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Filii NoctisEvolution

By Benjamin R. Long

Copyright 2012 All Rights Reserved


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Other Books in this Series

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Benjamin L.

*** Disclaimer***

This story is classified as fantasy horror, it contains scenes

of graphic violence and gore. It also contains strong

religious references and possible blasphemies against

some organized religions, if you are easily offended then

do not read this book. This book is written as

entertainment and should be regarded as entertainment.

This book does not depict any real people or locations,

however some characters and locations are inspired off

actual places, events and people. Any similarity between

any depicted person and reality is strictly coincidental and

unintentional


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Evolution

Chapter 1: Tears of Betrayal

Victoria sat in Holts tower in the same room

day after day mulling over what happened to

Flowers. She never comes out and never sees

anyone. She introverts herself and wallows in the

misery that she has come to accept. The one man

that had meant everything to her was smote by the

most powerful god in existence. She realized that

he challenged Odin, but her attachment to him was

no withstanding, it felt that she was betrayed her

whole life by Flowers. It was the man that she had

come to trust for over a lifetime. She had come to

hate Flowers, Kross, or whatever his name was. Thefact was that he lied to her and made her feel

important to suit his own ends. His promises were

hollow and in the end he was turned to dust. This

angered her, but she realized that her anger was


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that of a woman betrayed. She felt as though she

lost a part of herself when that bolt of lightning

came down and smote Kross from existence. She

has shut herself into her room where she can sob all

day and hope that things will be better. She know

becomes Irate when someone refers to her as Vicki

because of the reminder of what Kross had called.

He promised her the world and in the end his own

insanity led to his destruction. She sometimes talks

to Albert, but in the end it seems as though she

cannot let go of the memory of Kross, and it seems

as though a bit of him still lingers. She has sworn

that she will never love him again for the disgrace

that he caused, she wished that there was only a

way to burn his spirit out of existence and make it as

though he no longer exists in any shape or form.

There is a knock on her door, and she

instructs the person to come in. It is Albert, he looks

at her, as she sits in the chair staring at the

television. It is currently static.


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You know you have to let go of Kross, the

more that you think about him the more you are

going to hate him for what he did to you, Holt said

to her.

Just what he did to me, what he made me

believe, I could have been smote alongside him, I

think about it over and over, and I wonder why I was

not struck by the lightning as well, Victoria said.

You did not challenge Odin, he judges those

that threaten his power. It is self-preservation. Do

you think that a man like Kross would be on the level

of Odin? Kross was an ant that spat in the faces of

the Gods; He was struck down as the result of his

own actions. No force in the Universe could have

changed the outcome of what happened. The only

one that could have prevented it was Kross himself.

His lust for power was his own undoing. Only the

fool inflates his own self-worth while the world

laughs at him, Albert replied.


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I bought what he sold, I feel as though I

know nothing beyond the lies that he told me,

Victoria said.

Men like Kross come and go, the men that I

served, desired power beyond that which they could

control, likewise they too were crushed by the

weight of the universe. You are not the first person

that Kross deceived. His very nature revolves

around deception. It is how he lives his life. He

preys on those that would buy his hogwash, Albert

replied.

It just hurts me that I could be betrayed like

that, all the things he said, all the things he did he

claimed for a greater purpose, but in the end he was

just a mere ant in the greater scheme of things,

Victoria said.

Compared to the universe we are ants, no

single entity can ever be significant in the eyes of

the universe. If you think you are something in the


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universe you are misguided, we are all ants, Albert

replied.

I wish that things could be different, or

somehow things can be written differently, Victoria

said.

No matter how much we wish we could go

back a change history, there is no way to change the

events that have transpired, nor can we change the

fate of what is going to happen, Fate is what it is, no

matter how hard we wish to change it, it is what it

is. Not even Odin can rewrite the exploits of fate,

things happen like a book and will happen the way it

is ordained, no matter how much you try to change

it, it is inevitable. We all know that Kross couldnt

start the Ragnarok. He was doomed before he even

began. The end of times is marked by the signs of

the breakdown of reality. No matter how much he

tried, no matter what he did, he contradicted the

will of the universe. The world cannot end unless


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the signs of the end come. No act of man or god can

change what will happen or what has transpired,

Albert said.

I suppose you are right, Kross always said

that the end was coming, he would say that the

signs were there, he made things into signs I

suppose that he was a victim of his own delusion, it

is sad that I bought his story. He twisted me and

poisoned me, I regret what he did and I feel sorrow

for the things that he made me do, Victoria replied.

You have to live the way that the Universe

has ordained Victoria, no matter who you follow, no

matter what you do, you must obey the basic laws

of nature. If you violate the laws of nature then you

end up like Kross, who is damned for all existence.

The only people that will support him now are the

agents of destruction, since he made himself into a

weapon of destruction, Albert replied.


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What do you suppose happened to him, I

mean I know he was destroyed, but is that the end

ofhim? Victoria replied.

There are many things that could happen to

him, but I suppose the most logical explanation is

that when he was smote, he ceased to exist in this

world. His vessel was destroyed so he cannot return

in that vessel. However, his spirit cannot be

destroyed by any god, only the universe can erase

his spirit. Chances are is that he was banished to

Helheim where he has to serve the goddess Hela,Albert said.

Well I know that elf girl is a Necromancer, is

it possible that another one like her can resurrect

him? Victoria replied.

Only if Hela allows it, it is up to the Goddess

of death to release the spirits of the dead in her

control, it is her power as a death Goddess, she can


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strike anyone dead, or raise any spirit in her

control, Albert said.

Well I hope that she does not bring him

back, he is the most terrifying man in existence, the

things he made me do is unconscionable, Victoria

said.

Regardless of whether she resurrects him or

not is her decision, still he is damned in any regard.

If she does bring him back she can only give him a

form that is fitting of his nature as she cannot create

human vessels, only Odin has the power to create a

human vessel, chances are if he is resurrected he

will be given a form more fitting of his nature,

maybe a demon or some other twisted

monstrousity, Albert replied.

How is Sigrid? I know she had a rough time

after he experience; I hope that she is doing alright,

Victoria replied.


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She is well, she regenerated in a hour, but

she was exhausted for about a week. She doesnt

remember what happened, but I suppose those

things happen, Albert replied.

Diana stood in the middle of her classroom

instructing the youths sitting at their desks in front

of her. She goes on about some history and usual

things that are taught in the classroom. She has an

obvious scar running along her arm from where she

was cut. One of the children looks at it and

becomes inquisitive.

What happened to your arm? the child

asks.

It was an accident, she replied.

Does it hurt? the kid pressed on.

I think we should focus on what you are

supposed to be learning, not on my injuries, Diana

reiterates.


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The rest of the kids start smirking and Diana

hushes them and continues with her lesson. After

the class ends the kids leave the room and a man

wearing a suit comes into the room and greets

Diana.

Dr. Holt would like to extend his thanks to

you efforts to aide him and has invited you to a

function at his tower. He also has authorized you to

visit the tower anytime that you want without an

appointment, provided he has no other pressing

engagements, the man says handing Diana a whiterose.

I would like to attend, I suppose there are

many ways I could help him I suppose, I would also

like to see both of his daughters, I have things that I

want to ask Victoria and Sigrid, Diana replied.

You can see Sigrid any time, however

Victoria has locked herself in her room and will so

no one other than Dr. Holt, the man replied.


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I accept you invitation and thank you for

visiting me. I suppose there are things that he can

help me with, as the Flowers ministry wrecked my

home and stole things from me that is hard for me

to recover, Diana said.

Holt has authorized us to compensate you

for any losses that you endured from Flowers

activities, the main replied.

I just thank god that the was no real harm

from the Flowers ministry, the things he did were

horrible, the way he defiled people was incredible,

Diana said.

Flowers is dead and gone, we she just let

him be buried and forget about him, There is no

reason in mulling over such things, the man replied,

Pardon me, but I must leave now there things that I

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With that the man leaves the classroom and

Diana continues to pack up her things and prepares

to meet Richter at the studio.

I love the part of the story where the

Vampire gets smote by Odin that is awesome, I wish

I was there to see it, Jerry says, stretching out in his

chair.

Well pretty much he was laughing like a

psycho and everything was shaking, then Sigrid here

raises her hand and her voice echoed through the

sky, then the lightning bolt came down and fried

that evil bastard, Richter said as Jerry was sitting

there listening.

Sigrid looked at him and said, I dont

remember any of that, all I remember is that I woke

up and there was a crater in the ground and a

smoke trail.

All you missed the smiting, too bad, it was

so ironic, Jerry said, Bastards like Flowers make


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themselves into gods and he gets crushed like the

insect he is, I love this story.

Well I know that his ego was so massive he

probably thought himself a God, I remember the

word unworthy being echoed though the heavens,

and that is what he was, unworthy, Richter said.

Well that Flowers guy was nothing more

than an ant, he treated other people like they were

insects and then he gets stepped on like an insect.

Did he really think the power of a god would be at

his disposal, he spurned the universe and it

vaporized him, what an ass, Sigrid said.

So what do you think that Flowers is going

to be reincarnated as? A insect, I see him coming

back as a cockroach, or a fly that is destined to suck

on shit for the rest of eternity, Jerry replied.

I dont know of such things, as for

reincarnation, maybe he will come back, but it

would take something really powerful to do so, I am


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talking something on the same level as Odin, since

Odin is the one that judged him, Richter said.

Odin may have destroyed his body but has

very little control over the spirits of wicked people,

in fact the only Goddess that would probably have

power over him is the Goddess Hela, and she has a

well-known dislike for Odin, Sigrid said.

So Hela would resurrect him? Jerry said.

Well not has a human or vampire, she likes

to resurrect wicked people with forms fitting their

nature, she has been known to transform wicked

souls into demons and monsters that become her

servants, Sigrid said.

Oh lovely, that what we need, that psycho

coming back as a hellish creature on steroids, just

lovely, Jerry said.


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Men like Flowers dont stop at death, they

always find a way to come back and mess with you,

Richter said.

Well at any rate, he a pile of ash and not a

concern right now, so I say let him spend his time in

Helas domain, Sigrid said.

Is there any way he can escape from the

world of death? Jerry asked.

Only if Hela allows it, few spirits have

escaped from that dimension of their own free will,

there are several obstacles that you have to

overcome to successfully escape that place. One,

you have to somehow mask yourself from Helas

psychic powers; she knows everything that happens

in her domain. If a spirit even thinks about escaping,

she torments them and starts playing illusory mind

games with them, even to the extent she makes

them think they have escaped and entered a world

of their innermost fears. The second is that you


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have to get past the giant on the bridge. It will let

you in, but will not let you out unless you have the

power to defeat it in combat. The only entity that

has every defeated that giant in combat is Odin.

Then if you can get past Hela and the giant then you

have to get past Garm, Helas pet wolf. He guards

the entrance to the land of the dead. Again he

wont bother you if you enter, but if you try to leave

he will attack you, those are the only way to get in

and out of the land of the dead, Sigrid said.

Couldnt someone use a teleportation spellto get out of there? Jerry said.

I suppose you could, but where are you

going to get the lie heart to do the spell, the only

thing that populates that dimension are spirits, of

which have no heart of blood to offer up in ritual,

Sigrid said.


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Wasnt that shadow demon something from

Helheim? How did that get here if it has no blood?

Richter asked.

Well, it was pulled by Flowers how

conducted the ritual, or Hela sent it personally.

Certain gods can send things across dimensions

without offering up a sacrifice, Sigrid said.

How many dimensions are there that you

know of? Jerry asked Sigrid.

Well there are nine specific worlds in the

Yggdrasil tree, but there are infinite dimensions and

realities. It is possible that fantasies that we have

are merely actual realities in another dimension, it is

endless. Different dimensions have the own rules

and governance. These dimensions are all part of

the Yggdrasil tree and the universe itself.

Sometimes in the other dimensions there are minor

deities that rule over that dimension, that is were

you get the different religious philosophies from,


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they are realities in the universe that are perceived

by people that are sensitive to tuning in on other

dimensions. It is entirely possible that the gods of

different faiths and pantheons exist in some fashion,

they were picked up by people were sensitive

enough to tune in on them and the people wrote

exploits of their histories from the visions that they

say, Sigrid said.

So you are saying that there is a possible

Zeus or even a Christian God? Jerry asked.

It is entirely possible, however they have no

power in our dimension other than to have proxies

enforce their will, Why did you think the Odin did

not appear in person when Flowers was judged?

Sigrid said, The reality is that no deity can directly

influence our dimension unless the universe allows

it. Flowers was judged because he tried pulling a

deity into our universe, that is a big no-no according

to the tree, deities can only act through their proxies


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as prescribed by the Yggdrasil tree. Flowers tried to

become a god, if he succeeded it would have violate

the will of the universe and likewise our world

would have been destroyed to preserve the

universe. The Yggdrasil tree allowed Odin to judge

Flowers because it was the will of the universe, if

Odin didnt judge Flowers the tree itself would have

wiped out our existence because the threat would

have been too great, only on the prescribed time

and date may the gods walk the earth, Sigrid said.

Do you have any idea when that willhappen? Jerry asked.

When the time comes the end will be

marked by signs as described by the Seeress, until

then there is nothing to fear. The universe already

knows what is going to happen. Without the signs,

it is mere crazy people rambling like fools, Sigrid

said.


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I know what you mean, that Flowers guy

was a total fruit loop to actually think that he could

cause something like the Ragnarok, Richter said.

Well you know as well as everyone else that

a mere man cannot precipitate something on the

level of the Ragnarok, it is something that is simply

out of his reach. The universe would never allow

someone to do something outside of the edicts of

fate. That is why he failed. He knew he was a sham,

they knew he was a sham, and ultimately when he

did try to make his vision come true he wasultimately destroyed as a result. He should have

known better than anyone that you cannot defy

fate, ignorance does not make you exempt from the

consequences of you actions. Destruction comes to

those who try to seek destruction of others. Fate us

the ultimate authority, it is clear as day, Sigrid said.

I suppose that Flowers is regretting his

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the way he rolls that he is going to twist it into the

fault of someone else, the alcoholic sees problems in

everyone but themselves. His vexation knows no

bounds, Richter said.

As they are conversing among themselves

the doors to the studio open and Diana walks in.

She is wearing a halter-top and skirt, as the season

allows her to wear such attire. She has found no

reason to carry the larger swords on her anymore

because the pact vampires fled the city when

Flowers had his untimely demise and feared that thesame would happen to them if they remained in

town. She flashes a smile towards Richter and sits in

one of the chairs in lobby area of the studio.

You know, there has not been a single

vampire sighting since Flowers got smote, I assume

those bastards fled for their lives when they saw him

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them, I bet the other Pact leaders are shitting their

pants right about now, Jerry said amusingly.

Theyll be back, if you drive them out; they

will return it is the cycle of life, Sigrid said.

I suppose, but really who is going to try to

do what Flowers did, I mean even the most retarded

cretin knows the rule of force, they know if they do

the same thing they are going to get the same

results, it is the insanity rule, Jerry said.

Some people never learn, a lot of people

expect different results from the same actions;

thats why there is so many alcoholics that are

constantly quitting every week. They never try

anything different; same song different drunk,

Diana said.

How is school Diana, the little monsters

getting to you yet? Richter asked.


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Hey, children are not monsters; they are all

cute like me, Sigrid exclaimed.

I hate to burst your bubble, but not all

children are cute, and certainly not nice, Richter

said.

You are just jealous because you cant be a

kid for 500 years, Sigrid said.

That would be a savage curse upon the

parents, Richter remarked back.

Good for me bad for them, Sigrid said as

she smiled.

Right, well I suppose you would like to sit on

an airplane with a screaming five year old for 75

years, tell me you wouldnt be annoyed, Richter

quipped back.

Children are wonderful they can do no

wrong in my eyes, Sigrid said.


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Oh right, tell that to Bebes kids, when you

become a parent I hope you have the most rotten

vile children in the world so you can learn the true

sweet nature of children, Richter replied.

You are so cute when you rant, Sigrid got

up and sat right in Richters lap, I am sure that you

know what you are talking about, tee hee, she said

as she taunted him.

Ok get off my lap, I am not in the mood for

your games, Richter said hostilely.

Aww, you are no fun, she said getting up

and walking over to the stands and rummaging

through some art books.

Are wood elves usually this flirtatious,

Diana asked of Sigrid.

Only the girl elves, we love everything in

nature; after all we are an avatar for nature.


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I suppose it is something we have to put up

with, cest la vie, Richter replied.

Oh it is going to rain in a few minutes,

Sigrid said.

How the fuck do you know that it is going to

rain? Jerry said.

Im a wood elf, I know these things; after all

it is nature, that is something we are attuned to,

Sigrid said, plus the pressure dropped, I can feel it

on my skin, pressure always drops when it rains.

After five minutes Jerry looked out the

window and saw water droplets covering the

window. He looked at Sigrid and said, Well, whats

the seven day forecast Dick Goddard?

Ha, you are too funny; those meteorologists

are quacks, but I can make myself look like him and

give you a forecast if you want, she said while

grinning.


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That is strangely perverse, and no thanks; I

find a woman shape shifting into a man rather

creepy, Jerry said.

Too bad for you, she quipped smartly.

So I suppose you all were reliving war

stories of Flowers getting smote out of existence,

Diana said.

Pretty much, Sigrid was telling us about how

other dimensions work and supernatural stuff,

Richter said.

Jerry looked out the window again and was

puzzled, What the fuck?

Whats wrong? Diana asked.

There is snow falling outside, Jerry said.

It is the middle of July, have you be snorting

lines? Richter said.


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It was about seventy degrees when I came

in the store, Diana said.

Likewise they all walk outside and look as

there is a light snow coming down and the

temperature has dropped to the mid 40s. There is

not enough to stick to the ground but it appears to

be snow nonetheless.

This could be very bad, Sigrid said.

Why whats up, Richter said.

The Ragnarok is supposed to be preceded

by the Fimblvintr; basically it will snow year round

for three years with no summer in between. At least

that is what the prophesy said according to the

Volla, Sigrid said.

Its probably a freak weather event, may

once in a century thing, Jerry said.


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Well I cannot honestly say, it may be or it

may not be, just simply lets see if it passes, Sigrid

said.

After about an hour of light snow the snow

stops, but the temperature remains the same. Jerry

pops on the news to see If there is a news report of

the strange occurrence on the local news.

They watched a report on CNN, and the

anchor said, Freak weather occurrence happened,

just about every place in the world recorded a

record temperature drop, not bad if you are in the

southern hemisphere but the equator, tropics and

the summer northern hemisphere just dropped to

record low of 40 degrees on this day of July, what

does this mean? The TV then cuts to people in

Miami wearing winter coats holding up signs saying,

Repent the End is Here

Great now every apocalypse nutter in the

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that is just what we need, mass hysteria, Diana said

in response to the news article.

Well this is technically not the Fimblvintr

per se, Sigrid said, The Fimblvintr is a supernatural

blizzard, if it really was that then the tropics would

be covered in 10 feet of snow and everything would

virtually be crippled here. Also eternal winter is just

one sign; there are other signs like raising the dead,

Allie nations warring against each other, hedonism,

perversion, at a supernatural level. In addition,

there would be supernatural occurrences and eventshappening all over the world. A mild summer snow

is not enough to run out screaming end of the

world, Sigrid said.

I suppose you are right, we really shouldnt

join the people running around with signs screaming

that the world is ending, Diana said.

Well if it is a sign of the Fimblvintr, it would

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mean the phenomenon is supposed to be

supernatural, we should be in a hundred feet of

snow, not just a light snow shower, Richter said.

Well you know what they say, it takes time

for tragedy to happen. When I was reading stories

about the Fimblvintr, literally it would take years

before it reached the point of Ragnarok. However,

it is strange that it is a worldwide phenomenon. It is

something certainly unnatural, Jerry said.

As unnatural as it may be, still we have to

be wary; when it comes to things like prophecies the

way that people wrote them down might not be the

way they actually happen, even back then people

could get things wrong. Look at flowers, he thought

he could change fate and he was utterly destroyed,

Sigrid said.

Well I am not going to be running out

anytime soon with a sign saying: Repent the End is

Near!, Diana said.


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Well the point is not to die, the Ragnarok is

a trial, a trial that tests the people that can truly

survive, If you can survive the Ragnarok then you

are entitled to life, Ragnarok is about peoples ability

to survive in the time of dire absence of the gods. It

is about yourself more than any god and other thing

that you subscribe to, Sigrid said.

Thats interesting, well it is said that certain

people will survive the Ragnarok, I wonder what it

means to have the constitution to survive? Richter

asked.

Well I can tell you one thing, merely

swinging a sword is not the answer to that question,

those who wield their sword find their end at the

end of a sword, Sigrid said.

It seems that it seems that in a battle one

must fight, I mean that is what I was taught, Richter

said.


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You have to remember the words of Odin in

the Havamal, there is no value in venerating a

corpse, Sigrid said.

Well doesnt also say that the deeds of the

dead are not forgotten? Richter said.

Well it is good to die in battle, but it is not

necessary to fight every battle. If you fight

unnecessary wars, then eventually you will be a

corpse that o one cares about, Sigrid said, There

are fights that you are obligated to fight, but if there

is no value in the fight and nothing to gain from it,

then why do you need to fight it in the first place?

Well I suppose that you are right, but it

seems that everyone puts such an emphasis on

fighting in what for what you believe in, Richter

said.

Well you should fight for what you believe

in, but in the same token you should avoid a fight

that would be counterproductive, what good are


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you to any cause when you are dead? Sigrid

replied.

I get your point, I dont want to die; I

suppose I should be smarter about things, Richter

said.

Well there is a difference between Odin and

his son Thor. Odin is a wise god and knows when to

fight and when to flee. If the battle has no clear

victory from fighting then Odin would say there is no

value in the fight because it cannot be won.

However, his son would fight the fight, because

there is glory in the battle, even though the victory

would be meaningless. Thor fights for the sake of

fighting, even if he would die he would fight.

However, Odin foresees the lack of value in the

conflict. If there is no strategic value in the fight

then it is a battle that should not be fought. To

Odin, fighting an unnecessary battle would be

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simply wastes ammunition and resources in the

effort. Why shoot in the air when you can shoot the

enemy? Sigrid said.

Well it seems that a lot of warriors are

brash and would fight even if it meant their death,

Richter said.

If that is true then they are dead even

before the battle began, such is the fate of such

men. You cannot fight in something as big as the

Ragnarok. It would be similar to Flowers challenging

the Gods; fate will simply smite you. It is impossible

to change fate, which is even something the gods

cannot do. If it is not drawn by the Norns then it

simply will not happen, Sigrid said.

True, Richter said.


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