The Guardian of the Forest

"You can get into Asgard through Helheim, the realm of the dead," Aldeena said.

"Okay, then let's do that," Alex said, "instead of standing here tickling our pickles.

"It's not that simple," Aldeena said. "We'd have to hike and fight our way through the rest of the nine worlds."

"If it's our only option, then it's our best option," Alex said. "We have to do it, regardless of how long or how hard it is. I need to work on my phrasing. That sounds like I'm describing an apparatus."

"Okay, we'll have to make our way back to Alfheim and retrieve an object before we make our way to the next world," Aldeena said.

"What is it?" Alex said.

"It's a power core," Aldeena said. "They were created a long time ago by Elven mages to power ancient machines. We'll need it to power the portals through the worlds."

"Okay, how do we get it?" Alex said.

"We must defeat the guardian of the forest," Aldeena said.