God of War: Daughter of War

As they left the area that the Light of Alfheim was in, continuing towards where they remembered finding Groa's shrine the last time they had been here, Flurry weaved her magic into a path as she told Tyr why she and her family had come to this realm in the first place, since they were looking for answers that might help prevent Ragnarok. Tyr nodded, as stopping the destruction of the Nine Realms was a noble goal, where it was hard to tell if he knew more than they did, thanks to what he learned from the Giants, or if he might be in the dark, but this time Flurry could tell that it wasn't the same as when Odin was pretending to be Tyr. Such a thing made him wonder what sort of secrets the Giants might have left inside the shrine, even though he was saddened when he learned that the Dark Elf King had been slain during their previous venture into this realm, despite their attempts to stay out of the Elf War. Kratos shared his thoughts that whoever was in charge of the light elves right now was most likely going to attack before they got out of the realm, since they had killed quite a bit of their soldiers despite it being self defense, where they confirmed that Tyr was sad by this news, but understood what they had done to reach this point.

It was such an interesting change, as Odin's version of Tyr had been fully peaceful while Tyr himself was mostly peaceful, but at the same time he knew there were times where violence was the answer, in fact he admitted that he had a few weapons that he could call upon if he needed to, gifts from his travels.

"You know, I'm surprised that they didn't lock this door, considering all of the doors the light elves locked." Atreus stated, as the door they had walked through after filling their Bifrost three years ago was still unlocked, which was an odd thing when he thought about all of the other doors they had smashed the crystals of to bring them down, but he wasn't about to complain about it since it made their quest easier, "Considering that they're still at war with the dark elves it doesn't seem like a good idea to leave a back way open for them to use against them."

"Arrogance, most likely." Kratos replied, because that was the most likely answer, the light elves were clearly enjoying having the temple all to themselves, altering everything to their liking and creating a new set of fortifications to stop the dark elves from entering this sacred place again, "Also, a back door that an enemy cannot reach would allow the light elves to flee if the dark elves managed to breach their chosen front door... which could be soon, given our handiwork."

"And even if they do not take control of the realm in the next few days, they'll do so in the future... the Light always changes hands between the two groups." Tyr said, though in that moment he sighed as he remembered that they were currently approaching Ragnarok, the literal end of the Nine Realms, meaning his statement wouldn't matter much in the near future, if the original prophecy still held sway over everything, "Or that is what would normally happen, so there's no telling what the future might hold for us or for this realm... the Light changing hands that you aided, even if it wasn't your intention, might be the last one, depending on what Groa's shrine reveals to us. Also, may I ask how you came to be half dragon, Atreus?"

"It's rather simple: we found where Fafnir was chained and discovered his cursed mirror, my brother touched the mirror without thinking, and we've spent the last three years trying to help him." Flurry stated, though at the same time her father opened the sealed door and they stepped out into the area that they had passed through to enter the temple during their last adventure, where it was easy for them to see Sindri having set up a new workshop for them to use, "Oh, Sindri, allow me to introduce the real Tyr... the one we rescued from Svartalfheim ended up being Odin in disguise... don't worry, I've already banished him and his raven, so Yggdrasil will keep him out."

Sindri glanced at Tyr for a moment and told them to share the information when they got back from their adventure, as this seemed important for him and Brok to be told at the same time, which was when Kratos opened the shrine so Atreus could touch it, allowing the Norse God of War to watch as it unraveled to reveal a stone door. In the next moment they opened it and revealed the swirling vortex that lead to the hidden secret of this shrine, allowing them to step through it and enter the hidden area, where Tyr glanced around the area for a time, as this was brand new to him, or it was something he had only seen a rare few times in the past. Sure enough the magic inside the shrine came to life and revealed a scene they had heard about in the past, that being Groa searching for her missing husband, meditating and searching for weeks on end, before she found a vision of Ragnarok, the doom of all realms. It moved into another piece of the tale, Odin demanding a private retelling of the prophecy, like that would change things in his favor, before he drew his spear and impaled Groa, or at least that was what the imagery showed, as the meaning was clear that he would kill her.

It moved to mention Ironwood, which they knew didn't really exist based on what Mimir had said, while Tyr tilted his head for a moment, no doubt trying to piece together if he had heard the name before or not, before he shook his head for a few seconds as the scenes moved on, revealing more to them. That was when they discovered the 'Champion' once more, who Atreus remarked could be him despite Flurry pointing out an important fact, he didn't have a spear that could make more of itself, as the Giants made sure to put in all of the relevant information and she was sure that weapon was important to the entire prophecy. Following that was a scene that all of them were familiar with, the armies of the Nine Realms gathering to do battle with Asgard and Odin, the celestial wolves chasing the sun and moon, Thor clashing with Jormungandr, and a lone figure, a general holding Gjallarhorn, who was leading the armies into battle. It was Ragnarok, exactly as Mimir described in the past, but Flurry held all of the others back for a moment as they observed the shrine, because this wasn't the secret the Giants wanted them to see, and she was proven right as the energy surged a few moments later.

What they discovered was that there was a giant, no doubt Surtr, that appeared to be attacking Yggdrasil, but instead of all nine of the realms breaking only Asgard fell from the World Tree and was crushed, while the other eight glowed, before the scene shifted to Odin perishing before their very eyes.

"I don't... Asgard is destroyed... but the other realms thrive?" Atreus commented, as he couldn't believe what he was seeing right now and glanced at his family for a moment, finding that all of them and Tyr were looking at the scene with wonder in their eyes, as none of them had expected this.

"And Odin dies." Kratos said, though there was something odd about the true prophecy that Groa had hidden, because the Giants had foreseen Flurry being the one to break Baldur's immortality, as the 'Valkyrie of Death' as they called his daughter, and if what they had seen in Jotunheim was to be believed there was something they weren't seeing, "Odin is working off of a false prophecy."

That he is. a voice said, where the energies of the shrine swirled around the area in front of the group for a couple of seconds, taking the form of someone that had to be a Giant, standing roughly around Faye's height and wore robes that had to be for a seer, especially since she carried a serpent staff like her icons, before the specter paused for a moment, It can't be... TYR?!

"Groa, this is a surprise... but not an unexpected one." Tyr remarked, as he was used to the Giants doing things like this, in very specific and rare circumstances, which told him that Flurry's presence had caused a ripple effect in the prophecies that the Giants had created, so that even what they had just witnessed might not be the truth anymore, "But yes, I am the real Tyr, as Flurry Heart revealed Odin's deception and unmasked him before springing me from my prison in Asgard."

The spirit of Groa noticed that Tyr was gesturing to someone else and followed his hand, where she found Flurry staring at her with interest in her eyes, something that caused the message from the ancient seer to raise a hand to her head and utter a string of words that seemed like she might be cursing a little.

An Equestrian... I should have known. This message was only supposed to play if one of them showed up. Groa stated, confirming that she and the rest of the Giants had seen Flurry's coming at some point in the past and did everything in their power to make sure her arrival was hidden from Odin, meaning there was more to the prophecy than what they had seen just now, before Groa noticed the sickles that were on Flurry's belt and sweated a little, Of all the godhoods to get, why oh why did it have to be Death... strange, I cannot say the word Death anymore, not when thinking about you. Very well, I won't say anything about your godhood either, Flurry Heart, but I will say this: the prophecies you have seen were what I saw, first the one with Surtr and then the one I gave Odin... but shortly after learning of the one I had to tell Odin, well, I saw Ragnarok for a third time, which all of you will see shortly.

The scene in question was rather short, it was the World Tree being sundered by an intense surge of magical energy, which was represented by red cracks, to signify rage, causing Flurry to growl for a moment, as it looked like Groa was accusing her of being the sole reason behind the destruction of the Nine Realms, causing Groa to hold up a hand.

Hold, before you speak. Yes, this is one of my visions... there was also a fourth. Groa continued, as if she wanted them to be aware of all versions of the prophecy she had seen, just so they knew that things weren't set in stone and any future could come about, while the energies of the shrine swirled once more.

This one was similar to the first prophecy, about war being held, but this time a specter with a pair of sickles took the place of the General, and behind that figure rested several orbs with special inscriptions on them, such as one reading 'love', a pair being 'sun' and 'moon' with archer symbols, before finding 'courage' and 'wisdom' among them. Flurry realized what it was in an instant, it was the war prophecy brought to life with warriors from another Land taking part in the war, as the army that was behind the orbs seemed to be the force that they had left behind on the Land Between Realms. It was a combined army that would shake Asgard to it's very foundations, something not even Odin would be ready for, and that might be even more true when she considered the tiniest possibility that maybe the Titans might be there as well, because while the prophecy didn't show them it was possible Gaia might come if they called. Even her family and Tyr were taken aback by the scenes that were in front of them, as they never imagined that Flurry's presence would make it so that not even the Giants knew how Ragnarok would end, or how the pieces would fall into place.

As the scene faded Flurry found that a fifth was starting, but this time around the magic in the shrine shattered, pieces of the surrounding area cracking and breaking, though Groa was unfazed, rather it seemed like she had been expecting this since there was a smile on her face as she started to fade away.

And the fifth... the last variant... one that is so unlike the others that not even the Giants can replicate what I saw on that fateful day. Groa said, which told Flurry that the last one was so unbelievable that not even her people could recreate it for Flurry, and those that were with her, to see, meaning there had to be something very special about it, likely the safety of the Nine Realms in their entirety, Good luck, Shaper of Fate... you're going to need it this time around.

Flurry said nothing as she made sure her family and Tyr got out of the shrine as it literally collapsed before their eyes, like a final safety measure to be sure Odin couldn't get the information that was inside it, causing Flurry to wrap her magic around the bits of the shrine and moved them into her bag.

"Dare I ask what happened in there?" Sindri inquired, because while he knew about Atreus' ability with the shrines, this was the first time one had collapsed like this, both the secret inside and the exterior that hid the truth, and that worried him just a little bit, as this was the one that might hold a possibility of stopping Ragnarok.

"We will explain back at the house." Kratos said, as that would allow them to speak about the information in pure privacy, and if they were lucky they might be able to assist Freya in being able to travel to the other realms, meaning they would only have to share the information only once and not multiple times, causing Sindri to nod his head.

"I don't get it... what word could Groa not say? And why did she call Flurry a 'Shaper of Fate'?" Atreus asked, because he had been thinking about everything they learned and knew that if they went to war against Odin it would end in their victory, a fact that his father either hadn't noticed or didn't seem to care about, all while he made sure that the marble he had found in the shrine was safely put away.

"It is because of the innate power that Flurry's species possesses, the power to go against fate itself and rewrite the script... I suspect the Norns are afraid of you." Tyr answered, as he knew the most about Flurry's kind and understood what Groa's spirit message meant by her choice of words, all while knowing that the Norns were likely freaking out by the fact that Flurry was still in the Nine Realms, "The best way to think about it is to imagine a book that you've read, with characters and a story that you are familiar with... but once you introduce an Equestrian into the mix, well, suddenly things will start to change as they interact with the world around them... or at least that's how Discord explained it."

"Dis...cord? Why does that name sound familiar?" Flurry commented, though as they headed back into the temple she and her family engaged a group of light elves that decided to attack them, since it seemed like the light elves really didn't want them in the temple, but she was sure the name sounded familiar.

"You either knew him before Kratos found you, or had heard of him in some manner." Tyr said, though for him it was hard to remember the last time he had spoken to the figure in question, especially after Odin had stolen away a lot of time from him, before he decided it was something to worry about later as the family retraced their steps back to the entrance they had used to enter the temple, "Oh, and don't worry about lost time... time works differently for Equus and us. You could be living on our world for a thousand years or more, living a full life, but on your home world it would only appear that a few days or weeks will have passed since your disappearance... but they will be surprised by your appearance, and the fact that you're a goddess now. I want to be clear that alicorns aren't the dominate species on your home world, rather it's the one with the lowest population, in comparison to the earth ponies, pegasi, unicorns, and other species that call that world home, but it's for good reason: the magical powers an alicorn can call upon are beyond what a normal unicorn can wield. I know of two alicorns for sure, sisters that have the power to raise the sun and the moon... and I think there might be a third alicorn, but I'd have to delve into my memories to recall everything correctly."

Atreus laughed that off and told Tyr that he had to be joking, since the sun and moon revolved around the world, except for the tales of how someone could have the Celestial Wolves move and alter the time of day on a whim, but Tyr's expression told him and the others that he was being serious, making Flurry more interested in her home world. She was starting to see what Tyr meant by how her kind were capable of changing fate, especially with some of the powers that they wielded, and the god even told them what he had learned in the past, that being sent to a new world either awakened their inner powers or attuned them to the powers the world had. As Flurry thought about it, and the fact that there was more information she had to learn about but couldn't since it would distract her, they dropped down into an area across from the Light and used another path they had used in the past, tackling the aggressive light elves and nightmares that came at them. She could tell that they had really annoyed the light elves, as they didn't want them to leave here alive, where she glanced at Pandora for a moment and her sister nodded, because if things continued to progress like this they could use her Space Stone to get out of the temple quickly.

Their descent through the temple brought them back to an area they had passed through previously, though this time they found that there was a more regal looking light elf with two elegant blades floated down into the area they were in, though as she prepared herself Flurry stepped forward and held out her sickles.

"Stand aside... we mean you no harm, and I'd rather not kill someone that seems to be Svartaljofurr's counterpart." Flurry said, because the figure in question seemed to be the leader of the light elves, a queen no doubt, and if that was the case she suspected that it would only land them in hot water with the rest of the realm, but knowing how the Dark Elf King had reacted she figured this one would be stupid as well.

All they were able to get out of the figure was that she was called Alva, the Light Elf Queen as Flurry confirmed that part of her headdress was like a crown as well, before the figure rushed at them and spun her blades around, where Flurry rushed in and struck Alva in the chest, discovering a slight opening in her defenses to knock the warrior back. One thing she found was that the Light Elf Queen was able to combine her blades into a twinblade, much like what Flurry used in the past and what she could do with her sickles, something that caused her to do the same with her own weapons, causing Tyr to raise an eyebrow as he realized what she was doing. The two of them danced around the circular area they were in, their weapons clashing as sparks flew every now and then, where the Norse God of War got a real show of her abilities as she gracefully moved around the chamber, never leaving an opening for Alva to exploit, while she, in turn, found openings to slip both heads of her weapons into. While it was a clear that it was a one sided battle, Flurry clearly dominating the flow of battle, her foe was also an elegant fighter, one that could wield the power of the Light as she sent out waves of light energy, which were blocked by Flurry's magic, cancelling them before any could reach her.

It quickly came to an end as Flurry spun around, hooked one of the heads of her sickle staff around Alva's outstretched arm, and removed half of her right arm, allowing her to catch the fallen light blade before it hit the ground, though as she tried to get Alva to surrender the Light Elf Queen continued her advance, causing Flurry to let out a sigh as she removed her head.

"We had best get moving... the dark elves are going to sense the death of the Light Elf Queen." Flurry stated, because based on what happened the last time they were in Alfheim she knew it was only a matter of time until the other side of the conflict realized that something was going on, meaning they had to get out of the realm before total war broke out, while at the same time she collected the other half of the 'Lightforged Twinblade', as she was going to call it, along with a shield for her collection, "I just wish people learned to yield when offered the chance."

Kratos nodded his head for a moment as Pandora decided to leave the temple quickly, where she utilized the power of the Space Stone and opened a portal for them to use, warping them out into the area that was outside the temple, to an area they had passed through previously. As they stopped for a moment it was far too easy for them to see that the light elves and dark elves were definitely attacking each other again, the latter launching an assault on the temple now that the leader of their enemies was dead, a change they no doubt sensed because of the Light. Fortunately where they were placed was out of the way, meaning they were safe from the war, though in the following seconds Kratos made his way down to the Door that Pandora had brought them to, where he gestured to everyone else for a moment as he used his Key and opened the way back to SIndri's house. Atreus asked about the animal sound he had heard previously, where Kratos told him that they would come back in a new hours, once they were sure that the war had died down and that they weren't in any danger of being attacked by an intense force from either side.

Flurry frowned as she stared out at the realm, upset and annoyed that the two elven forces would rather declare war on each other, instead of seeking balance and understanding, before sighing as she joined the others in heading back to the Realm Between Realms, as it was time for them to rest, relax, and talk about the prophecies before worrying about what the next few days happened to have in store for them and the realms.