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- Location: Uruk.
Pov. Thor.
I spent my night in Uruk before returning the next morning to my group and bringing them into town.
Initially, I was afraid Gilgash would try to make a move on Hel or Sif... But after a few weeks, I realized that my worries were in vain.
Sohow, just one day after Gilgash t Enkidu and , the king of Uruk drastically changed his behavior. And if Gilgash 'went out of line', Enkidu was soon rebuking the king.
Enkidu changed Gilgash.
The tyrant king began to show signs of a responsible king.
Canceled the 'first-night' law.
Changed army law to be optional.
And most of all, he no longer slept with other n's wivesalthough he still slept with Inanna's priestesses whenever he was relieved of his responsibilities as king.
It was strange to witness this drastic change.
Changing Gilgash's lifestyle still had a long way to go, but I had a feeling Gilgash was heading in the right direction.
While I found Gilgash's 'rehabilitation' to be sothing fun to watch, there was one thing I did notice...
It wasn't sothing I noticed right away And the reason for that bothered .
Because I didn't exactly know the answer.
It all started the morning after the 'free-for-all' showdown at the Uruk palace.
The palace was in ruins.
And so Gilgash ordered his servants to help him rebuild the 'glorious house of the greatest kings of the world', so that there may be decent accommodations for his 'friends'.
I didn't know if I considered Gilgash a 'friend'... But again, it was Gilgash's perception, not mine.
Anyway, Enkidu and I helped as best we could.
While I was removing the heavy debris, I found sothing...
The body of a child that was crushed by the rubble, a result of my 'fun' during my fight between Enkidu and Gilgash.
A lifeless look stared at .
The child must have been a servant's daughter or sothing like that...
But what bothered ...
It was that I didn't care.
I indirectly killed soone because I was playing during the fight... and I didn't care.
I have buried bodies of the dead from Enlil's last flood and I have helped mortals here and there, but...
It was only now that I realized that I don't care if a mortal dies.
Was this supposed to be normal?
I pondered this question for a few days, and I still didn't have an exact answer. At this mont I was alone in my makeshift 'room' in the newly built palace of Uruk.
I reflected on the events that had occurred to throughout my years in this new life in the universe.
Hang on...
"... What universe am I?" I wondered.
I... Wasn't rembering the na.
I always knew my mory wasn't the best, but... I should rember important things.
... Right?
Okay, a reminder to myself:
Write a list of important things and nas, just in case my mory fucks up in the future.
But back to the part about becoming indifferent to the death of mortals due to my actions, directly or indirectly.
I vaguely rember that, before I was reborn into this world, I valued life.
I an... I think?
Ugh... What's happening to ? Divine existential crisis? Divine mory loss? Is this curable?
Well, as the saying goes:
If it's bad, don't worry...
It will get worse.
I think I need to talk to Thoth in the future, he's over 10,000 years old, and he's a god of knowledge.
That old bird must have an idea about what was happening to ...
However, while I would have liked to think more about my mory failure, my thoughts were on sothing else...
Like a little legend about a dragon among the shepherds who lived around Uruk.
These shepherds had family in a place so distance away, on the coast of what would beco the diterranean Sea.
The Canaanites.
These people had a legend about a dragon that lived in the sea, and that dragon had mysterious magical properties, which made curious.
I think I've decided on my next step.
*Knock Knock*
I was interrupted from my thoughts by a knock on my bedroom door.
"...Who could it be at this hour?" I questioned.
I got up and went towards the door when I opened it I saw a woman I'd never seen before...
"Greetings master Thor, I am Aisha, and I will be your companion for the night by order of King Gilgash," said the woman, identified as Aisha, bowing to .
Company?
... Oh, right.
I think it's 'that kind' of company.
Before I could respond, a voice resounded down the hall.
"Hang on!" shouted the voice.
Aisha and I looked towards the voice.
It was Sif.
And she was running quickly towards us, it must be sothing important for her to co here at that speed...
"He... He already has company!" said Sif looking at Aisha.
... What?
"Oh? Are you the mistress of Master Thor? I see... Would you like to join you for the evening activities or is it not necessary?" asked Aisha.
Okay, I'm still sotis amazed at how free the ancient world is about this sort of thing.
Although while in the lands of Horus he was even more open about it... Hell, for the mortals of that land, sex was a staple of life, along with eating and drinking, and not considered sothing shaful or funny in any way.
The most disturbing was the wedding.
If it was among 'common people', it was enough for the woman, or in so cases the man, to go live with the partner, and that's it...
The person was married.
This was sothing I never understood while in the lands of Horus...
"No, I'm enough..." said Sif.
But I knew Sif well enough to know that from her tone, she was lying...
Well, that and whenever we slept together she always passed out...
"Oh? I see, in that case, I will retire, have a good night" said Aisha, who then bowed and left.
Sif was still outside as I stared at her.
She looked nervous when she noticed my gaze.
"... What? Don't you want for the 'company'? Do you want to call that 'priestess' to please you?" asked Sif, with a sarcastic tone at the end.
She was blushing.
I just sighed and invited her into my room and as soon as I closed the door I made a rune so we could talk without the prying ears.
I suspected sothing was wrong.
"Okay, I've known you for over a millennium, if you wanted to sleep with you wouldn't even have to ask these questions, you'd just walk into my room and start undressing; so, can you tell what happened?" I asked.
If possible, Sif's face turned even redder.
"I've never do that! It's just... Look, I just ca here to notify you of sothing that happened in Asgard..." said Sif.
Oh? That was weird, I haven't received any notifications of anything important in a long ti.
"Thor, my mother communicated with . I think you know the story of Dinn and his banishnt after he forged the Dinsleif, well... He was found dead by Brokkr and Sindri when they were checking to see if Dinn was still in the exile," said Sif seriously.
Okay, this was sothing I definitely should have known about, but there was still a lot of vague information.
"What was my old man's answer?" I asked.
If there was one thing Odin had the advantage of, it was the Hlidskjalf throne.
But I was surprised by Sif's response.
"According to my mom, she thinks your father doesn't know yet, that's what's bothering , Odin has the Hlidskjalf besides the crows, but it looks like he didn't see what happened as he didn't notify the leader of the dwarves; or in the worst-case scenario, he saw it and chose to remain silent. This last scenario may cause the dwarves to suspect Odin, I ca here as I trust you to answer this: Do you think your father is sohow involved?" asked Sif seriously.
Honestly, Odin's involvent could be a possibility. After all, he, along with Loki, tricked into solving the tgard rebellion.
But...
"My old man never showed a dislike for dwarves In fact, he thinks the dwarves should stay in Asgard permanently and leave Nidavellir uninhabited. Because of that, I'm sure that he would never risk any animosity towards the dwarves," I said.
That seed to have relieved Sif a little.
"Well, I had to be sure, but there's sothing else. Nidavellir is located in the underground of Midgard, investigations so far have only found one thing, it was not in Nidavellir, but it was in Midgard and right on the makeshift forge of Dinn..." said Sif.
I noticed that Sif looked uncertain about what to say... So I waited patiently.
"During the investigations in Midgard, traces of demonic energy were found," Sif said seriously.
Demonic energy?
But that ant...
"Thor... There are devils in Midgard," Sif said.
I rarely go back to Midgard after I started this journey... Also, Jrmundgander was no longer on Midgard's shore...
Son of a bitch.
"Where exactly is this location?" I asked.
Sif responded promptly.
"From your house, probably one week's walk to the Dinn' forge, which is close to a fjord," said Sif.
I think I'll go to that place another day, after all... Soone is living on my land and they're not paying rent.
"My father was part of the search and investigation team, he asked to join as well as he thinks my tracking skills would be useful, he believes this demonic energy is connected to centuries ago unsolved disappearances of forest spirits, like the Huldras, and the humans," said Sif.
Honestly, it could be possible.
Another reason I moved to Midgard was because of the disappearance of spirits and humans centuries ago.
As soon as I moved to Midgard most of them lived close to my house, but still a respectable distance away.
Once I started living in Midgard, the disappearances never happened again.
"I see, if you need my help just let know... When are you leaving?" I asked.
This was certainly important, and Sif was an excellent tracker.
"Tomorrow..." said Sif.
I nodded and headed towards the door as I thought the conversation was over.
But I was stopped by Sif who had held my hand.
I looked at Sif and raised an eyebrow when I noticed her flushed face and her head down, she looked...
Shy?
"Is there anything else you want?" I asked.
Sif then looked into my eyes and spoke just one word.
"...you," said Sif.
She was blushing a lot for soone who tried to keep a straight face.
Well, if there was one thing I liked about Sif, it was that she was very direct and spoke frankly when necessary.
Also... That was a confession, right?
So why the hell do I think our roles reversed? You know what, fuck it.
No matter the order of the factors, it will not change the result.
"...Well, since you asked so boldly that it even surprised , I see no reason to refuse," I said, with a small smile.
It was then that I grabbed Sif princess-style and carried her to bed.
It was going to be a long night~
But I'm sure it will be a very satisfying morning.
- Location: Midgard / Andya Island.
Pov. Third-person.
The island in de Andya was the furthest island of the Vesterlen archipelago, an island considered uninhabited by most forms of intelligent life.
However, in this one, it was possible to find a figure in the middle of a blizzard on this 'deserted' island.
This figure was covered in a cloak and seed to be calmly waiting for soone, it was then that he turned and looked at the... Nothing?
"May you appear, bat... I have already raised the barrier" said the figure, with a tone of disgust.
It was then that another figure began to appear through the blizzard.
The figure was a man who at first glance could be described as good-looking and who had a friendly smile on his face, however... Sothing was unsettling.
The man was carrying a dead woman's body on his back, holding the body's leg with his right hand and holding a severed head with his left hand.
It was also noticeable that the leg of the dead body had a bite mark... It looked like soone had torn off a piece of at.
"My, my~ What's the matter? Did you miss ? Sorry for being late, it was rude of , but I was a little hungry, I hope you don't mind my friend" said the man, still smiling.
The figure responded with disgust.
"Don't call 'friend' you filthy bat, you've been here a long ti, and it's thanks to that no one noticed you... Until recently" said the figure, with a resigned tone.
The man carrying the body appeared to have been hurt.
"Oh? I'm not your friend? What? After so many tis we've spent together, is this how you repay ? I feel used!" said the man, who carelessly dropped the severed head from his left hand.
And he used his, now free, hand to wipe away the tears that ca out of his eyes...
Non-existent tears.
The cloaked figure didn't even look bothered... But it looked mildly annoyed.
"Enough of your jokes, bat! I let you stay in these lands for centuries and hid you from other beings of my pantheon with my magic so you could 'hunt', and in return, you would offer resources from the underworld. But now you've been careless and have revealed the presence of devils in Midgard! The deal is over! You have until tomorrow to leave Midgard or I will hunt and kill you myself," said the figure grimly.
The man holding the body changed his deanor quickly, and now he had a welcoming smile on his face.
"I understand your position, my dear friend I will hunt elsewhere, but I hope the end of this agreent is not the end of relations between devils and you. Also, I thought our relationship was quite professional and close, you won't recognize as a friend, but can you at least call by my na?~" said the man expectantly.
The cloaked figure replied curtly.
"I refuse to associate so closely with anyone of your race, you bats shouldn't have even existed, I don't know why your forr leader hasn't taken responsibility and still cleansed you and those crows from the world" figure.
The man was hurt.
"Co on~... Just say my na... Douma Valefor! See? It's not that difficult," said the man holding the female body by the leg, now identified as Douma Valefor, a mber of the 72 pillars of the underworld.
Or more specifically, Douma, son of the original Valefor.
The shadowy figure just replied gruffly.
"Are you done? If so, leave this place before I change my mind and get rid of you right here and now," said the shadowy figure.
However, Douma Valefor looked amused.
"Oh? And then? Do you really think your pantheon will forgive you if they find out about ? And even if they don't, do you really think the remaining 72 pillars would associate with you? Please, you and I know the answer for that question, I was just the more open-minded devil because I acquired a very picky palate for finer ats, and you were also open-minded about ," Douma said, with a carefree smile.
Valefor then took another bite of the leg he was holding and took a piece of at and chewed it with pleasure.
"Hmm~...Virgins always have a different taste" said Douma, with a satisfied look.
The cloaked figure showed disgust.
When Douma finished chewing and swallowing the at he looked at the figure.
"well, this is goodbyefor now. See you around my dear friend" said Douma.
The devil Valefor then created the magic teleportation circle and waved at the cloaked figure.
"Bye Bye! Oh?" said Douma.
It was then that Valefor noticed the severed head on the ground he had dropped.
"How clumsy I am... You can keep the girl's head, my dear friend! Put her in a vase and put her in your room! Maybe it will lighten your mood if you wake up and have such an item adorning your room," Douma said with an excited smile.
And then Douma Valefor disappeared, leaving the shadowy figure alone again.
"*Sigh*... Filthy devil... At least he won't be my problem anymore" said the figure, which then disappeared shortly thereafter.
- Location: Uruk.
Pov. Third-person.
It had been a week since Thor had said goodbye to Sif, and now the Norse god along with his group was eating at the head table of the newly built palace of Uruk.
Everything seed calm... However, Enkidu seed far away in thought.
"Enkidu, is sothing wrong? I see you are sad?" asked Gilgash, curious.
The king changed a lot in the few days now that Enkidu and Thor lived in the palace.
The people of Uruk praised their king's change of deanor through festivals in honor of Gilgash.
Never have the people of Uruk been so happy.
The people begged the gods to stop Gilgash and his tyrannical rule and the gods responded by creating Enkidu, but...
The friendship between Gilgash and Enkidu was not what the people were initially expecting... However, technically, the request of the people of Uruk was granted.
The tyrant Gilgash had been stopped by Enkidu.
And now there was a good and just king... As Enkidu was constantly rebuking Gilgash just in case.
Enkidu then looked at Gilgash and then at Thor, he looked uncertain.
"Friend Gilgash, friend Thor... Does death await us?" asked Enkidu.
Thor was silent, while Gilgash...
"Fuhahahaha! Death will not et our friend Thor, but you and I? Yes, after all, death is always waiting for us mortals, she is the lover of all humans, and her kiss is the last for all of us, but don't worry Enkidu, I will order the people of Uruk to always offer drinks everyday, for all eternity, we shall never feed on dust," said Gilgash.
The answer had a lancholy sense... But Gilgash said it with a cheerful smile.
"I don't think Ereshkigal is like that, rember Kur is a very dark thing for you," said Thor.
The Kur was an underworld unlike any other.
There was no good or bad place on the Kur.
It was just all gloomy.
The souls just stayed in the caves of the Kur and fed on dust for eternity, however, if the soul had soone who was still alive and who rembered the soul in life, he could offer so other drink to the soul in the Kur as an offering.
An example would be soone offering water at the entrance of a cave to soone they knew in life.
Drink only... Not food.
There was no circle of reincarnation... So the soul's eternity just consisted of feeding on dust or offering drinks from soone who rembered them while in life, especially family.
However... There was a catch.
"But... What if the people forget about us?... I'm afraid that I will simply be forgotten, the people of Uruk will probably rember us just until the dust from our bones has disappeared," said Enkidu in anguish.
Enkidu was a simple being.
He lived among animals, and in just a few days he is living among n.
Enkidu was created, not born.
Enkidu didn't mind eating dust for eternity on the Kur... He just didn't want to be forgotten.
*BAM*
A noise roared in the hall.
It was Gilgash who had knocked on the table.
"We will NOT be forgotten, I will make sure our nas echo through ti!" said Gilgash.
Gilgash only thought for a while before looking at Enkidu with a smile.
"...Let's do sothing no one has ever done! Let's go to the cedar forest and kill the hideous creature that dwells there! We will offer the killing as an offering to Utu so that he will immortalize us in the stars!" said Gilgash.
However... Soone didn't seem too interested.
"Well, I'm sorry to inform you, but as I'm technically immortal I'm not going to accompany you on this 'quest,' I have my own," said Thor.
Gilgash and Enkidu didn't look insulted... but curious.
"Oh? What is your quest, Thor? I suppose it is a glorious thing, after all, you are my friend," said Gilgash.
If there was one thing Gilgash didn't change, it was his 'patterns'.
For Gilgash to be his friend there were 'standards' to be t.
"... There's a legend about a dragon from a land a little far away, the land of the Canaanite people, I'm curious about this dragon," said Thor.
Gilgash did only one thing.
"Fuhahahahahahahaha!"
He laughed.
"As expected of my friend! I heard about this dragon, it must be the dragon king praised by the Canaanites, I was also curious about this dragon as it is the most mysterious dragon king so far, few know about him, but it seems that his power is on the sa level as the creature of the cedar forest," said Gilgash.
Thor was curious as it was a chance to get information before hunting this dragon.
"Can you say more about this dragon king?" said Thor, looking at Gilgash.
But Thor was disappointed when King Gilgash denied it.
"I do not need to know about lesser beings, the only thing I know is that the dragon seems to be either the servant of the god Yam or the god himself in disguise, other than his na," said Gilgash with a shrug.
Thor was not discouraged, however.
"What is the na of the dragon king?" asked Thor.
Gilgash just smiled.
"Lotan," said Gilgash.
However, for Thor, it sounded sothing else...
Loot.
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