The Church's Grim

. My mind was racing trying to go over the events

to give up sleep and speak out to Fenrir, when a loud roar snapped

shot down my spine at the wor

ew the blankets off me and ran out of the hut. Fenrir was chasi

eyard!" I said frantically

. It was still flaming from the heat of the obsidian scythe crashing into earth. A brigh

e appeared to shrug his shoulders. I took a moment to admire

nine feet long. His fur, black like the night. Reflected with a purple hue. His paws could rival the largest hands of the largest warrior from my village. Truly The greatest of all the great beasts. His name was Fenrir, and he had been my best friend since I was eleven. The lo

enough for Fenrir to hear. I inched

ut. It sounded like it came from within the weap

alive?"

f us are alive." The voice replied. I was bewildered

ht as if pushed by an invisible current. I noticed a symbol of an ox stamped proudly in blue on the Stirling silver blade. The blade curved with a length of almost two feet. A long silver hand

. The ox's reflection huffed and

I am the Great

of his fur began to look slightly purple. The ox's face was

osity took over my mind a

ob?" I asked. I remembered a priest sha

ast roared and blue smoke plumed fro

creature that stole my name!" Behemoth roared and h

moth than who are you?"

and swayed my stance. I started to feel warm, standing in the center of the flaming crater. I fel

ely throughout space. Every step would create rock and molten land would form from the friction of my steps. Mountains rose in my wake and canyons forme

he ground racing behind me. It frustrated me while we were alive. She would bring water with her everywhere she went and I thought sh

iverse. I don't know what happened, but one day he appeared in front of my path. A bold decision I thought, and I tried to run him down. He raised his hand

rtable. I heard Fenrir whimper and bark as if he was also dying to he

ove and wove in and out of my sculptures. Her water cascaded and flowed with my cracks and my mountains; they didn't ruin them. They enhanced them. I never appreciated her beauty before now, and it

r a condolence. It was too hot though. I felt a little lightheaded. I had so m

d and more blue smoke shot out from the ground that the ha

on. Now begone young man." Behemoth said. F

s I felt the familiar brush of Fenrir's body and I collapsed into it. I regained focus and watched as Fenrir jumped. He lift

back to the crater and could make out Behemoth

ever show your face bef

h other and turned to make

hind." I told Fenrir. "Let's go check out

ng was mostly a large extravagant room filled with benches. In the far end of the room was a raised platform and a strang

red to Fenrir. Even though no one was here

of equal size. Each room had an extremely comfortable looking bed in it. On each of the walls hung a small square o

e running into the room as

before I died! Wait..."

color of the skin over my Adams apple, off whi

spot. Fenrir howled softly and raised his nose towar

re the priest slit you

hunting. Memories of Fenrir and I wrestling older Viking in the village and winning. All these great accomplishme

et into the air! What was that?"

th his hind leg. It exploded into chunks of woo

rsting with excitement. "I

the mirror. It vanished as the wall splin

rap!" I joined Fenrir in jumping. We w

." I grinned. Fenrir chirped and squinted his ey

hed and dug my feet into the wood

e Fenrir barked the

we had been chopping down trees for generations. My gr

u cut one down." I thought. I co

of trees after this." I told Fenrir. He let

I took off sprinting at full effort. A cloud of dust whipped in the wind behind me. I moved faster than I expect

n still beat me in

cocky in my abilities and couldn't help but trash talk Fenrir. He barked back as if replying to all my remarks. We laughed as we walked thr

ng our front yard. We made our way behind our smal

ring like that?" I asked

ound out. I walked over to a stump and grab

e. I looked over the field. Countless st

and haven't even made it half way through. I raised my uncle's axe over my head and swung with all my strength. A loud cracking sound echoed

he top of my lungs. He was staring at me with his mouth wide ope

more. I set my uncle's old axe down in the

s with ease. The unexpected force knocked me onto my butt. I tossed the tree towards Fenrir, and he quickly dodged it. Fenri

g!" I p

nrir jumping ou

nrir walked over and sat next to a stump. His

en I opened my eyes, I was soaring above the tree line. I could see an ocean of spruce and pine trees. Beyond the horizon I could jus

unding my village was overwhelming. I lande

and joined us. A large handful of houses and huts speckled the land. They were connected by a long path of cobblestone. At the highest elevation of the village where our grand hall once stood, had been t

from us in tax."

n the air for so long. I tumbled to the gr

's see how high you can j

air across the field. He flew a hundred yards and landed on the roof of our home.

rd him howl back proudly. His silhouett

ng home." I yelled. Fenri

's old axe and returned it to the

hope you found Valhall

eciding to call it a day. In all of the commotion and fun the day had nearly come to

to Fenrir. We entered and closed the door... Unaware of the Witch and the t