The first Raid, the Christian Monastery

(BELLS TOLLING) "What is it? Why was the warning bell rung ?" said an old monk. "they' ve come, they're here" said another young monk. " who is here ?" said the old monk. " Hell and all it's devils ! " said another young monk as he ran into the monastery. " Lock the doors and stay inside, all of you ! Hurry. " said the old monk. Balder and his men were getting ready to raid, sharpening their weapons. " They know we're here. No one throws their lives away unnecessarily, even to impress the gods. Stay close. The vikings began their march on the monastery. They start clanging their axes onto their shields as they sprint toward the monastery gates. " FOR ODIN! FOR VALHALLA! " Shouted Balder as they ran towards the gates of the monastery. Upon reaching the monastery, the vikings were confused. " why has noone come out to attack us ?" said Asmund. ( Gourm peaks over the monastery's walls to have a look) " I see no one, they must be cowering away, after all I would too If I saw you're face Asmund " said Gourm as the bunch started to laugh. "Take the door down." said Balder as the once pin drop silence, turns into clanging noises, as the norsemen hammer the gates down. " Don't be afraid said the old monk. " Trust in god, and let us pray" said the old monk as all the monks in the room start praying in a foreign language. " Shield wall !" said Balder as they quickly form a circle of guarded shields, they start walking in towards the monastery, the monastery was surrounded by walls, they had entered enemy territory. The norsemen were confused, they had never encountered such men who don't resist them. ( Balder hears praying in the monastery ) In here take this door down! they are in here men! ( Asmund kicks the door down ) The old monk continues praying and crosses his chest as Asmund stabs him the neck, the young monks start running deeper into the house, but the house was too small as they ran into a corner, the norsemen continued slaughtering the monks. " this is the end ! the Son of Man cometh! " said a young monk as Gourm proceeds to slith his throat. " this isn't where the gold is" said Balder. " they cover their gods in gold, this isn't their temple " said Balder as he and Asmund leave the house and march towards the big monastery in the middle. Asmund hears some indistinctive whimpering so he spilts up with Balder to slaughter the hiding monk. The monk was hiding in a chicken coop, Asmund disgusted, grabs the monk and pulls him out of the chicken coop and proceeds to kick the poor monk's skull in. Meanwhile Balder finally reaches the main gate to the monastery and kicks it in. His dream of riches beyond his belief had come true, he saw a massive cross fitted with expensive gems and the frame was made out of gold, he also saw a goblet made the same way. But something bothered him as Asmund ran in. " I don't understand, why do they leave such treasuries unprotected ? " Said Balder as he was intrigued by the cross hanging on the wall. "is there some spell, some magic which protects them ? " said Gourm as he walks in. " perhaps they think their god protects them " said Balder as Asmund and Gourm laugh. " If this is their god, then he is dead. He is nailed to a cross " said Asmund as he pointed at the golden cross. " He cannot protect anyone, like Odin, Thor or Freyr. He is not alive like them. " said Gourm as they inspected the treasure. The sound of creaking interrupts their conversation. Balder runs to the table behind the cross and grabs the hiding monk and slams him to the ground, as he is about to slash him, the young christian monk started speaking old norse. How do you speak our language ? ( Balder puts a knife to the monks throat) How!!! The young monk shivering in fear of Balder says "I.. I've travelled, we are told to travel, to take the word of god. ( SHIVERING) please don't kill me." said the young monk as he intriguied Balder and he puts his knife away. What is that you have in your hand monk ? "A book, the gospel of St. John, I wanted to save it" Said the monk as Balder takes the book from his hand and inspects it and gets further intriguied. " Of all the treasures I see in this place, you chose to save this ? why ? " said Balder with a pinch of curiousity. The monk doesn't reply so Balder picks him off the ground and slams him on the wall. " why ?" said Balder as he pulled out his knife. " Because, without the word of god, there is only darkness " Said the shivering monk. " this is a strange place, we have been everywhere we haven't found a single women" Said Asmund. I believe they are the priests of their gods brother. " why haven't you killed that monk yet" said Asmund as he unsheaths his sword and gets ready to slice the monks neck. "He is worth more alive, to sell as a slave " proclaimed Balder as he stopped Asmund. I will kill him move, brother. I forbid it Asmund. How can you forbid it, little brother ? we are all equals, and I say he dies. ( Balder pushes Asmund as all attention goes to the pair) they continue to glare at eachother as Balder says " does it really mean that much to you, brother ?" after hearing his brother, Asmund steps down and breaks one of the wooden crosses besides the gold one " This is what we care for your god! slave! " said Asmund as he stomped his foot on the cross. The northmen continue to salvage the room. The norsemen salvage all the gold they can, and then they burn the monastery down and capture 10 more monks to sell as slaves. The norsemen tie up the monks and start marching towards their ship. While near the beach, one of the monks breaks out of their ropes and runs to the sea to swim as the norsemen start laughing at him. Asmund runs after the monk in sea and grabs the monks head as the norsemen laugh at the monk. " you want to drown my friend? let me help you !" Asmund suffocates him in the water for a bit, he then lets the monk breathe and drags him onto the beach. Asmund finally beheads the monk to make an example out of him as the northmen laugh at the monks struggles to break free from Asmund's grip. They finally board the ship and take to sea with gold and unique slaves that the norsemen had never seen before. But back home the Earl, Haraldson was waiting for them hoping they would never return.