Episode 35/Chapter 1: Great War (1)
TL: Tsubak
ED: Julsmul
A hundred years had passed since the Great War.
That time wasn’t short even for the Gods that could live thousands or tens of thousands of years. Although it was short when compared to their life spans, it wasn’t so for the collective races.
As time flowed fairly for both humans and Gods, the Gods also felt the time flowing slowly.
A hundred years.
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A period of more than thirty thousand years.
In that time, the Gods of Asgard and the giants of Jotunheim stood at the boundaries of the destroyed Erin and Asgard and glared at each other.
The battle hadn’t ended. There had been no big battles that would break the balance of the scale, but the small battles kept occurring repeatedly.
Because of that, the giants now showing some movements at the front lines wasn’t that big of a deal. The frost giants had always moved troops tens of times a year and provoked Asgard continuously.
But it was a bit different this time.
It wasn’t only because Garmr’s soul fragments appeared in a bunch.
The God of Thunder, Thor, stood on the walls of the front lines and glared at the giants, and a grand sound that wasn’t inferior to rumbling thunder echoed out.
Thor knew his voice.
The God of Hunting, Ullr, who stood beside Thor, had also heard his voice a long time ago.
The God of Messages, Hermod, rode on the wind. He was riding towards the direction the sound was heard with the eight-legged horse, Sleipnir.
Hermod remembered the day he’d first heard that sound. That day was an unforgettable one.
A hundred years ago.
The day the fire of Muspelheim’s king, Surtr, burned down Erin.
The day the Great War started.
The sound of the horn trumpet shook heaven and earth, and it grew even louder as it neared Valhalla.
Hermod looked behind him. Thanks to the speed of Sleipnir, faster than the wind, the walls of the front lines were soon at a great distance.
However, Hermod had eyes that could see thousands of miles away, and he could clearly see the unfolding events at the walls as if they were right before him.
The warriors were moving. They were taking their weapons and forming ranks upon the walls. The Valkyries urged those warriors and raised the flags of their legions.
It was a scene that made one’s chest burn, a really trustworthy sight.
However, Hermod gulped dry saliva unconsciously. He forcefully turned his eyes away from the walls as it was hard to see it even with his eyes that could gaze a thousand miles away.
Uneasiness was sprouting from a part of his chest, and this was something he had already been through once.
‘The Great War.’
Hermod didn’t think anymore. His eyes were looking toward Valhalla.
—
A huge fortress existed on top of the rainbow-like Bifrost that connected Asgard and Midgard.
The protector God that guarded the strong fortress, that was able to easily block tens of thousands of enemies, was Heimdall.
He heard the sound of the horn trumpet from Valhalla.
He, who could even hear the fur of sheeps growing, could know more clearly than anyone where the sound came from and who had blown the horn trumpet.
It was the King of Gods, Odin.
He was blowing the horn trumpet in the lake of Mimir that was connected with a root of the world tree Yggdrasil, and was climbing up.
Heimdall closed his ears for a moment and looked in front of him. The Valkyries were gathering, and the warriors of Heimdall’s legion were hurriedly running to several places of the fortress.
The front lines of Asgard weren’t the only places that a problem had occurred.
There were also changes occurring in Midgard. Even though they had killed Bress, King of the fomoires, with a great surprise attack and cleaned up their remains, giants were still appearing in several places of Midgard.
The representative Valkyrie of Heimdall’s legion, Herpiortr, hit her chest twice and expressed etiquette. She, who had red hair like flames and was the owner of the legion, looked at her master’s eyes Heimdall fixedly.
Heimdall nodded to her. He just hit his chest twice instead of saying anything and then went towards the highest place of Bifrost.
The King of Gods, Odin, blew the horn trumpet and transmitted his will, and it then became the turn of Heimdall to make the final declaration.
To use the horn trumpet of war, Gjallarhorn…. They’d hoped they wouldn’t ever use it again but knew they’d inevitably have to one day.
Heimdall blew Gjallarhorn.
He notified Asgard and the other realms that the Great War had restarted.
—
Helga raised her head. She, the princess of Kataron, brave shieldmaiden, and a loyal believer of Idun, started to drip cold sweat from her forehead. Her black hair that was always brushed prettily was now disheveled and being shaken by the wind.
“Princess?”
“It’s nothing.”
She answered at the voice mixed with worry that was heard from next to her and looked at the sky. She thought she had heard the sound of a horn trumpet, but it seemed like it was an illusion.
She was now riding on a horse, and the shield maidens and warriors that were riding next to her were the elites of Kataron. They, who had participated on the subjugation of the evil fomoires following the warrior of Idun, were now hurriedly returning to the castle of Kataron.
Originally, it had to be an enjoyable trip. Helga had set up quite a lot of military exploits in the expeditions she had been together with Idun’s warrior. But of course, they were so small that was embarrassing to compare them to the achievements made by the great warriors of Valhalla, although it was because they were the ones being compared.
The warriors of King Ivar that had accompanied Helga were proud of the achievements set by their princess. Helga couldn’t say it in front of others, but she was waiting for the day she could boast of her achievements in front of the warrior of Idun.
It was regrettable that she couldn’t enter Valhalla, but she had won and was returning with her loved ones. She also had her siblings to boast about her achievements.
However, Helga placed all of that in a corner of her heart. It was because something more urgent and important was happening in front of them.
Giants appeared in the mountains and rivers.
The evil spirits that were born from Ymir’s blood climbed up from under the ground and attacked the villages and cities.
It wasn’t something that was happening in one place but in all the region. Someone had even said that Ragnarok had started.
What would have happened with her hometown, Kataron? Was her father, King Ivar, safe?
Helga thought of the faces of her siblings and the citizens and then gritted her teeth and kicked her horse.
She had to hurry.
—
Siri and Bracky followed Ingrid. The three people that departed from the wooden dock went for one of the rooms located in the middle hall of Valhalla.
The sound of a horn trumpet was heard by the three people that were running hurriedly. One was heard from inside of Valhalla, and the other one was heard from outside.
Siri and Bracky knew instinctively what the two sounds meant.
Ingrid gulped the silence at the fact that the things she had heard from her senior Valkyries was happening once again right now.
The sound that was heard from outside was certainly the sound of the trumpet of war, Gjallarhorn.
Gjallarhorn was a really special horn trumpet. The sound of it had rang out once throughout the long history of Valhalla.
And it could only be like that. Because Gjallarhorn wasn’t simply a horn trumpet that notified of an urgent situation.
Mobilizing all the forces of Valhalla.
Starting from the lowest-ranked warriors to the top rank and even the oldest Steel Warriors that had been slumbering for a long time all without exception.
The fuss at their surroundings became amplified. The sounds of chains were heard endlessly at a far away place, and toothed wheels clashed with each other and made a machine-like sound.
The door was opening.
The 540 gates that were covering Valhalla in a circle, those located at the walls.
Ingrid, who had stopped for a moment, urged Siri and Bracky on once more. It wasn’t the time to be absentminded.
“Let’s go. We have to hurry.”
Siri didn’t ask where they were going to, and Bracky realized instinctively why he had also gotten called with Siri when he belonged to another legion.
There were already people that had arrived on the path that connected to Heimdall’s fortress. They were faces that Siri and Bracky already knew well.
Notung, the warrior of Heimdall’s legion.
Harabal, the warrior of Njord’s legion.
But there weren’t only the two of them. All the intermediate-ranked warriors that had been in the expedition of Midgard were gathered.
“We will hurriedly go to Midgard.”
Ingrid said.
The warriors of Valhalla didn’t speak anymore and followed her.
The sound of Gjallarhorn was approaching.
—
Freya, who was riding on the cat carriage, was a mess. She was wearing a pijama that revealed underneath as she had just woken up after hearing the sound of the horn trumpet. She couldn’t fix her plentiful and pretty hair and it flowed down her shoulders instead.
But of course, she was still the Goddess of Beauty. She was emitting a different charm as it wasn’t her usual self.
But it wasn’t the time to be minding about that.
Freya covered herself roughly with the black coat a Valkyrie brought her and then hit the air with a whip made with the skin of a sea serpent. The cats became surprised at that sound and started to run in the air.
‘Ugh, really.’
Freya bit her lips. She did expect that something would happen, but for Gjallarhorn to be the one to ring….
In addition, Odin was also another case. There was no way for him, the God of Magic and Prophecy, to not have seen anything coming.
‘He should have told me something!’
He is always stuck in the lake of Mimir!
But of course, Freya herself knew that venting her anger was useless as Odin also wasn’t omniscient.
The thread of fate made by the three sisters and the result the head of Mimir came up after calculating countless variables wasn’t absolute.
The Gods of Asgard were like that.
They were called as Gods but weren’t absolute. They were existences that couldn’t maintain eternal life without the golden apple of Idun.
Mortal instead of immortal.
Incomplete instead of complete.
That’s why they could only fear the future. They could live on fierce lives like the existences in Midgard.
Freya shook her head. Thinking about useless things on urgent situations was one of her old weaknesses.
She took a deep breath and then rolled her fingers. She obtained information through the several magical networks she had spread in Asgard.
“It’s an utter mess.”
She cursed out unconsciously.
The battle in the front lines still hadn’t started, but it was like a kettle that was about to overflow.
Giants and evil spirits were appearing in Midgard. In addition, their number was overwhelming.
‘Damn it. It’s full of holes just like a torn rag. Just who the hell made it!’
Freya cursed the Great Barrier of Midgard for a moment and then had a moment of self criticism and rolled her fingers again.
It was certain that a bunch of Garmr’s soul fragments had appeared in the front lines, and it was seen that a few of them also appeared in Midgard.
‘World wolf.’
Freya bit her lips. She called out the nickname of the existence that was uneasy and scary to say out loud.
She pondered. She used her intelligent head to think about what she should do from now on.
She had to first meet Odin.
Freya was the landlady of Asgard. The conversation she was to have with Odin wasn’t about how they would fight in the front lines.
‘Midgard.’
They had to stop the resurrection of the world wolf. They had to dispatch warriors to Midgard and retrieve all of the soul fragments.
‘Loki.’
It would probably be his doing. She didn’t know how the soul fragments appeared in Midgard at the same time, but she could understand the giants that appeared right after that.
It was clearly Loki. He had certainly made a hole in the Great Barrier which he and Odin had made.
Freya turned her head. The representative Valkyrie of Freya’s legion, Aherid, who was riding on the cat carriage with her, noticed the eyes of her master and hurriedly faced her.
“Up to where did the commander of Idun get?”
Freya was usually gentle and kind to the people below her, but her voice right now was sharp because of the situation.
Aherid hurriedly said,
“He’s vigorously flying over here with a coffin of Vanaheim.”
It wasn’t easy to use communication magic because of the sea of Ymir that was between Vanaheim and Asgard, but this was an emergency situation.
They had already transmitted to him the situation’s urgency with a really strong magic. As the sound of Gjallarhorn transcended time and space, Vanaheim would also act without pause.
He would come flying.
Freya nodded as she knew what that meant. It wouldn’t take too long then.
“Let’s meet the King for now.”
She talked to himself as if trying to calm herself down and then hit the air with the whip once again. The cats increased their speed.
—
Hildegarde remained in Vanaheim.
And that was the same for the legion of Freya that had come with her.
The only one that was allowed to move with Idun’s commander was Adenmaha, a Valkyrie of Idun’s legion.
Hildegarde breathed roughly after hearing the sound of Gjallarhorn. Skuld, who’d arrived almost at the same time as the emergency notice, looked up the sky next to her.
A black thing was crossing the sky.
The thing that departed from Vanaheim was like a thread of a Black Flash.
‘Let him reach in time.’
Skuld prayed inwardly, and Hildegarde and the warriors of Freya’s legion did the same.
And high in the sky, where the hopes of everyone reached, Adenmaha was letting out a scream.
“Kyaaaaaaak!”
‘Don’t you think her scream is mixed with happiness?’
Because both Tae Ho and Adenmaha were packed in a coffin meant for only one person.
However, Cuchulainn was wrong this time. Adenmaha was sincerely crying and screaming. Tears flowed down from her white face that had become pale because of the fright.
Tae Ho embraced her tightly so that she could calm down and perhaps, a part of her scream was because it hurt.
However, Tae Ho didn’t plan on letting go of Adenmaha. No, precisely speaking he couldn’t even think.
Because it was too fast.
It was a pain that they felt like they would die because of the increase in gravity, but a vague feeling was sweeping up his body that couldn’t be explained by words.
The thing Tae Ho and Adenmaha were riding on was a prototype of the Black Flash.
It was faster than the Black Flash made after that, but it didn’t take into account the comfortability of the passenger even by a little and was a test prototype that made one doubt if it really was made for a person.
Tae Ho put more strength in his arms and yelled unconsciously.
“M-my lower body feels weiiiiiiiiiird!”
The scream of despair he had once heard from a warrior.
The prototype of the Black Flash crossed the sea of Ymir.
< Episode 35 – Great War (1) > End
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Episode 35/Chapter 2: Great War (2)
TL: Tsubak
ED: Julsmul
Time passed.
Even though the sound of Gjallarhorn was heard once again after a hundred years, the passage of time was the same as always.
It wasn’t faster or slower than usual.
The Gods and commanders were gathered in the front lines.
The God of Thunder, Thor, wore an armor and helmet made with Unts and clenched Mjolnir.
Next to him, the God of Hunting, Ullr, touched his golden bow. It was a strong, magical bow he had received from the Goddess of the Moon, Artemis, and Olympus’s God of hunting as a token of their friendship.
The one-armed Tir, who wasn’t in the same place but was looking at them from a not too distant land, glared down at the fortress.
The giants had come out of their fortress made with ice and rocks and were marching. There was still quite a distance between them, but it was only a matter of time until they reached the range of Asgard.
The front lines of Asgard were really wide.
And giants and evil spirits were pouring out as if planning to cover it all up.
The frost giants were thinking of doing an all out war.
It was a really sudden march, but at the same time, they knew too well that it would happen someday.
“We are ready.”
Thor said. He said that for the warriors and Ullr who were next to him, but also for himself.
And those words weren’t only meant to be heard well.
Thor placed his eyes off the front lines and looked at his surroundings. There were already tens of thousands of warriors of Valhalla gathered in the fortress Thor was at.
If one also counted the warriors in the other fortresses, they would amount to hundreds of thousands.
In addition, this wasn’t the complete force of Asgard and Valhalla.
The Steel Warriors that were in a deep slumber were waking up.
The warriors that were waiting in Valhalla were hurrying to go to war.
“For Asgard and the Nine Realms.”
Thor spoke naturally. He hit his chest twice, and the warriors near him did the same thing. He then addressed all the warriors gathered in the fortress.
“For Asgard and the Nine Realms.”
“For Asgard and the Nine Realms.”
The sound of Gjallarhorn that was heard from far away started to ring.
The time for war was approaching.
—
A root of Yggdrasil, the World Tree, that connected Midgard and Asgard, also reached Valhalla.
Hermod, who’d returned to the front lines of Valhalla, didn’t participate in the conference between the Gods or encourage his warriors but kept riding with his horse instead. It was because he still had something to do as the God of Messages.
Sleipnir, the horse that was born from the God Loki and a female horse long ago, was the fastest horse in Valhalla and also in all of Asgard.
It’s eight legs kicked the air and split the wind. Hermod kept riding on top of the World Tree and finally got out of Asgard. He passed the passageway that connected to Midgard and entered the underground.
Below Midgard, the world of the living, was Niflheim, the world of the dead.
That land that was filled with frost had the city of Helheim in it. Helheim was the city of souls that’d died from illness or age and didn’t die in the battlefield.
Hermod went towards Helheim and looked at the several places of Niflheim. Fortunately enough, he couldn’t see the traces of the giants.
Sleipnir lowered its speed. It was because the residence of the queen, that was surging in the middle of Helheim, wasn’t that far away.
There were two entrances in the residence of the queen that looked like a winter tree that had no leaves. Hermod directed to the garden hanging in the air in the peak of the residence instead of going to the entrance in the ground.
The plains that were connected with the second entrance to the residence appeared. Compared to a normal garden that was filled with various colors, this garden was dyed in only one color.
White.
It was cold and lonely but gave a trim feeling.
Sleipnir landed on the garden. White, hot steam gushed from its mouth as it caught its breath.
Hermod jumped down the saddle and took a deep breath. There was a woman wearing black clothes standing alone in the middle of the garden.
“Messenger Hermod of the King of Gods, Odin, greets the queen of Helheim. It’s been a while.”
Hermod stopped ten steps before the woman and expressed etiquette first. The woman that was looking at the ice flowers that had bloomed in her garden turned around to look at Hermod.
“It has been a while, Messenger God Hermod.”
She was a mystical woman. She, who had black hair that seemed like it would gulp down everything, had looks that were difficult to describe.
It wasn’t about being pretty or not.
She was seen as a cute girl. But when one saw her again, they could see that there was a beautiful lady standing there. If they blinked once more, they would see that she was an old lady that was in the brink of death.
Her voice was also like that. Every time she spoke, it gave the feeling that one was listening to the voice of different ages.
The owner of Helheim and the queen of the dead, Hela.
Hermod had met her once after the Great War, just like right now.
It was to ask her of a method to bring back the several dead ones that had died in the Great War including the God of Light, Baldur.
But it was impossible. Helheim was only a place where the souls of the dead humans resided for a short time. The soul of Gods didn’t reach Helheim. Hela was the queen of the dead ones, not the queen of death. She didn’t have the power to control life and death.
Hermod, who had fallen into a great frustration after the Great War, vented his anger on Hela.
He poured out all kinds of curses asking why she wasn’t resurrecting the dead ones, and if she wasn’t going to do that, why was she in her seat of responsibility.
It was an embarrassing memory. He apologized politely after that, and even though Hela had forgiven him saying that it was completely understandable, Hermod couldn’t raise his head properly every time he met her.
And it was even more so this time.
The reason why Hermod had come to Helheim wasn’t to ask Hela how she was doing.
“You don’t have to worry. Compared to my brothers, my heart belongs to Asgard.”
Hela smiled and spoke first as Hermod hesitated to speak.
That dry smile resembled a branch of the winter tree branch.
When the Great War was coming to a close, the God of Lies and Fire, Loki, betrayed Asgard and stood at the side of the giants.
The sons of Loki, the World Wolf, Fenrir, and the Space Snake, Jormungand, were also threatening foes to Asgard.
It was obvious for Asgard to be suspicious of Hela as her father and brothers had all turned against Asgard.
“I’m sorry. I know better than anyone what you think about Asgard.”
Hermod said sincerely. Hela had already proved her loyalty towards Asgard several times. Just the army of the deceased that was filling the empty spot of Valhalla was proof of that.
“You don’t have to worry as you are merely doing your task.”
She answered in a low voice and slowly rolled her fingers. She drew a rune in the air and showed it to Hermod.
“A troop of the deceased is gathering in Naglfar. If Asgard calls for them, I will dispatch them at any time.”
The warship, Naglfar, made with the nails of the deceased.
Hermod nodded. He purposely revealed a bright smile and said,
“I’m really grateful. I will certainly transmit to Odin about your unchanging heart.”
Hela smiled faintly once again. She formed a fist with her slender fingers and then hit her chest twice.
“For Asgard and the Nine Realms.”
“For Asgard and the Nine Realms.”
Hermod expressed etiquette and then hesitated a bit before mounting Sleipnir.
“Don’t leave your residence. You will be safe if you stay in Helheim.”
“I will pray for your safety.”
Hela said with a gentle voice. Hermod nodded once again and then departed with Sleipnir.
The horse with eight legs kicked the air. Hela just saw the back of Hermod leaving the garden and then looked at an even farther place.
“Father.”
The God of Fire and Lies, Loki.
Midgard was at the end of Hela’s eyes.
—
When Freya arrived at the central hall of Valhalla after crossing the fog lake, she got down the cat carriage and walked. The sound of the horn trumpet that was heard outside and inside of Valhalla made her feel complicated.
“Whew, whew. Calm down. Let’s calm down, Freya.”
Freya looked at the entrance of the conference room of the Gods and mumbled in a low voice. There was nothing good by getting excited. It was important to calm down and think calmly the more urgent the situation was.
‘You are already the best beauty in Asgard and the Nine Realms, but you will become an even more beautiful woman if you fix your rash temperament.’
Those were the words her brother had said long ago. She was already the greatest beauty but would become even more beautiful. His words were a mess, but she didn’t dislike hearing it. Freya really liked the words of her brother.
‘Ah, really.’
She was trying to calm down herself but now she was about to get depressed.
Because her brother, Freyr, wasn’t in this world anymore. He had lost his life in the Great War.
Freyr wasn’t the only one that had disappeared. Freya’s husband, Odr, had also died in the Great War. He was a really heartless and foolish man. He had the most beautiful woman in Asgard and the Nine Realms as his wife and roamed the worlds with the desire to travel.
‘It’s all in the past.’
Freya closed her eyes and opened them. Instead of becoming a woman that cried for tragic love, she acted confidently as the landlady of Asgard.
The warriors that were protecting the door of the conference room grew enchanted by Freya’s beauty even in this urgent situation. They opened the door only after being urged by the representative Valkyrie of Freya’s legion, Aherid, and when Freya entered the room, she could feel the Gods concentrating on her.
“Freya.”
“Freya.”
There were both male and female Gods, and all of them were trembling in fear. It was understandable as the one in this place had a long distance from battle and war.
The Gods that had legions and were capable of battling were already out in the front lines.
Half of the Gods didn’t come to this place as they were busy taking preparations for leading the reserve corps that were in Valhalla, and the other half remained silent.
Freya remained silent.
She just looked at the various places of the conference room instead of facing the weak Gods that wanted to hear words of comfort from her.
Excluding the few Gods like Idun that couldn’t get out of their residence, almost all of them were gathered here. If only the King of Gods, Odin arrived, they would be able to start with the conference.
“It’s fine. There are no problems. We prepared many things after the Great War.”
Freya sat in the second highest seat and said some words of comfort towards the scared Gods.
She was inwardly saying so to bless their warriors at least one more time instead of crying like this, but what came out of her mouth were gentle and beautiful words.
‘And why isn’t this man coming?’
It was when Freya was battling against her patience and anxiousness that the King of Gods Odin finally arrived the conference room. All the eyes that were looking at Freya moved to Odin.
The King of Gods, Odin, had several nicknames.
He was the God of Magic and Prophecies and was also a wanderer God that roamed the world endlessly.
But right now, the one that stood in front of them was the God of War. He’d armed himself completely with equipment made of Unts and there was the Absolute Spear, Gungnir, in his hands.
The Gods stayed silent. They couldn’t say their worries just like they had done with Freya. They just shut their mouths and remained still.
Odin passed over that silence. He sat on the seat that was next to Freya and then said shortly,
“The Great War has resumed.”
Odin claimed. Some of the Gods put pained expressions at his words.
It was because they thought that it was in its early stages, but they weren’t able to correct it.
The giants had started to move in the front lines, and droves of them were appearing in several places of Midgard, but it wasn’t that they had clashed yet.
But that was only a dream, for the King of Gods, Odin, had claimed that the Great War had resumed.
“A bunch of Garmr’s soul fragments appeared in the front lines. We can also see that several of them appeared in Midgard.”
Odin kept explaining the situation.
“A battle will soon occur in the front lines, but that isn’t our battlefield. We can’t ignore Midgard. We can’t let the giants put their hands on the soul fragments and awaken the World Wolf. We can’t permit them trampling on the humans of Midgard.”
Someone gulped dry saliva and another wanted to speak about the Great Barrier of Midgard.
Odin stayed silent for a moment. He gathered the eyes of the Gods and then said briefly,
“We are removing the Great Barrier of Midgard.”
The great barrier had already a lot of holes in it, but of course, an enormous difference existed between opening it up completely and merely having holes in it; however, Odin decided to do that. It was because the existence of the Great Barrier was interfering in the deployment to Midgard.
“We will dispatch forces composed of mainly superior-ranked warriors to retrieve all of the soul fragments in one go and sweep up the giants that appeared in Midgard. After that, Freya will install the Great Barrier once again.”
Regardless, the giants of Jotunheim wouldn’t stay still watching.
But that was also the same for Asgard and Valhalla.
The eyes of the Gods moved to Freya. She flinched for a moment but then smiled as if telling them to relax.
“I have already prepared long ago. I can do it plentily.”
With some meaning, her words were more comforting than the words of the King of Gods, Odin.
Freya smiled brightly once again to calm down the Gods and then glared at Odin slightly. Odin then spoke to her with his mind.
‘We will debate about the specific details when the organization finishes. Did you retrieve the chest from Vanaheim?’
‘The commander of Idun is bringing it right now. It won’t take long.’
The commander of Idun.
The warrior of Idun.
Odin nodded. He turned to look at the other Gods and then ended the conference after some brief words.
—
Adenmaha didn’t speak anymore. She’d loosened her body in a half unconscious state in Tae Ho’s embrace, and Tae Ho still clutched Adenmaha tightly and gritted his teeth.
And after some time-
The Black Flash landed on the ground. The moment they landed, a terrible pain swept over Tae Ho and Adenmaha, but it was important that they could arrive on the ground.
‘Hey, get down, quickly! Adenmaha is about to throw up!’
Cuchulainn got surprised and yelled. Tae Ho swung his arm rashly while still being in pain to throw the door open and then took Adenmaha and got out of the Black Flash.
“Hup! Burgh!”
Adenmaha, in pain while covering her mouth, threw herself to the ground and started to vomit. Tae Ho calmed himself by taking some air and then patted on Adenmaha’s back.
‘How terrible.’
Cuchulainn sincerely sympathized with Adenmaha. It wasn’t only because she started to throw up in front of Tae Ho.
The place they had arrived was Freya’s residence in her legion. The Valkyries and warriors that were waiting for Tae Ho looked at Adenmaha heaving her guts up and Tae Ho who was patting her back.
“Here. Blow your nose.”
As Tae Ho gave her a handkerchief, Adenmaha blew her nose with a face filled with pain and embarrassment and then wiped off her mouth with another handkerchief. Her eyes were red.
And one of the Valkyries that had been looking at all of that got courage and said,
“Uh, um. Are you the commander of Idun?”
She knew it but was still asking because of the formalities.
Tae Ho checked Adenmaha’s state for the last time and then stood up and faced the Valkyrie of Freya’s legion.
“I am the commander of Idun. I received an order from Freya-nim and brought the chest of Vanaheim.”
“I am Valkyrie Hrist of Freya’s legion. Greetings to the commander of Idun.”
The Valkyrie that expressed etiquette to Tae Ho quickly continued to speak.
“Freya-nim is currently in the central hall of Valhalla. We will deliver her the chest of Vanaheim.”
The one that was entrusted with it was Tae Ho, so originally, this kind of intervention was a big rudeness; however, the situation was as it was. Tae Ho took out the chest of Vanaheim from Unnir and then gave it to Valkyrie Hrist.
“Thank you. A ship is waiting for you in the dock to bring you to Idun’s legion.”
Tae Ho nodded once again.
He would rather welcome being able to visit Idun’s legion for a moment.
“Let’s go, Adenmaha.”
Adenmaha nodded once instead of answering and then followed Tae Ho’s back. Valkyrie Sigrun and the ship of Idun’s legion was waiting for him.
“Idun-nim is waiting for you.”
There was no need to say anymore.
The ship started to head towards Idun’s residence after boarding Tae Ho and Adenmaha.
< Episode 35 – Great War (2) > End
TL note: Thanks for reading~
Episode 35/Chapter 3: Great War (3)
TL: Tsubak
ED: Julsmul
The ships of each legion were sailing busily in the fog lake.
The sound of the horn trumpet that was heard periodically made one feel nervous by itself.
Sigrun gulped dry saliva several times with a stiff expression. While she was in the Valkyrie Training Center, she received several nicknames like Heart of Steel and The Immovable Sigrun as her expression didn’t change much in any situation, and she had her tall height. But the truth was different.
She wasn’t particularly brave compared to her external looks, but of course, that didn’t mean that she was a coward, and it also didn’t mean that she held her composure at anytime and anywhere to the point that she was outstanding amongst the Valkyries.
Sigrun didn’t have many expressions. Precisely speaking, when she put a particular expression, it didn’t look like her face had changed at all.
Even when she smiled brightly, it looked expressionless by the others perspectives, and they barely managed to recognize when she started to laugh excessively.
Sigrun closed her eyes and breathed. She had only gone out to one or two expeditions since she graduated from the training center, but the Great War had resumed. She couldn’t say this to anyone, but it felt like her vision was darkening because of her fear.
Just what would happen from now on? She had heard that half of all Valkyries had lost their lives in the previous Great War. Would it be the same this time?
What about the warriors? The warriors of Idun’s legion. The warriors that had been in the same battlefield as her and shared laughter and battle cries together.
She was afraid of losing them. Terrified. This was the first time she realized how much of a coward she was.
Sigrun forced herself to breathe once more, but no matter how many times she did so, her heart couldn’t calm down.
But it was at that moment-
“May Idun’s blessing accompany you.”
A soft feeling was felt on her forehead. The divine power of Idun that was warm and gentle began to cover her entire body starting from her forehead.
Sigrun opened her eyes while being enchanted and, just like expected, she saw Tae Ho in front of her.
“Commander-nim.”
Sigrun offered greetings. She had an expressionless face like always, but Tae Ho could vaguely comprehend what she was thinking about.
[The Scared]
[Sigrun]
Heda realized it instantly when Tae Ho used the ‘Eyes of the Dragon’, but it seemed like Sigrun didn’t notice even a little.
Tae Ho grabbed Sigrun’s hands. She became surprised and opened her eyes widely, but she didn’t fall back or take her hands away.
Tae Ho looked at her eyes fixedly and said,
“It’s alright to be scared, and it isn’t weird at all. It’s the same for me.”
Sigrun blinked and gulped dryly. She unknowingly leaned her ear towards Tae Ho’s words.
“But still, you can fight. You aren’t alone. There are others by your side.”
There was strength behind Tae Ho’s words. Sigrun thought of Gudrun, who was at the training center with her. She thought of the lowest-ranked warriors saying that they would protect her in the expeditions.
“Idun should be watching over us, and our comrades will be with us, so lets be more courageous and protect ourselves with our treasured ones. You can do this, right?”
Tae Ho asked. Sigrun held her breath at his really gentle question and nodded.
“I can do it.”
Tae Ho smiled once again. He let go Sigrun’s hands and hit his chest twice.
“For Asgard and the Nine Realms.”
“For Asgard and the Nine Realms.”
[Her nervousness has faded]
[The Determined]
[Sigrun]
Tae Ho checked on Sigrun’s status and grabbed her shoulders. He blessed her one more time.
“May Idun’s blessing accompany you.”
“May Idun’s blessing accompany you.”
Sigrun blessed Tae Ho back. It was a face filled with shyness that wasn’t at all like her.
“Right. Cheer up, then.”
“Yes, commander-nim!”
Tae Ho patted Sigrun’s shoulders and then turned away to walk towards the cabins. Cuchulainn, who’d been silent until now, said,
‘It seems like you just said some random words, but her reaction is good. Is this the effect of Bragi’s rune?’
It seemed like he didn’t quite like the words Tae Ho had said, and he was clicking his tongue.
‘Well, your brain won’t be different just because you received his rune.’
The origin of one’s thoughts was their brain, not their tongue.
Tae Ho grew irritated and quickly retorted,
“Hey! I still chose my words carefully. Besides, I’ve already seen the effects before.”
His words were truthful. He had said similar words to the youngest one in his team that was trembling before the world championship of Dark Age to give him courage.
‘So that was the case. That had happened before. Only I didn’t know about that.’
The effect of imitating Heda was really great. Tae Ho felt worse than having heard curses and let out a sigh but then regained his composure.
Because Cuchulainn wouldn’t be serious about this. He would be joking to soothe his nervousness.
‘No. I’m honest.’
Cuchulainn had perfectly mastered Tae Ho’s pattern of thinking by being with him for two years and added another blow for good measure.
As Tae Ho put on some lukewarm eyes, he snickered and said another thing.
‘Anyways, you are gathering blessings really hard as soon as the number limit got released.’
Sigrun had come to meet Tae Ho and gave him a blessing. She had cleared all the requisites for the ‘Valkyrie that had a Warrior Meet Him’.
Of course, he could only make a fake Valkyrie with a really low completion rate as he had only been blessed once, but still, it was better than having nothing.
“I have to strengthen my force even if only by a little.”
‘Right, then you should also rest. You must be exhausted because you rode on the Black Flash.’
There was a high possibility that he wouldn’t be able to rest after returning to the residence. He had to rest when he could.
Tae Ho heard Cuchulainn’s words to be correct and then lay down on a bed after entering the closest cabin.
And at the same time-
Sigrun, who was putting on an enchanted face in front of the cabin, grew surprised and turned her head around. It was because Adenmaha was approaching her while having a paled and painful face.
“Senior?”
As Sigrun asked with a worried face, Adenmaha frowned and then sat next to Sigrun after determining herself.
“Hey.”
“Yes?”
Adenmaha gathered her lips and then said with a low voice.
“You can’t covet him, okay?”
Sigrun didn’t answer instantly. It was because she needed time to realize what Adenmaha was talking about.
But it didn’t take that long. Sigrun smiled at Adenmaha that was snorting while looked sideways and upwards at her and nodded.
“I understand.”
Adenmaha let out a sigh of relief.
—
The time of rest was short. Tae Ho hurriedly got down the ship as soon as he arrived at the residence of Idun. The warriors of Idun’s legion were lined up and completely armed upon the wooden dock.
“Tae Ho.”
“Heda.”
There were many eyes looking at them, but he didn’t mind. He ran towards Heda and she also didn’t hold him back. They hugged each other and then shared blessings.
Adenmaha and Sigrun got down off the ship too. Heda slightly pushed Tae Ho and smiled towards Adenmaha.
“Adenmaha, you have done well.”
“It’s the task of a Valkyrie.”
Adenmaha pouted slightly and snorted like always and Sigrun approached Gudrun.
Heda looked at Tae Ho and said,
“Our legion also received an order to go to war. Our warriors will be dispatched on the defense of the outskirts under the command of Gudrun and Sigrun.”
Tae Ho read several things in her short words, and that’s why he asked Heda directly,
“Where do I have to go?”
Tae Ho would act separately from the legion because there were really few things he could do with ten lowest-ranked warriors. The fact that Heda or Adenmaha weren’t the leaders suggested that Tae Ho would act alone.
“I will tell you starting from now.”
Heda glanced at Sigrun and Gudrun and gave her a short order and then took Tae Ho and Adenmaha and entered a building near the dock. Merlin and Scathach were waiting there. Ragnar wasn’t seen as expected. He would probably be with the Gods in the front lines.
“My King.”
“Tae Ho.”
“I’m back.”
Tae Ho shared short greetings with the two people and then looked at the map that was spread over the table. Asgard and Midgard were drawn next to a line drawn in the middle.
“You may already know this, but I will still explain quickly.”
Heda got in front of the map and then placed shining rocks on top of it and said,
“A bunch of Garmr’s soul fragments appeared in the front lines, and they also appeared in several places of Midgard almost at the same time.”
The number of fragments Asgard has gotten rid of numbered six in total.
It was estimated that the number of fragments were about fourteen or fifteen, so the remaining eight or nine had appeared almost at the same time.
“We are guessing that the soul fragments in Midgard woke up due to the influence of a bunch of fragments having appeared at the front lines.”
The number of shining rocks Heda placed atop the front lines was five. She didn’t exactly know how many fragments were needed to wake Fenrir, but there was a high possibility for it to awaken with naught but one or two more being gathered.
“The front lines are in a state that may explode at any time. Giants and evil spirits also appeared in Midgard, and based on Freya-nim’s words, it seemed like the God of Lies, Loki, was the one to spread them.”
Heda placed several red flags over Midgard. The situation was more severe than when they had dealt with the fomoires.
There was the possibility that battle may be occurring even in this moment. In addition, if it was that number, it couldn’t be dealt with only the warriors of Valhalla that were already in Midgard.
Tae Ho thought of Helga, King Ivar, and the knights of Kataron.
He remembered the battlefields he had shared with the humans.
It was impossible with just them. They needed the reinforcement of Asgard faster.
“Odin came up with the plan to retrieve Garmr’s soul fragments after dispatching the majority of the force to Midgard.”
Heda placed blue flags in Midgard, and Tae Ho understood what they meant.
“Are we removing the Great Barrier?”
“Exactly. Deploying superior-ranked warriors after the barrier is removed is the essence of this plan.”
The Great Barrier didn’t only stop the giants but also existences above the superior rank.
That’s why they would remove the barrier. They would deploy a lot of strong warriors and take care of the fuss in Midgard in an instant.
“I know what you are thinking about. The giants will also be able to dispatch the forces when the Great Barrier is removed. Before Freya-nim installs the barrier again….a really big battle will occur. It won’t be easy at all.”
In the Great War, Midgard had suffered almost no losses, but it would be different this time. A sea’s worth of blood would flow, a notion scary just by thinking about it.
“Tae Ho, an order that you should participate in this strategy as the commander of Idun came down. Merlin and Adenmaha will accompany you.”
Heda wouldn’t go with him. Tae Ho nodded because he was already expecting it. Idun needed someone to protect her as she couldn’t leave the golden apple tree. If it was Scathach and Heda, he could trust in them.
“I will entrust Idun-nim to you.”
“Right.”
Heda put a bright smile forcefully and then grabbed Tae Ho’s hand.
“There’s not much time. You have to go greet Idun-nim.”
“Yes, I must do it this time.”
Heda smiled at his words. Adenmaha, who was looking at the two of them, said in a low voice,
“I will be preparing to depart.”
Adenmaha and Merlin got out of the building first. Tae Ho gave Gae Bolg to Scathach before going to the shrine with Heda.
“Thank you for your consideration.”
Because Scathach and Cuchulain would also need some time for themselves.
Tae Ho went to the shrine with Heda. After waiting for a bit after entering alone, he could feel Idun’s divine power like usual.
“My warrior, Tae Ho.”
Idun was smiling below the golden apple tree. It was a warm and gentle smile like always, but Tae Ho could feel a bit of sadness hidden within it this time.
Tae Ho approached Idun. She stroked the cheek of Tae Ho, who’d knelt down before her, and asked,
“Did you greet Father and Mother?”
It was the question he had been expecting. Tae Ho nodded slowly and looked at Idun’s rune that was engraved in his wrist.
“I received runes from the previous Idun-nim…..and Bragi-nim.”
“Right.”
Idun’s eyes were still covered, but Tae Ho could feel the grief which filled them.
Idun took a breath. She smacked her lips a few times and then drew a sad smile.
“I was going to share a long story with you……when you retrieved the legacy. I was about to tell you the several things that were related with the Great War, but we will have to leave it for later as the situation doesn’t allow it.”
It wasn’t the time to be talking about the past.
Right in this moment, a battle may be occurring in Midgard.
“My warrior, Tae Ho. My only commander.”
Idun lowered her posture. She got to the height of Tae Ho’s eyes and then embraced him.
“There’s only one thing I’m hoping from you, and I will also give you one order.”
Tae Ho could feel Idun’s heat. He could feel his chest burning at her sincere voice.
“Return alive. You must do it, no matter what happens.”
There was fear in Idun’s voice, and Tae Ho smiled towards her.
“I will obey your order.”
It wasn’t a random remark. Idun bit her lips and then nodded. She slightly pushed back Tae Ho and said,
“When the Great Barrier is removed, the obstacle that disturbs our connection will also disappear. So use ‘Idun’s Warrior’ as I will always accompany you. I will support you with all my strength.”
“I will do so.”
“Right. We really don’t have anymore time. You should also have time for Heda, right?”
Idun spoke a bit playfully and stood up. She raised Tae Ho to his feet and then gave him her best blessing.
“May my blessing accompany you.”
It was the same end as always, but Tae Ho placed his lips on her forehead by impulse. He spoke towards her, someone who hadn’t ever been able to receive a blessing, and offered one of his own.
“May my blessing accompany you.”
It was a blessing that didn’t exist nor had any sort of magical effect. Earlier, the blessing Tae Ho gave Sigrun was through utilizing the divine power of Idun.
However, Idun put on a dumbfounded expression and giggled like a girl.
“It’s the best blessing. Really the best.”
Idun smiled brightly and took a step back. She clenched her fist and then hit her chest twice.
“Go, my warrior, Tae Ho. For Asgard and the Nine Realms.”
“For Asgard and the Nine Realms.”
Tae Ho also hit his chest twice and added.
“For Idun.”
Idun laughed once more. She sent away Tae Ho while putting aside her regret.
—
Tae Ho distributed the weapons of the seniors of Idun’s legion that he’d acquired in Vanaheim to the warriors that were lined up at the dock.
There were many excessive weapons for the lowest-ranked warriors, but he didn’t mind. Actually, he didn’t even care if he lost all of the weapons. It was more important if at least one more warrior returned.
Sigrun and Gudrun led the warriors and left out of the residence first.
Scathach returned Gae Bolg to Tae Ho, and Adenmaha and Merlin got on the wooden boat and waited for him.
Tae Ho and Heda didn’t share long words. They shared a deep and long blessing for the last time and then sent each other away.
The wooden boat went towards the central hall of Valhalla.
And at the same time, Valkyrie Hrist delivered the coffin of Vanaheim to Freya.
Freya looked at Odin and he nodded.
He said the thing that was decided once again with a resolute expression.
“We will remove the Great Barrier.”
Freya then opened the chest of Vanaheim.
< Episode 35 – Great War (3) > End
TL note: Thanks for reading~
Episode 35/Chapter 4: Great War (4)
TL: Tsubak
ED: Julsmul
The wooden boat advanced. Tae Ho, who was looking out before the shaking boat, saw that there were green words in front of him.
There were already dozens of ships of others legions gathered in the dock. He could also see the ship of Idun’s legion that had departed first.
“It feels like the dock is full.”
Adenmaha blinked and said, and Tae Ho agreed to it. It was the first time that so many warriors had gathered in this place since he’d entered Valhalla.
It felt like they would number to more than a thousand even if he counted them at a glance, and Tae Ho soon realized that there were two more docks in this place.
The lowest and inferior-ranked warriors were being led by the Valkyries and moving in order. Adenmaha took out the order Heda had given her and checked where they had to go.
“Wait a moment.”
Tae Ho, who was tying up the boat while Adenmaha was checking the document, turned his head at the presence he felt. His movements were so natural that the one that was planning to surprise Tae Ho was the one that rather got surprised.
“Do you have eyes on your back?”
“Bjorn.”
It was Bjorn, someone whom he hadn’t seen in a really long time. He hadn’t been able to see him since he’d left for Midgard.
‘Well, it should feel like an long while no matter who I see.’
Because he had been confined within the Tower of Shadows for two years.
But whatever the case, he was certainly a glad to see a familiar face. As Tae Ho stood up from his seat, Bjorn requested a handshake.
“You have become really strong in the time I haven’t seen you. I knew that you had potential, but I couldn’t have guessed that you would be this much stronger than before!”
Bjorn laughed and patted on Tae Ho’s shoulder, and at that moment, Tae Ho realized something. There was no need to use his ‘Eyes of the Dragon’.
Bjorn wasn’t an inferior-ranked warrior nor an intermediate-ranked one.
“You were a superior-ranked warrior all along.”
“Right. Unfortunately enough, though, I still haven’t been able to climb to the top rank.”
[Tir’s legion]
[Superior-ranked Warrior]
[Bjorn Ironside]
Several doubts were cleared but new ones were created.
Bjorn smiled first and said,
“I will introduce myself first. My name is Bjorn Ironside, the son of the great Viking King, Ragnar Lodbrok.”
“What?”
He asked in disbelief. Bjorn laughed once again and shrugged his shoulders.
“Heh. I understand. I am indeed a bit famous.”
“No, I don’t actually know about you….but you are the son of Master Ragnar?”
Bjorn flinched as Tae Ho spoke as if he really didn’t know about him but then shook his head and hit his chest.
“Right. I am the son of that Ragnar Lodbrok and the one that was called the Adventure King, Viking Bjorn Ironside.”
Adventure King. He certainly didn’t know, and because of that, Tae Ho decided to focus on another thing.
“Now that you speak like this, you are indeed a bit similar. Your eyes, for instance.”
“Our character should be a bit different. People say that I resemble my mother.”
Bjorn shook his head as if he had given up getting a reaction from Tae Ho and then started to explain the necessary things as always.
“But whatever the case, you seem like you are curious. What if I were to tell you that I’m in the same situation as Father? I received a really big injury in the Great War. That’s why, rather than battling on the front lines, I roamed several legions to discover some rising stars and support them. It seems like I’m bragging, but….what do you think would have happened if you weren’t able to meet me that first day?”
“Ah…..”
Tae Ho nodded unconsciously. It was just like Bjorn had said.
Tae Ho had gotten dragged to the battlefield while he didn’t know anything about Valhalla. If Bjorn hadn’t been there, he wouldn’t have been able to think about creating a saga and then, rather than surviving, he would have become a Steel Warrior faster than anyone.
But thinking about it, that wasn’t the only case. In the early stages after he’d entered Valhalla, Bjorn had appeared in several places and given him advice and help.
“Well, but it’s not that I have been following you. There was no need to do so at all.”
Because Tae Ho performed much better than he thought. In addition, he also had Heda. As she came to find him every day and gave him all sorts of help, Bjorn had nothing to do besides watch.
“Actually, I was a bit worried. I didn’t know that you would go to Idun’s legion.”
Before Tae Ho entered it, Idun’s legion had no new warriors for a hundred years. Actually, it was obvious that he grew worried as he was entering a legion only in name.
Tae Ho also thought like that at first, but now he could speak more confidently than anyone.
“I’m glad I entered Idun’s legion.”
Because he was able to meet Heda. Because he was able to serve Idun as his Goddess.
Bjorn nodded.
“Right. It looked like that. You should be grateful that you entered Idun’s legion. If you had gone to another legion…….I wonder, I don’t know if talking about this would have any meaning, but I think that you won’t have been able to reach your current level.”
“I agree.”
Because it really was like that.
If he didn’t have Heda’s and Idun’s dedicated help, the current Tae Ho wouldn’t have been able to exist. No, in the first place, if he didn’t have Idun’s blessing, he would have become a Steel Warrior on his first expedition.
Idun’s warrior.
That was Tae Ho himself. He couldn’t imagine any other name aside of that.
Bjorn nodded in consecution as if he liked Tae Ho’s prideful face and then looked at Adenmaha that was flipping the documents and said,
“Anyways, I will give you a bit of help. I know well where you have to go.”
Adenmaha raised her head. Her eyes were filled with fear at that. She didn’t want to become a useless Valkyrie for Tae Ho, but a sense of relief soon followed.
“It’s obvious to get lost if you are a new Valkyrie as the dock today is really complicated. The Valkyries of other legions were also quite lost.”
Bjorn smiled and spoke like a good person and winked towards Adenmaha. She snorted like always but then slightly bowed and expressed her thanks to him.
Bjorn said once again,
“Siri and Bracky were led by Ingrid to Midgard. You were chosen as one of the superior-ranked warriors that will get deployed to Midgard as soon as the Great Barrier gets removed.”
The latter contents were ones he already knew, but the other things were a bit unexpected.
Tae Ho felt anxious and asked,
“Are you also going?”
“I am going to Midgard but to a different place from you. There are a lot of scandalous places, you know.”
It was when Bjorn had finished speaking that the sound of a horn trumpet was heard from far away, but this blare was different from the ones that were heard until now.
“Ugh. We should hurry. It seems like they will be departing soon. Follow me, quick.”
Bjorn walked forward and opened a path. Adenmaha hurriedly stood up and followed Tae Ho with Merlin.
“We aren’t going to use the Bifrost?”
Tae Ho asked while looking at the path that connected to the fortress of Heimdal, and Bjorn shook his head.
“There are too many people for that.”
Half of the warriors that were gathered on the dock would be going to the outskirts or the front lines just like the lowest-ranked warriors of Idun’s legion were, but the remaining half would go to Midgard.
Bjorn passed the warriors and moved to a place that had few people and then black and familiar things appeared in front of them.
“Master, is that…..”
Adenmaha asked with an uneasy face. She had never rode on it or seen it move, but she remembered seeing it standing still on the battlefield and so could guess what it was used for.
Rain of Steel.
And the fastest model at that.
Tae Ho took a deep breath. Thinking about it, it was an obvious thing as most of the warriors rode on the Rains of Steel when they attacked the base of the fomoires.
“Let’s cheer up, fighting!”
Tae Ho cheered Adenmaha and walked towards the steel structures.
—
Freya recited a chant with a nervous face.
The place that was the conference room for the Gods was now adorned with a huge magical circle.
The Gods that didn’t have a legion stood on certain places of the magic circle. It was to act as living rechargers to supply enough strength in the recreation of the Great Barrier.
Freya stood in the center of the magic circle and then checked that the powerful magical tools she took out from the coffin of Vanaheim were in their right places. Every second was precious right now, but that’s why she had to inspect it more carefully.
‘Good, there’s no problem. You can do it. Oppa would also compliment you.’
Freya mumbled inwardly and then raised her head and looked at Odin upon a high platform.
‘I’m ready.’
Freya said with her eyes. The time needed to remove the Great Barrier and install a new one wasn’t short.
Even if it was set up in the most ideal timeframe, it would certainly take a few hours.
In that time, the warriors had to protect Midgard. They had to successfully retrieve the soul fragments and crush the ambitions of the giants.
“Let’s start.”
Odin spoke in a low voice. The Gods lowered their posture and started to insert magic power in the magic circle.
The removal of the Great Barrier.
The installation of a new one.
Odin stabbed the air with Gungnir, and the breakdown of the Great Barrier followed.
—
The God of Fire and Lies, Loki, who was in Midgard, could see it clearly.
The Great Barrier had started to break. The barrier that had been protecting Midgard for the past hundred years was being removed.
At the same time, existences that had mighty power were approaching from different places.
The superior-ranked warriors of Valhalla.
And the giants of Jotunheim.
The things that both sides were aiming for were the same. The soul fragments of Garmr that had appeared in several places of Midgard.
Loki looked away. He looked under the ground and spoke.
—
The Giant of the Night, Avalt, sensed that the Great Barrier had started to disappear. The time his king was talking about had come.
The Giant of Beasts, Ortr, roared and the Giant of the Sea lead his army and marched.
The Magician King, Utgard Loki, stood up from his throne and looked towards Midgard and Asgard.
—
The battle