The first rays of dawn found Little Fish flanked by the Priestess, Knight and the Chief as they all stood down in the natural well at the base of the Dam. After barely surviving being tricked into jumping off the dam into this place, Little Fis
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With eyes boring into the man in front of him Ragmar replied, "You have the advantage. But I don't think you have more than one man out there who's sharp with a bow. I also don't think he has enough arrows for all my men...." Suddenly, the soun
Read more…The Chief slowly turned his head where the Knight's near black eyes cut towards the trees. Pausing a moment sure enough, he saw a familiar color and the movement of someone ducking behind a tree. Without turning to the Knight the Chief said, "We
Read more…Cold, blackness, pressure. Only the prismatic light of the great fish scale cut through the infinite dark. Yet before the straining eyes of 'Little Fish', shafts of light barely stretched a few lengths ahead. Ever downward, he swam while holdin
Read more…"Are you certain? There could be some mistake." Though the Knight said the words, he didn't believe them for an instant. The Chief turned to him with a near crazed look while pointing where the settlers went and said, "The Gods only know how, bu
Read more…Clapping his hands over his ears, the Chief looked to the skyward looming beast in abject dismay. Before him was a beast the size of the Giants of Jotunheim and made of the stones and flame of the earth itself! "Great Odin!" exclaimed the Chief
Read more…The midday sun burned its way through the forest canopy to see the Chief pouring with sweat, winded and barely able to stand. The Knight had to give the man credit for he never would have believed such stamina and stubbornness existed within th
Throwing both hands up the painted youth replied, “No mischief at all sir Knight! I only know it took all my strength just to get him to lay upon the cart! Each day as night fell, he grew heavier. When we came here last evening, the wheel of th
Read more…Looking at the Knight beneath a hairy brow pouring with sweat the Chief sharply asked, “And what in Niffleheim am I supposed to do, keep pushing this rolling anchor while those ugly curs bite off my ass?” Unable to suppress a wicked grin the Kn
Read more…The cypress dominated forest lent its heavy canopy to cool a thick carpet of ferns. With the air growing drier before the full onslaught of the dry season, there were fewer mosquitoes and other biting flies in the area. The Knight was thankful
Read more…Being awakened in the dead of night to go running in pitch darkness without torch or lamp would normally have the Aesir Chief ready to cut off someone’s head! But on this night, being roused by the Valley Knight to accompany him on an errand for
Read more…The oppressive heat of the summer sun hammered down upon the lush green landscape of growing crops. A hot breeze rustled the leaves of uncounted soy bean, corn and rice plants. Insects fleeing ravenous field birds flew in intricate patterns to s
Read more…Fearful, the boy slowly and steadily alternated his arms and legs as he tried to make headway towards the surface. Still, no light appeared above him or in any direction for that matter. Periodically he let loose a small stream of precious air
Read more…Looking to the Chief, the Knight signaled for him to make ready. Now crouched and stalking forward as to not alert the pack, the Knight looked for the dominant female. The youth swatted and swung his branch hitting the beasts repeatedly but to
Read more…High atop the snow covered Mountain, soft rays of dawn could be seen stretching their way across the massive Lake and out over the verdant Valley. Life was so abundant here its power radiated from this former wound upon the earth like a great
Read more…Holding her sword and shield away from her body in a display of open disregard towards the Chief, the Warrioress gracefully stepped sideways circling him just out of reach. In a hollow yet seductive voice the Warrioress said, “It looks like thi
Read more…The morning sun filtered in through the gauze curtains to gently caress the dark bronze skin of the sleeping woman and her husband. A particularly persistent sun ray seemed to mischievously follow the woman's closed eyelid no matter which way sh
Read more…After a short but perilous climb, the trio reached the top of the Dam where the Priestess stood her face ashen, hair rapidly graying and figure gaunt. Out across the land the once green fields and orchards withered and died with the last fading
‘Now then, are you going to foul the water again or tell me why a creature like you is in a place where you have no business?’
The massive fish’s words vibrated through the boy’s body once more stilling his shock at being able to breathe.
Read more…Now that I've got some stories establishing the Priestess and her ensemble of characters, I'm going to flesh out the 'hows' and 'whys' for the characters and the Valley in which they live. Next will be a saga called, "All Things Present, Past and Fut
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