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Filii Noctis

Rebirth

Final Act

By Benjamin R. Long

Copyright 2012 All Rights Reserved


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Other Books in this SeriesFilii Noctis Genesis

Filii Noctis EvolutionFilli Noctis --Apocalypse

Filii Noctis -- RebirthBenjamin L.

This title is part of the collection known as theDarkness Saga

*** Disclaimer***This story is classified as fantasy horror, it

contains scenes of graphic violence and gore. It

also contains strong religious references and

possible blasphemies against some organized

religions, if you are easily offended then do not

read this book. This book is written asentertainment and should be regarded as

entertainment. This book does not depict any real

people or locations, however some characters and

locations are inspired off actual places, events and

people. Any similarity between any depicted

person and reality is strictly coincidental and

unintentional


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Rebirth....................................................................4

Chapter 1: Devastations Wake..........................4

Chapter 2: Surviving Annihilation...................36

Chapter 3: The Forsaken.................................67

Chapter 4: The Raising of Baldur..................100

Chapter 5: Wicked Plans...............................133

Chapter 6: Freya's Pain..................................164

Chapter 7: Blasphemy to Nature....................195

Chapter 8: Anne Defies Kross.......................221


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Rebirth

Devastations Wake

It had been some time since the sun

that was the center of the solar system went

critical in the universe. The air was still

saturated with the water that had once been in

the seas. The land was barren and the life

had been stripped from the surface. Even the

buildings that once stood in the midst of

metropolises no longer provided any evidence

of their existence. It was as if the world

revolted against itself and purged all the life

from the Universe. At face value, there was

no sign on life on the surface of the earth.

More often than not one would have to

look beyond the surface of things to see the

truth of what was contained within. It was not

about what was left on the surface that really

mattered. It was about what was contained

within the crust that really mattered. Even


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though the power of the sun had obliterated the

things on the surface, the war did not killeverything. No single force in the universe has

the capability or the power to wipe out all

instance of life. Nothing contains that level of

power. The destruction that a person can bring

would only be that for a short time. Once

they depart the world, then so does their

influence. Be the intent good or evil, the

orlog that they bring to the world can only last

for the life that they live.

Those that wrote their ways in the past

were powerless in this new world. For the

dead have no power. It may be a sad fact;

nonetheless, a corpse wields no power and has

no value to anyone. The only thing that has

value to a corpse is the memory in which it

lived. Its body rots in the ground making its

physical presence non-existent, as well as the

spiritual essence that once made the hamr that

animated the body eventually falls into the


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shadow. It may a callous existence when one

dies, yet it is the fact of the way the universeworks. One may get angry; they may shake

their fists at the sky. Yet death is inevitable,

no matter how angry they get, it comes.

There is no force in the universe that can save

a person from it.

Just as much as mortals die, things that

are higher than us live to. The nature and

details about their life cycle may be hard for

us to understand, yet they are born and die at

the same rate. There is no such thing as true

immortality. Even the great tree Yggdrasil will

die at a point. The very fabric our universe

will one day end. We cannot prevent, nor can

we predict it. Once it happens, we have to

accept the fact that it is a natural process that

must happen to preserve the integrity of reality.

The people that survived the cataclysm

that affected the Earth remain huddled in their

shelters. The people that did survive were the


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ones that were in facilities that could withstand

the power of the Nova that scorched the earth.The earth was in a perpetual state of rain,

attempting to return the water that evaporated

from the bodies returned to the earth and gave

water back to the land.

Some of the military bases in the first

world nations were able to survive much of the

blast. Though their above ground facilities

were incinerated the blast shelters and specially

designed buildings held up against the assault.

Many world leaders had sought shelter in

underground bunker facilities from the effects

of the blast. There were many survivors, Yet

the ones that died were the ones that could not

find a shelter to protect them from the blast.

In the primary place where the battle

was fought, which was the North American

area known as Cleveland. There is ash mixing

with water from the nearby Lake to cause a

muddy ash like formations in the puddles on


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the ground where it rained. In the area where

the Holt Tower once resided there was a largeconcrete pad where the building had once

stood. The people contained within steadfast

waiting for the elven queens to give the word

for them to go out and rebuild the world.

It has been a while since the heat

wave was felt; I wonder what it looks like out

there? Sigrid asked.

I imagine it is a cataclysm, Freya

said.

I never thought that something like this

would happen in my lifetime, Sigrid said.

You always have to prepare for

catastrophe sister, it looms everywhere, Freya

said.

Well understand that small things like

maybe some wars or occasional deaths, but

something along the lines of this is just utterly

devastating, Sigrid said openly.

It is the natural order of things. These


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events have happened before. Things will

return and then when they grow they willeventually end with what you have witnessed,

Freya said.

Think of it this way, it would be even

more tragic if the world was allowed to grow

without restraint, imagine a world where there

are millions of deer, but nothing to eat.

Would you want them to continue to live with

the pain of starvation, or would you prefer that

they be obliterated so they do not suffer?

Hela said to Sigrid.

I get your point, but it just seems so

harsh, Sigrid replied.

Life is harsh and cruel, it is simply

what is, sometimes to have compassion you

must be cruel, Hela replied.

There would have been greater cruelty

had the world continued on its present course

Sigrid. Imagine a world that is over crowded

with people on top of people, spreading disease


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and pestilence because the population is simply

out of control, Albert said.Exactly, you may want people to live,

but then when they have lived their life it must

come to an end. Imagine a world where

nothing can die. Would it be practical if death

ceased to exist? Life would grow to a point

where it would no longer be able to sustain

itself and then it would atrophy under the

attempt to feed the whole instead of preserving

those that deserve to live, Hela said.

Everything is a delicate balance Sigrid,

If death died then so would life as they are

interdependent on each other. You cannot have

one without the other. You stop people from

dying then they would live until they exhaust

everything and then eventually they would

come to the very thing you attempt to stop,

death, Freya said.

To respect death is to respect the

eternal cycle of life and death, When


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something dies it is a blessing as it moves on

for something to replace it, there is no shamein death; it merely the cycle that never ceases,

Hela said.

It is our job to bring new life to those

that died Sigrid, both the light and darkness

must come together to rebuild the things that

we cherish. We cannot do it alone, many

people that we love and care about died, yet

they can be replaced. It is Natures Eternal

Religion, something to be sung about. Life

and death are the most sacred things to us,

Freya said.

Yay, I get to make pretty stuff, Sigrid

said as she smiled.

Well it is more about establishing

balance and order, the things that you create

must have purpose. You simply cannot create

things at random. You have to be able to

create things that serve a purpose in the greater

scheme suit the design of the universe, Freya


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said.

Of course, I know I have to createthings that are functional and fit in with the

ecosystem that we are trying to build, I am

just happy to do so, Sigrid said with a grin

flashing on her face.

I am gratified at your enthusiasm

sister, Freya said.

It just makes me happy to do what

elves do, Sigrid said.

Richter walked up behind Sigrid and

locked his hands around her. She purred

affectionately as he embraced her from behind.

Victoria looked over and rolled her eyes as she

crunched on a carrot.

Sigrid saw Victoria eyeballing her and

laughed, Hey Victoria are you still upset?

No, Victoria responded.

Awww, I am glad that you are acting

more like an elf, Sigrid said, Maybe I can

play some mus


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Victoria immediately cut her off before

she could finish her statement, Turn on thatvile music player and I will shove it

Girls calm down, Freya said as

Victoria started getting hot under the collar.

Sigrid pouted a little as she shrugged

her shoulders. She then in turn smiled and

pecked Victoria with a kiss on her cheek.

Victoria pulled away a bit, but let her kiss her

on the cheek.

It is almost time for us to return to the

surface and restore life to the world, Freya

said.

Of course, we all have a duty to

restore life now that the purging is finished

with, Hela said.

Life will begin in this area and then

we allow it to grow out from here until

Midgard is replenished, Freya said.

It is so great that we are duly chosen

to restore life, it makes me so happy, Sigrid


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said as she clapped her hands.

It is our purpose in life, our purpose isto create and perpetuate life. It is our sole

existence in the universe, Freya said.

Death is at an imbalance at the current

moment, the world will not truly be restored

until we bring the balance back, Hela said.

Life begins with a single seed that

blossom into something truly great, Freya said.

Beloved follows in Christ, the Lords

judgment is complete, Flowers said to the

congregation.

It is now our duty to walk out into the

paradise that the Lord will create for us and

then it will truly be paradise on earth! Anne

said fervently.

Rejoice in the Lord my Brothers and

Sisters, the world is now ours, the wicked has

been judged, all that remain are the few that

fled from the wrath like the cowards that they


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are, Flowers said.

Follow us and lets go out into theworld and create the paradise that the Lord has

promised to his children! Anne shouted.

With that, Anne and Flowers led the

congregation to the doors that allowed them

access to the world above them. A group of

able bodied men help push the doors open that

had become partially lodged with some of

debris that had blocked them. They exited the

shelter and looked around at the world around

them. There were some looks of disbelief as

they looked around. The temperature had

restored itself to a tolerable level. The land

and terrain were scorched and burned beyond

recognition. There was no life. It was a

barren rock with no signs of life in any

direction. Many of the people in the

congregation were disappointed with the state of

the world as it was.

I thought we were to go to paradise,


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but this is worse than anything I have ever

imagined, One of the men said as he lookedat the devastation around him.

There was an intense level of moisture

in the air, as if the atmosphere was resettling

itself from have the water bodies vaporized and

now was coming down as rain and fog that

obscured the world around them. The

temperature was still relatively hot, but it was

no hotter than an August day.

It may look bad my brothers, but this

is the power of our Lord! We were not

meant to have the world handed to us, but to

build a better world free from the sins of the

past! Flowers said.

The people gathered in a circle and

started singing some songs to the testament of

the power of their Lord. Even though there

was no resources and they lacked the capability

to build more resources they still were

convinced that Flowers would be able to


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provide for them. Even in the despair of the

times Flowers convinced these people that therewas still hope even when they had nothing and

could make nothing. The people looked

towards Flowers for salvation so that they

could continue to predicate their existence.

So when do we resurrect Baldur? We

need leadership in these Dark times, Valkyrie

asked the Elven Queens.

We shall do so soon, before we depart

this structure we shall bring Baldur back to

life, Hela said.

I will construct a vessel for Hela to

place his soul in. It will take some time to

create a vessel strong enough to contain his

spirit, Freya said.

That is correct; the average Light Elf

would be unable to create a vessel suitable to

contain a spirit as powerful as Baldurs. The

only person that would be able to create such


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a vessel would be Freya herself, Hela said.

Of course, only the source of lifewould be able to create such a fine vessel, any

other vessel would rupture from the power that

it would contain for such a spirit, Freya said.

This is true, the more powerful the

spirit the stronger the vessel must be, Hela

said.

The spirit is quite a powerful source of

energy. When utilized properly it is a veritable

source of power, Freya said.

Of course, this usurping of the

dissolutive ond presents quite a situation for us.

If we do not regain access to that source of

energy we may not have the power to bring

back too many life forms if the energy is

being diverted for alternate purposes, Hela

said.

It has to be Kross, he seems to pursue

power no matter where it is. He probably has

interfered with the flow of power being that he


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has access to it now as a Dark Elf, Albert

said.I cannot assume anything I cannot

prove, if he is trying to overthrow me then he

will be punished, Hela said.

He is out there somewhere, we must be

careful out there as not to interact with him to

in depth unless he confronts us directly, Albert

said.

There is no real value in combating

Flowers unless he becomes a legitimate threat,

Hela said.

I agree, if we focus on him exclusively

it will take us away from the things that we

need to do to restore the world, Albert said.

We must set precedence to the things

that we need to do, Freya said.

Kross is not an immediate threat at the

current moment. We should only deal with

him if he threatens us, Albert said.

Of course, that is logical. We should


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not worry about what might happen,

realistically we need to focus on what isnecessary, Hela said.

Shall we go outside then? Albert

asked.

Of course, Freya said.

The Light Elves formed up with each

other as well as some of the humans to help

go out on an expedition to the outside. Albert

opened the blast shield that protected the

shelter from the elements outside. When he

opened the blast door, there was a wave of hot

air that hit everyone that was accompanied with

a wave of moisture that made everyone feel as

though they were sticky.

It is relatively hot, whats with the

water in the air? Richter asked.

The water on the planet boiled and

went into the environment causing massive

amounts of moisture which is going to fall

back to the earth in precipitation, Freya said.


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I wanna do something! Sigrid said

cheerily as she ran over to a rock formationand waved her hand over the ground causing

some grass to grow.

Thats nice Sigrid, yet you should

observe this Freya said as she pointed at

the ground and a large pine tree grew out of

the ground and grew to 30 feet in a few

seconds.

Ooh, thats impressive and pretty,

Sigrid said.

Perhaps Victoria should try growing

something? Freya said.

I will try Victoria said as she

pointed to another rock formation. As she

concentrated a small juvenile sugar maple grew

from the soil about ten feet tall.

You are getting the picture Victoria, it

is imperative that we create things that are

necessary to the proper functioning to the

planet before we create anything else. Without


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a base the other life forms would be unable to

survive, Freya said.It was the first thing that came to

mind, Victoria said.

That is great Victoria, I trust that we

will make great progress by the end of the

day, Freya said.

While the Light Elves were busy

creating plants, Hela walked up to each

creation and touched them and they developed

a sort of hue that gave the a unique life and

animation that brought them to life. Each

creation that the Light Elves created had a

unique life quality added to it that defined it

through the definition of the animation that was

given to it. The elves of both the light and

dark had come together to create a unique life

that was animated by the very essence of the

universe.

Ohhh that is pretty Victoria, Sigrid

said as she smiled.


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Diana was right next to Victoria as they

pretty much kept each other company most ofthe time. Diana put her finger into a puddle

of water and some green algae started to color

the water.

That is good Diana, one of the

fundamental building blocks to life is the small

organisms that make life possible for the larger

ones, Freya said.

I figured that something small like

bacteria and algae should be created. There is

more to the natural cycle of life than just trees

and animals, Diana said.

Everything in the natural world is

interdependent on each other. Just because

something is large, does not make it more

important in the natural world, Freya said.

The life that would create would be

unable to exist with the power that I lend it,

Hela said as she put her finger into the water

and it started grow exponentially.


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This is true, Freya said. The life that

we create would be useless if there were nospirit to animate the vessel. The light elves

may be able to create vessels, yet they would

be powerless to animate them without the aid

of the Dark Elves.

There is a particular balance in the

universe that everything is related to, Hela

said.

The balance that we maintain is the

ecosystem that we maintain, it is important to

keep everything that is supposed to function in

the ecosystem working properly or the system

fails, Freya said.

How will we know whether what we

create will be harmful or not? Victoria asked.

What you create will be mandated by

the will and edicts of fate, you cannot create

something that fate would not allow, Hela

said.

We are all bound to the will of


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destiny, it would be impossible to step outside

the confines of our destiny. If we were notdestined to do something then we would be

unable to do it, Freya said.

The Three goddesses of Destiny have

already prescribed the things you need to do as

they have prescribed all our fates, Hela said.

I think I am starting to understand this

whole destiny thing, Diana said.

Whether you understand the will and

mandates of destiny are irrelevant. It is

impossible to violate destiny since the reality is

written by destiny. If the Goddesses did not

will it then it would be impossible to happen,

Hela said.

The rest of the female light elves fanned

out in the area and started to create more life

and organisms. After several hours there was

life built up in the area that looked like a

primordial development of a new world. The

organism started frown in the soil and started


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to take root.

Richter walked about the garden that thegirl elves created. He stood about looking and

guarding the girl elves from any forces that

would seek them harm. He looked over the

group of elves as they worked. Occasionally

he would keep an eye on Sigrid, making sure

that she was safe. The other male elves

dispersed themselves amongst the crowd so that

they could maintain a defensive response in the

event that there was something to happen.

Elrick walked up to Richter and patted

him on the back.

Hey, it looks like the girls are going to

be busy with their duties. It is doubtful that

we will get attacked, yet we must remain

vigilant, Elrick said.

Of course, there is a very good

possibility that Kross is still lurking about.

That man is pure evil, Richter said.

Well he may be evil, but what I


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understand, men like that do themselves in.

His greed is unsuitable. He will continue toconsume until he gorges himself to the point of

death. It is the natural order for men like

him, Elrick said.

I suppose that you are right, I wonder

how many people he will take with him until

he finally destroys himself, Richter said.

The people that he pulls down with

himself are destined for their fate. The wolf

does not change its fur, Elrick said.

Of course, Kross is the same thing that

he has always been, he was born a monster

and he has lived the life of a monster. There

is no changing that. It is sort of the story of

the Frog and scorpion. The Frog promises the

scorpion to take him across the river as long

as the scorpion does not sting him. Yet he

got stung anyway, It goes to show you that

people do what they are born to do. If a

person is born a monster then it is natural for


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him to behave as a monster, Richter said.

Well the world is a predatory place.If you are born to be an unstoppable killing

machine then that is what you are going to be.

You are merciless to resist the call. Eventually

all creatures succumb to the nature of what

they are. The lion can only go so far without

eating before it ravages the lambs, Elrick said.

Of course, if dont do what you are

programmed to do then you die. We all have

to do what we are intended to do. Whatever

we do must be in accordance with the mandate

of Destiny. If we chose to resist we would be

compelled to do it against our will, Richter

said.

Of course, it is futile to fight destiny,

in every scenario all creatures carry out the

will of destiny. There is no way to cheat

destiny as there is no way to cheat death,

Elrick said.

That is absolutely true; it is one of the


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constants in the universe. All things must face

the ultimate destiny of things, you cannot cheatdestiny, Richter said.

Even in this devastation there is hope,

the ones that have been selected are the ones

that have been chosen to rebuild the world, our

purpose is to help those that have perished and

carry on the legacy by which they have lived

in a new world, Elrick said.

The losses have been tragic, but those

deaths had to happen, had they not then it

would have been possible that there would have

been even been a greater tragedy, Richter said.

Even though they died, we will live on

and honor their memory, Elrick said.

Those who die in honor will live

forever in the memory of those that cherish

their deeds, Richter said.

Sigrid roamed around the area pointing

her finger at random rock formations and she

waver her hand over the formations and various


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types of vegetation started to grow from the

ground. She smiled as the organism took rootand other things started to foliate the area.

Victoria and Diana hanged around each

other talking to each other. They as well were

helping life grown in the area.

I just want to thank you Diana for

being there for me. You have always listened

to me, Victoria said to Diana.

Victoria, no matter how alone that you

feel that you are, you are never alone in this

world. We share the same spirit, the same

blood we are of the same identity. The fact is

that we must be strong together, Diana said.

I love it when you speak to me Diana,

it is almost as though you are lending me your

strength, Victoria said.

You have always been strong Victoria,

it is the fact that Kross suppressed you for so

long that you truly lost who you were and

became someone else. You became dependent


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on him, and then he betrayed you. The pain

from such a thing would be unimaginable,Diana said.

I know it hurts; it still hurts. I have

learned to deal with this pain. I wonder what

he is doing, what he is planning? Victoria

said.

The logical assumption is that he either

plans to kill or enslave us, Diana said.

Of course, his madness is beyond

comprehension, Victoria said.

I imagine he is in some hole preaching

to some Jebus freak survivors that think they

have been raptured Diana said.

I would hate to be them when they run

out of food, Victoria said.

The cannibals will start feasting upon

the flesh, Diana said.

More than likely, I wonder if the Dark

Elves eat like us? Victoria said.

Ask Hela, Diana said.


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Of course, I suppose that she would

know about that, Victoria said.Has Tod been around Victoria, Diana

asked.

I havent seen him in a few months,

he was so sweet, but I suppose they have him

doing things, Victoria said with a dismal look

on her face.

Of course, these are busy times, maybe

you can visit him sometime when there is

time, Diana said.

I still wear that pendant he gave me.

He was so nice to see me when I was so sick,

I wish he was with me now, Victoria said.

Well it is daylight out Victoria, he

would go dormant if he were out in broad

daylight, Diana said.

Of course, I still miss him, it has been

a few months, Victoria said.

Well we got things to do, these plants

need some tender loving care, Diana said.


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These plants seem to have a unique

purpose; I have never admired their beautybefore. It seems that they have formed a

unique bond with me, Victoria said.

Well this is what we are now Victoria,

as Sigrid said; we cant help what we are.

Diana said.

Victoria frowned when Diana mentioned

Sigrids name, but resumed what she was

doing, I suppose Sigrid would know.

I know you dont like Sigrid, but she

is special in her own way, Diana said.

She is annoying, as far as hating her; I

find it hard to hate her. The fact is that she

always manages to piss me off. For some

reason when she is in my presence it is as if

there is a child sitting in a seat bawling its

eyes out and there is no way to control the

volume. Some of the things that she does is

absolutely torturous, Victoria said.

Well still, she is a child, I understand


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you find children distasteful, but again she will

not be like this forever, Diana said.I suppose you are right, but it is just

so hard at times, Victoria said with some tears

forming on her cheek.

Dont cry sister, Diana said slipping

an arm around her shoulder. Victoria leaned

her head into Diana and just spent some time

with Diana.

How is it going sisters? I trust you

are working well? Freya said as she

approached Victoria and Diana. The girls

reciprocated by hugging Freya and giving her

some kisses on her cheek.

We are fine, Diana said.

Freya looked at some of the tears on

Victorias check and smiled at her, Why do

you cry so dear sister?

Oh, It just seems that things get to me

from time to time, Victoria said.

You should not cry over things that


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dont matter sister. It is futile, you can beat

your head up against the wall and beat yourselfup all day long, but the only thing it

accomplishes is a headache, Freya said.

Well sometimes it makes me feel better

to get it out, Victoria said.

Getting it out is one thing, but even

when you cry the problem is still there. The

only way truly to prevent tears is to solve the

problem. If you sulk about it eternally, the

eternal pain is your reward, Freya said.

I understand what you are saying, but

it seems as though I want to run at times,

Victoria said.

There was a verse that Odin said a

long time ago: The sluggard believes that he

would live forever should he run from the fight

and a thousand spears spare his life; but the

gift of age has not granted him peace, Freya

said.

What does that mean? Victoria asked.


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You cant run from battle, you run and

you will be pursued, you may evade thousandsof attempts on your life. Yet in the end it

only takes one successful attempt to kill you,

Freya said.

I see what you are saying, I guess I

never thought of it that way, Victoria said.

It is always wise to heed the wisdom

of those that dwarf you, the things that Odin

taught us is beyond comprehension. We shall

mourn his passing, Freya said sighing.

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