The Homecoming of Balor

by Jet556

Fifteen years after Mumm-Ra's final defeat, a year of peace is broken for Wilusa when Brigid is abducted by Thomeheb. Balor learns from Wodanaz that Sotark is responsible, seeking revenge for his death by Balor's hands. With the aid of the ThunderCats, Gardites, Zuvowangidae, Dalvings and others Balor sets out to rescue his wife.

7. The Fang of Sotark

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The Fang of Sotark

The pit shook, the Forbidden City quaked and every Eternal in the pit soon became petrified as they felt all their power leave them and seep into Sotark. In the form of a giant Lindworm, Sotark came forward and soon enough Balor found himself perilously close to one of Sotark's fangs.

"Balor!" That was Brigid's voice! He knew it! Balor looked up and saw, trapped in a jewel on Sotark's forehead. Had Balor not moved Sotark's fang would have run him through!

"Some eternal you are!" mocked Balor. "Do you need another form to face me? I was but a child when I slew you! At that time I was a novice shaman, now I am a master who had come for a duel but instead you face me with a borrowed form and my beloved as a shield!" Balor spat. "Coward!" Like his grandfather Wodanaz, Balor clenched his hands and black clouds formed in the tunnel. The clouds thundered, lighting struck and snow began to fall.

Sotark paused in shock. It was impossible. The boy who had slew him, this Chieftain of Evabon, how could he have been a descendant of Wodanaz? How could the one Sotark possibly wish to have revenge on be descended from Wodanaz? He had thought it meaningless that Wodanaz had appeared to him that day but now he knew why.

Sotark vanished and the jewel Brigid was trapped in with him.

"Beware!" That was Wodanaz's voice!

Again everything shook and Balor soon felt himself being pulled up through the earth by a great fist. Soon he found himself in the sky while a giant Sotark made of mud, stone, granite and flesh grasped him, the imprisoned Brigid again in his forehead.

Seeing this, Zuvowang backed away in shock. "Blood of my ancestors!"

Gard however stayed calm. He held his axe aloft and ran forward. "If this be the day that I ascended to the floating mountain then so be it!" He jumped and soon found himself at Sotark's left eye. He didn't even have to think about what he did next. He brought his axe into Sotark's eye. "Let this be added to your legend, Sotark!"

The ThunderCats only stared with mouths open along with many others, Zuvowang and Dalv included.

"Well, now I know how I'll be spending my old age." Commented Lion-O.