Beowulf sighed, spreading his hands. "So there's nothing more to say?"
"Die, you insolent brute!" Queen db, her bath interrupted at the height of her rage, snapped her fingers. "Guards, kill him!"
What happened next shocked her to the core.
Her elite personal guards—each of them capable of taking on ten n—charged forward like tigers. But they were effortlessly sidestepped and had their necks snapped like twigs. Their corpses were tossed aside like sacks of garbage.
Queen db could no longer conceal her astonishnt. She now realized she had provoked a hero with power equal to or beyond Cú Chulainn.
"Damn it!" she leapt gracefully onto her steel war chariot parked by the pool.
Just as she took the reins, she saw the man give her a look—not one of contempt, but pity.
What the hell does that an?
Before she could urge her horses to take flight, a fully armored, burly warrior appeared in front of her chariot out of thin air.
A flash of cold light—
The heads of her two white steeds spun into the air.
Before she could even scream, the massive man grabbed her by the neck and yanked her from the chariot like a rag doll, slamming her hard into the ground.
The jagged rocks pierced her flesh, sending waves of pain through her body. But what frightened her more were the man's eyes—resolute, emotionless. He didn't see her as a woman at all.
All her charm, all her allure, was useless now. Just like that, she was a prisoner.
In so ways, any bathhouse was Queen db's Achilles' heel.
According to the Táin Bó Cúailnge, she was once ambushed by Fergus mac Róich's son Furbai while bathing and killed with a slingshot to the head.
Her guards were utterly stunned by this turn of events.
They scread and rushed the man—Siegfried—but no matter how many ca, Beowulf slaughtered them all.
And so, the terrified survivors watched a mighty man stride into their war camp carrying their queen like luggage.
With no fear in his eyes, the great hero Siegfried stepped onto the command platform and declared to tens of thousands of soldiers:
"The King of the Chaos Giants, Odin, has defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann and is now demanding the surrender of the surrounding islands. Your queen not only refused to join the Order Coalition—she ignored the looming extinction of the world! By the will of my god, I declare db guilty. She shall be sacrificed!"
Then, before the stunned army, Siegfried drew a magical circle unknown to anyone present. db's body turned into a beam of light and shot skyward!
At that mont, Beowulf arrived with the three rescued gods and several other divine retainers, publicly revealing their identities.
Faced with the radiant figures of Danu, Morrigan, and Angus, the Connacht soldiers were utterly at a loss.
Beowulf raised a massive giant's head and roared, "Look at this! This is what we're fighting—monsters that could wipe us out! We fought and failed. Now it's your turn. Or would you rather wait until these beasts massacre you all?"
Their queen had been "executed."
Giant heads were the proof of war.
Even the densest soldier now understood the tides had turned.
They asked only one thing: "What if Ulster refuses the alliance?"
"Impossible!" Siegfried shouted. "Because Odin has just slain Cú Chulainn's father—Lugh, the God of Light!"
A father's murder is an unpardonable offense.
As expected, when Siegfried arrived bearing db's "remains" and Lugh's token, Cú Chulainn imdiately agreed to join forces.
In a single day, the fractured island of Ireland—with its many kingdoms—was completely unified. All remaining opposition forces pledged themselves to the anti-Chaos coalition.
The speed of this transformation stunned not only the kings of Ireland—
It stunned the Will of the Celtic World.
[What? You unified the mortal nations that easily?!]
Thalos sat upon the High Throne of the Silver Palace and chuckled softly. "And that, dear Will, is why you need . You, for all your might, do not understand human hearts."
[Sigh… I have no more objections. Do as you will.]
The voice of the Celtic World fell silent.
Thalos could feel it—the world he had long set his sights on had finally opened its gates to him.
Just like Queen db… now lying tied up on his bedroom table.
Queen db was terrified.
She had never seen a real giant before—not even the scaled-down versions on the Erald Isle. And now, after being transported, the first thing she saw upon opening her eyes was a towering giantess ten tis her size.
In that enormous hand, her petite fra felt like a doll.
Her only comfort was that this massive palace—magnificent beyond reason—at least contained so human won.
Several of them, clad in splendid armor and winged white helts, hoisted her onto a table clearly sized for giants.
There, the female warriors tied her up in red silk ribbons like a gift.
To be honest, the ribbons weren't very tight—she could break free if she wanted to.
But then what?
Even ignoring the literal giants, the divine aura radiating from the female warriors made it clear she wouldn't stand a chance.
Without her enchanted chariot, she was powerless.
So she chose to obey.
"Ladies… who are you? And where am I?"
"This is Asgard, the palace of His Divine Majesty, Thalos Borson. We are mortal won chosen and empowered to serve as his semi-divine attendants. You may call us Valkyries. My na is Róta."
"Lady Róta… what will happen to ?" db asked timidly.
"I don't know. That depends entirely on His Majesty's will."
Monts later, db saw the being who would decide her fate—
He was handso, radiant, and impossibly powerful. His black eyes seed to pierce through her soul, past and future alike.
There was only one problem…
He was enormous.
Taller than three n stacked together.
If he… pressed down on … I'd die, right?
Despite the dread curling in her heart, db forced a smile—her most charming one yet.
Thalos's eye twitched.
He honestly had no idea Beowulf and Siegfried would pull sothing like this.
Yes, he had given the order for db to "disappear."
But he hadn't ant "disappear onto his bedroom table!"
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