Daughter of a Norse God
Chapter 1: Emergence
It was near midnight on the shores of Unalaska. The water was freezing, even though it was mid-July, and pitch black, as well as the surrounding areas. The lights lining the cost weren't on tonight as there were no boats expected to come in, or go out, of the harbor. It was in this perfect cover that our story starts.
There was a rippling coming towards the dock of the harbor, so faint that if one didn't notice the lack of a breeze above the water, no one would have noticed it. Then the ripples turned to a shape, a head appeared out of the water and she continued swimming towards the docks. When there, two long slender arms appeared and wrapped around a pole and pulled out a woman. The woman was nude, with a gentle tan and natural blonde hair that she put black streaks in. The woman looked down and sighed. She lifted her hand out over the water and the water rose, coiling around her body. The water then solidified, turning into jeans, black boots, and a v-neck long sleeved black top. She added a light, white jacket just in case then finished it with a strand of black pearls and a ring. Her phone appearing after the water resided. She cast her deep ocean blue gaze away from the water towards the small town. She went towards the town and looked for a place where she could find a job. She smelled the familiar scent of alcohol and followed it to a place called the Elbow Room. She went in and noticed it was fairly empty, she assumed it was because it was not a popular fishing season and these were just locals, so she went to the bar and a red-headed waitress came up. "What can I get for you miss?"
"Well, two things. Right now I would like a shot of Jack and then I would like a job here if that's possible."
"Well, I can get you the Jack, and I'll go grab the manager. One minute." She gave the still unidentified water-woman her shot and left to a back room. A few minutes later she returned with a burly, balding man. "Miss, this is the owner of the Elbow Room, Mr. Don Morse. (IDK if that's right) Don, this is, sorry I didn't get your name."
"My name is Beate, Beate Niels."
"Right, Ms. Niels here would like a job. So what do you say Don?"
"Have any experience with bartending?"
"Not bartending, but I am a quick learner. However, I helped my father in his brewery for a few years."
"So, when can you start?"
"When do you need me?" She responds with a coy laugh.
"Smart too, the boys will like that. How about you start tomorrow night?"
"Sounds great."
"Do you have a place to stay?" Don asked after a while.
"No, I kinda just got in town. Is there a place here I can stay?"
"I can give you one of the rooms upstairs. It is a nice size, personal bathroom and I can take the rent, about $100 a month, out of your paycheck."
"That would be great. Thank you for everything." She stifled a yawn. Don, and the red haired woman, Roz, laughed and Don dug in his pocket for a key ring. "Here, second door to the left on the top of the stairs." Beate nodded and took the key and went up the spiral staircase. Once inside the room, she looked around. It was nothing grand but comfortable. There was a queen sized bed with silver sheets, a dresser and nightstand both made of oak, a closet and a bathroom with a tub and shower. She smiled and took out her phone to call her mother.
"Hello?"
"HI mom, I got to Dutch and I got a job at the local bar."
"That's great, make sure to tell your father."
"I will, by the way can you send me a few suitcases of clothes?"
"Ya I will."
"Thanks mom."
"Welcome dear, night."
"Night." And she hung up and said aloud, "Now, how to tell dad?" She sighed and said to herself, "This probably won't work but let's try his phone." So she dialed…no answer so she left a message.
The reason she was so doubtful of her father answering his phone was because he was a god, the Norse sea god, Aegis. Her mother was a Norse re-enactor on the weekends when not running her multi-billion dollar company manufacturing parts for boats. They met at a beach party, and after learning who he was, she started dating him. After a while, my mother, Silena, got pregnant. My father told her the power I would have and that she would meet me. My mother didn't care that she was single, she told everyone that her pregnancy was "a gift from the gods" which no one questioned, but very few believed in. A devoted Norse woman that still believed in the old ways.
So here her daughter was, 23 years old, single and a college graduate. In Dutch Harbor, Alaska in the summer. But she had a job, and would hopefully meet a nice boy.
She fell asleep exhausted after her swim, not knowing how much that nice boy she wanted to meet would be wrong.