The evening was uneventful aside from spending time with Atalia and Fhae, but once it was all over, we all went to sleep for the night until the sun rose.
~•{Time Remaining: 8 Days...}•~
I helped Fhae make breakfast for the three of us while Atalia sat in the living room watching cartoons. I looked at Atalia then smiled and focused back on cooking. I chuckled softly and let out a happy sigh.
"It's like we're an actual family..~" Fhae smiled.
"Are we not?" I asked and chuckled.
"I mean, we aren't married.." Fhae said.
"You don't need to be my wife to be a part of the family, Fhae..~ You're still my lover and that doesn't change anything." I said.
"Ah, one of your lovers~" Fhae corrected and smiled as she watched a pan.
"Oh shut up." I chuckled and held her waist from behind. "You just want to be right all the time.."
"I do..~" Fhae chuckled.
I rolled my eyes and kissed her lips. "Hey munchkin! Breakfast is ready!"
Atalia looked at me and smiled happily then hurried over to the table. She sat in her chair and watched her plate be set down. "It looks so yummy!~"
I chuckled then noticed a text from Yuri pop up.
{Yuri: Meet me in District 4 of Holm in ten. Don't be late.}
"Geez she's bossy today." I said.
"What's up?" Fhae asked as she brought our plates over to the table.
"I've got to meet up with Yuri in ten minutes at District 4, so I gotta run." I said and kissed Fhae's cheek then walked over to Atalia then kissed the top of her head.
"What about your breakfast?" Fhae asked.
"Just save it for later. I'll be back." I said.
Fhae nodded and watched me leave. She sighed and smiled. "Guess it's just us for today~"
Atalia smiled and nodded. "Okay!~"
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I hurried over to Yuri and stopped in front of her. I noticed Day and Phoebe with her. "Hey, what's up?"
"We need your help with a task. There is a Spirit roaming around the Holm Ruins and people have reported it could be a Royal or Imperial Shadow. It was said they are wielding a blade named Tyrfing. If Organization X finds this out, they will for sure find a way to strike so we need to secure this sword." Yuri said.
"I'm also going there to investigate a different matter. Deep in the ruins is a Key. This key leads to Brynhild's Prison, but the only way to get this key is through Tyrfing." Day said.
"And you need my help why?" I asked.
"Well...uhm—Yuri you can tell him!" Day said and pushed Yuri forward.
Yuri sighed and held her arms. "It's because I'm actually afraid...You being here will help me calm down. This Shadow...I don't even believe it's a Shadow. From the way it's moving, it looks like a real person who also is trying to find the key as well...and I don't think they are even associated with the Yggdrasil at all."
"You mean...this person might be associated with other pantheons?" I asked.
"Yes. The Shinto to be exact." Yuri nodded. "Komine is also associated with the Shinto Pantheons as she's a Kitsune, so it isn't weird for more than one Pantheons to exist...but now everything is coming together meaning Organization X has gained new allies."
"I see... Alright fine, I'll join. Let's go." I said.
Yuri nodded and began to lead us to the Holm Ruins.
"Are you familiar with the Shinto?" Day asked.
"Very." I said. "Most heroes from my Dimension came from Japan, but none of them could stand against the might of my inspiration."
"The Shinto aren't meant to be underestimated here. They are equal in strength to the Norse Deities except we have more to offer...well we used to before news came up that the recent Ragnarok had killed off many Gods and Goddesses." Day explained.
"Organization X has done a number on us. Because they killed off so many Deities, we haven't been able to truly awaken. Now we have to find a way to awaken." Phoebe said.
I nodded and crossed my arms. "I'm sure you all can figure something out. I'm happy to help you all in any way I possibly can."
"Thank you, Dante." Day smiled.
We continued to traverse to Holm Ruins. As we travelled to Holm Ruins, we were surrounded by Shadows wearing dark armor. We stopped and looked around at the Shadows.
I summoned Folkvangr and noticed it was shining brightly. Yuri noticed as well and smiled. She unsheathed her sword and lightning crackled around her body. Day readied her double handed battle axe and Phoebe got into her battle stance with her naginata.
{New Perk Unlocked: Advantage against Shadows!}
"Let's go!" I said then dashed into action.
I sliced in a circle and released golden cutting waves, slicing multiple Shadows in half and defeating them. One Shadow appeared behind me, but I closed my eyes and saw a few seconds into the future then dodged the Shadow. I struck it with the back of my fist and blew its head off.
Yuri dodged multiple attacks from the Shadows and slashed at each of them then and began to move at lightning speeds. She struck down the Shadows one by one at high speeds then kicked the last one away. She noticed a group appear around her then she bellowed and caused a burst of lightning energy to form around her body to destroy the Shadows around her.
"Sis!" Phoebe called out.
Day slammed her axe on the ground and caused an eruption of flames to come from underground, knocking the Shadows upwards. She used light pillars to trap the shadows. Phoebe bellowed and appeared above the horde of Shadows then began to rush around then striking swiftly then trapped them in a ball of darkness.
Phoebe appeared beside Day then held her hand and they pointed their weapons at the all of darkness then it began to shine. The ball of darkness exploded and eliminated every shadow inside.
"There's definitely an Organization X member here. The amount of Shadows that were here is ludacris." Yuri said.
I had a flash vision of the future then grabbed Yuri's arm and made her evade a beam of darkness. I heard a laugh and looked around.
"Well well! The husband of that bitch named Freyja! Dante wasn't it? Dante Knight! Your name is very well known within The Risi. Our units caught you and Freyja having sex in Folkvangr. Oh her real husband Odr would be so angry with you..." The voice said.
"What, you actually had sex with Freyja? Geez I didn't know you two were that close." Yuri said and held onto me.
I summoned a golden barrier to block another beam of dark energy. "Show yourself now!"
"Married to a slut. A whore of Asgard. I bet you're wondering how I know... It's because I am the reincarnation of one of the dwarves she had sex with for that pathetic necklace!" The voice said and appeared above me and Yuri.
I looked up and dodged the person's attack and slid backwards. My eyes shined as I looked at the person.
The person was a shirtless male with a cut figure and tanned skin. He had yellow hair, brown eyes, and had a few tattoos on his body. He wore black pants, black armored gauntlets, and black boots. He carried a long sword with a black and gold hilt that had a red gem in the middle and the blade had slight red aura around it.
"Dante! He's wielding Mystletainn!" Day warned.
"The Blade that killed Baldr. The same blade that I will kill you with, Dante. Once you're dead, Tyr's power will be long to us. Freyja will once again summit to us like the little sl—"
I glared at the man and a powerful force of wind formed. "Who are you..?"
"The name's Damril, Reincarnation of Dvalinn. We know of your plans. All of them. It's best that you all give up because I promise you there's no winning against us." Damril said.
"Oh really...Well sorry to inform but I'm not leaving. You disrespected Freyja. I'm not letting that slide!" I bellowed and propelled myself toward Damril and struck his face, blowing him away.
Damril groaned and recovered. He noticed a dagger land behind him then looked back and noticed me warp in front of him. I slashed at him and he got ready to block it, but I warped behind him then kneed his stomach. He groaned and coughed. I struck him with multiple slashes then blasted him away. I began to turn the grass gold and my hair turned Gold.
"What..? Another form? This one doesn't feel as strong as his War God Form...and it looks exactly like Freyja's.." Yuri said.
Damril bellowed and dashed toward me and slashed rapidly at me, but I dodged each one and blocked his next strike. He grunted and stared at me.
"You should've kept your mouth closed.." I said.
Damril pushed me back then slashed in a circle and noticed I was gone.
"It's strange. I can see every move you do before you do it. The powers of a Vanir is rather interesting isn't it?" I said and stood behind him. "Seithr is an amazing source of magic.."
Damril looked around and noticed multiple illusions of myself appear around him. "What the hell is this?!"
I made my illusions disappeared then dodged his punch and caught his fist. My hair turned red and my divine aura surged powerfully around my body. Damril looked at me in shock and noticed how easily I transformed into my War God Form.
"They said you didn't have access to that form at will! How—"
I punched his face and Damril groaned. He was launched backwards and crashed through multiple trees. I dashed after him and dodged multiple cutting waves then perform a back handspring to avoid a column of cutting waves then snapped my fingers and summoned a massive ball of golden energy in the palm of my hands.
Damril bellowed and fired a beam of dark energy at me, but noticed me warp away. I appeared behind him then slammed the ball of energy on him then a massive explosion happened.
Yuri, Day, and Phoebe watched in awe. The watched the smoke clear and noticed I was still standing.
{Rank UP: C -> B}
{Defense UP: B -> A}
{Speed UP: B -> A}
I reverted back to normal and looked down on Damril. I picked him up by his neck and raised hik off the ground. "Where is the wielder of Tyrfing?"
"Heh...He's already at the Holm Ruins. Once we revive Brynhild...we will have her join our side and have her take down you Valkyries once and for all..." Damril chuckled. "We haven't forgotten about Atalia...but we just know that going straight in isn't the best idea. We will get her..."
I glared and tossed Damril aside and prepared to dish out the final blow, but he warped away. Yuri, Day, and Phoebe hurried toward me. I walked ahead to Holm Ruins.
"Tch...This is the second time they've disrespected Freyja and threatened my daughter. I don't know who they think they are, but I'm not letting them slide. I will make them suffer.." I said.
"Dante wait up!" Yuri said and hurried forward.
Day and Phoebe hurried toward me as well and felt slight dark energy coming from me. They looked at each other then back at me.
"We've got to keep him from reaching that Berserker State..." Day whispered to Phoebe.
Phoebe nodded and closed her eyes. "I don't want to see him go down this dark route. It never ends well..."
Day nodded and kept watch on me. "Let's do our best to make sure it doesn't happen."
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