Octavia is now back in her room, due to the fact that Stolas has made a portal back into the mansion after her time in Loo Loo Land. She is currently listening to her music, now feeling more happier then ever before. And it is all thanks to 2 things. It is thanks to Stolas in being able to listen to her, and it is thanks to Hodr, who helped her by relating what she is feeling to what he had been through before. And Hodr, is a human, which are being that are not that liked in Hell.

Octavia won't admit it, as she is lying onto the bed, on top of the covers, but...Hodr, he is a very interesting human. And this is mainly because of the fact that he. Is very kind and caring to her, very different from Stolas when he himself is kind, but far more then what Stolas is like to her. Not to mention, he sympathizes what she has gone through, as he had gone through a very similar thing in his life. And very uniquely, Hodr, she is the very first friend that Octavia has, especially since he is a human.

Her mother, Stella, has a very strong hatred to humans. In fact, Octavia believe that Stella hates humans a little bit more then she hates the lower-class demons. In the way Stella sees the humans, she sees them as brainless, apathetic, cruel, and chaotic. Like lower demons, she says, they go and kill each other. They do not think much of what they are doing and the pain that they inflict on others. She simply sees them as a species that deserve to be subjugated and tormented for all eternity in what they are like. And Octavia, she didn't seem to care much about humans. And this is before meeting Hodr. But after meeting them...she is now rather curious as to what they are really like.

"...Well, at least I'll be able to talk to Hodr again...especially with what he has given me."

Octavia then opens the palm of her left hand, showing it to be a pentagram that is colored purple. Before Hodr left with the members of I.M.P, Hodr placed this pentagram onto her hand. According to him, this is used to talk to other people. When he used this, their entire bodies will appear on his hand, but shrunken, and they are slightly transparent, not to mention with a purple color surrounding them. In the way Hodr describes it, this is somewhat a precursor to a phone, which is used to communicate with other people from long distances, especially when one of them is in Hell, and the other is in the world of the living.

Octavia smiled, seeing the marking on her hand, especially since the fact that, according to Hodr, or at least, in what he believes, the magic that he is using seemed to have been abandoned and forgotten for quite a long time, due to the fact that they were considered forgettable and replaceable. And as such, Hell may have since then forgotten such magic for quite some time. And this made Octavia confused, as objects such as these are so useful. They are very unique and she began to wonder why in the 7 rings wound Hell even forget and replace such objects like these. After all, even though they may not be as strong as the current spells that the Grimoire have inside of the books themselves, but they are still useful in their own ways.

Of course, Hodr does reveal that there is a lot more magic inside of the book then she knows, and even Stolas doesn't know what the magic inside of the book is like. And Hodr himself admits that, there are some spells that he has not practiced yet. Some spells that he has not been able to utilize, and some that he can use in a slight way, but cannot truly utilize its full potency. However, when Octavia talks of if there is some that are special, Hodr admits that there are, as the book taught him more then just magic, and in fact, he did more then just learn arcane magic. But he decides not to talk about it, as he wants to save the rest of the information for another time. But in spite of that, he does tell that, if Octavia wants to discuss it with him, and even wants him to teach her all that he knows, he can do it tomorrow, as after all, he will wait for Blitzø to recover from the injuries that he has sustained, and thus, will need to wait until he is done with his full recovery so that they can go to work again. Octavia agrees, and it is something that she herself is interested in. Of course, Stolas has been teaching her magic, but that is of today's current magic. It is not of the old ways. And thus, Octavia was determined to know the old ways, or at least, the ones that Hodr knows of.

As Octavia looks and listens to her music, she hears a crash come from the house. Octavia jumped a little, before she then shook her head again, as she then spoke out.

"Oh, fuck it. It's mom again, being very nasty as usual."

She then hears shouting, and although she cannot make out the words that Stella is saying, due to the fact that she has her music on her hearing to muffle them out, she knows that she is getting pissed off at her dad again, possibly for the littlest of reasons. Octavia shook her head, clearly not happy with the fact that Stella is still causing her life hell without care. She rests her head onto the bed, as she looks at the marking on her hand. She closed her eyes and clenched her fist, as she focuses her mind on Hodr. After a little bit of thinking, she then spoke out to herself.

"Perhaps I can ask dad if I can go and meet up with him again."

Octavia smiled at the thought of reuniting with Hodr, a warm feeling flutters into her heart. Hodr has been able to gain a special place into Octavia's heart, and now, she is rather curious about him. And now...now she wants nothing more then to get to know him more. She wants more then just know what sort of arcane magic that he knows. She wants to get to know what life is like to him.


Hodr was sitting on his bed right now, as he is shown to be looking outside of the window of the I.M.P Building. And Hodr, he felt...more alive. And not without reason. Ever since Loo Loo Land, he gets to meet with Octavia, who he is able to make a genuine bond with. The daughter is Stolas, as well as an Ars Goetia Princess, they both parted ways with a brighten note, due to the fact that Hodr was able to talk to her when she really needed it, comfort her when she needed it. Hodr doesn't know why he decided to do that, especially since he has no reason to go and comfort Octavia. But when Octavia spoke what is in her mind, about her family problems, it made Hodr think of his own. And the feeling, as similar to the one he had back when he was a little kid. Perhaps it is of his old brother instinct, or it is something else, he doesn't know. Or perhaps, some part of his old self came back to him and resurrected from the depth of his inner void.

Hodr held a hand over his heart, and he felt his heart beginning to beat a little more then before. Hodr...he doesn't know what he is feeling right now. But in the way he can think of it, he feels like...his spirits had risen a little bit. It is as though he finally gained something that he can live up to. The feelings he is feeling...it is as though...it fit into what must have been a piece of himself that is missing inside of his heart.

"This feeling...is this...happiness?"

Hodr said to himself, as he looked down at his heart over his chest. He did not feel this way in such a long time. Even at the closest, he never truly felt it, and it is back when he reunited with...Hodr decides not to finish thinking about her. As he thought to himself, Loki's voice then spoke out.

"Wow. I didn't think that you'd feel something such as that again."

This made Hodr look up, and he sees that Loki has returned to him yet again, reappearing from his mind. Loki, this time, did not change his appearance, as he still has his bird features, such as wings and claws. Loki was smiling, as he looks at Hodr in what he is doing, as Hodr looks down, and Loki then spoke out to him.

"Honestly, you used to be all dark and gloomy. Even when you smiled, you never felt that alive in the first place. And yet, ever since Loo Loo Land from yesterday, you are smiling and feeling a little more brighter then before."

Loki then sat into the air, his legs crossed, as he tilted his head, and his fingers on his chin.

"Is it because of the Octavia girl that you met?"

Hodr looked down, and he nodded his head.

"Yeah. I think so. Ever since I had talked to her and said goodbye, I've been feeling...warm inside."

Loki nodded, as he crossed his arms.

"I see. Ever since you told her about your family problems, by my suggestion, you are beginning to feel happy by being near her, as well as with Loona, even though it is not as much as the Hound. But even so...you're beginning to...feel good again."

Hodr looked down, as he puts his hands onto the ground, as he too sat cross-legged. He has no idea how true Loki's claim is, but it seems to hold some water. After all, he did seem to feel a little bit more...lighter then before, whenever he is with Loona and Octavia. And this...this made Hodr feel weird.

For as long as he could remember, he only saw one thing in the world, darkness. The darkness that had been carrying nothing more then the sins of man. And a darkness, that had blocked his sight, by staring into his eyes when Hodr stared into it first. A reflection, that blinded Hodr, thinking that his life was worthless, and that it meant shit to nobody, and admittedly, he would think that death would be kind enough for him to be able to free him. And yet...after what happened...with Loo Loo Land, with Octavia...with Loona, perhaps it is not the case after all. But perhaps he is also naive to think that it will get better after that.

As Hodr looked down at his hand, he then clenched his fist, as he sees the Raven marking appear on his left hand once more. It glowed red, as Hodr's left eye began to glow green. But Hodr shook it off, as Loki spoke out.

"Well, at least we oughta thank that other Ars Goetia for aiding us in this, in giving his bird, otherwise it would have been fucking annoying to try and find Octavia."

Hodr nodded his head, knowing what, or who, Loki is talking about, but he does not press forward. He then looks at his right hand, and he sees a symbol on it. It is a pentagram, but it has 2 pairs of 3 layers of lines going left and right, the outline of what seems to be a head in the center, and the pentagram is colored purple. It is a little trick that Hodr knows if, in which he can make a pentagram onto a person's hand, as well as his own, so that it can be used for communication. It is a precursor to phones, except that the entire body of a person can be seen, albeit in small size, and the fact that you are able to clearly see the face of said talker. However, this magic spell was abandoned when hellphones are made, which made it forgotten to other people. Luckily this book still kept its knowledge on its existence, which Hodr can use, as he does not have a phone of his own.

Hodr looks outside, seeing a lot of demons going on the streets more then before, mainly Imps, and he then decides that he should go and check on the 3 Imps inside of the building. After all, they had been hurt by the explosion of Loo Loo Land, and they each have broken bones. Normally, they would heal quicker, even the Imp's ability to heal are faster then humans. But the explosion may have slowed their ability to heal. He took a deep breath, as he then decided to stand up from the bed, and he began to walk up the stairs, in order to meet them in the main room.

As he goes up the stairs, Loki speaks out to Hodr, as he remembered something.

"Also...did you notice what I had seen when we were near Octavia?"

Hodr then looks at Loki and he then spoke out.

"What do you mean by that?"

Loki then spoke out.

"Whenever I appear and speak to you for brief periods, Octavia is acting strange, like she is hearing a voice that only she can hear, or rather, seems as though she can hear my voice. Hodr, I...I think she is able to sense me, perhaps even see me."

Hodr then looks down and he spoke out.

"I never noticed it myself. Perhaps she is magically powerful enough to sense you? After all, you have been changing ever since I had learned demonic magic."

Loki looks down at the steps, as Loki and Hodr continues up, and Hodr then spoke out.

"You might be right, or she just have incredible eyesight."

Hodr shrugged, as he goes to the door, and he goes into the main room, with the couches and water machine and all of that. Sitting onto the couches was Moxxie and Millie. They are both rather injuried, as they have bandages and cream all over their faces to help deal with the burn wounds that they had gotten. Moxxie's left leg is in a cast, and Millie's right arm is in a sling. Hodr then spoke out.

"You both doing okay, Moxxie, Millie?"

Moxxie looks at Hodr and spoke out to him.

"Yeah, we're doing good. But it's a shame that we had to get fucked like this."

Millie nodded, as she spoke out.

"Yeah, nah shit! I can't even go and kill some shitheads on the job! It's so frustrating that this happened to all of us!!"

Hodr then nodded, as he spoke out.

"Well, at least you both are alive, which is one thing. It could have needed much worse than that. How long do you Imps even recover from this, before we go back on the job?"

Moxxie shrugged, as he spoke out.

"Honestly, I do not know. But based on the fire injuries we sustained, as well as the broken bones, along with our healing being compromised, I think it will take me and Millie at least a week. And Blitzø, possibly a day longer."

Hodr nodded, as Loona, another couch, that Blitzø had bought, was on her phone, doing whatever she wants to do. Hodr decided not to bother her, as he leans his back against a wall. Loona looks and sees Hodr, as she spoke.

"So, dumbass. What was Loo Loo Land for you like?"

Hodr looks at Loona and spoke out to her.

"Admittedly, terrible. Nothing good about it at all. The entire place is just falling apart, many of the stuff there are clearly not amusing and are most disturbing and weird, the place is just, what I say, a mess."

Loona nodded, as she spoke out.

"Yep. Clearly what I would think as well. The entire placed is just fucked up and shitty. Well, at least it finally exploded, not like anyone is gonna miss it."

Hodr nodded his head.

"Hmm...well, at least one good thing did come out of it, and admittedly, that is the only thing I liked about the whole trip."

This made Loona look up at Hodr, curious as to what he meant by that there was at least one good thing.

"And what the fuck do you mean by that?"

Before Hodr can speak, a door being slammed was heard, and our came Blitzø. He has bandages wrapped around his forehead, his left arm is in a sling and his left leg in a cast, and is holding onto a crutch, in order to try and walk.

"Oh, Blitzø. I didn't think that you were going to appear today."

Hodr said, as Blitzø looked at Hodr, annoyed, as he then spoke out.

"Of course I'd appear, you dumbass! This is my fucking building!! Were you expecting me to simply stay the fuck down on my bed or something?!"

Hodr looks at Blitzø, injured, as he then spoke out in his normal flat tone.

"If you mean, because of the fact that you have a broken arm and leg, bandages on the head, and using the crutch to move around in such a state, yeah, that is what I was thinking."

This made Loona snicker a little bit, and Blitzø noticed, as he spoke out in pure frustration.

"Oh great!! Now look at what you have fucking done!! You made my Loonie laugh at me!! I now look like a dumbass to her!!"

Loona then spoke out to Blitzø in the same bored tone.

"Well, you fucking kind of are, Blitzø!!"

This made Blitzø look like he had a heart attack, as Hodr then goes to the wall, as he then looked at his right hand. The raven marking reappeared, as Hodr sighed, before he then spoke out.

"Speaking of him, I wonder how he is doing. It's been a couple of years since I had spoken to him, ever since he gave me one of his Ravens."

As Hodr looked at his right hand, he then looked and saw 2 markings on 2 of his fingers on his right hand. One of the markings is colored in gold, having the appearance and representation of what seems to be wind, and the other is red, and seems to have blood ritual symbols on it. The red one is on the index finger, below the first joint, and the other, the golden one, is underneath the lower joint of the ring finger. Hodr then spoke to Loki, his voice being that of a whisper.

"I haven't use these in a long time, especially since the blacksmith gave it to me. Think I should use it again, Loki?"

Loki reappears, and looked at his hand, as he then spoke out, an expression of wonder appears onto his face.

"Perhaps we should. I mean, you don't need to kill them, especially since you do not like it. But you can certainly use them to make the job easier. It would have been useful if you had utilized them against say, Martha, and the Imps back in Loo Loo Land, or the spider demon that you met when you first went to hell."

Hodr then looks down at his hand, before looking at Loki, and he nodded, as he then lowers his hand, and puts his hands inside of his pocket. A lot of thoughts are inside of his mind. Hodr then goes to take a look at his Grimoire, as he then opened the book. He decides to look at some of the contents that are in the page, especially the information of certain Ars Goetia that have been around me for some time, and as well as some spells that he haven't practiced yet. As he looked...the pages suddenly moved on its own, before stopping at a section that involves the Ars Goetia. And Hodr...he sees that one of the sigils is glowing, which has an M on top, and it is in the middle of the A and S. And then...a blackout occurred.

"Huh? What the fuck happened?!"

Blitzø said, as he tried to move in the darkness, only to fall, as he fell to the ground.

"OWWWW!!! This is fucking bullshit!!!"

Moxxie then looks around, and luckily, is holding onto Millie's hand, as Loona shouted out.

"What the fuck?! My phone shut down on its own!! What the fuck happened?! I can't even see shit!!"

Hodr sighed, as he spoke out.

"Great. Out of all the times, he had to decide to show up."

This made Moxxie turn to Hodr, or at least, the direction of his voice, as he then spoke out.

"Wait, what do you mean by, he? Who's he?"

This made everyone stop, as Hodr looked annoyed, before he then spoke out.

"Let's just say the person that I am referring to is a demon that I have met a couple years before I met you guys."

Millie then looks interested, as well as the other members, as Millie spoke out to Hodr.

"Really? Well who is it?"

Before Hodr can speak, an unfamiliar voice to I.M.P, but familiar to Hodr, spoke out.

"Me."

The lights came on, and the darkness lifted, the electronics, and even Loona's phone began to work, as a tall figure appeared. He is taller then Stolas by an inch, wearing a black cape and purple vest with a white shirt, white short pants, and appears to be a bird demon like Stolas, except that he resembles a Raven. He has a calm look on his face, has purple eyes with red pupils, long feathers going down his head like hair, and a frown present in his beak, with the beak being grey and is a couple inches longer then Stolas' beak. Big wings are present on his back, and has 3 toes.

"What the, who the fuck are you?!"

Blitzø said. But before the mysterious demon could speak out, Hodr stepped forward, as he then spoke out.

"Oh, I see you decided to come back to see me, Malphas."

This made I.M.P freeze, as the demon, Malphas, looked down at Hodr, and he then spoke out in a rather polite tone.

"Hello, Hodr. How's my favorite human doing?"

Hodr spoke out.

"I'm doing very well. How are you doing, Malphas?"

Malphas smiled a little bit, as he spoke out.

"I am doing fairly well myself. It is nice to see you still have manners, Hodr."

Hodr nodded, as Blitzø then spoke out.

"Wait, hold on a fucking second!! Hodr, do you know this tall bird?!"

Hodr nodded his head, as he spoke out.

"I do. Everyone, meet Malphas. A demon that I met back when I was 18 and an Ars Goetia."

This made the members of I.M.P, except Loona, who is looking at her phone and is not listening, surprised, as he then spoke out.

"He speaks the truth. Yes, I am an Ars Goetia. And this place must be I.M.P."

Lona scoffed, as she spoke out.

"Yeah, where do you think you are, dipshit? In a shit hole?"

A fireball wizzed passed her, and blasted the wall behind her, making Loona jump, and she looks to see Malphas, his hand outstretched, as black flames in purple outline covered his hand, and he looks at Loona with a stare that looks as though he is piercing into her very soul, in such a threatening way that makes Loona's threatening look seem very cute in comparison.

"Do you watch your tongue, child. I am in no mood for your pathetic insolence. I have no time for comments of foolish lowers classes like you."

He spoke in a tone that sounded so cold and dark that it brought a shiver down Loona's spine, despite the fact that he sounds kind and pleasant still, and she cannot find herself getting angry. She found herself shaking in fear. Hodr decided to speak to Malphas before things could get out of hand.

"So, Malphas. If you don't mind me asking, mind telling me why you decided to visit?"

Malphas lowers his hand, and looks down at Hodr, as he then spoke out.

"About that...I just want to see how Bran is doing. If you willing to, can you show him to me?"

Hodr looks at Malphas and nodded.

"But of course."

He then held his hand out, the Raven marking glowed, as he then summoned a green pentagram with a Raven's body present. The Raven was summoned, as it slowly rose from the pentagram, as it raised its head and looked at Malphas, and seemed happy to see him.

"Ahh, hello Bran, my creation."

Bran flapped his wings, and landed onto Malphas' hand, as it looked at him, before Malphas spoke out to Hodr.

"I shall look at him for a little bit to see if he is still as okay as he always is. Do you mind if I leave, Hodr?"

Hodr shook his head, as Malphas made a portal, and he then leaves, as Moxxie spoke out to Hodr when he is gone.

"Uhhh...Hodr...do you mind asking us how you met him?"

Millie nodded, as she spoke out.

"Yeah! How did ya get involved with an Ars Goetia?"

Hodr looks and spoke out.

"Well...during the time when I was with my old friend, she and I had been doing a lot studying Hell itself. We studied magic, as you had seen...but not just that. We also began to learn of the Ars Goetia and makes deals and pacts with them. But I didn't make such deals until I had ran away from her with the book at the age of 18. And Malphas, he is the first Ars Goetia I met."

Blitzø looked interested, as he spoke out.

"So when did you meet that big fucking bird?"

Hodr looks at Blitzø, as he spoke out.

"Blitzø, first of all, you best not insult him. He is very prideful and very dangerous, especially when enraged. But...to answer your question, I met Malphas a couple of weeks after I escaped from her. He was in the living world, in human form, but I saw through his disguise. He became interested in me, and would reward me to give me something, but only if I give something to him in return. I gave him the Grimoire, and...like Stolas, he was very interested in it, but even he realized how old it is, for that book was...in his words, forgotten, for a very long time. He observed it, and he was satisfied with the book and its content. In return, he gave me Bran...my familiar."

This made Blitzø confused, as he spoke out.

"Familiar? What? Bran is your pet bird since you were a fucking midget and gave it back to ya?"

Hodr facepalmed, as he spoke out.

"No, not that type of familiar, where I vaguely remember something or someone. Familiars are magical entities that a person makes contract with to aid them in magic. And Malphas, he makes familiars for those that make deals with him, and mainly, he deceives them and backstabs the deal. However, because I gave him a deal that satisfied him, he decides not to backstab me and gave me Bran, a demon raven that he had made with his powers. When he gave it to me, he bounded Bran to my soul, and thus, I can summon him whenever I want."

This made I.M.P interested, and even Loona seems interested at the Ars Goetia that Hodr is talking about, as Moxxie spoke out.

"Wow. That sends interesting. What does Bran do?"

Hodr spoke out.

"Whenever I use him, I able to see through Bran's eyes, especially when he is far away. This mainly is in my left eye, is where I see what he sees. Basically, he is my extra set of eyes. And if I were to, say, fall, I would summon him to slow my fall."

Blitzø looked annoyed, as he then shouted out.

"What?! Then why the fuck didn't you bring your fucking let bird to help worn I.M.P'a business?!"

Hodr spoke back.

"I did. I used him yesterday in Loo Loo Land to follow and locate Octavia."

This made Blitzø freeze for a minute, before he then deflate a little bit. Millie then spoke out.

"Have ya met any other Ara Goetia?!"

Hodr looked and spoke out.

"Well, only a second one, and he was also beneficial in helping me with something that I needed to have, due to how important my situation was at the age of 18."

This made Moxxie spoke out to Hodr.

"Really? What does that other Ara Goetia do?"

Hodr then put his hand on his chin, and he then spoke out, or at least, he was about to...until the purple portal came back, and Malphas reappeared, holding Bran in hand.

"I am back. Here you go, Hodr. Bran has retuned to you again. I just needed to make sure that there is nothing wrong with him."

Hodr nodded, as he held his hand, and Bran returns to him. He dematerialized and entered into Hodr's hand, as the symbol of Bran returns on his palm again.

"Thank you, Malphas."

Malphas nodded his head, before he then turns to Blitzø, and spoke out.

"By the way...are you Blitzø? The one with a silent o?"

Blitzø spoke out in an exasperated, yet relieved tone.

"Yes, someone who fucking gets my name right! How do you even know me, anyway?!"

Malphas looked slightly amused, as he spoke out.

"How do I know? Stolas, who else would tell me about you?"

This made everyone surprised, as Hodr spoke out.

"Wait, you know Stolas?"

Malphas nodded his head, as he spoke out.

"I've known him since he was just a young lad, and taught him some magic that I myself know of. But...that is all you need to know."

Malphas extended his hand and made a purple portal, as he then spoke out to Hodr, a goodbye to him.

"Farewell, Hodr."

He than entered the portal, and disappeared, as Blitzø spoke out.

"Stolas is gonna give me a fucking explanation."

Loona, however, remained silent, very shaken by what Malphas had nearly done, almost killing her like that. And then, after a little minute, Moxxie spoke out.

"So, is Malphas a prince or something?"

But Hodr shook his head, as he then spoke out.

"No. Malphas, although he is more older then Stolas, as he claims, is actually the President of Hell, the weakest rank of an Ars Goetia, yet stronger then the Overlords themselves. But he is very intelligent and creative, despite being weaker then Stolas, if I were to believe. But he is very pleasant to be with, in his own form of kindness."

Loona then spoke out.

"Doesn't stop him from being as scary as shit."

Hodr then spoke out to Loona with a sharp look.

"He only became scary because you were being rude to him. He may be kind, even to those of lower class, but that is only if you are kind to him first. How he acts, reflects on how you act. And being insulting and acting rude to him, Loona...you are lucky he didn't kill your right then and there. He is very sadistic and very cruel in his kills, doing it as slowly and painfully as he can."

But Loona said nothing, as she remained silent. She then goes back to her phone, but she spoke out.

"Fuck it. I'll keep that in mind."

Hodr nodded, before he then felt his right hand beginning to warm up. He then looks at the others and spoke out.

"Oh. Hey, Blitzø. I need to make a call of my own. I'll be gone for a long time today."

Blitzø waved him off as he then spoke out.

"Whatever! go to whatever fucking place you want to go to!"

Hodr nodded, as he then ran out of the door, down the stairs, before he then went down to the lowest floor, before he then opened his right hand, and the circle on his right hand began to glow brighter. And then, a small image of Octavia appeared, albeit tinted in purple and is sort of transparent, as Octavia then made her call.

"Hodr. Oh, is this shit working?"

Hodr, realizing this, nodded, as he spoke out.

"Yeah, it's me, Octavia, and it's working. First time using this?"

Octavia nodded her head at Hodr, as she spoke out.

"It sure is. Admittedly, I had to remember how to turn this on so that I can speak to you with it."

Hodr nodded, as he spoke out.

"Well, learning it is kind of difficult, even for me. But, you can get used to it. So...you deciding to do what we said to do yesterday, about me teaching you all that I know? Or at least, hanging out?"

Octavia, in the small hologram, nodded, as she then spoke out.

"Yeah. I figure since there is not much else to do, and the fact that dad is busy with Mom's shouting..."

Octavia made somewhat of a displeased face, and as she did, the sound of a crash was heard, as a female voice spoke out.

"You imp-lil sucking face disgusts me, you fucking embarrassment, how about you suck on more of them for your lustful shit!!!"

Hodr flinched and closed his eyes a little, as he spoke out.

"I'm guessing that is her, right?"

Octavia nodded, although this time her nod is slow and very heavy, as if she is holding onto some heavy weights in the back of her neck, as she then spoke out.

"Yes, unfortunately. It is so fucking tiring to have to hear her scream and shriek out all day."

Hodr sighed, but he then spoke out.

"Well...I can make a portal to your home, but...before you go, you best tell your father that you are talking to me, and wanting to meet up with me, as well as where I am going to. After all, the last I need is for you to be grounded by your own dad."

Octavia chuckled a little bit, as he then spoke out.

"Hodr, my dad has never grounded me before, and that is mainly because of how fucking well-behaved I am. But...since you care, I'll tell."

Hodr nodded his head, as he spoke out.

"That's good. Well, catch you later, Octavia. And I'll try to make a portal to your room."

Octavia smiled, as her small form then disappeared from his hand. Luckily, Hodr knows what her room looks like. After all, he used Bran to follow Octavia there. So, he is getting to work on this. He walks outside, before he then goes next to building wall of I.M.P, before he held his hand, and then, a red pentagram began to form.


Octavia sighed, as she held her head, and she then hears the screams lessening down, meaning that Stella has decided to leave. Octavia, hearing this, took her chance to hang out with Hodr.

She then looks and sees plants all over the place, as well as pieces of the pots that held them. Clearly, this is much worse then the mess from last time. Octavia then goes over some of them, as she then went and sees Stolas, now in his Royal Outfit, and looking as grand as he is supposed to be. He looked a little bit stressed, almost as if he is about to pass out and faint. But when he sees Octavia, he brightened into a smile. He is very happy to see her.

"Ah, Via! How nice to see you awake!"

Octavia smiled, seeing her own father as well.

"Of course I am, dad. Still a bit annoyed at all the screams from mum and all of that, but, I'm...feeling better since Loo Loo Land."

Stolas smiled, as he hugs his daughter while bending down to catch her in his arms, and Octavia hugged back, as Stolas spoke out.

"And that, of course as well, thanks to Hodr. Very kind human, that one he is."

Octavia nodded, as she spoke out.

"Well, Hodr...about him...dad..."

This made Stolas look at Octavia, as he listens to what she is going to say.

"I...I had a talk with Hodr yesterday, after Loo LoonLand got blown to shit, and...I told him if he can...teach me what he knows of the magic of his Grimoire today, and, I was wondering if you will let me go to him."

This made Stolas surprised, as he spoke out.

"Really? You told him of that?"

Octavia nodded.

"I did. And I also...I also wanted to know Humans from what he says. I know mum told this...but..."

Stolas, looking at Octavia, seeing that his daughter is serious, spoke out.

"Well...normally...if it was anything else...I would consider the answer no. But...since Hodr had been able to help you with this, I don't see the problem in that."

This made Octavia look at Stolas, a happy look present on her face, as she spoke out.

"Really?"

Stolas nodded, as Octavia felt relieve, and she spoke out to her father.

Thank you, Dad."

Octavia and Stolas smiled at each other, before she sees a dark purple glow on her room, as Octavia spoke out.

"Oh, that must be Hodr. Well, time for me to go."

Stolas nodded, as he spoke it, but in a half whisper.

"And so you can, and quickly, before your mother comes back!"

Octavia nodded, as she ran to her room, closed the door, and goes into the portal, and sees Hodr is here, beside the portal that he has made.

"There you are Octavia. I've been waiting for you."

Octavia smiled, as her eyes are half-lidded, her hands behind her back.

"So, where do you want me to do this, teaching you magic and all of that?"

Octavia then looks at Hodr, as she spoke out.

"Well, I was thinking of doing it from where you humans come from, up there."

She points her finger up, and Hodr spoke out.

"Up there? You sure you want to do that? After all, Earth, it is not exactly a good place to be in, at least, not as much as Hell, but still unpleasant."

Octavia nodded, as she spoke out.

"I know. But I want to do it there, if there is a spot that we can do that. Plus, I kind of want to know what your kind is like."

Hodr was uneasy, but he took a deep breath.

"Okay...but let me talk about them, and where we do it in the human world, we'll do it away from them, as I'm not very confident that the other humans will be pleasant at knowing that there is a demon among them."

Although she is confused at what Hodr meant by that, she does not complain, as Hodr then made a portal beside him, as he then spoke out.

"Through here."

Hodr walks in, as Octavia follows him, curious as to where he is taking her to.


Octavia walks to the other side, as Hodr then spoke onto to her.

"Well, here we are."

Octavia looks around, and sees that she and Hodr, they are both inside a city of some sort. The city has walls made of bricks, concrete, metal, and all of that sort of stuff, but the entire city looks abandoned, like no one has lived in it for the last 100 years. Plants and other vegetation are all over the place, as Deer and Red Foxes, and other animals are present, the sky is mostly cloudy, but has some spots of the sky present, and a bit of the sun's light is coming down, as Octavia spoke out.

"Hodr, where are we?"

Hodr spoke out.

"We're inside of a human city, one that has been abandoned for quite some time. A perfect place to practice, especially since no one is here to interrupt and do anything bad to us."

Octavia looks confused, but she then looks and sees the animals that are on Earth. She goes to them, and then animals, when they looked at her, they walked towards her, and Octavia spoke out.

"What are all of these?"

Hodr than looks at Octavia and spoke out.

"Those are deer and fox. They seem friendly enough. And I...I think they believe you're an animal yourself, due to resembling a bird."

Octavia looks as the animals comes to them, and after a little bit, the deer, or at least, the baby deer, nuzzles into her hand, which she stretched out. They seem to like her, and then even seem attracted to her for some reason. Octavia seems to not mind, though, as she spoke out.

"Wow. Thought Hell's animals were not bad at all. But in the human world's...pretty cute."

Hodr smiled, seeing that Octavia has a liking towards animals, as he spoke out.

"So, you want to get starters when we're done?"

Octavia shook her head, as she spoke out.

"Well...naw. Let's do it now."

Hodr nodded his head, as he then took out his Grimoire, and he then spoke out.

"Well, first of all...one of the spells used, the one I used on that Imp back at...you know, 'that' place, do you want me to show you how to do it?"

Octavia nodded, as Hodr then spoke out.

"Well...to show you..."

Hodr then takes out his Grimoire, and held the book up, as it shows spells involving subduing enemies.

"The spell I used involves Immobilization. As you had seen, the Pentagram that I had used in the Imp, to lock it in place...well..."

He then held his hand out, as he made a Blue Pentagram with a 10 Pointed star, as he spoke out.

"For beginners, you usually have a pentagram to act as the first step to using this power. You interact with it, and you can turn it similar to that of a dial that you use in stoves or safes."

Hodr, demonstrating it on an animal, a baby Deer, as he turned the Pentagram, the 10 pointed, they spun, but only half of them in opposite directions. It seems that the reason that there are 10 points on a star is because they are actually 2 stars intersecting one another, one of the points going down and and other going up, from the 2 stars. Another Pentagram appeared onto the ground below the Deer, and it stopped the Deer in its tracks, as it seems to be struggling to move, but the legs are stuck. He then waved his hand, and the pentagram is gone, as Hodr spoke out.

"Okay, so...repeat after me. Hold your hand, and make the pentagram that I have demonstrated to you."

Octavia watches, as he makes a small pentagram again, and Octavia does the same, as she closes her eyes, picturing it inside of her head, the pentagram with the 10 pointed star that she has seen, as her hand glows blue and purple. And then, the pentagram, it formed below her hand, and she looks to see the same one that Hodr has made, except that there are purple outlines on it. Octavia looked, and she was about to retract her hand, but Hodr spoke out.

"Don't retract your hand. It'll make the pentagram disappear."

Octavia stopped, realizing what she is about to do, and sees that the Pentagram flickered a little bit, so she puts her hand forward again, and this time, it stoped flickering. Hodr nodded.

"Good. Now turn your hand either left or right, for one of the 2 directions can activate the immobilization pentagram."

Octavia sighed, and she looks at the other baby deer in front of her. She does not want to hurt animals, as animals are her one of her favoritism stuff to have. But she turns her hand, and a larger version of the Pentagram stopped the Deer in its tracks. This made Octavia surprised, but she manage to accomplish it, before Octavia spoke out.

"Wow, that is...fucking amazing. But...how long can I do this?"

Hodr then looks at Octavia and spoke out.

"Well. That depends. As long as you are focused on the target, it indefinite. But if you lose focus and concentration, it will take between 5 to 7 seconds before the pentagram disappears."

Octavia looks at Hodr, before she made the pentagram disappear, and they wanted for 6 seconds, as they which, the Pentagram disappears, and the fawn runs. Octavia then looks and spoke out.

"But wait...you were able to cast it without needing to use the pentagram."

Hodr spoke out.

"Well, that is because I practiced my magic to do it without using the dial pentagram. But admittedly, it was not an easy task. Back then, I had to start at the pentagram dial, and when I tried to do what I did back there, the part where I didn't need it, because it is rather too soon, the pentagram instead locked me in place instead of my intended target. It took me a month of practice in order to get it right. So it's important you start with the basics, then you climb and advance to the top. Because of this, I made a note to myself to advance it too soon, or I will make a mistake on myself, rather then what I intended."

Octavia looks at Hodr, as she spoke out.

"Okay...but...the Grimoire my dad had is a lot more simpler than that, it doesn't require for me to do shit step by step whenever he and I practiced with it, whenever dad reaches me his magic."

Hodr then spoke out to Octavia.

"Well, that is mainly because your book is a newer version that contains new spells that are meant to improve the old Grimoire that I have in most ways, but not every way. And besides, I checked the Grimoire that your father had back an I.M.P, and there were some spells that the demons did not decide to improve upon, which the old one I have still has. That Immobilization Pentagram is one of them."

Octavia then looks at the book in his hand, before she nodded her head, and she looked and she then saw a purple-red handprint with a Pentagram at almost the entire palm of the hand, as Octavia spoken out.

"What's that?"

Hodr looks, and he spoke out.

"Oh, that one. That's a Concealing Spell. It allows me to conceal whatever it is that I choose. I put it up a couple of years ago, in case I want to come back."

This made Octavia interested, as she spoke out.

"So, how powerful and big is this concealment?"

Hodr then spoke out.

"Well, that depends, based on 2 type of concealment spells. The one I am using right now covered the entirety of the city, and is able to induce a dense foggy aura to those that come near it, even those worn flashlights cannot see through it. It also makes them emotionally uneasy enough to want to stay away from such a place."

This made Octavia shocked, as she is not expecting a spell to be this big.

"Really? That fucking huge the concealment you used?"

Hodr nodded.

"Yeah. And the other type of concealment is used on a person you want hidden. For this too work, put the symbol on your hand, and hold the hand of another person you are with. To make this more clear, if I put a symbol on my hand, and hold onto your hand, I'd make you concealed to everyone else, even the other humans."

This made Octavia interested and in awe, as she spoke out.

"Teach me how to do it."

Hodr nodded, as he spoke out.

"Okay, but I will warn you, it will not be as easy as the immobilization Pentagram."


And so, Hodr was able to reach her how to use the Concealment Spell. As said by Hodr, it was not was easy as the Immobilization Pentagram, due to the fact that it requires concentration and a calm mind. But thankfully, Octavia was able to get it, making him unable to see a house. And thankfully, he was able to teach her how to get rid of it, which was easy, and Octavia was able to make it disappear for Hodr to see the house again.

He was even able to teach her about the armor that he has, the one with the demonic symbols and runes all over him. As he told her, the person of the armor was to lessen damage and pain, although it will not stop it completely. It took a little bit of time, but she was able to get it right, and now she is coated in Pentagrams and demonic runes that protect her body in a way. He even taught her to double jump with the pentagram that he is able to make underneath his feet. Octavia, surprisingly, learned that one faster, even Hodr had some difficulty, taking almost a day to learn it. But Octavia, she learned this one in just a few minutes.

"Wow...you learned that one quicker than I expected."

Hodr said, as Octavia jumped into the air, and then quickly made a purple pentagram under her, as she jumped again, higher then ever, before she landed onto the ground. Octavia looks at Hodr and smiled, as she spoke out.

"Okay, I admit, this is sort of fun."

Hodr smiled, as Octavia then noticed the palm of his right hand, and spoke out.

"Hodr, why is there a picture of a fucking bird on there?"

Hodr opens to the palm of his hand, and spoke out.

"Oh, about that...well...too tell you...I did more then just learn magic spells. I was able to make contact another demon, and I made a deal with him, which is to show him the content of the book. When he gave it back to me, he gave me a familiar."

This made Octavia confused, as she spoke out.

"Familiar? What the fuck's a familiar?"

Hodr, realizing that Octavia does not know of that, spoke out.

"Oh, Familiars are a type of magical creature that a human can make contracts with. It can take in the shape of certain animals, such as birds, cats, toads, bush to name a few examples. They are usually used to assist Witches, human women that can use magic, usually through deals with powerful demons."

This made Octavia interested, as she spoke out.

"What familiar is yours?"

Hodr then looks at Octavia and spoke out.

"Mine is a Raven, which I actually used to find you with. And I got it from Malphas, an Ars Goetia."

This made Octavia surprised, as she spoke out.

"Wait, really? You got it from an Ars Goetia?"

Hodr nodded his head, and Octavia then began to wonder something, as Hodr spoke out.

"And if you're wondering if you can have it, sorry to break it to you, Octavia, but it only works on humans, not on demons. And Sinners do not have access to it either."

This made Octavia deflate a little, and she looked a little pouty. Hodr then waved his hand, and summoned Bran, and it looked at her. This made Octavia interested, as Hodr spoke out.

"With Bran, my Raven familiar, I can see through his eyes, and he is strong enough to glide me in the air with a little difficulty, but is a very strong demonic bird."

Octavia nodded, as she than sits next to Bran, and began to stroke it. Bran doesn't seem to mind, as he allowed it. Octavia smiled, before she spoke out.

"Umm...Hodr...if you don't mind me asking..."

This made Hodr turn to her, as Octavia spoke out.

"What...What are you humans like?"

This made Hodr surprised, but he than took a deep breath, and he spoke out.

"Well..tell me, Octavia. Did any of tine family members tell you what humans are like on their eyes?"

Octavia nodded her head.

"Yeah. My mother. She told me that humans are very chaotic and stupid and weak. They care nothing about themselves and cause harm because they want to. She claims that they are an unwanted and pathetic existence in their eyes, and are more disgusting then demons."

Hodr looks down for a little bit, as he sighed, before he spoke out.

"Well...your mother...she's not entirely wrong...but...she's not fully right either."

Octavia looked at Hodr, wondering what he meant by that, as Hodr then spoke out.

"Truth is...they weren't..."

Hodr paused, as if saying such words are painful, before speaking out.

"When I was younger, the humans...they weren't the best species, but...they were decent. Yes, there were bad humans, but...there were also good humans, most of the time back before. They were usually kind, they didn't last out, and there were only some that were terrible. But other than that, they were good people, and I even had friend. Back then, I really liked my kind, as they were mostly kind and social, and even if we weren't all friends, we still act kind to one another. At that time, everything was so good..."

Hodr smiled a little bit, as if he is recalling the good times he had back then when he was a kid. But he stopped smiling, as he spoke in a somewhat disheartened tone.

"Or at least...it used to be."

This made Octavia confused, seeing Hodr's sad expression now forming, as he frowned a little bit, before she spoke out.

"What do you mean by...used to be? What happened?"

Hodr was silent for a minute, he opened his mouth, but he than closed it. And after a little bit, he spoke out.

"When...when I was growing up, the humans...the other members of my kind, they...they began to change. So many of them, they had began to act different. They became more chaotic, more insane, and more dumb. They...they had all had suddenly lost their senses, they were all going mad. And even all of my friends, who I known since I was young...even they went insane, and I don't know why. My kind, they became...unrecognizable, changed into the way that your mother described them as. It's as if...it's like some unknown force had changed their minds."

Octavia listened to what he said, and even she was shocked. So apparently, as Hodr claimed, the humans, while not perfect, were rather normal people. They were decent and cared enough. But based on what Hodr said, that didn't last forever.

"Honestly, I missed those times where the humans were mostly good people. I'd give anything to return back to that life again. But...seeing all of this, that is never going to happen. It saddens me, too see that mg kind became the way that they are now."

Octavia looked down at her feet, as she then walked to Hodr and sat next to him, before she then spoke out.

"So...there...are none...like you? None of the humans, as kind as you are?"

Hodr then looks down and spoke out.

"I...I don't know. I never knew if there are others like me."

Octavia looked at Hodr sympathetically. But as she did, she then looked up...and she saw something beside Hodr. Floating next to Hodr was a black humanoid that resembles, except with traits resembling that of an Ara Goetia, as Octavia spoke our.

"Umm...Hodr..."

This made Hodr and the entity look at her, and the entity's eyes widened, as Octavia spoke out.

"Who's that person floating next to you?"

This made Hodr's own eyes widened, as the entity spoke out.

"Wait a minute! You can see me?"

Octavia nodded, as she spoke out.

"Of course I can. Why are you surprised?"

The entity then spoke out to Octavia.

"The thing is, only Hodr can see me."

This made Octavia surprised, as Hodr spoke out.

"Octavia...meet Loki. He's an...entity that I made with my mind back when I was kid, while I was still with my parents."

This made Octavia surprised, and she then saw the tail, realizing what she had seen yesterday, as Loki spoke out.

"Yeah. That's me, who you might have seen from Loo Lok Land, Hodr's own imaginary friend. He made me during his time when his parents are fighting, as well as when his brothers witness it. Whenever Hodr gets tired, I would give him a little pep talk that will allow him to get his shit together. And clearly, they were rough times that he was in, although it is incomparable to his later years. But his family problems were very rough, despite the good times he had with them, even with the petty arguments."

This made Octavia turn to Hodr, as he then spoke out.

"They may have been good, Loki...but it does not change the fact that it was painful when it involved my parents fighting. The good times I mostly remember was with my brothers."

Now Octavia was curious about Hodr, as she spoke out.

"Hodr...if you don't mind me asking...what was your family life when you were younger back then like?"

Hodr looks at Octavia, and was conflicted at first, before he sighed, and he then spoke out.

"My life...back home...I'll admit...it was not the best life I had...but...it did have some good parts in it."

Hodr took a deep breath, as he then decides to speak out.

"Mainly, it involved my brothers. They were both the greatest eat joy of my life. They were very fun and carefree, and I was mainly the one to make them happy. Whenever we were alone, we would play outside to play pretend, speak stories to each other, and even grow some plants and all of that, especially whenever we hang out with our friends. And...whenever our parents are not fighting and are separated from each other, they would take us to some places that made our spirits lift and all of that, take us to places that might interest and satisfy us, with Loki being with me. They weren't exactly the best parents...but they were good enough, I guess."

Hodr looked like he made a small smile, meaning he had some fond memories of all that has happened to him, as Hodr frowned and spoke out.

"Of course, this did not stop my parents from continuing to fight with each other, and it caused me a lot of stress."

Octavia gripped her hands onto her skirt, as she spoke out.

"Did you parents...ever listen to you, about how you feel?"

Hodr nodded.

"Yeah...only after I broke down and couldn't take it. It was during one of the more slightly violent fights, and my brothers, as usual were present, and cried about it. I calmed them down, of course. But...the pressure I had to feel...it was just...too much. I broke down myself, crying that...I was perhaps responsible for never being a better son and..."

Hodr looks down...his eyes closed, as he then spoke out.

"Like you...I feared that my parents would separate and leave us in the house all alone, and I thought that, our parents hate us deep down, and only took us out as to quit hearing us wail. But...I guess that they must have heard me, because after that emotional breakdown, my parents stopped fighting, and tried to not get things out of control...not that I'd believe it."

This made Octavia confused, as she spoke out.

"What do you mean by that?"

Hodr, without hesitation, spoke out.

"The last fight made me spent. I stopped believing in my parents' so-called good behavior. I thought that at any moment, they would fight again. My brothers believed it, they were happy, like all those fights never happened...but me...I believed that it was a facade that was going to shatter, sooner or later. And then...that all changed..."

Hodr clenched his fist, as he then spoke out.

"When a terrible incident occurred."

This made Octavia look uneasy, as she spoke out.

"What do you mean by that?"

Hodr looks down, and Loki spoke out.

"We...we don't know. Everything was happening so fast, and...we were inside the house when it happened. We heard some screams and the walls being punctured, Hodr and I believed that it was a battle of some sort between 2 people, and the family was caught in the crossfire, or it was someone that our parents are familiar with, and are out for their blood."

Hodr nodded, as he spoke out.

"It was one of the worst experiences of my life. I was inside the house when I saw everything go to chaos, and my parents, then went inside. They were panicked, like a monster was after them. Dad decides to stay beside the door to hold off whatever it is that is coming, while mother, she...she took me away to my room to keep me safe. As she helped me be hidden, the door busted down, and everything...was caught on fire."

Hodr wrapped his arms around himself, as if he is feeling cold, as he then spoke out.

"And...the same fear that I had with you...the fear of them leaving me...I thought that it would be the worst fear that would come true. But...what happened...was even worse."


Hodr, he is 9 years old, as he feels his legs moving fast when he is running. He has his right hand grabbed by the hand of the woman with black hair, the same one that he has, that reaches down to the middle of her back, as she spoke out.

"This way! Don't look back!"

"Mom, I...what's going on?! I-I'm scared!!!"

"It's okay, my little flower!! Mommy's got you!"

The mother screams, as Hodr grabbed onto his mother's hand, and they ran up the stairs, gunfire and shouting was heard, as flames crackled behind them. The mother turned around and threw a few water buckets all over the place, as water splashed onto the wall, floor, and ceiling, as Hodr looks to see the fire going up the stairs as well, Almost acting like it is the mouth that consumes the wood. The mother went into his room, and she spoke out.

"In here, quickly."

She opened the closet door, and pushed Hodr inside, but not to the point where he falls down, as Hodr looked back, and spoke out.

"Mom, what are you-"

"Shhh!"

She looks behind the door, and thumping was heard, as she spoke out.

"My son, listen, very carefully. If I don't return, if I don't come back for you, you...you need to run, run away from this place, and don't look back. Find someplace to be safe from all of this, start...start a new beginning, and unite yourself with someone that you would flare and love, just as she would love and care for you pass."

Hodr, fearing for his mother, spoken out to her, as tears began to fall out of his eyes.

"No!! Mom!! Don't go! Please, don't leave me!! I can't...I can't do this without you and Dad!!!"

The mother crouched down at her son, and touched his face, as he spoke out.

"My dear son. You can...you can do this without me. I believe in you. My little flower...I...I'm so sorry...that I was never a better mother for you, that me and your father are never parents for you. We hurt you without even realizing it. But...now it is time to change it...by making sure you're safe. So please...leave...for me. But please...no that...ever after all this time...your mom...she still loves you."

She pushes her son backwards a little bit, before she closed the door, the sound of water splashing was heard, as Hodr spoke out.

"Mom!!! MOM!! MOMMY!!!!"

Hodr cried, as he pound on the door. But the door wouldn't budge, as then, a scream was heard. And it is from a voice he knows very well. Flame appeared in the opening of the door, as Hodr cried out once more.

"MOMMMY!!!!!!!!!"


Octavia looked horrified, as she looks at Hodr, his mouth began to quiver, and he then spoke out.

"And that was the last time...I ever saw my mother while she is alive. When the chaos died down...I was able to open my closet, and I went down the stairs, in order to try to see if they are alive. And when I went down...I saw them laying down on the ground...dead."

Hodr then shook a little bit, as he then clenched his hand onto his locket, as he spoke out.

"I always thought that...my parents would hate us, and that they would leave us behind, that we never meant anything to them. But...all this time, they did love us. And I...I never knew how much...I truly meant anything to them, until they died, lost their lives to whatever it was that happened here...all just so that they can make sure I lived. What I had feared...of what my parents would do...was ever worse, then then just leaving us behind. Because now...I can't tell them, how sorry...I am...for having stopped believing in them, and for never being a better son...and my brothers...they might have died to...I...I might never see them."

Hodr's breathing began to shake and hitch, as tears welled out of his eyes. He looked down and closed his eyes, clearly trying to breath and trying to stop himself from crying. Obviously, the memory of what happened was so painful to him. Then, he felt hands grab him by the shoulders, and he looks to see that it is Octavia, now crouching in front of him, her eyes sad at him and she frowned, as she then pulls him into a hug. Hodr hugs back, as he shook, but did not son, as he sniffled a little bit. Hodr...he never felt someone hug him like this in a long time, especially when he needs it. He had almost forgotten how it feels...to feel protected in one's arms. Loki looks at Hodr, a sad expression also present, as he put a hand on his shoulder, to assure to him that it will be alright.

For Octavia...she could not comprehend such a thing. She has always feared her father leaving her with Blitzø. She always feared that she would be alone. But...for her father to die...she cannot bear it herself. How can you talk to someone who is dead? How can you hear their voices again if they are no longer alive? How can you even hug someone who is, at this point, truly gone...especially if you can't hear their heartbeat? Octavia...for her...this is a fear that she herself cannot comprehend. She'd rather know not of what happens if her father dies. She'd rather not witness such a thing happening.

After a few minutes, Hodr separated from Octavia, who then let's him go, but still held onto his shoulders, as he spoke out.

"Sorry...got a little emotional there."

Octavia shook her head, as she spoke out.

"Eh, it's fine. And...it must have felt shitty...losing your parents, and all of that."

Hodr shook his head, as he spoke out.

"That's putting it mildly. It is one of the worst experiences of my life, and no words...I don't have the words to describe it."

Hodr sighed, as he stood up, before he then spoke out.

"Anyway...let's go back to hell. Your father's probably worried about you."

Octavia nodded, as Hodr snapped his fingers, and made a portal appear. Octavia and Hodr walked back to hell, next to the I.M.P building, and he spoke out.

"And Octavia...thank you...for what you did back there. It...it really means a lot."

Octavia look at Hodr and spoke out.

"Think nothing of it. Thought you needed it."

Hodr smiled, as wind blew at Hodr, and his hair moved, his full face exposed. Octavia got a good look at it, especially the eyes, even for a second. And Octavia, her eyes glowed slightly, she felt her cheeks turn pink, her long feathers puffed out of her head and her large tail feathers puffed out a little also. But she then shook her head, as Hodr then spoke out.

"Is something wrong?"

Octavia looks away, a little embarrassed, yet allured at what she has seen, as she spoke out.

"Uhh, nothing! Nothing!"

Hodr looked confused, due to an unusual attitude that she has not used before, but he shrugged it off, as it didn't matter much to him, before he then made a portal back to Octavia's room, as he spoke out.

"Well, see you next time, Octavia. Perhaps I'll teach you a little bit more if I have the chance."

Octavia nodded, as she waved goodbye to both Loki and Hodr, her head having turned 180 degrees like an actual owl, a slight giddy smile present on her face, as she enters through the portal, before it closed behind her. Hodr sighed, as Loki spoke out.

"Huh...I think she must be liking you. And her head...that was creepy."

Hodr looked confused by what Loki meant by that, but he does not seem to pay much attention. He then goes to the I.M.P building, and opens the door, before he closed it, as he decides to go and meet up with the other I.M.P employees. Seems like this year is getting better for Hodr.