The Lake of nine

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Kratos: your form is improving, but-

Izuku: I think I'm still off-balance, and I keep forgetting to check the direction of the wind

Kratos: good, if you are aware then you can improve, if you don't improve in a week, then you lose dinner for a week

Izuku: yes sir!

When they got back to the house where Atreus had a fire ready

Atreus: you guys caught a big one!

Izuku: mhm, can I be excused for a bit

Mimir: why is that lad?

Izuku: I'm tired and want to rest

Kratos: have you taken care of your responsibilities?

Izuku: yeah, you know when I found out that you guys were gods I didn't expect chores

Atreus: you get used to it

After Atreus and Kratos finished preparing the Deer Izuku joined them

Kratos: how was your rest?

Izuku: it was okay... can I show you three something?

The four went to the back of the house and Izuku was about to show them something when they heard singing

Atreus: a revenant? Here? How?

They all took a battle stance and realized they were surrounded

Izuku: Atreus... you suck at barriers

As they fought the revenant and a few draugrs Kratos grabbed one by its head and slammed it down into a nearby bush

And they heard a loud snap

Izuku immediately realized and ran over

Izuku: no!

Kratos: what is it boy! Are you hurt?

Atreus: what's that?

Izuku: I've been working on this for months... oh jeez the cake too!

Atreus: cake?

Kratos: explain yourself boy

Izuku: today marks the official two years since I came here... so I was working on a painting of the four of us, and I was able to use a couple of runes to make the ingredients for the cake

Atreus: no wonder the revenant came, this thing is full of magic

Izuku was visibly sad and disappointed

Kratos: listen well boy, Nothing ever goes as planned in this accursed world, the longer you live the more you realize that the only things that truly exist in this reality are merely pain, suffering, and futility.

Izuku: but-

Kratos: listen, everywhere you look in this world where there is light there will always be shadows to be found as well, the selfish intent of wanting to preserve peace initiates wars, and hatred is born to protect love. That is a lesson you must never forget

Izuku

Mimir: are you all right lad?

Izuku!

Atreus: are you okay bro?

???:IZUKU!

Izuku sprung awake and immediately grabbed his arm in pain

Izuku: w-what the hell was that?

Later on, everyone was getting ready to go out

Rumi: do you know where to go from here?

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