A BLACK HEART STILL BEATS
SUBCHAPTER ONE
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRUE NORSE MYTHOLOGY AND AH MY GODDESS AND THE CHANGES I'M THROWING IN
Ok, since I really confused at least one person with the bit in Hel in chapter three, I'm glossing over the important bits of Norse mythology that I'm using, and then stating a few of the changes I've made to the sucker and what was pre changed. If you know this stuff, skip this and go onto the next chapter.
One the Yggdrasill was originally 'The World Tree' from which all life in all realms was created, and it traveled through all realms. In the Ah, My Goddess World, it's their 'Reality Monitoring Supercomputer', thus that's what it is in here.
Two, the Nidhogg was originally the name of a certain serpent that constantly gnawed on The Yggdrasill's roots. In Ah, My Goddess land, it's Niflheim's Reality Altering Supercomputer.
Three, The Aesir are now the Gods, while the Vanir are now the Demons. The Vanir were originally Giants, not Demons, but they were the Aesirs, who were Gods, or at least considered such as time went on, mortal enemies.
Four, Asgard was originally the home of the Aesir. Now it is home to the Gods.
Five, Vanaheim was the original home to the Vanir. Now Niflheim is.
Six, Niflheim was originally the world of the dead, with Hel as a subsection of it. It is now the home to the Demons, due to Ah My Goddess.
Seven, Hel, once a subsection of the entire afterlife where those mortals who died of sickness, old age, and accidents were judged and kept. Now due to me, it is where all things dead hang out.
Eight, The Norns. The original three Norns were Urd (Fate), Verdandi (Being) and Skuld (Necessity). They hung around the Well of Urd and determine a mortal's lifespan and fate. So they were uber-important and powerful. In Ah My Goddess, Verdandi's name was changed to Belldandy.
Nine, Loki was a 'Companion to the Gods' not an Aesir or even a Vanir. In my tale, he was a Vanir who was a 'Companion to the Gods'.
Ten, it was Loki who started Ragnorok.
Eleven, caused Ragnorok to start after being thrown out of Asgard for causing the death of Balder, an important Aesir.
Twelve, Loki was married to the Goddess Sigyn.
Thirteen, Loki had many good children that helped the Aesir. He even gave birth to one himself, the eight legged horse of Odin's Sleipnir.
Fourteen, Loki was not faithful to Sigyn. He had an affair with the Vanir Angrboda. There three children were monsters and two played very important parts in Ragnorok, and the third did so in this story.
Fifteen, Loki's first child was Jormungand, a giant serpent that eventually came to encircle the whole world. At Ragnorok he killed Thor.
Sixteen, Fenrir was a giant wolf that was bound by nothingness, and when it came to realize that nothing truly held it, Ragnorok began. In the original myth of Ragnorok, he killed Odin. That did not happen in this story obviously.
Seventeen, Hel was cast down by the Aesir to the realms of the dead, where she ruled over the subsection of Hel in it.
Eighteen, in this story, Hel, in the last moments before reality was reset, grabbed her dead Father and brothers and brought them to her castle in Hel, and then she dislocated it slightly from the main reality, so they were spared from being wiped out of existence when reality became kaput. After bringing her family back to life, they have been plotting to take over the new reality ever since.
Ok, that should bring anyone who's a little confused up to speed on how I'm going about changes from the true myth in this story, as well as get you updated on the facts of the true myth I'm using or changing. Now just hit the next button to go to chapter four.