Hey, everybody. Back with another chapter.
This is mainly a filler chapter, but hopefully it won't be too bad.
Chapter 8- Nidavellir
Oliver examines the sight ahead of him as they close in. Nidavellir seems to be made of a series of massive metal rings surrounding a metal sphere, just floating in space. And unlike Thor's descriptions of it, the place is completely dark.
Beside him, Thor says, "Something's wrong. The star's gone the rings are frozen." Oliver assumes the metal sphere must be the star he mentioned.
Rocket pilots the pod over to an entrance in the outer ring, slowly setting it down among some equipment. Oliver feels a little impressed, as he assumed Nidavellir would be rather old fashioned like Asgard, but everything around him looks very modern. And rather big for dwarves.
The four exit the pod and start walking around the quiet forge, hoping to find somebody.
"I hope these dwarves are better at forging than they are at cleaning. Maybe they realized they live in a junk pile in the middle of space," Rocket says as he looks around. Groot is right behind him, eyes still glued to his video game.
"This forge hasn't gone dark in centuries," THor mutters, remembering previous times he visited Nidavellir.
Rocket looks around a corner, then asks Thor, "You said Thanos had a gauntlet, right?"
"Yes, why?" Thor asks back.
"It look anything like that?" Rocket asks. Both Oliver and Thor look in the direction Rocket is looking, and see a model of a gauntlet that looks exactly like Thanos'. A chill runs down Oliver's spine.
"Back to the pod. Now!" Oliver orders. He turns around, right as he's kicked by a massive shadowy figure, knocking into a piece of equipment. Two more blows send Thor, Rocket and Groot flying as figure moves to attack Thor again as Oliver leaps to his feet, ready to defend his friend.
"Eitri, wait! Stop!" Thor calls out.
The massive figure, now identified as Eitri, stops. He stands there for a moment before replying, "Thor?"
Oliver looks on in surprise. Given Thor had called him a dwarf, he expected Eitri to maybe be half his height. Instead, Eitri is easily twice as tall as Oliver. Maybe giant would be a better term for these guys, Oliver thinks to himself.
"What happened?" Thor asks.
"You were supposed to protect us! Asgard was supposed to protect us!" Eitri responds painfully.
"Asgard is destroyed," THor announces. Eitri looks surprised by this information. Thor slowly regains his feet and, pointing the model of the gauntlet, asks, "Eitri. The glove. What did you do?"
Eitri lowers his fist. He stumbles away from Thor before collapsing against a shelf. "Three hundred dwarves lived on this ring. I thought if I did what he asked, they'd be safe. I made what he wanted. A device capable of harnessing the power of the Stones. Then he...then he killed everyone anyway. All except me," Eitri explains.
Oliver sighs. He feels a little disappointed that Eitri fell for such an obvious trick, yet understands the pressure Eitri must have been under.
After pausing for a moment, Eitri recalls Thanos' words to him, "'Your life is yours,' he said. 'But your hands...your hands are mine alone.'" Eitri holds up his hands, encased in metal from Thanos.
In a comforting tone, Thor says, "Eitri this isn't about your hands. Every weapon you've ever designed, every axe, hammer, sword...it's all inside your head. Now I know like all hope is lost. Trust me, I know."
Oliver speaks up and says, "But if you get up and help us right now, we can kill Thanos and avenge your fallen brothers."
Eitri looks at the two of them, contemplating their words. Finally, he stands up and nods. "Very well. And I know something that may help."
Eitri leads them deeper into the forge. Near the back of the forge, a series of levers lowers what looks like a metal brick onto a pedestal.
"This is the plan? We're gonna hit him with a brick?" Rocket asks skeptically.
"It's a mold. A king's weapon. Meant to be the greatest in Asgard. In theory it could even summon the Bifrost," Eitri explains.
"Did it have a name?" Thor asks.
Eitri looks at him, and with the slightest hint of a grin on his face, replies, "Stormbreaker."
"That's a bit much," Rocket comments.
Thor looks back at the mold and asks, "So how do we make it?"
Eitri looks at Thor and says, "We'll have to restart the forge." He then looks out at the darkened star and adds, "Awaken the heart of the a dying star."
Thor looks in the direction of the star before saying, "Rabbit. Fire up the pod."
Oliver doesn't even take the time to try and correct Thor. The growing feeling of anticipation is growing. Finally, they may have a chance.
Thor and Rocket race towards the pod. Groot and Oliver stay behind with Eitri. As Thor and Rocket reach the pod, Oliver looks up at Eitri and asks, "Hey. Do you think you may be able to make something? A bow, perhaps?"
Eitri looks down at Oliver and examines him for a moment. Then he says, "I may be able to. But, we must focus on Stormbreaker for now. Once we are finished, maybe I can arrange something."
Oliver grins. Things are looking up.
And, I'll end there.
I know there wasn't a lot of stuff in this chapter beyond what was in the movie. Like I said, it was mostly meant to be filler. Next time we see Oliver and Thor will be more exciting.
So, I have been getting more reviews about this subject than I can count. Given the ending of this chapter, I feel I can finally give an answer. Yes. Oliver will be getting a new bow from Eitri. You'll see that in a few chapters.
Until next time, please review and give me your feedback and suggestions, and stay tuned.
