Chapter 68: Another Ordinary Day!

Chapter 68: Another Ordinary Day!

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Location: Meeting Room / Palace of Asgard.

Pov. Third-person.

At this very moment, two divine supernatural beings were alone away from prying eyes, discussing something that would decide the future...

The Twilight of the Gods.

Ragnarok.

The end of one era and the beginning of another.

With the predestined death of several beings, all in favor of the survival of the few who were chosen by destiny to guide the future generation... At least that's what Frigg ended up teaching her children.

But nobody counted on one thing.

Thor.

Someone who unconsciously had the power to change fate...

In fact, the very term 'change' was incorrect.

The correct term boiled down to a single word...

Destroy.

In short, Thor had to unwittingly 'destroy' his own line of fate, forcing the Norns to weave in whatever direction the thunder god's will dictated.

All this is thanks to a small gift in the form of a mark located on Thor's back.

But while Thor may have the ability to change the future, fate always has a way of playing out...

Ragnarok WILL happen and that is not something that can be changed.

Thor was afraid of fate, not least because he was taught from an early age by Frigg to believe that everyone has their future written in stone by an entity equal to omniscience.

That's why when Thor heard about the fate of the gods in Ragnarok from Frigg, he immediately took action.

Planning and preparation time.

While there are those who believe that one finds one's fate in the path one takes to avoid it, Thor calls it only one thing...

Bullshit.

"So, do you understand, little shit?" asked Thor, closing the last scroll and looking at Baldr.

Only to realize that Baldr was looking at him like he was crazy... Well, if anyone else heard of Thor's plans they would accuse him of madness and insanity.

In Baldr's mind, Plan A was the only reasonable one.

But the others?

"Have you Have you lost your mind?!" asked Baldr, screaming and jumping out of the chair he was sitting in as he grabbed his hair and tried to rip it.

Baldr at this point was hyperventilating.

"Plan 'A' I can agree with, but the rest? It's complete madness! Ymir's beard, for plan 'B' Buri's arena, the treasure left to us, you want to desecrate it? Plan 'C' is just another version of plan 'B', but you're relying on Thoth's runes to do the trick for just a second! And let's not even talk about plan 'D'-!" shouted Baldr.

At that moment Thor lightly slapped Baldr's face, cutting off the complaints of the 'light of Asgard'.

"Control yourself! Buri's arena was built to fix itself, don't forget Buri was a genius so there's no need for all that fuss, I just want to 'change' one of the 'laws' of the mirror dimension for just five seconds" said Thor, crossing his arms.

"You want to change the very law of 'death' within the mirror dimension, you want to change it from mere phantom pain or at most coma in the real world to 'REAL death', brother, that's crazy! The time it would take to find the correct rune and change it without messing up the rest of the arena is ridiculous!" said Baldr.

Thor just ignored it.

"I am more than capable of finding and changing the 'death' rune, the biggest problem will be who will hold the change effect, because whoever holds the rune effect will be 'fighting' the repair runes in the arena," said Thor.

Baldr scowled, but then followed with his rage over his brother's plans.

"What about plan 'C'? Dimensional Gap, really? With the rune of Thoth to nullify Surtr's supernatural power for a second and hope that place's effect ends up killing Surtr?" asked Baldr in disbelief.

"Totally doable," Thor said, smiling.

Baldr glared at Thor.

" Do you have this rune in your hands?" asked Baldr.

Thor had fallen silent, considering the choice of words for his reply.

"...Yesn't... Well, I mean, I'm finishing the rune sketch, although I'm not sure if it will work now I guarantee it will be efficient in the future, during the execution of plan 'C'" said Thor.

Baldr just sighed and put his hand to his face, just a few seconds later Baldr took his hand away from his face and frowned.

"...Besides... Plan 'D'... You can't 'predict' his trajectory, Thor," said Baldr.

At the last statement, Thor's smile widened. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

"That's where you're wrong, little shit, I have someone perfect to help me with the plan, after all, she can see the future, which means she can 'see' the path it takes, as well as time, through the visions," said Thor.

Baldr was silent as he questioned who Thor could be referring to.

Until he remembered someone...

One Norna in particular who can see the future.

Skuld.

"... How do you hope to convince that particular Norna to help you?" asked Baldr, raising an eyebrow.

The Norns, although they live in Asgardian territory, only obey and respond to one being...

Fatum.

" I admit that I'm still working on it But I'll do my best to have Skuld do me this favor of just seeing 'his' trajectory, while we're at Ragnarok" said Thor.

Baldr was silent as he considered the series of plans Thor had demonstrated to him. As crazy and dangerous as Baldr was, he was starting to see and think about plans more carefully, until he remembered something that made him uncomfortable with a fact about Plan B.

" Even if you change the arena rune to grant 'real death' in the mirror dimension How do you intend to kill Surtr in just one second?" asked Baldr.

Thor thought for a while before smiling confidently.

"The plan will start when someone 'wakes up'; but don't worry, I hope plan A is enough, I just made several plans like countermeasures and precautions, I guarantee we will win," said Thor.

Baldr faced Thor and sighed in defeat.

"Very well, I promise to take these plans of yours seriously at the next meeting with our father regarding Ragnarok, if that's all I want to leave... I need a nice cold shower to calm me down" said Baldr, standing up and waving for Thor.

Thor nodded happily, flashing a knowing smile.

"Yes, of course I bet Nanna is also included in the 'ways' to calm you down, little shit" said Thor.

Baldr hurriedly walked out of the room, though Thor could see that Baldr's face was slightly red, signifying that the 'light of Asgard' was blushing after such overtures from Thor.

Thor laughed a little before losing his smile as he looked down at the parchments and started putting them away.

"... I'm glad I didn't mention Plan F," Thor said, muttering.

Of all the plans, Plan F was Thor's last resort, though there was no scroll.

Although the god of thunder doubted that the fight against Surtr would not lead him to use something so extreme. However, Thor had no idea of Surtr's strength, he chose to ensure everyone's survival using plan F in the Dimensional Gap, keeping allies safely away from him.

As Thor thought about the reunion and the future of Asgard, a group was currently discussing the upcoming wedding...

- Location: Midgard / Thor's house.

"And then there will be several white colored pigeons flying the moment you kiss each other, with my son Baldr doing you the favor of illuminating the place with an unearthly glow in the center of the wooded forest with hundreds of flowers around, after that, a feast shall be held Ah! I don't know if our mead stores will be enough! I need to notify the palace to start mass production immediately!" said Frigg, as she paced the living room.

Meanwhile, Hel, Freyja, and Sif just watched the queen of Asgard with a look of uncertainty, after all, it was quite obvious that the queen was worrying too much, besides being the only one who was talking and giving ideas about the wedding.

Verdandi was also present, but she was silent, though she displayed a look of disgust or hatred whenever Thor's name was mentioned.

Skuld... Was on Hel's lap, swinging her feet carefree and drinking a glass of milk, while humming in response to the Asgardian queen's dialogue, until her eyes sparkled for just a few moments.

"...I strongly suggest not putting pigeons," said Skuld.

Frigg stopped and turned to Skuld.

" Is something going to happen?" Frigg asked.

As soon as Frigg asked the question Skuld started laughing uncontrollably.

"Hahahahahahaha! Yes! Let's just say that some guests will make the pigeons not fly according to plan," said Skuld.

What Skuld saw was something simple...

One of Thor's guests was Ra himself.

Ra, although the strongest god of the Egyptians, still had two protectors for political purposes.

Those gods were...

The girl's desperate actions seemed to amuse the husky female voice.

"Hehehe... It's hard, isn't it? Away from others like you? Alone? You, humans, seem to fear nothing while the light is over your heads... But at the hour of the wolf?..." said the voice.

The more the voice spoke, the more nervous Alicja became, starting to shake and even her eyes filled with tears in utter terror, as she crawled on the ground to the nearest tree for support, where she realized she had sprained her ankle as soon as she felt a sharp pain at her foot.

"... At the hour of the wolf, you remember why you should be afraid... Afraid of the dark, or more precisely..." continued the voice.

All this time Alicja's breathing quickened.

" Afraid of what it hides~" said the voice, getting closer and closer.

It was then that several leaves fell on Alicja, causing the girl to freeze in terror, not wanting to look up even though she knew something was probably watching her from the top of the tree.

"... It's a real pity, you're so young... But so full of LIFE~..." said the voice.

It was then that Alicja gathered her courage and looked up until she saw...

Nothing.

But a flutter of wings woke her up again and when she looked at the startling source, she saw only an owl perched on a branch, which lessened her nervousness a little, until she noticed something...

It was a very big owl.

Alicja screamed as the owl-like thing leaped from the branch and landed on the ground and slowly got to its feet, until Alicja noticed that the owl had female humanoid features, walking even like a normal human.

The creature then approached Alicja, while extending a clawed hand.

"Come here, little one... I promise it will be brief and painless, I just need a little... Of life" said the monster, this time more hoarse.

Alicja wanted to run but couldn't due to pain in her ankle; she wanted to scream but couldn't due to the pain in her throat and the fear that made her freeze in place...

She knew she was unlikely to make it out alive.

Alicja could only close her eyes and mentally apologize to her family for her naivety in going out while it was getting dark...

When Alicja felt the claws were only a few inches away she heard the female monster say something.

"*sniffs* Oh? *sniff* *sniff* Oh~! What a delicious smell! Smell of... *SNIFF" said the owl monster, as it sniffed the air.

It was then that the owl monster's head snapped to the left, towards Alicja's village, and groaned in satisfaction...

"Power~" said the monster.

It was then that Alicja open her eyes again, turning to the same direction of the owl monster was seeing, and saw... A hooded figure began to emerge from the darkness of the forest.

Red eyes stared at the owl monster and Alicja.

Alicja realized it was the boy who asked her for food in the village, while the owl monster just watched the boy with desire.

"Oh~ You're delicious! Blood of gods! A little watered down, but still a delicacy!" exclaimed the owl monster, licking its mouth with its tongue and showing its two rows of teeth that looked like needles.

The boy remained impassive until Alicja squealed quickly as the creature seemed to have taken a new interest.

"Go get help, ple - *MMPH*?!" said Alicja, until she was interrupted when the owl monster reached out with one of its arms and covered her mouth.

The creature then flexed its fingers which looked more like claws, and cut Alicja's face a little, drawing a little thread of blood.

The young farmer's daughter froze as the creature looked at her in amusement.

"Honey I haven't forgotten about you~" from the creature.

It was then that the boy chose to speak at that very moment.

"... Drop it, mongrel," said the boy, his red eyes glowing in the middle of the night.

The creature froze and cocked its head in confusion as it looked back at the boy.

"... Mongrel? What is that? Hmm... It doesn't matter now, actually, I don't know why I'm wasting my time talking to you humans, but I guess this is my year's loneliness fault without a partner... Oh well, let's get this over, shall we?" asked the creature, flashing a cruel smile.

A second later the creature tried to flex its claws again, seeking to slash Alicja's face first, as she was in the monster's range...

Alicja closed her eyes in fear and expected pain as she felt the creature flex the claws that gripped her face.

Until something happened.

*SLASH*

The slicing noise was heard through the dark forest, which made the forest go absolutely silent right after.

Until screams of pain were heard.

But Alicja realized that she wasn't the one screaming.

When the young woman opened her eyes again, she saw that the owl monster was holding the stump of the arm, which was bleeding fervently, while painting the white ground, immaculate by snow, with the dark red color of the creature's blood, while the creature's arm was holding Alicja was lying on the floor.

"AAAARGH! You filthy human! What're you?!" screamed the creature, as it looked at the boy.

It was then that Alicja noticed something strange...

A small white circle, edged with yellow dashes, was floating next to the boy, a phenomenon Alicja had never seen or heard of.

It was then that the creature roared in response and charged towards the boy, claws extended from its remaining arm with the intention of slashing the boy.

"When I'm done with you, I won't leave a drop of LIFE! I'll dry your body and throw what's left in the village center! Then I will" said the creature, until it was interrupted.

When the owl-like creature got close enough the boy's eyes glowed again, as did the floating circle, and soon the sound of something flying at high speed was heard...

The creature was only an arm's length away from the boy, as it displayed its face with a fury look...

Until fury turned into shock when it felt a 'thread' divide its body.

Time seemed to slow down as the owl monster was split in half, separating into two halves that spewed organs and blood onto the snowy ground, and passed harmlessly past the boy, who stood in the middle as the two bloody parts of the monster passed him by.

Silence reigned in the forest again, as Alicja looked at the boy in complete surprise and even a little fear when she glanced briefly at the yellow circle.

The boy caught Alicja's gaze and then his eyes flashed again and the yellow circle disappeared in a blink of an eye. He then stared at Alicja until he uttered some words that would wake the girl up from the shock.

"Pleasedon't talk?" asked the boy, sporting a worried look.

The boy was afraid of Alicja's reaction until another noise reigned in the dark forest.

*Grooww*

The boy grabbed his stomach.

Alicja, realizing the situation, soon shook her head, discarded her fears, and soon tried to get up, until she almost fell forward when she forgot that her ankle was injured.

But she was prevented from falling to the ground when she felt someone's arms holding her.

It was then that she was surprised when she realized that it was the boy who stopped her from falling, crossing the distance in the blink of an eye, something impossible for a normal human being...

Although Alicja was a little apprehensive, she remembered that this boy saved her and did not ask for anything in return; although at the beginning of the night it was Alicja who wanted to 'save' the boy by giving him some food.

Alicja then decided that she should trust the boy and would keep what she had seen a secret.

"... If you're hungry, can you take me home? I guarantee my parents will feed you after they find out you helped me get back home after a little accident," said Alicja, gesturing to her injured foot.

The boy then looked at her injured foot and then at Alicja's eyes and nodded, it was then that they both started walking back to the village, while the boy carried Alicja on his back, despite the protests of a farmer's daughter.

It was then that Alicja remembered something...

They didn't know each other, or at least, they didn't know each other's names.

"I don't think we've ever had the opportunity to meet... My name is Alicja... What's your name?" Alicia asked.

The boy just said a silent word.

"... Gil," said the boy with red eyes.

"Gil... I like it" said Alicja with a smile.

As the two teenagers walked at night towards the village, they were awakened by Alicja's family who was frantically looking for her everywhere after recognizing the screams that Alicja had given when she was kidnapped, something appeared in the forest...

It was only possible to see a few features, but they were easily distinguishable by the shadow of stag antlers and glowing amber eyes.

It was Enkidu.

And he wore a wry smile.

"The further north he went, the more humble and selfless he learned to be... Perhaps the north is really good for us," said Enkidu, as he watched the two teenagers, Gil and Alicja, walk away.

Enkidu then turned his gaze to the treetops...

"... If you want to get them... You'll have to pass me," said Enkidu, narrowing his eyes.

It was then that in the darkness of the trees dozens of eyes appeared, with the moonlight illuminating the forest for just a few brief seconds...

Long enough to reveal dozens of owl monsters similar to the one that tried to kill the two human teenagers earlier.

They all wore a look that conveyed only one thing...

Hunger.

When the moon's glow faded, darkness enveloped the creatures again, and then all eyes darted toward Enkidu, who just snapped his knuckles in response.

"... They never learn..." grumbled Enkidu, already jumping at high speed towards the owl monsters, which were surprised by the speed displayed by Enkidu.

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