Chapter Ten
Matt
"The Fight On the Other Side."
It was about ten to eleven when Fen and Laurie arrived with a...unique guest.
"Fen, who is your friend?" Baldwin asked in a chipper tone.
"Descendents, meet Nova. She is from Canada. She is also a descendent of Loki and a wolf." Fen said.
Matt was dumbfounded. She was a descendent of Loki that came from Canada?!
Matt took an opportunity to change the subject at hand. "The Norses came with a warning Fen."
The black haired boy looked up at him with narrowed eyes. "What did they say, Thorsen?"
"They said that my grandfather will come back from the dead and upset the balance between life and death. Essentially, he will bring about eternal chaos. Both Valhalla and Hel will crumble and then rise from the dead. It will be a fight between the living and the dead." Matt exclaimed.
"Not only that, but there will be no stopping him." Baldwin added.
Fen snarled. "Great, we have a sadistic maniac mad man running about Blackwell, getting ready to bring about Ragnarök again! He killed Helen, you know, the Goddess of death! If he comes back he'll be a god. So I suggest we train for battle. If the world is going to be ending, then there is no stopping it. "
Laurie put her hand on Fen's shoulder to comfort him. He smiled sadly back at her. "It's a sweet gesture sis, but it's not making this any better."
Reyna stepped in. "However, this doesn't mean that we wait around, now does it?"
Everyone except Laurie looked at her.
"We can send our strongest warrior to the other side as a spirit. At least there we could do some serious damage and gain more information than if we stayed out here." Laurie said locking her eyes with Reyna, causing Reyna to smile.
"What are you saying?" Baldwin asked in confusion.
"They are saying that there is a way to send Matt into an alternative plain, one where Matt can attack his granddad yet remain unharmed. This would allow us to obtain vast knowledge of his plans." Rey exclaimed with a hint of excitement.
"Wait...that would mean that Matt would be a ghost!" Baldwin said in shock.
Astrid smiled warmly. "Well, that would be an interesting experience in my opinion."
"But also extremely dangerous. If something goes wrong, Matt may not be able to return to his body. There is a time limit that goes with the spell you're both talking about. Unfortunately I cannot see the outcome of making this choice." Owen said.
Nova looked at Laurie. "How can you be so sure that you could send him to the right place? Death is a complex thing."
Laurie nodded in understanding before explaining. "That's true, however, the spell can transfer enough energy to make it appear that Matt is in a coma. In some beliefs, it was thought that a person's soul could leave their body and be alive but dead all at once. This would allow Matt to be on the same plain of existence as his granddad. "
"I'm having mixed feelings about this." Matt exclaimed nervously.
"You'll be fine Matt... However Laurie, how did you know about that spell? You don't have magic last I checked." Reyna said challengingly as she narrowed her eyes.
Laurie gave her brother a nervous smile like she was saying: 'so who wants to be the one to tell them?'
Fen cleared his voice. "Before Helen died, she gave Laurie and I her powers. Now we are both the god and goddess of death. "
Both revealed their amulets. Laurie's was purple and shaped like her bow while, Fen's was a blue wolf paw.
Matt was in awe of the amulets.
"We can perform the spell required to send Matt into the spirit world." Laurie said softly.
Matt rubbed the back of his neck. "If you're sure that this will all work out. How long will I have in that realm?"
"About an hour, give or take. You'll return to your body when your time is up." Laurie explained. Matt nodded. "So how do I get there?"
Laurie motioned to the sofa. "You need to lay down first of all. Then don't move. "
Another nod followed by Matt laying down on the sofa. "Will it hurt? "
Laurie smiled nervously. "Yes."
"Great. ..well I'm as ready as I'll ever be. " Matt said.
"That was sarcasm wasn't it." Laurie said. Matt gave her a grin before relaxing.
Slowly Laurie muttered words Matt couldn't understand. Her amulet glew and so did her fingertips.
A sharp pain hit Matt in his mind and chest. Then the world slipped away from Matt ' s eyes.
Where am I? Why is it so cold?
Matt slowly opened his eyes to find himself staring up at trees. These trees were so thick that Matt thought it was nighttime. Slowly Matt sat up to observe his surroundings. He held his amulet in his hand. It was cold and didn't vibrant. Matt didn't have his hammer or shield, just his amulet. Matt just hoped he could get the information he needed and get out.
Even if you can't get hurt Matty you're not quite safe.
Matt got to his feet. He had to find his granddad.
"Okay amulet guide me to my grandfather. " Matt said as he continued to hold the amulet in his hand.
As instructed Matt ' s amulet lifted up glowing. Matt followed the amulet, as he walked through the woods. Matt shivered at the silence...the only noise was his heartbeat and his footsteps.
Finally Matt ' s amulet was glowing brightly and was scorching hot. Matt hid.
Slowly he looked through the bushes leaves from his hiding spot to see his granddad. Beside him stood a black wolf who's fur danced like black flames. The wolf had blood red eyes.
"Everything is falling into place Fenrir. I have all of the ingredients for the resurrection spell. All I need is a witch to cast it." Matt 's granddads explained to the wolf.
The wolf returned a smile. "Soon I will return, my descendent found a way to keep me from returning to the true Ragnarök but not this time. He has darkness in his heart after he watched you kill Helen. He along with that witch will join the dead. It is unfortunate that we can't get the girl to join us, oh well."
Fen's full name was Fenrir and so was that wolf's could it be that that's the real Fenrir that was meant to kill Odin at Ragnarök?! He also mentioned a witch joining the darkness. From what Matt remembered was Reyna new the resurrection spell. ..
"Oh no..." Matt said as his eyes widened in horror. His granddad was going after his girlfriend and his friend!
"I know you're there Matthew. You don't have to hide from me."
Matt shifted. Before showing himself.
"Hello Matt, it's good to finally have you alone again." His granddad said with a warm smile one that would have made Matt 's guard disappear if it weren't for Matt hating the man before him.
"Don't play games with me Granddad, I'm not in the mood for them. All you want is power!" Matt growled.
"You're young, you don't understand. " He began.
"Hahaha! Bullshit! Young my ass! You're insane! You couldn't care less about the world. You lied with your last breath! You don't care about me, you only care about yourself! If power is more important than family or- or lives of innocent people – then those people…they deserve to rot in Hel! " Matt snapped harshly. Matt hadn't felt so good about fighting like this since the Norns had come to warn him about his Grandfather's plan.
His granddad stood shocked his mouth a gap as a result. A few moments later his granddad spoke again. "You need power to control others. "
"No you need fear to make sure people never disobey. That's not the right choice Granddad. " Matt said sadly. "I thought you had changed so I blamed myself for your death. I was wrong , I see that now. Even if I can't send you right back to Hel I will fight you with every breath I take. I will never let you keep my friends and turn them against me for very long, because I have something you'll never have again in your life."
"What would that be Matty? " He asked.
"People who love me and who care about each other. You will have an undead army but we will have each other. " Matt said standing his ground.
A stray tear slipped down Matt ' s check. His grandfather frowned.
"I'm doing this for you Matt I'm coming back to life."
"Which will upset the balance between life and death! You will kill innocent people. Did you ever realize that? When you die your meant to stay dead! The only reason Baldwin was brought back is because Fen mourned his death that he blamed himself for Baldwin 's death. When it was really you who planned it all. Helen helped us. You killed her. Fen and Laurie 's Aunt, tell me. ..why'd you go as far as to do such a thing?" Matt snapped curling his hand into a fist.
Matt ' s granddad looked him over. However he didn't speak rather the wolf did in turn.
" Your grandson is nothing more than a foolish boy who doesn't understand the meaning of this. He is the mighty descendent of Thor? Ha! Don't make me laugh. A kid like you would never stand a chance against brother Jagammor the world serpent. He'd crush you like the bug you are. Yet you proved to everyone that you are indeed Vingthor. Yet you're still a boy not a man. You claim to now fear. Well I am fear. They chained me and brother Jagammor. He to the border of the world and I to Hel for eternity. Sister Helen however was made a goddess well we suffered. Know she is dead and I am free. You killed my brother 's champion therefore my brother is dead. " Fenrir growled as he approached Matt.
Matt glared at the large black wolf with no fear.
"How peculiar Thor gave me that same look when I was locked up. You do not fear me. You hate me you want me to sit and bend over and eat out of your hand...I am no fool. I'd bite your hand clean off your arm." Fenrir snarled.
Matt held his gaze with the wolves. Fenrir gave Matt a wolfy grin. "I like you boy, I'll give you that. "
Matt returned the grin. "To bad the feeling isn't mutual!"
The wolf lunged and pinned Matt to the earth below. Matt cried out in pain. Warm liquid dripped down his arms as Fenrir 's claws sunk into his skin. Matt ' s eyes widened and stared up at the wolf atop of him.
"You look surprised Son of Thor. Did you really think you are impervious to wounds? If you did you really are a fool. The only living person who is impervious is Baldr and his descendent Baldwin. You may be in this world but you can't completely be safe. Your physical body can't be harmed but this body can." Fenrir growled.
Matt ' s amulet burned. Matt smiled when he locked his eyes with the wolves. Suddenly a large crash and the wolf lay motionless on his side breathing but not moving.
Matt got to his feet only to be knocked down again by Fenrir. "But I saw you, you were -" Matt stammered. The wolf laughed. "Foolish boy I knew your plan to attack me so I created a Double to take the attack for me. "
Matt relaxed and laid still. "I now when I am beat. There is no point in fighting you."
"Good boy. Smarter than Thor. He would waste all his energy on trying to fight me and win." Fenrir said with a smile.
"Fenrir, my friend do stop playing with my grandson."
Granddad is coming to my defense again? !
Matt narrowed his eyes at his granddad.
What are you planning.
Fenrir looked at the man. "I advise you to watch your tone. "
Matt 's granddad bowed respectively to the wolf. "Excuse my behavior Fenrir, but there is no point in fighting my grandson, at least not here. He needs all of his energy. "
The wolf snorted before returning his gaze to Matt. "You got lucky this time boy. The next time we meet I won't be so generous to you."
Fenrir walked back to stand with Matt 's granddad.
Matt struggled to his feet. He glared at his granddad. "Why did you help me?"
His granddad held something in his hand. " I need you to do something for me. "
"What would that be!?" Matt demanded.
"To help me get the final thing that I need to return. " He said before blowing dust into Matt ' s face.
"Agh get this stuff off me. What was that? !" Matt snapped.
"Dark dust. This will help him to have you go dark for a few hours. Just long enough for him to get what he wants and just as you're coming back around from the dust. He'll take the daughter of Fraya." Fenrir exclaimed smiling.
"No!" Matt snapped harshly before disappearing.
What is happening to me my head. I have to resist. I can't let him win. I can't go dark. I can't -I won't hurt my friends!
Muhaha hahahaha!