57 – Fixing Loose Ends (5)

Poseidon used his power to check who arrived, and to his surprise, everyone was there. He was even more surprised when he noted that were some other signatures powers he didn't recognize, ' So they managed to do it! Now we only need to deal with Asgard, Yggdrasil, Surtur... yeah, there's still a lot to do.'

When Poseidon opened the door to Laufey's house, the first thing he noted was that it was cramped. He looked to the side and noted that two dwarfs were talking with Pandora and Hephaestus. ' Sindri and Brok.'

Poseidon recognized them. When he leaned closer, he heard the 4 talking. '' So you're telling me that those 'runes' makes the weapons even stronger?'' Hephaestus was amazed by the simplicity and power of those runes.

Sindri nodded, '' Yes. The Leviathan Axe we made to Laufey has a lot of those runes.''

Pandora was fascinated by all this. While she loved fighting, she also loved blacksmithing. As this was the first time in forever she came in contact with the subject, she was in awe.

'' Can you teach me? Us, I mean.'' Pandora asked right away.

Sindri and Brok looked at each other. The blue Dwarf said, '' Well, it's not like the runes are a secret. I'll teach you, lass!''

Sindri also said, '' We will teach all those who wanted to learn. With the threat of Chaos around, we need all help we can get.''

The conversation between the 4 was interrupted when a trident was dropped in the middle of them. Before the brother could say that it was rude, they noted the fine craftsman of the Trident.

Sindri grabbed it. '' Who was the one who made this weapon? It's amazing!''

Brok took it from Sindri's hands. He looked at it with interest, '' Hmm... a beautiful weapon indeed!''

When they looked to see who dropped the weapon at them, they notice a man looking at them like they were a treasure. Both dwarfs shuddered.

They were about to say something, but the man said, '' Can you put a rune that makes the weapon return to me when I want?''

The man was Poseidon and his eyes were shining.

Poseidon noted the dwarf didn't respond right away. ' They must be surprised by my sudden appearance.'

Faking a cough, Poseidon said again, '' I'm sorry for dropping the weapon and not introducing myself. In my defense, I know about the rune that makes the weapon return, so I was animated.''

'' My name is Poseidon. I'm a God from another realm.''

Sindri and Brok recovered by now. '' Nice to meet you. We heard a lot about you... and yes, we can add the rune. It will take just a couple of seconds... Do you trust us to do it?''

Poseidon nodded, '' We are all on the same boat. Your Realm will be destroyed while mine is the last one remaining. We all need to get strong and fast!''

Sindri accepted that answer, '' Ill go right at it.''

Brok interrupted, '' No. Let me do it. I'll use this opportunity to teach the Lass about it.''

Sindri passed the Trident to Brok, who called Pandora, '' Lass! Come with me!''

Poseidon watched them going out of the house. He looked at Hepheatsu, '' How are you doing?''

'' Considering I was dead not so long ago, I'm good.'' Hephaestus looked around the house, '' And we are waiting for you to tell us the next step.''

Poseidon nodded, I'll catch up with everyone, and then I'll call a meeting.''

After saying that, Poseidon said goodbye to Hephaestus and Sindri. The dwarf looked at Hephaestus, '' Do you guys have any other weapons you need to strength? I'll teach you while putting runes on them.''

Hephaestus nodded, '' There's a lot of weapons....'

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The next person Poseidon went to talk to was Kratos, who was with Atreus, Laufey, and another person, a girl. Poseidon recognized her, ' Angrboda! But how did she find us?'

While this Angrboda was young, she was still a Giangt, so she had strength. ' Well, more the merrier.'

'' Hello.'' Poseidon approached them,'' How are you all doing?''

'' Good. To be honest, we are waiting to leave the Norse Realm. Even though we have 4 days, I don't like staying in a place I know will be destroyed.'' Laufey, who by this time recovered all her strength, was the one to answer Poseidon. By the way, when she met Angrboda, another Giagnt, she was happy.

'' We will leave soon. We have just a couple of loose ends... And who are you?'' Poseidon looked at Angrboda, who hid from his gaze behind Atreus.

Atreus smiled at this interaction, '' This is my friend, Angrboda. She is a Giant like mother and me.''

Angrboda noticed Poseidon was normal and introduced herself properly, '' Name's Angrboda. Nice to meet you.''

Poseidon ruffed her hair, '' Nice meet you too.'' He then looked at Atreus, '' How did it go with Jörmungandr? You managed to get its help?''

Atreus nodded, '' It took a while, but Jörmungandr knew the Norse Realm was doomed. It accepted to leave the Norse Realm and help against Chaos.''

'' Good job!''After playing around with Angrboda and Atreus a little more, Poseidon turned to Kratos, '' You good?''

Kratos nodded.

Poseidon noticed that Kratos was close to Laufey, ' So he has already forgiven her or something like that. As long as he is happy, all is good.'

'' Okay then. I'll talk with others and in a couple of minutes we will have a talk with everyone about the next steps.''

After saying that, Poseidon looked at Mimir, who was talking with a Giangt man. Literally.

Poseidon approached them, '' Tyr, i pressume?''

The Giant looked at Poseidon. '' Yes. You must be Poseidon, the one who said to Mimir where I was locked up. You have my gratitude.''

''Don't mention it. We need all help we can get against Chaos.'' Poseidon then said in seriousness, '' Are you able to fight?''

Tyr looked away, '' ... I spend a long time locked up. I changed. I'm no longer the God Of War.''

Poseidon sighed, but before he could say anything, Tyr continued, '' But I will fight against Chaos. You don't have to worry about that.''

'One more ally.' Poseidon thanked him, '' I know it's not fair to ask of you to fight just as you left prison, but we need all help we can get.''

Then Poseidon looked at Mimir, who looked anxious, '' What's wrong?''

'' It's about Sigrun. She's one of the Valkyrie that Odin rules over. I fear that in his madness, he could do something to her and the other.''

Poseidon patted his shoulder, '' We will help her, don't worry.''

After saying bye to Mimir and Tyr, Poseidon went to talk with Hestia, '' How are you? Did Baldur behave?''

'' He was ... normal. Well, normal for him. He was stabbing himself for some time, but now he stopped.'' Hestia then said, '' By the way, the one called Sindri just grabbed your shield from me. He said he was going to put runes on it.''

'' He's a good blacksmith. My shield is in good hands.'' Poseidon looked at Iris and Isis. Both were a little away from Hestia, '' Are you both okay?''

'' We found some forces of Chaos in Niflheim, but we finished them. Midgard seems safer than other realms for some reason.'' Iris said. She and Mimir were the ones who found Tyr.

'' I healed Laufey a little more and now I'm waiting for the next step. I take you know what to do next.'' Isis stayed in Midgard with Hestia, Baldur, and Laufey. She also sped up the healing process of Laufey. Freya's potion did the job, but Isis helped a little.

'' I know what to do.'' Poseidon said to Iris, '' Call everyone.''

The Goddess nodded and disappeared in a flash. Poseidon looked at Baldur, ' I don't know what to do with him...'

Poseidon decided to ignore him for now. It didn't take long for all Gods and powerful people to gather. Ratatoskr was also in the middle of them, ' Wow, we have a nice team, but even so, I doubt we could win against Chaos.'

But Poseidon would not say that out loud. When everyone settled, Poseidon started to talk, '' Good day to you all. I really wanted to meet all of you in another set of circumstances, but we are not so lucky.''

''Destruction is currently at the door, and I'm sure all of you know, but the Norse Realm is set to failure. There's nothing we can do to save it.''

The atmosphere was heavy when Poseidon said that.

'' But, while its true destruction is inevitable, not all is lost. First, let me tell you about what is happening in other Realms.''

Poseidon then started to explain to all present about Chaos, the Greek Realm, the Egipician Realm, the Japanese Realm, and the Between the Realms. All members of the Greek expedition backed up Poseidon's words, including Isis.

'' As the destruction of the Norse Realm is coming, only the Greek Realm is left. If it's destroyed too... I have no idea what will happen.''

' Maybe we would be forced to live in the Between the Realm forever..'

'' So, I ask for your help. We need to stop Chaos once and for all. You can say no, but remember that the Greek Realm is literally the last piece of land left.''

Freyr asked, '' And how can we stop Chaos? I mean, even with all of us here fighting against them, I doubt we would even stand a chance.''

Poseidon shared the piece of information he had, '' Inside Chaos, we are stronger.''

'' Elaborate.'' Freyr's interest was picked.

'' I fought against the supposed leader of Chaos, Cthulhu, 2 times. The first time we fought, it was a draw-''

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'' I lost by a small margin. In the second fight, I gambled a bit and entered Chaos. There, my powers went up by an enormous margin. I managed to injure him quite heavily.''

'' So, my plan is quite simple. Some of us stay and protect the Greek Realm while a select group of us enter Chaos and go for Cthulhu's head. Hopefully, when he dies, the attacks stop.'

Silence. Everyone was thinking about what Poseidon said. Kratos was the one who broke the silence, '' It could work. No, it's the only option we have anyway.''

As Kratos said, if they fought against Chaos in their normal state, destruction was the only thing left for them.

Mimir said after a while, '' I'm in. As our friend said, it is our only option.''

When Kratos and Mimir said that, everyone followed suit.

'' I'm also okay with that.''

'' Count me in.''

Poseidon nodded at that. He now has hope of winning. '' Okay then. We will leave the Norse Realm as soon as I finish my business with Asgard. Stay prepared to leave.''

Before they left, Poseidon remembered something while he looked at Ratatoskr, '' By the way, I promised Ratatoskr I would take a part of Yggdrasil or some kind of seed of it for him to survive. If anyone wants to accompany me, you're free to do so. I'll do this first and then go to Asgard.''

Ratatoskr was grateful to Poseidon. 2 people put their hands up. Freya and Mimir.

Poseidon waited a few more seconds, but no one else raised their hands,' They know that wit Freya and Mimir, the probability of us failing is low. Unless Cthulhu is there.'

'' Okay then. Freya and Mimir will go to Yggdrasil with me, then we will go directly to Asgard.''