"In the end we didn't learn why they reacted to you the way they did."
With Antia refusing to answer their questions Sam had no choice but to put it off for another ti. As he walked down the prison hallways he spoke to the Valkyries following behind him.
"Maybe we should've done more to make her speak," Nino said. "A bit of torture might've helped."
"Where do you even get those ideas?" Sam said, smiling warily.
"B-but Doctor was amazing back there!" Said Ichigo with a bright smile. "Even the enemy was surprised you knew so much about them!"
"Well, I would say her reactions thought us everything."
The man leading the intruders having the na Perseus gave Sam the hunt that they might be basing their organization on Greek mythology. He guessed that Antia was an abbreviation of Antianeira, a queen of the Amazonian warriors, and Cyclops were the one-eyed giants who made the lightning bolts Zeus used.
Still, it was impossible to tell for sure whether they're just using the nas like what happened with the Nephilim or if they have a real connection to the mythology. Sam tried to find out by ntioning Zeus's hatred for humanity, and from Antia's reaction it seems he did sothing to the humans of his world, either wiping them out or creating a new, more powerful race to replace them.
"The Greek gods are quite annoying," Sam said. "Especially Zeus. There is no end to the horrible things he did."
Zeus was also known for his uncontrollable lust. Being the leader of an army made up of gorgeous won, Sam felt that he had a very tough battle ahead of him.
"Maybe I should read more about this," Nino said. "Do you have any recomndations?"
"I would recomnd watching a docuntary or the like. It's much more efficient."
Sadly there is no YouTube in this post-apocalyptic world, but there is a chance so educational videos have been saved in the Resistance's archives.
Just as Sam was wondering whether he should check them out to refresh his mory, the three arrived at the lowest cell in the prison quarters.
"Guh… not you again…"
Hela's expression twisted in disgust the mont Sam ca in. She made it clear multiple tis that she couldn't stand seeing his face, but what choice did she have, being a prisoner with no hope of escape?
"Hey now, aren't happy to see ?" Sam replied.
By now he didn't care much about the girl. Even though she still has the super strength of a Nephilim, without a heart she couldn't teleport or use any of her powers so keeping her tied up was aningless. The treatnt she receives has improved as well; she got a nice bed, good food, comfortable clothes, plus a TV and so video gas for entertainnt. Apparently she was a really big fan of Wii sports before massacring the humans of her world.
"If I have to spend eternity without ever seeing your face then I would be thrilled." Putting down the Wiimote she walked over to the glass wall and sat down on the chair in front of it. "So? I take it that you have an update for . Did you make contact with the others?"
Though it might've been unnecessary, Sam made sure to inform Hela of the attack and the likelihood that her world has been attacked. She knew sothing was up when the ground started shaking from Nine's rampage, but to her surprise it wasn't because the peace conference took a bad turn.
"Sadly we are still making the new portal. I ca to ask you about sothing else."
"I see. So not only did you waste ti instead of going after that traitor Loki right away, you're wasting even more now just because so idiots picked a fight with you."
"I thought you were worried about your people?"
"Why would I? Thor can take care of everything on her own. If she needed help she would've sent for it long ago."
The young queen seed to greatly trust her sister's abilities, even with everything they knew pointing to how much trouble the Nephilim were in on the other world.
"... today I ca to ask you about sothing that's been bothering for a while now." Letting out a sigh, Sam took a seat as well. "You're the first Nephilim, and according to the old man you're also the first to use the runes. What I want to know is, how did you co up with them?"
"... Is that it?" Hela said. "Why didn't you just ask one of your Valkyries? They can use Arts now, right?"
"Well…"
Telling her about how most had their mories wiped out before receiving their bodies sounded like a pain so he decided to not do it. Thankfully she didn't pray any further and just told him what he wanted to know.
"The short answer is I don't know. You don't really think of why your fingers move the way they do or how you can see or hear things, right? It's just another one of our basic functions, that's all."
"So you just accepted the fact that you're able to manipulate reality?"
"It sounds strange to you, but we have been able to do it from the start. Well, I would be lying if I said we never wondered about the aning of what you call runes, but we didn't obsess over them."
Hela's answers only served to confuse Sam even more, even though he already knew most of what she told him.
One look is enough to tell that the runes are a part of so language. Just like the Nephilim, every Valkyrie is capable of creating certain sequences that result in specific phenona. So of the sequences manifest in different ways depending on the Valkyrie. For example, Nino and Five use the sa sequence when making their weapons, however the forr creates a spear while the latter creates a katana.
It made sense to refer to them as Arts, since the manifested phenonon could be considered an expression of the Valkyries' imagination.
The Valkyries are able to use the Arts instinctively from the mont of their birth. Having their mories erased didn't affect that ability, which ant it was engraved into their very being. That explains Sam's struggles to master any of the sequences they know of. Wolf was the sa at first, and according to him it takes years to be as proficient as the average Valkyrie.
'Damn it…'
It took ti and effort to stop thinking of the girls as nothing but lifeless machines. To Sam who started seeing them as humans, anything that challenged this belief was quite painful.
Sadly he couldn't just ignore the questions that have been on his mind ever since he heard the truth from Loki.
The Nephilim, and the Valkyries. What are they? Where did they co from? And what is Freyja's, the original Alice's connection to all of it?
The appearance of the new invaders was another reminder of how little they know about what's really going on. In terms of knowledge, there isn't a more appropriate way to describe their status than 'lower realm residents'.
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