the competition started, Thor decided to talk to Hr.

"Hr pay close attention... You will channel your divine power into the rune as before, but now I also want you to 'mold' it out of the rune... Do you think you can do that?" Thor asked.

Hr thought for a while until he smiled and nodded.

"WellThe match will start when Balr slaps the table," Thor said, looking at Balr.

Balr was still uncertain because his little brother Hr could get hurt... When Thor realized this, he spoke.

"Don't worry He'll be fine," Thor said, smiling calmly.

Balr didn't look very convinced... But he decided to go on.

"Competitors Ready?" asked Balr.

Frey gave a confident nod, while Hr gave an uncertain nod.

When Thor realized Hr's insecurity, he spoke.

"Remember what I said Hr" said Thor.

It was then that Hr frowned in concentration, and in that same instant... The rune on his forehead glowed purple.

Balr chose this moment to announce the start of the match.

"Let the challenge begin!" said Balr, as he slapped the table.

As soon as Balr announced the start of the match, Frey applied force to finish quickly, but...

It did not turn out as Frey expected.

Most of the people at the table were surprised by what they were seeing...

Hr, just 10 years old, was matched in strength against Frey, a god over 140 years old, and one of the strongest Vanir gods in the Norse pantheon.

Thor didn't show a noticeable reaction, but inwardly he was anxious that the rune was working properly.

It was then that something happened that Thor had been waiting for... and that left the people at the table scared.

An iron arm 'emerged' from Hr's body, and began to help Hr win the arm-wrestling match.

It was at that moment that Thor gave a manic smile.

Thor was happy for a good reason... He had replicated almost perfectly, one of the abilities of a particular anime.

Hr now had at his disposal... Something is never seen before!

A few seconds later... Frey had lost to a ten-year-old in arm-wrestling...

It was at that exact moment that Thor laughed like there was no tomorrow.

For now, floating comfortably close to Hr, there was armor.

A quite intimidating armor.

Today was the winter solstice.

I've waited MONTHS for this day.

I WILL NOT KEEP IT FOR NEXT YEAR!

"But... It's something extremely important!" exclaimed Skai.

"And what I'm doing NOW is important to me. I won't stop just for you to have this 'talk'" I said in finality.

Was I rude?... Absolutely.

But so was she.

Nobody likes to drop what they are doing just because one person has demanded to become the 'priority'.

It was then that Skai gave a defeated sigh.

"Very well... When are you available?" asked Skai.

Well...She was more... Understandable?

This was somewhat surprising coming from a Jotun known for her explosive temper.

"... If you wait a few minutes is enough, I won't be late. I advise you to wait outside in the front yard, I will be back in a moment" I said.

While I wouldn't interrupt my plans... I was curious as to what she wanted to talk to me about...

It can't be such a bad thing... Right?...

Fate... I just raised a flag, didn't I?

"*sigh*... All right, Prince Thor. I will wait for your return" said Skai as he walked to the front patio, where there was a bench to sit on.

As she is the 'personification' of the winter, I'm sure the cold doesn't bother her.

"Well I'm leaving," I said.

As soon as I climbed into my chariot I put the bag back in a safe place and took the reins smiling.

"Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjstr... Let's 'walk' a bit, remember let's SLOWLY so that we can be seen... Hyah!" I screamed.

And it went as expected... Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjstr shot skyward quickly.

Soon I was far from my house and approached the first house, not discreetly by the way.

The problem? Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjstr made too much noise...

POV. Third-Person.

A small family of 5 people was sitting calmly nest the fire... The two adults, the man, and the woman looked with regret at their sons and daughter.

Hunting and harvesting were not favorable this year...

There wasn't much food, so it should be 'rationed'.

The man and woman still chose to eat fewer portions so their children would have 'more' food.

Winter is cruel, and if you weren't 'strong'... You could sleep in one night and not have the 'strength' to wake up anymore.

And by the scenario... The youngest child, a boy of just 8 summers, was getting weaker with each passing day.

It was then that the family began to hear a noise... A very loud and frightening noise. That sometimes heaven did when it was 'angry'.

*Rumble* *Rumble**rumBLE**RUMBLE**RUMBLE*

It felt like it was getting louder louder?!

"/... Is the sky angry? In the middle of winter?/" said the man, confused.

It was then that something strange happened... The sound suddenly... It stopped.

*Knock Knock*

The man and the woman were surprised... Was there anyone out there in that cold?

As soon as the knocking on the door stopped, the sky got angry again.

RUMBLE*RUMBLE*rumBLE*Rumble*Rumble*

Now it felt like the noise was fading away.

The man, suspicious, went to check... He took a small copper knife and walked slowly to the door, along with his eldest son, 17 summers, who also had a makeshift copper weapon in his hand.

As soon as the man opened the door he was surprised by something.

"/...Huh?/" said the man, confused.

In front of the door of his house were some things made of wood and something he didn't expect...

Bags.

It was then that the woman saw the bags, and then she walked over to open one.

What she saw surprised her so much that she started to laugh.

"/Hahahaha... It's a blessing from the gods!/" said the woman, lifting the contents of the bag to show the man, who was her husband, and their eldest son.

Beans.

It was then, that the 11-summer girl gathered outside and looked at the sky.

"/Dad! Look!/" said the girl aloud.

It was then the people looked to the sky.

The sky glowed due to 'bright snakes' (lightning), and the frightening sound the sky made when it was angry.

But there was something never seen before...

A man...

He was quickly distancing himself in a 'chariot'... What was frightening was that the 'bright snakes'(lightning) hit the chariot but the man didn't seem bothered... And every time the 'chariot' changed direction, the sky 'screamed' louder and louder.

It was then that the girl said the same thing her family was thinking...

"/It's rr!!!/"

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Well... That's it, folks!

On this special day:

December 25, 2021.

I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas, or any celebration that is in your culture, to you!

I know the years 2020 and 2021 may have been difficult for some of you guys... It was for me.

BUT STAY STRONG SOLDIERS!

For those who are going to celebrate with family and friends, I wish you happy holidays!

For those who are alone due to unfortunate events... I wish you happy holidays too, keep smiling and enjoying life!

It's like the saying goes: You have to wake up every day in a good mood if you're wanted to go to bed satisfied.

I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

I will take a short break for 3 days... But December 28th will be published the next update!

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Next chapter:

Chapter 25 An unexpected conversation!