Chapter 162- Another Myth Experienced

Chapter 162- Another Myth Experienced

[Keeno POV]

It’s been a few days since Freya collapsed during her match with Margaret. Her soul is still in the process of cleansing itself, but it’s almost done and she should be able to move freely again. Pram has stayed by her side the entire time, watching her like a hawk and taking care of any small thing Freya needs. I consulted with Ama about why this was happening and she agreed with my diagnosis of the cause of this. Once I was sure I wasn’t needed to constantly monitor her, Mostima, Margaret and I went back to sparring and getting me back into top shape.

Huginn and Muninn were getting constant reports on our perusers location. They picked up their pace and were now a week out from our location. The lockdown was relaxed as well, and we decided to go and wait a few days out from the city to meet our opponents. A few more days later and we could see a small group on the horizon. A dull glint let us know they were wearing armor, even if it seemed worse for wear. When they saw our group standing in their way, their pace increased.

When they got close enough to see us clearly the man in the lead grew furious. His shoulder length red hair almost seemed to start floating and electricity seemed to crackle in his scruffy beard.Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com

“YOU DAMN FOX! WE’VE FINALLY FOUND YOU!!”

I suppressed a smirk. You don’t find people who are waiting for you. He then attempted to jump off his horse, but the poor animal collapsed before he could fully leave the saddle and nearly crushed him beneath the weight of it.

“YOU BITCH!”

“...I didn’t even do anything yet.” (Keeno)

“SHUT YOUR BLASPHEMOUS LITTLE MOUTH!”

“No you-“ (Keeno)

Before I could finish my words, the idiot in armor finally got up, summoned what was clearly his Soul Weapon, and threw it at me. I tilted my head and it missed me, but I didn’t fail to notice several interesting things in those short seconds.

“Thor.” (Keeno)

“So, even a blasphemous, murderous whore like you knows who I am.” (Thor)

I ducked down as the hammer sailed over where my head was a second time. It was then that his lackeys arrived behind him, most of their horses looking ready to collapse like their leader’s.

“I’m taking their leader on, keep the rabble off me.” (Keeno)

I summoned my own swords and took a step forward.

“Ya know, I had thought of a lot of things to say when you finally caught up with us, but learning your name has changed all of that. Hehehe. Though I HAVE thought of a fitting end for you, just like I had one for Baldr.” (Keeno)

“So, it WAS you who killed His Majesty and brought on this dreadful cold. All the more reason to kill you and offer your head and heart to the Goddess of Life.” (Thor)

“Hehehehehahahahahahahahaha! Amaterasu already has my heart, soul, and body, and I hers. You’d just be giving me something I want!” (Keeno)

“You think I enjoyed doing that? You think I enjoy seeing all those innocent people dead from the cold and starvation!?...*sigh*. This is why I hate fanatics like you and your ilk. You preach the sanctity of life yet disparage its other half.” (Keeno)

I held back a wince from the shout. I even felt one of my ribs poke into something it shouldn’t have, yet I still tasted no blood.

“You cannot have Life without Death. And now, it’s time for you to learn that personally.” (Keeno)

I tapped my foot and conjured a ginormous serpent made of blue flames. Its eyes held pupils made of Runes and its fangs were pure black. It stared down at Thor, and I thought I could see an almost primal gleam in its eyes that I didn’t place into the spell. On Thor’s end, the giant snake seems to terrify him so much that he was struggling to break free from my restraints. He even tried using his hammer, though that only made the crack widen, forcing him to his knees. The flame serpent watched this, a gleeful glint in its eyes. It moved closer to Thor before turning to me. It slightly opened its mouth and spoke in a language I couldn’t understand, but still got the meaning of. Turning back to Thor, it opened its mouth wide, even going as far as unhinging its jaw, and swallowed him whole once he was completely gone, the snake looked back at me, nodded, then vanished.

“...I-”

Before I could get any other words out, a pain so intense I couldn’t even scream coursed throughout my chest and I fell to my knees, my vision fading in and out.

“A...ma...”

Just as my vision faded into pure darkness, I thought I heard Ama say something as I was enveloped in a very pleasant and familiar warmth.

Chaos Realm:

Luna: ...I may not be very well versed in Norse myth, but isn’t this getting kind of too coincidental?

Says the woman who completed most of the Twelve Labors and tamed Cerberus.

Luna: ...That aside, Jormungandr actually exists in that world and invited Keeno to have a chat. That’s gonna be fun to watch.

I agree there. Though, between you and me, the one she’s going to meet is still on the smaller side.

Luna: ...

Your old world’s version was big enough that it had to teach itself space magic because it no longer had space to wrap around the planet.

Luna: How-

Magic, Luna. Just because your old world’s modern era didn’t have any doesn’t mean other points didn’t. The ones still surviving from those times still have the ability. And besides, have you never wondered why people could never make it into the mantle of the planet even with all the technological advancements of the times?

Luna: ...So many things make sense now.

Hehehehehe.