Stars Have Alligned [Odin x Reader]

Chapter Ten: Awoken

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You woke up slowly, feeling drowsy and the pain flood into spots that were previously numb. You sat upright, looking around after you finally got your eyes open all the way. You were... in some sort of infirmary. You could feel movement below you, swaying the floor below. Of you had to guess, you were on a boat going somewhere. That's when the memories came back to you all at once in a flash. How long were you out?! What happened at that fortress!? How was everyone?did they get out okay?! You jumped onto your feet, not even bothering to catch your balance, and ran out of the room. You had to find your friends. You had to find Odin.

You froze when you saw nothing but blue surrounding a wooden sliver of land. You were on a boat. When did you get on a boat!? You looked down at yourself and saw that your fanny pack had been removed and your clothes had been changed. You were not wearing your traditional Izumoan robes. You were wearing casual nohrian branded attire. Your things were probably in the infirmary. Two women you didn't quite know stared at you, not saying a word. One appeared to be a child, but a mature dark aura misted around her. The other had the same mature demeanor, but had long cyan hair stretching to the ground. She speared to be a dancer from a country you only could read about in books and you were forbidden to name.

"Where... Where are..."

Your voice didn't want to work. The bluenette lady and the lady who appaeared as an adolescent didn't say a word. They looked at eachother confused. The bluenette went to go find someone somewhere else on the boat the the child appearing one stepped forward to you. Her hair was long and the color of a raven's clothes and she dressed as a dark mage, however different than Odin. Who was she? Who was the other woman? Your head was starting to ache.

"You're the one who was injured that Corrin was talking anout, aren't you? So reckless. Children like you need to really look out for yourselves. So annoying."

So your suspicion was correct. She was, in fact, older than her body. If you had to guess, some sort of dark magic trapped her into an eternity without aging. That would be the gods punishing her for what seemed to make her a monster. She seemed to indulge in sinful dark Magics at the age of... maybe twelve? Yeah, twelve would probably be the correct age. You didn't pay attention to what she said. You simply looked around. Where were they? Was Niles okay after that onslaught of arrows? How was Elise? Where the heck was Odin?! You were about to drown in your worry. The lady was about to scold you, but you went ahead Andy started speaking before she's could.

"Sorry, Ma'am. I know I should respect my elders but... Where are Odin, Niles, and Princess Elise? I have to make sure they're all fine."

She seemed very confused and actually happily surprised at your first sentence. It was almost as if people can't rengonize what her sad fate was when it was truly so obvious. Nobody should be indulging in dark magic until they are sixteen. That's common knowledge. Otherwise they could hurt their development or even kill them. However, other Magic's you can start as early as eight years old because they do not hurt you. It is encouraged for anyone wanting to develop magical skills to start when they are a child, but not too early. The small woman extended her hand towards you, smiling gently.

"Very well, Child. My name is Nyx and I Shall take you to Odin. That bumbling oaf has been fussing over you ever since you entered that coma-state of yours. It's clear to see why he cares so much about you. You're actually smarter than most everyone else around here."

You took her hand and accepted the compliment silently, following her around the deck to some other room. All the doors had little name tags in groups set in front. It looked like Silas, Odin, and Niles were bunking together in the third last. She took her hand away and walked away, letting you do your thing. You pushed your hair back and took a deep inhale, looking up at the sun shining down on the glistening seas. You gather the courage the knock on the door softly three times. You waited patiently for the door to open.

The second the door opened and you made contact with those colbalt blue eyes, you were thrown into an enmbrwce and felt your back hit the wooden surface of the boat. You heard the door get thrown open as Niles and Silas came to see what was happening. You just started laughing. Odin literally tackled you to the ground in a giant hug. You didn't realize he started crying until you could feel it on your hand. You held him back, running a hand through his hair. He clearly didn't have any words to say. He was too busy crying. Poor thing. He probably was worried sick, just as Nyx had explained.

"Hey, don't cry Odin. It'll take more than a few arrows to kill me. There's no need to weep mor worry. I am back and here to stay."

You tried sitting up up so you don't hurt your back with all the splinters you can already feel. Luckily, Odin got the gist and sat up. You were on your knees and he crossed his legs. He wasn't wearing his normal mage's garb. In fact, nobody was wearing their traditional garb. Everyone was wearing clothes similar to your own. Maybe it's to smuggle everyone somehwere or something? That or everyone was too lazy to put their things on. Odin rubbed his eyes and you placed your hand on the side of his face, trying to reassure him that everything was all right. For the first time, you heard him speak naught of the dark tongue.

"I thought you died. I couldn't live with myself if you died so soon. You're the first person who really tried to understand me. Well, since Niles."

Niles snickers in the back, rolling his eyes and leaning on the wall outside of the doorway. Before you knew it, Elise came running and fell to the ground, hugging you from behind. You laughed and Effie watched protectively, as well as Arthur. Corrin came running with the bluenette lady and Felicia. Nyx actually came back to so she can witness the reunion because clearly you are a part of this family's.

"Oh my gosh (Name)! You're okay! I thought you were going to sleep forever and I got super sad! I'm so glad you're here!"

You never felt more loved in your entire life.

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