DIVINE CHAMPIONS 6: A FINAL CONFLICT

FROST: CHAMPIONS SURROUND

"I suppose that you all know the first few lines of the prophecy provided to you by the Norns?" 

"We do." Maja said.

"And I suppose you know the meanings of those?"

"We do."

"Okay then." Hel said, calmly, "Tell me what you got."

Ishaan, who hadn't spoken a word yet, said, "A wolf be bound. Fenrir."

"My big brother." Hel said, "His ropes are getting loose. And him being free isn't going to be good. He hates the gods to the core for tricking him into being chained like that. And he will side with anyone who is against them."

"Enemy of my enemy." Rick said.

"Exactly that. So, our first job is to build a version 2.0 of Gleipnir. The dwarves are ready to do that, but they would need ingredients. Do you have the list of ingredients? It's quite famous in our world."

"I do." Meghna raised her hand.

"Good, dear Valkyrie. Share it with them. Okay, next line."

"Fire has been lit." Mikael chipped in, with a slight tremor in his voice, "My grandfather. Awakened by my own blood."

"That was not your fault." Hel said, "You were brave enough to call for your patron and get out of there. But yes, Surtr is up and kicking. He is about to attack Asgard without any army, for he thinks that way he could catch them by surprise. Sadly for them, this time, I am taking sides. I let the gods know about the overgrown mongrel's plans, and they prepare already. And Mikael?"

"Yes?"

"It was very nice of you to get Kira out of there too. Which brings us to the next thing. The most important thing. Next line?"

"Champions surround, for fate none can cheat." Rishi said, "I mean, I guess, Kira's sister? And the next line, the Crystals?"

"Not completely right. The Crystals, yes. But champions surround is you five. You must separate at the tasks. One half of yours must go to fetch the ingredients, while the other half must ensure the safety of the Crystals. Mind you, do not keep all the Crystals at one place. It is too easy to find."

"Yes, we must keep them at separate places. But we have to go different directions?"

"Yes. In that way, it is quicker. We don't have a lot of time, you know. Anyway, next lines?"

"Moon come to aid, ancestor in her heart." Rick said, "My grandfather's greatest work."

"Vespasa." Rishi said.

"And I believe you have been preparing for it?"

"We have been, Lady Hel." Rishi said, as if explaining a work project to some client, "We built a camp for them to stay. It is behind the old town park. There was a huge empty space behind it, at the outskirts of the city. It's a big area. We would try to keep the war there, if Berg attacks Pankhpur."

"Very smart of you. Kira's sister, Anaya, the champion of Mani, is actually very powerful. She is a mix of both worlds, and she channels both her powers immensely well."

"She's the one who rescued you, right?"

"She did, so I saw that with my own eyes. Having her with you is an advantage. But for that, you need to travel to Vespasa, and use the kingdom's Inca-magic security to secure one of the Crystals. Next lines?"

"Are the ones we haven't been able to figure out." Aitri said.

"Which, I think, is normal. These are very difficult to figure out. None of the gods have been able to. I have, but I can't speak of it."