God of War: Daughter of War

When the morning of the next day arrived, and the family rose to meet it, Flurry knew there would be plenty of things for them to do, though before anyone did anything there was the matter of breakfast, which was where Atreus shared a couple of things with them, one they were expecting and one they weren't.

"I don't know how you sleep with our wings, Flurry, but it took me awhile to get into the right position." Atreus said, as while he didn't have the larger wings anymore, thanks to him being a good boy and showing that he was no longer giving into the parts of himself that forced his draconic changes, he still had to deal with the smaller ones for the time being, "The tail didn't help me much either."

"Well, you won't have to worry about it if you keep up the good behavior." Flurry pointed out, because she could tell that her brother wasn't saying this to ask for assistance in figuring out the best way to sleep with his new additions, especially since they were smaller than before, rather he was just making conversation while they ate, before worrying about what his father might have planned for them, "Though you do seem... distracted. Did have you a bad dream?"

The reason she asked such a thing was due to her brother's nature, he was part Giant after all, and she had to wonder if being in Jotunheim had awakened one of Atreus' Giant powers, or at the very least stirred a power into a temporary form of awakening so her brother knew it was there, likely the ability to glimpse the future's events.

"Maybe? I had a dream that we were deep into Fimbulwinter and Thor showed up outside our house, standing near where we burned mother, with a storm happening overhead." Atreus replied, something that caused the family to glance at each other, even Mimir, who was resting on a holder that Pandora had constructed for him yesterday, before they went to sleep anyway, was surprised by that fact, "It doesn't mean anything... right?"

"Hard to know. For now, we shall reform the protection stave and ensure our home is safe... then we will start preparing you for the future." Kratos stated, because he had come to understand that when his son said something, usually about there being a powerful force ahead of them, it was best to trust him, which meant that if Atreus was saying that Thor would show up two or even three years from this point in time, which he guessed due to the 'deep into Fimbulwinter' portion, they had to be prepared for his, and likely Odin's, arrival.

"I'll get to work preparing the training yard. Albis will likely follow you to check on the protection staves." Pandora said, as it seemed like what everyone should do right now, though at the same time she knew that Flurry had other plans before she bothered to start her own preparations, something their brother seemed to notice as well since she didn't mention what their sister would be doing, "Flurry, are you going to do what I think you're thinking of doing?"

"Yeah, fly around the lake and make sure things have returned to normal." Flurry answered, because the main excuse was to check and be sure all of the undead were gone, sent back to Helheim so they could be judged and sorted at long last, but her true reason was to check up on Modi and see how he was doing, "I'll probably be back this afternoon... just depends on what I see during my flight."

Kratos nodded, as he trusted his daughter and knew that Flurry would do what she felt was right, especially if it meant she would save someone who tried to kill them, despite the beating he had been given previously, as he knew that she would be back when she was ready to join them. Once breakfast was over Flurry made sure everyone had what they needed for their journey out into the area that was around their home, to make sure the protection stave was fixed, before Kratos had Albis and his children follow after him. As soon as they were a good distance away Flurry took to the air and headed towards the mountain that they had traversed to reach where Mimir had been imprisoned, because she knew there was no real reason to check on the undead, especially since the Valkyries were still recovering from being freed. Her main focus was on seeing if Modi was still where she had left him and if he was willing to talk, especially since she had no desire to kill him, but she knew if he wanted to go out with a bang, and die a warrior's death, she might have to oblige him.

Sure enough she found the living son of Thor sitting in the area that she had teleported him to in an effort to make sure her brother, who was obsessed with his power at the time, didn't take the life of someone in such a crude manner, and as she landed the figure raised his head before letting out a tired sigh.

"Come to finish me off, have you?" Modi remarked, as if he honestly thought that he had been living on borrowed time and that his period of reflection had come to an end, even though it was hard to say if the god had learned anything during his time in this secluded area, "Very well, make it quick."

"I'm not here to kill you, rather I'm here to check on you and deliver some food." Flurry replied, catching the god by surprise as she produced a pouch from her bag that had the food that she and Pandora had prepared last time, perfectly contained so it would be ready for when she handed it to Modi, who opened the container as soon as it was in his hands and rapidly ate some of it, "Though you might want to slow down... wouldn't want you to choke to death."

"Why spare me? Why not let your brother kill me when he had the chance?" Modi asked, though he did take a moment to drink some of the water that was provided, as there was a waterskin passed to him after Flurry made her comment, despite the fact that he was confused by her kindness towards him, especially after all the remarks he made and his actions against her family.

"Because there's been enough killing... and besides, your heart didn't seem into fighting us. Magni was the warrior, I could see that, but you seemed like you wanted to walk a different path." Flurry answered, as enough gods had fallen to her and her father over the years, though at the same time she was being serious when she answered Modi's question, after being beaten by his father, and nearly dying to a little boy, part of her was sure that Modi might be interested in another path in life that wasn't constantly fighting.

"And what if you're wrong and I'd rather meet my end on the battlefield?" Modi remarked, mostly out of curiosity really, but he was surprised when Flurry drew both his mace and his shield from her bag, along with Magni's blade as well, though he was caught off guard by the fact that none of them seemed damaged, like she cared about weapons.

"Then I shall honor your customs, if that is what you truly wish to do." Flurry said, where Modi found that her weapons, the sickles, were still on her belt, waiting to be drawn if a battle broke out, and that wasn't counting the bow, greatsword, or the battleaxe that were in her possession, all powerful weapons based on what he was seeing.

Modi said nothing for a time, allowing Flurry to pull out the weapons he could see and clean them, making sure each one was pristine and ready for whatever the future held for her, and each one made him realize just how outclassed he was, as his weapons wouldn't last against her terrifying might, to which he sighed.

"No... fighting is worthless... I would lose in no time." Modi said, where he waved his hand at the gear that used to be his and his brother's, allowing Flurry to return them to her bag for the time being as he leaned his head against the rock wall that was behind him, silently remembering where his father had struck him and how he looked while doing it, "Clashing with you and your family has caused me to realize I'm not cut out to be a warrior... I'm a bloody coward who ran, instead of rushing to my brother's aid when he needed me the most. I'm not cut out to be on the front lines, like Magni... maybe I can learn to do something else, like use my strength to craft items like those dwarves... wonder if they would be willing to take someone like me on as an apprentice?"

"Even if we were willing, we would have some conditions for you to meet." a voice said, where Flurry wasn't even surprised to find that Brok was looking at them, standing at the end of the passage that she had placed Modi in not that long ago, as she had been sure that he and his brother had noticed her saving this god when her family came through here the second time, and sure enough Sindri was standing nearby as well, "And let me tell you something, they won't be easy or pretty."

Modi looked at the pair for a moment before nodding his head, as if he was willing to do anything and everything to make himself useful, to which Flurry left the god in the hands of the dwarves for the time being and took to the air, allowing her to fly out into the Lake of Nine. Such a thing allowed her to see that Jormungandr was resting once more, ignoring the world once more as he slept on the various mountains, though at the same time she could tell that the snow was already getting heavier, causing her to sigh as she rushed towards her family's home. When she was close enough Flurry floated down to all of the trees that bared the magic of the protection stave and imbued each one with a small bit of her magic, causing her to look at the barrier that appeared as it shifted color, the snow fizzling before falling through like normal. Such a thing caused her to smirk a little as she held her hand out and collected the material before it could touch the ground, as it was normal snow, devoid of the Fimbulwinter aspect that would sap Midgard of it's magical power, causing her to make a small rune in the shape of a pointed heart.

This possessed the same power as what she had done to the barrier, meaning that whatever she placed this on would no longer be subjected to the effects of Fimbulwinter, though before distributing it to the rest of the family, and the rest of the area, Flurry landed on the cliff they had stopped on at the start of their quest and pulled out the Deathrite Daggers, as she wanted some alone time with them before she returned to her family.

"Time to see what sort of power awakened in these blades." Flurry commented, because while she was using them against all of their enemies she had felt something inside them suddenly awaken, as if they had been used enough to utilize their full power, which was why she sat down and closed her eyes as she focused on the power she had felt earlier.

She was expecting some sort of power to awaken and the knowledge be transferred into her mind, similar to the gems that they had recovered for her father's weapons and Atreus' bow, but what actually happened was that she was projected into a whole new area, like her mind had traveled or something, and she was in what appeared to be a vast desert area.

"So, the daggers have awakened at last." a voice said, where Flurry turned and discovered someone that seemed to be like a human with the head of a wolf, or maybe a jackal as she looked at him, who had black skin with golden jewelry on his wrists and upper parts of his arms, plus the golden sash and headdress he had, "I was wondering who might find the daggers, but I'll be honest, all of Tyr's tales didn't prepare me for meeting you."

"You... You're a God of Death, aren't you?" Flurry asked, because she could feel a familiar power coming from the figure, just like the power that she had access to, causing her to look around the area they were in and found that it was definitely a vast desert, there was nothing else for them to worry about, "Where are we, a mindscape?"

"You could say that. We are in an area that Tyr and I designed, as he said that a Death God with no real training in how to use their power would find the daggers, and I agreed to train them." the figure replied, which Flurry knew to be true, after she became the Greek Goddess of Death she rarely used or even trained with her specific godly powers, rather she mastered all of her combat styles and then focused on maintaining the lessons her father had taught her over the years, "Of course the daggers have been slumbering for a long time, so I was unsure if they would awaken or not... your power definitely brought them back to life, allowing this power to come back to life as well. And yes, I am a God of Death: I am Anubis, the Egyptian God of Death."

Flurry chuckled as she braced herself for what was going to happen next, because out of everything that the daggers could have given her this was by far the furthest thing in her mind, training with another God of Death, and yet she was eager to see what sort of lessons Anubis had for her as she braced herself for what the future held for everyone.