by Derrewyn Aensland
These are a series of writings related to the 'other realms' that co-exist with Athena's Sanctuary. They can be read either independantly, or as a kind of prelude to 'The Fall of a Goddess'. Some new characters make their first appareance in these fics, and some old ones are dealed with from a different perspective. Although this series was suppossed to consist only of 'Invictus' and 'Raging Sea', I just keep getting these ideas to add more and more stories, so I guess the 'Realms' section will be a kind of haven for those short stories that have indirect or no relation at all with TFoaG and Sanctuary. Well, I guess is enough of my ranting, I'll leave you with the stories.
''
Seven times the sun went down and seven times the moon lit my way
through the forest before I arrived to the Bifrost, the bridge of
ice that united Asgard to Midgard, the rest of the world, and
where Yggdrasil, the tree of life, was.''
(Hilda when finding Yggdrasil -Invictus-)
The first story of the 'Realms' series. A mythologycal journey through Asgard lead by a questioning Hilda whose search for answers may not lead her exactly to were she thinks she's going.
Raging Sea -revised version-
'' You wanted
utopia... you created hell... a watery grave for my soul, for
your mariners... for the world... Now let me sleep... let me call
it a day and die in peace... ''
(Julian Solo -Raging Sea-)
Julian Solo feels the guilt for taking millions and millions of life with the Flood is driving him insane. And to make things worse, Sorrento has told him about Saori being in a catatonic state. Nightmares and madness in the second story of the 'Realms' series.
Discord -revised version-
‘’ Shimatta... aren’t you listening??! Eris is dead, a Saint killed her! ‘’ Ellie was now screaming, trying to make herself heard over the clamouring of the storm. ‘’ Eris was already punished for her sins, I’m not her!! I am nothing but a Mortal, you hear??! NOTHING BUT A FREAKING MORTAL!!! ‘’
(Ellie when facing the Storm -Discord-)
Third addition to the 'Realms' series. This story, though not set in an established realm like Asgard or Poseidon's Sanctuary, opens the door for a new player to enter the game of the Gods. May her soul be strong enough to endure her trial.
'' So... this is it... This is how it feels to be broken and reborn. This is what it feels to die... This is Ragnarok.''
(Hilda -In my End is my Beginning-)
Fourth addition to the 'Realms' series, this is the only story that has a connection with some of its predecesors and could almost be considered as a sequel to 'Invictus' (reading that fic and 'Raging... ' first is highly recommended)
*For further reading, here you will find the Eddas which inspired me to write 'Invictus' and 'In my End... '*
Havamal (Invictus is a rather free -very very very free- re-telling of this Edda)
Voluspa (or 'The Song of the Sybil', was a major inspiration when writing 'In my End...')
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