Book III: Fictional Edification
Chapter X: Ragnarök War (Part I)
Dimension: Akane-no-Mai/Yggdrasil/Urðarbrunnr
Suddenly, before Sága had a chance to resume her tale, there was some loud banging on the door and devilish giggling that rang out. This laughter caused several in the guest room to shudder dreadfully. The ones who shuddered were the Norns - Skuld, Urðr, and Verðandi - and their husbands - Harald, Haakon, and Eric.
"Yoo-hoo, please be a dear and let us in!" One of the guests outside playfully pleaded.
"Yes, dost not leave us out here or we shalt start singing until thy ears bleed!" Another threatened them.
"Thou wouldst not leave us out of listening to Lady Sága's tale!" The third woman shrieked.
"Oh great Odin's raven, please dost not let them in!" Urðr pleaded with Sága.
"Who's outside making all of that noise?" Skyler asked.
"Their voices sound familiar. I remember hearing them speak in the story," Hifumi added.
"Whatever thou dost, dost not let them inside!" Verðandi cried out.
Harald nodded dismissively. "It wouldst be a bad idea to leave them out there."
Ren concurred. "Yeah, they'll just keep making noise if we don't let them in."
Skuld sighed deeply, beckoning to her kids. "Fang, Blue, and Cheza, one of thee go get the door and let them in."
"Those voices sound like aunties Gjölldís, Slidís, and Leipdís!" Blue shouted.
"Wait, aunties? You call them aunts?" Ann queried.
"Yes, they were once enemies of my mother and her Norn sisters, but they hast mellowed and made peace with us," Cheza revealed.
"Well, way to give spoilers, but I'm curious to see how the Norns made peace with those Élivádísir," Leonard wondered as Blue ran over and opened the door.
Upon opening the front door, Blue bumped face-first into a pair of massive breasts. Then, a pair of arms folded over the boy and hugged him.
"Oh my, look at how much thou has grown, Blue!" One of the three ladies squealed delightfully.
"Hello to thee, too, auntie Leipdísi," Blue replied as he was face smothered by the Élivádís.
"Hiii, art we late?" Slidís poked her head through the door, waving to everyone, including the Norns.
"Yes, the story is over! Go home to where thee came from!" Urðr snapped at Slidis.
"Oh, get off the poor boy and let him breathe!" Verðandi cried out as she attempted to pull Blue off Leipdisi's large chest.
"I got him!" Cheza called out, pulling Blue out of Leipdísi's massive chest.
Gjölldís chuckled. "Dost not mind them, but I guess the story is not over yet? Have we appeared yet?"
Skuld sighed. "Yes, thou three hast briefly appeared but Ragnarök is about to start."
"There's still room here if you want to join us?" Baldr II offered the Élivádísir spaces to sit in.
"Thank thee, Baldr II," Gjölldís said as she waved to Skuld, who responded with a hard eye roll.
"Mother, why dost auntie Gjölldís and her sisters bother thee?" Blue asked her.
"Dost need to ask, brother?" Fang dismissively nodded.
"As thou shouldst know, the Norns and the Élivádísir have been enemies for ages," Harald answered for his and Skuld's kids.
"But, that was in the past. We art friends," Slidís replied while sensually winking at Urðr and Haakon.
Leipdís playfully blew a kiss at Verðandi and Eric. "How art my favorite couple?"
Verðandi groaned. "Wouldst be fine without thee here."
Leipdís giggled while sitting next to Eric and patting his crotch. "And how is dear Eric? Thou look manly as ever! And thou manhood is firm as…"
Verðandi quickly snapped at Leipdís. "LEAVE HIM ALONE, HORUR! ERIC IS MINE!"
Ryuji squeaked with fear. "Whoa, I don't wanna piss her off."
Leonard whispered to Makoto and Haru. "I can already tell our relationship is more stable than theirs."
Haru nervously chuckled. "It doesn't seem like the ladies are on the same page."
"Now, I want to know what led to this complicated relationship," Makoto observed Verðandi's temper flaring toward Leipdís and the other Élivádísir.
"THOU THREE SHOULDST NOT BE HERE! SKULD, LADY SáGA! THEY NEED TO GO NOW!" Verðandi furiously demanded.
"No, because they art already here and I dost not want to delay the story any longer," Sága insisted much to the Norn's dismay.
"Yeah, we want to see how Ragnarök happened," Rachel said.
"Please, could you not put aside your differences so we may watch the rest of the tale?" Jacob said.
"Well, thou art in luck. Thou art going to see how we met Skuld, her Norn sisters, and their lovely husbands," Gjölldís said as she sat next to Skuld and Harald.
"We art ready!" Slidís shouted as she sat near Urðr and Haakon.
"Hmm, they're pretty noisy, huh?" Aslaug whispered to Tori and Hiroshi.
"Tell me about it. That one Norn especially is freaking loud," Tori remarked.
"Hopefully they don't disrupt the story," Hiroshi muttered.
Akechi chuckled as he whispered to Sumire. "I wonder who else is going to show up?"
Sumire giggled. "Don't jinx it, Akechi. We've already had plenty of disruptions."
"Hopefully, that's it for our sakes," Ren said.
"Io, I think we're all set," Skyler said.
"Yes, let's get right to the next part," Hifumi said.
Nodding, Io motioned over to Sága. "Let us continue."
"Of course, and so begins the final act of this tale: Ragnarök," Sága showed the first scenes of the final event.
Dimension: Wulf-Edda/Jötunheim/Gálgviðr/Cavern
After a final meeting with her new cohorts, Kriemhild briefly retired in her private quarters and faced a veil of pale green and purple fire. She waved her hand over the fire as a face appeared. This face resembled Grímhildr's familiar features. Glaring intently at her mother's visage, Kriemhild evilly smirked.
"Hello, mother. Or, should I say Lady Grímhildr? The time approaches. Ragnarök is near. Alas, you're not alive to see your revenge against the Allfather and Asgard being fulfilled," Kriemhild quietly murmured, running her fingers through the mystic flames. Her fingers stayed unscathed despite the flames flickering over them. "But, you can rest easy knowing I will finish the Allfather's reign where you failed. Although we've never met, I share your hatred for Asgard and its people. Unlike you, I'm doing this for me. I have more willing pawns… I mean allies. And unlike you, I don't care much for conquest. I'm just here to bring the chaos and watch the worlds burn to the fucking ground."
Half of the entire quarters suddenly became shrouded by a black shadow and its presence drew Kriemhild's attention. Communicating with this dark presence, Kriemhild gave a composed demeanor.
"Yes, it's almost time. Give me a moment," Kriemhild communicated with the darkness, being the only one to 'hear' the presence's 'voice'. She faced the flaming Grímhildr face. "In short, I have already surpassed your legacy, Lady Grímhildr. Of course, worry not. I'll make sure you and dearest brother will witness the fall of Asgard." Snapping her fingers, she amassed the flames into her hand and extinguished these flames.
As she stepped out of the cavern, Kriemhild saw her aerial transport, Dreki-Andvari, and Loki awaiting her.
"We art ready, Kriemhild. The apocalyptic day approaches," Loki stated.
"Let us depart. Onward to Asgard," Kriemhild commanded as she mounted Dreki-Andvari.
Dimension: Wulf-Edda/Asgard/Valaskjálf
Odin summoned Thor, Víðarr, Eir, and other loyal subjects into his chamber. With everyone gathered, the Allfather rose from his throne.
"The enemy forces led by Loki and Kriemhild approach Asgard as we speaketh," the Asgardian king addressed his subjects. "And they hast awakened and freed Brynhildr to invade us."
Upon hearing this, Eir spoke out. "Lord Odin, art we certain it is Brynhildr?"
"My vision dost not deceive me. Brynhildr is with Loki and Kriemhild with forces amassed from the Nine Realms to stage an attack on Asgard. As Asgardian king, it is my sworn duty to see that we protect and secure Asgard's sovereignty." The Allfather pivoted over to Víðarr and Eir. "However, this will be the most unforgiving war Asgard will hast seen yet. The casualty numbers will be astronomical, but there will be survivors to rebuild Asgard from the ground up. My son, Víðarr, and Eir will rule Asgard as king and queen in my place."
Thor faced the loyal subjects. "And I shalt not be king, because father hath informed me of my fate." He silenced the murmurs among the crowd. "Yes, sadly I may not survive." He pointed to Víðarr. "But, my brother will make a fitting king. Better than father and I couldst possibly be."
"Thank thee, brother and father," Víðarr bowed.
"Víðarr, to ensure that thou can survive this apocalypse, I halt grant me some of my power."
"I gladly accept, father."
Nodding, Odin raised his spear and fired a magical bolt. As the bolt struck Víðarr, the warrior rose and absorbed the potent power of the Allfather. Víðarr roared and threw his head back with heavy breaths.
"I will not fail thee, father. The Allfather's power hast given me immense strength!"
"We will not let thee down," Eir bowed. "But, this also goes back to Brynhildr. Allfather, I…"
"I know she was the leader of thy group, but thou shouldst hast known of her instability."
Eir sighed. "I regret to inform thee that much is true. I wish I couldst hast helped her before it was too late."
Odin nodded. "There was nothing thou couldst hast done for that beast. She disobeyed my order and attacked me. Eir, I hope thy loyalty remains with Asgard."
Eir bowed. "Yes, Allfather. As Brynhildr's former friend and teammate, I will end her shouldst she attack me." She said regrettably.
"And the same goes for anyone here! If thou see Brynhildr and engage her, dost not hesitate to end her!" Odin bellowed, swiftly slamming Gungnir down with authority.
Just then, every Asgardian heard the crowing from one of the three roosters, Gullinkambi, was heard from afar. It was loud and alarming that it signaled the coming of Ragnarök. Then, the skies started to darken.
Allfather raised his head toward the mosaic glass and gripped his spear. His wolves, Geri and Freki, rose and growled. His crows, Huginn and Muninn, cawed and flapped their wings.
"It is time," the Allfather said through gritted teeth.
Asgard/Vígríðr
Asgardian forces amassed on the foot of a giant hill. Among those present are Thor and his steed Gullfaxi.
Heimdallr was already in the area before anyone else. He sat motionless on his horse, Gulltoppr. He had his horn, Gjallarhorn, in his hand and ready to use to signal the Asgardian forces.
"Look over there, Heimdallr!" Thor pointed to a large ship making its way toward the shores.
"Yes, it is about to land."
"That would be Naglfar," Hel answered them, emerging through a portal. She came with her three-legged horse Helhest, a demonic variation with ash gray skin, a dark gray mane and tail, and blood-red eyes.
"Hel?! Thou brought them here?!" Thor exclaimed.
"No, but I am part of the invading army here to witness Asgard's fall."
Heimdallr snarled. "Thou join the enemy?!"
Hel ignored their accusations. "See the ferrying hordes on board?"
Thor and Heimdallr sighted the hordes of living and undead warriors. Among such monstrosities are undead warriors called Draugar, which consisted of various races, including former Asgardians, Frost Jötnar, and many others. Also among them are Muspelheim's forces mostly consisting of Fire Jötnar. There are also the Fire Dämonen, otherworldly creatures resembling walking fire people with lizard-like and demonic visages. Most wore battle armor and wielded fiery blades. Other Fire Dämonen were giant fiery horned beings, pink-scaled demonic lizards wielding fiery green swords, and several tall 25-foot high bipedal dragon-like beasts with molten rock bodies.
The ghoulish and demonic bellows from Naglfar brought some apprehension toward the Asgardian forces. However, many retained their resolve despite the forthcoming invading demonic and undead armies.
"Thou might want to look up," Hel pointed to the sky darkening before making her leave.
"What dost this mean?" Thor wondered
Heimdallr took a deep breath.
"What is it, Heimdallr?" The thunder god asked him deeply concerned.
"I sense the sun and moon hast fallen."
Bearing the appearance of the sun and moon, Sól and Máni were attacked and devoured by Sköll and Hati. While the wolves savagely devoured Sól and Máni, Dreki-Andvari soared high over the darkening sky. Like Grímhildr before her, Kriemhild stood atop her mother's dragon steed.
"It's time to bring an eternal night to this world," Kriemhild opened her hand, releasing black smoke that forcefully poured out and covered the sky.
Once the smoke spread and started blotting the sky, dark gray clouds formed. These clouds formed, invoking the terrifying visages of Kriemhild. The horror-inducing visages spread as an endless number of Kriemhild faces. They have ghostly white eyes and reddish mouths. Loud demonic laughter filled the atmosphere with absolute dread. Asgardians were suddenly driven mad with insanity by the laughter. One Kriemhild face hovered higher above the rest and turned into a solar eclipse, beaming rays of white and crimson light.
Taken in by the horrific-looking atmosphere, Kriemhild smiled. "The Eternal Night has been cast. Now, let Ragnarök truly begin." She saw Naglfar unload its passengers as the invading armies stormed the coast. "Yes, and it's time for one of our valuable assets to take center stage. Brynhildr, it's time to exact your revenge!"
Asgard
Marching steadfastly toward the Asgardian stronghold, the Lokar forces were met by Odin and his standing army. Odin and his forces crossed the Bifröst to meet the invading Lokar. Among the Lokar was Fenrir. Standing atop Fenrir's head with arms crossed was a white-masked Brynhildr. Her mask is devoid of emotion, concealing her facials.
Perturbed by her presence, Odin yelled out. "Thou dare set foot here again, Brynhildr? No, thou art a traitorous creature. Take thy mask off, coward! I know thou art Brynhildr!"
Removing the white mask, Brynhildr replied with an evil grin. "Miss me, old fukka bikkje?"
"Thou hast not changed when I exiled thee, creature!" Odin barked. "And now thou hast conspired with Loki and Kriemhild to wage war on Asgard?!"
"Yes? What of it?" The Blood Valkyrie discarded the mask. "I dost not take orders from thee and thy subjects anymore! They art here to bring Ragnarök to thy kingdom!" She ran her thumb across her throat. "But, I am here just to kill thee, old bikkje!"
Clenching his teeth, Odin snarled with fury. "Then, thou will be put down for good, creature!"
One Asgardian shouted. "The Teufelin!"
"The Teufelin must perish!"
Hundreds of Asgardian soldiers roared in unison. "KILL THE TEUFELIN!"
Fenrir growled and looked up at Brynhildr. "Their incessant yells are getting bothersome. Just kill the Allfather like thou art supposed to."
"Silence, mongrel," Brynhildr rebuked. "Thou and me, fukka old man!"
"Then, so be it!" Odin roared. "Let this war commence!" With that, he flew with Sleipnir to attack Brynhildr.
When Odin and Brynhildr collided, the war started and the opposing sides clashed. As the warring sides fought, Odin and Brynhildr took their fight toward the former's castle. The Allfather unleashed magical bolts from Gungnir, but the Blood Valkyrie dodged his attacks. Sleipnir intervened on the Allfather's behalf and unleashed bluish flames from his mouth. Brynhildr evaded the eight-legged horse's Valhöll Frozen Inferno. She then conjured ten blades from portals and sent them at Sleipnir. Sleipnir quickly dodged.
"I hast always disliked thou hiding behind thy animals! Odin, fight me like a god, coward!" Brynhildr bellowed as Odin's wolves and ravens arrived to attack. "Augh, this is getting bothersome!" She evaded Muninn and Huginn first. Then, she flew past Geri and Freki. She saw Odin standing at the top of a hill. "Stop running from me, fukka coward!"
The Blood Valkyrie launched into Odin, but Sleipnir stopped her with blue flames. Moving back, Brynhildr evaded getting consumed alive by Sleipnir's cold flames.
Brynhildr landed on the ground and watched Odin's guardian animals surrounding him.
"This is getting us nowhere, fukka old man."
"Wait, Brynhildr!" Kriemhild called out as Odin and Brynhildr watched Dreki-Andvari descend with Kriemhild and Loki.
Upon seeing his brother, Odin gasped. "Loki!"
"Hello, brother. Thou art looking tired," Loki sardonically responded.
"Indeed, perhaps you require a permanent retirement, Allfather?" Kriemhild addressed him.
"So, thou hast chosen to side with Kriemhild and the creature, Loki?" Odin asked. His look of fury was replaced with disenchantment. "I am angry thou killed Baldr. A part of me shouldst never to forgive what thou hast done, but…"
"But what?" The trickster growled. "Thou exiled and sealed me like Brynhildr!"
"I felt regret exiling thee, Loki. Thou art family, Brynhildr is not. That is the difference between thou and her!"
"Family?! Thou art a hypocrite to talk about family! What about mine?! My real family?!" Loki demanded from the Allfather. Seething toward Odin, he wanted to speak out more but stopped. Kriemhild tapped his left shoulder.
"It's ok, Loki. Tell him how you really feel."
"I am sorry thou feel this way, Loki, but I do not blame thee." Odin expressed dejection. He gazed over Muninn and Huginn landing on his shoulders. "Loki, I must be upfront about thy true family. Thou art not the only one who hast manipulated others with lies. Thou art the son of Vé. As thou art aware, Vé and Vili art my brothers and we art among the first Æsir."
Faced with this startling truth, Loki was beside himself. "Then if Vé is my father, I cannot be thy brother! I…!"
"Listen, Loki! Thou art still related by blood to me! I consider thee my blood brother! That is why I cannot bring thyself to abhor thy unlike the creature Brynhildr. I abhor what hast done to my son Baldr! However…" The Allfather eyed his ravens. "Why dost thou tell thy father thyself?" He motioned to Muninn and Huginn.
"I-I dost not understand? Why lies art thou telling me now?!"
"After we slew Ymir and Vé helped give birth to thee, I caught thy father and Vili having an affair with Frigg. They tried to impress her behind my back."
"And thou couldst not stand it. Thou couldst not take anyone getting close to thy Frigg! Who if I recall died and hath reincarnated into Eir! Dost she know, too?"
"No, all memories of her life as my wife hast been long suppressed," the Allfather said. "In any case, I hadst to punish thy father and so I turned him into my ravens."
"Muninn and Huginn?" Loki glanced over to the ravens. "Thou art serious? Thy ravens art my father?!"
"That is not all. When I punished Vili, I turned him into the wolves thou see before thee."
"Geri and Freki art Vili? My uncle?" Loki gritted as he knelt before the wolves. He saw the ravens caw to him. "Father! Can thou hear me?!"
"He can hear thee. He still loves thee," Odin said.
Wearing a saddened look, he reached over for the ravens. Then, he paused and withdrew his hands. The look on his face became cross. He stared daggers into Odin.
"That still dost not change the fact I intend to see thy kingdom fall, Odin. Kriemhild and I will see to it! Consider this revenge for all the deceit and secrets thou used to make me submit to thee!" The trickster gritted angrily. "And I shalt free my father's suffering!" He brandished daggers in his hands.
Odin furrowed his brows and slammed his spear down. "Dost what thou must. Loki, thou shalt be a worthy opponent." He pivoted toward Kriemhild. "Thou art responsible for freeing Loki and Brynhildr, but I dost not abhor thee. Thou hast shown me valor to declare war on Asgard."
Kriemhild chortled. "I don't know whether to take that as a compliment or not, but thank you. But, your kingdom will fall."
"Nonetheless, I dost not harbor the same hatred as I do with the creature thou hast set free," the Allfather's demeanor changed to a wrathful look. His ireful eyes veered toward Brynhildr. "Thou Brynhildr! MY HATE FOR THEE KNOWS NO LIMITS! THOU HAST BETRAYED ME TWICE! AND I HAST NEVER WANTED THEE IN ASGARD! I SHALT AVENGE SIGRDRíFA! THOU KILLED HER IN CHILDBIRTH! THOU TOOK HER LIFE! I SHALT RIGHT THAT WRONG AND CLEANSE THEE FROM MY PRESENCE!" He quickly fired a magical bolt from his spear and targeted Brynhildr first.
The Blood Valkyrie hopped over Odin's blast and summoned pocket holes. Hundreds of blades rained down on the Allfather. He beckoned the ravens to defend him. Heeding his call, the ravens' mandalas glowed. Activating Vé's Mandalas, the ravens forged golden circles that stopped Brynhildr's blades.
The wolves brushed past Loki and Kriemhild as they lunged high up to attack Brynhildr. Brynhildr tossed blades in their direction. The wolves evaded the blades and attempted to bite off her arms, but the Blood Valkyrie flew down past them.
Kriemhild quickly grabbed Loki. "Come, Loki. Let these two settle their differences. It's not our place."
"No! I must see Odin fall!" The trickster insisted, shrugging Kriemhild's hand off him.
Rather than get angry, Kriemhild smirked. "Very well then."
Just then, several enemy mooks, a couple of Frost and Mountain Jötnar, arrived to attack Odin. However, Heimdallr quickly arrived on Gulltoppr and took out the enemy troops. Heimdallr and Gulltoppr then intercepted Loki from interfering with Odin's fight.
"Thou will never get thy hands on Allfather, traitorous Loki!" Heimdallr growled as he and Gulltoppr charged at the trickster.
Invoking his defense magic, Loki cast an illusion of himself, causing Heimdallr and Gulltoppr to phase through him. Having forgotten about Loki's tricks, Heimdallr and his horse let down their guards. A sharp blade pierced through Gulltoppr's left side, causing the equine to neigh in pain and kick his front legs up. The horse threw Heimdallr off his back and collapsed in a heap of its blood.
Heimdallr rose and brandished his sword, Hǫfuð, against Loki.
"Thou will pay for that with thy life, Loki!" Heimdallr then clashed with the trickster. Loki defended himself with his daggers.
As she mounted Dreki-Andvari, Kriemhild flew up and escaped.
"I shall leave things here to you, Loki and Brynhildr!" Kriemhild called out. "Now, Andvari, let's see to the others. I also want to check in with Mist and Völva."
"As thy command, Kriemhild!" Dreki-Andvari complied with her wishes, flying her far from Brynhildr and Loki's battles.
Tapping her ring, Kriemhild chortled. "Yes, that Brynhildr illusion should keep Odin busy while I'm tending to other business." She eyed Brynhildr's soul inside the ring. "See? I told you I'd let you have your revenge on the Allfather. It's just not how you thought it'd be!"
The furious roars from Brynhildr's soul caused the ring to light up, matching her unbridled anger. Brynhildr's soul screamed out. "THOU FUKKA BIKKJE! ODIN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MINE! MINE! MINE TO KILL!"
Unfazed by Brynhildr's incessant whining, Kriemhild laughed. "Oh god, you sound like a petty child. Sorry, but life isn't always fair, beast. Your reputation is about to descend further than it ever has before! Oh, and I guess you can consider this karma for your mother killing mine, not like I care, but it's something to think about!" She continued laughing as Brynhildr's blood-curdling roars came out.
Brynhildr's 'illusion' continued assaulting Odin, the ravens, the wolves, and Sleipnir. As a few more enemy mooks tried to interfere, the wolves defended Odin and utilized their shapeshifting abilities. Using Vili's Therianthropy, Geri became a Carnotaurus and Freki turned into an Iguanodon. Having turned into dinosaurs, they used their immense sizes to overpower and intimidate the enemy Frost and Mountain Jötnar. Freki picked up a Mountain Jötunn and stabbed his thumb claws into the Jötunn, crushing it. Geri snatched up two Frost Jötnar, shaking them around and biting them in halves. Geri swallowed their upper bodies as their cold blood seeped from his jaw.
As more enemy mooks stormed in, Geri and Freki took on other prehistoric animal forms. Geri transformed into a straight-tusked elephant. Freki turned into a Paraceratherium. Geri charged, running his tusks through several Frost Jötnar. Freki raised his front feet and crushed several Mountain Jötnar under the weight of said feet.
"Look around thee, Brynhildr! Thy allies art losing!" Odin snarled at the Blood Valkyrie.
"Heh, this is only the beginning, fukka old man!" Brynhildr retorted as she and Odin continued their duel.
During their duel, Loki and Heimdallr witnessed Geri and Freki transform again. This time, Geri turned into a Scutosaurus and Freki morphed into a Dimetrodon. Geri rushed at a Mountain Jötunn and crushed it. Freki seized a Frost Jötunn's leg and ripped it off before delivering a head-crushing blow with his jaws.
"Perhaps thy shouldst surrender, Loki?"
"Not a chance!" The trickster relentlessly clashed with Heimdallr.
Soaring into the air, Sleipnir unleashed cold flames all over the battlefield, burning the Frost and Mountain Jötnar. After clearing much of the vicinity, the enemy numbers dwindled, but not for long.
More enemy forces arrived with Fenrir. Then, a gate of hellfire materialized behind the giant wolf. Odin, Heimdallr, and Loki recognized the hellfire producing a gate that opened up and released an army of undead Draugar.
"That is the Gates of Helheim!" Odin growled.
"Well done, my daughter," Loki smirked proudly at Hel's intervention.
At the forefront of the Draugar are the two kings Brynhildr slew: Agnar and Hjálmgunnar. The kings were now Draugar.
"Lord Odin, art these two the kings thou asked Brynhildr to choose?" Heimdallr queried him. His face wrapped with apprehension at the sight of the ghastly undead warriors.
Brynhildr chortled. "Well, how about that? Now the kings hast come here for revenge for destroying their heads. Dost thou not remember?"
The kings and their entire armies were former shells of their selves. They no longer reflected their glory days as prideful soldiers, but have been revived by necromancers into grotesque revenants. They wore black and ash-gray armor. Their skin had disheveled and turned gray. The skin soldiers had flayed appearances. Their bodies became skeleton-like. They had ghastly skull faces. Whatever facial hair they had were tufts. They wore horned helmets. They rode on undead horses, whose flesh had flayed appearances. The flags from both kingdoms were torn, reflecting the armies' conversion into the undead. Each roared horrid shrieks and roars.
"What dost art think, fukka old man? The kings and their armies serve me now!" Brynhildr boasted.
Each having only one eye on them, Agnar and Hjálmgunnar intently faced Odin.
"Look, Agnar. It is the Allfather. He is the one who sent his Valkyrie to slaughter us as if we art animals!" Hjálmgunnar pointed to Odin.
"Indeed, the Valkyrie was supposed to fight on my side, but he hadst her wipe out both our sides!"
"That is not true, King Agnar! I ordered…!" Odin was silenced by Agnar.
"Save thy excuses, Allfather! Thou betrayed our trust!" Agnar harshly rebuked him. "Thou and thy Valkyrie's petty arguments cost us the war! We hast come back to exact our revenge on thy kingdom!"
"No, it was all Brynhildr's doing! She-!"
Brynhildr cackled. "But, it was thou who destroyed their heads!"
Agnar and Hjálmgunnar gave menacing scowls. "Then, we shalt have thy head, Odin!" The kings rallied their Draugar armies. Two troops raised torn flags and marched toward Odin's direction.
Fenrir sidestepped, granting passage for the advancing Draugar armies.
"Fenrir, thou can try to reason with thy father!" Heimdallr called out to him. "We can stop this army!"
Fenrir snarled. "I shalt never forgive Asgard for sealing me up and exiling my father!" He turned to Loki. "Finish him, father. And then together we can kill Allfather!"
Grinning mischievously, Loki drove a dagger through Heimdallr's right shoulder.
"Dost not drop thy guard around a trickster, Heimdallr! Thou shouldst know better!" Loki then pulled his dagger out and slashed at Heimdallr.
As the undead soldiers climbed up a hill, they closed in on Odin. Geri, Freki, Muninn, and Huginn fiercely defended Odin from the Draugar.
"Thou cannot hide behind thy beasts, coward!" Agnar roared. He and Hjálmgunnar led the charge as they headed straight for Odin. The army of Draugar stormed the fields at fast speeds. Their unified ghastly roars and shrieks filled the area with dread.
As Odin prepared to wipe them out with his spear, a bolt of mystic lightning crashed into the earth with force. The Draugar armies halted their advance. A figure shrouded in an aura of lightning appeared between them and Odin. It was Víðarr. Odin's successor raised his head, his eyes brimming with mystic electricity.
"Father, allow me to handle them," Víðarr volunteered. He briefly faced Brynhildr. "Thou hast a beast to slay."
"Who art thou to stand in our way?!" Agnar growled, baring his sharp teeth.
"Thy end," Víðarr replied as he channeled Allfather's power through his hands. He shuffled his hands forward and took on a stance. "Come!"
"Thy art a fool to face our army!" Hjálmgunnar bellowed.
"Watch as we make an example of him, Allfather!" Agnar shouted.
The Draugar armies and their kings stormed to attack Víðarr. Víðarr clamped both hands together and dashed through the armies. Moving at blinding fast speeds, Víðarr bypassed every Draugr soldier until he reached the kings. Bewildered, the kings froze with dismay. Víðarr merely tapped their bodies with quick strikes. As he finished, he flew past the kings.
Befuddled, Agnar shook off Víðarr's strikes. "What was that? I didst not feel a thing!"
"What a foolish man! Was that supposed to kill us?! We art already dead!"
"Then, die again," Víðarr remarked.
Suddenly, a burst of thunder spilled out of Hjálmgunnar's body. Hjálmgunnar shrieked loudly as his entire undead body exploded. Dismayed, Agnar then felt his head expand as lightning cracked through the base of his skull. Agnar's head exploded. The lightning then blew apart Agnar's body.
Despite being undead, the Draugar were horrified by the demise of their kings. But, that didn't stop them from attempting to avenge their fallen kings. As they rushed Víðarr, Odin's successor blasted them with lightning, taking each Draugr apart with his hands and precision strikes.
Brynhildr scoffed. "Leave it fools to squander things." She turned as Odin swooped in and grabbed her, blasting her far back into his castle.
"Thou hast her father! Now finish her!" Víðarr urged him on.
"If I dost not survive, my son, dost me… No, dost Asgard right by being a fair king," Odin stated as he mounted Sleipnir and headed straight for his palace.
When Asgardian soldiers and Einherjar arrived, they aided Víðarr to diminish the Draugar numbers.
Following Odin toward his castle, Fenrir jumped up to swipe him and Sleipnir out of the sky. However, Geri and Freki intervened on the Allfather's behalf. Geri turned into the giant ape Gigantopithecus, grabbing a hold of the wolf's back legs and tossing him to the ground. Freki hopped into the nearest big lake and transformed into the gigantic crocodile Deinosuchus. Freki shot out of the water and clamped his jaws on Fenrir's left front leg. Fenrir let out an earth-shattering yelp.
After slamming Fenrir into the lake, Freki charged and headbutted the giant wolf. Geri mounted Fenrir and delivered powerful body shots. Fenrir threw Geri off. Fenrir faced off with the giant ape and crocodile. He rushed his two animal adversaries. As Geri went for a frontal attack, Fenrir kicked mud into his eyes and headbutted him down. Freki rushed Fenrir, but the wolf turned the crocodile's momentum against him and sent him crashing into Geri. The two giant beasts turned back into wolves.
"Thou will not delay me further!" Fenrir growled as he limped toward the gates of the castle.
However, Geri and Freki persevered and attacked Fenrir again. Geri ran on top of Fenrir's back and transformed into a Giganotosaurus. Geri bit down on Fenrir's back. Freki turned into an Acrocanthosaurus and tail whipped Fenrir's back. The wolf expanded his size until he towered over the two dinosaurs. That didn't stop the dinosaurs from charging and wrestling with the giant wolf.
Asgard/Vígríðr
Scouring over the long stretch of Asgard's vicinity, Kriemhild rode on Dreki-Andvari and gazed at the armies filling the battlefields. She sighted Hel, riding Helhest, opening another Gate of Helheim, releasing an outpour of Draugar and Proto-Draugar. The brutish roars of the Draugar and ghoulish moans from the Proto-Draugar filled the landscape with dread and horror. Controlled by necromancers, the undead were sent to aid the Lokar forces.
Kriemhild giggled, her face as calm as ever. "When there's no room in Hel, the dead shall walk the Earth." She watched Hel and Helhest preparing to fight Eir. "Now, where are you, Mist?" She scanned the battlefield until she spotted the mind-controlled Valkyrie accompanying Surtr in a skirmish with Freyr, Freyja, and Thrúd.
"There you are. Oh, it looks like you're with the great Surtr and about to fight Thrúd. This will be interesting," Kriemhild smirked.
As he marched over the Asgardian ground, Surtr's presence was enough to forge fire trails that burned the vegetation and left a flood basalt in its wake. He and Mist fought Freyr, Freyja, and Thrúd in the flood basalt vicinity. Mist confronted Thrúd while Freyr and Freyja worked together to try and stop Muspelheim's leader.
"Mist, why art thou with the enemy?!" Thrúd questioned the Shroud Valkyrie. Mist responded by throwing her pair of seax at her friend. Swinging her battle axe, the Storm Valkyrie countered Mist's projectile weapons. "Dost thou not realize that is Surtr?!"
Snarling, Mist unleashed her Njörðr's Tempest. As a jade-colored mist shrouded the area, Thrúd's sight was obstructed. When Mist tried sneaking up and stabbing Thrúd's neck, the Storm Valkyrie swung her hammer down and summoned her Ber-serkr Ball. Having conjured a lightning ball, the Storm Valkyrie sent it toward Mist, who hopped on her left side.
"Thou will make thou suffer for mocking my chest!" Mist charged and tossed another pair of seax, which Thrúd blocked with her axe.
"Is that why thou hast chosen to betray us?! Betray me?! I care for thee, Mist!" The Storm Valkyrie tried reasoning with her friend.
Taking out another seax, Mist felt conflicted about whether to follow through and maim Thrúd. As Kriemhild's influence resurfaced, Mist's eyes turned greenish yellow. She quickly lunged at Thrúd and attacked her.
Meanwhile, Surtr swung his obsidian sword, Muspelbrandr, and slashed at Freyr and Freyja. While he repelled Freyja with force. However, the same couldn't be said for Freyr. Surtr swiftly knocked Freyr off his horse, Blóðughófi. Surtr towered over the defeated and battered Freyr.
"Thou shalt burn, fool!" Surtr quickly grabbed Freyr's head and lifted him off the ground. He gouged out his eyes and unleashed a wave of fire that burned his entire head. And while maintaining a hold of Freyr's head, Surtr's flames enveloped Freyr's entire body. The flames entered Freyr's mouth and even burned him from the inside. While the flames burned him alive, Freyr screamed in excruciating pain.
Upon witnessing her brother's demise, Freyja screamed. "FREYR!"
Horrified, Thrúd witnessed Freyr's demise. Becoming blinded by fury, the Storm Valkyrie flew at Surtr with her battle axe. Striking his head with the front part of her battle axe, Thrúd hit him with consecutive strikes and went to behead him. When he hefted his sword, Thrúd's attack was countered.
"Daughter of Thor, I commend thee for lasting this long, but today thou will perish with thy father!" Surtr declared. At that exact moment, he conjured a massive wave of flames that swept across and burned everything in its path.
Thrúd tried countering with Mjölnir's Strike, but Surtr's devastating Surtalogi wiped her out along with everything in her path. Upon seeing Thrúd meet her quick and untimely demise, something stirred within Mist. The vacant look in her eyes regained life. Her mouth twitched. She witnessed the Storm Valkyrie's death replay continuously in her mind.
"T-Thrúd?! THRúD!" Right then, Mist struggled and ultimately freed herself from Kriemhild's control. The death of her former lover was what broke Kriemhild's mind control.
Watching from above, Kriemhild descended with Dreki-Andvari. She took out Andvaranaut and called forth a glowing yellow orb of light. The ring absorbed what was Thrúd's soul.
"Yes, that's three Valkyrie souls I've gathered." Kriemhild smiled fiendishly. She then noticed Mist losing grip over the death of her lover. "Well, looks like I'm losing control over you, dear Mist. Ah well, it was fun while it lasted."
Punching the ground hard, Mist cursed. "Damn! Damn it! Why didst I let this happen to thee, Thrúd?! How couldst I let that witch control me and keep me from saving thee?!" She cried herself to tears.
Surtr walked away searching for new victims to burn. He gathered Fire Dämonen and Fire Jötnar.
"What about her?" A Fire Jötunn pointed to Mist.
"Leave her. We must enter the center of Asgard's stronghold and burn it down!" Surtr rallied his Muspelheim forces. He and his Muspelheim forces bellowed demonic roars and shrieks.
Freyja ran over to Mist and checked on her. "Child! What happened?! Why didst thou side with the Lokar?!" She shook Mist hard and screamed at her. "WHY?!"
"I-I was mind controlled Kriemhild! She manipulated me and used me to fight against thee, Auntie Freyja!"
Dropping Mist, Freyja cried. "Freyr is gone now because of thy actions."
"And so is my love Thrúd," the Shroud Valkyrie wiped her tears.
"So, what will thou dost, child?"
"I-I must avenge Thrúd."
Freyja flew into the air. "Then, thou must decide how we will kill Surtr."
Standing up, Mist clenched her right hand. "Couldst I kill Surtr and avenge Thrúd? I-I'm not sure." She hesitated, doubting her chances against the Muspelheim king.
"I am going forward. Thou must decide." With that, Freyja flew away and left Mist behind.
Mist shut her eyes and shook her head. "I must… I must avenge Thrúd! But, I dost not have the strength." She clenched both hands tight. "No, I dost hast the strength! Thrúd, this one is for thee!"
A nine-headed Jötunn charged toward the God of Thunder, who came flying head-on with Mjölnir in hand. Thor walloped the nine-headed giant, taking one of his heads clean off. Then, the God of Thunder amassed a lightning blast and obliterated the titan.
"That is it for thee, Thrívaldi!" Thor called out. "Anyone else?!"
Suddenly, the World Snake popped out from the ground and arched his giant snake-like frame over the God of Thunder. Jörmungandr hissed loudly.
"How about I accept thy challenge, Thor?!" Jörmungandr shouted and tossed himself into the God of Thunder.
"Thou shalt not destroy Asgard, serpent!" The God Thunder collided with Jörmungandr. The god and the serpent exchanged earth-shattering blows, ravaging the landscape around them.
Gaping his mouth wide, Jörmungandr attempted to swallow Thor. Thor tossed a lightning blast into the World Serpent's gullet. Jörmungandr delivered a headbutt to Thor and sent him flying thousands of feet back.
"I shalt see that Asgard falls in my father and children's names!" Jörmungandr roared and headed straight for Thor, who staggered upright. Blood seeping down his face and mouth. Favoring his right arm the injured Asgardian pressed on, having come to terms with his likely death as preordained by the Allfather.
Before settling the final battle with Jörmungandr, Thor summoned his goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr. Normally, he'd have the goat aid him in battle, but not today. Using Mjölnir, he cast a spell that turned his goats back to their normal selves.
Tanngrisnir turned into a young boy with neck-length curly reddish brown hair. Tanngnjóstr returned to his original form: a young boy with shoulder-length straight vermilion hair. Both boys have bright yellow eyes.
Thor hugged the two young men. "My sons, I deeply apologize for having killed, eaten, and revived thee all to appease my greedy appetite. Understand that I truly love thee."
Before either could say anything, Thor raised his hammer and fired a blast to summon his horse, Gullfaxi. He put Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr on the horse.
"Take them away and follow those leaving Asgard. I am counting on thee, Gulfaxi!" Thor patted his steed as it took off with the two boys. The God of Thunder waved to his two sons. "Survive, my sons. At least I know thou two will survive beyond Ragnarök. However…"
Jörmungandr emerged behind Thor and prepared to finish what he started. Brandishing his mighty hammer, Thor hastily flew at and blasted the World Snake. Thor's hammer discharged lightning into Jörmungandr's scaly hide. After dealing damage to the World Snake, Thor attacked it with repeated blasts from his hammer.
As the battle went on, both became heavily damaged. Thor and Jörmungandr finally dealt each other the final blow. Thor's hammer cracked Jörmungandr's skull and sent a final thunder blast into the serpent's gullet, frying the innards. Expelling smoke from his mouth, Jörmungandr collapsed in a heap and crashed on the ground.
After dealing the final blow to Jörmungandr, Thor descended covered in his and the World Snake's blood. Sighing with relief, the God of Thunder sank to his knees and succumbed to his wounds. Mjölnir fell from his weak grip.
"Yes, now I can finally rest. I sense thou have fallen in battle, Thrúd… we hast made thy mother proud… let us both rest knowing we fought like proud warriors," Thor muttered. "Víðarr, my brother… thou and Eir will herald a new Asgardian age… thou will do us proud." Drawing his last divine breath, Thor collapsed and passed on.
Garmr charged toward Týr, who pulled himself up ready to finish their battle. The Helgrind guardian opened his jaws over the Asgardian. Týr jumped up and climbed on Garmer's left side. He quickly perched on Garmer's back and drew his sword. Garmer tried shaking him off, but Týr grabbed a handful of the giant canine's coat.
"This is the end for thee, beast!" Týr shoved his sword through Garmr's head.
However, the Helgrind guardian didn't go down with tossing Týr into the air. Garmr clamped his jaws tight and snapped Týr's body in two. As the warrior's halves hit the ground, blood, and entrails spilled into the canine's mouth. Garmr stumbled around with the sword still in his head. He then collapsed right on top of Týr and crushed him. Both died.
An army of Frost Jötnar, Mountain Jötnar, and Fire Jötnar stormed Asgard's gates. A slew of arrows rained down and skewered these Jötnar, including a four-armed Mountain Jötunn. A few arrows popped off several of their heads. Ölrún the Huntress Valkyrie and her band of archers diminished half of the Jötnar warriors. Geirdriful the Thread Valkyrie produced a flail, which she used to sprout threads to entangle and slice a dozen Jötnar.
"Well done! That shouldst reduce their numbers!" Jörð called out.
"Look out!" Skaði shouted as a 10-foot tall, eight-armed Jötunn charged at them.
"They art but weaklings! Try thy might against me Starkaðr!" The eight-armed titan bellowed as he raised his eight arms.
Just then, a loud beastly roar came out of nowhere and collided with Starkaðr. Turning away from the eight-armed titan, the Valkyries saw an 8-foot-tall tiger with an 18-foot body length. It had light orange fur with black stripes and a white-furred underbelly, a white snout, and pale paws. The tiger's fierce greenish-yellow eyes scanned Starkaðr as it snarled and bellowed loudly.
"Thatta way, girl! That will show that arrogant fool! Thou can always count on a Kuningaz tigris to fight with a Jötunn!" Vör was seen sitting on the tiger's back. She came dressed in her secondary battle gear: a red strapless top, dark gray combat pants, buckled waist belt, wrist-length gloves, and golden gladiator-styled armored sandals.
"Vör, what took thee long?" Geirdriful snorted.
"I apologize, but I was leading town folk out of Asgard!" The Beast-tamer Valkyrie patted her tiger's head. "But, my girl here and I also got caught up with some Jötnar."
"Hey, less talking, Vör! He is covering!" Skaði called to her colleague.
As Starkaðr came to, he roared and charged toward Vör. The Frost Valkyrie conjured an ice spell and froze the eight-armed Jötunn's legs into solid ice. This halted the eight-armed warrior. Vör and her Kuninaz tigris rushed toward Starkaðr. The tiger bit the eight-armed Jötunn's neck and tore its throat open. As Starkaðr collapsed, Vör and Jörð unleashed a flurry of blows and put down the Jötunn.
Having witnessed the Valkyries defeat the eight-armed Jötunn, Kriemhild, still riding atop Dreki-Andvari, had an amusing thought.
"Perhaps that was too easy for them. How about this?" Kriemhild invoked a spell and conjured a portal. As the portal opened, she summoned a horrific-looking familiar in front of the Valkyries.
Alarmed, the Valkyries faced a menacing 17-foot-tall behemoth. The base of its body consisted of gold, silver, and magenta colors. It resembled a marionette with three heads; one large head that served as its center satellite and two smaller heads attached to its shoulders. The three heads had distinct appearances; The right head had a female face shaped like Gudrun's before it transitioned into Kriemhild's visage, the left is a male head shaped like Gunnar's, and the central faceless head had hermaphrodite features, including lime lip gloss, long white hair, horns, and masculine cheekbones. The center head had combined attributes from Grímhildr and Gjúki. The two sides, right and left, had green eyes. It had long muscular limbs with armored forearms, sharp metal claws on each arm, and bone-like spikes jutting from its shoulders.
The three-headed beast let out deafening bellows accompanied by air-splitting screeches. Holding their ground, the Valkyries faced their newest opposition.
"Heheh, let's see how you handle my Unmoralisch Heljar Kyn," Kriemhild chortled. Scanning her summoned familiar, she discerned the glowing green orb inside the monster. "To ensure this familiar can respond to my command, I placed a small part of my soul into it. But, that's not all. Thanks to the grimoire, I placed the soul of my pathetic brother, Gunnar, in there, too to prolong his torture. As well as the souls of my loving parents. With all three of their souls and a portion of my own soul inside that creature, it's like one happy family reunion." She heard the screams of her brother, Grímhildr and Gjúki. "Now, you three can witness the destruction of Asgard, especially you, my dearest mother Grímhildr! You can watch me succeed where you failed."
The Unmoralisch Heljar Kyn started toward the Valkyries. Ölrún, Geirdriful, Skaði, and Jörð rallied their soldiers. Vör and her pet Kuningaz tigris readied themselves to fight the three-headed monstrosity.
"Dost not let it into Asgard, Valkyries!" Ölrún called out.
"Defend Asgard's gates with all thy might!" Geirdriful shouted.
"Ready, my friend?" Vör patted her tigris companion as it roared and pledged its loyalty to fight with her Valkyrie.
"Shall we see to our friend Hrym, Andvari?" Kriemhild suggested.
Swiftly turning around, Dreki-Andvari headed in the opposite direction toward the shoreline. It was at the site where the bulk of the Lokar armies first landed.
Holding his ground on his Naglfar ship, Hrym was met with a barrage of boulders heading for him and his Frost Jötnar warriors. A few Frost Jötnar were completely knocked off and crushed by the large rocks being thrown by Göndul. Skögul presented further problems with her Waves of Rán, which crashed hard into his ship.
Scornfully glaring down the Valkyrie duo, Hrym had underestimated their teamwork and paid for it with the loss of his soldiers. He wondered if he'd even have a chance to avenge his brother and family by taking Thor and Odin's lives.
"Perhaps I was over my head…" Hrym doubted.
"No, Hrym. You made the wise choice to join our crusade!" Kriemhild called out above him.
As Hrym looked up, he saw Kriemhild on Dreki-Andvari's back.
"Remember the power of the dark matter I gave you? It should be enough to help you overcome these two! And don't forget you have Brokkr and Eitri! You can and will avenge your family!" She gave encouraging words to the Jötunheim king. "You want to get the Allfather and the God of Thunder's attention? Do it by humiliating these two! However, you want! I leave this in your hands."
As Kriemhild and Dreki-Andvari flew away, Hrym was moved by Kriemhild's speech. Clenching his hands, Hrym invoked the dark matter's power coursing through him. He felt an immense rush. His determination to take down the two Valkyries became resolute.
"Yes, I shalt not let these two horur get in my way!" Hrym roared with valor. Feeling his strength increase tenfold, he grabbed his steering wheel and advanced his ship past the inland shore. Upon seeing the ship heading toward them, Göndul and Skögul worked faster to slow down Naglfar.
The Masculine Valkyrie sent more rocks at the ship. Summoning another tidal wave, the Feminine Valkyrie tried to sink Hrym's ship. However, Hrym didn't let their intervention deter him from exacting his revenge.
"My brother. I shalt avenge thee! I shalt succeed thee by procreating a new race in thy honor! I will make up thy attempt with Freyja with these two, whose beauty surpasses even Freyja!" Hrym declared as the dark matter's power resonated and formed into an aura, giving him a boost. He crashed the ship straight into Göndul and Skögul.
As the ship hit the Valkyries hard, both fell severely injured. Hrym beckoned Brokkr and Eitri. The Dwarves followed Hrym off the ship. They landed near the two injured Valkyries. Like wounded animals, the Valkyries tried to fight back. Göndul unleashed Jörð's Earthshaker. Hrym and the Dwarves easily avoided getting caught in her earthquake attack. Skögul attempted her Breath of the Sea to freeze the trio. Hrym summoned a cold air that absorbed Skögul's freezing breath. The Feminine Valkyrie even conjured her Aqua Protection, forging a bubble barrier to ward off the trio from her and Göndul. Using the dark matter's power given to them from Kriemhild, Brokkr, and Eitri's augmented strength tore through Skögul's bubble wall.
"Thy resistance is futile, Valkyries!" Hrym called out. "Brokkr, Eitri, thou may begin!"
The trio already had sickening thoughts while having their way with the Valkyrie duo. Brokkr and Eitri quickly tackled Göndul and Skögul. For a brief moment, Göndul tried fighting off Eitri with vicious body blows, but the Dwarf easily overpowered her with his new enhanced strength and stomped on her wound. Brokkr got right on top of Skögul. Eitri turned Göndul around. The Dwarves began molesting the Valkyrie maidens, grabbing their breasts and vaginal areas from behind. The Dwarves quickly pulled and tore off the maidens' armor, helmet, clothing, and footwear until they were left butt naked. The Dwarves leaned down and planted grotesque kisses on their lips. Pulling down their pants, Brokkr and Eitri mounted behind the Valkyries and shoved their large, grotesque members into the Valkyries's butts.
As the Dwarves thrust themselves inside the Valkyries, the lesbian duo screamed in pain and humiliation. Brokkr seized a handful of Skögul's hair and ripped out a few of her princess curls. With a tongue hanging out, Eitri spanked Göndul's firm butt. As Hrym methodically sauntered toward them, the Valkyrie lesbians shot hateful glares at Hrym, who took his time to relish in their humiliation.
"Yes, I imagine this is how my brother wouldst hast wanted to do with Freyja, but it was not to be. Dost not worry, Thyrm. This is for thee, my brother!" The Jötunheim king declared as he got behind the Valkyries and grabbed the back of their heads. He leaned down and lip-locked the two, starting with Skögul. He kissed and licked Skögul's lips, even shoving his tongue down her throat. He then did the same with Göndul but also licked her face. As he continued kissing them, he saw the lesbians hatefully glaring at him.
"Eheheh, this is so much fun!" Brokkr laughed with a disgusting gurgle.
"How dost they taste, Hrym?" Eitri asked.
"The Valkyrie with the curls tastes sweet, but the manly-looking one has a decent taste to her."
"Thou will not get away with this!" Göndul protested, conveying her hatred of her rapists.
"The Allfather will destroy thy entire realm for this!" Skögul hatefully screamed at Hrym.
"I doubt it since the Allfather will be preoccupied with this war. Thou belong to us now," Hrym deliriously smiled.
From high above, Kriemhild, still riding on Dreki-Andvari, observed Göndul and Skögul being raped in the distance. She witnessed Hrym lip-locking and tongue-kissing the Valkyries.
"Why don't we make things more erotic?" Kriemhild smirked as she secretly invoked her Illusion's Touch, allowing her to go inside Göndul and Skögul's minds.
Upon entering the recesses of their minds, Kriemhild's own eyes looked within and saw the Valkyries' spirits resisting their rapists' sexual desires.
"Heheheh, no no. We can't have any of that, my prideful little friends."
The Valkyries' spirits turned and faced Kriemhild's presence.
Skögul's spirit shouted. "Who art thee?!"
Göndul angrily questioned. "How did thou get in my mind?!"
"Just here to make you unwind and enjoy the show. Give up resisting because you're only hurting yourselves." As she said this, Kriemhild activated her ring's power and used it to empower her Illusion's Touch to suppress the Valkyrie lesbians's resistance and flood their minds with lustful thoughts. She grabbed the Valkyries's real minds and absorbed their spirits into her ring.
At that instant, Göndul and Skögul's scornful looks were replaced with depraved and sensual demeanors. The life in their eyes faded. Their lips curved into grins with tongues hanging out. Their minds were replaced with lustful and submissive thoughts.
Kriemhild glanced over at Andvaranaut and saw the Valkyrie lesbians's souls. They screamed with disdain at the witch.
"WHAT HAST THOU DONE?! RELEASE US!" Göndul's soul demanded.
"WHERE ART WE?!" Skögul's soul shouted.
"Somewhere you'll be reuniting with old friends. Trust me the space inside the ring is going to get very crowded," Kriemhild answered as she turned the ring over toward Hrym and the Dwarves raping the Valkyries's mindless vessels. "Take a look, you two. You are giving them the time of their lives!"
The Valkyries gave up resisting their rapists and mindlessly enjoyed giving erotic pleasure like the 'horur' they have become. The souls of the real Valkyries screamed furiously inside the ring.
Skögul's soul roared. "WHAT HAST THOU DONE TO US?! THOU REMOVED US FROM OUR BODIES?! OUR BEAUTIFUL BODIES ARE BEING VIOLATED BY THOSE DISGUSTING CREATURES!"
Göndul's soul added with anger. "AND BEING REDUCED INTO THEIR PLEASURES?! ONLY I CAN TOUCH AND MAKE LOVE WITH MY SKöGUL!"
"Hehehe, what if I told you two they were planning to procreate with your bodies? Think about it! You two will help them give birth to a race of super ugly half-breeds! A complete contrast to the outer beauty you two are known for!" Kriemhild mocked the two Valkyrie lesbians. "Oh, and I do believe that means due to pregnancy, those perfect abs you worked hard to achieve for your dearest Skögul will grow enlarged as no doubt you'll bear a half-breed child or two."
Realizing this horror, Göndul's soul howled with disdain. "THEY ART GOING TO RUIN MY PERFECT BODY?! I CANNOT LET THIS GO ON!"
Kriemhild laughed. "Oh god, you two sound like total drama queens! Listen to yourselves! Besides, there's nothing you can do now. Your souls are mine, but your bodies are their property now." As she laughed more, her giggles drowned out the horrific screams from the Valkyrie lesbians's souls. "I've got you two where it hurt the most. Your sexual desires and pleasures for each other belong to them now."
Overwhelmed with sexual lust, Göndul and Skögul submitted themselves to Hrym.
"Lord Hrym, we humbly ask for thy hand in marriage!" Skögul openly proposed to the Jötunheim king.
"Oh yes, Lord Hrym! We wouldst be thy willing horur and bear thy children!" Göndul uncharacteristically squealed with girlish delight.
Grinning from ear to ear, Hrym chortled at their erotic smiles and lustful eyes. "Thou wouldst become my wives to procreate a family and loyal subjects for me?"
"YES!" The mindless Valkyries gleefully cried out.
"Wait, a minute! Hrym, this is not what we agreed on!" Brokkr protested, snarling and baring his sharp teeth. "These two belong to us!"
Eitri added. "He is right! Thou wouldst let us keep these two while thou go kill Odin and Thor!"
Hrym furrowed his brows. "There hath been a change in plans. Hand these two to me now."
The Dwarves audibly scoffed. "As if we let thou take these two away! We intend to breed with these two Valkyries! They art our properties now!"
As the Valkyries sucked Hrym's nipples and fondled his member, they looked up at him with submissive eyes.
"Lord Hrym, please get rid of these two!" Skögul pleaded to their 'savior'.
"Get rid of these two monsters! They art violating us!" Göndul cried out.
Glaring at the Dwarves, Hrym growled. "Thou heard them. Leave now. They art about to become my wives."
"Hah, as if we wouldst listen to thee and these horur!" Eitri snapped as he and Brokkr pulled their dicks out from the Valkyries' butts.
Preparing to attack Hrym, the Dwarves were quickly struck down by the Jötunheim king. Hrym grabbed the Dwarves's heads and crushed them with ease. He crushed their heads so much that fountains of blood leaked out. The Dwarves' bodies fell to the ground in a bloody heap.
"Thank thee, Lord Hrym!" The lesbians shouted together.
With his hands full of Dwarven blood, Hrym had an idea. He used the Dwarves' blood and drew Nordic symbols on the Valkyrie lesbians' bellies. Brokkr's blood was used on Skögul. Eitri's blood was used for Göndul. The tattoo marks served to label them as Hrym's sex slaves and 'wedding rings'.
"Now thou two truly belong to me alone," Hrym said, malevolently grinning. He pulled Göndul and Skögul, setting them on his legs. He sat down with the lesbians fondling his hardened phallus. He leaned down to engage the lesbians in a lip lock contest. He and the Valkyries erotically tongue-kissed.
During their three-way interaction, Göndul wrapped her arms over Skögul and Hrym's necks. In return, Skögul folded her arms over Göndul and Hrym's backs. Hrym groped his two wives and fingered their asses. The lesbians let out erotic moans and licked their new husband's lips. The lesbians then licked around and sucked on Hrym's horrific member and testicles, which gave a rancid stench, but the mindless lesbians didn't mind nor did they care. Göndul raised her head and kissed Hrym's face. He pulled Göndul up, grabbed her left leg with his left hand, and used his right arm to hold her back for a standing oral-genital sex position. Meanwhile, Skögul continued slobbering over and sucking on Hrym's nasty phallus and testicles.
"Yes, that is more than I can ask for!" Hrym roared with delight, experiencing the sexual pleasures that his late brother failed to get with Freyja. "I hast the two most exotic Valkyries as my horur! Art thou seeing this Odin and Thor?! Thy two Valkyries belong to me!"
"We art thy horur, Lord Hrym!" The Valkyrie lesbians lustfully shouted as they used their breasts to massage their 'lover's' giant dick.
Hrym lay on the ground while the lesbian continued rubbing her breasts against his massive phallus. Göndul mounted the top of Hrym to shove his member into her crotch while Skögul face sat on the rapist, giving him free rein to lick her vaginal area. Skögul panted and moaned loudly as she spilled her vaginal juices into Hrym's mouth.
"Mmm, thou tastier than any Norse goddess I hast tasted!" Hrym licked Skögul's vaginal juices. He watched the Valkyrie lesbians embrace and romantically kiss in front of Hrym. Upon watching the lesbian couple making out, Hrym felt his member vibrate and ejaculate his divine seed. The lesbians then climaxed as their vaginal juices splattered over his face.
Hrym shoved his member into Skögul's vaginal area and thrust into her during a standing intercourse. At the same time, the Feminine Valkyrie kissed the Jötunn and folded her arms around his neck. Upon seeing Hrym's butt, Göndul gave a raunchy grin and licked his asshole shamelessly.
Having seen enough of themselves reduced to the Jötunn's sex slaves, Göndul and Skögul's souls screamed incessantly.
Skögul's soul shouted. "THOU FUKKA BIKKJE! THOU HUMILIATE US ENOUGH! RELEASE US! OUR BODIES ART NOT PROPERTY TO A LOWLIFE JöTUNN!"
Göndul's soul added with her disgust. "A WARRIOR SUCH AS I BEING REDUCED TO PLEASURING THAT CREATURE IN A FILTHY MANNER! THY HAST RUINED MY IMAGE, WITCH!"
Laughing, Kriemhild responded. "No, you ruined your own images. Having looked into your memories, you have not only cast your eyes down on others less beautiful than yourselves, but you said derogatory things to your colleagues. I do believe your Gulon friend is sharing space with you. I'm sure you two will have a happy reunion with her."
Sigrún's soul spoke out. "Thou two art in here, too?! Please get these two out now!"
Kriemhild nodded dismissively. "I'm afraid I can't do that, Sigrún. You'll have to find a way to mend your differences with these two cretins as you like to call them." She then readdressed the lesbians. "And let's not forget you two disparaging the dead like Baldr. Wow, seems everyone in Asgard hated you two. Consider this karma for all the horrible things you two bitches have done! No one will miss you two. And I doubt anyone will care. Oh, wait, don't you have a father and sister, Skögul? Why don't we check in with your sister later?"
Skögul's soul screamed. "I HAST NO SISTER! SHE DOST NOT HAVE ANYWHERE THE BEAUTY I POSSESS!"
Kriemhild rolled her eyes. "Oh shut up, you materialistic whore." She closed her hand over the ring. "Come, let's check in Loki."
As Dreki-Andvari flew off with Kriemhild, Hrym carried his newly won sex slaves.
As they cashed in mid-air battle, Eir and Hel encircled the other. Riding Helhest, the Helheim ruler flew closer to the Healing Valkyrie and conjured black orbs. Eir countered and nullified her dark orbs with an ethereal beam from her staff. Scowling, Hel rode Helhest toward Eir and conjured a long black blade to fight Eir with.
"Hel, dost thou not see what thou art doing?! Thou art helping Loki and Kriemhild destroy Asgard! Why hast thou decided to go against us?!" Eir questioned the former Underworld Valkyrie.
"I hast seen wrongdoings the Allfather hast brought to the other Realms! And he hast abused his power long enough! Dost thou not see, Eir? Thou shouldst know better than anyone the kind of man Odin is! Thou were Frigg ages ago!"
Hearing this, Eir struck Hel's blade with her staff. She and the Helheim ruler intently exchanged glares. Eir didn't hesitate to blast Hel and Helhest back with another ethereal beam.
"I only hast the faintest of Frigg's memories, little by little they hast been returning to me," Eir stated. "Thou were her friend and Valkyrie colleague. Yes, and my previous self was Odin's wife. But, I am not Frigg anymore. I am Eir, future queen of Asgard and wife to Víðarr." She purposefully lowered her guard. "Hear me, Hel. This is not how to conduct thy grievances with Asgard. I know full well of the tyranny Allfather hath brought to the Nine Realms, but his rule is ending. He hast passed his power to Víðarr. Together, he and I want to mend differences and reestablish relations with the other Realms, including Helheim." She put a hand out to Hel. "I dost not know what Kriemhild and Loki hast told thee."
"She hast told me Asgard needs to fall from its hierarchy. Once Asgard falls, a new kingdom can take its place. A new Asgard."
With a neutral face, Eir responded. "I agree there shouldst be a new Asgard and there will be under Víðarr's leadership. We look to restore Asgard to its golden age and out of the current decadence it hath endured. What Kriemhild proposed is absolute madness. This is not how we wish to rebuild Asgard. She and your father hast manipulated thee! Dost thou not see, Hel?!"
As her hands and lips quivered, Hel was confused. She mulled whether to continue her alliance with Kriemhild or listen to her former colleague's reincarnation.
"If I were Frigg now, wouldst thou listen?" Eir asked.
"I… I dost not know."
"Thou were a Valkyrie, Hel. Look deep down and know what is right."
Clenching her teeth, Hel struggled to decide who had the right idea of restoring Asgard to its former glory. She scanned the battlefield, eyeing the thousands of Asgardians dying and the undead she had brought with her. She watched the Draugar and Proto-Draugar marching across the fields toward the Bifröst and into Asgard. The death toll from both sides escalated. She even saw Garmr lying dead on the battlefield surrounded by the bodies of countless Asgardians, Jötnar, Draugar, and Proto-Draugar.
"We can stop this, Hel. It is not too late!" Eir pleaded to the Helheim ruler.
Helhest neighed and turned to Hel, waiting for a response. Hel clenched her right hand and let out a deep sigh.
"Thou hast convinced me, old friend," Hel addressed Eir as if she were Frigg herself.
"Then, thou will…?!" The Healing Valkyrie replied genuinely.
"Let us hasten and find Víðarr! I will take control of the Draugar and Proto-Draugar I hast brought and send them to stop the Lokar's forces."
"Thank thee, Hel!" Eir replied.
"Come. We dost not hast time to waste!" The Helheim ruler declared as she rode off with Helhest and followed Eir.
"But, what about thy father Loki? Shouldst we try and convince him to join us?"
"Sadly, my father is set in his ways. Kriemhild hast poisoned his mind. He will hast to answer to his crimes."
Looking crestfallen, Eir nodded. "I understand. Shouldst he live, Víðarr and I can decide his fate along with Kriemhild and Brynhildr. Brynhildr will be met with execution for betraying Asgard. Loki may likely face a similar fate."
Hel shut her eyes and sighed out of dismay. "So be it."
Proud of her work, Kriemhild kissed the ring, which now housed the souls of Valkyries.
"Heheh, that was fun. Now, dear Brynhildr, it's time to meet a pair of familiar faces," she chortled evilly. "Oh, won't you be surprised what I have in store?" Looking past her shoulder, she eyed a man and a horse concealed in a shadowed veil.
Brynhildr's soul inside Kriemhild's ring gasped with utter horror. "...no… thou wouldst not… not those two… thou wouldst have them…"
"Let's go check on your body and how it's faring against the Allfather. Depending on the outcome of that battle, things are looking to become intriguing!" Kriemhild howled with laughter.
Chapter Soundtrack
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor OST - The Gravewalker - Ragnarök approaches. The sun and moon are devoured. The Eternal Night is cast across the world.
God of War II OST - The End Begins- 'Brynhildr' (illusion) returns to Asgard to bring Kriemhild and the Lokar for her revenge.
Odin Sphere OST - Rise to Action and Invasion- The start of Ragnarök.
Game of Thrones - The Army of the Dead - Ramin Djawadi (Season 7 Soundtrack) - Draugar led by the two kings Brynhildr once slew unleashed from the Gates of Helheim.
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song - Víðarr's arrival and slaying of the Draugar kings while fighting the rest of the undead army afterward. Odin's wolves and their animal forms vs. Fenrir. Battles rage on such as Thor and the World Snake kill each other.
Bear McCreary - Deliverance - God of War OST - The lesbian Valkyries getting raped and finally getting their comeuppance.
A/N: Having written this section (and the next 2 chapters) of Wulf-Edda a few years ago, Ragnarök was a challenge to write. Juggling all those characters was a tough task. So, I chose to focus on some characters more than others.
Before getting into the story, I couldn't neglect you readers from any Phantom Thief/Revenant scenes. So, I did just that while at the same time introducing Élivádísir into the group conversation, much to the Norns' chagrin. There will be a Ragnarök scene that shows the Norns & their husbands fighting Élivádísir, and how they end up becoming 'friends/lovers' with each other. It should be amusing and erotic at the same time. This is a new scene not from my original draft.
This event takes cues from some of Berserk's violence and beautifully haunting imagery. Ragnarök has begun and it's already living up to its name with characters dying from left to right. Thor, the World Snake, and a few Valkyries are notable deaths. 'Brynhildr' confronts Odin and their bad blood ignites.
As far as Göndul and Skögul are concerned, I know some will find the rape scene to be of poor taste, but others may in fact see it as karmic punishment. It depends on your perspective of these two. But personally, the more I wrote these two, the more I started to abhor their appalling behaviors. They represent some of humanity's worst aspects and so were punished by other horrible people. These Valkyrie pricks had it coming.
To end this first half, Kriemhild has two surprises for Brynhildr and they'll be revealed. Man, this one is going to sting the Blood Valkyrie. Just saying this now, this part is brand new to the Wulf-Edda Ragnarök chapters. It was never in my original draft.
That's the first half complete. The second half should have plenty of carnage that's for sure. See you next time.