Oblivion | Euronymous

9 - Up in flames

THE NEXT MONTH WAS FILLED WITH CHAOS. Varg's success was growing as fast as ever, thanks to his method of promoting his music by burning down churches and fucking everything that had legs.

He began rapidly overtaking Mayhem, which Euronymous was extremely pissed about. He knew he had to do something to stop Varg, or he, along with Mayhem would become a thing of the past.

/ / /

Øystein called an emergency meeting for the band and invited Varg. The three of them met in his office inside of Helvete and sat on chairs surrounding the table. Then Varg walked in, and without wasting a single second, Øystein took out one of the special necklaces made from Pelle's skull and showed it to him.

"I hereby appoint you, bass player of Mayhem." He said with a slight grin,

"It's an honour." Replied Varg, gently taking the necklace and observing it.

Both Ada and Hellhammer said their congratulations.

"Øystein." Varg spoke smiling widely, "We should burn one down together." It took Ada a second to realise he was talking about the churches.

"I don't know Kristian..." Øystein said dismissively, looking at Ada carefully,

"Call me Varg." He said happily.

"Yeah, I'm out of here, see you guys later" Hellhammer spoke, then stood up and walked out of the office. Clearly, it wasn't his thing. Ada also wanted to leave but as soon as she tried Øystein put a hand on her thigh stopping her.

"You've already done it." Said Euronymous,

"Yes, but you said it yourself, 'We should burn them all down'," Kristian replied, trying to convince him.

"I'll do it," Øystein answered after moments of careful consideration. "But... Ada comes along with us."

Ada's eyes widened, was he being for real? She looked unsure for a few moments but ultimately decided to nod. This was going to be an interesting experience for sure. Varg looked from Øystein to Ada a few times scowling before he agreed.

"Fine by me." He said hesitantly, looking over at Ada.

She remembered how demanding and cold he was the last time she saw him... when he tried to get in her pants.

/ / /

The trio walked as quietly as they could to avoid being detected by anyone. Varg was carrying a crowbar and as they neared the church he broke the front door and they entered.

"Shame to burn this, this is gorgeous," Ada said honestly as she held a lighter in her hand. She didn't particularly like churches because her religious parents would make her go there every Sunday before they divorced, but she found them beautiful. Her comment made Varg give her a strange look.

As they made their way inside, Varg began talking. "You know what was here...This very piece of land, before the Christians came and raped this country?" He asked Øystein and Ada, who looked at him silently, expecting an answer.

"A sacrificial altar to Odin." He mused, causing Ada's ear to perk up. She has always been fascinated by Norse myth, so this piece of information was interesting to her.

"The Christians built this disgusting church right on our ancestors' holiest site." He continued.

"Fucking disrespectful isn't it." Ada chimed in, agreeing with Varg for once.

The group began walking through the church; Øystein was hanging behind Ada and Varg who were exploring the altars and looking at the pews. Then Varg set down his bag and took something out of it. It was a bomb...