A doubled kraa-kraa draws your attention to a silver-eyed raven perched on a tree.
It's watchful gaze puts you on edge and you feel a certain reprieve you left the dead undisturbed.
With naught but your presence to honor them, you leave in peace and pursue the familiar howl.You tread homeward towards the howl, shambling beneath archways, one foot black with soot trailing ash in your wake as though
the
dead
follow
your
every
step.Yet your footfalls stir the very earth to life as the ground beneath you breathes.
A serpent, thick as the oldest oaks slithers underfoot towards a stone perch where it broods in its twisting form.
Jormungandr, the second of Loki's secrets stares at you with golden pupils slit like a black dagger.1. You notice something glint in the snow.
2. "Did I wake you?"
3. "I brought you something."____________________________________
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House of Loki
Short StoryWhen fate comes knocking with a hammer and sword, will you be able to break the chains of destiny? This is a tale of family and prophecy inspired by the Edda's of Norse Mythology. This is not a retelling, but an exploration of what is unsaid, guided...