Guys I am sorry to report that The Fire King is coming to a close, but I am still not done. And just because the story is done, doesn't mean that Odin is done. Like I said in the previous chapter, Odin is going to be in Two Brothers by ImBRIAN. Now I know that you guys are probably having mixed feeling for Odin, you are probably angry, confused, maybe a little pumped up by his actions, and probably sad about his actions. Now I got a review from a guest requesting that I make the characters talk a little less modern; well I am not really sure how a person talked back then, my knowledge on the tongues of people back is terrible. Also I don't think that there wasn't any medieval style talking used in the movie so yeah, it will be mostly modern language.
Oh, I need your guy's opinion on a necklace. In this chapter we see a necklace that Odin got from Elsa the day when Arendelle fell. I'm not sure if I going to describe it well but I want to know, I need to know, what you guys think that the necklace should look like. If you like it the way it is, great, if not please tell me what it should look like.
So here is chapter eight, enjoy and Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
Odin: The march to Bergen was an exhausting one; I completely forgot that entire city is surrounded by a mountain range. Even though they weren't as steep as the ones around Arendelle, the ground on the mountains was looser than Arendelle's. There were even caves that were just a hole in the ground. Some of my men didn't notice the caves since most of the holes were covered in a thin layer of earth. Also we were planning on making this a sneak attack so I didn't bring my horse with me; the ground, as we got closer to the top, became very rocky and sharp that my shoes began to ware from it and small rocks began to seep into my shoes. The walk was a painful and exhausting one; but at least we didn't have to worry about being seen since the mountains were covered from top to bottom by different types of trees to fit the different types of soil on the mountains.
When we reached the base of the mountain on the side that faced the city, we stopped just before we reached the area where the Bergen fjord and land met. The city rested on a small peninsula with a big wall that surrounded almost the entire mass of land. We made camp on just near a bay where the fjord ended. We made sure not to make any big fire just so that we don't get spotted by watchmen. I ordered my men to stay here while I go and scout out the area. But my real intention was to find Elsa and tell her that she made a big mistake.
When I snuck into the city, I walk around through the alleys trying to find Elsa. But finding her was like trying to find a needle in a haystack; Bergen is a big city and too many people bustling around especially since there's a war going on. After about an hour's search I finally found her in the city's central plaza; she was playing with the children with her powers by making swirling designs of snow and ice above their heads. She cast a small snowfall and the kids would try to see how many snowflakes they could catch before they melted away. I waited until the kids were gone to attract Elsa over here.
When the kids finally ran off to their mothers and fathers, I knew it was time to confront Elsa. I made a small noise in the ally I was in; like a small but hearable taping on a garbage bin. She began to turn her head trying to pin point the sound, I continued to make the noise until her eyes met the ally that I was in. I crept back into the dark alley as Elsa began walking towards it. I lead all the way through to the dead end, she began looking around again but this time her turns were more feared and worried. "It's nice to see that the people got along with a monster," I said in a dark and mysterious tone. She turned around to sound of my voice; her face was terrified and shocked. I gave off a faint orange glow that was able to give the place a little bit of light. "But I'm sure that you know it is just an illusion."
"Odin, I-I…what are y-you," she stumbled over her words.
"Save it," I said, "I have no desire to hear the voice of a traitor."
"Odin, you have to understand why I left; I left because…"
"Because you were weak; I knew that you wouldn't be able to handle our objective, but I trusted you to find a way to get through it. Well I guess I was wrong to trust you."
"I left because I was scared of what you have become; you turned our ambition into your obsession. You kill for fun but you say that it's necessary; you even killed the man that I was once known, you killed Odin."
"Yeah you're right, I killed Odin because he was weak; the Fire King is stronger than he ever was. I am no longer Odin Fortept Sjel, I am the Fire King."
"Listen to yourself, do you not hear what you have become. You turned into the very thing that the people feared you to be, a monster."
"I AM NOT A MONSTER," my soft orange glow turned into an angry dark red. Fire was erupting from all over my body, I was completely on fire from my head to my toes. Elsa backed away in fear of seeing me in my fury.
"Just look at yourself, you are no longer a person. You are ruining the lives of thousands of people, killing men, women, and even children, and you're doing all of this so that you can get your revenge? Come back Odin, I want you back!" Her face began to swell in tears of seeing me in my state of rage.
I looked down at the ground and let out a big sigh, my fire had died down and my orange glow returned. I let out a big sigh and said, "I guess your right Elsa, I'm no longer a human. I am much more than that and I didn't want to do this but I'm afraid that I'm going to have to get rid of you, you did betray me and we both know what happens to traitors.
My hands began to glow with ball of fire in them as I came towards her ready to strike. She held up her hands in a defensive matter, "Odin please don't; please stay way, just stay away!" With that cry she conjured up an icy spike from the ground and penetrated my chest. (AN: hmm, this scene sounds familiar)
But what she thought was me was actually an illusion of me. I have been able to use my powers to make copies of myself and control them from a great distance. The image dispersed into several specks of glowing ash as the spike hit it. Her face was the most confused it has ever been; I jumped down from a ledge which I was perched over to control the show. As I snuck behind her I club her in her temple knocking her down to the ground and making her somewhat unconscious; but conscious enough to hear and understand me. I knelt down beside her head and whispered in her ear, "I do hope that one day you will understand the pain I suffered that made me into what I have become. Tell the people to batten down the hatches for a storm is brewing and coming your way." After that, I left the city and headed back to the camp.
Ten minutes after Elsa is knocked out
Anna: "So what did you do before you became a spy," I asked Kristoff. I and Kristoff have been walking through the city together. We were getting to know each other a little bit since we had just met. I've been good at making relations with someone; if you just say hello to me I will start a conversation that will never end, according to my sister that is.
"I used to be an ice harvester before any of this ever began," replied Kristoff, "I rarely ever went into Arendelle and…"
"Wait," I interrupted, "You use to live in Arendelle?"
"Well yes and no, I usually went into Arendelle whenever I had a delivery to make, but I usually stayed at a small trading post out near the North Mountain."
"Were you around when Elsa was being 'executed,'" I used air quotes because she wasn't really executed at all.
He let his head down as though it was a memory that was a really heavy burden, "Yes, I almost got hit by a fire ball from one of those demons that the Fire King created. It was a scary close death experience. I was also at the North Mountain Massacre."
I shot my hands to my face when he said that, I couldn't believe that I was walking with a survivor of that terrible event. "How did you make it out unharmed?"
"I wasn't unharmed," he lifted up his pant leg to reveal a scar the size of an orange, "A giant spike hit my leg and my head knocked against someone's shield that it knocked me out. After the massacre was over, I could feel the Fire King walking over the bodies. I kept my eyes closed as to look like I was dead; after he left, I used all of my strength and walked back down the mountain. Sven met me at the foot of the mountain like he was about to come and find me."
I was confused when he mentioned Sven, "Sven, who is Sven?"
At that very moment a giant reindeer walked up from behind us and nudged us both. I looked behind myself and saw it standing there smiling at the two of us. Kristoff gave out a hardy chuckle, "This is Sven, he's like my best friend." Sven began sniffing up and down Kristoff's body as if he was trying to look for something important, "Sorry buddy," said Kristoff, "I don't have any carrots at the moment; I'll bring you some tonight alright?" The reindeer nodded and went on his merry way.
"Well, he seems nice," I remarked.
"He was practically my only family when I was little, before the trolls took us in."
"Uh, trolls you say?"
"Yeah, we both were adopted by a big tribe of forest trolls and they have been our family ever since. But if you ever get the chance to meet them I just have to warn that they can be kind of rude and loud, really loud."
"They actually sound kind of nice, you out to take me over to their area sometime to meet them."
We walked a bit further until we reached the center of the city; we were suppose to meet Elsa there but neither one of us could find her. Just as we were about to give up, I heard a crashing noise come from a nearby alley. I looked over and saw Elsa with her hand on the back of her head. "Elsa," I shouted, "Is everything okay, what happened?"
She looked at me as though she had been drinking but I know that Elsa never drinks. She looked into my eyes and said, "Odin, that's what happened. He somehow snuck his way into Bergen without alerting the guards and found me. He told me something that I have to tell King Ethan, where is he?"
"I think he still at the castle," I replied still confused at what she just said, how did Odin get in here?
But before I could ask her any more questions, she was already sprinting for the Bergen palace. What is Odin planning that made him want to see Elsa so desperately?
Elsa: I ran as fast as I could to the gates of the palace. I still couldn't believe that he was able to sneak in without any of us knowing. His final words still swirled in my head like a raging winter storm; I hope that one day you will understand the pain I suffered that made into what I have become. The pain he suffered; banished from his kingdom when he was a kid, made into a reject, called a monster, was almost murdered, and now me turning my back on him. Is that why he is taking this road; no don't let yourself be fooled by him again.
When I reached the gates, I gave a strong pounding on them. The gate keeper came to doors, opened a slot in the middle of the door, and said, "Password?"
I was really sick of the idea that Ethan required people to recite a password in order to enter the palace. I didn't have time for this, so I said "Open up the gates before I freeze your arse!"
Without hesitation the gates were open and I dashed through the opening. Trying to find one person in a castle this big was like trying to find a needle in a snow pile. Thankfully the staff was willing enough to point me in the right direction.
I found him in the war room speaking to his generals, possibly over whether they should attack Odin on his own territories or not. I instantly spoke up when I saw him, "Odin is preparing for another attack," I shouted. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy.
Ethan calmly walked over to me with a more neutral face, "We know," he said, "Our scouts have reported that his army is on the move but we don't know when he will attack."
"He's going to attack soon and we have to get our defenses ready now."
Then he started looking at me like I was crazy, "How can you be so sure?"
"Because he told me himself," he gave me look that said 'you are out of your blooming mind' which kind of annoyed me, "Odin somehow got inside the city and told me to tell you that he is going to invade soon. We need to make sure that the walls are well defended."
He gave a small chuckle and said, "Your majesty, those walls are four feet thick. My great grandfather had those constructed when he was in rule and they have not fallen since. No force is capable of getting through there."
It was true; every since King Theodore of Bergen this city has never had an attack where the walls were destroyed. But with Odin I'm not sure, he always finds a way to get in one way or another.
"But Odin is not any normal invader; you heard the reports of his powers and how he uses them. You need to be more prepared."
"We have the highest trained soldiers in all of Norway; Odin will seem like a recruit to them."
This argument went on for hours, anytime I warned him about Odin he would return fire with some description of Bergen's defense.
Ethan is probably the most stubborn person I have ever met, next to Anna. I knew that Bergen had a strong military but whatever we had Odin had something better. I am afraid that this battle will just be another massacre; I also know that he will without doubt come for me the second the battle begins. But I am ready for him; it is time for me to face the Fire King.
Odin: When I reached the camp the sun was just about to finally to set, the sky was painted with red, pink, and orange rays. I have always loved seeing the sun at this time; I couldn't wait for tomorrow morning, a red sun rise which everyone knows that it means that blood has been spilled the previous night. And a lot blood is about to be spilled tonight. I order the men that we will attack at midnight and I retired to my tent.
When I walked in I open up my trunk that held my combat suit, sword, and my necklace. The first thing I grab is the necklace; I can't figure out why but somehow I am really drawn to this necklace, ever since Elsa gave it to me.
It was about a week after the battle of Arendelle, I was still having the nightmares but they weren't as bad until later on. She was walking around the castle admiring the renovations we're having on the castle. As she walked around she came around the castle vault. There she grabbed a ruby and several different little gems and formed an eternal ice chain and locket around them.
She came out into the courtyard where I was overseeing the rebuilding of the gate I blew open. She came up behind me with her hands covering my eyes playing the 'guess who' game. Now I was still grumpy from last night's sleep so I just grabbed her hands pulled her around me, but I tried to keep smile on my face so I don't worry her too much.
She showed me the necklace and I really loved it; the way she designed it made it look like fire and ice had combined into a wondrous piece of art. She told me to open it up; I looked inside and saw a small painting of us in extreme detail. It was us holding each other looking into our eyes dreamily.
Ever since then I kept it ever since even after she betrayed me. I have no idea why I still keep it, is it because I still love her? Of course not after what she did; I must keep it as reminder of the pain she added on to my life.
I put it around my neck and tuck it down my shirt. I put on my suit, left the sword in my chest, and waited until the moon was positioned around the time of midnight.
When the moon was right on top of us I ordered the first wave of my men into the water. The plan was to have them walk underwater towards the eastern wall. They didn't need oxygen and they had an eternal flame in them so water doesn't hurt them.
I did a low hover over the fjord and trying not to cause an alarm. It turns out that the watchmen for this place is worse than the trying to climb the mountain to get over here. I met the troops at the wall, they didn't have facial features but I knew that they had fire in their "eyes."
I backed from the wall a little bit, summoned all of my fire, and blew it towards the wall making a loud and thunderous explosion. The wall fell over in one blow; right four feet thick my butt. I raised my fist, pointed my index finger up, lowered my arm towards to where it was pointing towards the city, and shouted "CHARGE!" at the top of my lungs. The men rushed past me and the battle began. Now where is Elsa?
Now I know this chapter is a little shorter than the previous few but I had kind of had I little bit of tough time with this one. But the next one will be longer since it will be the final chapter. Yes I said it, Fire King is coming to an end; if you guys want to see a sequel let me know or else you are out of luck.
I will be going back and repost old chapters that have been edited since I kind of got an editor now. Yeah you know who I'm talking about myprinceisheretostay. So if the older chapters look better thank her because she actually took the time to help me with my story, so special thanks to you myprinceisheretostay.
So the chapter of Two Brothers when Odin is introduced is coming soon, check it out and tell ImBRIAN what you think. Leave a review if you liked the chapter, fav/follow, and I will see you guys at the conclusion; dream on!
