55 - Fixing Loose Ends (3)

Before they left, Poseidon passed his iron wings to Freya.'' Wear these for a while.''

When she saw the metal wings, Freya got a little emotional. She put them on her back. She looked at Poseidon gratefully, '' I don't know if what you're saying about my wings is true, but I thank you.''

''It's too early for that. Let's go''. Poseidon climbed onto Hræsvelgr's back. Freya did the same, but she really wanted to try those metal wings.

'' Remember that they can't really fly. They just make you able to stay in the air for a while.'' Poseidon remained on Freya.

Freya smiled at him, '' Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.''

Hræsvelgr then took flight. Poseidon was trying to remember where Freya's wings are, ' They should be in Vanaheim, right?'

As a few decades passed, John's memories were a bit fuzzy, and making sense of them was tricky. The only thing he could remember about the wings was that they were in Vanaheim, Freya's original realm.

'If I am not mistaken, he hid her wings where their wedding ceremony was held... Or at least that's what I remember.'

Knowing that if they don't get Freya's wings back, the former queen of the Valkyries would be severely weakened.

''So, I think I know where your wings are, but you might not like the place very much.'' Poseidon said this looking directly at Freya, who was 'flying' beside him.

"Where?" Freya was curious.

''Vanaheim... In the place where you got married.''

'' ... Son of a bitch!'' Freya cursed. After spending a few minutes cursing Odin, Freya finally stopped and hopped onto Hræsvelgr back, '' You know I can't leave Midgard because of Odin's curse, right?''

'' Are you sure?'' Poseidon smiled at her, '' With the destruction of the realm, I doubt the curse is still working.''

Freya didn't think about it, but it made sense, '' Okay, we know where it is, but I have no way to get there.''

'' I have a way.'' Poseidon took out the bell that Ratatoskr gave him. A few moments after he rang it, Ratatoskr appeared.

''We see each other at very short intervals... What do you need this time?'' Ratatoskr was already accustomed to Poseidon and his summons.

'' We need a way to Vanaheim.'' Poseidon knew that the faster he went, the more time they would have to get out of the Norse Realm.

'' Hmmm, consider it done''. Ratatoskr then opened a portal, '' I wish you luck in whatever you are going to do. But please remember, you still have to keep your end of the bargain.''

' He must be thinking of accepting a share of Ygdrassil.' Poseidon assured Ratatoskr, '' Don't worry, I don't go back on my words...that many times.''

Then, Poseidon and Freya entered the portal to Vanaheim. RRatatoskr didnt stay put. He had a lot of things to manage, seeing as the 9 realms were being attacked, ' I will take a break after this.'

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IN VANAHEIM

Looking at the scene in front of him, Poseidon looked at Freya, '' Is this your realm?''

Freya was quiet but had already picked up her sword. Still, she answered Poseidon, '' Yes, but the last time I was here, it hadn't been invaded by Chaos.''

Yes, unlike Midgard, Vanaheim was being totally invaded by Chaos forces. Poseidon picked up his trident, '' Do you know the way to the ceremony site?''

Freya nodded, '' Yes, but... I don't know if I can stand to see my realm like this and do nothing. And I still have to talk to my brother...''

Poseidon looked at Freya and saw that she would fight no matter what he answered. This gave her his respect, 'Even though she is weakened right now, she still wants to fight... I can't be left behind.'

'' Point the way to Hræsvelgr. Let's kill all the creatures we meet on the way.'' Poseidon already tried to sense if there was any kind of water source nearby, and luckily for him, there was one, ''Nice! For beings of this level of strength, a spear should be enough... If the Egyptians hadn't been betrayed by Seth, I doubt they would have fallen so easily.''

Freya looked at Poseidon gratefully, "Thank you.'' She then pointed in a direction and Hræsvelgr chirped as if saying 'okay'.

They started to fly in that direction. Poseidon stood behind Hræsvelgr's back, '' Let me show you what I can do!''

Using his powers, Poseidon began to make thousands of water spears. Wherever Hræsvelgr flew, all the Chaos forces in that area died. It was a massacre.

'' Take that!'' Poseidon threw the spear in one direction, and a second later, a horrible scream came from the location, ''Minus one.''

Poseidon kept going, and the Chaos forces were quickly dying. In the middle of all this, he asked Freya, ''I don't see any normal beings around here, only Chaos forces. What could have happened?''

While Freya was a little surprised by Poseidon's strength, she shook her head, ''I have no idea. But from what I know about my brother, he must have gathered all his forces in our 'capital'. It's close to where I got married, so I think it might be a good idea to stop there.''

Poseidon nodded, '' No problem.''

Hræsvelgr flew without any problems and quickly arrived at his destination. Poseidon didn't count, but on the way here, he must have killed at least 10,000 Chaos forces. That was all he could count.

Freya closed her eyes. She opened them seconds later, ''They're over there.''

Hræsvelgr noticed that Freya pointed in that direction and followed her. Poseidon could already see some people in the distance.

Shortly after, Hræsvelgr landed and Poseidon and Freya dismounted. The Valkyrie let out a big sigh, '' Well, here we go.''

Poseidon then remembered something, 'She hasn't seen her brother or her people for decades...'

''Are you alright?''Poseidon asked.

''I've been better. I haven't seen them for a long time and I don't know how everyone's reaction will be...'' Freya sounded unsure.

Poseidon patted her shoulder, '' Don't worry, everything will be fine.''

Freya looked at him with gratitude, '' Thank you.'''

Poseidon then looked at Hræsvelgr. Although he could not speak the language of the giants, the two already had some understanding. He pointed to Hræsvelgr to follow them. The eagle chirped and started to follow Poseidon and Freya.

After a few moments, the group arrived at a village, where several people were gathered, and by the looks on their faces, they were already expecting visitors.

Of course, it wasn't as if Freya and Poseidon were hiding. Hræsvelgr was not subtle.

'' That would be me.'' A man, who looked no more than 30, appeared in front of Poseidon. The man looked at Poseidon and Freya, '' And for what do I own the pleasure of seeing you, whoever you is, and my sister?''

' Hmmm, he looks like Freya, alright.' Poseidon was going to start talking, but Freya stopped him.

'' Let me handle him.'' Freya looked at Poseidon with conviction. She would not accept no as an answer.

'' Go ahead.'' Poseidon didn't care that much, he was only after Freya's wings and then he would go away. Of course, he would try to save as many people as he could along the way, so it would be nice if Freya could act as the middleman. 'From what I can remember, they should have a normal relationship... right?'

Freya arrived in front of her brother, '' Hello, brother. Long time no see.''

The response she received was a punch. Freya recoverd fairly quickly, '' I deserved that.''

After punching his sister, Freyr suddenly smiled warmly at her, '' Long time no see, sister! I missed you!''

He then hugged Freya, who looked really like she didn't expect that. She muttered, '' It's good to see you again.''

Freyr broke the hug, '' Yeah... after 'they' tried to burn me to a crisp, I gave all hope of peace with them.''

Freya looked guilty, '' Look, I - ''

''Don't worry, sis. The past is in the past, all I care about is the future. And something tells me you and that handsome guy over there might have the solution to our current predicament. I take you know what's happening, right?''

Freya nodded, '' We killed a couple thousand of those Chaos creatures along the way, but their number didn't seem to have diminished.''

Freyr nodded, '' At first we fought back with everything we had, but we began to lose ground because we separated our forces to save as many people as we could... this is all we managed to save.''

The land around them was packed with people. Poseidon had a rough estimate of around 1k people.

Freya looked melancholic, '' I'm sorry. I ... should've come sooner.''

'' Silly, you were cursed... I should've been the one who reached sooner.'' Freyr let out a small chuckle, '' Funny that it took the end of our realm for us to reunite again. Hell, I would welcome Ragnarok any time of the day compared to this... By the way, how come you left Midgard?''

'' As the whole Norse Realm will be destroyed, I think the curse was undone. It's the best guess I have.'' Freya was sincere. she didn't know how it happened, but she was glad the curse was somehow undone.

Poseidon was also glad. ' At least we don't have to fight Nidhogg... I hope.'

'' It makes sense... But I doubt you're here just to say hello. Tell me, I'm curious now.'' Freyr was eyeing Poseidon since the begging, and the Greek God took this opportunity to start talking.

'' Odin has hidden your sister's wings on the place where they married. We came to retrieve them to make your sister have her full powers again... To prepare for what's coming.''

''What's coming?''

'' The all-out war against Chaos.'' Poseidon said solemnly, '' We have a safe place for you and your people. If you want, you can follow us when we leave the Norse realm.''

'' I accept any help we can get... And by the way sis, your husband sucks.'' Freyr smiled, '' I'll tell everyone to prepare to leave. Both of you go do your thing.''

'' ... Thank you. And be careful.'' Freya said to her brother with affection in her voice.

''Don't worry, I got this.'' Freyr then left to tell his people to pack things up.

Poseidon then looked at Freya, '' Led the way.''

Freya nodded and started to go somewhere. Hræsvelgr was also following, but now she was flying.