Oh boy anyone still there? If not, I don't blame you. My muse had been fading for this series but miraculously it came back. So I decided to treat the fans who stuck through and waited and waited with this preview of the prelude to the second part of this story. Draumer Edda: Ragnarok, which will be published shortly
"Athena, you've got to hear me, the walls are crumbling in there. You have to retreat back! We'll evacuate."
In the halls of the last method of defense against the dissolving prison of monsters, Athena could hear Ares's concerns, and immediately saw them as water began bursting through widening cracks and weaknesses in the cement halls. She turned to her soldiers and gave the order to fall back. Evacuating to fight another day was a good idea.
But as soon as they began to retreat back, Athena behind her soldiers, the walls were quickly starting to give way. The goddess urged her soldiers to go on ahead faster and they raced as fast as they could down the halls, weaving through the labyrinth, the floor quickly becoming flooded as more of the sea began to leak through, water was bursting everywhere through the walls and ceiling, catching her soldiers off guard as they were cut off by violent spouts. One was soldier hit, collapsing on the floor as the others raced towards the direction of the entrance.
Athena stayed with her downed soldier, "Ares, we aren't going to make it. Take everyone and leave now."
As soon as Ares heard that he immediately shot that down, "No, no, no, no I'm staying here, you're going to make it. I'm right at the door."
He left the console as the rest of the gods followed Athena's instructions. He slid by the door of the prison, waiting and assuring his sister that he would not leave her. "Come on Athena, I'm right here, I'll lock the doors once you get through, just keep going!"
Panic was in his voice, fear only familiar to him through the eyes of mortals. But this...losing a crutch of his family, the very thought was crippling, even as he stared down the bare and empty hallway ahead, waiting for some sign of his sister.
"Come on, Athena," he called again. Still nothing.
Then a groan, a long, loud uneasy groan. The walls suddenly gave way, water rushing and flooding rushing towards the open prison door as Ares screamed, helpless as he had to seal the doors shut. Forever.
Like I said, it's been a while, and there was really no good way to do a preview of a preview but I hope this will still draw the curious back. The first part of the story will be up.