Prelude to change 2.208

Viggo and Rosewisse continued to practice magic for more than eight hours until the materials reached their limit and after one last attack, they were both left thinking about the result. The world painted with barren soil and solid rock walls had been filled with craters and debris on all sides.

-As I thought- Viggo and Rosewisse said at the same time as they saw the results of their advance. They looked into each other's eyes and nodded. Viggo continuous -these materials reached their limit. Damascus steel is a good conductor of mana, but this is all it can do-

-Open it to see the results- Rosewisse said.

Viggo nodded, took the wand, and flipped it with the tip facing down, turned the back like a lid and removed it. Then he took out the core of the wand and saw that the damask steel was intact, but the memory stone made of transparent purple stone had been trembled.

-What material do we have left to try?- asked Viggo, looking at the core with the stone made of damask steel with an elongated conical shape.

-We've tried everything, even your mother gave us the damask steel without charging us anything- Rosewisse replied, folding her arms

The problem with damask steel is that it is not such a good conductor. That is why it generates an overload in the memory stone and breaks it.

-Could it be that the stone of memory is very delicate?-

-That's another way to look at it, but I'm not sure. Father said that he would not give us the crystals from which he made the nuclei of our wands, so we must continue to look for a substitute-

-¿Asgardian steel?- murmuro Rosewisse

Viggo gave her a serious look and Rosewisse grimaced uncomfortably. She raised her shoulders as if there was no other, but Viggo shook his head.

-No- said Viggo in a cold tone of voice -let's look for other material or when we go to Midgar, let's start a search for Asgardian steel. We won't sacrifice your armor just for one possibility-

-We can...- said Rosewisse.

-No, it's no- said Viggo, looking into her eyes -it's okay that you want to improve our magic, but you don't need to sacrifice your things. We can do it better, more efficiently and without sacrificing anything. Treasure your stuff-

-Me, okay, but this leaves us stranded at this point- Rosewisse replied.

-That's fine, you still must master the touki, I don't want anything to happen to you-

-As much as we master touki, it doesn't mean we'll be safe- Rosewisse added.

-That, too, is a problem- agreed Viggo -I need better armor and so do you- he let out a sigh and looked at Rosewisse -for now let's train, when the energy of the necklace stone is restored, we will go back to Midgar and release the Valkyrie. It's Odin's chamber, there must be something valuable-

-Dear, you look like a thief-

-Odin won't need it, we do. Whatever, we must find better resources to be able to fight Thor-

-Yes- Rosewisse replied.

Viggo looked up at the ceiling of the painted painting, a rocky structure filled with stalactites, then looked at Rosewisse and asked -Shall we eat?-

Then Rosewisse realized that they hadn't eaten or stopped from casting magic or experimenting for more than eight hours. At this time, it should be about eight or nine o'clock at night. For some reason he hadn't even remembered hunger.

Rosewisse nodded and said -yes, let's eat, tomorrow we will continue-

-Tomorrow I can't- Viggo said with an awkward grimace.

-Why...?- Rosewisse was going to ask, but she remembered how in the morning the twins made Viggo promise that they would go out on a date. Rosewisse wondered if she should also ask him on a date. It would not be bad, despite how uncomfortable it was to walk through the streets and go through the doors, that restaurant and the food of the other time were very good.

-Viggo- Rosewisse said casually, but just Viggo took his hand and began to walk. She followed him to the bottom of the alley, where a rocky and watery surface could be seen at the same time. They went through it and found themselves in Viggo's room. The windows had been closed, the lights were on, and a dark-haired woman and a red-haired baby occupied Viggo's bed. The woman was lying on the bed, her eyes closed and her left breast in the air while the baby was lying next to her drinking from the breast. Viggo on his way to Semiramis, put a sheet on top of her so that she would not be unprotected.

Semiramis opened the eyelids with difficulty, first looked forward to seeing if Uriel was okay and as he saw her eating the happiest, he looked up and saw Viggo -How are you dear?- she asked with a tired tone of voice

-Well, rest, I'm going to go to eat, and I'll go to bed right away- said Viggo.

-No, she's only been eating for a few minutes, chances are she'll get angry, and you'll have to bring her back- Semiramis replied.

-I understand, I will come back immediately and help you with Uriel-

-Kiss- said Semiramis with a sleepy look. Viggo smiled, gave her a little kiss and she rested her face on the pillow to finally close her eyes and let Uriel continue feeding.

Viggo looked at Uriel who was looking at him with huge eyes, as if he did not plan to sleep all night. Viggo shook her head, extended her right hand, and stroked her fine red hair -let your mother sleep- Viggo said, but the baby ignored and continued to breastfeed.

Viggo straightened his back and walked to Rosewisse, took her hand, and left the room. They moved through the corridors, Rosewisse became attached to Viggo and commented -Uriel is beautiful-

-Yes, beautiful, and big- said Viggo.

-Do you think? Well, you know- Rosewisse said shyly.

-When you think it's okay, it seems right to me. You don't have to think that, because Semiramis gave me a daughter, you must do it now. For example, Sakura and Ana were mentalized by the time they turn twenty. More than anything, because they come from that kind of culture. Both hope to have sons-

-Why? Don't they like girls?- asked Rosewisse, as she remembered, the twins were affectionate with Uriel. Maybe it was because she was Viggo's daughter? she wondered.

-No, nothing more than culture. In their homeland they have a saying "only women of Sparta give birth to true men". More than anything for that, but surely, if they are girls, they will be beautiful just like them-

-I would like a girl to be a Valkyrie- said Rosewisse -so I could pass her my armor and the family wand-

-Can't men be part of the Valkyries?- asked Viggo, astonished, always thinking that the Valkyries were a group of warriors who achieved a certain strength among the Vanir.

-Because of their magical and spiritual affinity, they can only be women- said Rosewisse -there are men just as strong as the Valkyries, but that does not mean that they have the same disposition. To begin with, when men engage in Seidr magic, they are corrupted like reapers. Their skin turns yellow, they grow horns and become aggressive-

-I understand- Viggo said and continued to talk to Rosewisse about Valkyries. Although they had been living together for almost a year, Viggo did not know many things about the culture and took others for granted. All this generated so much curiosity that he had the desire to visit Vanaheim and see how people lived.

After dinner, Viggo went to sleep in his bed in the company of Semiramis while Uriel was left in his crib.

That night Viggo dreamed again of the palace of the god king. That person was sitting on his throne made of white marble with a long back of more than three meters high. Ahead was a boy, he must not have been more than thirty years old. He was the living image of Ottar, only he always dressed as a nobleman.

-Magnus- said the god king, in a thick and powerful voice -What is the reason for this audience?-

-My king- said Magnus, kneeling ten meters ahead of the throne -I have brought the requested documents. I did a thorough investigation and carried out all the genealogical follow-up of the hero up to his third predecessor-

-The documents?- asked the god king with a powerful voice.

-Here- said Magnus, pulling his hand out of his back and showing a folder with papers.

-You can get closer, Magnus. Just be careful- said the god king looking to the sides of his throne. There were two warriors of prominent stature and dressed in powerful armor -these boys are very nervous-

Magnus showed a sly smile and nodded. He stood up and looked at the two warriors in heavy armor. Both wore large halberds two meters high. They were looking at him through the visor of the helmet. Magnus walked with the documents in his hand and climbed the first step. The guards followed him with their eyes as they held his halberds. Anyone would say that at any moment they would jump on Magnus to kill him. However, they remained calm, and Magnus helped by moving at a slow pace.

Once Magnus arrived in front of Viggo, he held out the documents, heard the movement of the warriors, and looked back. Then he realized that both were in combat position and pointing his halberd at him.

-Don't take it badly- said the god king. Magnus looked forward and watched as the god king took the folder. The god king opened the folder and continued as he looked at the contents -these guys take their work very seriously-

-How if uncle needed someone's protection?- muttered Magnus in a low, mocking tone.

-Don't be like that, Magnus- said the god king, finding what he wanted to know, pointed his index finger at it and pointed at it -they are people who have strived to serve me. In return, I serve this kingdom and protect it. Otherwise, why would such exceptional warriors be under my command?-

-It's like uncle says- Magnus muttered in a low voice -uncle protects the kingdom and the kingdom protects the uncle-

-That's right- the god King murmured, passed his fingernail over the family tree, and saw a score of names until he reached the one, he wanted to know -now you know who you must protect and help. I'll entrust it to you-

-Yes, uncle?- asked Magnus.

-Nothing Magnus, I just muttered to me. As always, you did a good job, thank you very much, this will serve our kingdom-

-I understand, my king- said Magnus, with a serious face reminiscent of Ottar. He knelt before the god king and the vision of the future vanished.

Viggo sat on the bed while breathing heavily, he was more and more sure that this god king was him. However, leaving aside what he believed, this time it was as if that god king knew that Viggo was seeing through him and showed him the names of the key people. The one who gave birth to the hero, who was the hero, and who was the idiot who raised the hero. Now Viggo understood why that person had so many bad habits and made his decisions with the tip of what hung between his legs.

-Holy heaven- murmur Viggo -so much harm that you have done to humanity, and you don't get tired, even when you've already lost everything-

-Viggo, dear- said Semiramis, sitting up on the bed. Like Viggo, she was naked.

-Nothing, love- said Viggo, turned around and although the lights were off, he could see the silhouette of Semiramis -I only had one dream. Nothing bad, on the contrary, very good. Tomorrow we'll talk, sleep, I'll go take a shower, I'm sweaty-

Wait- say Semiramis -now I want to know, every day you wake up having bad dreams and feeling sorry. It's not fair that you just tell me the bad things-

Viggo smiled, looked at the silhouette of the crib, on the side of the bed. Uriel looked asleep. Viggo smiled, kissed Semiramis and held her hand -in that case, join me for a shower-